Search for dissertations about: "Anna Lindqvist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Anna Lindqvist.

  2. 1. Perfumes between Venus and Mars : How gender categorization of perfumes is (not) related to odor perception and odor preference

    Author : Anna Lindqvist; Mats Nilsson; Moustafa Bensafi; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; odor perception; perfumes; femininity; masculinity; gender-sensitive research; gender differences; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : How we smell is important to a lot of people, as indicated by the high spending on perfumes. Most perfumes are categorized as feminine or masculine, and this gender categorization is an important factor when people purchase perfumes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Promoting adolescents' physical activity @ school

    Author : Anna-Karin Lindqvist; Ann Öhman; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physiotherapy; Fysioterapi;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the development of a health-promoting intervention that uses empowerment and information and communication technology, to examine the impact of the intervention and to describe adolescents' and parents' experiences of the intervention. This thesis includes four studies, three of which used a qualitative approach (I, III and IV) and one of which used a mixed method approach (II). READ MORE

  5. 3. The genetics of systemic lupus erythematosus : Mapping of susceptibility loci for human SLE

    Author : Anna-Karin B. Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Genetics; Systemic lupus erythematosus; complex diseases; genetic susceptibility; linkage analysis; genome scan; candidate gene; Genetik; Clinical genetics; Klinisk genetik; Medical Genetics; medicinsk genetik;

    Abstract : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting organs such as skin, jointsand kidneys. Characteristic for the disease is increased production of autoantibodies, in particular against dsDNA. Previous studies of SLE in mouse models and in humans indicate polygenic inheritance and genetic heterogeneity. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hot spur or tranquil? : The adaptation of psychometric anger assessment instruments and their evaluation and application on violent and nonviolent samples in Sweden

    Author : Judit Lindqvist; Anna M. Dåderman; Gunnar V. Edman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Anger is a negatively toned emotion and biopsychosocially functional alarm, which automatically activates a colorful arsenal of affective, cognitive, physiological, and behavioral action impulses in the face of experienced irritations and provocations. Anger, on the other hand, is a mixed blessing and a subject of admiration and condemnation since the days of Plato, Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. READ MORE

  7. 5. The role of the type I interferons and viperin during neurotropic flavivirus infection

    Author : Richard Lindqvist; Anna Överby Wernstedt; Daniel Ruzek; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TBEV; Flavivirus; Interferon; Neurotropic; Viperin;

    Abstract : Flaviviruses are globally distributed pathogens that cause millions of human infections annually. One of the most detrimental outcomes of flavivirus infection is encephalitis, which is caused by neurotropic flaviviruses such as West Nile virus (WNV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), and Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV). READ MORE