Search for dissertations about: "Karolinska Institute"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words Karolinska Institute.

  2. 1. The study of the Escherichia coli BarA-UvrY two-component system and its ability to sense the environment

    Author : Anna-Karin Pernestig; Öjar Melefors; S Normark; Nyström Thomas; Stockholm Karolinska Institute; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medical sciences; Medicin; Medical sciences; Medicin;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE

  4. 2. Breakfast habits among European adolescents : The Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) Study

    Author : Lena Hallström; Michael Sjöström; Jonatan Ruiz; Carine Vereecken; Anna-Karin Lindroos; Karolinska institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Breakfast; adolescents; socio-demographical factors; dietary assessment; 24-h recall; food groups; cardiovascular disease risk factors; Europe; breakfast;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study the associations of individual and socio-environmental factors with breakfast habits among adolescents on a European level.   Methods: The HELENA-study (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) is a multi-centre cross-sectional, school-based study including 3528 adolescents (aged 12.5-17. READ MORE

  5. 3. Adult and pediatric trauma : outcomes and health-related quality of life

    Author : Kerstin Sluys; Lars E Eriksson; Lennart Iselius; Tom Häggmark; Leanne Aitken; Röda Korsets Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Trauma; Injury; Health- related quality of life; Follow- up; Pediatric; Adolescents; SF-36; PedsQL 4; 0; trauma;

    Abstract : Background: Trauma is the number one killer of children and young adults and the  most common cause for hospital admissions for these age-groups in Sweden. Trauma is  also one of the most common causes for hospital care and early death for older people. READ MORE

  6. 4. Human Embryonic Stem Cells; A novel model system for early human development

    Author : Karin Gertow; Lars Ährlund-Richter; Henrik Semb; Karolinska Institute; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; human embryonic stem cells; Human embryonic stem cells; model system; differentiation; xeno-grafting; teratoma; development; karyotype; chromosomal integrity; variant.;

    Abstract : Human embryonic stem cells (HESC) have since their first description in 1998 been recognized as a theoretically endless source of cells capable of differentiation into any somatic cell type. Although great attention has been given to their potential use in cell- based therapy, they are equally important as research tools for studies on early human development, both normal and diseased. READ MORE

  7. 5. Burnout and sleep

    Author : Mirjam Ekstedt; T Akerstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sleep; burnout; sleepiness; fatigue; polysomnography; arousals; fragmentation; SWA; phenomenology; stress; metabolic; CVD;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the physiological characteristics of sleep in persons with burnout and the relation between sleep and a number of physiological stress markers. The aim was also to evaluate the diurnal pattern of subjective sleepiness and fatigue across workday and weekend, and to describe the experiences of time preceding burnout from a life world perspective. READ MORE