Search for dissertations about: "birth distribution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 109 swedish dissertations containing the words birth distribution.

  2. 1. The first injustice : Socio-economic inequalities in birth outcome

    Author : Marit Gisselmann; Denny Vågerö; Magnus Nermo; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; socio-economic inequalities; birth outcome; infant mortality; low birthweight paradox; working conditions; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Adverse birth outcomes like preterm birth and infant mortality are unevenly distributed across socio-economic groups. Risks are usually lowest in groups with high socio-economic status and increase with decreasing status. READ MORE

  4. 2. Norovirus and rotavirus susceptibility : studies from a Nicaraguan birth cohort

    Author : Yaoska Reyes; Johan Nordgren; Lennart Svensson; Miren Iturriza-Gómara; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Birth cohort; Gastroenteritis; Incidence; Children; Secretor; Immune response.;

    Abstract : Norovirus and rotavirus are major causes of pediatric acute gastroenteritis (AGE). It is estimated that norovirus is responsible for ~20% of all diarrheal diseases in children worldwide and causes approximately 200,000 deaths each year, mostly in young children and the elderly. READ MORE

  5. 3. Neonatal resuscitation - studies in piglets

    Author : Rikard Linnér; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Newborn resuscitation; birth asphyxia; cerebral oxygenation; adrenaline; noradrenaline; severe hypoventilation; surfactant; nebulisation; vibrating mesh nebuliser. CPAP; lung deposition; lung distribution.;

    Abstract : Background and aims: “It’s best to start with air” states the current guidelines on the resuscitation of babies at birth. In a piglet model mimicking severe neonatal asphyxia and circulatory arrest, different aspects of resuscitation were investigated (studies I-III). READ MORE

  6. 4. Properties and tests for some classes of life distributions

    Author : Bengt Klefsjö; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Life distribution; survival function; exponential distribution; IFR; IFRA; NBUE; DMRL; HNBUE; shock model; total time on test transform; testing of exponentiality;

    Abstract : A life distribution and its survival function F = 1 - F with finitemean y = /q F(x)dx are said to be HNBUE (HNWUE) if F(x)dx < (>)U exp(-t/y) for t > 0. The major part of this thesis deals with the classof HNBUE (HNWUE) life distributions. READ MORE

  7. 5. Physiological- and Socio-Cultural Conditions for Performance in Women's Ice Hockey

    Author : Tommy Henriksson; Kajsa Gilenstam; Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund; Truls Raastad; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; women s ice hockey; female hockey players; positional characteristics; birth distribution; maturity status; exercise physiology; test methodology; sport; physiological characteristics; fysiologi; Physiology; gender studies; genusvetenskap;

    Abstract : Background: The ice hockey community is founded on masculine norms and values, and the hockey rink is often described as “the home of men’s ice hockey”. Despite a growing popularity, women’s ice hockey has low priority in comparison to the men’s game. READ MORE