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Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word Albin.

2. 1. Autonomous cortisol secretion – Mortality, morbidity and diagnostics

   Author : Albin Kjellbom; Lund Medicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adrenal incidentaloma AI ; Adrenal adenoma; Cortisol; autonomous cortisol secretion ACS ; Mortality;

   Abstract : ContextUp to half of patients with adrenal adenomas found as incidentalomas show biochemical signs of subtle cortisol hypersecretion without having clinical signs or symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome. A condition called autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS). Previous studies have indicated that ACS might be associated with increased mortality. READ MORE

4. 2. Morbidity and mortality among foreign-born Swedes

   Author : Björn Albin; Sölve Elmståhl; Katarina Hjelm; Jan Ekberg; Töres Theorell; Geriatrik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gerontology; edidemiology; public health; longitudinal study; health care utilisation; causes of death; mortality; Sweden; transients and migrants; Gerontologi; Health and Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : Aims: The general aim of this thesis was to describe and compare the group of foreign-born persons living in Sweden and native Swedes with regard to health development over time, thus studying the influence of migration on health. Methods: All four studies are based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB) and the National Board of Health and Welfare, Centre for Epidemiology covering the period 1970?1999. READ MORE

5. 3. Immunopathogenic mechanisms in primary Sjögren’s syndrome

   Author : Albin Björk; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Primary Sjögren’s syndrome is a systemic autoimmune disease primarily affecting salivary and lacrimal glands, but patients may also have other organ involvement. Development of Sjögren’s syndrome has been associated with genetic polymorphisms and aberrances in innate and adaptive immunity, which include abnormal B cell functions with autoantibody production, and increased activity of the interferon (IFN) system. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Mechanism Design

   Author : Albin Erlanson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multi-item auctions; Strategy-proofness; Package assignment;

   Abstract : This thesis makes a contribution to mechanism design: a field of economic theory concerned with constructing and analyzing economic mechanisms. Examples include design of auctions, voting systems, school choice, kidney exchange and many more. The thesis consists of four separate papers. READ MORE

7. 5. Learning to Control the Cloud

   Author : Albin Heimerson; Institutionen för reglerteknik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Cloud Computing; Reinforcement Learning; Learning-Based Control; Microservices; Datacenter; Autoscaling; Load Balancing; Neural Networks;

   Abstract : With the growth of the cloud industry in recent years, the energy consumption of the underlying infrastructure is a major concern.The need for energy efficient resource management and control in the cloud becomes increasingly important as one part of the solution, where the other is to reduce the energy consumption of the hardware itself. READ MORE