Search for dissertations about: "COVID"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 swedish dissertations containing the word COVID.

  2. 1. Swallowing Dysfunction in Respiratory Diseases : Prevalence and risk factors in COPD and COVID-19

    Author : Margareta Gonzalez Lindh; Hirsh Koyi; Margareta Jennische; Monica Blom Johansson; Bonnie Martin-Harris; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : swallowing dysfunction; dysphagia; COPD; dyspnoea; COVID-19; invasive mechanical ventilation; Rehabilitation Medicine; Rehabiliteringsmedicin; Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; Oto-rhino-laryngologi;

    Abstract : Objective: Swallowing dysfunction, dysphagia, is a common, sometimes dangerous, and often neglected problem that affects many people. The prevalence is estimated to be approximately 8% in the general population which makes it as common as e.g. diabetes or asthma. READ MORE

  4. 2. Integrative studies of brain pericytes and their involvement in glioma and COVID-19

    Author : Clara Oudenaarden; Avdelningen för translationell cancerforskning; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Glioblastoma GBM ; Glioma; Pericytes; COVID-19; Tumor microenvironment; single cell RNA-seq; Mouse models;

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  5. 3. Pathophysiology of critically ill covid-19 patients

    Author : Susanne Rysz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : With the onset of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, a new disease, COVID-19, challenged health care professionals and scientists. The angiotensin-converting enzyme type 2 (ACE2) was identified early in the pandemic as being the receptor used by SARS-CoV-2 for cell entrance. READ MORE

  6. 4. Fairness, technology adoption, water sanitation and pandemic control : Six essays on four topics in Development Economics

    Author : Selene Ghisolfi; Jakob Svensson; Ingvild Almas; Aureo de Paula; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fairness; Bargaining; Field experiment; Lab-in-the-field; optimal policy; Community-Driven Development; Water Sanitation; Agriculture; Technology adoption; Market for quality; Covid-19; Mortality rates; Developing countries; Behavioural response; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Contribution Requirements and Redistribution Decisions: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh uses a controlled experiment to assess the effects of requiring co-funding to development programs on the efficiency and distribution of benefits within the community.Market Access and Quality Upgrading: Evidence from Randomized Experiments tests if increasing reward to quality produce improves profits, agricultural productivity, and input use, using a randomized experiment in Uganda. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on China’s Economic Development : Innovation, Public Debt and Social Connections

    Author : Xueping Sun; David Strömberg; Torsten Persson; Ekaterina Zhuravskaya; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Accountability; Political Horizon; Innovation; Public Debt; Social Connections; COVID-19; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The Innovation Cost of Short Political Horizons: Evidence from Local Leaders’ Promotion in ChinaI digitize the career histories of Chinese city leaders and link them to economic policies and innovation outcomes. I exploit political connections formed through previous work ties to generate variation in leaders’ promotion expectations. READ MORE