Search for dissertations about: "Farm children"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Farm children.

  2. 1. Early dietary exposure is associated with allergy development in the FARMFLORA birth cohort

    Author : Karin Jonsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast milk; Allergy; Introduction of solids; Early life nutrition; Farm children; Dietary pattern; Serum; Dairy farm; Atopy; Fatty acid composition;

    Abstract : The allergy prevalence is markedly low in children growing up on farms. Contact with livestock and consumption of unpasteurized milk has been associated with allergy protection, although other elements in the environment may contribute. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays in Applied Microeconomics

    Author : Erik Grenestam; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Household; Neighborhood; ; Peer effect; Machine learning; Portfolio choice; Wealth; Children; Fertility; Consumption; Evaluation; Nutrient runoff; Water quality; Education; Broadband; Internet; Peer effect; Machine learning; portfolio choice; Wealth; Children; Fertility; Consumption; Evaluation; Nutrient runoff; Water quality; Education; Broadband; Internet;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers in applied microeconomics. The first paper asks how a neighbors purchase of a specific good affects a households likelihood of purchase. READ MORE

  5. 3. Infant microbiota and short chain fatty acids - relation to lifestyle and effect on health

    Author : Monica Gio-Batta; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; microbiota; gut; oral; skin; short chain fatty acids; allergy; siblings; farm; pets; extremely preterm; quantitative culture; 16S rRNA gene sequencing;

    Abstract : The commensal microbiota has both beneficial and negative effects on the host. It is a source of infectious and inflammatory microorganisms, but may also provide immune stimulation during a critical period during early infancy that possibly offers protection against allergy and other immune mediated diseases. READ MORE

  6. 4. Environmental and lifestyle factors, including viral infections, in relation to development of allergy among children in Saint-Petersburg and Stockholm

    Author : Anna Sidorchuk; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Allergic diseases; children; Cytomegalovirus; environmental tobacco smoke; Epstein-Barr virus; farm-related exposure; sensitization; wood smoke;

    Abstract : The increasing prevalence of allergic diseases in children, particularly noteworthy in developed countries, has become an object of international concern. A lack of exposure to a broad range of infectious agents in early life has been suggested as one of the contributing factors. READ MORE

  7. 5. Changes in prevalence of asthma and allergy in Swedish school children over almost three decades and factors reducing risk of allergy

    Author : Anna Hicke-Roberts; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; allergi; barn; epidemiologi; riskfaktorer; skyddande faktorer;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Asthma and allergy are one of the most common chronic diseases among children. The prevalence of allergic diseases increased dramatically during the last decades of the twentieth century. The reason behind this increase is still not fully understood. READ MORE