Search for dissertations about: "Gunilla Nilsson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Gunilla Nilsson.

2. 1. The impact of postoperative telephone follow-up contacts on recovery after benign hysterectomy : with emphasis on health-related quality of life, postoperative symptoms, and health economics

   Author : Gulnara Kassymova; Preben Kjölhede; Lena Nilsson; Gunilla Sydsjö; Ninnie Borendal Wodlin; Kerstin Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : BackgroundThe course of a postoperative recovery is important for both patient and healthcare services. Efforts to expedite and improve recovery in a safe and cost-effective manner are therefore highly desirable from the perspective of both parties. READ MORE

4. 2. Laparoscopic or Open Antireflux Surgery - A Comparative Study with Special Reference to the Patient´s Perspective

   Author : Gunilla Nilsson; Folke Johnsson; Bengt Hallerbäck; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antireflux surgery; fundoplication; RCT; laparoscopy versus open surgery; subjective outcomes; objective outcomes; narratives; short-term follow-up; long-term follow-up; Surgery; Kirurgi; Health Informatics; Hälsoinformatik; Omvårdnad; Nursing; Gastro-enterology; Gastroenterologi; traumatology; orthopaedics; Surgery; long-term follow-up; short-term follow-up; narratives; objective outcomes; subjective outcomes; laparoscopy versus open surgery; RCT; Antireflux surgery; fundoplication; Kirurgi; traumatologi; ortopedi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to compare the effects of laparoscopic versus open antireflux surgery in a randomized clinical trial focusing the patients' subjective and objective outcome postoperatively, from a short-term and a long-term perspective. A further aim was to describe GORD patients' experiences of illness and surgical treatment and if possible to find striking characteristics relating to laparoscopic or open surgery. READ MORE

5. 3. Characterisation of starch: development of analytical methods

   Author : Gunilla Nilsson; Centrum för analys och syntes; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; substitution pattern; microdialysis; HPAEC-PAD; NMR; biosensor; IMER; potato amylopectin starch; amylose; amylopectin; chain length; Analytical chemistry; Analytisk kemi;

   Abstract : Starch, comprised of amylose and amylopectin, is a very complex biopolymer. Different methods are therefore needed for the investigation of the molecular structures of amylose and amylopectin. In this thesis analytical methods have been developed and various techniques were combined for the characterisation of starch. READ MORE

6. 4. Action and interaction of growth factors and regulatory molecules in vascular cells : With special reference to the IGF-I-system

   Author : Gunilla Dahlfors; Anna Hultgårdh-Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Vascular function is greatly influenced by growth factors and regulatory molecules that can interact with each other in a complex pattern in the vascular wall. In this thesis we studied how different substances of special interest in the pathogenesis of vascular disease interact and regulate each other's expressions in endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). READ MORE

7. 5. Water for a few : a history of urban water and sanitation in East Africa

   Author : David Nilsson; Arne Kaijser; Gunilla Andrae; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; urban water; urban sanitation; urban history; development studies; African history; environmental history; large technical systems; socio-technical systems; institutional change; public service; History of technology; Teknikhistoria;

   Abstract : This licentiate thesis describes and analyses the modern history of the socio-technical systems for urban water supply and sanitation in East Africa with focus on Uganda and Kenya. The key objective of the thesis is to evaluate to what extent the historic processes frame and influence the water and sanitation services sectors in these countries today. READ MORE