Search for dissertations about: "Health Preservation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 92 swedish dissertations containing the words Health Preservation.

2. 21. Stability of bacterial DNA in relation to microbial detection in teeth

   Author : Malin Brundin; Ulf Sjögren; Anders Johansson; David Figdor; Inge Fristad; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cell-bound DNA; cell-death; dentine; DNA binding affinity; DNA decomposition; DNA preservation; extracellular DNA; hydroxyapatite; PCR; polymerase chain reaction; odontologi; Odontology;

   Abstract : The fate of DNA from dead cells is an important issue when interpreting results from root canal infections analysed by the PCR technique. DNA from dead bacterial cells is known to be detectable long time after cell death and its stability is dependent on many different factors. READ MORE

4. 22. Lung transplantation: improving clinical outcome and donor organ scarcity

   Author : Mohammed Fakhro; Thoraxkirurgi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; donation after cardiac death; ex vivo lung perfusion; Lung transplantation; survival; outcome; bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; donor organ scarcity; graft preservation; ;

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5. 23. Subjective experiences of dignity within mental health care

   Author : Frode Skorpen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Dignity;

   Abstract : Background: The importance of respecting people’s inherent dignity was put on the agenda during the last century with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. From a caring science perspective, the importance of meeting people with respect and taking care of their absolute dignity is also emphasized. READ MORE

6. 24. Biochemical and biomechanical modulation of the in vitro retina

   Author : Linnéa Taylor; Lund Oftalmologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Retina; in vitro; modulation; biomechanics; glutamate; GDNF; stretch; Müller cells; Photoreceptors; gliosis;

   Abstract : The porcine retinal explant culture paradigm offers the possibility to study retinal health, disease and development independently from the surrounding tissues of the eye. Retina-intrinsic effects of molecular and mechanical cues on the isolated retinal sheet can thus be studied with great precision. READ MORE

7. 25. Treatment of early prostate cancer - reducing side effects without jeopardizing cure

   Author : Elin Axén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; incontinence; prostate cancer; radical prostatectomy; recurrence;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to gain further knowledge of how surgical choices affect the outcome for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for early prostate cancer including preoperative evaluation and long-term prognosis after surgery. Within the non-randomized Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Robot Open trial, comparing the outcomes between open and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, we evaluated the effect of preservation of the neurovascular bundles on postoperative incontinence (paper I), and recurrence of prostate cancer (paper II). READ MORE