Search for dissertations about: "MDC"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the word MDC.
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1. Internet Video Transmission
Abstract : The Internet has rapidly evolved from being a scientific experiment to a commercial network connecting millions of hosts that carries traffic generated by a large amount of applications with diverse requirements. Its architecture was however designed to enable efficient point-to-point delivery of bulk data, and can not provide statistical guarantees on the timely delivery of delay sensitive data such as streaming and real-time multimedia. READ MORE
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2. Targeting Non-obvious Errors in Death Certificates
Abstract : Mortality statistics are much used although their accuracy is often questioned. Producers of mortality statistics check for errors in death certification but current methods only capture obvious mistakes. This thesis investigates whether non-obvious errors can be found by linking death certificates to hospital discharge data. READ MORE
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3. Cardiovascular Risk Genes in Prevention and Treatment Response
Abstract : GENERAL AIM: To investigate how common single-nucleotide-polymorphisms (SNPs) that associate with cardiovascular disease (CVD) could be used in prevention and treatment of CVD. SUBJECTS: Subjects from the population-based Malmö-Diet-and-Cancer-(MDC)-Study (n=30447) and hypertensives from the Nordic-Diltiazem-(NORDIL)-Study (n=10881). READ MORE
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4. Umbilical cord blood transplantation : clinical outcome, chimerism development, and in vitro expansion of T-cells for clinical use
Abstract : Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is an alternative graft source in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The unique advantages with UCB as a stem cell source are found in the permissibility for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatch, rapid availability, and comparatively risk-free graft collection. READ MORE
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5. Medical decision-making in Alzheimer’s disease : a linguistic approach
Abstract : Objectives. To explore medical decision-making capacity (MDC) for research participation, in patients with Alzheimer's disease, using a linguistic approach and including comparable groups. Materials and Methods. READ MORE