Search for dissertations about: "No Net Loss"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 448 swedish dissertations containing the words No Net Loss.

  2. 1. Anaemia, blood loss and colorectal cancer

    Author : Malin Mörner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and strikes both sexes. The age-adjusted 5-year survival in Sweden was 60% in the early 21 st century. Approximately 50% of patients are anaemic at the time of diagnosis. Many patients need blood transfusion due to anaemia or surgical blood-loss. READ MORE

  4. 2. No guts, no glory : EphB mediated signaling in intestinal stem and progenitor cells

    Author : Maria Genander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The work presented in this thesis is focused on the intestinal stem cell niche, the crypts, and the Eph tyrosine kinase receptors together with their ligands that are expressed by the crypt epithelial progenitor cells. Two fundamental cellular processes, high turnover coupled to a rapid ordered migration of the newborn cells out from the crypt, characterize the normal intestine. READ MORE

  5. 3. Unravelling the social and ecological implications of policy instruments for biodiversity governance

    Author : Niak Sian Koh; Thomas Hahn; Claudia Ituarte-Lima; Wijnand Boonstra; Johanna Alkan Olsson; Henrik Josefsson; Grace Wong; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; biodiversity offsets; commensurability; commodification; Convention on Biological Diversity; human rights; No Net Loss; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Biodiversity losses are occurring at an unprecedented rate, with ongoing environmental degradation at the expense of expanding economic activities. A transformative change is needed away from business-as-usual development and towards prioritizing the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. READ MORE

  6. 4. Rectal cancer survivorship : work loss and long-term morbidity

    Author : Lingjing Chen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In the last few decades, due to early detection and advances in treatments, rectal cancer survival has been improved significantly. Meanwhile, rectal cancer survivors and health practitioners are facing more challenges arising from the disease, in terms of survivors’ longterm morbidity and work ability. READ MORE

  7. 5. Quinine as a model for the study of cochlear hearing loss in humans

    Author : Erik Berninger; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : cochlear function; hearing loss; inner ear; otoacoustic emissions; quinine; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics;

    Abstract : Quinine has been used for centuries and is still recommended for the treatment of severe falciparum malaria and non-severe chloroquine-resistant malaria. Among its side effects is the concentration-dependent and reversible cochlear hearing loss. READ MORE