Search for dissertations about: "Vu"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the word Vu.

  2. 1. Children's diarrhea in Hanoi, Vietnam : importance of enteric pathogens

    Author : Vu Trung Nguyen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of illnesses and death among children in developing countries, where an estimated 1.3 billion episodes and 4 to 10 million deaths occur each year in children less than 5 years of age. READ MORE

  4. 2. Volatile Fatty Acids as a Key to Sustainability and Circularity in Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production

    Author : Hoang Danh Vu; Dan Åkesson; Pau-Loke Show; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; bioplastics; food waste; polyhydroxyalkanoates; volatile fatty acids; immersed membrane bioreactor; acidogenic fermentation; Resource Recovery; Resursåtervinning;

    Abstract : The negative consequences of plastic pollution on both environmental and socio-economic aspects have motivated the development of sustainable and renewable materials to replace the petroleum-based plastic. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), which are bioplastics, having an outstanding biodegradability and rather comparable thermal and mechanical properties, are potential alternatives for the replacement of conventional plastics. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prognostic and predictive factors in Vietnamese breast cancer : a comparison with Swedish patients and effect on survival

    Author : Thang Vu Hong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Breast cancer;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer death among women in Western and Asian countries. Previous studies showed that Asian and African-American patients more often had poor tumor prognostic factors than Caucasian patients. There are however only few reports on tumor prognostic factors and survival in Vietnamese breast cancer patients. READ MORE

  6. 4. Perspectives on Identification Systems

    Author : Minh Thành Vu; Tobias J. Oechtering; Mikael Skoglund; Michael Gastpar; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : Identification systems such as biometric identification systems have been becoming ubiquitous. Fundamental bounds on the performance of the systems have been established in literature. In this thesis we further relax several assumptions in the identification problem and derive the corresponding fundamental regions for these settings. READ MORE

  7. 5. Enhanced antiretroviral treatment support in relation to quality of life and virological failure in low income setting : a cluster randomized controlled trial in Quang Ninh, Vietnam

    Author : Van Tam Vu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has become more widely available in Vietnam since 2005. However, up to now, very little is known about characteristics of people living with HIV (PLHIV) at ART initiation including factors influencing ART adherence. READ MORE