Search for dissertations about: "Weight ratios"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 swedish dissertations containing the words Weight ratios.

2. 1. Cost/Weight Optimization of Aircraft Structures

   Author : Markus Kaufmann; Dan Zenkert; Frédéric Lani; KTH; []
   Keywords : Cost Weight Optimization; Weight Penalty; Direct Operating Cost; Composite Structures; Non-destructive testing; Finite element analysis FEA ; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Composite structures can lower the weight of an airliner significantly. The increased production cost, however, requires the application of cost-effective design strategies. Hence, a comparative value is required which is used for the evaluation of a design solution in terms of cost and weight. READ MORE

4. 2. Incidence trends and environmental determinants of type 1 diabetes in Lithuania and Sweden

   Author : Auste Pundziute-Lyckå; Gisela Dahlquist; Brone Urbonaite; Hans Kristian Åkerblom; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pediatrics; type 1 diabetes mellitus; epidemiology; childhood; incidence; secular trend; case-control study; risk factors; infections; energy; weight; Pediatrik; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Abstract : Variation of diabetes incidence over time in countries with different incidence levels and socio-economic conditions, and in an age span beyond the childhood years, may give clues for diabetes causes.Materials: Data from prospective type 1 diabetes registers in Sweden and Lithuania in children (0-14 years) and young adults (15-34 and 15-39 years, respectively). READ MORE

5. 3. Ultrasound prediction of large fetuses. Epidemiological and clinical investigations

   Author : Gun Lindell; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Two-dimensional ultrasound; three-dimensional ultrasound; fetus; intrauterine growth; maternal characteristic; large-for-gestational age; antenatal calculation; Bayesian theorem; fetal weight; estimation; post-term fetus; fetal macrosomia;

   Abstract : The proportions of newborns with a birth weight (BW) >4,000 g and of macrosomic newborns (BW >4,500 g) have increased during the last two decades, parallel with an increasing maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and age at the time for pregnancy. Delivery of a large fetus, especially >4,500 g might cause perinatal complications for both the mother and her child. READ MORE

6. 4. Health effects of snus use : cardiovascular diseases, weight gain and obesity

   Author : Jenny Hansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Use of snus is most prevalent in Nordic countries, and especially in Sweden, where 18% of men and 3% of women are daily users. Snus is also used to a minor extent in the United States where an increasing interest is seen for the product. READ MORE

7. 5. Endocrine aspects of obesity and weight reduction by bariatric surgery : With special emphasis on beta cell function

   Author : Marie Guldstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; Obesity; weight reduction; b ariatric surgery; insulin; glucagon; type 2 diabetes; insulin sensitivity; HPA axis; autonomic nervous system ANS ; cognitive functions; proinsulin; GIP; GLP-1; IGFBP- 1; diazoxide;

   Abstract : Severe obesity is the most predictive acquired risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery induces marked weight loss and reverses the diabetic state significantly. READ MORE