Search for dissertations about: "baker"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the word baker.

  2. 1. Can improved paediatric pneumonia diagnostic aids support frontline health workers in low resource settings? Large scale evaluation of four respiratory rate timers and five pulse oximeters in Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda

    Author : Kevin Baker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death in children under-five in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Currently, the diagnostic criterion for pneumonia is based on increased respiratory rate (RR) in children with cough and/or difficulty breathing. READ MORE

  4. 2. Critical care in low resource settings

    Author : Tim Baker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Critical Care;

    Abstract : Background: Critical care is the care of patients with immediately life-threatening disease or injury. The substantial global burden of critical illness is especially high in low resource settings. There is a striking lack of knowledge about the quality of critical care in such settings and about how to improve care. READ MORE

  5. 3. Closing the quality gap : investigating health system bottlenecks and quality improvement strategies for maternal and newborn care in Sub Saharan Africa, focusing on Tanzania

    Author : Ulrika Baker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : BACKGROUND: Despite substantial gains in survival in the past three decades, around 200,000 maternal deaths, 1 million newborn deaths and 1 million stillbirths occur annually in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The majority of these could be averted by effective medical interventions, but implementation in the context of under-resourced health systems is a challenge. READ MORE

  6. 4. Principles of scaffold generation for bioengineering of the ovary and uterus: a study focusing on decellularization

    Author : Ahmed Baker Alshaikh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; uterus; ovary; decellularization; recellularization; infertility; tissue engineering;

    Abstract : Introduction: Cancer therapy often result in fertility problems due to inflicted injury to the reproductive organs. Since most women survive cancer, fertility preservation has become an important consideration during cancer therapy. However, options for young women with blood-related cancers are missing. READ MORE

  7. 5. Deformation Behavior of Lime/Cement Column Stabilized Clay

    Author : Sadek Baker; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Deep stabilization of clay with lime/cement columns has lately become one of the most frequent methods for improvement of soft clays. The method is cost effective, as it results in a drastic reduction of settlement. The theories used for design were originally developed for lime columns. READ MORE