Search for dissertations about: "biostatistics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word biostatistics.

  2. 6. Integrative genomic and survival analysis of breast tumors

    Author : Szilard Nemes; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; biostatistics; cancer; survival analysis; gemonics; DNA copy number aberrations; messenger RNA;

    Abstract : With the continued accumulation of genomic data at ever increasing resolution the challenge ahead lies in reading out meaningful clinical/biological information form the data that can contribute to a better understanding of the cancerous process. The need for novel approaches, new statistical methods is therefore strong. READ MORE

  4. 7. Topics in multifractal measures, nonparametrics and biostatistics

    Author : Attila Frigyesi; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; confidence interval; mixed effects; Statistics; operations research; programming; actuarial mathematics; Statistik; operationsanalys; programmering; aktuariematematik; operational model of pharmacological agonism; concentration-response curves; dose-response curves; ventilation perfusion scintigraphy; V Q-scan; pulmonary embolism; automated method; box counting; correlation dimension; Hentschel-Procaccia dimension; Rényi dimension; generalized dimensions; fractal dimension estimation; dimension spectrum; multifractal measures; kernel density estimates; absolute continuity; singular distribution functions;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers. The first two papers, which comprise the main part of the thesis, deal with an unexpected connection between kernel density estimators and dimension spectra for multifractal measures. READ MORE

  5. 8. Parental cancer and children’s well-being : understanding the potential role of psychological stress

    Author : Chen Ruoqing; Fang Fang; Unnur Valdimarsdóttir; Katja Fall; Kamila Czene; Corinna Bergelt; Sweden Stockholm Karolinska Institutet Institutionen för Medicinsk Epidemiologi och Biostatistik; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Early life stress has a major influence on one’s health through the life course. During childhood, early experience may not only affect the normal brain development, but also influence the susceptibility to mental and physical disorders. READ MORE

  6. 9. Dementia and its comorbidities : genetic and epigenetic influences

    Author : Ida K. Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sweden Stockholm Karolinska Institutet Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Dementia is a multifactorial disorder of late life, characterized by memory deficits, personality changes, and impaired reasoning abilities. There is considerable co-morbidity between dementia, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and late-life depression, but the nature of the associations remains elusive. READ MORE

  7. 10. Genetic and environmental influences on antisocial behavior from childhood to emerging adulthood

    Author : Catherine Tuvblad; Sweden Karolinska Institutet Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; antisocial and aggressive behavior; psychopathic personality traits; socioeconomic status; childhood; adolescence; genes; environments; sex differences; development; covariation; interactions; Psychology;

    Abstract : Antisocial behavior, in other words, normative and rule-breaking behavior, is a major problem in societies all over the world. Because many antisocial behavioral problems start in childhood or adolescence, the study of such behavior problems during this developmental period should contribute to an understanding of the etiology of adult psychopathology. READ MORE