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1. The first injustice : Socio-economic inequalities in birth outcome
Abstract : Adverse birth outcomes like preterm birth and infant mortality are unevenly distributed across socio-economic groups. Risks are usually lowest in groups with high socio-economic status and increase with decreasing status. READ MORE
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2. Norovirus and rotavirus susceptibility : studies from a Nicaraguan birth cohort
Abstract : Norovirus and rotavirus are major causes of pediatric acute gastroenteritis (AGE). It is estimated that norovirus is responsible for ~20% of all diarrheal diseases in children worldwide and causes approximately 200,000 deaths each year, mostly in young children and the elderly. READ MORE
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3. Neonatal resuscitation - studies in piglets
Abstract : Background and aims: “It’s best to start with air” states the current guidelines on the resuscitation of babies at birth. In a piglet model mimicking severe neonatal asphyxia and circulatory arrest, different aspects of resuscitation were investigated (studies I-III). READ MORE
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4. Properties and tests for some classes of life distributions
Abstract : A life distribution and its survival function F = 1 - F with finitemean y = /q F(x)dx are said to be HNBUE (HNWUE) if F(x)dx < (>)U exp(-t/y) for t > 0. The major part of this thesis deals with the classof HNBUE (HNWUE) life distributions. READ MORE
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5. Physiological- and Socio-Cultural Conditions for Performance in Women's Ice Hockey
Abstract : Background: The ice hockey community is founded on masculine norms and values, and the hockey rink is often described as “the home of men’s ice hockey”. Despite a growing popularity, women’s ice hockey has low priority in comparison to the men’s game. READ MORE