Search for dissertations about: "exposure metrics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words exposure metrics.
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1. Nanoparticles: Characterization and exposure metrics
Abstract : Exposure to aerosol nanoparticles has always been present in the evolution of humans, and thus has the human body developed ways of dealing with particles that enters the body. However with the emerging nanotech industry, new types of nanoparticles are being produced and used. READ MORE
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2. Characterization of the MRI patient exposure environment and exposure assessment methods for magnetic fields in MRI scanners
Abstract : Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become one of the most common imaging modalities available in modern medicine, and it is an indispensable diagnostic tool thanks to the unparalleled soft-tissue contrast and high image resolution. It is also a unique exposure environment consisting of a complex mix of magnetic fields. READ MORE
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3. A step forward in using QSARs for regulatory hazard and exposure assessment of chemicals
Abstract : According to the REACH regulation chemicals produced or imported to the European Union need to be assessed to manage the risk of potential hazard to human health and the environment. An increasing number of chemicals in commerce prompts the need for utilizing faster and cheaper alternative methods for this assessment, such as quantitative structure-activity or property relationships (QSARs or QSPRs). READ MORE
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4. Asthma, rhinitis, and asthma-related symptoms in relation to vehicle exhaust using different exposure metrics
Abstract : Air pollution is a well known public health problem that involves both long-term and acute effects. An outcome associated with traffic-related air pollution is respiratory illness. READ MORE
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5. Optimal (Adaptive) Design and Estimation Performance in Pharmacometric Modelling
Abstract : The pharmaceutical industry now recognises the importance of the newly defined discipline of pharmacometrics. Pharmacometrics uses mathematical models to describe and then predict the performance of new drugs in clinical development. READ MORE