Search for dissertations about: "gravid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the word gravid.

  2. 1. Oviposition site selection in mosquitoes : the role of conspecific larvae, heterospecific larvae and microbes

    Author : Zaid Khan; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In mosquitoes, the evaluation and selection of oviposition sites is critical for the growth, development and survival of the offspring. Gravid mosquitoes rely primarily on olfactory cues emanating from breeding water containing, e.g., intra- and interspecific aquatic stages, as well as bacteria for this purpose. READ MORE

  4. 2. Vitamin D during pregnancy in relation to childhood growth, overweight and obesity

    Author : Anna Amberntsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Vitamin D; Pregnancy; 25OHD; Child; Growth; Overweight;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the association between maternal vitamin D intake and status in pregnancy and the child´s growth and risk of overweight and obesity in childhood. Data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and the Swedish GraviD study were used in Paper I-IV and Paper III-IV, respectively. READ MORE

  5. 3. Addressing smoking during pregnancy:The challenge to start from the woman's view

    Author : Agneta Abrahamsson; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; samhällsmedicin; Socialmedicin; smoking habits; Pregnancy; smoking cessation; wellbeing; Sense of Coherence; health education; narrative; Social medicine; phenomenography; health providers;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to increase understanding on the process of smoking cessation during pregnancy from the perspective of learning. The smoking pattern before and after pregnancy related to health, Sense of Coherence (SOC) and social issues was studied among all pregnant women in south-east Skåne during the period March 1994 to August 1995. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hormones and fluid balance during pregnancy, labor and post partum

    Author : Anitha Risberg; Mats Sjöquist; Kerstin Olsson; Sven Lyrenäs; Karolina Kublickiene; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : cortisol; estradiol; glucose; labour; osmolality; oxytocin; parturition; pregnancy; pregnancy-induced hypertension; progesterone; vasopressin; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to determine any association between plasma oxytocin and vasopressin concentrations and renal water and sodium excretion during normal pregnancy. In addition to investigate changes in concentrations of estradiol, progesterone, oxytocin, cortisol, and glucose in the blood before and in the nearest hours after delivery and if treatment with oxytocin affected these concentrations and the fluid balance during the different stages of labour. READ MORE

  7. 5. Recognition and modulation of olfactory signals in the noctuid moth spodoptera littoralis

    Author : Ahmed Saveer; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Food, mates and host plants are essential resources for plant-feeding insects. Optimal resource localization that fulfils the physiological need and reproductive goals of an insect is of utmost importance. READ MORE