Search for dissertations about: "longevity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 190 swedish dissertations containing the word longevity.

  2. 21. Discovering and targeting the mechanisms that govern age-related decline

    Author : Xin-Xuan Lin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Aging is recognized as a major risk factor for many diseases. Thus, the identification of a means to target aging would bear great potential to improve human health and quality of life. READ MORE

  4. 22. Early restorative rehabilitation of children and adolescents with amelogenesis imperfecta

    Author : Gunilla Pousette Lundgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a rare, genetically determined defect in enamel mineralization. Patients with (AI) can present with rapid tooth loss or fractures of enamel and dental sensitivity as well as alterations in enamel thickness, color, and shape. These factors may compromise esthetic appearance and masticatory function. READ MORE

  5. 23. Understanding the Educational Gradient in Mortality

    Author : Olof Östergren; Olle Lundberg; Richard Layte; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social inequalites in health; education; mortality; register data; Sweden; smoking; alcohol; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : There is a positive association between education and longevity. Individuals with a university degree tend to live longer than high school graduates who, in turn, live longer than those with compulsory education. READ MORE

  6. 24. Assessment of acetabular cup wear with computed tomography and influence of surface roughness on wear of materials for hip prostheses

    Author : Anneli Jedenmalm; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Hip prostheses; Computed Tomography; Surface roughness; UHMWPE; Wear; Coating; γ-irradiation; pin-on-disc; hip simulator; Other materials science; Övrig teknisk materialvetenskap;

    Abstract : Over one million hip prostheses are implanted in patients worldwide each year and the need is increasing as the patient group of younger and more active patients is increasing. Many parameters affect the longevity of the implant, where aseptic loosening caused by wear debris is the most common reason for revision. READ MORE

  7. 25. “Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.” Some Economic History of Music Composers and their Creativity

    Author : Karol Jan Borowiecki; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation provides new insights on creativity and the lives of creative people, by availing of unique data-sets covering the lives, works and emotional states of famous music composers. The underlying research documents the long-run persistence of a society’s preference towards cultural goods and shows that the geography of composer births displays remarkable continuity over a period of seven centuries. READ MORE