Search for dissertations about: "maternal characteristic"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words maternal characteristic.

  2. 6. Self-Regulation in Childhood : Developmental Mechanisms and Relations to ADHD Symptoms

    Author : Matilda A Frick; K. C. Brocki; Cecilia Wåhlstedt; Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Self-regulation is a multi-faceted construct that concerns goal-directed behaviors, which aid individuals in everyday life and in achieving long-term goals. Self-regulation in believed to progress in a hierarchical fashion, in that simple cognitive functions are integrated into more complex functions across development. READ MORE

  4. 7. Pregnancies complicated by obesity : focus on stillbirth and infants born large for gestational age

    Author : Hanna Åmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased globally and reached pandemic levels. Obesity is associated with increased risks of complications during conception, pregnancy and delivery as well as during the postpartum period. READ MORE

  5. 8. Clinical and immunological aspects of human parvovirus B19 infection

    Author : Oscar Norbeck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Human Parvovirus B19; intrauterine fetal death; hematopoiesis; bone marrow suppression; gamma-interferon; immune response; cytotoxic T cell; acute infection; persistent infection;

    Abstract : Human parvovirus B19 (B19) causes erythema infectiosum, a limited disease of childhood also known as the fifth disease or slapped cheek syndrome, referring to the characteristic facial rash. It normally infects through the respiratory route, even though transmission via blood products and transplanted organs occur. READ MORE

  6. 9. Expression and regulation of vasoactive substances, sex steroids and their receptors in placenta during normal pregnancy and preeclampsia

    Author : Josefine Nasiell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Despite intense studies preeclampsia remains enigmatic and a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. It is now widely accepted that the placenta has a central role in preeclampsia; delivery of the placenta is the only known cure. READ MORE

  7. 10. Exported proteins of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum : characterization of blood-stage antigen 332

    Author : Sandra Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Plasmodium falciparum malaria is one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. Following invasion of the human red blood cell (RBC), the P. READ MORE