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  2. 1. Turn-taking and early phonology : Contingency in parent-child interaction and assessment of early speech production

    Author : Ulrika Marklund; Francisco Lacerda; Iris-Corinna Schwarz; Barbro Bruce; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; parent-child interaction; turn-taking; parental responsiveness; phonological development; phonological complexity; assessment of speech production; Phonetics; fonetik;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on contingency in parent-child interaction, investigating it in the light of the linguistic capacity of the child and the status of the caregiver. Further, the thesis covers the development of two tools to assess the developmental maturity level of expressive phonology. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on the Intergenerational Transmission of Disadvantage : The Role of Prenatal Health and Fertility

    Author : André Richter; Markus Jäntti; Anders Björklund; Magnus Johannesson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four chapters on the role of prenatal health and fertility on the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage. The first two are related, and the third and fourth chapters are independent essays. READ MORE

  5. 3. Health, nutrition and growth in infancy - a child health care perspective

    Author : Gerd Almquist-Tangen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child health; breastfeeding; growth; household purchasing power; neighbourhoods; pediatric nutrition;

    Abstract : Abstract Early childhood is recognised as a key period for the new family in which to promote health. There is evidence that infant feeding is one of the most influential factors affecting growth, development and life-long health. READ MORE

  6. 4. Costs in the ecology and evolution of the vertebrate immune system

    Author : Lars Råberg; MEMEG; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cost of resistance; ecological immunology; immunocompetence; Parus caeruleus; transgenic mice; Animal ecology; Djurekologi; blue tit; basal metabolic rate;

    Abstract : A central assumption of theories of the ecology and evolution of immunological defence is that defence has not only benefits (in the form of resistance against parasites), but also costs. The aim of my studies was to investigate the nature and magnitude of costs of the vertebrate immune system, and to examine some of the consequences of these costs. READ MORE

  7. 5. Molecular signatures of progression and chemoresistance in epithelial ovarian carcinoma

    Author : My Björklund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) is a heterogeneous disease generally classified into five histopathological subtypes; low- and high-grade serous, endometrioid, clear cell and mucinous carcinomas. Although each subtype has distinct clinical and molecular characteristics, they are all treated with surgery and platinum/ taxane chemotherapy. READ MORE