Search for dissertations about: "rhd"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word rhd.

2. 1. Rheumatic heart disease in Namibia : evaluating the burden and the cost-effectiveness of a preventive strategy

   Author : Panduleni Penipawa Shimanda; Fredrik Norström; Lars Lindholm; Stefan Söderberg; Scholastika Ndatinda Iipinge; Philip Moons; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rheumatic Heart Disease; Prevention; Cost-effectiveness; Namibia; cardiovascular disease; hjärt- och kärlforskning; Public health; folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : Background: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a neglected public health problem, which is most prevalent in low-and middle-income countries. It affects over 460 million people and causes about 390,000 deaths annually, predominantly children, young adults, and women. READ MORE

4. 2. New strategies to prevent fetal and neonatal complications in Rhesus D immunization

   Author : Eleonor Tiblad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The general purpose of this thesis was to investigate if fetal and neonatal complications due to RhD immunization in the mother could be prevented by 1) reducing procedure-related complications in intrauterine blood transfusions and by 2) reducing the incidence of RhD immunization by providing routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis during pregnancy selectively to non-immunized RhD negative women with RhD positive fetuses. Paper I was a retrospective study including 284 intrauterine transfusions in 84 women 1990-2010. READ MORE

5. 3. Lagovirus europaeus GI.2/RHDV2 (Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus 2) : expanding the paradigm of a pathogenic lagovirus

   Author : Aleksija Neimane; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) was first detected in 1984 and quickly spread among wild and domestic European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) throughout the world. RHD and European brown hare syndrome (EBHS), a related disease of hares (Lepus spp.), are caused by pathogenic lagoviruses of the Family Caliciviridae. READ MORE

6. 4. Relish and the Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptides in Drosophila melanogaster

   Author : Marika Hedengren Olcott; Barbara Taylor; Jean-Marc Reichhart; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Drosophila immunity; NF-kappaB; Relish; antimicrobial peptides; Developmental biology; Utvecklingsbiologi;

   Abstract : The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has been a powerful model system in which to study the immune response. When microorganisms breach the mechanical barrier of the insect, phagocytosing cells and a battery of induced antimicrobial molecules rapidly attack them. These antimicrobial peptides can reach micromolar concentrations within a few hours. READ MORE

7. 5. Agnostic studies in epidemiology

   Author : Torsten Dahlén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : In epidemiology there has been an consistent effort to construct refined methods aiming towards the ability to draw casual inference between an exposure and an outcome. This thesis, partly inspired by the genome-wide association studies, has on the contrary strived towards exploration of data. READ MORE