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  2. 1. Stress, sleep disturbance, and related ill-health : from prevalence and risk-factors to indicated interventions

    Author : Per Höglund; Steven Nordin; Camilla Hakelind; Steven Linton; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Stress-related ill-health; Prevalence; Risk factors; Burnout; Insomnia; Non-experts; Low intensity psychological interventions; Primary care; Scalability; Indicated prevention.; klinisk psykologi; Clinical Psychology; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Abstract : With focus on stress-related ill-health and insomnia/sleep disturbance, the overall aim of this thesis was to determine severity and prevalence, risk factors and effectiveness of low-intensity group sessions. This was accomplished by taking epidemiological and quasi-experimental approaches. READ MORE

  4. 2. Child labour and health hazards: chemical exposure and occupational injuries in Nicaraguan children working in a waste disposal site

    Author : Steven Cuadra; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child labor; waste disposal sites; health hazards; heavy metals; persistent organochlorine pollutants; brominated flame retardants; occupational injuries; Nicaragua; barnarbete; avfallshanteringsplatser; hälsorisker; tungmetaller; beständiga klororganiska föroreningar; bromerade flamskyddsmedel; yrkesskador; Nicaragua;

    Abstract : About 600 children and teenagers work at Managua's landfill, the largest in Nicaragua. They collect and sort waste at the open dump, which covers an area of 7 km2 on the outskirts of the city on the shores of Lake Managua. READ MORE

  5. 3. Sharing Economy Business Models : Addressing the design-implementation gap

    Author : Steven Curtis; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sharing economy; sharing economy business models; sustainable business models; Design Science Research DSR ;

    Abstract : Despite sharing being a long-practiced form of consumption, the concept ‘sharing economy’ has emerged only recently. New business models have proliferated, utilising technology to reduce transaction costs and facilitate shared access. READ MORE

  6. 4. The IGF-axis in liver disease : modulation of expression by histone deacetylase inhibitors

    Author : Steven Gray; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Liver Tumor; Histone Aceltylation; Gene expression; trichostatin A; Insulin-like growth factor axis; Comparative genomic hybridization; Spectral karyotyping;

    Abstract : The Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis is composed of a family of ligands, receptors and binding proteins with important functions in the regulation of cell growth, apoptosis, survival, migration and development. The liver is a major provider of several of the IGF-axis members. READ MORE

  7. 5. On psychophysical evaluation of olfactory sensitivity in health and disease

    Author : Steven Nordin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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