Search for dissertations about: "true twins"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words true twins.

  2. 1. Digital Twins : High Resolution Disease Models for Optimized Diagnosis and Treatment

    Author : Sandra Lilja; Mikael Benson; Huan Zhang; Claudio Altafini; Yvan Saeys; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : To study immune-mediated diseases, which can affect the expression of thousands of genes among many different cell types and organs, is a daunting challenge. However, for effective diagnosis and therapeutic treatment it is relevant to understand the regulatory functions of disease. READ MORE

  4. 2. Equality of opportunity, heterogeneity and poverty

    Author : William Nilsson; Karl-Gustaf Löfgren; Tomas Sjögren; Anders Björklund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Equality of opportunity; Semiparametric; Poverty; Heterogeneity; State dependence; Twins; Unemployment; Divorce; Spousal response; Selection; Panel data; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Abstract : Paper [I] studies equality of opportunity in Sweden. The distinction between circumstances that constrain an individual’s opportunities and the individual choices also affecting a particular outcome is the main idea of theories of equality of opportunity. READ MORE

  5. 3. Genetic epidemiological approaches to the study of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases

    Author : Anastasia Iliadou; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Twins; cardiovascular diseases; lipids; apolipoproteins; blood pressure; obesity; diabetes mellitus; genetic and environmental components; linkage; association; genetics; epidemiology.;

    Abstract : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common causes of death in most developed countries. Genetic and environmental factors influence CVD and its risk factors in a complex fashion. Parallel to this, new statistical methods are being developed to make use of the new molecular genetic information. READ MORE

  6. 4. Don't be late for school again : Essays on education and support for democracy

    Author : Darrel Robinson; Sven Oskarsson; Katrin Uba; Peter Thisted Dinesen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; support for democracy; political knowledge; authoritarianism; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : An extensive body of work has found that countries with relatively educated populations are more likely to be democratically governed. Further, a large body of work argues that education is associated with a host of individual-level factors, such as political participation and democratic values, which provides a micro-level mechanism to explain the link between education and democracy. READ MORE

  7. 5. Current changes in the occurrence of autism spectrum disorders in Stockholm

    Author : Selma Idring Nordström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The overall objective of this thesis is to estimate recent changes in and current prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among young people in Stockholm County. An additional objective is to explore potential risk factors for ASD in view of the increasing occurrence in the population. READ MORE