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2. 1. Association studies on susceptibility genes in Alzheimer disease

   Author : Behnosh Fakhri Björk; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Our results support the involvement of genetic variants in IDE; TFAM and COL25A1 in AD cases from Sweden; whereas; it does not for PITRM1.;

   Abstract : Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Due to the complexity of AD, it has been difficult to find genetic risk factors predisposing to disease. To date, three genes (APP, PSEN1 and PSEN2) with disease causing genetic variants have been reported for the rare early onset monogenic forms of AD. READ MORE

4. 2. Housing, Banking and the Macro Economy

   Author : Rachatar Nilavongse; Mikael Bask; Nils Gottfries; Jesper Lindé; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : House price expectations; Debt default; Boom-bust cycles; Monetary policy; Inflation; Welfare analysis; Credit supply disruptions; Working capital; DSGE models; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1: Expectation-Driven House Prices, Debt Default and Inflation DynamicsWe contribute to the literature on dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models with housing collateral by including shocks to house price expectations. We also incorporate endogenous mortgage defaults that are rarely included in DSGE models with housing collateral. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Risk Attitudes in Sub-Saharan Africa

   Author : Mohammad H. Sepahvand; Ranjula Bali; Chuan-Zhong Li; Supriya Garikipati; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Risk attitudes; determinants of risk taking; test-retest reliability; gender; inter and multigenerational transmission; socialization; family background; sibling correlations; exogenous shock; revolution; gender differences; agriculture; productivity; Burkina Faso; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I (submitted): Risk-taking is an important topic in Africa, as access to financial institutions and social security is scarce. Data on risk attitudes in Africa is limited and the available data collected might not be reliable. READ MORE

6. 4. Firm Dynamics : The Size and Growth Distribution of Firms

   Author : Daniel Halvarsson; Kristina Nyström; Joachim Wagner; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Firm size distribution; High-growth firms; Gazelles Firm growth- rate distribution;

   Abstract : This thesis is about firm dynamics, and relates to the size and growth-rate distribution of firms. As such, it consists of an introductory and four separate chapters. READ MORE

7. 5. Elimination of caffeine metabolites in man

   Author : Nikolaos Rodopoulos; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : C8-oxidation capillary elearophoresis dimethylxanthines high-performance liquidchromatography liver cirrhosis N-acetylation N-demethylation monomethylurates monomethylxanthines;

   Abstract : Plasma, saliva and urinary caffeine (CA), paraxanthine (PX), theobromine (TB), theophylline (TP) and their metabolites were, after separation into fractions by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), quantitated by capillary electrophoresis (CE). In healthy adults, 96% of the total amount of excreted compounds derived from CA were dimethylxanthines (DMXs) and metabolites, the remainder 4% being nonmetabolized CA and its non-demethylated urate. READ MORE