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Fish and meat intake during pregnancy. The effects on metabolism, bone and body compostition
(2013-11-22)
ABSTRACT
Fetal programming occurs when nutrients affect the DNA during fetal development and alters the fetus’ genetic make-up. In connection with increasing obesity prevalence focus has been on dietary fats and fatty ...
A study of the contribution of mast cells to vaccination - Regulatory functions of Fc gamma receptors
(2013-08-23)
This thesis aimed to explore the regulatory roles of mast cells in vaccination. Mast cells have been increasingly recognized as important orchestrators of immune regulation in both health and disease, in addition to their ...
Pedagogik, plats och prestationer. En etnografisk studie om en skola i förorten
(2013-08-15)
Denna avhandling bygger på en etnografisk studie i en förortsskola som har valt en särskild pedagogisk modell för att hantera och genomföra sitt uppdrag. Detta i en tid som präglas av stark fokusering på elevprestationer ...
Sport Has Never Been Modern
(2013-04-15)
Sport has often been understood as a set of formalised physical contests, and moreover as something inherently modern. New conceptions of the term implicates that sport ought to comprise all physical activity. However, the ...
Development of novel serotonin 5-HT6 and dopamine D2 receptor ligands and MAO A inhibitors - Synthesis, structure-activity relationships and pharmacological characterization
(2013-09-05)
It is known since the 1950s that enhancement of the levels of the monoamines dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) in the brain will relieve the symptoms of major depression, and ...
Epidemiologic studies on human enteric viruses in Cameroon
(2013-11-27)
Enteric viruses are a diverse group of viruses that include those that multiply in the intestinal epithelium and cause gastroenteritis, and those that first multiply in the intestine and then spread to extra-intestinal ...
Visuospatial Neglect and Processing Speed: Importance of Lateralized and Nonlateralized Symptoms as Predictors of Functional Outcome after Stroke
(2013-10-01)
Abstract
Viken, J. I. (2013). Visuospatial neglect and processing speed: importance of lateralized and nonlateralized symptoms as predictors of functional outcome after stroke. Department of Psychology, and the Stroke ...
Evolution of the brown algae Fucus radicans and F. vesiculosus in the Baltic Sea
(2013-04-25)
The aim of my thesis was to investigate neutral and adaptive evolution of a lineage of macroalga (Fucus vesiculosus) that entered the Baltic Sea about 6000 years ago, and later gave rise to a new endemic species, F. radicans. ...
Mate choice and its evolutionary consequences in intertidal snails (Littorina spp.)
(2013-05-06)
The ability to recognise potential mates and choose the best possible partner for reproduction is of fundamental importance for most animal species. This thesis presents studies of mate choice in marine snails of the genus ...
Development of immunogenicity models in mice for improved risk assessment of biopharmaceuticals
(2013-11-11)
The development of anti-drug-antibodies (ADA) to biopharmaceuticals, e.g. recombinant proteins including monoclonal antibodies (mAb) can lead to adverse events and clinical complications. These include reduced effect of ...