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Critical conditions for co-workership in healthcare organizations: A workplace health promotion perspective
(2018)
The workplace is well-established as one of the priority settings for promoting health in a large population. To achieve a good work environment, cooperation between managers and employees is essential. However, there is ...
Function of Surface-Associated Protein and DNA on Extracellular Vesicles
(2018-05-09)
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes, are nano-sized, lipid bilayer enclosed vesicles that are released into the extracellular environment from by
almost all cells. EVs contain biomolecules, such as proteins, ...
Esophagitis: Aspects on bacteriology, pathophysiology and symptomatology
(2018-05-18)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
are the two most common diseases causing inflammation of the esophagus,
namely, esophagitis. GERD and EoE are different in many aspects, but ...
Endosonography and pretreatment tumor profiling - from sampling, staining, to sequencing
(2018-03-01)
Background and aims: Endosonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is imperfect in diagnosing solid pancreatic lesions (SPL) and subepithelial lesions (SEL) including gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). In ...
Subjective recovery following colorectal cancer treatment
(2018-03-21)
As a basis for nursing support for survivors and partners following CRC treatment, the
overall aim of the present thesis was to explore the first year of subjective recovery following
such treatment. First, the focus was ...
Longitudinal outcome following total hip replacement. Time trends, sequence of events and study of factors influencing implant survival and mortality
(2018-02-23)
Osteoarthritis of the hip is a common, debilitating and symptomatic joint disease. The disabling symptoms can be successfully treated with a total hip replacement (THR). It is known that the majority of patients do well ...
Cardiovascular health promotion among Nepalese mothers with young children: Need assessment, development, implementation, and impact of the HARDIC trial
(2018-06-07)
Background
Nutritional transition toward a high-fat and high-energy diet, decreasing physical activity level, and poor knowledge about cardiovascular health contribute to a rising burden of cardiovascular disease in ...
Lung-resident, M2e-specific CD4 T cells critically protect during influenza infection
(2018-11-22)
Memory CD4+ T cells are a critical component of the adaptive immune response to fight infection. However, current vaccines against influenza only focus on the other arm of adaptive immunity—triggering B cells to produce ...
Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing - diagnostics and treatment
(2018-01-17)
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children causes multiple health problems and diminished quality of life. It is usually caused by tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy and is traditionally treated with adenotonsillar surgery. ...
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, physical fitness, and physical activity in cardiac disease
(2018-09-12)
Background: Evidence suggests that individualised exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation should be offered to patients with ischemic heart disease and chronic heart failure (HF) because it improves physical fitness and ...