Browsing Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) by Title

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    • Diagnosis of pneumonia in adults in general practice. 

      Melbye, Hasse (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1992)

    • Diagnostic tests for lung and heart diseases in primary care - from quality assurance to epidemiology 

      Dalbak, Lene Gjelseth (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2018-11-02)
      The use of pulse oximetry and spirometry tests in general practice is increasing. Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive method for measuring oxygen saturation (SpO2). The pulse oximeter is a helpful tool in primary care because it is tolerable for the patient, easy to use and acceptable within the time constraints of a busy practice. Spirometry is used in both diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory ...

    • Diet, dietary supplements and dietary change in cancer survivors and cancer-free persons : the Norwegian Women and Cancer study and the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 

      Skeie, Guri (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-09-11)
      This thesis focuses on diet and dietary change in women who have breast or colorectal cancer, compared to cancer-free women in the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC; Kvinner og kreft). The use of dietary supplements in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is also described. Finally, the association between use of cod liver oil and other supplements and survival ...

    • Diet, physical activity and venous thromboembolism 

      Hansen-Krone, Ida Johanne (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-01-17)
      Summary There is substantial evidence for the influence of life-style factors on the incidence of arterial thromboembolic diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke. However, limited knowledge exists on the relation between life-style factors and venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE, a collective term for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common disease with serious short- and ...

    • Dietary intake of marine polyunsaturated fatty acids and incidence, recurrence and mortality related to venous thromboembolism 

      Isaksen, Trond (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-11-27)
      Venøs tromboembolisme (VTE) er en fellesbetegnelse på dyp venetrombose (DVT) og lungeemboli (LE). VTE er en vanlig og alvorlig karsykdom hvor forekomsten har vært svakt økende de siste årene. Marine omega-3 fettsyrer (n-3 PUFAs) har flere gunstige effekter på hemostasemekanismen. Målet med denne doktorgradsavhandlingen var å undersøke sammenhengen mellom inntak av marine n-3 PUFAs i kosten og risikoen ...

    • Differential processing strategies in face perception 

      Sæther, Line (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010-09-24)
      Faces constitute a unique object class in that they include extensive information about many aspects of human interaction, and still imply expert processing of individual subordinate-level objects. It is necessary to understand such a basic skill before progress in applied research can take place. The present thesis describes several experimental studies that investigated different basic attributes ...

    • Differentiated birth care for low-risk women Medical and economic perspectives 

      Bernitz, Stine (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-03-08)

    • Discovery and detection of phase-II metabolites of exogenous steroids in anti-doping analysis 

      Göschl, Lorenz (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-04-29)
      Anti-doping measures are an essential part of professional sports around the world. Anabolic androgenic steroids have been among the most widely used illicit substance classes since the early days of the fight against doping. The conventional method for analysing these substances is gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). This approach is sensitive and selective but also very ...

    • Disease activity and outcome in juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a longitudinal cohort study in the Nordic countries 

      Nordal, Ellen Berit (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-05-16)
      SUMMARY This thesis is based on the Nordic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) cohort study. In a multi-centre population-based setting a prospective followup of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) was performed. Pediatric rheumatology centers in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden included children with newly diagnosed JIA during a 3.5 year period starting January 1st 1997. The study was focused ...

    • A doctor close at hand : a qualitative analysis of GPs' work in cancer care 

      Johansen, May-Lill (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-08-31)
      Summary of thesis The core of medicine, even specialized and high-tech medicine, is a meeting, a consultation, between a human being asking for advice and another human being, whose knowledge and experience is expected to be helpful. This thesis explores how the suspicion of cancer can arise in such a consultation, how general practitioners (GPs) can contribute to cancer care and how GPs might ...

    • Drug resistance and the functional role of microRNAs in neuroblastoma 

      Bhavsar, Swapnil Parashram (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-06-13)
      Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor in infants. Most of the children diagnosed above one year of age, shows metastatic disease and poor prognosis. Chemotherapy is one of the principle mode of treatment. However, resistance to drug represent a major clinical obstacle for the effective treatment of cancer. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression, ...

    • Dynamic functional assessment of maternal hemodynamics in human pregnancy 

      Vårtun, Åse Lillian (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-09-09)
      Pregnancy causes significant changes in maternal circulation and cardiac function. In healthy pregnancy the blood volume, heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output are known to increase and these physiological alterations are largely complete by mid-gestation. Investigation into cardiovascular response to dynamic changes in the loading condition of heart during pregnancy might contribute to better ...

    • Dysfunctional eating behaviours and personality traits in severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery 

      Gade, Hege (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-05-21)
      The PSYMO study is a randomised controlled trial including 102 severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Firstly, we examined the relationships between dysfunctional eating behaviours (DE), personality, anxiety and depression. Secondly, we examined whether a pre-surgical cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention exceeds usual care in the improvements of dysfunctional eating ...

    • Dyspepsia in the young adult patient: Management strategies in the era of declining Helicobacter pylori prevalence and increasing antimicrobial resistance 

      Valle, Per Christian (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-06-21)
      Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the main cause of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), followed by regular consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The occurrence of gastric cancer is very low below the age of 45-50 years and thus does not justify any kind of symptom-based endoscopic screening. H. pylori also plays a well-documented, but minor role in functional dyspepsia (FD). In ...

    • e-Rehabilitation: Design and Effectiveness of a Tailored Internet- and Mobile-based Intervention to Support Maintenance of Physical Activity after Cardiac Rehabilitation 

      Antypas, Konstantinos (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-05-05)
      Hovedmålet i prosjektet var å tilby en effektiv Internet- og mobiltelefonbasert støtte til opprettholdelse av fysisk aktivitet hos hjerte-kar pasienter etter et rehabiliteringsopphold. For å få laget et godt støtteprogram som både var var effektivt i forhold til å støtte livsstilsending og meningsfullt å bruke ble innspill fra brukerne kombinert med et sterkt teoretisk rammeverk (modeller for ...

    • Early markers of metabolic disease in obesity - A study of postprandial triglycerides, leptin and adiponectin interactions in the view of normal and dysregulated metabolism 

      Larsen, Maria Arlén (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-12-06)
      Individuals in industrialized countries spend a substantial part of life in the non-fasting, postprandial state, which is also associated with increased oxidation and inflammation. Furthermore, a high body mass index (BMI) is the third cause of mortality in the world. In this PhD thesis, obese (BMI>30) individuals with and without metabolic disease (n=50) was included, in addition to a normal ...

    • Early Markers of Metabolic Dysregulation in Obese Individuals - Identification at Baseline and Effect of Modest Weight Loss 

      Isaksen, Victoria Therese (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-11-15)
      <p><i>Background:</i> Evidence suggests that the link between obesity and chronic lifestyle disease is chronic, low-grade inflammation. Leptin and adiponectin play principal roles in inducing inflammation and promoting insulin resistance, resulting in metabolic syndrome. Our study aimed to find clinically feasible biologic markers to identify metabolically dysregulated obese individuals and to study ...

    • Eclampsia, maternal deaths, and hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and long term maternal health risk 

      Andersgaard, Alice Beathe (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011-11-10)
      Det er viktig å kartlegge og gjennomgå alvorlige hendelser i forbindelse med svangerskap og fødsel. I dette arbeidet er det satt fokus på to dramatiske komplikasjoner; kvinner som har svangerskapsforgiftning (preeklampsi) og får kramer (eklampsi) og kvinner som dør i forbindelse med svangerskap og fødsel. I samarbeid med kolleger i Norge, Danmark og Sverige gjennomførte vi en registrering av ...

    • Ecotoxicological assessment of Roundup-ready soybean agriculture investigated in a D. magna model 

      Cuhra, Marek (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-06-09)
      Transgenic glyphosate tolerant soybeans are constituents of an industrial production system with specific agricultural practices and supplementary agrochemicals as interwoven additional elements. Thus the material produced should not be seen as an isolated product of a specific modified genotype but rather as a product of a tailored agriculture system. This globally dominant crop has been in open ...

    • Ectopic and normal maxillary canine eruption: maxillary incisor root resorption and interceptive treatment 

      Hadler-Olsen, Sigurd (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-10-25)
      Ektopisk erupsjon av overkjevens hjørnetenner berører 1-5 prosent av barn, og er en tilstand som kan føre til alvorlige skader på nabotenner samt omfattende tannbehandling. Det vitenskapelige grunnlaget for behandling av ektopiske hjørnetenner er begrenset. Målet med denne PhD-avhandlingen var å skaffe ny kunnskap om omfanget av rotresorpsjon på overkjevens fortenner, den vanligste bivirkningen, ...