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  1. 51. Immigrant Careers - Why Country of Origin Matters

    Författare :Jonas Helgertz; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income attainment; early-life; glass ceiling; occupational mobility; immigrants; labor market; Sweden; pre-migration characteristics; linguistic distance;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the labor market outcomes of a population of natives and immigrants in Sweden from 1968 and until 2001. Previous research has consistently pointed to the importance of an individual’s country of origin, without being able to fully explain why this is the case. LÄS MER

  3. 52. Cardiovascular health and brain aging : a population-based MRI study

    Författare :Yuanjing Li; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Deterioration of brain structure and cognitive function occurs as individuals reach advanced age. The former can be observed through various markers of cerebral small vessel disease on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and the later can be assessed by neuropsychological tests and clinical examinations. LÄS MER

  4. 53. Out-of-Home Care and Educational Outcomes : Prevalence, Patterns and Consequences

    Författare :Marie Berlin; Gunnar Andersson; Lars Brännström; Anna Rotkirch; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; out-of-home care; foster care; foster parents; school performance; educational outcomes; intergenerational transmission; Sweden; Nordic countries; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to examine educational stratification in the context of out-of-home care (OHC; foster family care, residential care) and to place one of society’s most vulnerable groups in the fields of social stratification and family complexity research. About 5% of the Swedish population experience OHC during childhood or adolescence. LÄS MER

  5. 54. Bioenergetic aspects of experimental heart failure

    Författare :Elmir Omerovic; Göteborgs universitet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a complex syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality in spite of advances in pharmacological treatment during recent years. CHF is global health problem and will become an even more important health issue in the future since the incidence of CHF is predicted to increase worldwide in the next decades. LÄS MER

  7. 55. Coronary care networks in the resource-limited setting : systems of care in South Africa

    Författare :Willem Stassen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: Owing to an epidemiological transition observed throughout Sub- Saharan Africa, South Africa is experiencing an increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction. ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) occurs commonly in South Africa and at much younger ages than observed elsewhere in the world. LÄS MER