Sökning: "season of birth"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade orden season of birth.

  1. 11. Triggers of autoimmunity. Studies on gestational events

    Författare :Sabina Lindehammer; Celiaki och diabetes; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Islet autoantibodies; pregnancy; type 1 diabetes; celiac disease;

    Sammanfattning : Objective The primary aim of this thesis was to test whether gestational exposure to environmental factors may induce islet autoimmunity. The second aim was to determine to what extent the exposure to viruses or other environmental factors is a risk factor for type 1 diabetes in the offspring. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Early Experience, Maternal Care and Behavioural Test Design : Effects on the Temperament of Military Working Dogs

    Författare :Pernilla Foyer; Per Jensen; Martin Norsell; Daniel Mills; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Early experience; Maternal care; Dog; Military Working Dog; Behaviour; Temperament test; Stress; Försvarssystem; Military Technology;

    Sammanfattning : Domestication has resulted in animals with broad variations between as well as within breeds, which allows for the selection and breeding of animals for preferred traits. This selection has affected both the genotypes and phenotypes of animals. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Immunity to malaria: importance of exposure and parasite polymorphism

    Författare :Klara Sondén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Malaria continues to carry an intolerable burden of disease and mortality, predominantly on children in Sub-Saharan Africa. An efficacious vaccine would be a powerful tool in the combat against malaria. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Interaction of genetic and environmental factors in childhood asthma and allergy

    Författare :Anna Gref; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Asthma and allergy are the most common chronic childhood diseases. Their occurrences are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, although the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Performance of dairy cows and calves in agro-pastoral production systems

    Författare :Christina Johansson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Seasonal changes in pasture quality and quantity and cattle management routines were examined on 10 farms in southwest Uganda in order to evaluate how these factors affected milk yield, live weight and body condition in cows and daily weight gain in calves in agro-pastoral production systems in a semi-arid environment. Mean available herbage mass ranged between 0. LÄS MER