Avancerad sökning

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 50 avhandlingar som matchar ovanstående sökkriterier.

  1. 16. Glucose and lipid metabolism in insulin resistance : an experimental study in fat cells

    Författare :Jonas Burén; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; adipocyte; insulin resistance; type 2 diabetes; insulin signalling; glucose uptake; insulin; glucose; dexamethasone; insulin receptor substrate; protein kinase B; GLUT4; lipoprotein lipase; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden; medicin; Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Type 2 diabetes is usually caused by a combination of pancreatic β-cell failure and insulin resistance in target tissues like liver, muscle and fat. Insulin resistance is characterised by an impaired effect of insulin to reduce hepatic glucose production and to promote glucose uptake in peripheral tissues. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Torken : tvångsvården av alkoholmissbrukare i Sverige 1940-1981

    Författare :Johan Edman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; alcoholic care institutions; compulsory care; gender; implementation; problem definitions; recommodification; social criticism; social problems; treatment of alcoholics; History subjects; Historieämnen;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation investigates compulsory care of alcohol abusers in Sweden during the years 1940 to 1981. The purposes of the dissertation are twofold: in part to determine the concrete forms which care services for alcohol abusers took during the years focused on, in part to analyze what connections existed between the development of services and conceptions of the reasons for, consequences of and possible solutions to alcohol abuse. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Nyttiga bakterier och sjuka djur : En technoscience-resa från nätverksbildning till riskkonstruktion

    Författare :Lena Molin; Ulf Jonsson; Sven Fritz; Henrik Glimstedt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; tehnoscience; hybrid; cyborg; risk; network; ANT; actant; pig; cow; bacteria; situated; nature; construction of nature; body; transgression; construction of scientific facts; truth; scientific process; knowledge production; risk construction; biotechnology; functional foods; food sector; high technology; alliances; innovation; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the dissertation is to examine the mechanisms at work when networks are formed and risk constructions made as bodies encounter frontline technology within the food sector. The concept of technoscience TS, is the link uniting the escalating technology of risk society, rebellious nature and the insidious threats of substances absorbed straight into the metabolism of our bodies through the food that we eat. LÄS MER

  5. 19. On the Causal Mechanisms of Stuttering

    Författare :Per A Alm; Lund Neurologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; stuttering; neurofysiologi; neuropsykologi; neurophysiology; Neurologi; dystonia; neuropsychology; Neurology; basal ganglia;

    Sammanfattning : Stuttering is one of the most common speech disorders. However, the etiology is poorly understood, and is likely to be heterogeneous. The aim of this thesis was to clarify causal mechanisms, focusing the brain. LÄS MER

  7. 20. A Healthy Nordic Diet and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors : Intervention Studies with Special Emphasis on Plasma Lipoproteins

    Författare :Viola Adamsson; Ulf Riserus; Tommy Cederholm; Margaretha Nydahl; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : A healthy diet is important in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Several risk factors, modifiable by diet, are involved in the development of CVD, e.g. hyperlipidaemia, hyperglycaemia, insulin resistance, obesity and hypertension. LÄS MER