Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet: Recent submissions
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Life is doing. Facilitators and hindrances for occupational performance in adults with cerebral palsy - including methods of intervention
(2019-12-12)Introduction: Occupational performance is a complex process which poses difficulties to persons with CP even where they have relatively good motor function. Aim: To explore and describe the perception of occupational ... -
Sources and fate of plastic particles in northern European coastal waters
(2019-12-11)Plastics are integral parts of our lives and have allowed for important technological leaps within society. However, an unwanted consequence of our current consumption of plas-tics is marine plastic pollution and in order ... -
Changes in writing processes caused by post-stroke aphasia or low-grade glioma
(2019-12-11)Background: Writing is a cognitively and linguistically complex task, therefore sensitive to impairment caused by the presence and surgical removal of low-grade glioma or presence of post-stroke aphasia. Purposes: The ... -
Child maltreatment among young adolescents: Effects on mental health, academic functioning and substance use
(2019-12-11)The main aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate how experiences of childhood maltreatment affected three developmentally salient areas of functioning in adolescent development. Participants were recruited through ... -
Structure-based drug design applied to the antibacterial target MraY
(2019-12-10)Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health of our time. We are being warned of a so-called post-antibiotic era, where a simple surgery or bacterial infection could kill human beings. Without the ... -
Genome-wide epigenetic profiling of B cell leukemia and lymphoma
(2019-12-06)Epigenetic modifications, at the level of DNA methylation and post-translational modifications of histone tails cooperatively function in the organization of the genome, and thereby establish the gene expression profiles, ... -
Central actions of glucagon-like peptide-1 on food intake and reward: Novel neurological targets and sex divergent effects
(2019-12-06)Obesity is one of the biggest health risks of our society; however, treatment options are sparse and often result in suboptimal weight-loss. The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) agonist liraglutide was ... -
Novel immunotherapies for metastatic melanoma - from mouse models towards clinical trials
(2019-12-06)Immunotherapies including checkpoint blockade and adoptive T cell transfer (ACT) show great promise for the treatment of melanoma, with long-term effects in some patients. However, around half of the patients with metastatic ... -
Orchestrating timbre – Unfolding processes of timbre and memory in improvisational piano performance
(2019-12-05)This doctoral thesis presents how the orchestration of timbre is investigated from a performer’s perspective as means to “unfold” improvisational processes. It is grounded in my practice as a pianist in the realm of ... -
Designing Digital Resourcing
(2019-11-29)Digital innovation has become imperative for organizational survival and is increasingly contributing to the growth of national wealth. A central element of digital innovation, brought into light in this dissertation, is ... -
Patients and Staff in the Hybrid Operating Room: Experiences and Challenges
(2019-11-29)The hybrid operating room (OR), which combines a traditional OR with a radiological intervention room, is one example of the technical advancements within hospitals. In a hybrid OR, the staff have to manage the technique ... -
Development of methods and strategies for optimisation of x-ray examinations
(2019-11-29)The overall aim of the work presented in this thesis was to develop methods and strategies for the optimisation process prescribed by legal authorities for medical X-ray imaging. This overall aim was divided into four ... -
Time Resolved Diffraction Studies of Structural Changes in Sensory Rhodopsin
(2019-11-29)Responding to different light conditions is an essential process for many organisms on earth. Unicellular organisms are no exception to this and mechanisms for controlling cellular movement must often be sensitive ... -
OVULATION: Intra-ovarian mechanisms
(2019-11-28)Background: Ovulation is the central biological process involved in the menstrual cycle of women. Specifically, ovulation involves the tissue remodelling of the preovulatory follicle to achieve the rupture of the exterior ... -
Exchangification of art: transforming street art into market products
(2019-11-27)Art markets are filled with tensions, often explained as an inevitable dichotomy between arts and commerce. During the last century, this phenomenon has been defined as the commodification of art. Crucial for the commodification ... -
Experiencing life as migrants living with HIV in Sweden
(2019-11-27)The focus of this thesis is on the life situation of migrants living with HIV in Sweden. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the knowledge of HIV-positive migrants’ life situation in Sweden, with a focus on health ... -
Cell cycle regulation in cancer: A noncoding perspective
(2019-11-26)The cell cycle progression is tightly regulated to ensure error-free cell replication. The complexity of the transcriptional machinery aids to function in a spatiotemporal pattern across different phases and genomic loci. ... -
Exercise in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis - a person-centred approach
(2019-11-20)Physical activity and exercise are well known to enhance health and are recommended as part of the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the level of physical activity among older adults with RA is found to be ... -
Heart failure epidemiology with emphasis on young adults
(2019-11-20)Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem worldwide with exponentially increasing incidence with age and the majority of patients being elderly. In recent years, an increase in hospitalization and prevalence ... -
Spinal mobility, muscle strength and function in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. Different aspects on long term outcome
(2019-11-19)Introduction: The long-term physical function outcome in patients treated for idiopathic scoliosis (IS) during childhood and adolescence has not been fully explored. In addition, there is a lack of studies where different ...