Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet: Recent submissions
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Pledge-based accountability: Voter responses to fulfilled and broken election pledges
(2021-05-12)Political parties communicate their plans to voters via promises made during election campaigns. While it has been found that governments generally take these promises they make seriously, it has also been established ... -
On the effects of obesity treatment
(2021-05-12)Aim: In this thesis the effects of bariatric surgery in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) will be assessed as well as the effects of surgery on risk for heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals ... -
Deep Learning Applications - From image analysis to medical diagnosis
(2021-05-11)Deep learning is a subcategory of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Instead of using explicit rules to perform a desired task as in standard algorithmic approaches, machine-learning algorithms autonomously learn ... -
Managing irritable bowel syndrome - Dietary approaches and food intolerance
(2021-05-11)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex disorder where diet plays a pivotal role in symptom generation for many patients. The aim of this thesis was to explore how diet and self-perceived food intolerance relate to ... -
Blood pressure-dependent changes in plasma volume, glycocalyx and platelet function during anaesthesia -Clinical and experimental studies
(2021-05-11)Background: Worldwide, more than 300 million surgeries are performed each year. General anaesthesia provides the surgical patient with a state of controlled loss of sensation and awareness. It is common that general ... -
The Disruptive Semiotic: A Kristevan Reading of Thomas Hardy’s Fiction
(2021-05-11)Avhandlingen analyserar Thomas Hardys romaner med syfte att utröna varför de oftast väcker en känsla av ambivalens i läsaren. Med utgångspunkt ifrån Julia Kristevas teori om det semiotiska, enligt vilken intertextualitet ... -
Translational and clinical aspects of pancreatic cancer
(2021-05-10)Pancreatic cancer is a disease with dismal prognosis due to late detection and ineffective treatments. The majority of the patients already have disseminated disease at the time of diagnosis. The only potential curative ... -
Implant-supported restorative therapy in a Swedish population. Complications and cost evaluations
(2021-05-07)Replacing missing teeth through implant-supported restorative therapy is a common treatment procedure. While high survival rates have been reported, complications affecting the implant and/or the implant- supported ... -
Blood and Bone - Epidemiological studies on the association between blood and bone
(2021-05-07)Introduction: Preclinical and clinical studies have suggested that blood- and bone cells are interconnected. Aims: To study the association between hematological variables, specifically serotonin, erythropoietin (EPO), ... -
Recidivism and Static-99R risk assessments in a Swedish cohort of mentally disordered sexual offenders
(2021-05-07)Mentally disordered sexual offenders (MDSOs) constitute a heterogeneous offender subgroup presenting a wide range of clinical comorbidity. The recidivism rates for such a disparate subgroup vary substantially, which ... -
Optimized use of MRI in a PSA based prostate cancer screening program
(2021-05-07)The overall aim of this thesis was to optimize different aspects of the use of MRI in screening for prostate cancer. Paper 1 was based on preoperative MRI in a prostatectomy cohort. Papers 2-4 were based on data from the ... -
Den synliggjorda vokabulären och praktiken – gymnasieelevers akademiska skrivande på svenska
(2021-05-07)The thesis includes three studies and a kappa and it has a twofold focus; the first is on vocabulary, as the relevance of vocabulary skills is increasingly important, not least for writing in academic contexts. The second ... -
What explains the credit ratings in economically advanced democracies? Unpacking the role of political stability through ideology, corruption, and transparency
(2021-05-06)Credit rating agencies (CRAs) are often referred to in the literature as the “gatekeepers” of the international credit market. Their assessments may determine a government’s ability to finance its budget since good credit ... -
Investigation of Exocytosis for a New Paradigm of Plasticity in Biological Systems Using Electrochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Imaging
(2021-05-05)Cellular communication is a vital process and serves as the basis for complex brain functions in multicellular organisms. The majority of cellular communication is achieved via the release of specific signaling molecules, ... -
Scaling Marine and Water Management
(2021-05-05)This book is concerned with the linkages between legal systems and the complexity of nature. It explores how legal delimitations of ecosystems and diffusion of management across different levels of administration affects ... -
Methodological considerations in epidemiological studies in perinatal medicine
(2021-05-05)This thesis is based on two projects, each consisting of two papers. In these two projects we investigated factors affecting the variability in gestational duration, and associations between maternal diet and neonatal ... -
Women’s health in midlife - a person-centered approach in primary care -effects on mental, somatic, and urogenital symptoms, and quality of life.
(2021-05-05)Midlife women, from 45-60, enter new challenges in life with various impacts on health and quality of life. Mental and stress-related illnesses are common causes for attending primary health care (PHC) and long-term sick ... -
Pituitary Tumor Surgery - factors influencing outcome
(2021-05-05)Background: Pituitary tumors represent 15–20% of intracranial tumors. The majority are benign adenomas, of which 30 % are hormonally inactive, the non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs). A possible neuronal damage ... -
Evolutionary genetics and consequences of inbreeding in sand lizards (Lacerta agilis)
(2021-05-04)Inbreeding is a well-known phenomenon in evolutionary and conservation biology. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin demonstrated the detrimental effects of inbreeding in plants, followed by over a century of extensive ... -
Body weight, body size and early cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies using Swedish registries
(2021-05-04)Background: Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as for atrial fibrillation and heart failure. While overweight and obesity have become increasingly more common in Sweden and ...