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Keuhkokuumeesta aiheutunut sairaalahoito Suomessa 1972-1993
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Säynäjäkangas, Pirjo
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A study is made of the volume of hospital treatment provided
for cases of pneumonia in Finland from 1972 to 1993, employing
as a source the National Hospital Discharge Register. The results
are used to predict changes in the utilization of hospital resources
in this respect up to the y...
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Human salivary carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme VI : physiology and association with the experience of dental caries
Author(s) :
Kivelä, Jyrki
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The carbonic anhydrases (CAs) participate in the maintenance of pH homeostasis in various tissues of the human body by catalyzing the reversible reaction CO2 + H2O ⇔ HCO3- + H+. Carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme VI (CA VI) is secreted into the human saliva by the serous acinar cells of the paro...
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Human motor performance and physiotherapy : effect of strapping, hot and cold pack treatments and strength training
Author(s) :
Kauranen, Kari
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Human motor performance and motor skills are essential aspects of various daily activities, and their importance is especially great in traffic, sports and unexpected situations. There is evidence that physically active subjects have better performance in some motor tasks (e.g. reaction ti...
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Phenomenon driven process design : focus on multicomponent reactive and ordinary distillation
Author(s) :
Tanskanen, Juha P.
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This thesis describes part of the work that has been done in the Chemical Process Engineering Laboratory of the University of Oulu to systematize conceptual process design. The aim has been to develop a design methodology, i.e. how process design is done, based on a carefully elaborated co...
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Female receptivity, song requirement and preferences in Drosophila virilis and D. montana
Author(s) :
Isoherranen, Eija
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Most models of sexual selection focus on coevolution of male
sexual trait and female preference for the trait. However, whether
the female preference modifies the male trait depends on the overall
receptivity of females, on the importance of the male trait for
the females, on female sa...
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Language learning and communication
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This publication deals with the development of communication, its various stages and influencing factors. Subjects addressed
include cognitive processes of language acquisition (Irina Weigl), problems and tasks (Sanne Dijkstra), and pre-school and primary
school age groups (Kristiina Kump...
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Dietary xylitol in the prevention of experimental osteoporosis : beneficial effects on bone resorption, structure and biomechanics
Author(s) :
Mattila, Pauli
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Dietary xylitol supplementation increases bone calcium and
phosphorus concentrations in healthy rats, as well as protects
against the decrease of bone minerals and bone density during experimental
osteoporosis. This suggests that dietary xylitol might have a favorable
effect on the pre...
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Effects of apolipoprotein and low density lipoprotein receptor gene polymorphisms on lipid metabolism, and the lipid risk factors of coronary artery disease
Author(s) :
Korhonen, Taina
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To facilitate the diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia, we wanted to create a simple and rapid method for diagnosing familial hypercholesterolemia in a homogenous population. The PCR method for the FH-Helsinki mutation detected 25 FH-Helsinki positive patients, two of whom had no clinical sig...
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Intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment in subfertility
Author(s) :
Nuojua-Huttunen, Sinikka
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The effectiveness of intrauterine insemination (IUI) combined with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in the treatment of subfertility was investigated in the present study. For this purpose the prognostic factors associated with success of clomiphene citrate (CC)/human menopausal g...
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Nähdä, kuulla ja ymmärtää : perusterveydenhoidossa toimivien hoitajien käsityksiä depressiosta ja sen hoidosta
Author(s) :
Kokko, Marjo
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Minor and major forms of depression are the most common mental disorders seen in primary health care. The number of disability pensions granted for major depression multiplied in Finland during the years 1987 and 1995. Over half of the client visits in health care centres are conducted by ...
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