Essays about: "IVF"

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  1. 21. Publically funded ART-treatment in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofie Larsson; Hanna Norrlid; [2013]
    Keywords : ART-treatment; fertility; medical screening; health economics; ICSI; IVF; cost-effectiveness analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Background The trend of postponed reproduction to late in life has increased demand for fertility treatment. The current program of subsidized ART-treatment in Sweden is thoroughly debated and critiqued. The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics has highlighted the ethical shortcomings of the current system and called for a program change. READ MORE

  3. 22. Rheological study of cellulose dissolved in aqueous ZnCl2 : Regenerated cellulosic fibres for textile applications

    University essay from Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Louise Ulfstad; [2013]
    Keywords : Rheology; cellulose dissolution; ZnCl2;

    Abstract : The most known regenerated cellulosic fiber is viscose, produced in a wet spinning process, but due to cost and environmental issues other processes have been developed. Lyocell fibers, produced in air-gap spinning, have superior dry and wet strenght and a lower environmental impact compared to viscose. READ MORE

  4. 23. No association between folate intake, pregnancy outcome and single nucleotide polymorphisms in the MTHFR gene in women with unexplained infertility

    University essay from Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Annica Hoas; [2013]
    Keywords : methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; fertility; folic acid; rs1801131; rs1801133; rs2274976;

    Abstract : Folate has a direct effect on DNA synthesis which is a major factor in embryo development. In 10% of all infertility couples, there is no apparent cause of infertility. One theory is that folate metabolism is affected in these couples and that it is a possible cause of infertility. READ MORE

  5. 24. Biopower and Precarity: Meeting Embodied Self in the Discourses of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Polina Vlasenko; [2013]
    Keywords : precarity; biopower; assisted reproductive technologies; ukraine; subjectivation; rationalities of government; normalization of motherhood; biological citizenship; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis I examine the connection between female embodiment and subjectivation, technologization of reproduction and rationalities of government in Ukraine, where assisted reproductive technologies (ART) were introduced not so long ago, but have already become part of the lived experience of numerous women and heated a large debate in society about the nature of women, motherhood, national duty, citizenship and demographic crisis. Moreover, the study I accomplish is necessitated by the growing importance of Ukraine as a colonial market of cheap donor egg cells and as a target of transnational reproductive travel engendered by commercial surrogacy industry. READ MORE

  6. 25. Implementation of ecodesign tools toevaluate and improvethe environmental performance of asemi-automatic espresso machine

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : MAGNUS WESTERDAHL; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Miljöfrågor är av ökande betydelse för företag idag. För ett företag i tillverkningsindustrinerbjuder ekodesign ett sätt att förbättra företagets miljöprestanda genom att mäta och minskamiljöpåverkan från företagets produkter. READ MORE