Essays about: "diet"

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  1. 16. Bootstrapping methods for assessing causality in survival analysis: A case study on major adverse cardiovascular events

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Paulina Benthem Ciano; [2023]
    Keywords : Causality; Graphical models; Bootstrap; Survival analysis; Additive hazards model.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The combination of graphical models with Aalen's additive hazards model, resulting in a model known as dynamical path analysis, permits assessing the effects of different variables on times until an event and decomposing these total effects into direct and indirect effects. This thesis proposes novel bootstrapping methods designed for left-truncated right-censored data, conditional on covariates within the framework of Aalen's additive hazards model, in order to obtain confidence intervals for the estimates. READ MORE

  3. 17. Katters välfärd under behandling av hypertyreos : en enkätstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Michelle Ciesluk; Rebecca Legge; [2023]
    Keywords : hypertyreos; jodfattigt foder; katt; medicinsk behandling; omvårdnadsåtgärder; radioaktiv jod; symtom; välfärd;

    Abstract : Hypertyreos är den vanligaste endokrina sjukdomen hos katter. Sjukdomen beror på sjukliga förändringar i tyreoidea som leder till en ökning av tyreoideahormon och en ökad ämnesomsättning. READ MORE

  4. 18. Archaeological dental calculus reveals patterns of dietary shifts related to the farming transition in Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Ivany Jocelyne Argueta Mejia; [2023]
    Keywords : dental calculus; ancient DNA; oral microbiome; shotgun sequencing; biofilm; metagenomics;

    Abstract : Archaeological dental calculus represents a depositional environment that entraps oral microbes, and debris of dietary, environmental, and cultural material that entered the mouth throughout the host’s life. Hence, they represent valuable archives of information about the host’s lifestyle, health, and environment. READ MORE

  5. 19. Hur påverkar vallfodrets sockerinnehåll insulinresponsen hos EMS-hästar behandlade med en SGLT2-hämmare?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Karolina Pålsson; [2023]
    Keywords : antidiabetikum; ekvint metabolt syndrom; häst; insulindysreglering; lättlösliga kolhydrater;

    Abstract : Ekvint metabolt syndrom (EMS) är ett sjukdomskomplex som kan skapa stora hälsoproblem för drabbade hästar. Tre huvudsakliga komponenter ingår i EMS: insulindysreglering (ID), fetma (generell eller regional) samt insulinorsakad fång/ökad risk för insulinorsakad fång. READ MORE

  6. 20. Temporal trends of Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) in Swedish Otter (Lutra lutra) and Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Kajsa Frost; [2023]
    Keywords : Polybrominated diphenyl ether; PBDE; BDE; hexabromocyclododecane; HBCDD; Temporal trends; Flame retardants; Baltic grey seal; Halichoerus grypus; Eurasian otter; Lutra lutra; Intestinal ulcers; BDE-47; BDE-99; BDE-100; BDE-153; BDE-154; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) are brominated flame retardants. These compounds are lipophilic, persistent and have been shown to bioaccumulate. READ MORE