Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) is a collective term for a specific form of hearing loss within a heterogeneous population of patients with mutual audiological test-profile. Cochlear implantation in children with ANSD has been found to result in good outcomes. Previous research, however, has shown the existence of a subgroup of children with ANSD who do not benefit from cochlear implantation but instead are in need of alternative methods of communication. The aim of this literature review was to examine the possibilities to predict outcomes of cochlear implantation in children with ANSD by pre-, intra- or postoperative examinations/measurements and thereby evaluate in which cases cochlear implantation is an appropriate intervention within this group of patients. The material consisted of 10 scientific papers published between 2007-2014.

The purpose of this literature study was to describe how patients experience their quality of life while undergoing a pacemaker implantation. Searches were carried out in the databases Academic Search Elite, Ebsco Host, Pub Med, Pub Med Central, Science Direct and manually. Keywords used were quality of life, treatment outcomes, emotions, pacing and life. This resulted in nineteen peer rewieved articles that were selected for the study results. The results showed that patients undergoing a pacemaker implantation experienced an improvement in their physical health with increased functional status, more energy and strength.

ABSTRACTA defect implantation process is the major reason for unexplained infertility. Estrogen andprogesterone are steroid hormones preparing the endometrium for implantation. They mediatetheir effect through their receptors: estrogen receptor alpha and beta and progesteronereceptor A and B, respectively. Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), which is also important forimplantation, mediates its effect through LIF receptor and the coreceptor, gp130, and is downregulated by suppressors of cytokine signaling 1. The aim of the study was to compare thelevels of the steroid hormone receptors and LIF related factors in the endometrium of twogroups of women with the diagnosis unexplained infertility: one that became pregnant afterassisted reproduction and one that did not become pregnant.

In couples diagnosed with unexplained infertility, the woman has normal ovulatory cycles and no organic pathology, and the man has normal semen. The period during which the implantation of an embryo can occur is defined as the window of implantation (WOI). For infertile women, disturbances in the endometrium maturation are hypothesized to impair the uterine receptivity for embryo implantaition. However, there are still no methods found to predict endometrial receptivity.Hemoglobin related-proteins hypothesized to be involved in embryo implantation have been found in the endometrium in both fertile and infertile women. The aim of this study was to determine whether there were differences in the expression of hemoglobin-related proteins, hemoglobin-?, cytoglobin, fetal hemoglobin and haptoglobin in the endometrium of fertile and infertile women.

En implanterbar defibrillator (ICD) är nuförtiden en väl beprövad behandlingsmetod för patienter som överlevt ett hjärtstopp eller har en avancerad hjärtsjukdom och därmed har ökad risk för ventrikulära arytmier. Syftet med vårt arbete var att beskriva ICD-patienters livskvalitet och de livsomställningar som en ICD-implantation medförde. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt enligt Willman et al. Resultat visade att livet med en ICD innebar omställningar och förändringar som många patienter inte var helt förberedda på. En defibrilleringschock visade sig inverka negativt på livskvaliteten.

Picropodophyllin (PPP) is an analogue of the anti tumour lignan podophyllotoxin with the unique ability to selectively inhibit the receptor of Insulin like growth factor 1(IGF-1). IGF-1 is believed to play an important part in development of the endometrium facing implantation. With PPP treated mice, studies can be made to measure gene expression from tissue of both treated and untreated mice to compare the role of IGF-1 regarding ovulation, implantation and receptivity. The aim of this study was to analyze gene expression of some steroid hormone receptors and cytokines in ovaries from mice treated with PPP. In this study, seven mice were treated with PPP at different times and tissue was collected.

Cochlear implant has become a common treatment for people with severe hearing loss. As the field of cochlear implants is developing rapidly a larger group of patients will be implanted. Therefore, it can be of interest to identify which complications are most frequently occurring. Objective: The aim of this study is to identify and present the most common complications in cochlear implant treatment and to identify surgical issues that have to be addressed during implantation. Method: A review of retrospective case studies regarding complications has been made.

ABSTRACT Infertility is a medical condition that affects approximately 16 % of Swedish couples in childbearing age and is a condition found in both men and women. When a couple has been trying to conceive for more than 12 months without success they need to see a health care provider. Infertility can be treated with medicine, insemination or assisted reproductive technology such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The aim of this study was to validate a morphokinetic selection model, KIDScore? D3 Basic, against morphological selection model that is currently in use at the Fertility unit at University hospital in Orebro.

Antalet patienter med ICD-behandling (implanterbar defibrillator) ökar. Antalet patienter som behandlas med ICD beräknas vara omkring 1400-2000 patienter/år. Då behandlingen ges på indikationen risk för livshotande hjärtrytmrubbning, är kunskap om bemötande av patienten i en allvarlig livssituation och skapande av delaktighet avgörande. Patienten behöver stöd till förståelse och kunskap för att uppleva hälsa och livskvalitet. Det mellanmänskliga mötet är centralt för att ge information till patienten.

Bakgrund: En implanterbar defibrillator (ICD) har till uppgift att återställa hjärtats rytm vid en arytmi. Implantationerna ökar stadigt, studier har dock visat att sjuksköterskor inte upplever sig ha tillräckligt med kunskaper om ICD:n och de upplevelser som patienter kan väntas få efter implantation. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa patienters upplevelse av att leva med en implanterbar defibrillator. Metod: Uppsatsen är gjord som en litteraturöversikt med 15 kvalitativa vetenskapliga artiklar inkluderade. Artikelsökningar gjordes i databaserna Cinahl, Pubmed och PsycInfo.

I denna studie har kärl-, körtel- och leukocytförekomst jämförts på olika djup i endometriet hos 27 tikar, 12 under tidig dräktighet (från dag 8-18) samt 15 under metöstrus. God kärlförsörjning är väsentlig under placentabildning hos tik för dels borttransport av degenererad maternell uterusvävnad, dels embryots näringsförsörjning. Det finns dock få studier om kärlförekomst i uterus under tidig dräktighet hos hund. Vid histologisk undersökning av endometriet sågs skillnad i totala antalet kärl i anslutning till ytepitel under tidig dräktighet dag 8-9 vid jämförelse med tidig och mitt-metöstrus, men för dräktighet dag 13-15 samt 18 kunde ingen skillnad påvisas. Generellt sågs lägre medelvärden för antal kärl i endometriet under tidig dräktighet jämfört med tidig metöstrus. Ingen skillnad avseende totala antalet kärl i ytlig respektive basal zon av endometriet kunde ses mellan de olika grupperna.

The purpose of this essay is to understand meeting between hidden refugees and health professionals through interviews with refugee in hiding and health professionals. The implantation of the essay has been made by social science research methods which I have used as a qualitative survey. The material that I have used in this paper is to interview with hidden refugee and health care workers. I have used the different sources such as literature, internet and different laws which relates to the topic of this easy. I am using the power of theories to analyze the work.

The research in the field of biotechnology is rapidly developing all over the world. Modern biotechnology offers unique opportunities, simultaneously as it gives rise to a number of ethical issues. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), PGD/HLA (Human Leucocyte Antigen) and germline gene therapy (GLGT) are controversial techniques. PGD gives a possibility to identify a genetic disease prior to the embryo?s implantation in the uterus.

Osseointegrated titanium implants have become a commonly used method in edentulous jaws and today there are success rates in the magnitude of 82 % in the lower jaw and 98 % in the upper. During first year after implantation a fully normal marginal bone loss of 1-2 mm occurs. If the bone loss continues there is a risk of implant failure. High tensions in bone and inflammation caused by bacteria are possible reasons for this problem. It has been shown that a leakage of bacterias occurs between the parts of the implant and there are theories that this has effects on the marginal bone loss. The aim of this thesis has been to increase the knowledge about microbial leakage with help of in vitro tests and virtual simulations.

 Introduktion: Tandlöshet är ett problem som drabbar många människor. Kraven på funktionella och snygga tänder i livets alla skeden har blivit tydligare på senare år. Dentala implantat är en möjlighet att ersätta förlorade tänder och har hjälpt många individer att få sin livskvalité tillbaka.Syfte: Att kartlägga mjukvävnads- och hårdvävnadskomplikationer som kan uppkomma efter en behandling med dentalt implantat och vilka orsaker det finns till dessa.Frågeställningar: Vad finns det för mjukvävnads- och hårdvävnadskomplikationer som kan uppkomma efter en behandling med dentalt implantat?Vad finns det för orsaker till komplikationer efter behandling med dentalt implantat?Metod: Studien är en systematisk litteraturstudie.Resultat: Efter behandling med dentalt implantat kan olika mjukvävnads- och hårdvävnadskomplikationer uppstå. De två vanligaste mjukvävnadskomplikationer var peri-implantär mukosit och mukosal hyperplasi.