DOCTORAL THESES

Reginald Quansah. Occupational determinants of adverse pregnancy outcomes: work in healthcare and exposure to welding fumes and metal dust. University of Birmingham, 2011.

Aino Rantala. Susceptibility to respiratory tract infections in young men: the role of inflammation, mannose-binding lectin, interleukin-6 and their genetic polymorphisms. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. Medica (1069), 2010.

Timo Hugg. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, animals and pollen grains as determinants of atopic diseases and respiratory infections. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. Medica (1022), 2009.

Taina Lajunen. Persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, inflammation and innate immunity. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. Medica (1000), 2008.

Tiina Ikäheimo (formerly Mäkinen). Human cold exposure, adaptation and performance in a northern climate. Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. Medica (876), 2006.

Jaakkola JJK, Toimistorakennuksen sisäilma ja terveys. Kokeellinen ja epidemiologinen tutkimus koneellisen ilmanvaihdon vaikutuksista. (English summary: Indoor air in office building and human health. Experimental and epidemiologic study of the health effects of mechanical ventilation). University of Helsinki. Health Services Research by the National Board of Health in Finland (41), 1986.

Jaakkola MS. Cigarette smoking and change in ventilatory lung function over time in young adults. A literature review and a protocol for analysis of a longitudinal study. Diploma Dissertation. Montreal: McGill University, 1990.

Jaakkola MS. The role of active and passive smoking in the evolution of ventilatory lung function and respiratory symptoms during young adulthood. An eight-year cohort study. Academic Dissertation. Helsinki: Helsinki University Printing House, 1994.

Simo Näyhä. Short and medium-term variations in mortality in Fin­land. A study on cyclic variations, annual and weekly periods and certain irregular variations in mortality in Finland dur­ing the period 1868–1972. Scand J Soc Med 1981; [Suppl] 21. Pp. 101.

Juhani Hassi. The brown adipose tissue in man : structural and functional aspects in relation to age.  Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. Medica (21), 1977.

MASTER’S DEGREE OR THESES

Henna Hyrkäs. Influence of protective equipment and repetitive strain work to muscle strain, fatigue and recovery in hot environment work. University of Oulu, 2010.

Heidi Hintsala. Directed Measures of Brain Connectivity. University of Oulu, 2012.