Search for dissertations about: "Björn Holmberg"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Björn Holmberg.
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1. Passing the open windows : A quantitative and qualitative approach to immediate military balance and escalation of protracted conflicts
Abstract : This dissertation has a dual point of departure: first, the widely known concept of window of opportunity and its application in the study of international relations (IR) and, second, the notion among modern classical realists that states maximize their power and, hence, that windows of opportunity should increase the probability of escalation to war or escalation of a war.The focus is primarily on the effects of rapid power shifts in dyads of non-great powers experiencing protracted conflict. READ MORE
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2. Towards markerless analysis of human motion
Abstract : The topic for this thesis is the analysis of human movement, or more specifically, markerless analysis of human movement from video material. By markerless analysis is meant that the full image material is used as input in contrast with traditional marker systems that only use the positions of marker centers. READ MORE
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3. Estimating Human Limb Motion Using Skin Texture and Particle Filtering
Abstract : Estimating human motion is the topic of this thesis. We are interested in accurately estimating the motion of a human body using only video images capturing the subject in motion. Video images from up to two cameras are considered.The first main topic of the thesis is to investigate a new type of input data. READ MORE
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4. The diagnostic challenge of Parkinsonian syndromes. Clinical and laboratory evaluation
Abstract : Background: The differentiation between Parkinson's disease (PD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) may be difficult, but it is important for prognostic and therapeutic purposes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differential diagnostic capacity of laboratory tests in a population of patients fulfilling strict clinical criteria for these disorders. READ MORE
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5. Physiology of Cross-Country Skiing : with a special emphasis on the role of the upper body
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