Search for dissertations about: "TUG"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word TUG.

  2. 1. Assessment of balance control in relation to fall risk among older people

    Author : Ellinor Nordin; Lillemor Lundin-Olsson; Anna Ramnemark; Gun-Britt Jarnlo; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older people; falls; interactive gait; TUG; GUG; balance confidence; likelihood ratio; validity; reliability; risk factors; assessment; balance; gait; mobility; physical function; dual-task costs; step width; Physiotherapy; Sjukgymnastik fysioterapi;

    Abstract : Falls and their consequences among older people are a serious medical and public health problem. Identifying individuals at risk of falling is therefore a major concern. READ MORE

  4. 2. Falls and dizziness in frail older people. Predictors, experiences and the effects of a case management intervention

    Author : Ulrika Olsson Möller; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged; frail elderly; falls; dizziness; SNAC; content analysis; RCT; DFRI; TUG; case management;

    Abstract : Falling in old age may have a large impact on daily life. Falls can lead to injuries, reduced mobility and reduced quality of life. The risk of falls increases with age and frailty level. Dizziness is a strong risk factor for falls, and preventing falls and dizziness in older people is essential. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Tug-of-War between Presidents and Prime Ministers : Semi-Presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe

    Author : Thomas Sedelius; Högskolan Dalarna; []
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  6. 4. The tug-of-war between presidents and prime ministers : semi-presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe

    Author : Thomas Sedelius; Sten Berglund; Joakim Ekman; Torbjörn Bergman; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; semi-presidentialism; premier-presidentialism; president-parliamentary systems; constitutions; post-communist; intra-executive conflict; president; prime minister; parliament; Central and Eastern Europe; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Abstract : Presidential power and constitutional issues are at the very core of recent popular upheavals in the former Soviet republics, as demonstrated by the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004, and similar protests in Georgia in 2003 and in Kyrgyzstan in 2005. After the demise of the Soviet Union, these countries opted for a particular form of semi-presidentialism, here referred to as president-parliamentary. READ MORE

  7. 5. Selected Topics in Mathematical Modelling: Machine Learning and Tugs-of-War

    Author : Carmina Fjellström; Kaj Nyström; Andrea Pascucci; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Machine learning; Neural networks; LSTM; Financial forecasting; Time series analysis; Stochastic gradient descent; Diffusion map; Dimension reduction; Tug-of-war games; Fractional heat operator; Mean value property; Infinity fractional heat operators; Dynamic programming principle; p-Laplacian; Infinity Laplacian; Kolmogorov equation; Stochastic games; Viscosity solutions; Tillämpad matematik och statistik; Applied Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns selected topics in mathematical modelling, namely in machine learning and stochastic games called tugs-of-war. It consists of four scientific articles. The first and second are about machine learning topics, while the third and fourth articles are about tug-of-war games. READ MORE