Search for dissertations about: "respiratory behaviour"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words respiratory behaviour.
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1. Respiratory mechanics during mechanical ventilation in health and in disease
Abstract : The elastic pressure-volume (Pel-V) curve of the respiratory system can be used as a guide for improved ventilator management. It may indicate risks of lung damage associated with collapse or overdistension of lung units. READ MORE
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2. From Air to Aria. Relevance of Respiratory Behaviour to Voice Function in Classical Western Vocal Art
Abstract : While previous studies of opera singersrespiratorybehaviour have focused on kinematic or dynamic aspects mainly,this thesis attempts to adopt a broader perspective. Not onlylung volumes, rib cage and abdominal wall kinematics areconsidered, but also the effects of lung volumes and respiratorybehaviour on phonation characteristics. READ MORE
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3. Computer simulation - a tool for optimisation of ventilator setting in critical lung disease
Abstract : Increasing attention is paid to mechanical ventilation as one cause behind aggravation of lung injury. Lung protective ventilation can be achieved e.g. by minimising tidal lung collapse and re-expansion and by the use of small tidal volume allowing some degree of permissive hypercapnia. READ MORE
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4. Personality and adherence to medication treatment
Abstract : Striving for improved adherence to medication treatment is of vital concern, as low adherence is a major obstacle in treating many prevalent chronic diseases. Several factors have been identified that seem to influence adherence behaviour, but limited research exists on the significance of personality for adherence to medication treatment. READ MORE
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5. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Emotion : Effects of pictorial stimuli and state anxiety
Abstract : Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) refers to heart rate variations due to respiration, which results from parasympathetic nervous system activity mediated via the tenth cranial nerve, the vagus. Thus, the magnitude of RSA is considered as an index of cardiac vagal tone. This thesis explored RSA during emotional responding in healthy women and men. READ MORE