Search for dissertations about: "summary measures"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 167 swedish dissertations containing the words summary measures.
-
1. Physiotherapeutic perspectives on balance control after stroke : exercises, experiences and measures
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate physiotherapeutic perspectives on balance after stroke, in terms of exercises, experiences and measurements. Study I was a pilot randomized controlled trial with 46 persons who had had a stroke, 24 of whom were included in the intervention group and 22 who were included in the control group. READ MORE
-
2. Measures that matter : Facilitating literacy through targeted instruction and assistive technology
Abstract : The acquisition of reading skills is one of the most important academic outcomes, as reading enables the individual to acquire knowledge and to actively take part in society. Despite research and educational progress, not all students develop their reading skills to a level that meet academic or societal demands. READ MORE
-
3. The Assessment of Capacity for Myoelectric Control : Psychometric evidence and comparison with upper limb prosthetic outcome measures
Abstract : Evaluation of outcomes using validated prosthetic outcome measures (OMs) is a current priority in upper limb (UL) prosthetics, and OMs with psychometric evidence toward UL prosthesis users are thus necessary. The “Assessment of Capacity for Myoelectric Control” (ACMC) is a tool that assesses the ability to control a myoelectric prosthetic hand. READ MORE
-
4. Functional Hodrick-Prescott Filter
Abstract : The study of functional data analysis is motivated by their applications in various fields of statistical estimation and statistical inverse problems.In this thesis we propose a functional Hodrick-Prescott filter. This filter is applied to functional data which take values in an infinite dimensional separable Hilbert space. READ MORE
-
5. Measuring harm from drinking in Sweden : Self-reports from drinkers in the general population
Abstract : There are several traditions of conceptualizing and measuring harm from drinking. Two main approaches are considered in the introduction – the psychiatric epidemiology and the social survey research traditions. READ MORE