Search for dissertations about: "Affect physiology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 157 swedish dissertations containing the words Affect physiology.
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1. Thermal physiology and metabolism : Interplay between heat generation and energy homeostasis
Abstract : Mammal metabolism is intimately connected to the maintenance of body temperature. While metabolic pathways invariably produce heat as a by-product, the natural heat present in the environment also plays a role in defining the adaptive metabolism and general physiology of an organism. READ MORE
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2. Ventilation and Lung Volume During Sleep and in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Abstract : Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to affect up to 5% of the population. The extent to what pulmonary function awake and during sleep relates to obstructive breathing and hypoxemia during sleep in these patients is unclear. READ MORE
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3. Physiological- and Socio-Cultural Conditions for Performance in Women's Ice Hockey
Abstract : Background: The ice hockey community is founded on masculine norms and values, and the hockey rink is often described as “the home of men’s ice hockey”. Despite a growing popularity, women’s ice hockey has low priority in comparison to the men’s game. READ MORE
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4. Sensorimotor transformations during grasping movements
Abstract : ‘Sensorimotor transformations’ are processes whereby sensory information is used to generate motor commands. One example is the ‘visuomotor map’ that transforms visual information about objects to motor commands that activates various muscles during grasping movements. READ MORE
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5. Lung mechanics and airway inflammation in murine models of asthma
Abstract : Allergic asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways and is characterized by eosinophilic inflammation and increased airway reactivity. In the studies presented in this thesis, lung mechanics and measurements of airway reactivity were assessed in anaesthetized tracheostomized mice by using an animal ventilator (flexiVent®). READ MORE