Search for dissertations about: "Body"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 4973 swedish dissertations containing the word Body.

  2. 16. Sarcoplasmic body myopathy

    Author : Birgitta Hedberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In 1980 a new hereditary myopathy with adult onset was described in a swedish family. The most characteristic feature of this myopathy was the sarcoplasmic inclusion bodies (SB), seen in the muscle biopsies. Distal muscle weakness seemed to be the most prominent early symptom. READ MORE

  4. 17. Technology as an extension of the human body : Exploring the potential role of technology in an elderly home care setting

    Author : Anna Essén; Solveig Wikström; Ali Yakhlef; Claes-Robert Julander; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; care; telehealth; information technology; physicality; materiality; Merleau-Ponty; body; emotion; routines; variability; surveillance; privacy; service evaluation; service innovation; emergence; learning; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores the potential role and implications of technology in elderly care from the users’ perspective. This exploration is undertaken in terms of five empirical studies of a telehealth project and a meta-analysis of their contributions. READ MORE

  5. 18. Body image in patients with residual eating disorder symptoms : treatment effects of acceptance and commitment therapy and participants' reflections

    Author : Maria Fogelkvist; Sanna Aila Gustafsson; Lars Kjellin; Thomas Parling; Carolina Lunde; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Body image; body dissatisfaction; eating disorders; acceptance and commitment therapy; randomized controlled trial; qualitative research;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate an acceptance and commitment (ACT) group intervention targeting body image in patients with residual eating disorder (ED) symptoms, including treatment effects and participants’ reflections on body image and the intervention. Studies I, II and III are based on a randomized controlled trial including 99 patients that were randomized to the ACT intervention or to continue treatment as usual (TAU). READ MORE

  6. 19. Bring Your Body into Action : Body Gesture Detection, Tracking, and Analysis for Natural Interaction

    Author : Farid Abedan Kondori; Li Liu; Juyang Weng; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Human Well-Being; Bodily Interaction; Natural Interaction; Human Motion Analysis; Active Motion Estimation; Direct Motion Estimation; Head Pose Estimation; Hand Pose Estimation.; signalbehandling; Signal Processing; datoriserad bildanalys; Computerized Image Analysis;

    Abstract : Due to the large influx of computers in our daily lives, human-computer interaction has become crucially important. For a long time, focusing on what users need has been critical for designing interaction methods. READ MORE

  7. 20. Range camera imaging with application to human body measurements

    Author : Gaël Neuez; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; face; structured light; scanner; body; measurements; anatomical landmarks; EASYTEX; range camera imaging;

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