Search for dissertations about: "PPA"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word PPA.

  2. 1. Daily life of persons with dementia and their spouses supported by a passive positioning alarm

    Author : Annakarin Olsson; Claudia Lampic; Maria Engström; Kirsti Skovdahl; Louise Nygård; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Information and communication technology; ICT; person with dementia; PwD; spouses; outdoor activities; experimental single-case; interviews; participant observation; qualitative research; passive positioning alarm; PPA; Medicine; Medicin;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to describe how persons with dementia (PwDs) reflect on being outdoors and to investigate the support provided by a passive positioning alarm (PPA) in making daily life safer for PwDs and their spouses.Repeated conversations were held with 11 PwDs living in their own homes regarding their reflections on being outdoors (Study I). READ MORE

  4. 2. Neck-specific exercise with or without a behavioural approach, or prescription of physical activity in chronic whiplash associated disorders

    Author : Maria Landén Ludvigsson; Anneli Peolsson; Åsa Dedering; Gun Johansson; Björn Äng; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: Although 50% of those who suffer a whiplash injury still report neck pain after one year, there is a lack of knowledge about effective treatment for chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD). Exercise is potentially useful, but the response to exercise in chronic WAD is highly variable between individuals and factors associated with good outcomes as well as the cost-effectiveness are unknown. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pregnancy rhinitis : pathophysiological effects of oestrogen and treatment with oral decongestants

    Author : Karin Toll; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Pregnancy rhinitis, a common condition, is thought to affect about 20 % of pregnant women. This type of rhinitis may develop at any time during pregnancy and the nasal stuffiness usually disappears shortly after delivery. This condition is troublesome and can interfere with sleep, induce tiredness and dryness of the mouth. READ MORE

  6. 4. Initiation of Innate Immune Responses in the Freshwater Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus

    Author : Lee So Young; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Developmental biology; pattern recognition protein; innate immunity; crayfish; Utvecklingsbiologi; Developmental biology; Utvecklingsbiologi; fysiologisk mykologi; Physiological Mycology;

    Abstract : Prophenoloxidase (proPO) is a key enzyme for generation of melanin and is activated by the proPO activating enzyme (ppA) to its active form, PO. The active ppA was purified and cloned from crayfish hemocytes and it is a typical serine proteinase containing a clip, a proline-rich, and a glycine-rich domain. READ MORE

  7. 5. Quantitative assessment of glaucoma by artificial intelligence estimation of the waist of the nerve fiber layer in the optic nerve head

    Author : Konstancija Kisonaite; Per Söderberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Ophtalmology; Oftalmiatrik;

    Abstract : Glaucoma is a chronic progressive disease that causes loss of retinal ganglion cells, which impairs the visual field. In optic coherence tomography (OCT) image, the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in the optic nerve head (ONH) can be quantified as the minimal thickness from the ONH Pigmental epithelium Central Limit (OPCL) to the Inner limit of the Retina Closest Point (IRCP). READ MORE