Search for dissertations about: "S. N. White"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words S. N. White.
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1. Class, Place and Identity in a Satellite Town
Abstract : The central aim of this study is to examine processes of identity formation among white, working-class youths in a marginalized area located on the outskirts of South London. It is primarily based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork but also on analyses of web sites, newspapers and popular culture. READ MORE
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2. Inside Pulsating White Dwarfs: Clues from time-resolved spectroscopy
Abstract : Several analyses using time-resolved optical spectrocopy of pulsating white dwarfs are presented. The data have been put to a number of uses. First, line-of-sight velocities associated with the pulsations have been measured in three hydrogen-atmosphere white dwarfs (DAVs), bringing the total number of such measurements up to five. READ MORE
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3. Vascular dementia - classification and clinical correlates
Abstract : During the period (1976-1995) a total of 175 consecutive patients (m 88/f 87) with neuropathologically verified vascular dementia (VaD) were examined. 22 patients with pure Alzheimer's Disease (AD) were also studied. All patients were diagnosed and followed at the Department of Psychogeriatrics (Lund University Hospital). READ MORE
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4. Young today - adult tomorrow! : studies on physical status, physical activity, attitudes, and self-perception in children and adolescents
Abstract : The aim was to gain knowledge of young people's physical status and physical activity, and to further the understanding of the role of school physical education in a salutogenic public health perspective. Two studies were performed in southern Sweden. Study 1 was performed in 1996 among 301 adolescents aged 16-19 in upper secondary school. READ MORE
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5. The effect of physical activity and other lifestyle factors on dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and structural brain changes
Abstract : Dementia is one of the major public health concerns and its impact is increasing rapidly in aging populations. Recent research has suggested that the origin of dementia and Alzheimer´s disease (AD), which is the most common form of dementia, is multifactorial including both genetic and environmental factors. READ MORE