Search for dissertations about: "Walking"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 427 swedish dissertations containing the word Walking.
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6. Quadruped robot control and variable leg transmissions
Abstract : The research presented in this thesis regards walking of quadruped robots, and particularly the walking of the Warp1 robot. The motivation for the robot is to provide a platform for autonomous walking in rough terrain. The thesis contains six papers ranging from development tools to actuation of robot legs. READ MORE
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7. Walking ability, balance and accidental falls in persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Abstract : By using a pragmatic paradigm, different research methodologies were employed in this thesis. MS-related symptoms may be exaggerated due to heatsensitivity and it is supposed that cooling garments relieve the symptoms. READ MORE
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8. Activity avoidance, perceived walking difficulties, and use of mobility devices in people with Parkinson's disease
Abstract : Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease that results in functional loss and disability. People with PD have an increased risk of falling, and most of their falls occur while walking. As yet, there is limited knowledge concerning activity avoidance due to perceived risk of falling in people with PD. READ MORE
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9. Patients' experiences in the self-management of diabetes mellitus : walking a fine line
Abstract : This study focuses on how diabetic patients manage to handle their disease,what has facilitated and what has impaired that process.The approach was to use a qualitative method as to enable the researcher to fathom the patients' point of view and to highlight their own experiences. READ MORE
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10. "Walking in the Spirit" : The Complexity of Belonging in Two Pentecostal Churches in Durban, South Africa
Abstract : Drawing on anthropological fieldwork carried out in the two Pentecostal congregations Red Hill and Olive Tree in Durban, South Africa, this dissertation discusses the complexity of the experience of belonging among the members. Red Hill is a ‘coloured’ congregation, while Olive Tree is ‘white’; a fact that in present-day South Africa still is of significance for the experience of belonging. READ MORE