Search for dissertations about: "active aging"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 85 swedish dissertations containing the words active aging.
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16. Diet and physical activity behaviors for healthy aging
Abstract : The process of aging is characterized by physiological changes in various body systems and biological functions, that affect health and functional capacity. Adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors could be an effective, accessible, and lowcost strategy to delay age-related functional changes. READ MORE
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17. The impact of diabetes on cognitive aging and dementia
Abstract : The impact of prediabetes and diabetes on different stages of cognitive function during aging remains unclear. This thesis aimed to investigate the impact of prediabetes and of diabetes on cognitive aging—from cognitive deficits, through cognitive decline, to dementia—, explore underlying cerebral mechanisms and identify factors that may protect older adults with diabetes from dementia. READ MORE
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18. Everday life while aging with a traumatic spinal cord injury
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to develop knowledge of participation ineveryday life while aging with a traumatic spinal cord injury [SCI]. This thesis hadan explorative approach, with a mixed method design: two with a quantitativemethod and two with a qualitative method. READ MORE
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19. Iron-nitrogen containing carbon catalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells
Abstract : New solutions to efficiently convert energy are needed to mitigate global climate changes and sustain the needs of the growing population. An energy device with high potential is the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. PEM fuel cells can convert chemical energy to electrical energy with extraordinary high conversion efficiency. READ MORE
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20. Architecting Smart Home Environments for Healthcare : A Database-Centric Approach
Abstract : The development of system architectures and applications for smart homes and ambient assisted living has been the main activity of a number of academic and industrial research projects around the world. Existing system architectures for smart environments usually employ different architectural styles in a multi-layer logical architecture to support the integration and interoperation of heterogeneous hardware and software technologies, which are subsequently used to provide two major functionalities: monitoring and assistance. READ MORE