Search for dissertations about: "calming"

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

  2. 1. Langerhans cell histiocytosis : detection, monitoring and pathophysiology

    Author : Ulrika Calming; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : LCH; detection; monitoring; cytokines;

    Abstract : Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease that may occur at any age but mainly affects children. Clonally expanded Langerhans cells together with lymphocytes, eosinophils and macrophages form destructive granulomatous lesions in many various organs. The etiology and pathophysiology of the disease still remain elusive. READ MORE

  4. 2. On the Relations between Driving Patterns, Exhaust Emissions and Network Characteristics in Urban Driving

    Author : Lena Smidfelt-Rosqvist; Trafik och väg; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; traffic calming; intersections; driving adaptation; speed limits; Road transport technology; driving behaviour; Vägtransportteknik; overall effects; trip-long; non-local effects;

    Abstract : The planning and design of street networks in cities influence driving behaviour and give rise to variations in driving patterns (i.e., speed and acceleration profiles) that affect exhaust emissions and fuel consumption. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Taizhou Movement : Being Mindful in Sixteenth Century China

    Author : Johanna Lidén; Olof Sundqvist; Roger Greatrex; Joachim Gentz; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Taizhou movement; Confucianism; Neo-Confucianism; Wang Gen; religious ideas; religious praxis; self-respect; self-protection; calming the mind; Wang Yangming; Buddhism; Yan Jun; Daoism; He Xinyin; Luo Rufang; religious persecution; History of Religion; religionshistoria;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to define and analyze the religious ideas, praxis and organizations of the Taizhou movement using the earliest sources from the Ming dynasty. The Taizhou movement originated with a salt merchant named Wang Gen (1483–1541), who became a disciple of the well-known Neo-Confucian philosopher Wang Yangming (1472–1529). READ MORE

  6. 4. Allopregnanolone and mood : studies of postmenopausal women during treatment with progesterone

    Author : Lotta Andréen; Torbjörn Bäckström; Viveca Odlind; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Obstetrics and gynaecology; Progesterone; Allopregnanolone; GABA; mood; bimodal; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar;

    Abstract : Introduction. Allopregnanolone and pregnanolone (neuroactive metabolites of progesterone) act as positive modulators of the GABAA receptor system which is the major inhibitory system in CNS. Contradictory results on the effect of GABAA receptor modulators are reported. READ MORE

  7. 5. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department : Culture, Waiting, and Outcomes of Efficiency and Quality

    Author : Lena Burström; Mats Enlund; Marie-Louise Engström; maaret Castrén; Eldar Søreide; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Emergency department; physician; triage; teamwork; HSOPS; grounded theory; waiting; patient safety; culture; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate patient safety in the emergency department (ED) and to determine whether this varies according to patient safety culture, waiting, and outcomes of efficiency and quality variables.I: Patient safety culture was described in the EDs of two different hospitals before and after a quality improvement project. READ MORE