Search for dissertations about: "department of anatomy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words department of anatomy.
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1. Studies on Fantasmical Anatomies
Abstract : Studies on Fantasmical Anatomies is an ongoing transdisciplinary artistic research, which encompasses the spectrum of experiences and practices that I have developed as a choreographer, dancer and Feldenkrais practitioner. My interest in anatomy and somatic practices grew out of multiple shoulder dislocations. READ MORE
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2. Influences of in vivo and in vitro loading on the proteoglycan synthesis of articular cartilage chondrocytes
Abstract : In this study, the biosynthesis of proteoglycans (PGs) was examined in articular cartilage of canine hip joint after long-distance running experiment and in bovine chondrocyte cultures during in vitro loading with hydrostatic pressure. In addition, new assays were developed for more sensitive quantitation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and PGs. READ MORE
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3. Cervical Spine Injuries - Numerical Analyses and Statistical Survey
Abstract : Injuries to the neck, or cervical region, are very importantsince there is a potential risk of damage to the spinal cord.Any neck injury can have devastating if not life threateningconsequences. READ MORE
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4. Learning across paradigms : towards an understanding of the development of medical teaching practice
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how educational developers can work strategically with change to develop quality in higher education institutions in general and in medical education in particular. The thesis addresses the challenges faced by educational developers when introducing concepts that may challenge not only individuals’ but also the epistemological assumptions of different groups within different disciplines of how we learn, what constitutes knowledge and how we can explore reality. READ MORE
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5. Late Quaternary climate and environmental change in the summer rainfall region of South Africa : A study using trees and wetland peat cores as natural archives
Abstract : This thesis contributes with information on past climate and environmental changes in South Africa’s summer rainfall region. The study is based on multi-proxy analyses on wetland peat cores and analyses of stable isotope composition (δ13C, δ18O) and wood anatomy in cross sections from subtropical trees (Breonadia salicina). READ MORE