Search for dissertations about: "referents"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 85 swedish dissertations containing the word referents.

  2. 1. Representing discourse referents in speech and gesture

    Author : Sandra Debreslioska; Språkinlärning; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; discourse; gestures; bimodal reference; narrative; German; cohesion; speech-gesture co-expressivity; speech-gesture relationship; language production; language perception; elicitation task; reaction time experiment; psycholinguistics;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the way that speech and gestures are used together to represent referents in discourse. The starting point is the generally acknowledged observation that gestures are a constitutive part of language (Kendon, 2004; McNeill, 1992). READ MORE

  4. 2. Musculoskeletal Disorders among Farmers and Referents, with Special Reference to Occurence, Health Care Utilization and Etiological Factors : A Population-based Study

    Author : Sara Holmberg; Kurt Svärdsudd; Anders Thelin; Anders Håkansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; farmers; agriculture; rural; musculoskeletal disorders; sick leave; low back pain; hip problems; physical workload; psychosocial factors; lifestyle; comorbidity; work-related fever attacks; epidemiology; etiology; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin;

    Abstract : Objectives. To study the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among farmers as compared to rural referents and to evaluate the effects of physical work exposures, psychosocial factors, lifestyle and comorbidity.Material and methods. A cross-sectional population-based survey of 1013 farmers and 769 matched referents was performed. READ MORE

  5. 3. Acute low-back pain : a randomised controlled trial of sick-listed patients, with emphasis on co-morbidity, clinical outcome, predictors and costs

    Author : Thanassis Seferlis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : acute low-back pain; referents; treatment; pain; disability; sick-leave; outcome predictors; costs;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to evaluate three treatment options, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 4. Electromyography and bite force studies of muscular function and dysfunction in masticatory muscles

    Author : Catharina Hagberg; []
    Keywords : Electromyography; bite force; contraction; isometric; masticatory muscles; mastication; intramuscular injections;

    Abstract : Electromyographic (EMG) activity versus bite force was studied during a gradually increased isometric contraction up to maximal effort for patients with painful masseter muscles and referents. The masseter muscle, the anterior temporal muscle and the descending part of the trapezius muscle were chosen for the recordings. READ MORE

  7. 5. Aspects of Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis : a five-year follow-up in the Swedish TIRA project

    Author : Mathilda Björk; Björn Gerdle; Ingrid Thyberg; Thomas Skogh; Klas Rikner; Karin Harms-Ringdahl; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rheumatoid arthritis RA ; disability; hand function; pain intensity; ADL; sick leave; prediction; Rheumatology; Reumatologi;

    Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive disease, often leading to disability. Because the disease course develops rapidly during the first years after diagnosis, more knowledge is needed about the early disease course to minimize later disability. READ MORE