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2. 1. Children in the Radiology Department : a study of anxiety, pain, distress and verbal interaction

   Author : Berit Björkman; Karin Enskär; Kerstin Öhrling; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : Children; radiography; experiences; anxiety; pain; distress; verbal interaction; examination;

   Abstract : This dissertation focuses on children’s experiences of going through an acute radiographic examination due to a suspected fracture. The findings from interviews with children aged 3-15 years showed anxiety, pain and distress to be a concern in conjunction with an examination (Paper I). READ MORE

4. 2. Implicit and explicit norm in contemporary Russian verbal stress

   Author : Elisabeth Marklund Sharapova; Sven Gustavsson; Ludmila Ferm; Lars Steensland; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Slavic and Baltic languages - general; language norm; implicit norm; explicit norm; language normativisation; language normalisation; codification; Russian; stress; verbal stress; accentology; orthoepy; Slaviska och baltiska språk - allmänt; Slavic languages; Slaviska språk; Slaviska språk; Slavic Languages;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate norm in contemporary Russian verbal stress. In a first step the concept of norm is explored. It is shown that the criteria generally used in Russian for defining norm (correspondence to the language system, usage and authority/tradition/necessity) are not applied strictly. READ MORE

5. 3. Towards a semantics of linguistic time : exploring some basic time concepts with special reference to English and Krio

   Author : Johan Nordlander; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English; Krio; distinction; tense; temporality; mood; modality; aspect; aspectuality; nucleus; dynamicity; verbal constituency; verbal situation; phase; stative; state; processive; process; eventive; event; telic; bounded; Kreolspråk; Sierra Leone; Krio språk ; syntax; Västafrika;

   Abstract : Using English and the West-African creole language Krio as the objects of investigation, this study proposes an analysis in which verbs and the paradigms pertaining to verbs are conceived of as being the only direct carriers of linguistic time encoding. The fundamental assumption is that nominals encode substance, be it concrete or abstract, and that verbals encode abstract substance with time. READ MORE

6. 4. Variations in Functional Lateralization

   Author : Peter E Wendt; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; posterior association cortex; prefrontal; DLPFC; regional cerebral blood flow; normal subjects; lateralization; asymmetry; performance; creativity; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; cognitive; ethanol; activation; visual stimulation; functional; verbal; divergent; spatial; Neurologi; neurofysiologi; neuropsykologi;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to study asymmetric activation of the neocortex in normal subjects, using the rCBF technique and different cognitive tasks. The aim was also to study individual and group variations of asymmetric activation, as well as factors pertaining to these variations. The thesis is based on four investigations. READ MORE

7. 5. The experience of meaning in the care of patients in the terminal stage of dementia of the Alzheimer type : interpretation of non-verbal communication and ethical demands

   Author : Kenneth Asplund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; ethics; facial expression; feeding; meaning; non-verbal communication; nursing; Demens; Alzheimers sjukdom;

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