Essays about: "health and diseases"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 870 essays containing the words health and diseases.

  1. 21. Self-supervised representation learning from electrocardiogram data for medical applications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Matilda Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Self-supervised learning; Deep learning; Cardiovascular disease; Electrocardiogram; ECG; SimCLR; BYOL; VICReg; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, increasing yearly. However, many abnormalities in heart cycles can be discovered and treated years before the onset of diseases. But in most societies, regular health checkups are a concept reserved for cars, not humans. READ MORE

  2. 22. Care and the Potential of Genetic Counseling: A Clinical Fieldwork

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Frederik Jacques Paulsen; [2023]
    Keywords : Medical anthropology; genetics; care; telecare; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent decades have witnessed an innovation in genetics and biomedical practices, shifting the practice from treatment to prevention. Testing healthy individuals for genetic inherited diseases has now become increasingly common, preventing potential disease by offering early screenings, medication, or potentially surgery, reducing the genetic risk from developing into disease. READ MORE

  3. 23. Sustainable utilization of waste and by-products from the meat industry

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Anton Glimåker; [2023]
    Keywords : Food waste; sustainability; protein; bioactive peptides; enzymes;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research was to summarise existing scientific literature on waste and by-products from the meat industry and suggest how the meat industry can use it in order to reduce environmental damage, increase food availability and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The report is a literature study were several databases were used. READ MORE

  4. 24. The experience of nurses providing care for puerperium women : A descriptive review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Zhu Chen; Hao Xu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: The postpartum period, or puerperium, is an extremely important processin a woman's life, leading to changes in all aspects of her life and having a significantimpact on her physical and mental health. This is also a time of very high morbidity andmortality among women. READ MORE

  5. 25. Old people's perspectives on participating in physical activities : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Lin Chen; Danni Wang; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Physical activity(PA) is any activity of skeletal muscle contracts to burncalories. Physical activity can improve the physical condition of the old people anddelay the development of some chronic diseases. But many old people are not activelyinvolved in physical activity. READ MORE