Essays about: "DOCTOR"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 154 essays containing the word DOCTOR.

  1. 16. “I Wish Everyone Would Understand How Isolating being Chronically Ill Can Be” : A Qualitative Study on Teenagers’ Experiences of Everyday Life with Dysautonomia

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

    Author : Rebecca Silva Da Cruz Tiderman; [2022]
    Keywords : Teenagers; Dysautonomia; Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome; POTS; Autonomic Nervous System; ANS; Everyday Life; Chronic Illness; Quality of Life; Illness; Doctor-Patient Relationship; Peers;

    Abstract : “Dysautonomia” or a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, affects approximately 70 million children and adults worldwide. Despite this, a small fraction of studies focus on the experiences of children and teenagers' living with conditions related to dysautonomia. READ MORE

  3. 17. On dysgraphia diagnosis support via the automation of the BVSCO test scoring : Leveraging deep learning techniques to support medical diagnosis of dysgraphia

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Riccardo Sommaruga; [2022]
    Keywords : Dysgraphia; Handwritten Text Recognition; Graphemes; Optical Character Recognition; Artificial Neural Networks; BVSCO-2; Sequence Alignment; Dysgrafi; handskriven textigenkänning; grafem; optisk teckenigenkänning; artificiella neurala nätverk; BVSCO-2; sekvensjustering;

    Abstract : Dysgraphia is a rather widespread learning disorder in the current society. It is well established that an early diagnosis of this writing disorder can lead to improvement in writing skills. READ MORE

  4. 18. Learning medical triage by using a reinforcement learning approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Niklas Sundqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : machine learning; reinforcement learning; medical triage; q-learning; deep q-learning; double deep q-learning;

    Abstract : Many emergency departments are today suffering from a overcrowding of people seeking care. The first stage in seeking care is being prioritised in different orders depending on symptoms by a doctor or nurse called medical triage. This is a cumbersome process that could be subject of automatisation. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Effect of Needle Exchange Program on HIV and Hepatitis: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Eriksson; [2022]
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    Abstract : I exploit the natural experiment in Sweden to study how needle exchange programs affect the healthcare visits of individuals that are diagnosed with HIV and hepatitis. Current studies on needle exchange programs’ effects on HIV and hepatitis are being questioned in reviews, as the current studies suffer from selection bias due to inadequate research design. READ MORE

  6. 20. Uncovering the Hidden Disease - Endometriosis Experiences Through the Documentary Lens

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Jana Raschdorf; [2022]
    Keywords : Endometriosis; troubling design; documentary film; co-design; health care;

    Abstract : This paper explores the use of documentary-style video to support and explore Troubling Design in the field of the gender biased health care system. Women have been neglected within the health care system for centuries and their physical concerns are often not taken seriously by a respective doctor. READ MORE