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  1. 1. Predictive MR Image Generation for Alzheimer’s Disease and Normal Aging Using Diffeomorphic Registration

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

    Author : Yuqi Zheng; [2023]
    Keywords : Medical Image Generation; Brain Aging; Diffeomorphic Registration; AlzheimerŠs Disease; Medicinsk bildgenerering; Åldrande av hjärnan; DiffeomorĄsk registrering; Alzheimers sjukdom;

    Abstract : Alzheimer´s Disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of dementia, signifying a progressive and degenerative brain disorder that causes cognitive function deterioration including memory loss, communication difficulties, impaired judgment, and changes in behavior and personality. Compared to normal aging, AD introduces more profound cognitive impairments and brain morphology changes. READ MORE

  3. 2. In Search of a Method - How to Prospectively Recognise Drift into Failure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Pieter Schaap; [2022]
    Keywords : Drift into failure; Organisational drift; Practical drift; Societal drift; Risk perception; Dynamic Risk Model; Prospectively; Retrospect; Hindsight; Foresight; Local rationale; Collective memory; FLMU06; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The concept of this research is that by applying the proposed method, the trajectory of drift into failure can be made visible. The method itself consists of two sequential steps. For research purposes a third step is added. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of factors that might affect the grading of heart murmurs in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emilia Horn; [2022]
    Keywords : murmur grading; grading of heart murmurs; factors impacting murmur grading; utility of murmur grading scales; myxomatous mitral valve disease; MMVD; dog;

    Abstract : Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is the most common heart disease in dogs. The first sign of MMVD is usually a heart murmur, which most commonly is detected before clinical signs of the disease potentially develop. The preclinical period of MMVD is usually long and can be prolonged with medical treatment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Comparing forecast combinations to traditional time series forcasting models : An application into Swedish public opinion

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Hamberg; [2022]
    Keywords : statistics; forecast; election; polls; ARIMA; exponential smoothing; forecast combinations;

    Abstract : The objective of this paper is to retrospectively evaluate forecast models for polling data, to be used prospectively for the Swedish general election in 2022. One of the simplest ways of forecasting an election result is through opinion polls, and using the latest observation as the forecast. READ MORE

  6. 5. Workplace violence and its association with sleep disturbances in the Swedish working population

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Meike Heming; [2020]
    Keywords : sleep disturbances; workplace violence; threats of violence; occupational stress; work environment;

    Abstract : Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between workplace violence and sleep disturbances in the Swedish working population, and to estimate potential dose-response relationships. Methods: Data were derived from two waves (2014 and 2016) of the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (n=9364). READ MORE