Essays about: "Stratification"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 151 essays containing the word Stratification.

  1. 16. Feasibility of quantitative 99mTc-DPD scintigraphy SPECT/CT for assessing the burden of ATTR cardiac amyloidosis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Radiofysik

    Author : Sajad Kadhim Khalaf; [2023]
    Keywords : QSPECT; Amyloidosis; ATTR; LVMI; Recovery Coefficient; SUV; Calibration;

    Abstract : Background: Amyloid transthyretin (ATTR) cardiomyopathy is caused by the deposition of misfolded proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, in the myocardium. Quantitative Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (QSPECT) utilizing 99mTc-DPD scintigraphy has the potential to assess ATTR-suspected cardiac amyloidosis (CA). READ MORE

  2. 17. Education and Economy in Japan: Overeducation, Anxiety, Unhappiness and Low Productivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Tianqi Liu; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The thesis reviews research about economic impact of education and overeducation, and also researches about education, inequality and suicide in Japan. The thesis describes Thurow’s job competition model, Spence’s job market signaling model and Tsang and Levin’s production model. READ MORE

  3. 18. The Kayamandi Children’s Possibilities and Conditions for Digital Learning : An Ethnographic Minor Field Study Investigating the Digital Learning and Edtech Opportunities for the Primary School Children Living in a South African Township

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

    Author : Lovisa Vitus; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital learning; digitalisation; digital literacy; edtech; technology adoption; social stratification; Digitalt lärande; digitalisering; digital kompetens; edtech; teknikantagande; social stratifiering;

    Abstract : The educational system is going through a rapid shift towards digital learning, a phenomenon happening all over the world. This thesis examines the possibilities and conditions for digital learning amongst primary school children living in the township Kayamandi in Stellenbosch, South Africa. READ MORE

  4. 19. COVID-19 Restrictions on The Older Adults in Sweden and The Role Played By Social Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden : A study on How the Older Adults in Sweden Experienced The COVID-19 Restrictions Imposed on Them by Swedish Health Agency

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Socialt arbete

    Author : Samuel Egbe Asp; Ayodele Festus Famurewa; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Loneliness; Social Isolation; Restrictions; Social Distancing; Gerontology; Older adult; social work; Ageism; Stratification; coping; resilience; crisis intervention.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how older adults were affected by the COVID-19 restrictions that were put in place by the Swedish Health Authority during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect them and the roles played by social workers during the pandemic. A qualitative study was conducted whereby two older adults aged seventy and two practising professional workers were interviewed, and their responses analyzed using thematic analysis. READ MORE

  5. 20. Methane Sulphonic Acid in East Antarctic Coastal Firn and Ice Cores and Its Relationship with Chlorophyll-a and Sea Ice Extent in the Southern Ocean

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Emma Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : methane sulphonic acid; firn cores; sea ice proxy; marine primary productivity; Fimbul Ice Shelf; Dronning Maud Land; metansulfonsyra; firnkärnor; havsis-proxy; marin primärproduktion; Fimbulisen; Dronning Maud Land;

    Abstract : The seasonal retreat of sea ice in the austral spring and summer around Antarctica has a significant effect on phytoplankton activity, mainly due to light availability, meltwater input of dissolved iron, and surface water stratification. Phytoplankton produce dimethylsulfoniopropionate, the precursor to the climate-cooling gas dimethyl sulphide, which is ventilated to the atmosphere and oxidised to methane sulphonic acid (MSA). READ MORE