Essays about: "TBI"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the word TBI.

1. 11. Are athletes active in high-contact sports at risk of impaired executive functioning? A quasi-experimental study on competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Candice Cattaneo; [2021]
   Keywords : High-contact sports; executive functioning; repetitive head injury; concussion; fullkontaktsport; exekutiva funktioner; upprepade huvudskador; hjärnskakning;

   Abstract : The study of high-contact sport athletes and the implications of repetitive head injury (RHI) associated with these sports has been at the forefront of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research for the last decade. The present study represents a quasi-experimental study exploring whether an experimental group (N=39) consisting of amateur and professional competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes differ in three operations of executive functioning ability (shifting, updating and inhibition) when compared to a control group (N=44) of non-contact sports athletes. READ MORE

3. 12. Analysis and reconstruction of head kinematics during accidents in fast alpine skiing disciplines : Experimental research about the accuracy and drawbacks associated with a video analysis tool

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Nicolo Dall'Acqua; [2021]
   Keywords : Alpine Skiing; Helmet; Impacts; Kinematics; Safety; TBI; Alpin skidåkning; Hjälm; Kollisioner; Kinematik; Säkerhet; TBI;

   Abstract : Head injuries caused by impacts are among the most critical and dangerous types of accidents that can occur while practising sports. Alpine skiing is one of the activities with the highest incidence of head injuries. READ MORE

4. 13. Wireless Sensor System for Monitoring Sportsmen Exposed to Hazardous Concussions

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för tillämpad signalbehandling

   Author : Alper Idrisoglu; [2019]
   Keywords : Concussion; g-Force; Impact detection; Ice Hockey; Real-time; Sensor; Web Socket; Wireless;

   Abstract : Sport-related Traumatic Brain injuries (TBI) are a major problem in ice hockey. Reports show that it occurs 160 concussion per 1000 hours of play time and 4.6% of head injuries leads to a concussion in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 14. Weight losses of Green tea and Rooibos tea in an aquatic environment : The importance of leaching when estimating decomposition rates

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)

   Author : Johannes Edwartz; [2018]
   Keywords : TBI; Tea bag index; tea bag; leaching; weight loss; green tea; rooibos tea; decomposition; aquatic environment; Urlakning; viktförlust; tepåse; grönt te; rooibos te; nedbrytning; akvatisk miljö;

   Abstract : Leaching is one of the major processes occurring when organic litter is decomposed and is often completed within a few days when litter enters aquatic environments. It is important that leaching is addressed when studying microbial and invertebrate decomposition rates in order to avoid overestimations. READ MORE

6. 15. Cognitive & academic function after Traumatic Brain Injury in school aged children: Documen-tation within medical and school records on problems and recommended support : A Systematic Review

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, CHILD

   Author : Kudzai Ruhukwa; [2018]
   Keywords : systematic literature review; cognitive functioning; traumatic brain injury TBI ; medical records; school records;

   Abstract : Background: Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been identified as a crucial public concern, causing interrup-tion in children’s cognitive development, sometimes resulting in permanent impairment or even death. Hence documen-tation in health and school records regarding their functioning or environmental restrictions post injury, seems vital for the facilitation of communication between a child’s systematic and ongoing environment. READ MORE