Essays about: "anthropometric"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the word anthropometric.

1. 21. Rainfall Shocks and the Effects on Child Anthropometric Measures in Rural Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence of Gender Differences

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Margot Kurfess; Björn Wisaeus; [2016]
   Keywords : Rainfall; Gender; Income variability; Sub-Saharan Africa;

   Abstract : This paper seeks to estimate the effects of rainfall fluctuations on the anthropometric health of children under the age of five in rural Ethiopia. Our interest is to study whether boys and girls experience differential treatment in the intra-household allocation of resources towards health following rainfall shocks in the previous rainy season and whether or not children of different ages are especially sensitive. READ MORE

3. 22. Kompanjon : A walking aid for the elderly

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : Sara Flygar; Emilila Österlind; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Syftet med projektet var att ta fram ett gånghjälpmedel för äldre som reducerade risken för fall och därmed ökade personens oberoende. Detta med avseende på både design och funktion. Användare för produkten var i första hand äldre i fjärde åldern som var i behov av gånghjälpmedel som underlättar förflyttningar. READ MORE

4. 23. Relative Age Effects among Physically Active Adolescents

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Martina Eriksson; [2016]
   Keywords : Relative age effect; Adolescents; Sports;

   Abstract : Background: Studies have shown that children and adolescents who are relatively older than their younger peers have advantages in sports, partly because they are more biologically mature, a relative age effect (RAE). However the occurrence of RAE in physical performance is still somewhat unclear and more knowledge is needed. READ MORE

5. 24. Determinants of Compliance to Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy in Rural Bangladesh : Secondary Data Analysis of the MINIMat Trial

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : Janice Messick; [2015]
   Keywords : compliance; iron supplementation; pregnancy; Bangladesh;

   Abstract : Background: Although efforts to reduce iron deficiency during pregnancy have been made, programmes often struggle with their participants’ compliance and effectiveness is low. Nevertheless, there is only little information about determinants of compliance. READ MORE

6. 25. Occupant Detection System

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Bio- och miljösystemforskning (BLESS)

   Author : Frida Ohlson; Nadim Al-Mosawi; [2015]
   Keywords : Occupant; Detection; Camera analysis; Anthropometry; Human wieght; Human height;

   Abstract : The purpose of the ODS (Occupant Detection System) project is to develop a car safety camera system that is able to discriminate human occupants in order to activate safety features depending on the human size. In order to discriminate the size of an occupant anthropometric measurements need to be performed. READ MORE