Essays about: "body and health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 702 essays containing the words body and health.

  1. 1. Association of Height, Weight, and Hand Grip Strength with Body Composition in Individuals with Spondylarthritis

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Habeeb Ololade; [2024]
    Keywords : BMI; Hand Grip Strength; Spondylarthritis; Body composition;

    Abstract : Abstract  Background: Body composition is an important health parameter in several disease conditions, e.g., the inflammatory back disease spondylarthritis (SpA). Body mass index (BMI) is the most common anthropometric body composition assessment but has several limitations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Digital transformation in the healthcare sector: Drivers for adoption of digital healthcare technologies

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Fredrik Johansson; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : Technology adoption; Healthcare sector; Drivers; Barriers; Digital transformation;

    Abstract : The study explores factors that drive the adoption of digital healthcare technologies. In venturing into this emerging domain of research the study attempts to answer the following research question: What drives the adoption of digital technologies in healthcare?. READ MORE

  4. 3. Competition and Physician Turnover: Evidence from Swedish Primary Care Units

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : BELIT AY; [2023-10-10]
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    Abstract : The Swedish government has over the years implemented several reforms to improve health care system and ensure continuity of care. One of the reforms, The Act on Free Choice, was implemented between 2007 and 2010 providing patients a free choice to choose a provider and private providers to freely enter the market; thereby, increasing the competition among providers. READ MORE

  5. 4. BODY NORMATIVITY AND THE HYPER(IN)VISIBILITY OF ABJECT BODIES Living with Oppression in the Body Liberation Movement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Kristin Binder; [2023-04-06]
    Keywords : Hyper in visibility; body normativity; oppression; intersectionality; transgender; disability; fatness; body liberation movement; resistance;

    Abstract : In feminist studies that attempt to theorize embodiment, fat bodies have largely been ignored and excluded from research even though scientific knowledge on weight-based stigma and discrimination shows the importance of studying fatphobia as a system of oppression. Hence, this thesis provides an analysis on the lived experience of fat bodies in relation to body normativity and visibility politics. READ MORE

  6. 5. Decoding Hormone Interactions: Investigating Health Status Using Hormone Signatures in Blood

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Stina Brunell; Elis Pettersson Gradin; Victor Englöf; Lovisa Wigertz; Embla Persson; Josephine Maglio; [2023]
    Keywords : PEA; hormone; interaction; blood; protein hormone; proteomic; disease; biomarker;

    Abstract : Hormones are integral molecules in the human body, controlling most body systems and maintaining homeostasis in the body. They function as signal molecules for communication between cells, and are often secreted by one tissue with another as target. READ MORE