Essays about: "coronary heart disease"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words coronary heart disease.

  1. 1. Organic waste streams in the wine industry

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Hanna Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : wine; waste; utilization; grapes; residue; pomace;

    Abstract : Today, the annual global production of grapes surpasses seventy million tonnes. Of the grapes used toward winemaking, one fourth end up as pomace. In addition to pomace, vine pruning residues, stems and wastewater sludge contribute to the immense volumes of waste that for a long time has been considered as without value. READ MORE

  3. 2. Discovery of novel biomarkers for cardiovascular disease, focus on endothelial specific proteins - a SCAPIS pilot study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

    Author : Linnea Enge; [2018]
    Keywords : applied biochemistry; tillämpad biokemi; Biology and Life Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : SCAPIS is a national project in Sweden and stands for Swedish CardioPulmonary bioImage Study. The objective of SCAPIS is to find biomarkers in order to improve the risk prediction and lower the death rate of Cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is a big health problem and is one of the main causes of death in many industrial countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Interactive Analytics and Visualization for Data Driven Calculation of Individualized COPD Risk

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Interaktiva och kognitiva system

    Author : Emil Arkstål; [2018]
    Keywords : COPD; Visualization; Big Data; Virtual Control Group;

    Abstract : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a high mortality disease, second to stroke and ischemic heart disease. This non-curable disease progressively exacerbates, leading to high personal and societal economic impact, reduced quality of life and often death. General treatment plans for COPD risk mistreating the individuals’ condition. READ MORE

  5. 4. Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Using Demographic and Clinical Data to Diagnose Heart Disease.

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

    Author : Javier Fernandez Sanchez; [2018]
    Keywords : machine learning; data science; artificial intelligence; data mining; cardiovascular disease; CVD; exploratory analysis; EDA; clinical data; support vector machines; preprocessing; decision trees; logistic regression; KNN; adaboost; xgboost; random forest; health; healthcare;

    Abstract : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity, mortality, premature death and reduced quality of life for the citizens of the EU. It has been reported that CVD represents a major economic load on health care sys- tems in terms of hospitalizations, rehabilitation services, physician visits and medication. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nudging people off of the couch. A nudge experiment on physical exercise in collaboration with SATS.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anton Goffe; Staffan Sundsmyr; [2017-07-28]
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    Abstract : In this paper we demonstrate that it is possible to increase average weekly exercise frequency by up to 9.45%, by sending the study participants e-mails. Several of the leading causes of death globally are closely linked to physical inactivity. In fact, more people die from coronary heart disease than from starvation every year. READ MORE