Essays about: "critical dementia"

Found 5 essays containing the words critical dementia.

  1. 1. Bridging Nature and Care : nurturing Individuals with Dementia in a Residential Care Facility in Denmark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Mia Therese Trnka; [2024]
    Keywords : quality Evaluation Tool; nature-based care culture; principal Model of Four Zones of Contact with the Outdoors; nature-based dementia care; key-players in nature-based care cultures; healthcare professionals; supporting environments in residential care facilities; nature-based interventions;

    Abstract : The global demographic shift towards an aging population, with a projected 22% of the world over 60 by 2050, presents a significant challenge because of the soaring rates of dementia, carrying profound economic, political, and social consequences. Research emphasizes the potential of naturebased interventions in improving the well-being of individuals with dementia. READ MORE

  3. 2. “Excuse me, I am still here” : Designing for the Wellbeing of People With Dementia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Rosemary Andrade Lima Nerell; [2023]
    Keywords : dementia; wellbeing; design; interaction qualities; critical dementia; ECD; design; meaning-making; media and technology;

    Abstract : A growing number of studies have been addressing the use of technology in dementia care. As traditional views of society focus mostly on the symptomatic aspects of dementia, the use of technology is limited to people’s impairments. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sex-specific pathological response to Traumatic Brain Injury

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

    Author : Christopher Fry; [2022]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of leading causes of death in the world; survivors commonly exhibit behavioural changes and neurocognitive defects in the long-term. Following TBI, rapid changes in the neurovascular unit (NVU) occur as the permeability of the blood brain barrier (BBB) increases and cerebral blood flow (CBF) becomes dysregulated. READ MORE

  5. 4. Visual Transformers for 3D Medical Images Classification: Use-Case Neurodegenerative Disorders

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Pooriya Khorramyar; [2022]
    Keywords : Artificial intelligence; Explainable AI; Machine learning; Deep learning; Computer vision; Vision Transformer; Visual Transformer; ViT; Convolutional Neural Network; CNN; Neurodegenerative disorder; Mild cognitive impairment; Alzheimer s disease; Fluorodeoxyglucose; 18F-FDG; Positron Emission Tomography; PET; Brain; Brain scan;

    Abstract : A Neurodegenerative Disease (ND) is progressive damage to brain neurons, which the human body cannot repair or replace. The well-known examples of such conditions are Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), which affect millions of lives each year. READ MORE

  6. 5. Agent-Based Argumentative Diagnostic Reasoning in Dementia

    University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Johan Rokka; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the development of a source-based argumentation dialogue system in the medical domain of dementia. Its aim is to enable a physician and a computer agent to establish the presence or absence of a dementia condition or diagnoses for a specific patient. READ MORE