Essays about: "health volunteer"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words health volunteer.

  1. 16. The experience of tooth loss and the need for oral public health work in a rural part of Zimbabwe

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Odontologiska fakulteten (OD)

    Author : Ida Hedberg; Anna Kristoffersson; [2015]
    Keywords : Dentistry; Zimbabwe; public health; tooth loss;

    Abstract : Att förlora tänder kan ha en stor inverkan på en människas liv. Syftet med denna studie var dels att undersöka hur människor, som söker tandvård på en volontärklinik i Zimbabwe, upplever att förlora sina tänder. Studien berör även vilken effekt detta har på deras liv. READ MORE

  3. 17. Quantification of Fatty Acid Composition Using MRI: Comparison of Accuracy at 1.5, 3 and 7 T

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Lena Trinh; [2013]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : The increasing prevalence of obesity and obesity related diseases in this modern world has resulted in a lot of research in the area of water-fat separation with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Since the introduction of the two-point Dixon technique, this area of research has expanded and relationships have been discovered between fat content and fatty acid (FA) composition, and diseases such as diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. READ MORE

  4. 18. Analysis of biodiversity spatial patterns across multiple taxa, in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Manon Marcon; [2013]
    Keywords : Sweden; protected areas; Shannon Index; species richness; geographic information system; biodiversity; physical geography; geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : L?objectif de cet article est dans un premier temps d?analyser la r�partition de la biodiversit� de diff�rents groupes taxonomiques terrestres, � l?�chelle des municipalit�s su�doises. Et dans un deuxi�me temps d?analyser la localisation des aires prot�g�es afin de comparer leur distribution spatiale avec nos r�sultats de biodiversit�. READ MORE

  5. 19. Once experienced, never ignored active learning as a tool for behavior change : a case study of world wide opportunities on organic farms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Margaret Melin; [2012]
    Keywords : experiential learning; pro-environmental behavior change; active learning; 5E Learning cycle model; world wide opportunities of organic farms; WWOOF; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The health of the environment is not a pressing issue for many, or if it is, this concern is not always reflected in their behavior. How can greater pro-environmental behavior be encouraged in individuals? This study seeks to understand if an active learning experience can be used as a tool to enhance pro-environmental behavior. READ MORE

  6. 20. Volunteer motivation in Vancouver's Green Streets Program

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Ingrid Kristensson; [2011]
    Keywords : urban horticulture; volunteers; user participation; public space; community gardens; motivation; meeting; traffic circles; streets; street gardens; flower gardens;

    Abstract : Volunteers create and maintain over 350 flower gardens in traffic circles and corner bulges in the streets of Vancouver. Vancouver´s Green Streets Program is run by the City of Vancouver and started initially because citizens were asking for it.In-depth interviews were conducted with twelve gardeners in their gardens. READ MORE