Essays about: "medical history"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 77 essays containing the words medical history.

1. 11. Exploring Patient Classification Based on Medical Records : The case of implant bearing patients

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Artificiell intelligens och integrerade datorsystem

   Author : Benjamin Danielsson; [2022]
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   Abstract : In this thesis, the application of transformer-based models on the real-world task of identifying patients as implant bearing is investigated. The task is approached as a classification task and five transformer-based models relying on the BERT architecture are implemented, along with a Support Vector Machine (SVM) as a baseline for comparison. READ MORE

3. 12. Smile and Waive? A critical case study of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 products using World-Systems Theory and Realism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : David Alexanderson; [2022]
   Keywords : World-Systems Theory; Marxist-Realism; COVID-19; Health Equity; TRIPS waiver; Intellectual Property; Core-periphery division; World Trade Organization; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest health crises in modern history. Increasing production of all relevant medical goods and ensuring their equitable distribution has been argued as a necessity to contain the pandemic, which led to the South African and Indian delegation in the TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization to propose the implementation of a TRIPS waiver to ensure that intellectual property does not pose a barrier to increased production. READ MORE

4. 13. Power Structures in the Age of Sanatoria : A digital examination of historical patient experience in Mörsil, Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Elin Hansson; [2022]
   Keywords : Sanatoriums LCSH ; Patient satisfaction LCSH ; Tuberculosis patients’ writings LCSH ; Tuberculosis--History LCSH ; Archival Materials--Digitization LCSH .; Sanatorier; Patientupplevelse; Tuberkulos; Digitalisering.;

   Abstract : Introduction. This thesis examines historical patients’ experiences of staying in sanatoria in Mörsil, Sweden, with a special focus on power structures within the institution. READ MORE

5. 14. Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Hidden Gut Resistome and Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales Colonizing the Intestinal Tract of Swiss Expatriates

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Pablo Porragas Paseiro; [2022]
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   Abstract : A study following long-term residents from countries with low prevalence of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales residing in countries with high prevalence has never been done before at this scale. In this ongoing work, we analyzed the epidemiology and risk factors for colonization with multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales in 57 Swiss embassy employees and expatriates stationed worldwide by administering a questionnaire to establish facets of participants' diet, lifestyle, and medical history. READ MORE

6. 15. Medical Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf- Could health collaboration improve intergovernmental relations and public health in the Gulf- region?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Louise Burenby; [2022]
   Keywords : Public Health; Medical Diplomacy; Health Diplomacy; Global Health Diplomacy; International Relations; Conflict Resolution; Persian Gulf; Middle East; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Introduction: International cooperation is essential for public health, as countries need to access medical equipment, combat health crises, and strengthen health capacities. Medical Diplomacy is a concept and practices that combines the goals of improving intergovernmental relations and health, by initiating and facilitating intergovernmental health cooperation. READ MORE