Essays about: "medical term"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 125 essays containing the words medical term.

  1. 1. The association between obesity, low-grade inflammation, self-reported knee symptoms and radiographic knee osteoarthritis in individuals with knee pain : A longitudinal cohort study

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

    Author : Alma Buer; [2024]
    Keywords : osteoarthritis knee pain; artros knä smärta;

    Abstract : Abstract  Background One of the earliest signs of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is knee pain which correlates with inflammation and disease severity. Knee OA affects 260 million worldwide, and is in similarity with obesity, characterized by ongoing low-grade inflammation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Classifying femur fractures using federated learning

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

    Author : Hong Zhang; [2024]
    Keywords : Atypical femur fracture; Federated Learning; Neural Network; Classification;

    Abstract : The rarity and subtle radiographic features of atypical femoral fractures (AFF) make it difficult to distinguish radiologically from normal femoral fractures (NFF). Compared with NFF, AFF has subtle radiological features and is associated with the long-term use of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Heart rate estimation from wrist-PPG signals in activity by deep learning methods

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Marie-Ange Stefanos; [2023]
    Keywords : Deep Learning; Medical Data; Signal Processing; Heart Rate Estimation; Wrist Photoplethysmography; Djup lärning; Medicinska Data; Signalbehandling; Pulsuppskattning; Handledsfotopletysmograf;

    Abstract : In the context of health improving, the measurement of vital parameters such as heart rate (HR) can provide solutions for health monitoring, prevention and screening for certain chronic diseases. Among the different technologies for HR measuring, photoplethysmography (PPG) technique embedded in smart watches is the most commonly used in the field of consumer electronics since it is comfortable and does not require any user intervention. READ MORE

  5. 4. Changes in Organization Design Produced by Covid-19 from a Path-Dependence Perspective : A Case Study of a Medical Manufacturing Company

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Carolina Artavia Muñoz; [2023]
    Keywords : Organization Design; Black Swan Events; Path Dependence Theory; Jay Galbraith s Star Model; Covid-19; Medical Manufacturing Industry.; Organisationsdesign; svarta svan-händelser; stigberoende; Jay Galbraits Star Model; Covid-19; medicinsk tillverkningsindustri.;

    Abstract : Covid-19 brought various challenges that the world that was not fully prepared to face since 2019. The pandemic came with both health and economic repercussions, and various organizations had to adapt their Organization Design to confront these new challenges posed by this Black Swan event. READ MORE

  6. 5. Integrating web data miningand machine learningalgorithms to predict progression free survival and overall survival in multiple myeloma patients

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Yijie Zhou; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Multiple myeloma patients have highly variable progression free survival and overall survivalranging from a few weeks to more than 5 years. Stratification of these patients can help toidentify high risk patients i-e patients with short-term progression free survival and overallsurvival. READ MORE