Sökning: "Responsiveness"
Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 447 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Responsiveness.
21. Self-efficacy of knee function in patients with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury
Sammanfattning : Abstract Self-efficacy of knee function in patients with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury The overall purpose of this thesis was to investigate the clinical relevance of perceived self-efficacy of knee function among patients with an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. Study 1: The purpose was to develop an instrument for measuring perceived self-efficacy of knee function in patients with an ACL injury. LÄS MER
22. On Consumed Democracy : The Expansion of Consumer Choice, Its Causal Effects on Political Engagement, and Its Implications for Democracy
Sammanfattning : This is a thesis about expansions of consumer choice, their causal effects on political engagement, and the democratic implications that follow. For material and ideological reasons alike, consumer choices have expanded over the last decades and are likely to become even more present in citizens’ lives in the future. LÄS MER
23. Parenting stress : Conceptual and methodological issues
Sammanfattning : High parenting stress has been connected with negative consequences for both parent and child. The aim of the present thesis was to examine factors contributing to high stress, and to develop a psychometrically sound, reliable, and valid instrument for measuring parenting stress. LÄS MER
24. Airway responsiveness and exhaled nitric oxide : Studies in asthma and Sjögren's syndrome
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, four different types of provocation agents: methacholine, adenosine, cold air and mannitol were used to study different aspects of the airway responsiveness profile in asthma and Sjögren's syndrome. Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) and markers of eosinophil activation, serum eosinophil peroxidase (S-EPO) and eosinophil cationic protein (S-ECP) were measured. LÄS MER
25. Responsiveness of human circulating phagocytes in relation to the inflammatory condition
Sammanfattning : In the early stages of the inflammatory process, monocytes and granulocytes constitute important effector cells that must function correctly in order to clear infection. By activating leukocytes in vitro it is possible to mimic the in vivo activation of these cells and study their activation potential. LÄS MER