Sökning: "objective effectiveness"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 186 avhandlingar innehållade orden objective effectiveness.

  1. 21. Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Heat Transfer related to Gas Turbine Applications

    Författare :Safeer Hussain; Värmeöverföring; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; heat transfer; obstacle; vortex generator; pin fins; endwall; Nusselt number; thermal performance; film cooling effectiveness; contouring;

    Sammanfattning : Gas turbines are broadly used in aerospace and marine propulsion and power production etc.Investigation of heat transfer in gas turbines is a long-lasting and still an active subject ofresearch due to its tremendous importance. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Fusion for chronic low back pain. Treatment effects, complications and cost-effectiveness. The Swedish lumbar spine study

    Författare :Peter Fritzell; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Chronic low back pain is rarely fatal or completely cured but constitutes a considerable suffering from those afflicted by it. When conservative treatment fails, lumbar fusion may occasionally be performed in order to reduce pain and decrease disability. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Cost-effectiveness analysis of an mHealth application (SMART4MD) and analysis of the effect of dialysis treatments on labor market outcomes : Health technology assessment of two treatment methods

    Författare :Zartashia Ghani; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged; Cost-benefit analysis; Gerontechnology; Telemedicine; Elderly; Mobile application; mHealth; Mobile health;

    Sammanfattning : Health Technology Assessment is an important factor for decision making in the healthcare sector in Sweden. It helps to curtail the rising costs associated with the healthcare sector and aids in the efficient allocation of scarce public health resources. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Telephone support for smoking cessation : the Swedish example

    Författare :Tanja Tomson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Quitline; smoking cessation; cost-effectiveness; withdrawal; symptoms; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Tobacco is a major public health problem that needs to be addressed. The Swedish quitline is a telephone-based free-of-charge tobacco cessation service. Objective: To study the effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of the Swedish quitline. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Towards cost-effective tuberculosis control in the Western Cape of South Africa : intervention study involving lay health workers on agricultural farms

    Författare :Marina Clarke; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Agriculture; Community Health Worker CHW ; Cost-effectiveness; Directly Observed Treatment DOT ; Directly Observed Treatment Choice; Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS ; Farming; Farmers; Farm Dwellers; Farm workers; Farm Health; Lay Health Worker LHW ; Tuberculosis TB ; and Randomised Control Trial RCT ;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: At the request of the fanning community, the local public health authority in a tuberculosis (TB) high-burdened area implemented a farm-based lay health worker (LHW) project focusing on TB control. This project achieved a significantly better (15%) treatment adherence rate among adult TB patients. LÄS MER