Sökning: "Charles Newton"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Charles Newton.

  1. 1. The Burden of Epilepsy : using population-based data to define the burden and model a cost-effective intervention for the treatment of epilepsy in rural South Africa

    Författare :Ryan G Wagner; Lars Lindholm; Lars Forsgren; Charles Newton; Andrea Winkler; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Africa; epilepsy; incidence; mortality; cause of death; disability-adjusted life years; out-of-pocket; costs; health care utilization; treatment cascade; adherence; intervention; economic evaluation; community health worker;

    Sammanfattning : Rationale Epilepsy is a common, chronic, neurological condition that disproportionately affects individuals living in low- and middle- income countries, including much of sub-Saharan Africa. Epilepsy is treatable, with the majority of individuals who take anti-epileptic drugs experiencing a reduction, or elimination, of seizures. LÄS MER

  3. 2. CONTRIBUTION TO QUANTITATIVE MICROWAVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

    Författare :Tommy Henriksson; Ylva Bäcklund; Magnus Otterskog; Hans Sköld; Jean-Charles Bolomey; Nadine Joachimowicz; Alain Joisel; Paul M. Meaney; Christian Pichot; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Quantitative Microwave Imaging. Inverse Problems; Nonliear Inverse Scattering; Diffraction Tomography; Breast Tumor Detection; Biomedical Imaging; Mammography; Calibration; Modeling; Planar 2.45 GHz Microwave Camera; Robot-based flexible multi-frequency data acquisition; Electrophysics; Elektrofysik; Elektronik; Electronics;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation presents a contribution to quantitative microwave imaging for breast tumor detection. The study made in the frame of a joint supervision Ph.D. thesis between University Paris-SUD 11 (France) and Mälardalen University (Sweden), has been conducted through two experimental microwave imaging setups, the existing 2. LÄS MER