Sökning: "mental arithmetic"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden mental arithmetic.

1. 1. Mental Stress and Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation

   Författare :Kristina Johansson; Sverker Jern; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Mental stress; endothelium; adrenoceptor blockade; catecholamine; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

   Sammanfattning : The endothelium plays an important part in blood flow regulation by producing the vasodilatory substance nitric oxide (NO). Various studies have shown that commonly accepted risk factors for coronary heart disease, such as hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking and mental stress impair endothelium-derived vasodilation by the NO-pathway. LÄS MER

3. 2. Cognitive strategies in simple addition and subtraction : Process models based on analyses of response latencies and retrospective verbal reports

   Författare :Maj-Lene Hedenborg; Stellan Ohlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognition; mental arithmetic; addition; subtraction; process models; response latencies; verbal reports; errors; psykologi; Psychology;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to explore cognitive processes used by children and adults when solving simple arithmetic problems, and to develop process models for describing these processes. The studies in the thesis were based mainly on analyses of response latencies and retrospective verbal reports, separately and in combination. LÄS MER

4. 3. Cardiovascular risk factors and endothelium-dependent vasodilation

   Författare :Mahziar D. Sarabi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Endothelium; aging; metabolic factors; smoking; stress; mixed meal; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Internal Medicine; invärtesmedicin;

   Sammanfattning : The vascular endothelium is a major modulator of vascular structur and function. This thesisincludes clinical studies investigating the associations between cardiovascular risk factors andendothelium-dependent vasodilation (EDV) in the human forearm vascular bed. LÄS MER

5. 4. Innerlighetens tid : En sociologisk undersökning av intimitet och senmodernitet

   Författare :Jessica Mjöberg; Elisabet Näsman; Jukka Gronow; Thomas Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intimacy; Sociality; Late Modernity; Contemporary Society; Sociology; Social Psychology; Intimitet; Socialitet; Senmodernitet; Nutida västerländska samhället; Sociologi; Socialpsykologi; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Sammanfattning : Due to a recent increase in usage of the concept of intimacy within social scientific research, the overarching aim of this work is to investigate its meaning and significance in contemporary social life. The first part of the thesis reviews research on intimacy. LÄS MER

7. 5. Världsmaskinen. Emanuel Swedenborgs naturfilosofi

   Författare :David Dunér; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christopher Polhem; Charles XII; hydrodynamics; technology; optics; acoustics; mechanics; space; theology; number systems; neurology; iatromechanics; body and soul; infinity; mineralogy; cosmology; matter theory; perception; analogy; metaphors; cognition; 18th century Swedish history; philosophy of science; philosophy of religion; mechanical philosophy; philosophy; geometry; mathematics; history of science; Emanuel Swedenborg 1688–1772 ; natural philosophy; History of philosophy; history of ideas; Filosofins historia; idéhistoria; History of science; Vetenskapshistoria;

   Sammanfattning : The Swedish natural philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) thought in his early scientific career that the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. The work presented here is a study of his mechanistic worldview and metaphorical way of thinking up to the year 1734, examining most of his fields of interest, from geometry and metaphysics to technology and mining engineering. LÄS MER