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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 286 uppsatser innehållade ordet epidemic.

1. 11. Wrist Angle Estimation Using Two Wearable Inertial Measurement Units

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Författare :Arvin Razavi; [2023]
   Nyckelord :IMU wrist angle estimation; Wrist absolute angle; IMU-based human motion capture; orientation filter; Complementary filter; Kalman filter; IMU handledsvinkeluppskattning; handleds absolutvinkel; IMU-baserad mänsklig rörelsefångst; orienteringsfilter; komplementfilter; Kalman-filter;

   Sammanfattning : Hand-intensive work is closely related to the prevalence of upper body and hand/wrist work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in office work, manufacturing, service industries, as well as the healthcare industry. Some risk factors include vibrations, forceful exertions, heavy manual handling, repetitive motions, and prolonged nonneutral wrist postures. LÄS MER

3. 12. “Black Wombs Matter" : A Case Study of the Maternal Deaths of Black Women in the US, Based on the Documentary Aftershock

   Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Författare :Eva Maggy Mireille Meignen; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Black Maternal Mortality - United States of America - Unequal Health Care - Pregnancy-Related Death - Redlining - Segregation - Social Determinants of Health - Abortion - Access to Health - Bias - Location - Change - “Black Wombs Matter” - Reproductive Rights – Black American Imprisonment;

   Sammanfattning : The maternal mortality rate in the USA is the highest in the industrialized world. Black women in the USA are three times more likely to die due to pregnancy and childbirth-related health issues than their white counterparts. According to 2017–2019 data from the CDC, 80% of these deaths are preventable. LÄS MER

4. 13. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)

   Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Författare :Elisha Lawodo Bloe; [2023]
   Nyckelord :emergency response and recovery; humanitarian assistance; corruption; Ebola virus disease;

   Sammanfattning : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. LÄS MER

5. 14. Joinpoint regression analysis of the COVID-19 epidemic curve in Sweden : A descriptive trend analysis of the different regions in Sweden

   Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

   Författare :Sebastian Bergwall; Duc Tran; [2023]
   Nyckelord :COVID-19; time series; descriptive analysis; grid search; joinpoint regression;

   Sammanfattning : Since the beginning of the global outbreak, the Swedish Public Health Agency has been closely monitoring the situation regarding COVID-19. Understanding and mapping the behaviour of the COVID-19 epidemic curve in Sweden is of great interest and conducting a descriptive analysis may yield additional important insights. LÄS MER

7. 15. Exploring the Importance of Women's Educational Attainment in HIV Risk Prediction : A Comparative Study of Logistic Regression, Random Forest and XGBoost

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Författare :Towe Wallkulle; [2023]
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   Sammanfattning : Due to extensive HIV testing and treatment programs, the rate of new HIV infections has declined in recent years. However, young women South of the Sahara continue to be disproportionately burdened by the epidemic. The aim of this thesis is to explore the complex association between women's educational attainment and HIV prevalence. LÄS MER