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Prognostic value of two geriatric screening tools in a cohort of older patients with early stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer treated with hypofraction…

2020

Objectives: To investigatewhether assessmentwith two geriatric screening tools shows a correlationwith clinical outcomes of patients aged 65 years or more, with early-stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (es-NSCLC) treated with hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy. Methods: FromMarch 2014 to June 2018we retrospectively evaluated 42 patientswith stage I and II lung tumors. Patients were assessed with Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and G8 screening tool. Median age was 74 years (range, 65–91). Stereotactic radiotherapy was performed with Helical Tomotherapy delivering 50–70 Gray (Gy) in 8–10 fractions. Toxicity was evaluated using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v4.0 criter…

Emergency hernia repair in the elderly: multivariate analysis of morbidity and mortality from an Italian registry

2020

Abstract Purpose The incidence of inguinal hernia is higher in elderly because of aging-related diseases like prostatism, bronchitis, collagen laxity. A conservative management is common in elderly to reduce surgery-related risks, however watchful waiting can expose to obstruction and strangulation. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of emergency surgery in a large series of elderly with complicated groin hernia and to identify the independent risk factors for postoperative morbidity and mortality. The predictive performance of prognostic risk scores has been also assessed. Methods This is a prospective observational study carried out between January 2017 and June 2018 in…

Increasing girls' interest in technology education as a way to advance women in technology

2016

Technology-oriented fields are still largely male-dominated, and an effective approach for increasing the number of women in natural science and technology careers has not yet been achieved in EU countries. A related concern, particularly in Finland, is that even though gender equality and non-discrimination have long been critical concerns in education to date there has been very little of research in Finland about girls’ motivations towards technical craft or technology education, nor about their relation to women’s career aspirations in technology-oriented fields. The present study is my contribution to the concern of getting more women into technology by investigating how to increase gi…

“Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least” : En kvantitativ studie av psykiske helseplager blant ungdom i Norge…

2018

Masteroppgave psykisk helsearbeid ME504 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 This master thesis has been developed in collaboration between Bente Melbøe Hokland and Majbritt Legind Hersel. Throughout our education we have often discussed a common wonder about youths; why someone is doing well in life while others do not. The master thesis gave us the opportunity to conduct a quantitative survey where we through Ungdata have investigated how many young people who indicate to struggle with depressive ailments and how this is distributed among the sexes. The figures are from 2015. After mapping the scope, the purpose is to investigate which factors may be associated with the experience of depression a…

The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia

2017

As a consequence of gender-role socialization, women across the world are still facing unfair perceptions and treatments. Being empowered at the individual level would serve as a platform from which women could combat the existing inequality treatment and perception to gain full control over their lives. Sport and physical activities could serve as a platform for women to gain control. The aim of this research is to explore the potential that sport and physical activity (PA) have in the empowerment of young girls and women in Ethiopia. Additional questions were used in order to further explore any disempowerment experiences as a result of sport and physical activity participation, barriers …

Musiikilliset viittaukset Birger Carlstedtin (1907-1975) konkretististen maalausten nimissä

2017

Birger​ ​Carlstedt​ ​(1907–1975)​ ​lukeutuu​ ​suomalaisiin​ ​konkretistisiin​ ​taidemaalareihin,​ ​jotka​ ​1950-luvulta​ ​alken  tulivat​ ​tunnetuiksi​ ​teostensa​ ​geometriaan​ ​pohjautuvasta​ ​muotokielestään.​ ​Carlstedtin​ ​taiteellinen​ ​tuotanto​ ​on  monipuolinen​ ​ja​ ​kattaa​ ​useita​ ​erilaisia​ ​ilmaisutyylejä.​ ​1920-luvun​ ​lopulla​ ​alkaneella​ ​urallaan​ ​hän​ ​kävi​ ​läpi  varhaisen​ ​abstraktin​ ​vaiheen,​ ​jossa​ ​sekoittuivat​ ​kubistiset​ ​ja​ ​konstruktivistiset​ ​vaikutteet.​ ​Hän​ ​työskenteli​ ​1930-​ ​ja  1940-luvuilla​ ​esittävien​ ​aiheiden​ ​parissa​ ​sekoittaen​ ​ilmaisuunsa​ ​surrealistisia​ ​ja​ ​kubistisia​ ​vaikutteita​ ​ennen  siirtymistään​ ​täysabstraktio…

Appropriateness of surgery performed for abdominal aortic aneurysm at tertiary hospitals in Spain

2021

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the appropriateness of the type of repair (open or endovascular) performed for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in five university hospitals in Spain, according to evidence-based recommendations. Methods: A multicenter, retrospective cross-sectional study of patients with AAA who underwent elective open surgical repair (OSR) or endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Data were collected on demographic and clinical variables and type of surgical repair. A pair of vascular surgeons from each participating hospital performed a blinded assessment based on GRADE recommendations. The concordance between the two evaluators and the agreement between thei…

Skolēnu lasītprasmes motivācija pamatizglītības sākumposmā

2017

Pētījuma objekts ir skolēnu lasītprasmes motivācija pamatizglītības sākumposmā. Pētījuma mērķis ir, balstoties uz zinātniskās literatūras, un empīrisko datu analīzi noteikt skolēnu lasītprasmes motivācijas veicināšos faktorus pamatizglītības sākumposmā, lai noteiktu skolēnu motivējošos faktorus lasīšanā un lasītprasmes pilnveidē. Tika apzināti motivācijas faktori, kurus iespējams izmantot, lai veicnātu motivāciju lasīt pamatizglītības sākumposmā, un izstrādātas atbilstošas izglītības vadības rekomendācijas izglītības jomas politiķiem, izglītības iestādes vadītājiem, skolotājiem un skolēnu vecākiem. Izglītības iestādes vadītājiem un skolotājiem, pārzinot skolēnu mācību motivācijas faktorus, …

Edmunda Huserla atgriešanās pie lietām un Martīna Heidegera lietas lietiskums

2007

Influences of muscle, fat and hormones on bone development in women : a cross-sectional and longitudinal study spanning three generations

2011