| 1. |
- Alentorn-Geli, E., et al.
(author)
-
Sports participation and risk of ankle osteoarthritis
- 2015
-
In: Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation, Second Edition. - Berlin : Springer. - 9783642365690 ; , s. 2491-2498
-
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Sports provide physical, psychological, and social well-being to individuals. However, there may be a potentially damaging effect on articular cartilage with mid- and long-term exposure to sports. This chapter is aimed to critically review the existing literature regarding the association between sports participation and ankle osteoarthritis. This review demonstrates that in general, there is not enough evidence to conclude that sports increase the risk of ankle osteoarthritis. The existing literature related to this topic is scarce, and most of the studies have not controlled the risk analysis for the presence of other potentially associated risk factors for ankle osteoarthritis. Further research is needed on this topic with prospective comparative studies controlling for, at least, age, sex, body mass index, occupational workload, and previous ankle injuries. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2015, All Rights Reserved.
|
|
| 2. |
- Fabbi, Cristian, et al.
(author)
-
Early Childhood Development and Education in The Kingdom of Eswatini
- 2022
-
In: Global perspectives in Early Childhood Education : Valuing local cultures / McLeod, N., Emem, E. E., Garrison, D., Boyd, D. & Daly, A. (Eds.).. - London : SAGE Publications. - 9781529717822
-
Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and the Republic of South Africa to its north, west and south (Unwin, 2012). The Kingdom of Eswatini recognises the importance of education in economic and social transformation. This is evidenced by the high priority given to the education sector in terms of overall public spending and the introduction of free primary education (FPE) in 2010, resulting in substantial improvements in access, participation and retention at primary and secondary levels. The overarching policy goal for Eswatini education is to provide high-quality education and lifelong learning opportunities to all citizens in order to support personal development and promote the country’s cultural development, economic growth and global competitiveness (MoET, 2018a). However, the education sector faces a number of unique challenges arising from the context. More than 75 per cent of the school-aged population live in impoverished rural areas, resulting in educational disparities between rural and urban children. Further exacerbating poverty is the high prevalence of HIV which impacts on the teaching labour force. This directly limits the educational opportunities of OVCs and creates additional challenges for the education system, arising from the extra academic, emotional and financial needs of OVCs. In writing this chapter, it is important to note that there is very limited research on the actual educational practice in Eswatini. While one of the authors, Cristian Fabbi was engaged in an intervention project involving Grade 0 in Eswatini in 2016, as part of an international NGO, much of this chapter relies on literature from global agencies such as the World Bank, UNICEF, the United Nations and the World Health Organisation. Where possible, policy documents from Eswatini have been drawn on but still there is a lack of data on the scale, scope and quality of services in relation to early education. This risks obscuring insights into rich cultural early learning practices that occur on a daily basis in the community and at home.
|
|
| 3. |
- Fhager, Andreas, 1976, et al.
(author)
-
Microwave Technology in Medical Diagnostics and Treatment
- 2015
-
In: 2015 Ieee Mtt-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Rf and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications. - New York : Ieee. - 9781479985432 ; , s. 133-134
-
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- There is a great need for novel diagnostics and treatment tools in today's healthcare. In this paper we describe our development and progress in novel microwave based diagnostics and treatment applications. The target applications are stroke diagnostics, breast cancer detection and microwave hyperthermia.
|
|
| 4. |
|
|
| 5. |
|
|
| 6. |
- Karlsson, Charlie, et al.
(author)
-
Innovation, dynamic regions and regional dynamics : An introduction
- 2009
-
In: New directions in regional economic development. - Berlin : Springer. - 9783642010163 ; , s. 1-33
-
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The development of economic theory after World War II has focused on clarifying the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an idealized general equilibrium. Debreu (1956), Arrow and Hahn (1971), and Scarf and Hansen (1973) established these conditions, building on earlier attempts by Cassel (1917) and Wald (1933–34, 1934–35). A key assumption in the formulation and proofs of the existence of a general equilibrium of a competitive economy is a large (or even infinite) number of buyers and sellers (Aumann 1964), which ensures anonymous markets and mutual independence of agents. Another assumption is the convexity of preference and production technology sets (Uzawa 1962). A third assumption is flexible pricing of goods and production factors.
|
|
| 7. |
|
|
| 8. |
- Karlsson, Jón, 1953, et al.
(author)
-
Ankle ligaments and prevention
- 2007
-
In: IOC Book on Prevention of Sports Injuries. - : IOC (International Olympic Committee).
-
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)
|
|
| 9. |
|
|
| 10. |
|
|
