Bakgrund: Studier visar att hundar har en positiv effekt på den fysiska hälsan. De kan också öka det sociala samspelet, minska depression, öka självförtroende och självbestämmande samt reducera ångest genom hundassisterad aktivitet eller hundassisterad intervention. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka om hundar inom ramen för omvårdnad på en rättspsykiatrisk avdelning kan påverka patienternas välbefinnande. Metod: För att undersöka patienternas upplevelser användes en kvalitativ studiedesign. För att besvara syfte och frågeställningar gjordes semistukturerade intervjuer som analyserades med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys.   Resultat: Hundar på avdelningen upplevdes både positivt och negativt. De inverkade på välbefinnandet genom att de genererade glädje och välmående men också irritation och ilska. De gav också en känsla av att bli sedd som människa, ökade den fysiska aktiviteten, förbättrade sömnen och påverkade självkänslan och självförtroendet. Vårdmiljön påverkades också genom ett förbättrat klimat på avdelningen. De gav en meningsfullhet i vardagen, en möjlighet till närhet, en känsla av mindre kontrollerande miljö samt att de hade en inverkan på hur patienterna rörde sig på avdelningen. Det identifierades en ståndpunkt för hundar på avdelningen, men också en emot att ha hundar på avdelningen. Slutsats: Resultaten tyder på att det positiva överväger det negativa då majoriteten av resultatet belyser aspekter som ökar välbefinnandet hos patienterna. Hundar inom vården anses därför vara en bra komplementär omvårdnadsform för att som sjuksköterska på en rättspsykiatrisk avdelning. Detta för att kunna utföra god omvårdnad, främja välbefinnande och upprätthålla ett samhällsskydd och samtidigt reducera känslan hos patienten av att vara underordnad och kontrollerad. Det är dock viktigt att beakta olika individers åsikter för att hitta en form som passar. / Background: Studies have shown that dogs have a positive effect on humans physical health. They may also increase social interactions, decrease depression, increase peoples selfconfidence and autonomy and reduce anxiety trough animal-assisted interventions. Aim: The aim of this studie is to investigate if dogs can effect well-being in patients within forensic psychiatric care. Method: To investigate the patients experiences a qalitative reserch method were used. Semi-structured interviews were used to answer to the aim of the studie, and analysed with a content analysis. Result: The patients had both positive and negative experiences regarding the presence of the dogs at the unit. The dogs had an impact on the patients well-being by generating joy as well as anger and irritation. They gave a sense of being perceived as an individual, they increased physical activity, improved quality of sleep and had an inpact on self-esteem and self-confidence. The dogs also had an impact on the health facility environment trough an inprovement of the atmosphere at the unit. The dogs gave sense of mening in the everday life, an opportunity for intimacy, a sense of a less controlling environment and they also had an impact on how the patients moved at the unit. Some where proponents and some opponents to the impementation of dogs at the unit. Conclusion: The results shows that the positive experiences tops the negative because the majority of the results shows aspects of improved well-being. Dogs within healthcare facilities are therefore concidered to be a good complementary form of care for nurses working in forensic psychiatric care. This to perform good nursing care, promote well-being and maintain the civil protection and at the same time reduce feelings of being inferior, subordinated and controlled. It is however important to pay regards to the different idividual opinions and find a resolution that suits best.

The aim of this phenomenological qualitative study was to capture and understand the essence of the lived experiences of individuals after participating in equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP). In that the experiences of participants after exposure to EFP have not previously been examined, this study adds to the literature on this innovative therapy. Theoretical viewpoints on animal assisted therapy and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) were explored, as well as how the SFBT methodology compares to techniques used in EFP. Using interviews, the study involved capturing participants' experiences by collecting their descriptions of their involvement with EFP, identifying the specific experiences they noted, ascertaining what the participants did with these experiences, and discerning themes or patterns in the interview data. A purposive sample of 10 adults who had participated in EFP participated in interviews, the data from which were analyzed by hand coding. Analysis showed improved quality of life with improvements in overall well-being and in participants' relationships. The findings of this research study may lead to additional research in this area and may promote the establishment of consistent techniques in EFP, proper credentialing of those who use EFP, and applicable regulatory standards. By exploring the lived experiences of individuals who have participated in EFP, providers may be able to delve more deeply into the curative factors that may be at work with this type of therapy.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:12:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 camila.pdf: 1754083 bytes, checksum: 276e801339ef844d3eac988084310098 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-12 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / INTRODUCTION: By sharing our routines with animals, they became part of our culture when start to occupy different roles, besides the company. Currently, due to the benefits not restricted to common sense, but also listed from scientific research, they are in clinics, hospitals, schools and many others institutions. These studies gave itself two ways to call procedures involving animals with the purpose of taking care of human health: animal-assisted activities (AAA) and animal-assisted therapy (AAT) (DELTA SOCIETY, 2006) OBJECTIVE:Investigating the possible effects of the interaction speech therapyst-patient-dog in the operation of patients language with disturbances of language. The event set in the possibility of the device animal, in speech therapy setting, enhance the therapeutic process. METHOD: Clinical-quality research, developed in study of clinical cases mode. The ethical standards for research with humans and animals were obey.Casuistry: Three subjects, from sample unintentional: Jonas, 12; 0 years, male, with difficulties in writing / reading language; Lucas, 8; 0 years, male with school´s complaints related to difficulties in the written / reading language, summed the dismotivation for learning; Pedro, 4; 0 years, male with phonological changes that lead to segments of unintelligible speech, as well as complaints related to aggressive behavior. The animal participant was a dog without defined race (SDR), seven years old, female, selected in accordance with the criteria proposed by Aiello (DOTTI, 2005). Procedure: The clinical material was recorded in writing regularly and the sessions were recorded on digital camera bimonthly. The interpretation of the data came from theoretical benchmarks of anthropology, speech therapy, psychoanalysis and AAT. RESULTS: The AAT favored the interaction between therapist / patient, intensified the activity dialogical (LaFRANCE et al, 2007) the motivation to write and to read, the reduction of the problems manifest in writing (replacements / omissions grafemics, junction / separation misuse of words); besides mobilize the affectivity of the patients.CONCLUSION: The introduction of AAT as a therapeutic device shown to be effective in clinical cases studied. It is suggested therefore that the Speech Therapy participate more actively in this field of study, since the results corroborate the findings of research that suggests the effectiveness of AAT in various therapeutic environments / INTRODUÇÃO: Ao compartilhar nossas rotinas com os animais, estes passaram a fazer parte de nossa cultura ao ocupar diferentes papéis, para além da companhia. Atualmente, devido aos benefícios não restritos ao senso comum, mas também elencados a partir de pesquisas científicas, eles habitam consultórios, hospitais, escolas e instituições diversa. Desses estudos originaram-se duas formas de denominar procedimentos que envolvem animais com o objetivo de cuidar da saúde humana: atividade assistida por animais (AAA) e terapia assistida por animais (TAA) (DELTA SOCIETY, 2006). OBJETIVO: Investigar os possíveis efeitos da interação fonoaudiólogo-paciente-cão no funcionamento da linguagem de pacientes com distúrbios de linguagem. A hipótese configurou-se na possibilidade do dispositivo animal, no setting fonoaudiológico, potencializar o processo terapêutico. MÉTODO: Pesquisa de natureza clínico-qualitativa, desenvolvida na modalidade estudo de casos clínicos. As normas éticas para pesquisa com seres humanos e animais foram obedecidas. Casuística: três sujeitos, a partir de amostra não intencional: Jonas, 12;0 anos, sexo masculino, com dificuldades na linguagem escrita/leitura. Lucas, 8;0 anos, sexo masculino com queixas escolares relacionadas a dificuldades na linguagem escrita/leitura, somadas a desmotivação para aprendizagem. Pedro, 4;0 anos, sexo masculino com alterações fonológicas que levam a segmentos ininteligíveis de fala, além de queixas relacionadas ao comportamento agressivo, O animal participante foi um cão sem raça definida (SDR), sete anos, fêmea, selecionado de acordo com os critérios propostos por Aiello (DOTTI, 2005). Procedimento: O material clínico foi registrado por escrito regularmente e as sessões foram gravadas em câmera digital bimestralmente. A interpretação dos dados ocorreu a partir de referenciais teóricos da antropologia, fonoaudiologia, psicanálise e TAA. RESULTADOS: A TAA favoreceu a interação terapeuta/paciente, intensificou a atividade dialógica (LaFRANCE et al, 2007) a motivação para escrever e ler, a diminuição dos problemas manifestos na escrita (substituições/omissões grafêmicas, junção/separação indevida de palavras); além de mobilizar a afetividade dos pacientes. CONCLUSÃO: A introdução da TAA como dispositivo terapêutico mostrou-se eficaz nos casos clínicos estudados. Sugere-se, portanto, que a Fonoaudiologia participe mais ativamente desse campo de estudos, já que os resultados obtidos corroboram os achados de pesquisas que apontam a eficácia da TAA em ambientes terapêuticos diversos

Zootherapy is a method based on a positive interaction between animals and humans. The contact with animals has proved good in the treatment of attention and communication disorders, in ill people, in psychiatric patients, the elderly, the sensory, mentally or physically disabled people, but also in healthy individuals. The methods used are Animal Assisted Activities (AAA), Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) and Animal Assisted Education (AAE). Zootherapy in educational institutions has a positive impact on social relationships and learning, developing vocabulary, memory, emotions, it helps enhance self-reliance and it also has effect on physical condition of a child. The objective of this study was to survey the ways of zootherapy utilization in educational institutions in the České Budějovice region. The method of quantitative research was used to achieve the aims. Data were collected by the technique of participating observation, semi-standardized interview, documents analysis and photo-documentation. By the pilot research 9 facilities were chosen. The results have shown that the most frequently used animals are dogs and horses. Most often, zootherapy is carried out by attending the AAA program. The AAE method is not much used, although educational institutions that are involved. Zootherapy is predominantly practiced in people with disabilities. The most professionally developed technique is canistherapy. Zootherapy is provided on a regular basis. Funding is supported by grants, projects, subsidies, sponsors, parents. Educational institutions personnel have little knowledge of zootherapy. Legislature is executed mainly by a contract between the facility and the providing organization. The research outcomes suggest the following hypotheses: H 1: ``The only zootherapy provider in educational institutions within the České Budějovice region are the o.s. Hafík, o.s. Koníček and o.s. Arpida.`` H 2: ``Educational institutions in the České Budějovice region do not have conditions for the resident form of zootherapy.{\crqq} The thesis may serve as a resource for professionals, zootherapists, but also for the general public. All the information is arranged into the register of ways of using zootherapy in educational institutions.

The dissertation thesis with the topic „Simulation Modelling of Electrical Drives for Selected Critical Applications“ focuses on the area of given applications in civil aviation. The selected application that the thesis deals with is an electrically driven and electronically controlled fuel pump supplying fuel to an aviation motor of the APU type. The thesis gives a comprehensive description of the design cycle of the unit and demonstrates implementing all the required critical functions. In the course of the design of the unit modern techniques in mathematical modelling, simulation, verification, monitoring and prediction of the operation status of airborne equipment were uses to the utmost extent. The purpose of these was to show the suitability of their application with regard to decreasing design time and cost, increasing lifetime and servicing intervals, as well as increasing user comfort and decreasing price. At the same time the required reliability was to be kept. The thesis also aims to prove and verify the suitability of using electronically commutated dc motors in critical applications in civil aviation. To reach this goal, it is necessary to design a robust drive control which would meet the given reliability requirements.

The dissertation thesis with the topic „Simulation Modelling of Electrical Drives for Selected Critical Applications“ focuses on the area of given applications in civil aviation. The selected application that the thesis deals with is an electrically driven and electronically controlled fuel pump supplying fuel to an aviation motor of the APU type. The thesis gives a comprehensive description of the design cycle of the unit and demonstrates implementing all the required critical functions. In the course of the design of the unit modern techniques in mathematical modelling, simulation, verification, monitoring and prediction of the operation status of airborne equipment were uses to the utmost extent. The purpose of these was to show the suitability of their application with regard to decreasing design time and cost, increasing lifetime and servicing intervals, as well as increasing user comfort and decreasing price. At the same time the required reliability was to be kept. The thesis also aims to prove and verify the suitability of using electronically commutated dc motors in critical applications in civil aviation. To reach this goal, it is necessary to design a robust drive control which would meet the given reliability requirements.

<p dir="ltr">People suffering from COPD are also known to suffer from other musculoskeletal issues like fracture risk, back pain, etc. Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVD) is a prominent cause of back pain and inflammation, influenced by factors such as aging, sudden loading, and genetics. <i>SERPINA1</i>, a common genetic variant in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), encodes the alpha-antitrypsin protein (AAT). AAT deficiency is also associated with IVD degeneration, bone loss, and gait impairment. Currently, AAT-deficient individuals receive costly and short-lived weekly AAT injections, with no established guidelines for managing IVD degeneration and osteoporosis. Our primary research objective was to examine the effects of <i>serpinA1a/c</i> using a mouse model with global knockout (KO) of <i>serpinA1a/c</i>, generated through CRISPR technology, on intervertebral discs (IVD) and bone. We found that global deletion of <i>serpinA1a/c</i> was found to cause IVD elastin degradation, leading to a loss of mechanical properties. Moreover, <i>serpinA1</i> was associated with increased bone-resorbing cells (osteoclasts) and a reduction in bone-forming cells (osteoblasts). Notably, sexual dimorphism was observed, with female IVDs exhibiting less degeneration than male counterparts, and <i>serpinA1a/c</i> KO mice were protected from mechanically-induced tail compression. Even in human IVDs, males expressed more AAT-1 compared to female IVDs. There are no FDA-approved drugs currently existing for IVD degeneration. Since IVD degeneration frequently occurs in individuals with osteoporosis, it shows a probable cross-talk happening between IVD and bone. In our study, we found the association of <i>serpinA1 </i>with estrogen receptor alpha and osteoclasts. Hence, we investigated the potential of raloxifene, an FDA-approved selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) typically prescribed to post-menopausal women for osteoporosis treatment, in averting IVD degeneration and improving mechanical characteristics in IVD. Our findings suggest that raloxifene injection may retard IVD degeneration induced by AAT deficiency, particularly in male mice. Furthermore, the latter study touched upon a conditional <i>serpinA1a</i> mouse model crossed with aggrecan-cre, specifically targeting <i>serpinA1a</i>-expressing cells in the IVD while sparing bone. Conditional <i>serpinA1a</i> deletion induced mild IVD degeneration without affecting bone loss. In summary, this study serves as a foundation for testing potential treatments for AAT patients with IVD degeneration and osteoporosis. It also provides compelling evidence for considering raloxifene as a treatment option for IVD degeneration in AAT-deficient patients experiencing IVD-related pain.</p>