Zugl.: Basel, Univ., Diss., 2005

Zugl.: Chemnitz, Univ., Diss., 2005

Inaug.-diss.--Basel. / Cover title. Curriculum vitae. "Quellen-und Literaturverzeichnis": p. [172]-174.

REPURPOSING ABANDONED SPORT VENUES-FERENC PUSKAS, THE PEOPLE’S STADIUM People do not often think of what happens to the new venues built specifically for the World Cup or the Olympics. In a lot of cases the stadiums and infrastructures are not utilized afterwards because the activity they were designed for is not popular and not practiced in the area where they are built at. As, a result, a wide chunk of these structures end up abandoned after the end of the events influencing also their nearby areas. One of these cases is the Ferenc Puskas stadium in Budapest, built for the Olympic Games which were stopped because WWI. By applying new stadiums concepts and technology the new arena wants to reactivate the abandoned area and be active 24/7 by having a mixture of sports activities, private and public spaces withih its old, already existing structure. / Återanvända nedlagda idrottsanläggningar - Ferenc Puskás , Folk Stadium Det människor inte ofta tänker på är vad som händer med de nya arenor som byggts speciellt för VM eller OS . I många fall utnyttjas inte arenor och infrastruktur i efterhand på grund av att den verksamhet som de var avsedda för inte är populär och inte praktiseras i det område där de är byggda på . Såsom , ett resultat , en stor del av dessa strukturer hamnar övergivna efter utgången av de händelser och påverkar dessutom deras närliggande områden. Ett av dessa fall är Ferenc Puskás-stadion i Budapest , som byggdes för de olympiska spelen som stoppades på grund av första världskriget. Genom att tillämpa nya arenor begrepp och teknik den nya arenan vill återaktivera det övergivna området och vara aktiv 24/7 genom att ha en blandning av sportaktiviteter , privata och offentliga utrymmen i sin gamla , redan befintlig struktur .​

In this qualitative thesis I have studied the process of street-naming in Budapest. I have done this primarily through examining legislative and street name records in Budapest in order to define a distinctive use of history. In an attempt to concretise public opinion, I designed and distributed a succinct questionnaire and used newspaper articles to create a clear view of the political milieu. Furthermore, I have utilised a typological method to summarise the use of history and elucidate the results. I came to the conclusion that a moral and, to some extent, ideological use of history is dominating the street-naming situation in contemporary Budapest. My analysis also showed a discrepancy between decision-makers and citizens regarding the handling of odonyms. / I denna kvalitativa analys har jag undersökt processen kring gatunamnsbyten i Budapest. Främst har jag studerat lagstiftning och gatunamnsregister i Budapest för att finna ett centralt historiebruk. Jag har sekundärt även skapat en mindre enkät och gått igenom ett begränsat antal tidningar för att få fram en folklig opinion i relation till beslutsfattningen. Jag har operationaliserat en beprövad historiebrukstypologi för att kunna konkretisera resultatet. Jag kom fram till slutsatsen att ett moraliskt och, i viss mån, även ett ideologiskt historiebruk dominerar hanteringen av gatunamn i dagens Budapest. Analysen visade också att det råder en diskrepans mellan beslutsfattares och invånares syn på hanteringen av odonymer.

Zugl.: Chemnitz, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2005

Zugl.: Sooden-Allendorf, Fachhochsch. Nordhessen, Studienort München, Diplomarbeit, 2006

Currently, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding pediatric Complex Regional pain syndrome (CRPS), whether it is in regards to its pathophysiological mechanisms, pediatric-specific diagnostic criteria, validated diagnostic tests, conclusive treatment regimens, or validation of invasive and noninvasive treatment protocols in the pediatric CRPS population. It is imperative to first explore and establish a pediatric CRPS diagnostic criteria in order to optimize diagnostic accuracy for clinical and research purposes. This study first examined the efficacy of the Budapest criteria, a validated diagnostic instrument for adult CRPS, in the pediatric population. The test was administered to 221 pediatric patients at the Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center (PPRC), an intensive day treatment program at Boston Children’s Hospital for youth with chronic pain, and included both CRPS and non-CRPS chronic pain patients. Utilizing the Budapest criteria, secondary analyses were performed to determine whether the pediatric CRPS patients had an alleviation of their diagnosis from admission to discharge from the program. The Budapest clinical decision rule (to satisfy at least 2 signs categories and 3 symptoms categories) was utilized in examining the data. The sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (PLR), and negative likelihood ratio (NLR) of the Budapest criteria in the pediatric sample were 0.56, 0.95, 10.39, and 0.47, respectively. The low sensitivity and high specificity was in contrast to the adult findings, and suggests that the Budapest criteria would be appropriate when the primary purpose is to identify stringent research samples as opposed to maximizing clinical diagnoses of CRPS. The likelihood ratios indicated that while satisfying the Budapest clinical decision rule may conclusively increase the probability of the pediatric patient actually having CRPS, a negative test does not significantly decrease the probability of the patient having CRPS. Therefore, modifications that appropriately increase the sensitivity while maintaining the high specificity of the Budapest Criteria are recommended. Repeated measures ANOVA resulted in a significant decrease of the Budapest signs and symptoms score in the 94 pediatric CRPS patients in the sample, both in the Clinician + Budapest (satisfied the Budapest clinical decision rule) and Clinician Diagnosed (did not satisfy the Budapest clinical decision rule) CRPS cohorts (p < 0.001). This further authenticated the use of a multidisciplinary treatment approach in managing pediatric CRPS, as the program was successful in alleviating the patients’ signs and symptoms. Further research must be conducted to explore the improvements that can be made to the Budapest Criteria for its use in pediatric CRPS so as to maximize its diagnostic accuracy. Overall, this study corroborated the use of interdisciplinary treatment regimens for pediatric CRPS, but further rigorous investigation is necessary to elucidate the mechanisms behind pediatric CRPS and the rehabilitation programs’ success in managing CRPS.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Utrecht University, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-339).

In contrast to East European cities, West European cities have increasingly targeted gay and lesbian travelers as part of their tourism campaigns. In order to exemplarily analyze the potential of international gay tourism for Budapest, nineteen semi-structured, in-depth interviews with non-Hungarian gay travelers, about their motivation to come and their experiences, were conducted in different gay establishments in the city. One result of the study is that their motivations for travel did not differ from "mainstream tourists"; while their expectations about gay life in the city were negative, their experiences were mixed. Implications for Budapest's city-marketing are discussed. (authors' abstract)