Xi, Hongyan. / "December 2010." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-176). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality within society. TBI may result in both focal and diffuse brain injury. Diffuse traumatic axonal injury (TAI) is an important pathological substrate of TBI, and can be associated with a range of clinical states, ranging from concussion through to death, the clinical severity being associated with a number of factors related to the injury. A retrospective study was conducted using 406 cases with TBI, from the archive of the Academic Department of Pathology (Neuropathology) University of Edinburgh, during the period from1982 and 2005. This cohort was sequential and provided a unique description of the range of pathologies associated with fatal TBI within the Edinburgh catchment area. All the data was collected on a proforma and analysed to provide a description of the incidence in the injury patterns among the Edinburgh cohort. This cohort was then used to provide cases to try and critically assess the mechanisms of axonal injury in TBI. A study was undertaken to investigate TAI in an experimental model of non-impact head injury in a gyrencephalic mammalian model (piglet model) and in human autopsy materials using immunohistochemical analysis of a range of antibodies, and to define the distribution of axonal injury with flow and neurofilament markers in TAI. A further objective was to examine the expression of β-APP as an indicator of impaired axonal transport, three neurofilament markers targeting NF-160, NF-200, and the phosphorylated form of the neurofilament heavy chain (NFH), in different anatomical regions of piglet and human brains. The double immunofluorescence labelling method was then employed to investigate the hypothesis of co-localisation between β-APP and each one of the previous neurofilament markers. The animal studies showed significant differences in NF-160 between sham and injured 3-5 days old piglet cases (6 hour survival) and between 3-5 days sham and injured, when stained with SMI-34 antibody. In 4 weeks old piglet cases (6 hour survival), immunoreactivity of β-APP was significantly higher in injured than control. No other significant differences for any of the antibodies were noted, based on age, velocity, and survival time. Human results suggested that the brainstem had a higher level of β-APP and NF-160 than the corpus callosum and internal capsule. Co-localisation of β-APP with NFs was not a consistent feature of TAI in piglet and human brains, suggesting that markers of impaired axonal transport and neurofilament accumulation are sensitive to TAI, but may highlight different populations involved in the evolution of TAI.

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Innan genomförandet av detta arbete hade jag svårt att kontrollera långsamma gester när jag dirigerade. Mina gester liknade mina lärares och jag hade inte verktygen för att komma på egna. Syftet med detta arbete var att utveckla min kroppsmedvetenhet och gestik genom träning av Tai Chi och imitation av tre dirigenter. Tai Chi-träningen bestod av fem privatlektioner med instruktör och egen träning utöver det. För imitationerna letade jag upp klipp på Youtube där dirigenten är synlig, övade in dirigentens gestik och filmade mig själv ur liknande kameravinkel. Efter att jag spelat in mina imitationer gjordes en analys där jag jämförde likheter och skillnader mellan mig och dirigenterna. Dirigenterna som jag imiterade är Osmo Vänskä, JoAnn Falletta och Eiji Oue. Några rörelser från Tai Chi-träningen och gester från imitationerna använde jag sedan i det konstnärliga arbetet med två orkesterprojekt. I det första projektet leder jag Norrbotten NEO och medvetet tagit in rörelser och gestik från Tai Chi-träningen och imitationerna. Det andra projektet består av två delar. Första delen består av en förberedelse då jag dirigerar Mårten Landström på piano. Andra delen består av att jag leder Norrlandsoperans symfoniorkester. I andra projektet gjorde jag ett val att inte medvetet lägga in rörelser och gestik utan gick mer på intuition. Arbetet har lett till att min kroppsmedvetenhet och gestik har utvecklats positivt. Min vänsterhand är mer självständig och gestiken är mer varierande än innan arbetet. Att imitera andra dirigenter visade sig vara en bra metod för att utveckla gestiken.

Submitted by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2018-03-19T21:17:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 NicoleBacellarZanetiTese2017.pdf: 3968663 bytes, checksum: ec2715db7ea51e10be127e391f9299ee (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2018-03-19T21:17:59Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 NicoleBacellarZanetiTese2017.pdf: 3968663 bytes, checksum: ec2715db7ea51e10be127e391f9299ee (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-19T21:17:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NicoleBacellarZanetiTese2017.pdf: 3968663 bytes, checksum: ec2715db7ea51e10be127e391f9299ee (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-09 / This thesis discusses spirituality and sexuality, linking them to femininity, in a study of the familiarity of both phenomena by women practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan, also for investigating how they undergo and establish relationships between them. The study was grounded on the husserlian and merleaupontyan phenomenology and foucaultian approach. The methodology was inspired by phenomenology, allowing an exercise of understanding the convergences and divergences in the experiences of six Brazilian women and six British women practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan, whose semi-structured interviews were recorded and later transcribed. In the face of a comprehensive, contextualized and comparative perspective between the two groups, the results were systematized and analyzed according to the empirical-phenomenological method proposed by Amedeu Giorgi. It was possible to understand that the practices of the interviewees in Tai Chi Chuan are related to the search for meaning, as they attach a greater sense of integration to their existence after practicing it than previously reported. The body plays a key role in this integration. According to the merleaupontyan approach, it is a totality, a commonplace in which sexuality and spirituality express themselves. The modulating role of religiosity in the experience of sexuality was also verified. The empirical investigation allowed, therefore, one to investigate and understand how the interviewees meet the dimensions of sexuality and spirituality and establish relations between these two aspects of their psychic life in an in-depth way. Tai Chi Chuan has proved to be a practice capable of assisting the development of a harmonious and balanced coexistence between sexuality and spirituality. / Esta tese discute espiritualidade e sexualidade, relacionando-as com a feminilidade, num estudo da viv??ncia de ambos os fen??menos por parte de mulheres praticantes de Tai Chi Chuan, investigando o modo como elas os experimentam e estabelecem rela????es entre eles. O estudo fundamentou-se na fenomenologia husserliana e merleaupontyana e na abordagem foucaultiana. A metodologia foi inspirada na fenomenologia, permitindo exerc??cio de compreens??o das converg??ncias e diverg??ncias nas experi??ncias de seis mulheres brasileiras e seis mulheres brit??nicas que praticam Tai Chi Chuan, com as quais realizou-se entrevistas semiestruturadas, gravadas e posteriormente transcritas. Os resultados foram sistematizados e analisados segundo o m??todo emp??rico-fenomenol??gico proposto por Amedeu Giorgi, numa perspectiva compreensiva, contextualizada e comparativa entre os dois grupos. Foi poss??vel compreender que as viv??ncias das entrevistadas no Tai Chi Chuan est??o relacionadas ?? busca de sentido, pois elas atribuem um sentido maior de integra????o ?? sua exist??ncia depois de pratic??-lo do que atribu??am antes. O corpo desempenha papel fundamental nesta integra????o. Segundo a perspectiva merleaupontyana, ?? uma totalidade, lugar comum em que a sexualidade e a espiritualidade se expressam. Verificou-se tamb??m o papel modulador da religiosidade na viv??ncia da sexualidade. A investiga????o emp??rica permitiu, portanto, conhecer como as entrevistadas experimentam as dimens??es da sexualidade e da espiritualidade e estabelecem rela????es entre esses dois aspectos de sua vida ps??quica de maneira aprofundada. O Tai Chia Chuan mostrou-se como uma pr??tica capaz de auxiliar o desenvolvimento de uma conviv??ncia harmoniosa e equilibrada entre sexualidade e espiritualidade.

Xu Dongqing. / "June 2003." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-154). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Falls among Canadian older adults is a growing problem, not only in terms of incident rates and its impacts, but most importantly, the vast scope of preventable morbidity and mortality. A decline in age-related physical function is acknowledged as a risk factor of falls. Community-based group exercise programs such as Yang style tai chi may help to reduce fall risk by improving components of physical function. To investigate, a pretest-posttest experimental design was conducted. Post-intervention assessments revealed Yang style tai chi practiced three times a week over eight weeks improved balance, muscle strength and muscle endurance. These findings suggest Yang style tai chi is moderately effective in reducing fall risk but further research is needed to determine the true effectiveness of tai chi as a fall prevention strategy. This study provides directions for future research guided by a proposed conceptual framework and offers some tentative recommendations for community health practice. / UOIT

Cognitive impairment is prevalent among older adults population. It brings restriction to older adults’ lives and bring huge burden to the society. Mind-body exercise has characteristics from both physical exercise and intellectual experience. Moreover, it has potential cognitive benefits to reduce the incidence even reverse cognitive impairment. Using meta-analysis to analyze findings form published research on mind-body exercise, this study will explore whether practicing mind-body exercise is beneficial for the management of cognitive impairment.