Thesis (doctoral)--Hessische Ludwigs-Universität zu Giessen. / Reproduced from handwritten original. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2010. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 22, 2010). Advisor: Jon Wergin, Ph.D. "A dissertation submitted to the Ph.D. in Leadership and Change program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy May, 2010."--from the title page. Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-263).

Thesis--Basel. / Vita. Bibliography: p. 264-271.

Thesis--Copenhagen. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1980. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-153).

Inaug.-Diss.--Bonn. / Vita. Bibliography: p. 244-246.

Glaucoma is a condition that affects millions of Americans and is the second most prominent cause of blindness worldwide. In addition, the disease inflicts a significant financial burden on the U.S. Medicare system. Among many risk factors for blindness, intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only one that can be effectively altered by physicians. While a rigorous monitoring of IOP will improve the care of patients through early diagnosis and prompt treatment, the frequent visits patients must make to the clinic will aggravate their financial burden. The wireless intraocular pressure transducer (WIT) shows potential in effectively reducing cost inflicted by glaucoma, while maintaining the quality of patient care. The WIT shows the promise of reducing clinical visits for IOP measurements and preventing the progression of glaucoma. Direct and indirect savings, as well as cost of implantation will be analyzed through the construction of a flexible model using currently available data. The model yields favorable outcomes in the cost-reduction effectiveness of the WIT, but suggests a clear indication that further information is needed in order to make an accurate and complete assessment.

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M.Phil. / Everybody wants to experience happiness, prosperity and good health. Today's demands and pressures make it very difficult to experience well-being in our work environment and personal life. Symptoms like stress, negative attitude, depression, aggression and low productivity are visible. All these symptoms have an influence on the human body and emotions. Psychosomatic illnesses like depression, stress, heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma and back and shoulder pains are common phenomena. The question is what can a person do, in spite of the circumstances, to achieve personal well-being and healthiness. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of some emotions on personal well-being, specifically the influence of stress as an unhealthy emotion and laughter and humor as healthy emotions. The specific research questions are: 1. What is the effect of stress, as an unhealthy emotion, on a human's wellbeing? 2. What is the effect of laughter and humor, as healthy emotions, on a human's well-being? 3. What are the benefits that laughter and humor, as healthy emotions, have for personal wellbeing and healthiness? The research programme entails the following: Chapter one gives a general orientation of the study. The second chapter focuses on the influence of stress as an unhealthy emotion on personal well-being while chapter three deals with the influence of laughter and humor as healthy emotions on personal well-being. In chapter four the characteristics of a personal and professional leader as well as the main life domains are investigated. Chapter five concludes the research with a summary, findings and conclusion. 2. METHOD OF APPROACH A descriptive research strategy was followed in this study. A descriptive research study is a systematic, accurate and factual description of something, in this case the influence of some emotions on personal well-being, for the sake of better understanding, insight and informativeness (Smith, 1993:35). The prevalent research methods used were studies of existing literature available in this field as well as concept and phenomena analyses. 3. RESEARCH FINDINGS The research findings are as follows: Stress has a physiological and a psychological influence on the human body and has been shown to affect almost all body systems, resulting in cardiovascular disease, neuromuscular disorders (including migraine and chronic back pain}, respiratory and allergic disorders, immunologic disorders, gastrointestinal disturbances (including peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea), skin disease, dental problems, and a host of other disorders (Hafen, 1996:44). Laughter and humor have, because of the physiological changes that take place, a big impact in terms of physical benefits (including respiratory activity, oxygen exchange, heartrate, and toning the cardiovascular system), pain relief, (arthritis, gout, back and shoulder pain), immunity-enhancing and psychological benefits (stress relieve, bestowing a sense of power, giving new perspective). By applying specific suggestions how to use laughter and humor as healthy emotions from a Personal and Professional Perspective it is possible to achieve personal well-being and healthiness.

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