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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Vertigo"”.
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Urban vertigo
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982.
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Bodies in Vertigo: the language of liminalities
… I create a theory of displacement, called Vertigo. Vertigo is not only a sense of falling, but a sense of detachment from reality that I felt traversing through different cultures, languages, and worlds for the first time. Vertigo is a liminal, transformative space that allows an individual …
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Dizziness and fear of falling: A behavioural and physiological approach to Phobic Postural Vertigo
… agoraphobia or by the concept of Phobic Postural Vertigo which is characterized by dizziness or imbalance in standing or walking despite normal clinical balance tests and avoidance behaviours. This thesis aimed to investigate the benefits and shortcomings of the concept of Phobic Postural Vertigo …
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Altersabhängigkeit der objektiven und quantitativen neurootologischen Funktionsmessergebnisse bei 350 Vertigo-Patienten aus der Neurootologie der Würzburger Universitäts-HNO-Klinik
… (Presby) wie zum Beispiel Altersschwindel, Presbyvertigo, Alterstaumligkeit, Presbytaxie, Altershörstörungen, Presbyakusis, Altersohrgeräusche, Presbytnnitus usw., bezeichnen Aus medizinischer Sicht kommt es unter anderem darauf an, altersbedingte Fehlregulationen rechtzeitig messend zu erfassen, …
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Clinicians' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards evidence-based practice using clinical presentations of dizziness and vertigo as an exemplar
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an approach to clinical decision-making that incorporates well-researched and established scientific knowledge with other sources of knowledge such as practitioner experience, patient preferences, and clinical context. Use of EBP aims to provide standardised care, …
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A South African perspective: audiologists' and otologists' orientation to, and use of evidence-based practice with reference to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
… and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, a common vestibular condition for which a firm evidence base supporting treatment exists. A two-part quantitative approach was adopted. Part one surveyed South African audiologists and otorhinolaryngologists with the Evidence-Based Practice …
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Environmental and climatic aspects of the early to mid Holocene calcareous tufa and land mollusc fauna in southern Sweden
… that are rare in the region today. These include Vertigo genesii, Vertigo geyeri, Cochlicopa nitens and Vertigo moulinsiana, which are all on the national Red List of endangered species and included in the European Community’s habitat and species directory. Whereas Cochlicopa nitens and Vertigo …
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Das Kopf-Rumpf-Hals-Bewegungsmuster neurootologischer Patienten dargestellt mittels der Ultraschall-Cranio-Corpo-Graphie (USCCG)
… I Unterkollektive nach vorhandenen Symptomen (Vertigo, Tinnitus, Vertigo mit Tinnitus, sowie kein Vertigo/ Tinnitus) und gehäuft vorkommenden Vorkrankungen (Z.n. Kopf-Hals-Schleudertrauma, Z.n. Commotio cerebri, Hypertonus) gebildet. Es folgt die Analyse der unterschiedlichen Testergebnisse …
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Design and implementation of small satellite inspection
… preparation for future experimentation using the VERTIGO vision-navigation payload for SPHERES. The first step presented is an analysis of the measurement capabilities of the SPHERES system and the predicted performance of the VERTIGO system. Using this analysis it is shown that tests run using …
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Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Recovery Outcomes in Adolescents with Sports Related Concussions
… clinical profiles, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and recovery time were analyzed. Results: The early intervention group (8-10 days) had a median recovery time that was 10 days less than the late intervention group (>10 days) despite similar treatment times with 46.15% of those with …
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Baseline Prevalence Study of Hendrich II Fall Risk Assessment Tool at a Local Community Hospital
… students and nurses scored the dizziness/vertigo part of Hendrich II differently (<em>p</em> = 5.51<sup>-10</sup>). Similarly, students and nurses scored the Get-Up-And-Go part differently as well (<em>p</em> = 0.05). A literature review of other fall risk assessment tools was also …
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A comparative sociopsychological assessment of attitude toward physical activity in selected male members of running clubs
… and fitness, physical activity as the pursuit of vertigo, physical activity as an aesthetic experience, physical activity as a catharsis, and physical activity as an ascetic experience.</p><p>Specifically, the study was conducted to compare attitudes toward physical activity between senior runners …
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“Foids have no soul, they are not human.” A sociological examination of the language used by an online male supremacy group.
… underlying criminality, as described in The Vertigo of Late Modernity, was used to trace the path from globalization to liquid modernity to othering and, finally, to violence. Young’s work is key to understanding how an outgroup, in this case women, evolves from “us and them” to “us versus …
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Baseline Prevalence Study of Hendrich II Fall-Risk Assessment Tool at a Local Community Hospital
… components of HFRM II: assessing dizziness and vertigo, and Get Up and Go Test. Furthermore, in 40% of cases PMAT was not completed, likely due to labor-intensiveness and being a relatively new practice.</p>
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Co-diagnosis Frequency of Peripheral Vestibular Disorders and Physical Therapy
… dysfunction are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and vestibular hypofunction (VH). Physical therapy (PT) is an effective component of the medical management for both conditions. The occurrence rate of concurrent BPPV and VH in the same patient has not been described in the …
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The notion of Guardianship within the oeuvre of W. G. Sebald
… oeuvre, namely his four prose narratives: Vertigo (1990), The Emigrants (1992), The Rings of Saturn (1995), and Austerlitz (2001). By examining the concept through different theoretical lenses, and considering existing Sebald scholarship relevant to specific areas of interest, the aim of …
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Novel Mechanisms in Zebrafish Otolith Nucleation, Tethering, and Dysfunction
… dysfunction during Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) onset and following microgravity exposure. While previous studies have identified polyketide synthase as a mediator of biomineralization events in chordates and echinoderms, I demonstrate that it is evolutionarily conserved in …
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The Representation of Disability in the Music of Alfred Hitchcock Films
… various disabilities in three Hitchcock films. Vertigo (1958) addresses obsession and phobia as its main themes, whereas Psycho (1960) investigates obsession and madness. Finally, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) explores muteness, hysteria, and identity in the context of two pieces of diegetic …
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Development of the Inner Ear: a Molecular, Cellular and Evolutionary Approach to Understanding the Development of the Inner Ear with an Emphasis on the Roles of Fgf10 and Foxgl
… neuronitis, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (Snow, 2003).
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