58 research outputs found
Effect of a gluten and milk protein free diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review
No full textAbstract
Title: Effect of a gluten and milk protein free diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in
children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review
Author: Isabell Stahlén and Mikaela Thelander
Supervisor: Andrea Mikkelsen
Examiner: Frode Slinde
Programme: Programme in dietetics, 180/240 ECTS
Type of paper: Bachelor’s thesis in clinical nutrition, 15 higher education credits
Date: April 5th, 2017
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a collective term for neurodevelopmental
disorders which leads to a reduced or different way of perceive, process and understand
information. Hypotheses suggest that peptides originated from gluten and casein may have an
impact on behaviors typical of ASD, as well as an impact on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms
which are frequent in children with ASD.
Objective: The aim of this study was to review and summarize the scientific evidence for the
effect of a diet free from gluten and milk proteins on GI symptoms in children with ASD.
Search strategy: Systematic literature searches were conducted during January 2017 in the
databases PubMed and Scopus. Keywords used were ”autism”, ”autism spectrum disorders”,
”gastrointestinal”, ”gluten”, ”casein”, ”free”, ”child, ”children”, ”wheat” and ”dairy” (free
text) and ”autism spectrum disorder”, ”diet, gluten-free” and ”milk proteins” (MeSH).
Selection criteria: Inclusion criteria were RCT and cross-over studies, interventions
consisting of a diet free from gluten and milk proteins, GI symptoms as outcome measures,
human studies in children (0-17 years) diagnosed with ASD and articles written in Swedish or
English.
Data collection and analysis: A total of three articles were audited using the template “Mall
för kvalitetsgranskning av randomiserade studier” by Statens Beredning för Medicinsk och
Social Utvärdering. Total strength of evidence was assessed using the audit model “Underlag
för sammanvägd bedömning enligt GRADE” by University of Gothenburg.
Main results: None of the studies showed any difference in GI symptoms between
intervention and control group. One study showed a significant difference in GI symptoms in
the intervention group.
Conclusions: The studies show a moderate strength of evidence (+++) that a diet free from
gluten and milk proteins has no effect on GI symptoms in children with ASD.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders, gluten, casein, milk proteins, gastrointestinal symptomsSammanfattning
Titel: Effekt av gluten- och mjölkproteinfri kost på gastrointestinala symtom hos
barn med autismspektrumtillstånd: En systematisk översiktsartikel
Författare: Isabell Stahlén och Mikaela Thelander
Handledare: Andrea Mikkelsen
Examinator: Frode Slinde
Linje: Dietistprogrammet, 180/240 hp
Typ av arbete: Självständigt arbete i klinisk nutrition, 15 hp
Datum: 2017-04-05
Bakgrund: Autismspektrumtillstånd (ASD) är ett samlat begrepp för flera neurologiska
funktionsnedsättningar vilket leder till ett nedsatt eller annorlunda sätt att ta in, bearbeta och
förstå information. Hypoteser antyder att peptider från gluten och kasein skulle kunna ha en
påverkan på beteenden typiska vid ASD, samt en påverkan på gastrointestinala (GI) symtom
vilket är frekvent förekommande hos barn med ASD.
Syfte: Syftet med denna systematiska översiktsartikel var att granska och sammanställa det
vetenskapliga underlaget för effekten av gluten- och mjölkproteinfri (GMF) kost på GIsymtom
hos barn med ASD.
Sökväg: Systematiska litteratursökningar genomfördes under januari 2017 i databaserna
PubMed och Scopus. Sökord som användes var ”autism”, ”autism spectrum disorders”,
”gastrointestinal”, ”gluten”, ”casein”, ”free”, ”child, ”children”, ”wheat” och ”dairy” (fritext)
samt ”autism spectrum disorder”, ”diet, gluten-free” och ”milk proteins” (MeSH).
Urvalskriterier: Inklusionskriterier var RCT- och cross over-studier, GMF-kost som
intervention, utfallsmått GI-symtom, humanstudier på barn (0-17 år) med diagnos ASD samt
artiklar skrivna på svenska eller engelska.
Datainsamling och analys: Totalt tre artiklar granskades med hjälp av ”Mall för
kvalitetsgranskning av randomiserade studier” utformad av Statens Beredning för Medicinsk
och Social Utvärdering. Sammanvägd evidensstyrka bedömdes med hjälp av
granskningsmallen ”Underlag för sammanvägd bedömning enligt GRADE” utformad av
Göteborgs Universitet.
Resultat: I samtliga studier kunde ingen skillnad i GI-symtom påvisas mellan interventionsoch
kontrollgrupp. En studie påvisade en signifikant skillnad i GI-symtom inom
interventionsgrupp.
Slutsats: Studierna visar måttlig evidensstyrka (+++) för att en GMF-kost saknar effekt på GIsymtom
hos barn med ASD.
Nyckelord: Autismspektrumtillstånd, gluten, kasein, mjölkprotein, gastrointestinala symto
The man, the myth, the legend – he who everyone has heard, but no one knows about : A discourse analysis of Johnny Bode´s memory
No full textAuthor: Isabell Sandahl Title: The man, the myth, the legend – he who everyone has heard, but no one knows about Under title: A discourse analysis of Johnny Bode´s memory Pages: 30 Key Words: Johnny Bode, Discourse analysis, Johnny Bode Appreciation Society Johnny Bode (1912 – 1983) was a Swedish singer and composer who lived a very scandalous life, where norm breaking, and crime played a big part. Bodes biggest scandal took place during the second world war, when he traveled to Norway, during the occupation, and worked for the Nazi regime. Since Bode was a public person and a man who constantly drew a lot of attention to him, the media often wrote about him during his career. However, after his stay in Norway, Bode became pariah in Sweden and the writing about him ceased. About 30 years later, Bode died almost totally forgotten. There are several biographies about Johnny Bode´s life and there is one research report that goes through his life. Something that does not exist however is an overview about what was being said about him during different periods of time. The purpose with this essay is to go through what was has been said about Bode between 1983 – 1987, and between 2009 – 2023, while then compare these periods. This will be done by discourse theory and discourse analysis. Since discourse theory is a very wide theory, a discussion about how discourse should be defined in this essay, will also take place. The material that is used in this essay are mainly articles from various newspapers in Sweden, as well as the Johnny Bode Appreciation Society and the book Swedish swindlers and cheaters (Svenska svindlare och fuskare) written by Fredrik Kullberg. The results shows that the parts of Bode´s life that where presented between 1983 – 1987 were the fact that he was a forgotten celebrity, his stay in Norway and his LP disc The brothel mother´s songs (Bordellmammas visor), while the parts of Bode´s life that where presented between 2009 – 2023 was mainly his scandalous life story and his title as the Father of the Genitalia rock
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No full textState of the art in technology-supported resilience training for military professionals
No full textCertain professions carry a risk of experiencing traumatic events and sometimes developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Researchers have been working on strategies to prevent professionals in those fields from developing PTSD. Recently, there has been a focus on applying technology that supports these preventive strategies, especially in a military context. This chapter provides an overview of the state of the art in technology-supported resilience training for military professionals, which has considerable common ground with the interdisciplinary field of human computer confluence (HCC). The effectiveness of these technologies and the resilience strategies they support are reviewed through the literature
Robert Reinert’s Opium. Interrogating a film print
No full textIn the framework of her master thesis, the author examined and documented a uniquely tinted and toned nitrate print of the early color film Opium (Robert Reinert, 1918/1919), and considered ethical, theoretical and practical aspects of today’s film restoration practice. This paper presents some crucial results of the research and documentation process underlying the work. The study begins with a reflection upon concepts and notions commonly used in analogue and digital approaches to film preservation and restoration. It then explains the ongoing relevance of the vocabulary and collaborative practice of the so-called Scuola Bolognese. In the second section, these ideas and concepts are applied to a case study of Robert Reinert’s Opium while offering insight into the fascinating engagement with film and non-film material and with the question of what film scholars and archivists can learn from a film (print)’s material history
Das ist doch trivial! Wie Walter Moers mithilfe der Intertextualität mit der Grenze zwischen Hoch- und Trivialliteratur spielt
No full textThis thesis analyzes two novels by contemporary German author Walter Moers, Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher (City of Dreaming Books) (2004) and Das Labyrinth der Träumenden Bücher (Labyrinth of Dreaming Books) (2011).
Thus far, there only exists a relatively meager corpus of research on Moers because his texts have often been marginalized as ‘trivial.’ Moers only recently started to receive more attention in scholarly contexts and this thesis intents to help filling this still existing void.
This thesis starts with an overview of Walter Moers as an author, his works in general, and focuses on the two novels Stadt der Träumenden Bücher and Labyrinth der Träumenden Bücher. Moers is known for using an abundance of intertextual and intermedial references in his texts, and the main analysis of this thesis focuses on ‘how’ and ‘why’ Moers uses intertextuality and intermediality. This thesis comes to the conclusion that Moers utilizes intertextual and intermedial references in order to deconstruct a supposed juxtaposition of – so called – ‘canonical literature’ and ‘trivial literature’ in a playful fashion
“What recommendations are there for occupational therapy diagnostics and therapy in pediatrics for Muslim patients and their families in r occupational therapy?”
No full textThe aim of this scoping review is to determine the current state of research for evidence-based diagnostics and therapy. An initial literature search in the search engines/databases EBSCO, Pubmed, OTDBASE and PsycInfo revealed that there are studies on the linguistic adaptation of functional and participatory assessments almost worldwide and that these have been culturally adapted in some cases. There are also articles on cultural sensitivity in occupational therapy, but despite globalization and migration, these are not numerous due to various causes and often refer to indigenous population groups. The author concludes that the state of research must first be clearly mapped and the results made available to both research and practice
Structural Investigation of an Additively Manufactured Stator of a Transverse Flux Machine
No full textThe transverse flux machine (TFM) offers potentials for use in applications, where a high torque density is necessary. Existing designs use either soft magnetic composites or electrical sheet as stator material to reduce eddy current losses. Additive manufacturing creates new design possibilities for stator core geometries. However, 3D-printed bulk iron brings with it high eddy current losses. Slits incorporated into the stator core can mitigate these losses. The slits however reduce the structural integrity of the stator core. In this work we investigate the actual mechanical behavior of the slitted stator core. We show that the stator cannot withstand the loads during operation. Additional measures, such as molding the stator and coil in epoxy resin, increase the structural integrity to a sufficient level. A polygonal shaft-hub connection is a promising alternative to the current keyed shaft-hub connection
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