Search for dissertations about: "Åldrandet"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 swedish dissertations containing the word Åldrandet.

  2. 1. Cognitive and neuropsychological aspects of age-associated memory dysfunction

    Author : Thomas Karlsson; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aging; Alzheimer’s disease; Contextual support; Memory; Memory disorders; Minnet; Åldrandet; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Memory dysfunction is common in association with the course of normal aging. Memory dysfunction is also obligatory in age-associated neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. However, despite the ubiquitousness of age-related memory decline, several basic questions regarding this entity remain unanswered. READ MORE

  4. 2. Episodic memory in adulthood : production versus processing

    Author : Martin Lövdén; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Minnet; Åldrandet; psykologiska aspekter;

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  5. 3. Determinant Factors for Memory Performance in Human Aging: A Study of Environmental, Person-Based, and Non-Cognitive Predictors Contributing to Memory Performance in old Adults

    Author : Jan-Åke Hansson; Hälsofrämjande komplexa interventioner; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; personality; Psychology; Psykologi; autonomy; life-habits; health; quality of life; environmental predictors; Memory performance; old adults;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine the importance of environmental, non-cognitive, and person-based variables for memory performance in old adults. Study I was conducted in cooperation with the Gerontology Research Centre and the Department of Psychology in Lund. READ MORE

  6. 4. On the making of age : A constructionist study on ageing and later life in the Faroe Islands

    Author : Ása Róin; Catharina Nord; Elisabet Cedersund; Chris Phillipson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; meaning of ageing; older people; constructionism; Faroe Islands; åldrandets innebörd; konstruktionism; äldre människor; Färöarna;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore how older people living in the Faroe Islands make sense of ageing, how political intentions and strategies resonate with the lived reality of ageing and how theories on ageing compare with this reality.This thesis builds on two data sets. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ageing behavior of plastics used in automotive fuel systems

    Author : Xin-Feng Wei; Mikael S. Hedenqvist; Richard Olsson; Ulf W Gedde; Pieter Gijsman; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Automotive; Ageing; Polyamide; Diesel; Biodiesel; Diffusion; Oxidation; Plasticizer migration; Mechanical properties; Fracture behavior.; Fordon; Åldrande; Polyamid; Diesel; Biodiesel; Diffusion; Oxidation; Mjukgöraravgång; Mekaniska egenskaper; Brottegenskaper;

    Abstract : The increase in service temperature and the use of biobased fuels, such as biodiesel, have raised concerns on the short/long-term performance of plastic components used in automotive fuel systems.In this work the ageing behavior of unreinforced and glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 12 (PA12), exposed to three different fuels (petroleum diesel, biodiesel, and a mixture of these (80/20)) at high temperature, was investigated. READ MORE