Search for dissertations about: "Erik Pettersson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Erik Pettersson.

2. 1. Pension reforms and retirement behaviour

   Author : Erik Glans; Henry Ohlsson; Jan Pettersson; Erik Hernaes; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Retirement; pension reform; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays. Essay 1. Knowledge about how elderly workers react to changes in pension benefits is important in guiding the design of social security systems. This essay contributes to this knowledge by examining the effect of changes in replacement rates on part-time retirement behaviour in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 2. Data-driven Condition Monitoring in Mining Vehicles

   Author : Erik Jakobsson; Erik Frisk; Mattias Krysander; Robert Pettersson; Alexander Medvedev; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : Situation awareness is a crucial capability of any autonomous system, including mining vehicles such as drill rigs and mine trucks. Typically situation awareness is interpreted as the capability of an autonomous system to interpret its surroundings and the intentions of other agents. READ MORE

5. 3. One coin - One vote : the rural political power shift that pushed Sweden towards industrialization

   Author : Erik Lindgren; Björn Tyrefors; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Erik Grönqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Development; Education; Infrastructure Investment; Railroads; Historical data; Political Institutions; Infant mortality and Weather; Growth; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Causal Effect of Political Power on the Provision of Public Education: Evidence from a Weighted Voting SystemWe estimate how political power affects the provision of public education in local governments, using data from a nondemocratic society where voters received votes in proportion to their taxable income. This was the system used in Swedish local governments during the period 1862–1909. READ MORE

6. 4. Interrogation of Nucleic Acids by Parallel Threading

   Author : Erik Pettersson; Joakim Lundeberg; Afshin Ahmadian; Ann-Christine Syvänen; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; genotyping; multiplex amplification; trinucleotide threading; single nucleotide polymorphism; genotype calling; Expectation-Maximization; protein-epitope signature tag; expression profiling; Human Protein Atlas; pooled genomic DNA; Pyrosequencing; 454; allelotyping; association studies; bioinformatics; Bioengineering; Bioteknik;

   Abstract : Advancements in the field of biotechnology are expanding the scientific horizon and a promising era is envisioned with personalized medicine for improved health. The amount of genetic data is growing at an ever-escalating pace due to the availability of novel technologies that allow massively parallel sequencing and whole-genome genotyping, that are supported by the advancements in computer science and information technologies. READ MORE

7. 5. Charged colloids observed by electrophoretic and diffusion NMR

   Author : Erik Thyboll Pettersson; Peter Stilbs; Terence Cosgrove; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Analytical chemistry; ENMR; electrophoretic NMR; dissusion NMR; electrophoretic mobility; double stimulated echo; Analytisk kemi; Analytical chemistry; Analytisk kemi;

   Abstract : The thesis deals partly with methodology including construction of hardware and new pulse sequences in the field of electrophoretic NMR, and partly with practical use of ENMR and diffusion NMR in the investigation of charged colloidal systems. Several sources of artefacts are investigated, including gas production at the electrodes, electroosmosis and Joule heating effects that can cause convection. READ MORE