Search for dissertations about: "Expected life"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 536 swedish dissertations containing the words Expected life.
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1. Technology-Assisted Supplemental Work in Sri Lanka : The Role of Information Communication Technologies in Work-life Boundaries and Work-life Conflict
Abstract : Due to increased affordability and accessibility, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are omnipresent in the daily lives of many individuals and consequently influence how people think, feel, and react in day-to-day life experiences. Workplaces are increasingly becoming less bounded by place and time, and employees can connect with work anywhere, anytime. READ MORE
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2. What is a life worth? : methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life
Abstract : This thesis addresses methodological issues in estimating the value of a statistical life (VSL). Two main approaches have been used to estimate the VSL, the indirect and direct methods; the indirect method is based on revealed preferences, such as the wage premium demanded for a risky job. READ MORE
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3. Reading for Life : Three Studies of Swedish Students’ Literacy Development
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore school classes with a higher level of achievement in reading than could be expected, with regard to socio-economic background factors and language background. What do those classes practice? Which attitudes towards reading and schooling do those children and their teachers display? The teacher and the classroom environment are in particular focus. READ MORE
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4. End-of-life care in a Swedish county : patterns of demographic and social conditions, clinical problems and health care use
Abstract : There is broad consensus in both international and national policy statements that care provided at end-of-life should be different from care provided during other periods of life. There is a need for comprehensive knowledge about the broad population of individuals who access the public health care system during the last period of life. READ MORE
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5. Condition-dependence in life history evolution
Abstract : Ageing is the progressive physiological deterioration that appears with increasing age and eventually leads to a decline in survival and reproduction. This physiological process is omnipresent across the tree of life, but the expected trajectory can widely vary between and within species. READ MORE