Search for dissertations about: "Temporal relationships"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 96 swedish dissertations containing the words Temporal relationships.
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1. A Purkinje cell Timing Mechanism. On the Physical Basis of a Temporal Duration Memory
Abstract : The standard view of neural signaling is that a neuron can influence its target cell by exciting or inhibiting it. Learning is thought to involve strengthening or weakening synaptic connections. For most behaviors, the brain must learn to produce precisely timed activity patterns. READ MORE
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2. Temporal relationships between fish-eating birds and their prey in a north Swedish river
Abstract : The seasonal and diel feeding habits of the goosander, Mergus merganser, the red-breasted merganser, M. serrator, gulls (Larus canus, L. argentatus and L. fuscusj and terns, Sterna hirundo/paradisaea were studied at 64V05'N. READ MORE
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3. Placing a spouse in a care home for older people : (re)-constructing roles and relationships
Abstract : This thesis explores the process of placing a spouse in a care home for older people from the perspectives of the key actors involved. Due to the lack of previous studies in this area in Sweden and the desire to generate new insights that have the potential to inform practice developments a grounded theory methodology was adopted. READ MORE
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4. Social Capital and Self-rated Health: testing association with longitudinal and multilevel methodologies
Abstract : Since Durkheim’s seminal work over a century ago, research has repeatedly shown that individuals with higher levels of social integration, social networks and social support have better health status. However, the recent introduction of a contextual phenomenon known as social capital to the field of public health has sparked lively debate as to how it may also influence the health of individuals, if at all. READ MORE
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5. Value co-creating processes in international business relationships : three empirical studies of cooperation between Chinese customers and Swedish suppliers
Abstract : This thesis focuses on value co-creating processes in international business relationships, where customers and suppliers have different frames of reference that create a distance, often expressed in terms of uncertainty between the customer and the supplier. This tension between developing cooperative business relationships in order to co-create value versus handling uncertainty, misunderstandings and conflicts based on perceived distance, makes an interesting arena for exploring how the value co creating process is formed in international business relationships. READ MORE
