Search for dissertations about: "informed"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 766 swedish dissertations containing the word informed.

2. 1. Biobanks and informed consent : An anthropological contribution to medical ethics

   Author : Klaus Hoeyer; Paul Martin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical ethics; empirical ethics; social anthropology; policy; informed consent; stored human tissue; etik; Ethics;

   Abstract : Background: 1985 saw the beginnings of a population-based biobank in Västerbotten County, Sweden. In 1999, a start-up genomics company, UmanGenomics, obtained ‘all commercial rights’ to the biobank. The company introduced an ethics policy, which was well received in prestigious journals, focusing on public oversight and informed consent. READ MORE

4. 2. The Informed Gaze : On the Implications of ICT-Based Surveillance

   Author : Baki Cakici; Magnus Boman; Nina Wormbs; Markus Bylund; Harald Rohracher; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ICT; discourse; surveillance; design; sustainability; outbreak detection; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : Information and communication technologies are not value-neutral. I examine two domains, public health surveillance and sustainability, in five papers covering: (i) the design and development of a software package for computer-assisted outbreak detection; (ii) a workflow for using simulation models to provide policy advice and a list of challenges for its practice; (iii) an analysis of design documents from three smart home projects presenting intersecting visions of sustainability; (iv) an analysis of EU-financed projects dealing with sustainability and ICT; (v) an analysis of the consequences of design choices when creating surveillance technologies. READ MORE

5. 3. Informed System Protection

   Author : Per Mellstrand; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Critical Infrastructures; Software Protection; In-depth Defense; Run-time Defense;

   Abstract : Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) are high-priority research areas in several international R&D efforts. There are different types of critical infrastructures, from physical such as the electrical power grid to virtual such as the Internet and other communication networks. READ MORE

6. 4. Informed patient choice – chimera or reality? : Understanding how patients engage in information-seeking when choosing a provider in Swedish primary care

   Author : Caroline Hoffstedt; Ulrika Winblad; Magnus Fredriksson; Pål Erling Martinussen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient choice; choice of provider; informed choice; information seeking; primary care; Sweden; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : The steering of health care through patient choice has become an integral part of several health systems. In Sweden, the government introduced a legal right for patients to choose their own primary care provider in 2010. READ MORE

7. 5. Prior informed consent and hazardous trade : Regulating trade in hazardous goods at the intersection of sovereignty, free trade and environmental protection

   Author : David Langlet; Said Mahmoudi; Günther Handl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; informed consent; PIC; trade bans; effective sovereignty; environmental law; free-trade law; hazardous substances; wastes; chemicals; GMOs; Environmental law; Miljörätt; miljörätt; Environmental Law;

   Abstract : This dissertation analyses international and to some extent domestic law pertaining to trade in hazardous substances. Hazardous trade regulation is found to promote or accommodate three objectives in particular: the strengthening of the ability of (importing) States to exercise control of transboundary flows of hazardous substances; the protection of human health and environment; and the avoidance of impediments to the free flow of goods. READ MORE