Search for dissertations about: "knowledge hub"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words knowledge hub.

  1. 1. Rethinking Social Impact Assessment through Urban Design: Towards designerly evaluation with a socio-form approach

    Author : Joanna Gregorowicz-Kipszak; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SIA; analysis; transversality; SOCIO-FORM approach; research through design; built form; the social; urban design; space of possibilities; assessment; social impact; knowledge hub;

    Abstract : Tools for assessing the social impact of urban designs are being developed internationally and in Swedish municipalities. While methodological development is underway, a theoretical discussion about the implications of urban design on social impact assessment (SIA) and its critical potential is rare, leading to the situation whereby much SIA is instrumental and might act against reinforcing and improved integration of the social dimension into the practice of urban planning and design. READ MORE

  2. 2. Dressed for success : designing and managing regional strategic networks

    Author : Edith Andresen; Lars Hallén; Martin Johanson; Lars Silver; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; RSNs; regional development; actors; resources; activities; performance; commitment; hub-tasks; communication strategy; cooperation; entrepreneurship; Regionala strategiska nätverk; regional utveckling; aktörer; resurser; aktiviteter; resultat; engagemang; navets uppgifter; kommunikationsstrategi; samarbete; entreprenörskap; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Inter-organizational network initiatives such as regional strategic networks (RSNs) are often used by firms and public agencies to support regional development and competitiveness. RSNs are designed networks managed by a hub and financed by public or private means. READ MORE

  3. 3. The mitoribosome as a hub for integrating mitochondrial gene expression : Regulation of translation and early assembly of cytochrome b

    Author : Andreas Carlström; Martin Ott; Chris Meisinger; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; mitochondria; gene expression; mitochondrial ribosome; translation regulation; feedback loop; biokemi; Biochemistry;

    Abstract : The mitochondrial proteome is a mosaic of proteins from two different genetic systems. The majority of mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nuclear genome and are synthesized in the cytosol before imported to mitochondria. READ MORE

  4. 4. The claustrum is a highway not a hub : organizing principles of claustrocortical synaptic transmission

    Author : Zhi Chia; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The claustrum (CLA) is a brain nucleus wedged between the cortex and striatum. The behaviors it has been implicated in include consciousness, attention, memory and salience detection; dysfunction of CLA circuits is associated with schizophrenia, epilepsy, parkinsonism and disrupted consciousness. READ MORE

  5. 5. Young adults in urban Pakistan : barriers and challenges for improving health behaviors in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

    Author : Syed Farid-ul Hasnain; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Young adults; dropouts; knowledge and awareness; HIV AIDS; STDs; family planning; gender roles; life prospects; Karachi;

    Abstract : Background: HIV/AIDS is spreading globally more specifically among the younger generation. The impact of HIV/AIDS on the youth cannot be underestimated. According to the UNAIDS report 2008; an estimated number of 33 million people around the globe were living with HIV in 2007, and overall, 2. READ MORE