Search for dissertations about: "life view"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 573 swedish dissertations containing the words life view.

2. 1. Environmental Considerations in the Zero-waste Valorisation of Bauxite Residue : A Life Cycle Perspective

   Author : Peter James Joyce; Anna Björklund; Hellweg Stefanie; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; bauxite residue; waste valorisation; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials NORM ; Life Cycle Thinking; LCA software; Circular Economy; Livscykelanalys LCA ; bauxitrest; avfallsvalorisering; naturligt förekommande radioaktiva ämnen NORM ; livscykeltänkande; LCA-programvara; cirkulär ekonomi; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : Bauxite residue, also known as red mud, is produced in large quantities as a result of alumina refining (the first stage in aluminium production), and is one of the world’s most abundant and important industrial wastes. As demand for aluminium continues to increase and space to store this residue diminishes, the potential to utilise bauxite residue as a secondary resource is increasingly being considered by the alumina industry. READ MORE

4. 2. Functional product development : an explorative view

   Author : Åsa Ericson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Funktionella produkter; Functional Product Development; Computer Aided Design; Datorstödd maskinkonstruktion;

   Abstract : Embodied in the concept of functional products is a shift in view for manufacturing companies as providers of physical artefacts to service providers. Furthermore, differentiation by offering added value, increased commitment towards customers, life-cycle commitment for the physical artefact and close collaboration between manufacturing companies are characteristics of the concept of functional products. READ MORE

5. 3. Studies on Quality of Life : A Methodological Perspective on the Definition and Measurement of the Good Life in Patients with Psychiatric Illness

   Author : Madis Kajandi; Frits-Axel Wiesel; Ulf Malm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; quality of life; measurement; definition; psychiatry; validity; reliability; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Abstract : Background: In social sciences the quality of life (QOL) concept is often connected with efforts to evaluate welfare and well being. In medicine QOL is frequently used as a complement to evaluations of cure. In psychiatry QOL is of special importance because many patients have to endure long periods of illness. READ MORE

6. 4. Mild stroke - consequences in everyday life, coping and life satisfaction

   Author : Gunnel Carlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : stroke; mild stroke; cognition; post-stroke fatigue; qualitative method; coping; life satisfaction;

   Abstract : Abstract Aim: The aim of this thesis was to explore the life situation one year after an apparently mild stroke, and to compare life satisfaction between patients and their spouses. Method: Seventy-five patients with mild stroke participated. Neurological and cognitive impairment was assessed. READ MORE

7. 5. The Balance of Meaning : Exploring the possibility of a recognition-transcendent meaning of religious and existentially important terms

   Author : Thord Svensson; Tros- och livsåskådningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; metaphilosophy; competent user; grammar; reference; semantic meaning; conceptual analysis; intuition; Social externalism; natural kind externalism; experimental philosophy; concept-possession; community-view; ‘life’; ‘knowledge’;

   Abstract : Can we be mistaken or ignorant about the meaning of our own words? This dissertation explores this question. More specifically it investigates to what extent and in what sense, if at all, the semantic meaning of religious and existentially important words – like ‘God’, ‘friendship’, ‘justice’ or ‘life’ – can be recognition-transcendent to the competent user of them. READ MORE