Search for dissertations about: "overt"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 125 swedish dissertations containing the word overt.

2. 1. Effects of retrieval and articulation on memory

   Author : Max Larsson Sundqvist; Fredrik Jönsson; Timo Mäntylä; Peter Verkoeijen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; testing effect; covert retrieval; overt retrieval; judgments of learning; delayed JOL effect; response format; retention interval; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Many would agree that learning occurs when new information is stored in memory. Therefore, most learning efforts typically focus on encoding processes, such as additional study or other forms of repetition. However, as I will outline in this thesis, there are other means by which to improve memory, such as retrieval practice in the form of tests. READ MORE

4. 2. Aspects of Blame : In which the nature of blame, blameworthiness, standing to blame and proportional blame are discussed

   Author : Marta Johansson Werkmäster; Praktisk filosofi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; blame; moral responsibility; blameworthiness; standing to blame; proportionality; Strawson; blame; sentiment; Strawson; reactive attitude; fitting attitude analysis of value; buck-passing account of value; blameworthiness; volitional control; rational control; capacitarianism; emotions; degree; proportionality; standing to blame; normative power; privilege right; right kind of reason; wrong kind of reason; praise; praiseworthiness; rightness; wrongness;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses what blame is, what it is for an agent to be blameworthy for having performed a certain act or omission, what makes an agent blameworthy for having performed a certain act or omission, whether the idea of standing to blame generalises to blame understood as something privately held, and what it is for blame to be proportionate. It provides original answers to these questions that move the current discussion of blame forward. READ MORE

5. 3. Studies of congenital genetic aberrations behind childhood leukemia

   Author : Benedicte Bang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in childhood, and most frequently (85%) of B-cell precursor type (BCP-ALL). Acquired chromosomal rearrangements or aneuploidies are the recurrent, often prenatal, initiators of BCP-ALL. READ MORE

6. 4. Imaging serotonin and dopamine transporters in social anxiety disorder : Characterization, treatment and expectancy effects

   Author : Olof Hjorth; Tomas Furmark; Andreas Frick; Eduard Maron; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; PET; serotonin; dopamine; placebo; SSRI; CBT; MRI; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Radiology; Radiologi;

   Abstract : The monoamines serotonin and dopamine are likely to be involved in the pathophysiology of social anxiety and other affective disorders, but their respective contributions and putative interactions in the causes and cures of these disorders are still not well understood. It is also largely unknown if and how expectations of treatment success affect brain neurochemistry and neural activations, and if expectations interact with antidepressants like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). READ MORE

7. 5. Long term complications in juvenile diabetes mellitus

   Author : Maria Nordwall; Johnny Ludvigsson; Knut Borch-Johnsen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetes mellitus type 1; diabetic retinopathy; diabetic nephropathy; diabetic neuropathy; epidemiology; C-peptide; Diabetology; Diabetologi;

   Abstract : Background/aim. The incidence of microvascular complications has been reported to be unchanged the last decades. However, in randomized clinical trials it has been shown that improved metabolic control can reduce the development of long term complications. READ MORE