Search for dissertations about: "risk attitude"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 106 swedish dissertations containing the words risk attitude.

2. 1. Alcohol induced attitude change

   Author : Erik Nordström; Claudia Fahlke; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Attitude change; intoxication; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The present thesis includes four empirical studies intended to investigate certain conditions for awareness of attitude change and the attitude change patterns linked to mild alcohol intoxication. In study 1, retrospective ratings of initial attitudes exhibited a clear and significant displacement towards the position of post-influence attitudes, and this displacement was larger with more relevant issues. READ MORE

4. 2. Being old in our society : health, functional status, and effects of research

   Author : Eva von Strauss; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ageing; attitude; dementia; functional status; morbidity; participation; population survey; nonagenarians; ageing; attitude; dementia; functional status; morbidity; participation; population survey; and nonagenarians;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns health and functional status in old age, as well as older adults' attitudes towards research participation. Five studies were performed using data from the Kungsholmen Project, a population-based study on ageing and dementia ongoing in Stockholm since 1987.Occurrence of dementia. READ MORE

5. 3. Delayed cord clamping in Nepal-Evidence for implementation

   Author : Nisha Rana; Mats Målqvist; Ola Andersson; Ashish KC; Thorkild Tylleskär; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Attitude; Clinical Practice; Ferritin; Haemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anaemia; Iron status; Jaundice; Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; Newborn; Neurodevelopment; Randomized controlled trial; Umbilical cord clamping.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to investigate effects of timing of umbilical cord clamping on newborn health, and on infant outcomes up to 12 months of age in a high-risk population and to explore the context of implementing changed umbilical cord clamping practices in Nepal.A randomised controlled trial with 540 late preterm and term infants born by normal vaginal delivery was set up at a maternity hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. READ MORE

6. 4. Broadening Horizons : The FMECA-NETEP model, offshore wind farms and the permit application process

   Author : John Ohlson; Bo Carlsson; Håkan Thorstensson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cumulative impact; risk; offshore wind farm OWF ; FMECA; kumulativa effekter; risk; havsbaserad vindkraft; Miljövetenskap; Environmental Science;

   Abstract : Abstract  The permit application process for offshore wind farms (OWF) in Sweden conceivably requires a comprehensive and transparent complement within risk management. The NETEP framework (covering risks concerning navigation, economics, technology, environment and politics), based on a futures planning mechanism (STEEP) has consequently been brought forward as a structure for the application of FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis) methodology to the permit application process of the Swedish offshore wind farm sector. READ MORE

7. 5. Capacity development in international aid : A contribution to theory and practice

   Author : Magnus Hagelsteen; Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Capacity development; Capacity building; Partnership; Ownership; Power; Risk; Disaster;

   Abstract : Although capacity development has been a key aspect of global aid policy for decades, success is limited. Capacity development is defined as a process, based on a partnership, to develop capacity to achieve a goal. READ MORE