Search for dissertations about: "skill exposure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words skill exposure.

2. 1. Hairdressers : hand eczema, hair dyes and hand protection

   Author : Marie-Louise Lind; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : hand eczema incidence; hairdresser; atopy; attributable fraction; skill exposure; permanent hair lye; aromatic amines hand rinse sampling; sampling efficiency; skin; occupational dermal exposure; protective glove; permeability hair dye compound;

   Abstract : Hand eczema is a well-known problem in occupations that involve largely manual work, in combination with long periods of wet exposure and skin contact with chemicals. Hairdressing involves dermal exposure to a number of skin damaging substances. READ MORE

4. 2. Human factors in image guided surgical simulator training : components, visual-spatial and haptic aspects

   Author : Pär Ström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Image guided surgery; virtual reality; simulation; simulator training; skill acquisition; performance; components; visual-spatial ability; haptic feedback;

   Abstract : New image-guided surgical techniques such as arthroscopy and laparoscopy are difficult to learn and master. To handle these techniques, there seems to be a need for higher-level abilities such as visual-spatial abilities. READ MORE

5. 3. Organic solvents and cognitive functioning. With special reference to interaction with aging

   Author : Linda Nordling Nilson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Solvents; occupational; neuropsychology; cognition; aging; chronic toxic encephalopathy; follow-up studies;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to study cognitive functioning in patients with chronic toxic encephalopathy (CTE) and in aging workers previously exposed to organic solvents. The discriminative power of a series of cognitive tests in identifying patients with CTE was examined. READ MORE

6. 4. Radiation dose and related risk in interventional cardiology

   Author : Angeliki Karambatsakidou; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Cardiac catheterization procedures are classified as high radiation dose procedures, European Directive 2013/59/Euratom, and may result in skin injuries (deterministic effects) and/or increased cancer risk (stochastic effects). The radiation-induced effects can be expressed differently depending on whether the patient is a child or an adult. READ MORE

7. 5. Globalization, Gender Inequality, and Firm Innovation

   Author : Olga Lark; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; foreign ownership; internationalization; export; contract intensity; interpersonal contacts; gender inequality; gender wage gap; gender norms; gender inequality index; customer discrimination; import competition; innovation; patents; ; manufacturing capabilities;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises four self-contained papers that rely on applied micro-econometric methods to understand which factors are important in shaping the gender wage gap in globalized firms and how firms innovate when exposed to trade-induced shocks. In the first paper, we study how the within-firm gender wage gap in Sweden is affected by the degree of gender inequality in the home country of foreign investors. READ MORE