Search for dissertations about: "south-west Sweden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words south-west Sweden.

  2. 1. Stormy records from peat bogs in south-west Sweden : implications for regional climatic variability and vegetation changes during the past 6500 years

    Author : Rixt de Jong; Kvartärgeologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Holocene climate; south-west Sweden; aeolian activity; humidity changes; vegetation development; REVEALS vegetation modelling; atmospheric circulation changes; peat sediments;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to reconstruct and explain variations in storm activity, humidity, vegetation composition and land cover in south-west Sweden during the past 6500 years. Two ombrotrophic bogs, Store Mosse and Undarsmosse, situated on the coastal plain of Halland, were selected for this purpose. READ MORE

  4. 2. Development and evaluation of rehabilitation at home after stroke in south-west Stockholm

    Author : Lotta Widén Holmqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In Sweden (population 8.8 million) the great majority of patients with acute stroke are admitted to hospital. Each year 10 000-12 000 patients develop persistent disability. READ MORE

  5. 3. Paths towards a stratified society : a study of economic, cultural and social formations in south-west Sweden during the Roman Iron Age and the Migration Period

    Author : Ingegerd Särlvik; Stockholms universitet; []
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  6. 4. Investigations of temporal changes in climate and the geomagnetic field via high-resolution radiocarbon dating

    Author : Anette Mellström; Kvartärgeologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; wiggle-matching; Radiocarbon dating; 14C; 2800 cal BP; climate change; solar activity; palaeomagnetism; lake sediments; varves; post-depositional remanent magnetisation; PDRM; lock-in; peat deposits; Sweden;

    Abstract : Geological archives have shown periods of abrupt climate change in the relatively stable Holocene epoch (last ca. 11 700 years). One of these periods was around 2800 cal BP. Several records, mainly from Europe, reveal a shift towards wetter, cooler and windier conditions. READ MORE

  7. 5. Passive houses in Sweden - Experiences from design and construction

    Author : Ulla Janson; Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Leadership; Planning process; Building construction; Residential buildings; Passive house; Energy efficiency;

    Abstract : The sector of residential buildings and service organizations uses 36% of the total energy in Sweden. In June 2006, it was decided by the Swedish parliament that the energy use in residential buildings and premises should decrease by 20% per heated unit area before 2020. READ MORE