Search for dissertations about: "technology regulation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 552 swedish dissertations containing the words technology regulation.

  2. 1. Studies of cell-on-chip technology and basophil regulation for improved allergy diagnostics

    Author : Frida Kalm; Anna Nopp Scherman; Stephanie Descroix; KTH; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Medical Technology; Medicinsk teknologi;

    Abstract : Allergic diseases affect approximately 30% of adults and has an impact on both the individual’s quality of life as well as an economic impact on society. Two effector cells involved in allergic disease are mast cells and basophils, where basophils are more readily available in blood and therefore of great interest when studying allergy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Disruptive Technology: Effects of Technology Regulation on Democracy

    Author : Mathias Klang; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; technology regulation; disruptive technology; participatory;

    Abstract : This work develops the thesis that there is a strong relationship between the regulation of disruptive technology and the Internet-based participatory democracy. In other words, attempts to regulate disruptive technology have an impact upon the citizen’s participation in democracy. READ MORE

  5. 3. Stimulating the diffusion of environmental technologies through export

    Author : Wisdom Kanda; Olof Hjelm; Dzamila Bienkowska; Totti Könnölä; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Environmental Technology; Technology Diffusion; Export; Internationalisation;

    Abstract : Contemporary environmental problems represent complex societal challenges, and as these problems become increasingly global, the international diffusion of environmental technologies is essential. One way to diffuse technologies internationally is through export. READ MORE

  6. 4. Streams, Steams, and Steels : A Transnational History of Risk Regulation in Nuclear Power Plants (1850–1985)

    Author : Siegfried Evens; Per Högselius; Kati Lindström; Anna Storm; Scott Knowles; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Nuclear; risk; water; steam; steel; regulation; safety; Nucléaire; risque; eau; vapeur; acier; sûreté; réglementation; Kärnkraft; risk; vatten; ånga; stål; säkerhet; History of Science; Technology and Environment; Historiska studier av teknik; vetenskap och miljö;

    Abstract : Water is essential to produce nuclear energy and prevent nuclear disasters. As light water reactors are increasingly seen as a solution to achieving a sustainable energy transition and battling the climate crisis, it is more important than ever to investigate the risks of using water for nuclear power production. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on the interaction between regulation and technology : Understanding agency and context through multiple levels of inquiry

    Author : Rasmus Nykvist; Christina Öberg; Mirko Ernkvist; Christian Sandström; Lars Engwall; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Institutional Entrepreneurship; Technological Transformation; Regulation; Historical Methods; Stockholm Stock Exchange;

    Abstract : A key challenge for implementing pioneering regulatory and technological change includes overcoming regulatory constraints and resistance from vested interest groups in favor of the status quo. This is a compilation dissertation comprising five papers and one covering paper that aims to describe and explain the interaction between agency and context under conditions of combined technological and regulatory change through multiple levels of inquiry. READ MORE