Search for dissertations about: "vitality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 100 swedish dissertations containing the word vitality.

  2. 1. From growth cessation to bud burst : conifer seedling development in response to nursery culture and environmental stimuli

    Author : Elisabeth Wallin; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Pseudotsuga menziesii; seedling status; gene activity; photoperiod; storability; vitality; transplants; shoot electrolyte leakage; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Pseudotsuga menziesii; plantstatus; genaktivitet; fotoperiod; lagringsbarhet; vitalitet; omskolningsplantor; elektrolytiskt läckage; Energy and Built Environments; Energi och samhällsbyggnad;

    Abstract : In Sweden, 350-400 million seedlings are produced annually for forest regeneration. About one third of these are overwintered in frozen storage, necessitating accurate methods to assess storability. Young transplants of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst. READ MORE

  4. 2. Aspects of Vitamin D Deficiency in Elderly People in Nursing Homes and in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes : with Emphasis on Mortality, Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mental Health

    Author : Maria Samefors; Carl Johan Östgren; Anders Tengblad; Sara Holmberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vitamin D; nursing homes; older people; type 2 diabetes; mortality; cardiovascular morbidity; mental health; vitality;

    Abstract : BackgroundInstitutionalised elderly people living in northern latitudes may be at elevated risk for vitamin D deficiency. They are recommended to take oral vitamin D supplements, but the main source of vitamin D is sunlight. READ MORE

  5. 3. To do or not to do? Physical activity in relation to socioeconomic status and health – a salutogenic perspective in the context of targeted health dialogues

    Author : Lisbeth Johansson; Eleonor I. Fransson; Marie Golsäter; Hans Lingfors; Mai-Lis Hellénius; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; health; mastery; physical activity; quality of life; salutogenesis; self-rated health; sense of coherence; targeted health dialogues; vitality;

    Abstract : It is well known that physical activity (PA) has a major positive impact on health and that the performance of PA is lower in low socioeconomic groups. However, more knowledge about the relationship between PA and health is needed especially between and within socioeconomic groups. READ MORE

  6. 4. Bodies of vital matter: Notions of life force and transcendence in traditional southern Italy

    Author : Per Binde; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; socialanropologi; Italien; magi; övertro; social anthropology; Italy; symbolism; cosmology; Roman Catholicism; social organization; vitality; folk medicine; burial practices; death; cult of saints; the evil eye; witches;

    Abstract : Bodies of Vital Matter presents an innovative study that explores folk beliefs relating to the vital force of the human body and to the transcendence of the corporal. The time frame is the period from the unification of Italy to the Second World War. There are three principal themes of investigation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Bark lesions and sensitivity to frost in beech and Norway spruce

    Author : Anna Maria Jönsson; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Picea abies; Multiple stress; Mineral nutrient balance; Liming; Lichen indices; Fagus sylvatica; Cryptococcus fagisuga; Excess nitrogen; Vitality fertilization; Plant ecology; Växtekologi;

    Abstract : Strong temperature fluctuations and pathogen attacks can cause bark lesions, visible signs of wounds in the phloem and cambium. Pathogenic insects and fungi are able to invade lesions that have not healed, further increasing the damage. READ MORE