Search for dissertations about: "Accommodation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 116 swedish dissertations containing the word Accommodation.

  2. 21. The Role of Gut Dysfunction and Nutritional Factors in Liver Cirrhosis

    Author : Evangelos Kalaitzakis; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : liver cirrhosis; malnutrition; gastrointestinal symptoms; health-related quality of life; food intake; energy expenditure; gastric accommodation; gastric barostat; insulin resistance; leptin; ghrelin; intestinal permeability;

    Abstract : Malnutrition is a common finding in patients with liver cirrhosis. Malnutrition has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Its pathogenesis remains unclear but both poor dietary intake and increased energy expenditure have been reported. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is an important clinical problem in cirrhotics. READ MORE

  4. 22. Moved by Morality : An Essay on the Practicality of Moral Thought and Talk

    Author : John Eriksson; Sven Danielsson; Jan Österberg; Gunnar Björnsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Philosophy; Metaethics; moral talk; moral thought; internalism; externalism; cognitivism; noncognitivism; motivating states of mind; dispositions; motivation; attitudinal expression; the notion of expression; the possibility of amoralists; accommodation projects; sincerity conditions; Filosofi;

    Abstract : It is part of our everyday experience that there is a reliable connection between moral opinions and motivation. Thinking that an act is right (wrong) tends to be accompanied by motivation to (avoid to) perform the act in question. This is mirrored in moral talk. READ MORE

  5. 23. Diaspora global politics : Kurdish transnational networks and accommodation of nationalism

    Author : Ann-Catrin Emanuelsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kurdish diaspora; transnationalism; globalisation; global politics; nationalism; migration; refugees; integration;

    Abstract : This thesis is concerned with diasporas as increasingly significant transnational actors in emerging global politics, representing changes in the nature and form of political organisation beyond nation states. Diasporas have witnessed the increased interest of scholars from several disciplines. READ MORE

  6. 24. Morphometric analysis of Cambrian fossils and its evolutionary significance

    Author : Illiam Jackson; Graham Budd; Jorijntje Henderiks; Richard Mann; Nigel Hughes; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Extended Evolutionary Synthesis; phenotypic plasticity; genetic assimilation; phenotypic accommodation; Agnostus pisiformis; Mackinnonia; elliptical fourier analysis; species concept;

    Abstract : The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES) is currently emerging as a theoretical alternative to the Modern Synthesis (MS) in which to frame evolutionary observations and interpretations. These alternative frameworks differ fundamentally in their understanding of the relative roles of the genotype, phenotype, development and environment in evolutionary processes and patterns. READ MORE

  7. 25. Proximal processes of children with profound multiple disabilities

    Author : Jenny Wilder; Gunilla Preisler; Mats Granlund; David McNaugton; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children; profound multiple disabilities; interaction; behavior style; family accommodation; social networks; systems theory; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : In this thesis four empirical studies dealt with children with profound multiple disabilities and their parents with regard to: (a) how parents perceived interaction with their children (b) how observed child/parent interaction was linked to behavior style of the children as perceived by the parents (c) how parents of children with profound multiple disabilities perceived child/parent interaction and behavior style of their children in comparison to parents to children without disabilities matched for communicative ability and age respectively, and, (d) how social networks and family accommodations were linked to child/parent interaction and child behavior style over time for these families according to parental appraisals. The results in study I showed that child/parent interaction occurred through out the day and constituted of mutual experience and joy. READ MORE