Search for dissertations about: "Discrimination power"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words Discrimination power.

2. 1. Liberty Revisited. A Historical and Systematic Account of an Egalitarian Conception of Liberty and Legitimacy

   Author : Lena Halldenius; Praktisk filosofi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of philosophy; welfare state; discrimination; subordination; socioeconomics; power; gender; Pettit; Wollstonecraft; Mill; Locke; Kant; equality; non-domination; liberty; legitimacy; history of ideas; Filosofins historia; idéhistoria; Political history; Politisk historia;

   Abstract : This dissertation argues for an interpretation of liberty in terms of non-domination rather than non-interference, that non-domination can work as an independent criterion of political legitimacy, and that non-domination includes an approximation of equality in socioeconomic goods. In the first part, four theories of liberty and power – those of Kant, Locke, J. READ MORE

4. 2. The economics of residual waste : policies, price discrimination, and welfare

   Author : Sef Meens-Eriksson; David Granlund; Runar Brännlund; Thomas Broberg; Raymond Gradus; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Waste economics; net social cost analysis; waste incineration; municipal waste policy; waste taxes; price discrimination; spatial competition; welfare effects; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Paper [I]: In this study, a net social cost framework is applied to provide insights on policy issues relating to the cross-border trade in waste fuel. We estimate the net social cost of using imported waste fuel in a highly efficient combined heat and power plant (CHP) in a cold climate by considering both private costs and benefits as well as external costs related to energy production, alternative waste management and fuel transport. READ MORE

5. 3. Mitochondrial DNA in Sensitive Forensic Analysis

   Author : Martina Nilsson; Marie Allen; Ulf Gyllensten; Antti Sajantila; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Genetics; Forensic genetics; Mitochondrial DNA; HVI HVII; Nuclear DNA; Quantification; Real-time PCR; Immobilised SSO probe assay; Pyrosequencing; Discrimination power; Coding region; Mixtures; Genetik;

   Abstract : Genetic profiling is commonly performed on the autosomes using multiple DNA markers. Although routine forensic DNA analysis is robust and based on reliable technologies, samples with degraded or limited amounts of DNA often fail. In these cases, the analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can be very valuable due to the high copy number per cell. READ MORE

6. 4. Computerized achievement tests : sequential and fixed length tests

   Author : Marie H. Wiberg; Hans Nyquist; Ulf Olsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Statistics; item respons theory; sequential analysis; statistical inference; power; optimal design; simulations; Statistik; Statistics; Statistik; Statistics; statistik;

   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to describe how a computerized achivement test can be constructed and used in practice. Throughout this dissertation the focus is on classifying the examinees into masters and non-masters depending on their ability. However, there has been no attempt to estimate their ability. READ MORE

7. 5. Health and Social Determinants Among Boys and Girls in Sweden : Focusing on Parental Background

   Author : Heidi Carlerby; Katja Gillander Gådin; Anders Knutsson; Eija Viitasara; Ina Borup; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bullying involvement; discrimination; foreign extraction; gender; WHO-HBSC; intersectional perspective; health risk behaviour; parental background; PSP; SHC; SCOS; socio-demography; mobbning; diskrimination; utländsk härkomst; genus; WHO-HBSC; intersektionalitetsperspektiv; hälsoriskbeteende; föräldrabakgrund; PSP; SHC; SCOS; sociodemografi;

   Abstract : The majority of Swedish boys and girls have good psychosomatic health. Despite that the risk of mental health problems such as nervousness, feeling low and sleeping difficulties has increased steadily in recent decades. READ MORE