Search for dissertations about: "EA"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the word EA.

2. 16. Environmental compensation is not for the birds : assessing social welfare impacts of resource-based environmental compensation

   Author : Scott Cole; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The European Union (EU) recently implemented the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD), requiring that environmental damage be restored so that the affected environment returns to (or toward) its baseline condition and the public is compensated for the initial damage and the losses during the time it takes for the environment to recover (interim losses). Equivalency Analysis (EA) represents a method for scaling environmental compensation to offset interim losses. READ MORE

4. 17. Acupuncture treatment for hot flushes in women with breast cancer and men with prostate cancer

   Author : Jessica Frisk; Mats Hammar; Hans Hjertberg; Anna-Clara Spetz; Leif Bergkvist; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Background: The group of women and men with a history of cancer and distressing hot flushes and sweating is growing. The flushes negatively affect Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), perhaps partially by disturbing sleep. Treatments that are effective, tolerable and safe need to be developed. READ MORE

5. 18. Tinnitus in Context : A Contemporary Contextual Behavioral Approach

   Author : Hugo Hesser; Gerhard Andersson; Lance McCracken; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Tinnitus; acceptance; cognitive behavioral therapy; experiential avoidance; acceptance and commitment therapy;

   Abstract : Tinnitus is the experience of sounds in the ears without any external auditory source and is a common, debilitating, chronic symptom for which we have yet to develop sufficiently efficacious interventions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has evolved over the last 20 years to become the most empirically supported treatment for treating the adverse effects of tinnitus. READ MORE

6. 19. Acupuncture in Obstetrics and Anaesthesia

   Author : Nina Kvorning; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anestesiologi; intensivvård; auditory evoked potentials; intensive care; Anaesthesiology; sevoflurane; surgery; minimal alveolar concentration; inhalation; electric stimulation; obstetrics; delivery; childbirth; tender points; maternaty care; anesthesia; analgesia; labor; pregnancy; acupuncture; pain;

   Abstract : The aims of the present thesis (I-V) were to evaluate the analgesic and adverse effects of manual acupuncture for low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy (I) and for labour pain (II-III), and also to study the effects of low-frequency electro acupuncture (EA) on clinical physiological responses to skin incision in anaesthetized patients (IV-V). Acupuncture in obstetric patients (I-III) Manual acupuncture in obstetric patients was found to relieve pain in one prospective randomised (I) and two retrospective (II-III) studies. READ MORE

7. 20. Analysis of enterprise IT service availability : Enterprise architecture modeling for assessment, prediction, and decision-making

   Author : Ulrik Franke; Pontus Johnson; Lars Nordström; Göran Ericsson; João Paulo A. Almeida; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Service Level Agreement; outage costs; Enterprise Architecture; enterprise IT service availability; decision-making; metamodeling; Enterprise Architecture analysis; Bayesian networks; fault trees; Predictive Probabilistic Architecture Modeling Framework; Service Level Agreement; nertidskostnader; Enterprise Architecture; tillgänglighet hos IT-tjänster; beslutsfattande; metamodellering; arkitekturanalys; bayesianska nätverk; felträd; Predictive Probabilistic Architecture Modeling Framework;

   Abstract : Information technology has become increasingly important to individuals and organizations alike. Not only does IT allow us to do what we always did faster and more effectively, but it also allows us to do new things, organize ourselves differently, and work in ways previously unimaginable. READ MORE