Search for dissertations about: "Environment and public awareness"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the words Environment and public awareness.
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1. Asthma in school age : prevalence, incidence and remission in relation to environmental determinants
Abstract : Background In the past half-century, the prevalence of asthma among children and adolescents has risen and asthma has become an important public health challenge in Sweden as well as in many other countries, necessitating further studies on this complex disease and its risk factor pattern. The studies included in this thesis aimed to investigate the clinical expression of childhood asthma over time, to describe the determinants of new-onset and remission of asthma, and to evaluate possible environmental risk factors in northern Sweden. READ MORE
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2. Indoor Environmental Factors and Chronic Diseases in Swedish Pre-School Children : Risk factors and methodological issues investigated in a longitudinal study on airway diseases and autism spectrum disorder
Abstract : Asthma and allergies have increased considerably during the past 40-50 years. Along with this increase, a heightened awareness regarding different neuro-developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder has occurred and it has been proposed that such disorders are also on the increase. READ MORE
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3. Matters of Public Connection : The role of mediated and interpersonal communication in young people's environmental engagement
Abstract : What lies at the heart of environmental identity is the recognition of our interconnection with other people, living and not yet born, as well as nonhumans. To develop this sense of belonging, one needs to sustain public connection—a basic orientation to the public world where matters of shared concern are addressed. READ MORE
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4. Planning and Control of Healthcare Services
Abstract : The focus of this study is on the planning of the production of healthcare services for the group of patients in need of surgical treatments. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how planning and control of healthcare services impacts patient waiting time. READ MORE
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5. Intimate partner violence in Nicaragua : studies on ending abuse, child growth, and contraception
Abstract : Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive, worldwide public health problem and one of the most common violations of human rights. The aim of this thesis were twofold: (i) to study the process and factors related to ending of IPV of Nicaraguan women and (ii) to examine to what extent IPV exposure is associated with the child linear growth and women’s contraceptive use after pregnancy. READ MORE