Search for dissertations about: "Indoor environment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 213 swedish dissertations containing the words Indoor environment.

2. 6. Concentration Difficulties in the School Environment - with focus on children with ADHD, Autism and Down's syndrome

   Author : Catrin Tufvesson; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Down s syndrome; concentration; children; building process; ADHD; the Human Environment Interaction-model; individual adjusment; learning; indoor environment; school environment; Psykologi; Psychology; Humanities; Humaniora; autism;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to identify environmental factors that affect children with ADHD, autism, and Down's syndrome and their ability to concentrate in their learning environment at school. The issue of this research is not to dismiss any of the additional resources these children are in need of; instead it is to suggest how to arrange learning environments in the most supportive way possible based on the initial needs of these children. READ MORE

4. 7. Childhood asthma and indoor environment

   Author : Aina M. Warner; Lennart Nordvall; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Background:During the last decades, the prevalence of asthma in childhood has increased in Sweden as well as in the rest of the western world. Some factor or factors in the indoor environment may be responsible for this. READ MORE

5. 8. The indoor environment in schools : Respiratory effects and air quality

   Author : Greta Smedje; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Allergy; asthma; cat allergen; cleaning; dust; formaldehyde; furniture; mould; schoolchildren; ventilation; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; arbets- och miljömedicin; Occupational and Environmental Medicine;

   Abstract : The main objective of this work was to investigate relationships between the schoolenvironment and asthma and asthmatic symptoms in schoolchildren. Data on symptoms werecollected through postal questionnaires answered by 1,732 pupils in 39 randomly selectedschools, and were related to data on exposures obtained through hygienic measurements in theschools. READ MORE

6. 9. Indoor emissions and fate of flame retardants : A modelling approach

   Author : Ioannis Liagkouridis; Ian Cousins; Anna Palm Cousins; Thomas McKone; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; flame retardants; BFRs; OPFRs; indoor environment; emissions; fate; modelling; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

   Abstract : A significant number of consumer goods and building materials act as emission sources of flame retardants (FRs) in the indoor environment. As a result, FRs have become ubiquitous indoors raising concerns about human exposure and possible health implications. READ MORE

7. 10. Real-time Locating Systems for indoor applications : the methodological customization approach

   Author : Bartosz Jachimczyk; Wlodek Kulesza; Alfonso Bahillo Martínez; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Accuracy and Precision; Angle of Arrival; Fingerprinting Method; Indoor Localization; Indoor Positioning System; Multi-Sensor System; Neural Network; Radio Frequency Identification - RFID; Real Time Locating System; Received Signal Strength; RFID Network Planning; Scene Analysis; Sensors Arrangement; System Customization; Uncertainty; Uncertainty Map; User Driven Design;

   Abstract : Emerging wireless technologies increase the potential and effectiveness of wireless Real-time Locating Systems (RTLSs), which precisely localize the position, and identify things and people in real time. Among many applications, RTLSs are widely used in the industrial sector for indoor logistics and safety applications. READ MORE