Search for dissertations about: "Invisible work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 swedish dissertations containing the words Invisible work.

2. 1. Testing Pills, Enacting Obesity : The work of localizing tools in a clinical trial

   Author : Petra Jonvallen; Boel Berner; Claes-Fredrik Helgesson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Invisible work; contract research organisation; standardization; articulation work; production tasks; enactment; evidence based medicine; clinical trials; clinical research protocol; rationalizing tools; obesity; pharmaceutical production; clinical practice; medicalisation; Övervikt; klinisk prövning; Technology and social change; Teknik och social förändring; Genus och teknik;

   Abstract : This study examines tools and practices involved in a large scale and multi-sited clinical trial of a potential drug against obesity. Two tools are in focus: a clinical research protocol and a computer control system. READ MORE

4. 2. Invisible yet essential : the role of seasonal labour migration in Sweden’s green industries

   Author : Irma Olofsson; Linda Lundmark; Charlotta Hedberg; Aina Tollefsen; Sam Scott; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; labour migration; neoliberalism; green industries; forestry; berry industry; precarious work; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in seasonal labour migration to the green industries in Sweden. This migration, from both within and outside the EU, has been presented as a solution to local labour shortages by the industries. READ MORE

5. 3. An invisible burden : An experience-based approach to nurses' daily work life with healthcare information technology

   Author : Diane Golay; Åsa Cajander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion;

   Abstract : Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been an increasingly pervasive component of most workplaces throughout the past half century. In healthcare, the turn to the digital has resulted into the broad implementation of Healthcare Information Technology (HIT). READ MORE

6. 4. Use or Misuse? : Addiction Care Practitioners’ Perceptions of Substance Use and Treatment

   Author : Eva Samuelsson; Jan Blomqvist; Lena Hübner; Lisa Wallander; Ingrid Sahlin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; substance use; treatment; practitioners’ perceptions; social services; regional healthcare; factorial survey; multi-level analysis; focus group interviews; discourse analysis; Sweden; Social Work; socialt arbete;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to study boundary-making in addiction care practitioner’s perceptions of substance use and treatment. The four papers are based on three data collections in Swedish outpatient addiction care: a) a survey conducted in 2006 (n=655), b) a factorial survey using randomly constructed vignettes conducted in 2011 (n=474), and c) a focus group interview study from 2013 (n=30) with a sample of the respondents from the factorial survey. READ MORE

7. 5. Exploring the Invisible : FINDING STRUCTURE IN SCIENTIFIC DATA

   Author : Wito Engelke; Ingrid Hotz; Anders Ynnerman; Daniel Weiskopf; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I present contributions towards the aim of understanding flow-related scientific data sets by communicating relation, properties, and structure. The individual papers are contributions to three different areas. First, real-world visualization challenges with domain specific tasks. READ MORE