Search for dissertations about: "Mårten Pettersson"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Mårten Pettersson.

  2. 1. Getting engaged in cooperation : Design, distance, and distributed work

    Author : Mårten Pettersson; Daniel Spikol; Martin Wetterstrand; Kari Rönkkö; Teresa Cerratto-Pargman; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cooperative work; distributed collaboration; computer-supported cooperative work; engagement in cooperative work; shared materials and artefacts;

    Abstract : Cooperative work differs depending on contexts and tasks, whether co-located, synchronous, or distributed in time and space. New technology allows new opportunities to support cooperation. A central aspect of cooperation is the relation to individual work; when co-located, people enter and exit cooperation seamlessly. READ MORE

  4. 2. Location, Navigation and Coordination : Studies of Work Practice and Technology

    Author : Mårten Pettersson; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; work practice; design of IT;

    Abstract : This thesis presents studies of work and discusses the relation between ethnographies of work and design of technology. Four papers based on studies from two different kinds of work settings are included. READ MORE

  5. 3. Molecular Screening for Target Discovery in Cancer

    Author : Mårten Fryknäs; Anders Isaksson; Ulf Pettersson; Hugh Salter; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Genetics; Cancer; Drug resistance; Microarray; High-throughput screening; Genetik;

    Abstract : Cancer is one of the major causes of death in the western world. Resistance to anti-cancer drugs and diagnostic difficulties are major obstacles to successful treatment. READ MORE

  6. 4. Public Health Programmes, Healthcare and Child Health

    Author : Daniel Knutsson; Per Pettersson-Lidbom; Mårten Palme; Sonia Bhalotra; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Health; Mortality; Infant Mortality; Piped Water; Well-visits; Crowding; Delivery Care; Sulfa; Information; Clean Water; Neonatal Mortality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained chapters.Modern Medicine, Public Policy and Infant Health: Evidence from a Preventive Health Programme in Sweden. This paper explores a universal preventive health programme targeting infants that coincided in time with the introduction and availability of an early antibiotic, sulfa. READ MORE

  7. 5. Causes and Consequences of Early-life Conditions : Alcohol, Pollution and Parental Leave Policies

    Author : Jenny Jans; J. Peter Nilsson; Per Johansson; Arizo Karimi; Matthew Neidell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; alcohol availability; parental leave policies; health; educational attainment; earnings; time investments; child outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies the effect of air pollution on infant health in Sweden. Combining register panel data on birth outcomes and family characteristics with pollution data, I estimate the effect of particulate matter (PM10) on several birth outcomes that previously have been shown to be predictive of future outcomes. READ MORE