Search for dissertations about: "Model of factors affecting participation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Model of factors affecting participation.

2. 1. Learning English in a Multi-User Virtual Environment : Exploring Factors Affecting Participation

   Author : Airong Wang; Mats Deutschmann; Mercedes Rico Garcia; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Activity theory; Conversational Analysis; Discourse analysis; Ecology of language learning; Model of factors affecting participation; Multi-User Virtual Environment; Participation; Second Life; The sociocultural perspective on learning; Technology adoption;

   Abstract : Online language learning and teaching is a field that has received a significant amount of research attention. What factors could affect student participation in simpler online learning environments has been investigated by researchers, but there has been limited study of factors affecting participation in complex Multi-User Virtual Environments. READ MORE

4. 2. Factors Affecting Upvoting Intention On Social Bookmarking Sites

   Author : Kasra Kassaeyan; Gerard Prendergast; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing; Elektronisk handel; Electronic Commerce;

   Abstract : Technological developments of last decade have changed how people communicate and how companies operate. With the emergence of the Internet, and specifically of the interactive web or Web 2. READ MORE

5. 3. Towards prevention of pelvic radiation disease in gynecological cancer survivors

   Author : Helena Lind; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: To improve the therapeutic ratio of radiation therapy, an increased knowledge of how dose distributions affect normal tissue outcomes is critically needed; however normal tissue outcomes in terms of self-reported atomized symptoms among gynecological cancer survivors are rare in the literature. Aims: To investigate the prevalence of self-reported symptoms and their impact on daily life among long-term gynecological cancer survivors previously treated with pelvic radiation therapy. READ MORE

6. 4. Closer Together or Further Apart? : Public administration and archives in the digital age

   Author : Ann-Sofie Klareld; Erik A. M. Borglund; Karen Anderson; Julie McLeod; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; archives; digital work processes; discourse; outsourcing; public sector agencies; recordkeeping; records continuum model; Sweden;

   Abstract : The research presented in this thesis is about recordkeeping in the public sector, focusing especially on the relationship between the public administration and its archives, and selected aspects affecting the way this relationship is developing in the digital era. Two research questions are addressed: RQ1: What are ‘archives’ and ‘recordkeeping’ in the digital context and the developing e-government? RQ2: What are the indications of current and future challenges regarding the cooperation between public administration and archives? Six studies resulting in six papers form the basis of the thesis. READ MORE

7. 5. Climbing up the hearing rehabilitation ladder

   Author : Elisabeth Ingo; Ariane Laplante-Lévesque; Thomas Lunner; Gerhard Andersson; Margaret Wallhagen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; online hearing screening; Stages of change; Motivational interviewing;

   Abstract : Hearing impairment is a major public health problem, affecting communication and participation, and is associated with a range of health problems. Most individuals with perceived hearing impairment do not seek help, do not opt for rehabilitation (hearing aids), and do not use prescribed hearing aids adequately. READ MORE