Search for dissertations about: "Paper 401."

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Paper 401..

  1. 6. Chronic kidney disease : a complex network of leukocyte dysfunction and inflammation

    Author : Ladan Mansouri; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common medical condition with a prevalence of up to 13% worldwide. The insidious loss of renal function develops over time to reach end stage renal disease (ESRD) when the kidneys are unable to remove toxins and interventions such as dialysis or kidney transplantation are mandatory. READ MORE

  2. 7. Making equality work : Ambiguities, conflicts and change agents in the implementation of equality policies in public sector organisations

    Author : Anne-Charlott Callerstig; Jeff Hearn; Susanne Anderssson; Johanna Kantola; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Change agents; equality; gender; gender mainstreaming; organisation; policy implementation; Förändringsaktörer; genus; jämställdhetsintegrering; jämlikhet; implementering av politiska strategier; organisation;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this study is to contribute to knowledge about the implementation of equality policies in public sector organisations. This is achieved through the development of a theoretical framework of feminist implementation studies. READ MORE

  3. 8. Towards application of service oriented architecture in wireless sensor networks

    Author : Rumen Kyusakov; Zach Shelby; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell elektronik; Industrial Electronics;

    Abstract : Wireless sensor networks (WSN) are a foreseeable source of innovation in many fields and the number of WSN deployments is expected to grow rapidly in the near future. One of the key challenges in designing, implementing, deploying and maintaining complex systems that use WSNs is provisioning and integration of sensor data with existing communication infrastructures. READ MORE

  4. 9. Spatial Spread of Organisms : Modeling ecological and epidemiological processes

    Author : Tom Lindström; Uno Wennergren; Colleen Webb; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Spatial kernel; Spatially explicit modeling; Disease transmission; Animal movements; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the spread of organisms in both ecological and epidemiological contexts. In most of the studies presented, displacement is modeled with a spatial kernel function, which is characterized by scale and shape. These are measured by the net squared displacement (or kernel variance) and kurtosis, respectively. READ MORE

  5. 10. Personality disorder and violent criminality : a follow-up study with special reference to psychopathy and risk assessment

    Author : Martin Grann; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Forensic psychiatry; forensic psychology; personality disorders; psychopathy; PCL-R; HCR-20; VRAG; risk assessment; receiver operating characteristic analysis; neural network;

    Abstract : Background: Structured models for the assessment of psychopathy and risk of violent recidivism have gained currency in forensic and correctional practice in many countries. The overall aim of this study was to test the predictive validity of some of these models among violent offenders with personality disorders in Sweden. READ MORE