Search for dissertations about: "Questionnaire-based studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words Questionnaire-based studies.

2. 1. Methods for interval-censored data and testing for stochastic dominance

   Author : Angel G. Angelov; Magnus Ekström; Maria Karlsson; Bengt Kriström; Per Johansson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Interval-censored data; Informative censoring; Self-selected intervals; Questionnaire-based studies; Maximum likelihood; Permutation test; Two-sample test; Stochastic dominance; Four-decision test; Statistics; statistik;

   Abstract : This thesis includes four papers: the first three of them are concerned with methods for interval-censored data, while the forth paper is devoted to testing for stochastic dominance.In many studies, the variable of interest is observed to lie within an interval instead of being observed exactly, i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. The Dynamics of Extratextual Translatorship in Contemporary Sweden : A Mixed Methods Approach

   Author : Elin Svahn; Yvonne Lindqvist; Kaisa Koskinen; Helle V. Dam; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; translation studies; translation sociology; sociology of translators; translatorship; extratextual translatorship; mixed methods research; qualitative longitudinal research; questionnaire; focus groups; interviews; thematic analysis; Translation Studies; översättningsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with Swedish translators and the society in which they work. It begins with an exploration of the concept of translatorship, leading up to a three-part distinction of 1) textual translatorship, 2) paratextual translatorship, and 3) extratextual translatorship. READ MORE

5. 3. Inflammatory bowel disease in twins : studies of genetics and environmental factors

   Author : Jonas Halfvarson; Salvador Peña; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The aetiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unknown but considered to be caused by interplay of genetic and environmental factors.The aims of this thesis were to study the influence of genetics and environmental factors in aetiology, disease phenotype and levels of Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA), as well as to assess whether CARD15/NOD2 polymorphisms explain the influence of genetics in these aspects. READ MORE

6. 4. Foreign Investment Decision-Making in Transition Economies

   Author : Olga Golubeva; Julio De Castro; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; FDI; transition economy; initial motivation or reasons for FDI; capital budgeting methods and investment decision criteria; investigation of investment climate and information collection methods; risk assessment and risk reduction measures; decision-making models; case studies; survey method; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this project is to describe and explain the foreign investment decision process in the uncertain and turbulent environment of transition economy. By getting an in-depth understanding of how decision-making works in the environment of transition economy, the study intends to contribute to the development of business administration theory in the area of foreign investment decision-making, particularly its application in the turbulent and uncertain world. READ MORE

7. 5. Patient participation in everyday life in special care units for persons with dementia

   Author : Ann Karin Helgesen; Maria Larsson; Elsy Athlin; Görel Hansebo; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Patient participation; dementia; special care units for persons with dementia SCUs ; relatives; nursing personnel; grounded theory; cross-sectional; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to acquire knowledge about patient participation in everyday life of persons with dementia living in SCUs in nursing homes. Data collection and analysis in studies I-III was carried out according to Grounded Theory. READ MORE