Search for dissertations about: "army training"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words army training.

  2. 1. Regimented language training : Changes to brain and behaviour following intensive non-native language learning

    Author : Johan Mårtensson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cortical thickness; Hippocampus; Plasticity; Language acquisition; Associative memory; Transfer; Education;

    Abstract : The influence of foreign-language acquisition on adult brain structure remains mostly unexplored. Whilst several cross-sectional studies have led to further understanding of how language can affect brain structure, only a few longitudinal studies have been conducted. READ MORE

  4. 2. A blueprint for using commercial games off the shelf in defence training, education and research simulations

    Author : Håkan Hasewinkel; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : There are two types of simulations, those made for business and those made for pleasure. The underlying technology is usually the same, the difference being how and for what purpose the simulation is used. Often the two purposes can be combined. READ MORE

  5. 3. Premature discharge from military service : risk factors and preventive interventions

    Author : Helena Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Musculoskeletal injury; physiotherapy; intervention; conscript; soldier; functional tests; lower-limb-loading test; self-rated health; predictor;

    Abstract : The tasks and capabilities of the Swedish Armed Forces are changing to meet new threats all around the world. With the sharp decrease in number of enlisted soldiers, selection is more important than ever. It is also important to prevent soldiers from leaving military service prematurely i.e. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hearing in young men : the influence of military noise and epidemiological aspects

    Author : Per Muhr; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During compulsory military service, the hearing capacity of the conscripts is at risk, because of exposure to continuous and impulse noise that exceeds the threshold levels of the European Union and the Swedish Work Environment Authority. In young adult life, a multitude of other risk factors also might result in auditory symptoms and hearing impairment. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Duality of Tactical Thought : A Study of how Swedish Land Forces’ Commanders view Tactics in Irregular Warfare

    Author : Michael Gustafson; Col Pasi Kesseli; Donald Broady; Torsten Björkman; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bourdieu; military thought; tactics; Irregular Warfare; Multiple Correspondence Analysis; field theory; sociology; War Studies; Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This is a sociological study of the views of officers in the Swedish Army and its Amphibious Forces on tactics in Irregular Warfare (IW), in particular, Counterinsurgency (COIN). IW comprises struggles, where the military weaker part uses an indirect approach with smaller units and integrates the civilian and military dimensions in a violence spectrum including subversion, terrorism, Guerrilla Warfare and infantry actions. READ MORE