Search for dissertations about: "articulation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 135 swedish dissertations containing the word articulation.

  2. 21. The Political Sociology of Religion : The Impact of Religion on Political Attitudes and Behaviors in Secularizing European Societies

    Author : Weiqian Xia; Jens Rydgren; Sunnee Billingsley; Mikael Hjerm; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; secularization; politics and religion; religious cleavage; political institution; political articulation; political attitudes; voting behaviors; contextual effects; party polarization; radical right parties; immigrant religions; political participation; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : European societies have experienced extensive secularization. However, the impact of religion in governing people’s political attitudes and behaviors persists, which has been enhanced by several recent developments, including the growing salience of religious and conservative values for the remaining committed religious people, the rise of radical right parties that use Christianity in their anti-immigrant and nationalist rhetoric, and the increasing number of immigrants from outside Europe that contribute to the diversification of religion in European societies. READ MORE

  4. 22. Testing Pills, Enacting Obesity : The work of localizing tools in a clinical trial

    Author : Petra Jonvallen; Boel Berner; Claes-Fredrik Helgesson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Invisible work; contract research organisation; standardization; articulation work; production tasks; enactment; evidence based medicine; clinical trials; clinical research protocol; rationalizing tools; obesity; pharmaceutical production; clinical practice; medicalisation; Övervikt; klinisk prövning; Technology and social change; Teknik och social förändring; Genus och teknik;

    Abstract : This study examines tools and practices involved in a large scale and multi-sited clinical trial of a potential drug against obesity. Two tools are in focus: a clinical research protocol and a computer control system. READ MORE

  5. 23. Using the speech intelligibility index for evaluating speech test results and hearing aid characteristics

    Author : Lennart Magnusson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; articulation index; hearing aid; hearing loss; speech intelligibility index; speech recognition;

    Abstract : Understanding speech is crucial for human communication. Therefore, speech audiometry plays an important part in the assessment of the hearing impaired, and improved speech intelligibility is a major goal of hearing aid fitting. READ MORE

  6. 24. The acquisition of contrast : a longitudinal investigation of initial s+plosive cluster development in Swedish children

    Author : Fredrik Karlsson; Kirk P. H. Sullivan; Peter E. Czigler; Marilyn M. Vihman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; phonological contrast; speech development; place and manner of articulation; aspiration; structural complexity; acoustic cues; homonym production; Phonetics; Fonetik;

    Abstract : This Thesis explores the development of word-initial s+plosive consonant clusters in the speech of Swedish children between the ages of 1;6 and 4;6. Development in the word-initial consonant clusters is viewed as being determined by 1) the children’s ability to articulate the target sequence of consonants, 2) the level of understanding of which acoustic features in the adult model production are significant for the signalling of the intended distinction, and 3) the children’s ability to apply established production patterns only to productions where the acquired feature agrees with the adult target, to achieve a contrast between rival output forms. READ MORE

  7. 25. Palatal plate therapy in children with Down syndrome : a longitudinal study of effects on oral motor function

    Author : Kerstin Carlstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Articulation; children; communication preference; craniofacial growth; Down syndrome; dental maturity; functional appliances; growth hormone; muscle tone; oral dysfunction; tonsils; video registration;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of palatal plate therapy on the oral motor function children with Down syndrome (DS) during 4 years by comparing the baseline values of the treatment group with those of a control group (CG). The effects of palatal plate therapy on speech production errors and communicative preference after 4 years of treatment were also studied and articulation was analyzed. READ MORE