Search for dissertations about: "base-line"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word base-line.

  2. 1. Local baseline knowledge for conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems in Ecuador

    Author : Ana Mariscal; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Deforestation and land-use changes are a major threats to native ecosystem in many tropical countries, including Ecuador– one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world. In tropical Andean countries, natural ecosystems change over small spatial scales. READ MORE

  4. 2. The safety relevance of standardized tests for diving equipment

    Author : Mårten Silvanius; Oskar Frånberg; Greg Murphy; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Diving; rebreather; underwater breathing apparatus; unmanned testing; hyperbaric; scuba; oxygen sensor; composite gas cylinder; carbon dioxide monitoring;

    Abstract : Vital components are more or less prone to fail in a diving apparatus. This thesis examines the performance of oxygen sensors, carbon dioxide scrubber monitoring and composite gas cylinders. READ MORE

  5. 3. Risk factors for criminal offending among men with schizophrenia

    Author : Åsa Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: There is consistent evidence for an association between schizophrenia and criminal offending. With better knowledge of the relation between schizophrenia and criminal offending, better and more cost-effective methods for prevention of criminal offending could be expected and public fear of mentally ill persons being reduced. READ MORE

  6. 4. Genetic predisposition to salt sensitivity and cardiovascular disease

    Author : Jonas Dahlberg; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NEDD4L; SGK-1; CVD; ischemic stroke; genetics; CVD deaths; myopcardial infarction;

    Abstract : Abstract The average amount of salt ingested is about 10 grams daily compared to less than one gram in pre-historic life. Salt, althought somewhat debated, is considered a risk factor for elevated blood pressure and end organ damage beyond the blood pressure effect. READ MORE

  7. 5. Process and representation in multiple-cue judgment

    Author : Anna-Carin Olsson; Peter Juslin; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the cognitive processes and representations underlying human judgment in a multiple-cue judgment task. Several recent models assume that people have several qualitatively distinct and competing levels of knowledge representations (Ashby, Alfonso-Reese, Turken, & Waldron, 1998; Erickson & Kruschke, 1998; Nosofsky, Palmeri, & McKinley, 1994; Sloman, 1996). READ MORE