Search for dissertations about: "bias"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 1189 swedish dissertations containing the word bias.
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11. Reducing uncertainties in climate change impact studies through uni- and multivariate methods : A Nordic perspective
Abstract : Climate change poses undeniable impacts on hydroclimatic processes due to simultaneous effects of rising temperature and changing precipitation patterns. To quantify these impacts, simulations of climate variables are typically retrieved from climate models, which are then downscaled and bias-adjusted for a particular study site. READ MORE
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12. Influences on toxicological risk assessments
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to characterize and discuss two kinds of influences on the outcome of a toxicological risk assessment. One kind of influence has to do with values and the role played by value-based judgment. Currently, many toxicological risk assessments are characterized by scientific uncertainties. READ MORE
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13. Processing affective information after sleep loss
Abstract : It is not fully understood why we need to sleep, although it is evident that sleep loss has consequences for many emotional and cognitive functions. The last couple of decades, sleep researchers have been increasingly devoted to better understand the relationship between sleep and affect. READ MORE
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14. Methodological aspects on excess cancer riskafter exposure to ionizing radiation
Abstract : Aims. The aims of this study were to establish a cohort of persons treated with radiotherapy for skin haemangioma in childhood and study the excess risk of cancer after exposure to ionizing radiation. READ MORE
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15. “I am solely a professional – neutral and genderless” : on gender bias and gender awareness in the medical profession
Abstract : Aim: During the last decades research has reported seemingly unjustified differences between how women and men are perceived as patients, medical students and physicians. Most studies have been performed outside Scandinavia. READ MORE