Search for dissertations about: "causality"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 196 swedish dissertations containing the word causality.

2. 6. A Procedure for Ecological Tiered Assessment of Risks (PETAR)

   Author : Rosana Moraes; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; local scale; regional scale; developing country; Brazil; rain forest; multiple stressors; PETAR; ecological risk assessment; causality;

   Abstract : Institutions in developed countries have proposed several Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) procedures, and the majority of study cases have been carried out there. The use of (often expensive) existing ERA procedures in developing countries is questionable given their limited resources and scarce background information of relevance for risk assessments. READ MORE

4. 7. Statistical Inference of Information in Networks : Causality and Directed Information Graphs

   Author : Sina Molavipour; Mikael Skoglund; Deniz Gündüz; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : Over the last decades, the advancements in measurement, collection, and storage of data have provided tremendous amounts of information. Thus, it has become crucial to extract valuable features and analyze the characteristics of data. As we study more complex systems (e.g. READ MORE

5. 8. Explainable and Interpretable Decision-Making for Robotic Tasks

   Author : Maximilian Diehl; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Failure explanation; Causality; Explainability; Interpretability;

   Abstract : Future generations of robots, such as service robots that support humans with household tasks, will be a pervasive part of our daily lives. The human's ability to understand the decision-making process of robots is thereby considered to be crucial for establishing trust-based and efficient interactions between humans and robots. READ MORE

6. 9. Perspectives on intimate partner violence, focusing on the period of pregnancy

   Author : Kerstin E Edin; Ulf Högberg; Lars Dahlgren; Ann Lalos; Margareta Hydén; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; spouse abuse; pregnancy; prenatal care; midwifery; process assessment; professional practice; causality; gender identity; personal narratives; professional discourse.; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Målet med denna avhandling var att undersöka partnerrelaterat våld mot kvinnor i Sverige från olika perspektiv och med ett särskilt fokus på graviditetsperioden. Syftet var: 1) att ta reda på barnmorskors erfarenheter, attityder och rutiner angående partnerrelaterat våld mot gravida kvinnor inom mödravården; 2) att utforska hur personer som arbetar inom olika program för våldsbenägna män (inom och utom kriminalvården) talar om manligt och kvinnligt och om partnerrelaterat våld, speciellt i förhållande till graviditet; och 3) att belysa kvinnors erfarenheter av att bli och vara gravid samtidigt som de var utsatta för våld i relationen, samt deras möten med barnmorskorna på mödravårdscentralen. READ MORE

7. 10. Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders of Arthrogeneous Origin. Controlled double-blind studies of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a stabilisation appliance

   Author : EwaCarin Ekberg; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Randomized Controlled Trials; Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents; Occlusal Splints; Treatment Outcome; Mandibular Condyle Radiography; Subtraction Technique; Radiographic Image Enhancement; Causality; Odontology; stomatology; Odontologi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to prospectively evaluate the short-term effect of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (diclofenac sodium, Voltaren) and stabilisation appliance in controlled trials of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) of arthrogeneous origin. The active treatments were compared to placebo in the study of diclofenac and to a control appliance in the other study. READ MORE