Search for dissertations about: "demographic"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 750 swedish dissertations containing the word demographic.

  2. 21. Health in middle-aged women, with emphasis on features of the metabolic syndrome and related markers for diabetes. Women´s Health in the Lund Area Study

    Author : Jonas Lidfeldt; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Public health; psychosocial.; socio-demographic; metabolic syndrome; Middle-aged women; diabetes;

    Abstract : The aims were to study the biological, socio-demographic and psychosocial health profile in a geographically defined population of middle-aged women, with focus on features of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes, and to study the efficiency of a screening method for high-risk individuals and the outcome of baseline lifestyle advices on the diabetes incidence. All women aged 50-59 years (n=10766) were invited to a screening procedure including questionnaires and laboratory assessments. READ MORE

  4. 22. Residential usability and social sustainability, Towards a paradigm shift within housing design?

    Author : Anna Braide; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; alterability; residential usability; residential design; adaptability; residential process; demographic transformation; user participation; flexibility; social sustainability;

    Abstract : ABSTRACTThe ongoing demographic transformation poses challenges for the field of residential design. Meanwhile rules and regulations maintain a conventional approach to the subject. The housing market is considering the home as a commercialized lifestyle question, not focusing on the long-term residential resilience of the housing stock. READ MORE

  5. 23. Social support, coping, and self-esteem in relation to psychosocial factors : A study of health issues and birth weight in young mothers in Tehran, Iran

    Author : Mozhdeh Nasseh Lotf Abadi; Mehdi Ghazinour; Lennart Nygren; Jörg Richter; Martin Eisemann; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pregnant women; Coping; Social support; Mental health; Stress; Self-esteem; Socio-demographic; Iran;

    Abstract : Introduction: Generally, pregnancy is considered to be a positive period in life in Iranian culture. For the parents, it is important to have a healthy pregnancy and, as a result, a healthy child. READ MORE

  6. 24. Plant Population Dynamics and Conservation in Wooded Hay-Meadows – Effects of Intensified Management

    Author : Lotta Wallin; Brita M. Svensson; Mikael Lönn; Johan Ehrlén; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Biology; coordinates; demographic model; dispersal; hay-meadow; Hypochoeris maculata; litter; management; Polygala amarella; stochastic modelling; Succisa pratensis; Biologi;

    Abstract : The decrease in number and area of managed hay-meadows over the last century, in combination with the reduction of traditional management, threatens the biodiversity connected to these habitats. I experimentally examined how management intensity affected meadow characteristics and long-term population viability of three vascular plant species in wooded hay-meadows on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. READ MORE

  7. 25. Adaptive Evolution and Demographic History of Norway Spruce (Picea Abies)

    Author : Thomas Källman; Peter Tiffin; Uppsala universitet; []
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    Abstract : One of the major challenges in evolutionary biology is to determine the genetic basis of adaptive variation. In Norway spruce (Picea abies) the timing of bud set shows a very strong latitudinal cline despite a very low genetic differentiation between populations. READ MORE