Search for dissertations about: "early life"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 1728 swedish dissertations containing the words early life.

2. 21. Disease, Death, and Displacement : The long-term effects of early-life conditions on income, education, and health in Sweden, 1937-2011

   Author : Luis Serratos-Sotelo; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vaccine; polio; migration; forced migration; Yugoslavia; refugees; parental death; Early-life; income; education; health; Sweden;

   Abstract : How are people’s lives shaped by what they experience during infancy, childhood, and adolescence? How are their adult lives impacted by a sudden improvement or worsening in their early-life conditions?This dissertation aims at providing some insights about how specific changes in early-life conditions can affect individuals’ lives in the long-term. It focuses on three very different shocks to early-life conditions: (1) exposure to disease and vaccination, studied through the case of polio and the vaccine against it, (2) experiencing forced migration, studied through the case of Yugoslavian refugees in Sweden, and (3) losing a parent during the childhood years. READ MORE

4. 22. Turn-taking and early phonology : Contingency in parent-child interaction and assessment of early speech production

   Author : Ulrika Marklund; Francisco Lacerda; Iris-Corinna Schwarz; Barbro Bruce; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; parent-child interaction; turn-taking; parental responsiveness; phonological development; phonological complexity; assessment of speech production; Phonetics; fonetik;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on contingency in parent-child interaction, investigating it in the light of the linguistic capacity of the child and the status of the caregiver. Further, the thesis covers the development of two tools to assess the developmental maturity level of expressive phonology. READ MORE

5. 23. Life with an alcoholic father : a contribution to the understanding of possible early development of alcoholism

   Author : Sture Mützell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Alcoholism; genetics; Fathers; Psychology; Children of alcoholics; Parent and child; Alkoholism; Barn till alkoholister; Föräldrar och barn;

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6. 24. Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analysis of a single-family house

   Author : Bojana Petrovic; Ola Eriksson; Marita Wallhagen; Xingxing Zhang; Åsa Wahlström; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Building; carbon-dioxide equivalent emissions; global warming potential; primary energy use; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; Byggnad; koldioxidekvivalenta utsläpp; global uppvärmningspotential; pri-märenergianvändning; livscykelbedömning; livscykelkostnad; Hållbar stadsutveckling; Sustainable Urban Development;

   Abstract : The building industry is responsible for 35% of final energy use and 38% of CO2 emissions at a global level. The European Union aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the building industry by up to 90% by the year 2050. Therefore, it is important to consider the environmental impacts buildings have. READ MORE

7. 25. Causes and Consequences of Early-life Conditions : Alcohol, Pollution and Parental Leave Policies

   Author : Jenny Jans; J. Peter Nilsson; Per Johansson; Arizo Karimi; Matthew Neidell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; alcohol availability; parental leave policies; health; educational attainment; earnings; time investments; child outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies the effect of air pollution on infant health in Sweden. Combining register panel data on birth outcomes and family characteristics with pollution data, I estimate the effect of particulate matter (PM10) on several birth outcomes that previously have been shown to be predictive of future outcomes. READ MORE