Search for dissertations about: "gains"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 632 swedish dissertations containing the word gains.

  2. 1. Comparative treatment planning in external radiotherapy of malignant tumours : Potential gains using protons

    Author : Ulf Isacsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oncology; Breast cancer; comparative treatment; Ewing sarcoma; oesophageal cancer; protontherapy; radiotherapy; rectal cancer; treatment planning algorithms; Onkologi; Oncology; Onkologi; Oncology; onkologi;

    Abstract : It is well known that protons have physical characteristics superior to conventional radiation qualities in external beam radiotherapy. The primary aim of this work is to determine if the physical advantages also may lead to clinical advantages. READ MORE

  4. 2. Interest to Reinvest : Individuals’ use of numerical information for investment decisions

    Author : Nichel Gonzalez; Timo Mäntylä; Ola Svenson; Rob Ranyard; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; decision making; investments; interest rate; asset accumulation; information processing; gains; losses; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how numerical information, such as asset values and interest rates, influences inexperienced investors in their investment decisions. In relation to this, I have investigated the participants’ own understanding of what information they rely on for their own decisions. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Prospects of Security Cooperation: A Matter of Relative Gains or Recognition? India and nuclear weapons control

    Author : Ulrika Möller; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International relations; constructivism; structural realism; relative gains; recognition; identity; India; CTBT;

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  6. 4. Beyond the Blank Screen : Internet-Delivered Psychodynamic Therapy for Adolescent Depression: Evaluating Non-Inferiority, the Role of Emotion Regulation, and Sudden Gains

    Author : Jakob Mechler; Björn Philips; Per Carlbring; Peter Lilliengren; Paul Crits-Christoph; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adolescent depression; Psychodynamic therapy; Adolescence; Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy; Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy; Emotion regulation; Sudden gains; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and debilitating disorder, associated with clinically significant distress and impairment in functioning. A vast array of negative consequences of adolescent MDD have also been found to extend into adulthood. Still, the majority of affected youths do not receive adequate treatment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Energy Efficiency Versus Gains in Consumer Amenities

    Author : Frances Sprei; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; energy efficiency; residential buildings; service features; Sweden; passenger cars; fuel consumption; downsizing; technological development;

    Abstract : This thesis, consisting of five papers, addresses the question of what share of technological development results in increased energy efficiency rather than offsetting improved consumer services in the form of gains in consumer amenities? In the first paper economic and organizational explanations are given for stagnating energy efficiency trends in the Swedish residential building sector. The results show that changes in energy prices to a large extent explain the observed stagnation. READ MORE