Search for dissertations about: "godfrey"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word godfrey.

2. 1. Enhancing survival of mothers and their newborns in Tanzania

   Author : Godfrey Mbaruku; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Maternal mortality; intervention; audit; Kigoma. Tanzania;

   Abstract : General aims: The main purpose of the present studies was to examine the problem of maternal and perinatal mortality in an upcountry region of a low-income country. This was done by estimating the magnitude of maternal and perinatal mortality, both in the hospital and in the community, through elucidating the underlying causes of maternal and perinatal mortality, and by initiating low-cost interventions and monitoring mechanisms in order to enhance the survival of mothers and their newborns, in Kigoma, Tanzania. READ MORE

4. 2. Improvement Capability at the Front Lines of Healthcare : Helping through Leading and Coaching

   Author : Marjorie M. Godfrey; Helle Wijk; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : Health care improvement; interprofessional teams; leadership of improvement; team coaching; clinical microsystem;

   Abstract : SUMMARY This thesis addresses improvement capability at the front lines of healthcare with a focus on interprofessional health care improvement teams who provide care and improve care. The overall aim is to explore high performing clinical microsystems and evaluate interventions to cultivate health care improvement capabilities of frontline interprofessional teams. READ MORE

5. 3. A methodology for operations-based safety appraisal of two-lane rural highways : Application in Uganda

   Author : Godfrey Mwesige; Harilaos Koutsopoulos; Basil Psarianos; KTH; []
   Keywords : passing zones; passing rate; collision risk; accepted gap; time-to-collision; passing sight distance; two-lane rural highways; Uganda; Transportvetenskap; Transport Science;

   Abstract : The majority of the road infrastructure in developing countries consists oftwo-lane highways with one lane in each travel direction. Operational efficiency of these highways is derived fromintermittent passing zones where fast vehicles are permitted by design to pass slow vehicles using the opposite traffic lane. READ MORE

6. 4. Contribution to development of a secured traceability system for textile and clothing supply chain

   Author : Tarun Kumar Agrawal; A. Blanton Godfrey; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : Traceability; Textile and clothing; Supply chain; Secured tag; Blockchain; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

   Abstract : Secured traceability implies not only the ability to identify, capture, and share required information on product transformation throughout the supply chain (SC), but also the ability to ensure the security of the traceability data. Due to information asymmetry and lack of transparency, textile and clothing (T&C) industries often face challenges in implementing and maintaining sufficient traceability. READ MORE

7. 5. Effects of Post-Glacial Range Expansions and Population Bottlenecks on Species Richness

   Author : Anders Ödeen; Godfrey Hewitt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Developmental biology; Peripatric speciation; bottlenecks; mating asymmetries; Kaneshiro model; Quaternary ice-ages; phylogeny; Motacilla; Motacilla flava; Utvecklingsbiologi; Developmental biology; Utvecklingsbiologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

   Abstract : This thesis relates modern speciation theory to the effects of sudden changes in the range and size of populations. Special reference is made to the climatic oscillations during the Quaternary ice ages. READ MORE