Search for dissertations about: "jan jakobsson"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words jan jakobsson.
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1. Wooded or treeless pastures? : Linking policy, farmers' decisions and biodiversity
Abstract : Worldwide, biodiversity conservation is one of the key challenges for a sustainable future of nature and society. It is particularly important to preserve high quality habitats within otherwise intensively managed agricultural landscapes. READ MORE
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2. Beyond Moral Teaching : Financial Literacy as Citizenship Education
Abstract : This thesis explores what financial literacy is, what financial literacy becomes and what financial literacy could become within the context of a citizenship education such as the Swedish upper secondary subject of social studies. Financial literacy does not intuitively converge with social sciences which leaves social studies teachers to both teach and realise financial literacy. READ MORE
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3. Influence of depth of anesthesia on postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and inflammatory markers
Abstract : Patients may suffer from various forms of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). In most cases, the impact on cognitive function is relatively transient but POCD can sometimes be long-lasting (> 1 year). Studies showing that up to one in four patients with known risk factors are affected by some form of cognitive loss. READ MORE
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4. Ventilation/Perfusion Matching and its Effect on Volatile Pharmacokinetics
Abstract : The mismatching of alveolar ventilation and perfusion (VA/Q) is the major determinant of impaired gas exchange. The gold standard for analyzing VA/Q distribution is the multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET), conventionally based on gas chromatography (GC), and, although simple in principle, a technically demanding procedure limiting its use. READ MORE
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5. Pollution, Health and Housing Markets : Essays on the Consequences of Environmental Policy
Abstract : The objective of the thesis is to estimate the health and housing market effects of environmental policies and estimate how these effects are distributed among individuals.The first essay estimates the health effects of a noise mitigation program that provided dwelling insulation and noise barriers. READ MORE