Search for dissertations about: "lav"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word lav.

  2. 1. Forest edges in boreal landscapes - factors affecting edge influence

    Author : Ulrika Jansson; Per-Anders Esseen; Mats Nilsson; Timo Kuuluvainen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; aerial photographs; edge contrast; edge density; edge length; fetch size; forest fragmentation; lichen growth; line intersect sampling; pendulous lichen; photo interpretation; skogskant; flygbild; kantlängd; lav; Terrestrial ecology; Terrestisk ekologi; ekologisk botanik; Ecological Botany;

    Abstract : The boreal forest in Fennoscandia has been subjected to major loss and fragmentation of natural forests due to intensive forestry. This has resulted in that forest edges are now abundant and important landscape features. Edges have documented effects on the structure, function and biodiversity in forests. READ MORE

  4. 2. ELDERLY PERSONS LIVING WITH CANCER. Quality of life and lived experience

    Author : Bente Appel Esbensen; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancerology; oncology; Cytology; Hope; Social network and support; Activities of daily living; Lived experience; Quality of life; Elderly; Cancer; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer; Gerontology; Gerontologi;

    Abstract : Over the coming decades, the numbers of elderly will increase, and through improved lifestyles and better treatment longevity has increased, and with it, the risk of contracting cancer. How elderly people live with cancer has until now attracted limited research. READ MORE

  5. 3. Digital information and traditional knowledge : the implementation of GPS collars as a tool in reindeer husbandry

    Author : Kajsa Kuoljok; Alf Arvidsson; Marianne Liliequist; Ivar Bjørklund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; reindeer herding; technology; GPS - global positional system; Actor network theory; ethnolgy; Ethnology; etnologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation presents the use of global positioning systems (GPS) navigation devices to monitorthe reindeer within husbandry. The use of the GPS collar in the study area has expanded over theyears. READ MORE

  6. 4. Videography as Design Nexus : Critical Inquires into the Affordances and Efficacies of Live-action Video Instructions

    Author : Per Erik Eriksson; Yvonne Eriksson; Fredrik Lindstrand; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Information Design; Instructions; Video; Engagement; Perception; Human-Centered Design; Innovation and Design; innovation och design; Interkulturella studier;

    Abstract : This thesis is about live-action instructional videos (LAVs). By addressing design problems with respect to the how-to video genre, the thesis asks fundamental questions about mediated instructional communication efficacies and the factors that either obstruct or augment them. READ MORE

  7. 5. Collaboration between relatives of frail elderly patients and nurses in acute hospital wards. Dimensions, prerequisites and outcome

    Author : Tove Lindhardt; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Socialmedicin; Gerontologi; Humanities; Humaniora; Social medicine; Gerontology; Content analysis; Phenomenology; Powerlessness; Guilt; Outcome; Instrument development and validation; Acute care facility; Frail elderly; Family care; Collaboration; Decision-making; samhällsmedicin; Questionnaire;

    Abstract : The aim was to investigate collaboration between relatives of frail elderly patients and nurses in acute hospital wards, and to develop and test an instrument to investigate, from the relatives? perspective, dimensions of collaboration in this context and the association between collaboration and satisfaction with the hospital care trajectory. The underpinning assumption for the study was that relatives hold knowledge of the patients? situation, which is important for nurses to make a relevant and sufficient care plan. READ MORE