Search for dissertations about: "life prospects"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the words life prospects.

2. 6. The birth, life and death of firms in industrial clusters : The role of knowledge networks

   Author : Mark Bagley; Martin Andersson; Ron Boschma; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Three single-authored papers in this thesis will explore the role of knowledge and information in industrial clusters; and specifically, how knowledge plays a role inthe emergence and persistence of clusters. This thesis places a major emphasis on spinoff firms. READ MORE

4. 7. Economic Decisions and Social Norms in Life and Death Situations

   Author : Oscar Erixson; Henry Ohlsson; Mikael Elinder; Matthew Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mortality; social norms; dicrimination; maritime disasters; altruism; estate division; wills; equal sharing; bequests motives; inheritances; windfall gains; tax reform; labor income; capital income; health; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1: (with Mikael Elinder) Since the sinking of the Titanic, there has been a widespread belief that the social norm of “women and children first” (WCF) gives women a survival advantage over men in maritime disasters, and that captains and crew members give priority to passengers. We analyze a database of 18 maritime disasters spanning three centuries, covering the fate of over 15,000 individuals of more than 30 nationalities. READ MORE

5. 8. Troubled childhoods cast long shadows : Studies of childhood adversity and premature mortality in a Swedish post-war birth cohort

   Author : Josephine Jackisch; Ylva B. Almquist; Alyson van Raalte; Olle Lundberg; Naja Hulvej Rod; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mortality; Health Equity; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Child Welfare; Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events; Life Course Perspective; Birth cohort; Longitudinal Studies; Public Health Sciences; folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Taking a life course approach can help us to understand health inequalities. This thesis illustrates that socially-patterned childhood experiences might play a critical role for inequalities in mortality. The association between childhood adversity and premature mortality is investigated in the context of a 1953 Stockholm birth cohort. READ MORE

6. 9. Young adults in urban Pakistan : barriers and challenges for improving health behaviors in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

   Author : Syed Farid-ul Hasnain; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Young adults; dropouts; knowledge and awareness; HIV AIDS; STDs; family planning; gender roles; life prospects; Karachi;

   Abstract : Background: HIV/AIDS is spreading globally more specifically among the younger generation. The impact of HIV/AIDS on the youth cannot be underestimated. According to the UNAIDS report 2008; an estimated number of 33 million people around the globe were living with HIV in 2007, and overall, 2. READ MORE

7. 10. Re-establishing reading skills of elderly low vision patients : studies on Swedish low vision clinic clients

   Author : Örjan Bäckman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : elderly patients; low vision clinic; reading proficiency; cognitive capacity; low vision reading training; low vision rehabilitation; quality of life;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on the project "Reading skills, reading training and technology for the visually handicapped - Prospects for the 1990s," carried out at the Department of Educational Research of the Stockholm Institute of Education 1988-1993. All data were collected in connection with this project. READ MORE