Search for dissertations about: "long distance relationship"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words long distance relationship.

2. 1. I Imagine You Here Now : Relationship Maintenance Strategies in Long-Distance Intimate Relationships

   Author : Iveta Jurkane-Hobein; Kerstin Jacobsson; Sara Ferlander; Elisabet Näsman; Irene Levin; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intimacy; sociology of intimate lives; time; temporality; imagination; living apart together; symbolic interactionism; Latvia; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies; Sociologi;

   Abstract : Today, individuals can relatively easily meet and communicate with each other over great distances due to increased mobility and advances in communication technology. This also allows intimate relationships to be maintained over large geographical distances. Despite these developments, long-distance relationships (LDRs), i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. Diversification and strategic, long-distance partnerships : Bofors' struggle through times of crisis and uncertainty

   Author : Cecilia Beckmann; Mats Lundmark; Eva Gustavsson; Karl-Johan Lundqvist; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Diversification; partnership; collaboration; proximity; institutional environment; industrial cities;

   Abstract : This is a case study that aims to explain how the company Bofors in Karlskoga, Sweden, struggled through three periods of crisis or uncertainty, while remaining innovative. It begins in the late 19th century and ends in the early 21st century after Bofors had been divested. READ MORE

5. 3. On the road : Social aspects of commuting long distances to work

   Author : Erika Sandow; Kerstin Westin; Örjan Pettersson; Susan Hanson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Long-distance commuting; social aspects; households; gender differences; sparsely populated areas; longitudinal study; register data; Sweden; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : With its point of departure of increasing numbers of people being engaged in commuting, the aim of this thesis is to reveal prerequisites for and consequences of long-distance commuting in Sweden for the individual and his or her partner. Special attention has been given to prerequisites for long-distance commuting in sparsely populated areas, and to social consequences related to long-distance commuting in terms of gender differences in commuting patterns, earnings and separation. READ MORE

6. 4. Long-term side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer : studies in ischemic heart disease and lung cancer

   Author : Anna-Karin Wennstig; Malin Sund; Carl Blomqvist; Greger Nilsson; Per Karlsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : breast cancer; radiotherapy; long-term side effects; ischemic heart disease; lung cancer; survivorship; Oncology; onkologi;

   Abstract : Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Due to early detection and advances in adjuvant therapies, most women diagnosed with early BC will be cured of their disease, and issues of survivorship are of great importance. READ MORE

7. 5. Dispersal of bryophytes across landscapes

   Author : Niklas Lönnell; Kristoffer Hylander; Bengt Gunnar Jonsson; Sebastian Sundberg; Johan Ehrlén; Risto Virtanen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; anemochory; bryophytes; colonization; connectivity; diaspores; dispersal kernel; establishment; spore dispersal; long-distance dispersal; mechanistic model; mosses; realized dispersal; spore release; Lagrangian stochastic model; wind dispersal; Plant Ecology; växtekologi;

   Abstract : Dispersal, especially long-distance dispersal, is an important component in many disciplines within biology. Many species are passively dispersed by wind, not least spore-dispersed organisms.In this thesis I investigated the dispersal capacity of bryophytes by studying the colonization patterns from local scales (100 m) to landscape scales (20 km). READ MORE