Search for dissertations about: "maria olsson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words maria olsson.

  1. 1. “It’s not really about the food, it’s about everything else” : pupil, teacher and head teacher experiences of school lunch in Sweden

    Author : Linda Berggren; Maria Waling; Cecilia Olsson; Maria Rönnlund; Päivi Palojoki; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; school lunch; Sweden; pupils; teachers; head teachers; social production of space;

    Abstract : The school lunch is often associated with food, nutrition and health while the social, physical, pedagogical and cultural dimensions of the school lunch situation have not been given as much attention. Sweden is one of few countries in the world where tax-funded school meals are served to all pupils in compulsory school. READ MORE

  2. 2. Essays on Macroeconomics: Wage Rigidity and Aggregate Fluctuations

    Author : Maria Olsson; Mikael Carlsson; Oskar Nordström Skans; Christian Merkl; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Wages; Unemployment; Monetary Non-Neutrality; Collective Bargaining; Production Networks; Micro-to-Macro;

    Abstract : Essay I: I use Swedish micro data to analyze how firms adjusted their labor costs in response to the large drop in aggregate demand during the Great Recession. For identification, I exploit that the recession primarily hit export-dependent firms in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 3. Residential biomass combustion - emissions of organic compounds to air from wood pellets and other new alternatives

    Author : Maria Olsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Burning; methoxy¬phenol; benzene; stove; ecolabel; oats; wheat straw; firewood; boiler; hydrocarbon; smoke; peat;

    Abstract : It is important to increase the use of biofuels for residential heating in order to decrease the use of fossil fuels and their impact on global warming. The smoke from the combustion of biomass contains a large number of compounds, which to varying degrees can affect the environment and human health. READ MORE

  4. 4. Wood pellets as low-emitting residential biofuel

    Author : Maria Olsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; burner; softwood; methoxyphenol; boiler; benzene; pellets; stove;

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  5. 5. Daily life of persons with dementia and their spouses supported by a passive positioning alarm

    Author : Annakarin Olsson; Claudia Lampic; Maria Engström; Kirsti Skovdahl; Louise Nygård; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Information and communication technology; ICT; person with dementia; PwD; spouses; outdoor activities; experimental single-case; interviews; participant observation; qualitative research; passive positioning alarm; PPA; Medicine; Medicin;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to describe how persons with dementia (PwDs) reflect on being outdoors and to investigate the support provided by a passive positioning alarm (PPA) in making daily life safer for PwDs and their spouses.Repeated conversations were held with 11 PwDs living in their own homes regarding their reflections on being outdoors (Study I). READ MORE