Search for dissertations about: "particular values"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 516 swedish dissertations containing the words particular values.

2. 21. Clinical assessment of visual function with particular emphasis on testing methods for young children

   Author : Agneta Rydberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : amblyopia; children; contrast sensitivity; crowding; detection acuity; linear tests; ocular disease; preferential looking; recognition acuity; resolution acuity; single tests; strabismus; visual acuity; visual impairment;

   Abstract : Research during the last decades has emphasised the importance of visual stimulation during the first months of life. It is consequently of great importance to identify children with subnormal vision as early as possible in order to start treatment and habilitation. READ MORE

4. 22. Life in a World Heritage City : A case study of discussions and contested values in Angra do Heroísmo, the Azores

   Author : Marit Johansson; Peter Aronsson; Geir Vestheim; Bodil Petersson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; World Heritage City; Angra do Heroísmo; Azores; local community; development; preservation; negotiations; dissonance; AHD; Verdensarvby; Angra do Heroísmo; Asorene; lokalsamfunn; forvaltning; moderne utvikling; bevaring; forhandlinger; dissonans; AHD;

   Abstract : The objectives of this study are to critically map and analyse past and current  discussions, negotiations and social processes that take place and relate to conditions created by living in- or monitoring the World Heritage City Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores, Portugal. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and qualitative interviews with the stakeholders in the city, the purpose has been to study how, and with what result and consequences, contested values, interests, rhetoric and powers are mobilized and made into dynamic forces for these stakeholders. READ MORE

5. 23. Bariatric surgery : predictors of outcome : results from a national database (SOREG) with particular emphasis on patients’ age

   Author : Peter Gerber; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : A global pandemic of obesity and its health-related concerns, in form of comorbidities, increased risk of mortality, and reduced health-related quality of life, is ongoing. At the same time, conservative treatment for obesity, including life-style changes (mainly diet regimens and physical activity), is most often associated with unsatisfactory long-term results, and the most effective treatment for obesity itself as well as obesity-related health problems is surgery (1-3). READ MORE

6. 24. Evaluation of various strategies to improve outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with particular focus on mechanical chest compressions

   Author : Christer Axelsson; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; mechanical chest compressions; end tidal carbon dioxide; passive leg raising; dispatch code; randomised clinical trial; out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; mechanical chest compressions; end tidal carbon dioxide; passive leg raising; dispatch code; randomised clinical trial;

   Abstract : Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills vary among health care professionals. A previous study revealed that chest compressions were only performed half the time in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Field conditions and fatigue could be possible explanations. READ MORE

7. 25. Thick Concepts in Practice : Normative Aspects of Risk and Safety

   Author : Niklas Möller; Sven Ove Hansson; Tim Lewens; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; thick concepts; non-naturalism; open question argument; risk analysis; safety; epistemic uncertainty; values in risk assessment; safety engineering; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Abstract : The thesis aims at analyzing the concepts of risk and safety as well as the class of concepts to which they belong, thick concepts, focusing in particular on the normative aspects involved. Essay I analyzes thick concepts, i.e. concepts such as cruelty and kindness that seem to combine descriptive and evaluative features. READ MORE