Search for dissertations about: "pathology of resource use"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words pathology of resource use.

  2. 1. Microbial communities and nitrogen cycling functions in barrier systems for treatment of nitrogen polluted water

    Author : Maria Hellman; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Water is an increasingly threatened resource. Anthropogenic input of nitrogen (N) to surface waters causes eutrophication, and N in the groundwater can be a threat to human health, hence management measures are needed. READ MORE

  4. 2. Masking environmental feedback : Misfits between institutions and ecosystems in Belize and Thailand

    Author : Miriam Huitric; Carl Folke; Nils Kautsky; Juan Carlos Castilla; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Marine reserves; ecosystem change; sequential exploitation; pathology of resource use; institutions; driving forces; coral reefs; social-ecological systems; mangroves; aquaculture; Belize; Thailand; Maine; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi;

    Abstract : The thesis analyses relationships between ecological and social systems in the context of coastal ecosystems. It examines human impacts from resource extraction and addresses management and governance behind resource exploitation. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mining Clinical Text in Cancer Care

    Author : Rebecka Weegar; Dalianis Hercules; Søren Brunak; Lilja Øvrelid; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; text mining; natural language processing; electronic health records; clinical text mining; information extraction; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Health care and clinical practice generate large amounts of text detailing symptoms, test results, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes for patients. This clinical text, documented in health records, is a potential source of knowledge and an underused resource for improved health care. READ MORE

  6. 4. Studies on the host response to infection in the circulatory system

    Author : Erik Malmström; Infektionsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Sepsis is a heterogeneous, dynamic, and complex syndrome caused by interaction between the host and the invading pathogen. It is associated with an overwhelmingly dysregulated immune response, and also immunosuppression. READ MORE

  7. 5. Prostate cancer testing in Sweden : the interplay between cost and effectiveness

    Author : Shuang Hao; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : As a major cause of male deaths in Sweden, prostate cancer constitutes an essential public health issue to the society. Early detection through an organised testing program with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and systematic biopsy (SBx) has not been adopted in most countries due to potential harms from over-diagnosis and over-treatment of low risk cancers. READ MORE