Search for dissertations about: "press archives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words press archives.

2. 1. The Use of Press Archives in the Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Rainfall-Induced Landslides in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1980-2005

   Author : Elias Garcia-Urquia; Kristofer Gamstedt; José Cepeda; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; press archives; landslide database; urban landslides; critical rainfall intensity; antecedent rainfall; rainfall frequency contour lines; matrix method; landslide susceptibility index; Tegucigalpa; Honduras; Hurricane Mitch; Geovetenskap med inriktning mot miljöanalys; Earth Science with specialization in Environmental Analysis;

   Abstract : The scarcity of data poses a challenging obstacle for the study of natural disasters, especially in developing countries where the social vulnerability plays as important a role as the physical vulnerability.  The work presented in this thesis is oriented towards the demonstration of the usefulness of press archives as a data source for the temporal and spatial analysis of landslides in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for the period between 1980 and 2005. READ MORE

4. 2. Holocene climate and atmospheric circulation changes in northern Fennoscandia : Interpretations from lacustrine oxygen isotope records

   Author : Christina E. Jonsson; Gunhild Rosqvist; Jan Seibert; Philip Barker; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; oxygen isotope; diatom silica; lake sediment; atmospheric circulation; North Atlantic Oscillation; northern Fennoscandia; The Holocene; Little Ice Age; Physical geography; Naturgeografi; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how variations in the oxygen isotopic composition of lake waters in northern Fennoscandia are recorded in lake sediment archives, especially diatoms, and how these variations can be used to infer past changes in climate and atmospheric circulation. Results from analyses of the oxygen isotopic composition of lake water samples (δ18Olakew) collected between 2001 and 2006 show that δ18O of northern Fennoscandian lakes is mainly controlled by the isotopic composition of the precipitation (δ18Op). READ MORE

5. 3. Management information systems in process-oriented healthcare organisations

   Author : Anna Andersson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Management information systems; Information policy; healthcare organisations; computer-based management; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis work was to develop a management information system model for process-oriented healthcare organisations. The study explores two questions: “What kinds of requirements do healthcare managers place on information systems?” and “How can the work and information systems of healthcare managers and care providers be incorporated into process-oriented healthcare organisations?”The background to the study was the process orientation of Swedish healthcare organisations. READ MORE

6. 4. Studies on peroxidase activity and iodine metabolism in salivary glands

   Author : Anders Kumlien; Umeå universitet; []
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   Abstract : This dissertation is a summary of the following publications:I. Iodine metabolism and peroxidase activity in salivaryglands. Acta Endocrinologica 70 (1972) 239.II. READ MORE

7. 5. Fashion Remains : The Epistemic Potential of Fashion Ephemera

   Author : Marco Pecorari; Margaretha Professor; Evans Professor; Esther Leslie; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; fashion; ephemera; archive; epistemology; materiality; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates fashion ephemera as objects of knowledge. By focusing on a category of fashion ephemera (invitations, catalogues and press releases) created by contemporary ready-to-wear fashion designers, this study moves beyond the canonical idea that fashion exclusively endures in the form of garments or other wearable objects, while shedding light on an overlooked category of fashion objects. READ MORE