Search for dissertations about: "risk 2016"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 653 swedish dissertations containing the words risk 2016.

  2. 16. Aggressive Antisocial Behavior: Risk Factors and Personality Profile

    Author : Örjan Falk; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aggressive Antisocial Behavior; Life History of Aggression; Personality; Character maturity; Temperament and Character Inventory; Gender; Crime; Persistence; Total population registry; Prison population; Risk factors; Clinical factors;

    Abstract : Background: There is an increasing knowledge that violent criminality is restricted to a group of individuals with early onset of behavioral problems. These problems often emerge in combination with substance abuse and evolve into an antisocial personality disorder when the individual reaches adulthood. READ MORE

  4. 17. Risk Estimation of Groundwater Drawdown in Subsidence Sensitive Areas

    Author : Jonas Sundell; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; uncertainty quantification; urban hydrogeology; pore pressure reduction; subsidence; geostatistics; groundwater leakage; soft soil; groundwater drawdown; spatial variability; settlement; probabilistic; risk assessment;

    Abstract : Groundwater drawdown induced ground subsidence is a severe problem in many regions around the world. Leakage of groundwater into a sub-surface construction, resulting in drawdown and subsequent subsidence, can lead to immense damage costs on buildings and installations in urban areas. READ MORE

  5. 18. SECURITY OF SUPPLY DURING THE ENERGY TRANSITION:THE ROLE OF CAPACITY MECHANISMS

    Author : Pradyumna Bhagwat; Mehrdad Ghandhari Alavijh; Margot P. C. Weijnen; Laurens J. De Vries; Reinier van der Veen; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adequacy policy; capacity mechanisms; capacity market; investment; energy; agent-based modelling; EMLab-Generation; strategic reserve; security of supply; cross-border effects.; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Energy Technology; Energiteknik;

    Abstract : The push for clean energy has caused a rapid growth of renewables in the electricity supply mix of the EU. Although one would assume that the impact of these technologies is entirely positive, recent research and experience indicate that there is reason for concern namely regarding the security of supply. READ MORE

  6. 19. A Biopsychosocial and Long Term Perspective on Child Behavioral Problems : Impact of Risk and Resilience

    Author : Sara Agnafors; Carl Göran Svedin; Gunilla Sydsjö; Anders Broberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; 5-HTTLPR; BDNF Val66Met; maternal mental health; adversities; resilience; children;

    Abstract : Mental health has become a prominent issue in society. Yet, much remains unknown about the etiology of psychiatric disorders. The aim of the present thesis was to investigate the association between biological, psychological and social factors of risk and resilience and behavioral problems in a birth cohort of Swedish children. READ MORE

  7. 20. Surviving the loss of a child, a spouse, or both : Implications on life satisfaction and mortality in older ages

    Author : Anna S. Bratt; Mikael Rennemark; Ulf Stenström; Gerd Ahlström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; negative life events; child and spouse loss; bereavement; older adults; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Losing a loved one – a child or a spouse –is described as one of the most stressful or negative experience of a person’s life. Aging is associated with a higher risk of the death of close family members, yet few studies have investigated the impact of such losses on different health outcomes either by type of loss or by the combined loss of both a child and a spouse. READ MORE