Search for dissertations about: "risk-based"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the word risk-based.

  2. 16. Individualized prostate cancer testing : men's views on participation

    Author : Marie Koitsalu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men in the world and the fourth most common occurring cancer overall. However, because the harms from testing with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) are considered to outweigh the benefits, no governmental body has yet adopted a PSA-based screening program. READ MORE

  4. 17. Regulatory tools for managing chemicals risk at the workplace

    Author : Qian Ding; Sven Ove Hansson; Maria Albin; KTH; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational Diseases; Chemicals; Carcinogens; Risk Management; Regulatory Toxicology; Occupational Exposure Limits; Chemicals Legislations; Risk Assessment; Acceptable Risk;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on exacerbating chemicals risk in workplaces under the background of rapid industrialization in developing countries. The overall aim is to investigate the development of regulatory tools which aim at minimizing the health risks from chemical substances in the workplace. READ MORE

  5. 18. Managing uncertainties in geotechnical parameters : From the perspective of Eurocode 7

    Author : Anders Prästings; Stefan Larsson; Johan Spross; Rasmus Müller; Kok-Kwang Phoon; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Eurocode 7; Characteristic value; Partial-factor method; Reliability-based design; Byggvetenskap; Civil and Architectural Engineering;

    Abstract : Geotechnical engineering is strongly associated with large uncertainties. Geotechnical site investigations are made only at discrete points and most of a soil volume is never tested. A major issue is therefore how to cost effectively reduce geotechnical uncertainties with respect to structural performance. READ MORE

  6. 19. Hydrogeologic Studies on the Regional Scale: Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis

    Author : David Wladis; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; well data; decision analysis; lineaments; remote sensing; conceptual model; risk; groundwater; Europe; Sweden;

    Abstract : Regional hydrogeologic studies are important components of environmental policy-making and as a basis of large construction projects. The structure of hydrogeologic studies on the regional scale is often complex, with a large number of steps and considerations. READ MORE

  7. 20. Network analysis and optimization of animal transports

    Author : Nina Håkansson; Uno Wennergren; Annie Jonsson; Vittoria Colizza; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Naturvetenskap; Natural sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is about animal transports and their effect on animal welfare. Transports are needed in today’s system of livestock farming. Long transports are stressful for animals and infectious diseases can spread via animal transports. READ MORE