Search for dissertations about: "sensitive areas"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 325 swedish dissertations containing the words sensitive areas.

  2. 21. Chemical and sensory analysis of off-flavour compounds in drinking water

    Author : Roger Sävenhed; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : A combination of chemical and sensory methods, which permit the analysis of individual off flavour organic compounds in drinking water, has been developed. A modified stripping technique using an open system was found to be superior to the standard closed-loop system. READ MORE

  4. 22. Negotiation processes as talk and interaction : Interaction analyses of informal negotiations

    Author : Britt-Marie Öberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Negotiation process; interaction analysis; institutional discourse; teamwork; miscommunication. laughter; agenda; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This thesis presents interaction analyses of one Swedish and theee international negotiations, all authentic.The first study cancerns the phase structure and intemctional manifestations of cooperation found in the Swedish negotiation set of three sessions. READ MORE

  5. 23. Bird Species in Urban and Agricultural Landscapes : Bird diversity patterns along an urbanisation gradient and crop damage caused by birds on the Deccan Plateau, India

    Author : Manoj Ashokrao Kale; Prosun Bhattacharya; Gabor L. Lövei; Peter Kjellander; KTH; []
    Keywords : Bird assemblage structure; Forest-urban gradient; Scale-sensitive diversity; Crop depredation; Crop damage assessment; Deccan Plateau; India.; Land and Water Resources Engineering; Mark- och vattenteknik;

    Abstract : The major human activities that have transformed the Earth include agriculture and urbanization. The present study was conducted to contribute to a description of the effect on birds of urbanization and agriculture in an Indian region. READ MORE

  6. 24. Natural aquatic colloidal matter : Characteristics and impact on the mobility of trace metals and organics

    Author : Anders Düker; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : Natural colloidal (< 1.0 µm) matter plays an important role for tbe transport and redistribution of water-borne substances. The aim of this work was to characterise colloidal matter from surface waters and groundwaters, and to improve on the understanding on the role of natural colloidal matter in the redistribution and mobility of trace metals. READ MORE

  7. 25. Economic evaluation of hypertension treatment

    Author : Magnus Johannesson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic evaluation; hypertension; cost-benefit analysis; cost-effectiveness analysis; the contingent valuation method; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on economic evaluation of hypertension treatment.The purpose of the study was threefold: to calculate the costs ofhypertension treatment at an individual and a national level; to analyse the importance of different methodological issues for the cost-effectiveness of hypertension treatment; and to test the contingent valuation (CV) method in this field. READ MORE