Search for dissertations about: "sti"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 59 swedish dissertations containing the word sti.

  2. 16. Disruption of writing in noisy office environments

    Author : Marijke Keus van de Poll; Patrik Sörqvist; Stefan Wiens; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; background speech; writing; speech intelligibility; Speech Transmission Index; masking; sound source location; working memory capacity; inattention; noise sensitivity; task interruptions; bakgrundsprat; skriva; taluppfattbarhet; Speech Transmission Index; maskering; ljudposition; arbetsminneskapacitet; uppmärksamhet; ljudkänslighet; uppgiftsavbrott; inget Strategiskt forskningsområde SFO ; no Strategic Research Area SFO ;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the four experimental studies included in this dissertation was to investigate the influence of background speech on writing performance. In Paper I, a manipulation of speech intelligibility of background speech, by using the Speech Transmission Index (STI), revealed disruptive effects at lower STI values (i.e. READ MORE

  4. 17. Assessing infection risk and evaluating prevention strategies in the era of HPV-vaccines

    Author : Amy Levál; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to provide a multidimensional assessment of infection risks and to evaluate strategies for HPV prevention including vaccination with quadrivalent HPV-vaccines, dose-level vaccine effectiveness and condom use in high STI risk situations. Methods: Multiple population-based registers and questionnaire responses provided data for this thesis. READ MORE

  5. 18. Funding Matters: A Study of Internationalization Programs in Science, Technology and Innovation

    Author : Ana Nascimento; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internationalization; scientific collaboration; science and technology; policy implementation; international cooperation; innovation; decision making;

    Abstract : Research funding is essential for promoting internationalization of science, technology and innovation. It is a key mechanism to advance international science, technology and innovation (STI) cooperation. READ MORE

  6. 19. Selling drugs or providing health care? The role of private pharmacies and drugstores, examples from Zimbabwe and Tanzania

    Author : Nina Viberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: In low-income countries many people do not have access to formal health care because of poverty and weak health systems. Instead people seek care at private pharmacies and drugstores. Infectious diseases such as sexually transmitted infections (STI) and diarrhoea are common and access to correct management is of big importance. READ MORE

  7. 20. THE WINDING ROAD TO WOMANHOOD. Adolescents? attitudes towards menstruation, womanhood and sexual health - observational and interventional studies

    Author : Gun Rembeck; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Adolescent; Attitude; Emotions; Gender; HIV; Learning; Menarche; Menstruation; Mother-child relations; Puberty; Sex education; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted infections; Transition;

    Abstract : Menarche is a unique marker of female maturation representing the transition from childhood to womanhood. When entering adolescence, children face a number of challenges in areas such as the parent-adolescent relationship, development of the self and identity, an expanding network of social relationships, pubertal changes and the development of sexuality. READ MORE