Search for dissertations about: "surrogate"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 225 swedish dissertations containing the word surrogate.
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1. The Substituted Judgment Standard. Studies on the Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making
Abstract : Patients who are incompetent need a surrogate decision maker to make treatment decisons on their behalf. One of the main ethical questions that arise in this context is what standard ought to govern such decision making. READ MORE
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2. Challenges of transnational parenthood : Exploring different perspectives of surrogacy in Sweden and India
Abstract : Transnational surrogacy challenges traditional norms of parenthood, especially motherhood; additionally, it is viewed as the exploitation of poor women. The overall aim of this thesis was to shed light on the consequences of an unregulated situation on surrogacy in the Swedish and Indian contexts, and to give different perspectives on surrogacy and the surrogate. READ MORE
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3. Evolving geriatric anthropometrics- an interplay with lifestyle changes, birth cohort effects, and survival implications. : Results from the general population study, “Good Aging in Skåne,” Sweden
Abstract : There is a rising proportion of aging population worldwide. The high vulnerability of older adults to morbidity and mortality introduces an enormous health and economic burden to themselves and the society. The established leading cause of death among older adults is due to chronic and vascular diseases. READ MORE
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4. Patient Positioning in Radiotherapy Using Body Surface Scanning
Abstract : External radiotherapy uses ionising radiation to damage the DNA of the tumour cells and thereby inhibit their uncontrolled proliferation. The technical development regarding imaging and visualisation for radiotherapy has increased considerably during the last decades. READ MORE
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5. Input Calibration, Code Validation and Surrogate Model Development for Analysis of Two-phase Circulation Instability and Core Relocation Phenomena
Abstract : Code validation and uncertainty quantification are important tasks in nuclear reactor safety analysis. Code users have to deal with large number of uncertain parameters, complex multi-physics, multi-dimensional and multi-scale phenomena. READ MORE