Search for dissertations about: "working range"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 272 swedish dissertations containing the words working range.

  2. 1. Hearing-related symptoms among women - Occurrence and risk in relation to occupational noise and stressful working conditions

    Author : Sofie Fredriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hearing Disorders; Noise; Occupational; Occupational Stress; Women; Working;

    Abstract : A considerable amount of research has been devoted to the risk of noise-induced hearing loss among industry workers – the majority of whom are men. Much less research has been done in female-dominated human service occupations, including obstetrical care and preschools. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Mediated Representation of Working Conditions in the Global South : Discourse, Ideology and Responsibility

    Author : Vladimir Cotal San Martin; Peter Berglez; Michal Krzyzanowski; David Machin; Anna Roosvall; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Working Conditions; Global South; Media Studies; Journalism; Representation; Discourse; Ideology; Capitalism; Transnational Corporations; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the mediated representation of workers’ working conditions in the Global South. Using a qualitative approach inspired by Critical Discourse Studies, it focuses on ideological representation in newspapers from Sweden, the USA, Chile and China/Hong Kong. READ MORE

  5. 3. Roll pass design for improved flexibility and quality in wire rod rolling

    Author : Conny Eriksson; Ulf Ståhlberg; Magnus Jarl; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Materials science; wire rod; roll pass design; working range; productivity; swedish wire rod mills; Materialvetenskap; Materials science; Teknisk materialvetenskap;

    Abstract : The thesis treats roll pass design in wire rod rolling of stainless steel for sequences and series built up by two-symmetrical grooves. It is focused on predicting rolling flexibility, also called working range, as well as product quality. For analysing the flexibility a computer program has been developed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Towards a discourse-based model of English sentence intonation

    Author : Merle Horne; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; intonation; discourse; text-to-speech; information focus; pitch; F0; grammatical functions; coreference; prominence; baseline; phonological grid; F0 range; declination; contrastive prominence; syntactic parallelism; phonological phrase; rhythm rule; sentence stress; constrative stress; Raddoppiamento Sintattico; Monosyllabic Destressing; intonational phrase; speech chunk; speech synthesis;

    Abstract : English non-expressive, declarative sentence intonation is examined in a discourse context. A rule system, geared to a text-to-speech context is developed which assigns sentence prominences related to information focus. READ MORE

  7. 5. Modalities of Mind : Modality-specific and nonmodality-specific aspects of working memory for sign and speech

    Author : Mary Rudner; Jerker Rönnberg; Alan Baddeley; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cognition; sign language; working memory; fMRI; PET; disability research; Korttidsminne; teckenspråk; Cognitive science; Kognitionsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Language processing is underpinned by working memory and while working memory for signed languages has been shown to display some of the characteristics of working memory for speech-based languages, there are a range of anomalous effects related to the inherently visuospatial modality of signed languages. On the basis of these effects, four research questions were addressed in a series of studies:1. READ MORE