Sökning: "Åsa Svensson"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden Åsa Svensson.
1. Application of a New Logic to Old Drugs: Angiogenesis Inhibition in Neuroblastoma
Sammanfattning : Neuroblastoma is one of the most common solid cancers of early childhood. In Sweden, approximately 10-15 cases occur annually. The overall five-year neuroblastoma survival in Europe is approximately 45%. Since cancer treatment involves drugs with risks of side effects in the growing child, there is a need for more effective and less toxic drugs. LÄS MER
2. Assessment of dietary intake in young populations using new approaches and technologies
Sammanfattning : AbstractBackground There is a great need for improved dietary assessment methods that give valid intake data and are more user friendly than traditional methods.Objectives The aim of this thesis was to develop, implement, and evaluate dietary assessment methods using new approaches and technologies in young populations, and to investigate variables that are important for reporting accuracy. LÄS MER
3. Human-automation teamwork : Current practices and future directions in air traffic control
Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores the topic of human-automation teamwork in Air Traffic Control (ATC). ATC is a high stakes environment where complex automation is being introduced while the human operator has the legal responsibility. LÄS MER
4. Recruitment and distribution patterns of plants in Swedish semi-natural grasslands
Sammanfattning : Semi-natural pastures with different histories of management are nowadays the main remnants of the traditional agrarian landscape in southern Sweden. The aims of this thesis were to investigate the importance of features of the present-day landscape and its management history for species distribution and abundance patterns in Swedish semi-natural pastures, with a particular focus on factors affecting recruitment processes. LÄS MER
5. Ordinary people, meaningful pasts – Negotiating narratives in public pedagogical spaces of family history research
Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines three family history research experiences as public pedagogical spaces, analysing the narratives presented and participants’ negotiations with these. In the context of enhanced digitalisation and rapidly developing technologies, disturbances in the form of pandemics, hackers, and wars remind us of the instability of the present, raising existential questions and reinforcing the desire to anchor oneself in the past. LÄS MER