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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 201 avhandlingar innehållade ordet distortions.
1. Corruption, Distortions and Development
Sammanfattning : Essay I: Does increased government transparency make bureaucracies more meritocratic? I study the impact of politician disclosure requirements on the assignment of bureaucrats to public posts. I collect detailed information on bureaucrats' qualifications and construct a novel measure of bureaucratic mismatch—an index measuring the extent to which a bureaucrat is under- or overqualified to perform a specific task. LÄS MER
2. Hydrogen-induced distortions i bcc transition metals
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3. Hardening Distortions of Serial Produced Gears
Sammanfattning : Hardening distortions are unwanted changes in shape and dimension that arise during hardening of steel components. Uncontrolled distortions induce random errors to the manufacturing process, and have a strong negative impact on manufacturing costs. LÄS MER
4. Memory Distortions Induced by Fluency : Behavioural and Electrophysiological Investigations
Sammanfattning : The investigation of memory distortions provides insights into how memory normally works. Adopting a cognitive neuroscience perspective, the present thesis aimed at investigating memory distortions and the neural correlates of processes contributing to successful control of memory interference in healthy participants. LÄS MER
5. Geometric distortions in MRI based radiotherapy and PET/MRI
Sammanfattning : Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers high soft-tissue contrast compared to computed tomography (CT). This contrast is helpful in many cases, not least for delineating tumours for radiotherapy treatment, and has led to increasing use in radiotherapy treatment planning (RTP). LÄS MER