Sökning: "pathology of resource use"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden pathology of resource use.
1. Microbial communities and nitrogen cycling functions in barrier systems for treatment of nitrogen polluted water
Sammanfattning : Water is an increasingly threatened resource. Anthropogenic input of nitrogen (N) to surface waters causes eutrophication, and N in the groundwater can be a threat to human health, hence management measures are needed. LÄS MER
2. Masking environmental feedback : Misfits between institutions and ecosystems in Belize and Thailand
Sammanfattning : The thesis analyses relationships between ecological and social systems in the context of coastal ecosystems. It examines human impacts from resource extraction and addresses management and governance behind resource exploitation. LÄS MER
3. Mining Clinical Text in Cancer Care
Sammanfattning : Health care and clinical practice generate large amounts of text detailing symptoms, test results, diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes for patients. This clinical text, documented in health records, is a potential source of knowledge and an underused resource for improved health care. LÄS MER
4. Studies on the host response to infection in the circulatory system
Sammanfattning : Sepsis is a heterogeneous, dynamic, and complex syndrome caused by interaction between the host and the invading pathogen. It is associated with an overwhelmingly dysregulated immune response, and also immunosuppression. LÄS MER
5. Reducing water damage by using a holistic approach to costs, occurrence and solutions in buildings
Sammanfattning : A large amount of water damage cases and resources are annually reported and spent on water damage in Sweden from cases occurring in buildings from building services such as tap water-, sewage, heating systems, household appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and dishwashers and inadequate waterproof membranes in wet rooms. These water damage cases in buildings cause several problems in the built environment regarding economic, environmental, and social aspects of sustainability such as unhealthy indoor environments due to higher levels of moisture, mold growth, and redundant usage of building materials and resources in reparations and renovations of water damaged constructions, immense amounts of monetary resources spent annually by both residents, building owners and insurance companies to restore the buildings to their designed purpose. LÄS MER