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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden A Nihlen.

1. 1. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Epidemiological and Pan-airway Aspects

   Författare :Ulf Nihlén; allergologi och palliativ medicin Lungmedicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Respiratory system; spirometry; nasal polyposis; nasal symptoms; prevalence; incidence; coronary heart disease; alcohol; airways; COPD; FEV1; Andningsorganen;

   Sammanfattning : Background – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, there is little information on the prevalence and particularly on the incidence of COPD. LÄS MER

3. 2. Ethers as gasoline additives : toxicokinetics and acute effects in humans

   Författare :Annsofi Nihlén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :acute effects; biological monitoring; ethyl tertiary-butyl ether; ETBE; man; methyl tertiary-butyl ether; MTBE; oxygenate; petrol; physiologically based toxicokinetic model; PBTK; PBPK; tertiary-butyl alcohol; TBA; toxicokinetics;

   Sammanfattning : Ethers or other oxygen-containing compounds are used as replacements for lead in gasoline and to ensure complete combustion. Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) is already in use world-wide and ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE) may be used increasingly in the future. LÄS MER

4. 3. Antibiotic Resistance: A Multimethod Investigation of Individual Responsibility and Behaviour

   Författare :Mirko Ancillotti; Stefan Eriksson; Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist; Dan I. Andersson; Alberto Giubilini; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antibiotic resistance; Behavior; Health Behavior; Health Belief Model; Discrete Choice Experiment; Preferences; Bioethics; Empirical bioethics; Moral responsibility; Justice; Policy demandingness; Virtue ethics; Bioetik; Bioethics;

   Sammanfattning : The rapid development of antibiotic resistance is directly related to how antibiotics are used in society. The international effort to decrease and optimise the use of antibiotics should be sustained by the development of policies that are sensitive to social and cultural contexts. LÄS MER

5. 4. Moral responsibility and the ethics of traffic safety

   Författare :Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist; John Cantwell; Tuija Takala; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; moral responsibility; ethics; traffic safety; public health; environment; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis is to present and analyse traffic safety from an ethical perspective and to explore some conceptual and normative aspects of moral responsibility. Paper I presents eight ethical problem areas that should be further analysed in relation to traffic safety. LÄS MER

7. 5. Sustainable Goals : Feasible Paths to Desirable Long-Term Futures

   Författare :Patrik Baard; Sven Ove Hansson; Karin Edvardsson Björnberg; Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist; Edward Page; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; goal setting; adaptation; sustainability; utopian goals; realistic goals; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of this licentiate thesis is to analyze the framework in which long-term goals are set and subsequently achieved. It is often claimed that goals should be realistic, meaning that they should be adjusted to known abilities. LÄS MER