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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Oman.

1. 11. Methods for detection and prevention of monocular and binocular visual impairment in childhood

   Författare :Joan Lithander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :visual acuity; infant visual development; school screening; amblyopia; myopia; eye injury; prevention of blindness; developing country; Sultanate of Oman;

   Sammanfattning : The main causes for monocular visual loss in childhood are amblyopia and injury, and in the case of poor vision in both eyes refractive errors, the principle cause being myopia. Reliable visual acuity testing, reaching children at as young an age as possible, is essential in detecting these conditions and monitoring their treatment. LÄS MER

3. 12. Global Climatology and Regional Modeling of Coastal Low-Level Jets

   Författare :Muhammad Raza Ranjha; Michael Tjernström; Gunilla Svensson; Branko Grisogono; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; coastal low-level jets; climatology; regional modeling; boundary layer; atmosfärvetenskap och oceanografi; Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography;

   Sammanfattning : Localized coast-parallel wind-speed maxima at low altitude, known as coastal low-level jets (CLLJs) have important ramifications to the coastal climate and a number of human activities. This thesis documents the existence of the CLLJs around the globe including their mesoscale structure, dynamics and spatio-temporal variability. LÄS MER

4. 13. “The World at Your Fingertips if You Know the Computer”: Agency, Information and Communication Technologies and Disability

   Författare :Rebecka Näslund; Elisabeth Berg; Åsa Gardelli; Sisse Finken; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Agency; Disability; Information and Communication Technologies; Intra-action; Material-discursive; Material Semiotics; Modes of ordering; Situated knowledges; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Science;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the relationships between agency, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and people with disability (in various ages). The aim has been to create an understanding by describing and analysing, and as such, to develop knowledge of how people with disabilities experience agency, ICT, and disability in their everyday lives. LÄS MER

5. 14. Motivational factors, job satisfaction and job stress among Omani medical laboratory scientists

   Författare :Samira Al-Rawahi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Job satisfaction is a quality indicator that measures the cognitive and behavioral aspects of workers’ attitudes toward their job. A World Health Organization (WHO; 2013) report predicts that a world-wide shortfall of 12.9 million healthcare professionals (nurses, midwives, and doctors) will be faced by 2035. LÄS MER

7. 15. The Gulf Cooperation Council : Its Nature and Achievements

   Författare :Reyadh Alasfoor; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political and administrative sciences; Politisk historia; Political history; Arabian Gulf; integrative and disintegrative factors; regional hegemons; integration; Tribal Structure; democracy; Peace and conflict research; polemology; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Sammanfattning : When Britain decided, in 1968, to terminate its official colonial presence in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf as of 1971, this action prompted the Gulf Arab States (Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman) to start the search for a form of partnership that would bring them together to better cope with the insecurity and danger surrounding them and their regimes. A key problem after the British withdrawal has been the notable military weakness of these states and the inability to effectively defend themselves against aggressive action. LÄS MER