Sökning: "Sultanate of Oman"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sultanate of Oman.

  1. 1. Tuberculosis control in Oman : challenges to elimination

    Författare :Abdullah Al-Maniri; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Tubercolosis Control; Sultanate of Oman; Epidemiology; Elimination; Low Incidence Country; TB Suspicion; TB Knowledge; General Practitioners; Private Health Sector; Immigrants; Molecular Epidemiology; Spoligotyping;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health challenge. More than 1.7 million deaths worldwide in 2007 were attributed to TB. Directly Observed Therapy Short course (DOTS) is the globally recommended strategy for TB control. LÄS MER

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. “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