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1. 11. Whose Knowledge Counts? : A Study of Providers and Users of Antenatal Care in Rural Zimbabwe

   Författare :Thubelihle Mathole; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Gunilla Lindmark; Els van Dongen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; International health; Evidence-based care; HIV AIDS; maternal health; midwifery; nurses; pregnancy; traditional birth attendants; Zimbabwe; Internationell hälsa; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis presents perspectives and experiences of different stakeholders and their ways of reasoning around pregnancy and pregnancy care. Data were generated from individual interviews with 25 health care providers, 18 women and 6 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as well as 11 focus groups discussions with women, men and TBAs. LÄS MER

3. 12. Supporting the use of design knowledge : an assessment of commenting agents

   Författare :Mikael Ericsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to an understanding of the usefulness of and effects from using commenting agents for supporting the use of design knowledge in user interface design. In two empirical studies, we have explored and investigated commenting agents from the aspects of usefulness, appropriateness of different tool behaviour and forms of comments. LÄS MER

4. 13. Diffusion of Battery Electric Vehicles : The Role of Total Cost of Ownership

   Författare :Jens Hagman; Sofia Ritzèn; Johan Jansson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :Total cost of ownership; electric vehicles; e-taxis; vehicle salespeople; Machine Design; Maskinkonstruktion;

   Sammanfattning : Due to their high efficiency, zero tailpipe emissions and possibilities of using renewable electricity, Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) have been proposed as a way to alleviate the negative consequences of transport. However, as with other energy-efficient innovations market uptake or diffusion of BEVs have so far been limited. LÄS MER

5. 14. A Utopian Quest for Universal Knowledge : Diachronic Histories of Botanical Collections between the Sixteenth Century and the Present

   Författare :Anna Svensson; Sabine Höhler; Peder Roberts; Sverker Sörlin; Dániel Margócsy; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; history of botany; utopia; Oxford University Botanic Garden; pressed plants in books; botanical collection; classification; herbarium; Global Plants; digitisation; database; conservation; natural dyeing; botanikhistoria; utopi; Oxford University Botanic Garden; pressade växter i böcker; botaniska samlingar; klassifikation; herbarium; Global Plants; digitalisering; databas; växtfärgning; Historiska studier av teknik; vetenskap och miljö; History of Science; Technology and Environment;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the history of botany as a global collection-based science by tracing parallels between utopian traditions and botanical collecting, from their sixteenth-century beginnings to the present. A range of botanical collections, such as gardens, herbaria and classification systems, have played a central role in the struggle to discover a global or universal scientific order for the chaotic, diverse and locally shaped kingdom of plants. LÄS MER

7. 15. Samtalets möjligheter : Om litteratursamtal och litteraturreception i skolan

   Författare :Michael Tengberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; literature discussions; literary reception; book talk; literature education; interaction; interaction analysis; classroom discourse; reader-response theory; reception study; didactics; forms of reading; literature instruction; teaching of literature; meta-cognition; reading research; dialogue; immergence; video analysis; Comparative Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; literature discussions; literary reception; book talk; literature education; interaction; interaction analysis; classroom discourse; reader-response theory; reception study; didactics; forms of reading; literature instruction; teaching of literature; meta-cognition; reading research; dialogue; immergence; video analysis;

   Sammanfattning : The objective of this dissertation is literature discussion as a learning activity in school. The aim is to examine the conditions under which literature discussions may help students to develop their reception of a commonly read text, and to examine whether, and how, the discussions may provide the students with opportunities to learn more about, or to develop specific attitudes or perspectives towards, literary reading in general. LÄS MER