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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden mats nordin.
1. A Novel Submarine Design Method - Based on technical, economical and operational factors of influence
Sammanfattning : The thesis work, with the openly published journal and conference papers, is motivated by theambition to interact over time with the scientific community in the development of a novelcoherent submarine design method to regain momentum in Swedish submarine computeraided Simulation Based Design (SBD). The work was initially stimulated by an earlyobservation in our submarine engineering community, that the existing knowledge of navalarchitecture and systems theory including cost prediction and operational analysis was notcoherently utilised for the design of Naval Integrated Complex System (NICS), hence theneed for a coherent approach. LÄS MER
2. Gender differences in chemosensory function
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of two studies, in which gender differences in nasal chemosensory function are investigated. The first study assesses odor identification ability in a populationbased sample, varying from 45 to 90 yrs, screened for cognitive impairment and severe olfactory dysfunction. LÄS MER
3. Place-of-Origin Effects on Brand Equity : Explicating the evaluative pertinence of product categories and association strength
Sammanfattning : The country-of-origin effect - the alteration of judgment derived from an association to a place, is a much studied phenomenon with great potential implications for brand management and international marketing. However, in light of criticism towards the lack of conceptual development the extant literature, the relevance of the effect has been brought into question. LÄS MER
4. The alluring nature of episodic odor memory : Sensory and cognitive correlates across age and sex
Sammanfattning : Episodic memory for olfactory information is still relatively uncharted. The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate the sensory and cognitive causes of the well-established age-related decline in olfactory episodic odor memory and of the age-independent sex difference in olfactory episodic memory. LÄS MER
5. Surgical quality control of minimally invasive procedures, fast-track surgery and implant technology in gynaecological surgery in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Internationally as well as in Sweden, efforts for improvement in gynaecological surgery in recent decades have mainly focused on three new treatment concepts:(1) Use of minimally invasive procedures: since there is an interdependency between the extent of surgical trauma and the risk for adverse outcome, increased use of supposedly atraumatic endoscopic procedures has revolutionized several aspects of surgical care(2) A multimodal approach to eliminate harmful procedures in the peri-operative process based on evidence-based principles(3) Introduction of implants to support damaged tissue with synthetic mesh in incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse patients.Research question 1: Is introduction of a minimally invasive operation enough per se or is the measured improvement mediated by elimination of harmful procedures in the perioperative process?Findings: Our study (Paper I) indicates that by applying a multimodal intervention programme for the pre- and postoperative care of patients undergoing supravaginal hysterectomy, the surgical procedure per se is of less importance than generally considered. LÄS MER
