Sökning: "susceptible groups"

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1. 1. On temperature-related mortality in an elderly population and susceptible groups

   Författare :Daniel Oudin Åström; Joacim Rocklöv; Paul Wilkinson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heat-related mortality; attribution; elderly; susceptible groups; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Climate change has increased the frequency, intensity, duration, and spatial extent of some extreme weather events, for instance heat waves. Societies today are experiencing an ongoing change in the population structure yielding an increasing proportion elderly due to increased longevity, resulting in higher prevalence of chronic and degenerative diseases. LÄS MER

3. 2. Decision Making in Groups : Group membership effects on post-decision processes

   Författare :Per Eisele; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; group membership.; social interaction style; group decision-making; decision strategy; Decision; post-decision processes; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : The present thesis examines differences in post-decision processes between members of groups and individual decision makers. The empirical studies employed a decision theoretical framework based on Differentiation and Consolidation (Diff Con) Theory. LÄS MER

4. 3. Asthmatics as a susceptible population in health risk assessment of airborne chemicals

   Författare :Mia Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Asthma is a common chronic airway disease and about 235-300 million individuals of all ages are affected by the disease around the world. A precondition of asthma has been suggested to increase individual susceptibility to acute exposure from airborne irritant chemicals. LÄS MER

5. 4. Recent trends in the epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Sweden : the role of importation and core groups

   Författare :Torsten Berglund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Neisseria gonorrhoeae; epidemiology; core groups; importation; serovar; PFGE; antimicrobial resistance; men who have sex with men MSM ;

   Sammanfattning : In 1997 the gonorrhoea incidence in Sweden started to rise from a low-prevalent level after some 25 years of steady decline. The rise has continued and coincides with similar trends in other sexual transmitted infections (STIs) and in other Western industrialized countries. LÄS MER

7. 5. Neighbors at Risk : A Quantitative Study of Civil War Contagion

   Författare :Erika Forsberg; Mats Hammarström; Håvard Hegre; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conflict contagion; internationalization of conflict; civil war; ethnic conflict; transnational ethnic groups; ethnic polarization; refugee flows; domino effects; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Sammanfattning : While previous research shows that civil wars can spread to neighboring states, we do not know why certain neighbors are more at risk than others. To address this research gap, this dissertation proposes a contagion process approach that can identify the most likely targets of contagion effects from an ongoing conflict. LÄS MER