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  1. 1. Döden på film. En motivstudie med världsfilmsperspektiv

    Författare :Andreas Jacobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :death as a motif; thanatology; world cinema; afterlife; metaphysical romance; near-death experiences; terminal illness; cancer; aids; suicide; circle of life; reincarnation.;

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  3. 2. Att vara nära anhörig i livets slut : Delaktighet i ljuset - delaktighet i mörkret

    Författare :Birgitta Andershed; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; relative; family; cancer; palliative care; terminal care; hospice care; involvement; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Social Medicine; socialmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of the present dissertation were: 1. To describe how the establishment of an inpatient hospice ward affected dying cancer patients' utilisation of care at a Medical Centre Hospital; 2. To analyse the involvement of the relative in the care of gravely ill cancer patients in different care cultures; 3. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Office work and physical factors : health aspects of electromagnetic fields and light

    Författare :Monica Sandström; Kjell Hansson Mild; Gunnar Nordberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Facial skin symptoms; office illness; electrical hypersensitivity; physical environment; flicker; jitter; neurophysiological effects;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to increase our knowledge of the physical environment of office workers with special focus on electromagnetic fields and to address the question of whether electromagnetic fields can directly or indirectly contribute to symptoms or discomfort among video display terminal ( VDT) workers. Furthermore, we have measured light modulation from various commonly used light sources in laboratory conditions and, as a second step, used modulated light as stimulus for provocation of neurophysiological responses in persons with perceived “electrical hypersensitivity” (EHS). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Essays on inheritance, small businesses and energy consumption

    Författare :Sebastian Escobar; Mikael Elinder; Katarina Nordblom; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; estates; bequests; inheritance taxes; tax evasion; tax avoidace; liquidity; entrepreneurship; small business; sub-metering; environment; smart meters; energy conservation; quasi experiment;

    Sammanfattning : Essay 1: People’s planning to evade the inheritance tax curtails its merits. However, the extent of planning remains a matter of argument. According to popular belief, it is widespread, but few estimates have been presented. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Cardiac dysfunction in septic shock : Observational studies on characteristics and outcome

    Författare :Lina De Geer; Christina Eintrei; Anna Oscarsson Tibblin; Jan Engvall; Else Tønnesen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Cardiac dysfunction is a well-known complication of sepsis, but its characteristics and consequences, especially on a longer term, remain unclear. The aim of this thesis was to study the characteristics and the implications of cardiac dysfunction for outcome in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with septic shock. LÄS MER