Sökning: "urban activity"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 143 avhandlingar innehållade orden urban activity.

  1. 1. Neighborhood Design and Travel : a Study of Residential Quality, Child Leisure Activity and Trips to School

    Författare :Pia Westford; Dick Urban Vestbro; Anders Hagson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :urban design; neighborhood; car use; child leisure activity; school trips; lifestyle; perceived environment;

    Sammanfattning : Sustainable urban mobility calls for well-informed design of neighborhoods. Although many studies have been conducted in the field, there is little evidence about the relationships between design elements, urban quality and behavior. Little is also known about residents’ valuation of design and urban quality in this context. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Socioeconomic and sex differences in adolescents’ dietary intake, anthropometry and physical activity in Cameroon, Africa

    Författare :Léonie Dapi N.; Urban Janlert; Christel Larsson; Agneta Hörnell; Thorkild Tylleskär; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; socioeconomic; energy intake; nutrient intake; physical activity; under-overweight; Cameroon; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; näringslära; Nutrition;

    Sammanfattning : Background: People in Cameroon are experiencing a dietary transition characterized by changing from traditional food habits to increased intake of highly processed sweet and fatty food. The rapid change in food pattern combined with an increased sedentary lifestyle has resulted in a rather high prevalence of obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Inkomst av näringsfastighet i enskild näringsverksamhet - arbetsinkomst eller kapitalinkomst?

    Författare :Urban Rydin; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income taxation; taxes; simple company; earned income; depreciation carry back and repair carry back.; finansrätt; skatterätt; fiscal law; capital gains taxation; simple firm; classification of activity; classification of real estate; capital income; dualistic tax system;

    Sammanfattning : Since the tax reform of 1990 the Swedish tax system separates earned income and capital income. On earned income such as "income from business" taxes and fees leads to a total margin tax burden that vary between 45 and 75 %. This margin effect can be compared to the 30 % proportional income tax on capital income. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Networks of urban interaction - Growth and centrality in the complex geography of urban activity

    Författare :Alexander Hellervik; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accessibility; power law; urban activity; centrality; urban growth; transport infrastructure; spatial interaction; complex networks; Zipf’s law;

    Sammanfattning : How cities and regions grow and decline depend on technological, social and economic factors. Understanding the interplay of these forces is central in research efforts aiming to improve urban and transport planning. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Individual glucocorticoid sensitivity in the human

    Författare :Urban Knutsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; cortisol; dexamethasone suppression test; adrenocorticotropin stimulation test; glucocorticoid receptor mRNA; Metallothionein mRNA;

    Sammanfattning : The expanding use of inhaled and intranasal glucocorticoid (Gc) preparations for treatment of mild-to-moderate asthma and allergic rhinitis has in the last decade greatly increased the number of adults and children chronically exposed to exogenous glucocorticoids. In general, current topical glucocorticoid therapies appear to be well tolerated. LÄS MER