Essays about: "Karin Ekström"

Found 4 essays containing the words Karin Ekström.

  1. 1. "Nothing can be changed if the people don’t change" : Costa Rican registered nurses’ views and experiences of caring for patients with dengue fever

    University essay from Akademin för vård, arbetsliv och välfärd

    Author : Anna-Karin Axelsson; Carolina Ekström; [2015]
    Keywords : dengue fever; Costa Rica; nursing; experience; view; prevention; education;

    Abstract : Dengue fever has increased to the point where it has become a major international public health and economical problem, mainly in urban and semi-urban areas in tropical and subtropical regions. Worldwide 2,5 billion people live in regions where dengue can be transmitted and approximately 100 million people get infected yearly. READ MORE

  3. 2. COD fractionation of wastewater on cruise liners before and after advanced treatment

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Karin Ekström; Jenni Borg; [2015]
    Keywords : Chemical oxygen demand; COD; biodegradability; wastewater; permeate; water treatment; cruise liners; analytical chemistry; ozonation; nanofiltration; physiochemical method;

    Abstract : The purpose of this Bachelor thesis was to establish a method for determining the chemical oxygen demand (COD) fractionation in wastewater from cruise liners. COD fractions of interest were soluble biodegradable (SS), particulate biodegradable (XS), soluble unbiodegradable (SI) and particulate unbiodegradable (XI). READ MORE

  4. 3. Experimental investigation of the strain rate dependence of SS2506 gear steel

    University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

    Author : Karin Ekström; [2013]
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    Abstract : hot peening is a surface treatment used to increase the fatigue strength of metallic components, for example gears, and it is of great interest to be able to model and simulate the effect of this treatment in order to save time and money. An important parameter that has to be considered when modeling the peening situation is the strain rate dependence of the target material. READ MORE

  5. 4. Equilibrium studies in the Co-Cr-C system : Solubility of Cobalt in M23C6 and M3C2

    University essay from KTH/Materialvetenskap

    Author : Karin Ekström; Shanar Kordbache; [2011]
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    Abstract : This project concerns cemented carbides and the carbides that are formed when adding chromium. Cemented carbides are composites, often consisting of tungsten-carbide particles embedded in a cobalt-rich matrix, and are because of their extreme hardness used in for example cutting tools and drills. READ MORE