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1. Product-Service Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers: The Role of External Partnerships
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The current patterns of consumption are threatening the availability of natural resources. These natural resources, such as raw materials and biomass, are critical for different economic activities. ProductService System (PSS) has received attention as a solution to drive resource efficiency by extending the life cycle of products. READ MORE
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2. Educational Psychosocial Interventions Supporting Childrens’ Trauma Recovery and Academic Achievement : A Comparative Study of NRC’s Better Learning Programme in Gaza and IRC’s Tutoring in a Healing Classroom Program in Lebanon
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The number of children living in a conflict zone in 2021 reached a staggering 449 million, which represents more than one out of every six children (Save the Children, 2022). When children are exposed to armed conflict the experiences can impair cognitive and social and emotional function. READ MORE
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3. Children’s education and parents’ mortality – Do parents with highly educated children live longer?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : While there exists a large literature on mortality inequalities by an individual’s level of education and other socioeconomic characteristics this thesis looks at the relationship between the children’s level of education and parents’ mortality, which has been relatively less studied. I use longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the years 2004-2017 and conduct Cox proportional hazard regressions to assess how children’s level of education affects parents’ mortality risks. READ MORE
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4. Primary Care in the Digital Age: is mHealth the answer? : A Quantitative Study Assessing Factors Influencing Young Elderly Swedes' Attitudes Towards mHealth for Primary Healthcare
University essay fromAbstract : The combination of declining birth rates and an aging Swedish population presents challenges for the government in terms of accommodating and providing for the needs of a larger and older population. This demographic shift will exert significant pressure on the public sector, particularly the healthcare system. READ MORE
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5. Childhood household composition and future economic outcomes : Are children of single parent families experiencing growing disadvantages as adults in Sweden?
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Family is a unit of socialization and transmitter of social, cultural and economic resources. Thus family arrangements may result in unequal future outcomes for the children growing up in them. A case in point is children from single parent households. READ MORE