UMEÅ

üˈməōˌ, city (1990 pop. 60,310), capital of Västerbotten co., NE Sweden, on an inlet of the Gulf of Bothnia and at the mouth of the Umeälv River; founded 1622. Manufactures of this industrial center include forest products, furniture, and machinery. Nearby Holmsund serves as its port. Umeå is the cultural center of Upper Norrland and has a university (1963).

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books on: UmeA  - 397 results

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Attention Deficit Disorder: Clinical and Basic Research
Book by Terje Sagvolden, Trevor Archer; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1989
Subjects: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--Congresses
...edited by Terje Sagvolden University of Oslo, Norway Trevor Archer Astra Alab AB, Sodertalje, and University of Umea, Sweden LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS Hillsdale, New Jersey London Copyright 1989 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates...
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The Company Town: Architecture and Society in the Early Industrial Age
Book by John S. Garner; Oxford University Press, 1992
Subjects: Company Town Architecture--History--19th Century
...accounts. My thanks go to Mats Ahnlund and Lasse Brunnstrom, senior lecturers in architectural and landscape history at Umea University in Sweden, who traveled far to participate in the session. Richard M. Candee, professor of American and New England...
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Neo-Industrial Organising: Renewal by Action and Knowledge Formation in a Project-Intensive Economy
Book by Eskil Ekstedt, Rolf A. Lundin, Anders Soderholm, Hans Wirdenius; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Industrial Organization, Knowledge Management, Project Management
...Researcher at the National Institute for Working Life, Stockholm. Rolf A. Lundin is Professor in Business Administration at Umea University, Sweden. Anders Soderholm is Associate Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Hans Wirdenius...
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International Handbook of Curriculum Research
Book by William F. Pinar; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003
Subjects: Comparative Education, Curriculum Change--Cross-Cultural Studies, Curriculum Planning--Research--Cross-Cultural Studies, Education--Curricula--Research--Cross-Cultural Studies
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Democratic Teacher Education Reform in Africa: The Case of Namibia
Book by Ken Zeichner, Lars Dahlström; Westview Press, 1999
Subjects: Critical Pedagogy--Africa--Case Studies, Critical Pedagogy--Namibia, Teachers--Training Of--Africa--Case Studies, Teachers--Training Of--Namibia
...to thank the Department of Education at Umea University in Sweden for its support of...Lars Dahlstrom of the University of Umea and Coordinator of the Teacher Education...Ken Zeichner and Lars Dahlstrom Umea Sweden, March 1999 Notes 1. The...
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journal articles on: UmeA  - 128 results

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The Effects of Intent, Reason, and Harm on Attribution of Aggressiveness
Journal article by Olle Holm; Journal of Psychology, Vol. 110, 1982
Subjects: Psychology--Periodicals
...AGGRESSIVENESS * 1 University of Umea, Sweden OLLE HOLM SUMMARY...studying education at the University of Umea. A 2 O 2 O 2 (Intent-No Intent O Reason-No...Department of Education University of Umea S-901 87 Umea Sweden
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Partner Choice and Homogamy in the Nineteenth Century: Was There a Sexual Revolution in Europe?
Journal article by Marco H.D. Van Leeuwen, Ineke Maas; Journal of Social History, Vol. 36, 2002
Subjects: Courtship, Europe--History, Industrial development--Social aspects, Labor market--History, Marriage--History, Mate selection--History, Social history, Social sciences and history
...energy, the Demographic Database (DDB) in Umea has collected data from the sources mentioned...3506 Source: computerized files, Umea Demographic Database Table...Source: computerized files, Umea Demographic Database Table...
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Mass Communication and Health Promotion: the Power of the Media and Public Opinion
Journal article by Inger Brännström, Inga-Britt Lindblad; Health Communication, Vol. 6, 1994
Subjects: Communication In Medicine, Health In Mass Media
...Epidemiology and Public Health University of Umea Inga-Britt Lindblad Department of Scandinavian Languages University of Umea By means of content analysis, this study...Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Umea, S-901 85 Umea, Sweden. The mass media...
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Object Size as a Determinant of Grasping in Infancy
Journal article by Anver Siddiqui; Journal of Genetic Psychology, Vol. 156, 1995
Subjects: Motor Ability In Children
...Adolescent Psychiatry University Hospital, Umea, Sweden ABSTRACT . The early development...Department of Psychology, University of Umea, Sweden. I wish to thank Claes von Hofsten...Psychiatry, University Hospital, S-901 85 Umea, Sweden . to grasp objects of different...
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Pulmonary Epithelial Integrity in Children: Relationship to Ambient Ozone Exposure and Swimming Pool Attendance
Journal article by Birgitta Json Lagerkvist, Alfred Bernard, Anders Blomberg, Erik Bergstrom, Bertil Forsberg, Karin Holmstrom, Kjell Karp, Nils-Goran Lundstrom, Bo Segerstedt, Mona Svensson, Gunnar Nordberg; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, 2004
Subjects: Air pollution, Asthma
...examined. The present study was conducted in Umea, a town in northern Sweden with low to...May 2002. The local ethics committee at Umea University approved the study protocol...the National Institute for Working Life, Umea, performed the ozone measurements. Financial...
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magazine articles on: UmeA  - 17 results

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Sweden
Magazine article; Artforum International, Vol. 42, January 2004
...Galleri Stefan Andersson Aktrisgrand 34, SE-903 64 Umea, tel: 46-90-14 49 90 fax: 46-90-14 49 70, e-mail...Closed December 13-January 12) BildMuseet Umea Universitet, SE-901 87 Umea, tel: 46-90-786 52 27 fax: 46-90-786 77 33, e-mail...
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Sweden
Magazine article; Artforum International, Vol. 41, March 2003
Subjects: Art dealers--Calendars, schedules, etc., Art dealers--Directories, Art--Exhibitions, Sweden--Directories
...Galleri Stefan Andersson Aktrisgrand 34, SE-903 64 Umea tel: 46-90-14 49 90 fax: 46-90-14 49 70 e-mail...Riitta Paivalainen April 12 - May 7 BildMuseet Umea Universitet, SE -901 Umea, SE-901 87 tel: 46-90-786 52 27 fax: 46-90-786...
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The Coldest Profession
Magazine article by Rhonda Lieberman; Artforum International, Vol. 33, February 1995
Subjects: Art teachers--Personal narratives, Art--Study and teaching, Sweden--Art
...was grateful to find my host art school, Umea Universitat, a hotbed of Arctic glamour...fun on demand for those who demanded fun. Umea turned out to be this art-incubating idyll...pedestrian mall, the petite university town of Umea, I later learned, was rife with religious...
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Full Tilt Boogie Machine
Magazine article by Preston Lerner; Popular Science, Vol. 261, November 2002
Subjects: Honda Hermes, Honda Motor Co Ltd, Vehicles
...quarter-scale model Forsgren built in support of his masters thesis at Umea Universitys Institute of Design. Honda is involved only to the extent that one of its designers, Paolo Grazioli, himself an Umea alum, advised Forsgren--strictly in an unofficial capacity. Honda...
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Saki and the Human Zoo
Magazine article by Nooshin Elahipanah; Contemporary Review, Vol. 289, Spring 2007
Subjects: Domestic fiction--Criticism and interpretation, Munro, H. H.--Criticism and interpretation, The Mappined Life (Book)--Criticism and interpretation
...Akerberg, Knowledge and Pleasure at Regents Park: The Gardens of the Zoological Society of London During Nineteenth Century (Umea: Umea University Press, 2001), p.91. 18 See, for example, Darwins The Foundation of the Origin of Species, A Sketch Written...
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newspaper articles on: UmeA  - 44 results

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Football: IT'S A MAN'S GAME; JOHN CROSS.. Takes on Arsenal Ladies before Their Euro Final Gunners Girls out to Inspire Wenger Boys
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), April 21, 2007
...example for their male counterparts. They face Swedish champions Umea in the UEFA Cup Final over two legs - today (1pm) and the return...player in the world - without their best player, Kelly Smith. Umea are a full-time outfit and boast Brazilian star Marta Vieira...
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Swedes Call in Swansea Professor
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 25, 2006
Subjects: Banking industry, Handelsbanken
...will join colleagues from the Norwegian School of Economics and Umea University in Sweden in the project which has received approximately...To be working alongside the Norwegian School of Economics and Umea University is a privilege, but it is also recognition of Swansea...
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MAKE YOUR LONG-LIFE RESOLUTIONS; GOOD HEALTH,20 Things You Should Do, 20 Things You Shouldn't
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 31, 1996
...live a longer, more zestful life. For instance, the British Medical Journal has just published research from the University of Umea in Sweden, which shows that simply by going to the theatre and taking an interest in culture can improve your life expectancy...
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Welsh Film Gems Travel the World
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 20, 2004
...profile of the Welsh film industry. One success story is the Umea film festival in Sweden, one of the most northern film festivals...We will be interested to see what the response is like at the Umea film festival and hope that we can continue to build the focus...
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Big Test for Forest
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), November 16, 2008
...been boosted in the Forest ranks. Meanwhile Arsenal were stunned in midweek with a 6-0 UEFA Cup trouncing by Swedish champions Umea, who went through to the semifinals 8-3 on aggregate. Forest striker Andi Bell said: "It was a shock to hear that Arsenal result...
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encyclopedia articles on: UmeA  - 2 results

 
 
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UmeÅ
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
UMEA u m o , city (1990 pop. 60,310), capital of Vasterbotten co., NE Sweden, on an inlet of the Gulf of Bothnia and at the...Manufactures of this industrial center include forest products, furniture, and machinery. Nearby Holmsund serves as its port. Umea is the cultural center of Upper Norrland and has a university (1963). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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UmeÄlv
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...rising in N Sweden in a lake on the Norwegian border. It flows SE through Storuman and Overuman lakes to the Gulf of Bothnia at Umea. The Vindelalven (c.280 mi/450 km long) is its chief tributary. There is a large hydroelectric power station at Stornorrfors...


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