Sökning: "the long now"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 398 avhandlingar innehållade orden the long now.
1. Adaptation, now? : Exploring the Politics of Climate Adaptation through Poststructuralist Discourse Theory
Sammanfattning : Increasing evidence of anthropogenic climate change and the recognition that warming is likely to go beyond 2°C raises the need for responses that help people cope with the anticipated changes. The rise of attention to so-called climate adaptation on political agendas at the local, national and international scale has come about with a hastily growing field of academic knowledge production. LÄS MER
2. CRISPR-based drug target discovery : implications for CRISPR-based therapies
Sammanfattning : The CRISPR system was discovered in prokaryotic cells, and it is now one of the most efficient molecular tools to modify genes in eukaryotic cells. It is widely used to inactivate or modify genes in cell lines, animal models, and is also used in several clinical gene therapy trials. LÄS MER
3. Konstruktionen av en stormakt : Kungamakt, skattebönder och statsbildning 1595-1640
Sammanfattning : State building has traditionally been viewed strictly as the prerogative of rulers. However, recent studies have been focusing more on the perspective of state building from below. Princes and central administrators needed the active support of their leading subjects. In most parts of Europe this meant the nobility and/or the rich merchant groups. LÄS MER
4. The Norovirus Puzzle : Characterization of human and bovine norovirus susceptibility patterns
Sammanfattning : Winter vomiting disease is caused by norovirus (NoV) and affects millions of people every year resulting in 200.000 deaths among children in developing countries. It was observed early that not all individuals exposed to the norovirus became ill. The reason for this is now recognized to be dependent upon the secretor status of an individual. LÄS MER
5. Exploring the sustainability of improvement activities : the long-term development of a suggestion scheme
Sammanfattning : The practice of working with improvement activities is widespread in organisations today. Improvement activities are part of the new ISO 9000 standard, and could be in the form of Six Sigma programs, suggestion schemes, or process orientation, for example. LÄS MER
