Sökning: "Elina Andersson"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Elina Andersson.

1. 1. Fertile grounds? : Collective strategies and the political ecology of soil management in Uganda

   Författare :Elina Andersson; LUCSUS; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political ecology; land degradation; soil fertility; smallholder farmers; collective action; gender; action research; Uganda;

   Sammanfattning : Proceeding from land degradation and soil fertility decline in sub-Saharan African smallholder agriculture and drawing on empirical research with smallholder farmers in Tororo district in south-eastern Uganda (2010-2012), this thesis identifies local collective strategies in response to changing livelihood conditions. In an attempt to co-produce knowledge with a transformative potential, the thesis also illustrates how action research can be employed to envision, implement and evaluate a locally anchored practice to improve soil fertility, namely the use of human urine as a crop fertilizer. LÄS MER

3. 2. Pregnancy weight gain : family studies on the effects on offspring's body size and blood pressure

   Författare :Elina Scheers Andersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Increasing maternal weight gain during pregnancy, gestational weight gain (GWG), is associated with several adverse outcomes in the child, e.g. high birth weight, childhood overweight and obesity, as well as adult blood pressure (BP). LÄS MER

4. 3. Optimization of Snow Removal in Cities

   Författare :Roghayeh Hajizadeh; Kaj Holmberg; Elina Rönnberg; Henrik Andersson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Removing snow in a city is an unavoidable task in Nordic countries like Sweden. A number of streets in an area need to be cleared of snow by a limited number of vehicles and the tours for the vehicles must be planned in order to minimize the time and/or cost. LÄS MER

5. 4. Hemsökt barndom : Bilder av barnet i gotisk barnlitteratur

   Författare :Peter Kostenniemi; Elina Druker; Magnus Öhrn; Maria Andersson; Christensen Nina; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; gothic children’s literature; children’s literature; Scandinavian literature; childhood; subjectivity; high modernity; technologies of power; technologies of the self; governmentality; self-governing; agency; growth; the competent child; gothic other; litteraturvetenskap; Literature;

   Sammanfattning : The 21st century has seen an increase in the publication of Gothic literature for children and young adults. The aim of this study is to explore this development and to discuss images of the child in Scandinavian Gothic fiction for children in relation to ideas about childhood in a contemporary context. LÄS MER

7. 5. Ta sig hem : Skönlitterära skildringar av kvinnan och hemmet från tidigt 1900-tal

   Författare :Sara Pärsson; Elina Druker; Maria Andersson; Åsa Arping; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; spatial literary studies; home; Elin Wägner; Selma Lagerlöf; Moa Martinson; domesticity; gender; 20th century; women´s suffrage; Sara Ahmed; orientation; Iris Marion Young; privacy; women writers; hem; hemmet i litteraturen; Elin Wägner; Selma Lagerlöf; Moa Martinson; rum i litteraturen; rumsliga litteraturstudier; genus; privatliv; 1900-tal; Sara Ahmed; Iris Marion Young; kvinnlig rösträtt; svensk litteratur; hemskildring; bostadsskildring; litteraturvetenskap; Literature;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to examine how the concept of home is constructed in novels by Swedish female authors from the early 20th century. This includes analysing how the dwellings of the main characters are depicted and what ideas are expressed concerning practices of the home. LÄS MER