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Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Lena Alex.

  1. 1. Äldre människors berättelser om att bli och vara gammal tolkade utifrån genus- och etnicitetsperspektiv

    Författare :Lena Aléx; Birgitta Hovelius; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :oldest old; gender; ethnicity; discourse; narratives; content analysis; Grounded Theory; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the five studies that make up this thesis is to elucidate constructions of being old from the perspectives of gender and ethnicity. One of the studies uses quantitative data and four use qualitative data. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Food and Parasites – Life-history Decisions in Copepods

    Författare :Lena Sivars Becker; Ingrid Ahnesjö; Ineke T. van der Veen; Alex Robert Kraaijeveld; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; life-history; resource allocation; Macrocyclops albidus; cestode infection; Schistocephalus solidus; Biologi; Biology; Biologi;

    Sammanfattning : In the freshwater copepod, Macrocyclops albidus, food availability, rearing conditions and tapeworm infection clearly affected various life-history traits and their trade-offs. I found that low food availability clearly constrained resource allocations to several life-history (often phenotypically plastic) traits, whereas high food availability either allowed for adjustments in resource allocation patterns or allowed resources to be allocated to several traits without apparent trade-offs. LÄS MER

  4. 3. “An equal share, that’s my medicine”. Work, gender relations and mental illness in a Swedish context

    Författare :Lisa Harryson; Anne Hammarström; Lena Aléx; Per-Olof Östergren; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gender relations; gender equality; workplace; domestic work; mental illness; logistic regression; cluster analysis; grounded theory; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Women and men in Sweden are in paid work to almost the same extent, but are found in different occupations and positions in the labour market. Still, women perform the bulk of the unpaid domestic work at home. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Purpose in life among very old people

    Författare :Pia Hedberg; Christine Brulin; Lena Aléx; Yngve Gustafson; Anna-Karin Edberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Purpose in life; very old; depression; gender; ageism; Nursing; Omvårdnad; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to explore purpose in life among very old people. The proportion of elderly is increasing in Sweden, especially among the group of very old aged over 85 years. Ageing has been associated from some perspectives with health, wisdom, maturity, and inner strength. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Is it the gluten-free diet that matters the most? : Food, gender and celiac disease

    Författare :Ethel Kautto; Agneta Hörnell; Lena Aléx; Cecilia Olsson; Christina Berg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; celiac disease; gluten-free diet; gender; dietary assessment; adolescents; qualitative interviews; Kostvetenskap; Food and Nutrition;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The only treatment for celiac disease consists of excluding gluten. Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat, rye, and barley, which are cereals commonly used in bread, pasta, pizza, etc. LÄS MER