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  1. 6. The Role of the Emotions in the Moral Life According to Immanuel Kant

    Författare :Josefine Charlotte Nauckhoff; USA University of Pennsylvania; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Sammanfattning : Against common misconceptions of Kant as a philosopher who neglects the emotional aspects of moral life, I show that he actually considers our emotional dispositions to be valuable tools for perfecting ourselves morally.I show not only that it is incumbent on us to cultivate morally beneficial emotions, but also how we can do it. LÄS MER

  3. 7. HEALTH DISPARITIES BETWEEN WHITES AND JAPANESE IN MEASURES OFDIABETES AND SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN AN INTERNATIONALPOPULATION-BASED STUDY

    Författare :Vasudha Ahuja; United States Pennsylvania Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ealth disparities; race; HOMA-IR; disposition index; subclinical vascular disease;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation includes three manuscripts focusing on health disparities between whites and Japanese with regard to measures of diabetes and subclinical atherosclerosis in the EBCT and Risk Factor Assessment among Japanese and U.S. Men in the Post World War II Birth Cohort (ERA JUMP) study. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Porjus : en vision för industriell utveckling i övre Norrland

    Författare :Staffan Hansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Teknikhistoria; History of Technology;

    Sammanfattning : In the late 19th century it became possible to utilize electricity in lighting, industrial processes and for traction. To Sweden, which at that time was gradually being transformed from an overwhelmingly agrarian country into an industrialized nation, this was of great advantage because Sweden was a country well furnished with hydro-electric power, but almost completely lacking in other sources of energy. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Common Law Marriage : Ett rättsinstitut för samboende

    Författare :Göran Lind; Rolf Nygren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International law; Folkrätt;

    Sammanfattning : Common Law Marriage is an American legal institution that for cohabiting parties en-tails all the legal effects of marriage, today recognized in Alabama, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. The investigation also includes Ohio, Idaho and Georgia, which during the 1990's repealed the legal institution. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Social marketing for injury prevention : changing risk perceptions and safety-related behaviors among New York farmers

    Författare :Julie Sorensen; Maria Emmelin; Hans Stenlund; John May; Peter Lundqvist; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :social marketing; behavior models; roll-over protective structures; tractor overturns; farm safety; occupational health; safety intervention; retrofitting incentives; health campaigns; intervention evaluation; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Sammanfattning : In the U.S., work-related death is an all too familiar occurrence on farms. Tractor overturns continue to be the most frequent cause of these fatalities. LÄS MER