Sökning: "Sex change"

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  1. 16. Under the skin of change : meanings, models and management

    Författare :Jacob Hallencreutz; Jan Forslin; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Sammanfattning : For society at large, and organizations in particular, the magnitude, speed, impact, and unpredictability of change, are greater than ever before. But despite the need for unceasing transformation, there seems to be a general consensus between practitioners and scholars that few are successful when trying to lead organizational change. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Genus & genrer : forskningsanknutna genusdiskurser i dagspress

    Författare :Kerstin Engström; Karin Ljuslinder; Eva Magnusson; Karin Nordberg; Birgitta Ney; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; journalism; masculinity; discourse; morning paper; representation; research related journalism; evening paper; media; science journalism; sex; men; genre; women; femininity; research; scientists; discourse analysis; press; daily press; editorial section; news; culture journalism; reader adress; kön; journalistik; forskningsjournalistik; vetenskapsjournalistik; forskningsanknuten journalistik; medier; genre; diskursanalys; kvinnor; kvinnligt; män; manligt; dagspress; morgontidning; kvällstidning; redaktionell avdelning; nyheter; kulturjournalistik; medicinjournalistik; läsartilltal; forskning; populärvetenskap; genus; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : At the centre of this study lies the question of how research-related media texts contribute to the social construction of sex and gender conceptions when they use research, either as a main source, or to support or comment on specific issues and statements, from the political arena, for example. The principal aim of the study has been to analyze and problematize the ways in which different types of newspapers, genres and editorial sections reproduce, or contribute to change, in existing gender discourses. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Ultrasound based shear wave elastography of the liver : a non-invasive method for evaluation of liver disease

    Författare :Marie Byenfeldt; Anders Elvin; Per Fransson; Odd Helge Gilja; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anthropometric measurement; diagnostic imaging; elasticity imaging technique; blood supply; BMI; body position; fatty liver; liver disease; hepatic steatosis; liver fibrosis; liver stiffness; obesity; postural change; pressure; probe; sex characteristic; shear wave elastography; skin-to-liver capsule distance; transducer and ultrasonography; Radiography; radiografi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Detecting liver disease at an early stage is important, given that early intervention decreases the risk of developing cirrhosis and subsequently hepatocellular cancer (HCC). The non-invasive ultrasound-based shear wave elastography (SWE) has been used clinically for a decade to assess liver stiffness. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Allvarsam parodi och möjlighetens melankoli : En queerteoretiska analys av Ruts bok

    Författare :Malin Ekström; Inger Ljung; Jorunn Økland; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Queer theory; Judith Butler; performativity; sex; gender; sexuality; discourse; subject position; heteronormativity; feminist biblical interpretation; The Book of Ruth; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : Using queer theory as a point of departure, this study examines how ancient religious discourse can contribute to contemporary debates on gender and sexuality. To this end, employing Judith Butler’s theory of performativity, three inquiries encompassing a close reading of the book of Ruth, of the Hebrew Bible are offered. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Gender inequity in child survival : travails of the girl child in rural north India

    Författare :Anand Krishnan; Nawi Ng; Peter Byass; Chadrakant Pandav; Per Ashorn; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Conditional cash transfers; girl child; inequities; gender; prejudice; mortality; non-specific effects; sex; socio-economic; vaccines; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: While substantial progress has been made globally towards achieving United Nations Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) on child mortality, the decline is not sufficient to reach the targets set for 2015. The South Asian region, which includes India, was to achieve the MDG 4 target of 39 deaths per 1000 live births by 2015 but was estimated to have reached only 61 by 2011. LÄS MER