Sökning: "africa aid asia"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden africa aid asia.

  1. 1. Mutor i det godas tjänst? : Biståndsarbetare i samtal om vardaglig korruption

    Författare :Joakim Thelander; Sociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; white-collar crime; self-presentations; rhetoric; reported speech; quotations; petty corruption; narrative; morality; interviews; interaction; impression management; gifts; etiquette; discourse; economic crime; development; corruption; contrasts; constructionism; bribes; bribery; boundary-work; anticorruption; accounts; aid work; Criminology; Sociology; Social psychology; Kriminologi; Sociologi; Socialpsykologi;

    Sammanfattning : In this dissertation, corruption and bribery are investigated as social and moral, rather than economic, phenomena. The analysis concentrates on the ways in which Swedish and Danish aid workers describe their experiences of everyday or 'petty' corruption. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Volontärerna : Internationellt hjälparbete från missionsorganisationer till volontärresebyråer

    Författare :Cecilia Jonsson; Tapio Salonen; Iver Horneman Møller; Staffan Lindberg; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; volontourism; international aid work; volunteers; organizational field; the grand tour; volontärresor; volontärer; volontärresebyråer; hjälparbete; internationellt hjälparbete; missionärer; NGO:s; hjälporganisationer; ideella organisationer; organisatoriska fält; bildningsresa; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : A new form of foreign travel called “voluntourism” has emerged in Sweden. In advertisements that invite to “make a difference”, travel agencies promote short- term aid opportunities at for example orphanages or schools in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. International volunteer work is nothing new. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Population size and genetic diversity of Nigerian lions (Panthera leo)

    Författare :Talatu Tende; MEMEG; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; non-invasive sampling; faecal DNA; protected area; isolated population; Panthera leo;

    Sammanfattning : High growth rate in human populations, agricultural developments and industrialization have impinged negatively on the natural habitats of most large carnivores, causing fragmentation, isolation and consequently reduction in population size. Lions (Panthera leo) that once roamed most parts of Southern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America, northern part of South America and most parts of Africa are today found only in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and at a single site in India. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Immunoreactive proteins in Taenia solium

    Författare :Fernando Salazar-Anton; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Taenia solium cysticercosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that constitutes a serious public health problem in many low-income countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Although diagnostic antigens are available, it is still necessary to identify new targets to improve the current diagnostic methods. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Can improved paediatric pneumonia diagnostic aids support frontline health workers in low resource settings? Large scale evaluation of four respiratory rate timers and five pulse oximeters in Cambodia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda

    Författare :Kevin Baker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death in children under-five in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Currently, the diagnostic criterion for pneumonia is based on increased respiratory rate (RR) in children with cough and/or difficulty breathing. LÄS MER