Sökning: "anna arvidsson"

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  1. 1. Smallholders and pigs in northern Uganda : an ethnographic study of pig rearing, disease management and local knowledges

    Författare :Anna Arvidsson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : In Uganda, pig numbers have increased rapidly in recent decades, with the majority reared by smallholder farmers in rural areas. It has been suggested that pig production can play an important role in reducing rural poverty. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Challenges of transnational parenthood : Exploring different perspectives of surrogacy in Sweden and India

    Författare :Anna Arvidsson; Birgitta Essén; Sara Johnsdotter; Pernilla Ouis; Karen Hvidtfeldt Madsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Transnational surrogacy; Surrogacy; Assisted reproduction; Commissioning parents; Legal parenthood; Social workers; Exploitation; Surrogate; Motherhood; Kinship; Social constructionism; Reproductive Justice; Sweden; India; Assam; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Sammanfattning : Transnational surrogacy challenges traditional norms of parenthood, especially motherhood; additionally, it is viewed as the exploitation of poor women. The overall aim of this thesis was to shed light on the consequences of an unregulated situation on surrogacy in the Swedish and Indian contexts, and to give different perspectives on surrogacy and the surrogate. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Childbirth care in affluence and poverty : maternity routines in Sweden and Zambia

    Författare :Anna-Berit Ransjö Arvidsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :newborn behaviour and physiology; reproductive epidemiology; midwifery care; international health;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis is to explore maternity practices during normal childbirth, both in an industrialised and in a low-income country, and to increase the knowledge about how these practices affect mother/newborn interaction and health. The studies have been carried out in Sweden and Zambia. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Who is in the driver's seat? : Insights into the mixed outcomes of renewable policy instruments in the electricity industry

    Författare :Anna Darmani; Niklas Arvidsson; Tobias Schmidt; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Electricity from renewable energy sources; sustainability transitions; actors; institutions; dynamic capabilities; energy policy; investors; technological innovation system; Energy Technology; Energiteknik; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

    Sammanfattning : There is consensus about a need to reduce the amount of green-house gas emission in the electricity industry to be able to deal with the probable consequences of climate change. This necessitates extensive investments in technologies used to generate electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E). LÄS MER

  7. 5. Conformational Stability!? : Synthesis and Conformational Studies of Unnatural Backbone Modified Peptides

    Författare :Anna S. Norgren; Per I. Arvidsson; Norbert Sewald; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Organic chemistry; Conformational investigations; β-peptides; glycosylation; biomolecular recognition; cyclic β³-peptides; cyclic mixed α β²-peptides; β-peptoids; Organisk kemi;

    Sammanfattning : The beauty of the wide functionality of proteins and peptides in Nature is determined by their ability to adopt three-dimensional structures. This thesis describes artificial molecules developed to mimic secondary structures similar to those found crucial for biological activities. LÄS MER