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11. From Betterment to Bt maize : agricultural development and the introduction of genetically modified maize to South African smallholders
Sammanfattning : Agriculture has received renewed attention in poverty reduction efforts in Africa in recent years, and there are hopes that GM crops could have an important role in helping increase smallholder yields and reduce poverty. Drawing on critical discourse analysis (CDA) and livelihoods perspectives, this thesis examines the ideas governing the Massive Food Production Programme (MFPP), an agricultural development programme aiming to reduce poverty by raising agricultural production in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, and its local effects when implemented in smallholder communities. LÄS MER
12. Dieting and eating attitudes in girls : Development and prediction
Sammanfattning : The aims of the present thesis were to study: 1. reported eating attitudes, dieting behavior and body image over a 1-year period among preadolescent girls (age 7-8); 2. differences in eating attitudes and coping between groups of teenage girls differing in dieting frequency, and to assess changes with increasing age (age 13-17); and 3. LÄS MER
13. Mucosal and systemic immune responses in HIV-1 exposed uninfected individuals
Sammanfattning : Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infectious agent that, for 26 years, has evaded vigorous attempts to invent either a cure or preventive agent. Even though the immunological understanding of HIV s pathogenesis has greatly improved, most knowledge has been gained from studies of systemic compartments but less from the mucosal environment, where the majority of all infections occur. LÄS MER
14. Adolescents' encounters with public space : safety and mobility in relation to individual and contextual factors in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Background: Public space, areas to which everyone has access, is especially important for adolescents. Their mobility, e.g. when travelling to school, and perceived safety and security in that environment impacts on their health, safety, and development. LÄS MER
15. Nickel and iridium pincer complexes with saturated frameworks - synthesis and reactivity
Sammanfattning : As the tridentate chelate complexes referred to as pincer complexes have expanded their scope as homogeneous catalysts, there is an increased interest in electronic and steric fine-tuning of such complexes. One accessible variable in this aspect is the hybridisation of any coordinated carbon atoms. LÄS MER
