Sökning: "merit making"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 19 avhandlingar innehållade orden merit making.

  1. 1. Structural health monitoring using modern sensor technology : long-term monitoring of the New Årsta Railway Bridge

    Författare :Merit Enckell; Håkan Sundqvist; Daniele Inaudi; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Structural Health Monitoring; bridges; sensory technology; fibre optics; concrete.; Building engineering; Byggnadsteknik;

    Sammanfattning : Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a helpful tool for engineers in order to control and verify the structural behaviour. SHM also guides the engineers and owners of structures in decision making concerning the maintenance, economy and safety of structures. LÄS MER

  3. 2. "En Minerva för vår Nord" : Lovisa Ulrika som samlare, uppdragsgivare och byggherre : [queen Lovisa Ulrika, her collections and commissions of art and architecture]

    Författare :Merit Laine; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art history; Drottningholm; Fredrikshov; Svartsjö; Lovisa Ulrika; Adolf Fredrik; Carl GustafTessin; Patronage; Collecting; Architectural History; Garden History; Chinoiserie; Portraiture; Age of Liberty; Konstvetenskap; Art; Konstvetenskap; historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : Lovisa Ulrika's activities within the fields of art and architecture comprised extensive collectingand interior decoration, buildings and gardens at the Royal Palaces of Drottningholm, Svartsjö andFredrikshov. These are described in some detail in this study, but the main purpose is to establishher intentions and how she perceived her role as a builder, collector and patron of the arts. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Thai Surrogate Mothers’ Experiences of Transnational Commercial Surrogacy : Navigating Local Morality and Global Markets

    Författare :Elina Nilsson; Helena Wahlström Henriksson; Jenny Björklund; Sharmila Rudrappa; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; transnational commercial surrogacy; intimate labour; motherhood; gender; Thailand; precarity; local moral economies; kinship; family; merit making; assisted reproduction; bioavailability; Genusvetenskap; Gender Studies;

    Sammanfattning : Transnational commercial surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman gestates and delivers a child for intended parents from another country in exchange for money. This thesis explores the experiences of women who have acted as surrogate mothers in Thailand. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Making fields of merit: Buddhist nuns challenge gendered orders in Thailand

    Författare :Monica Lindberg Falk; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Thailand; sex; gender; Buddhism; nuns; rituals; gifts; education;

    Sammanfattning : This anthropological study addresses the interaction and interconncectedness between religion and gender relations in Thailand, analysing this through the lens of the Buddhist nuns' (mae chiis') lives, actions and role in Thai society. The mae chiis have a long hstory in Thailand. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Making Blue Carbon : Coastal Ecosystems at the Science-Policy Interface

    Författare :Terese Thoni; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; climate change; UNFCCC; science-policy interface; Blue Carbon; coastal ecosystems; klimatförändringarna; kustnära ekosystem; blått kol; relationen mellan vetenskap och politik; UNFCCC;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change is a growing threat to mankind. The message from the scientific community is clear: we need to act fast and profoundly. The political response has, however, been slow. The likelihood that we will be able to meet our political climate goals only by reducing emissions is slim. LÄS MER