Search for dissertations about: "early age"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1833 swedish dissertations containing the words early age.

  2. 1. Thinking the Bronze Age : Life and Death in Early Helladic Greece

    Author : Erika Weiberg; Gullög Nordquist; Cyprian Broodbank; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Classical archaeology and ancient history; prehistoric Greece; Early Helladic; social space; embodiment; mortuary practices; the past in the past; Lerna; Aghios Kosmas; Tsepi; Manika; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Abstract : This is a study about life and death in prehistory, based on the material remains from the Early Bronze Age on the Greek mainland (c. 3100-2000 BC). It deals with the settings of daily life in the Early Helladic period, and the lives and experiences of people within it. READ MORE

  4. 2. Overweight and Obesity in Preschool Children : Early Risk Factors and Early Identification

    Author : Annelie Lindholm; Stefan Bergman; Gerd Almquist-Tangen; Carin Nyman; Ann Bremander; Kim Fleischer Michaelsen; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; abdominal adiposity; adiposity rebound; body mass index; childhood obesity; childhood overweight; early growth patterns; infancy peak; preschool children; waist-to-height ratio;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions in recent decades, and even the youngest age groups are affected. Excess weight during childhood often follows the child into adulthood and is associated with diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mechanicus : Performing an Early Modern Persona

    Author : Jacob Orrje; H. Otto Sibum; Fors Hjalmar; Thomas Kaiserfeld; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; mechanics; performance; virtue; persona; mathematics; self fashioning; education; masculinity; age; oeconomy; cameralism; Sweden; eighteenth century; intergenerational relationships; History of Sciences and Ideas; Idé- och lärdomshistoria;

    Abstract : This thesis studies mechanics as a means of making men, rather than machines. Drawing on Swedish sources from 1700–50, it approaches mechanics as an exercise of a virtuous subject, known to his contemporaries as the “mechanicus”. READ MORE

  6. 4. Moats in ancient Palestine

    Author : Dag Oredsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Bible; Hebrew Bible; Old Testament; archaeology; Ancient Near East; Palestine; Egypt; Assyria; Syria; Babylonia; Israel; Jordan; Moab; Edom; Ammon; Aramaeans; fortifications; defence; rampart; glacis; city wall; Early Bronze Age; Middle Bronze Age; Late Bronze Age; Iron Age; Jericho; Hazor; Jezreel; fosse; ditch; moat; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : This is the first in-depth study of moats as a part of fortifications in Palestine from prehistoric times until the end of the Iron Age. The author proposes a relation between the shape of a moat and its function. READ MORE

  7. 5. Hearing in early old age: current perspectives

    Author : Maria Hoff; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Age related hearing loss; Presbycusis; Prevalence; Cross-sectional; Secular trends; Cognitive function;

    Abstract : Age related hearing loss is a public health concern that restricts the possibilities of older persons to lead a healthy, social and active life. The present thesis aims to provide contemporary perspectives on age related hearing function and hearing loss in the general population, in early old age. READ MORE