Search for dissertations about: "A Leone"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words A Leone.

2. 1. Depression in youth and adults : etiology, outcomes, and comorbidities

   Author : Marica Leone; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Depression is a common and debilitating mental disorder characterized by low mood, loss of interest in activities, and long-lasting functional impairment. It is a worldwide psychiatric illness with a wide range of ages of onset, and it occurs about twice as often in women than men. READ MORE

4. 2. Advances in SiC growth using chloride-based CVD

   Author : Stefano Leone; Anne Henry; Erik Janzén; Calvin H. Jr Carter; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide band-gap semiconductor. Similar to silicon it can be used to make electronic devices which can be employed in several applications. SiC has some unique features, such as wide band-gap, high hardness, chemical inertness, and capability to withstand high temperatures. READ MORE

5. 3. Being a Bush Wife : Women's Lives Through War and Peace in Northern Sierra Leone

   Author : Chris Coulter; Eva Evers Rosander; Lars Hagborg; Rosalind Shaw; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Cultural anthropology; Sierra Leone; anthropology; war; rebel movements; female fighters; bush wives; women; rape; gender; experience; narratives; livelihood; demobilization; morality; reconciliation; Kuranko; Kulturantropologi;

   Abstract : This study is about young Sierra Leonean women’s wartime and post-war experiences and the social processes involved in shaping both these experiences and the way they were articulated through war and peace. During the course of the Sierra Leone war (1991–2002), many thousands of girls and women were abducted from their homes by rebels or other fighters. READ MORE

6. 4. Bodies and Battlefields : Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Colombian Armed Conflict

   Author : Signe Svallfors; Sunnee Billingsley; Gudrun Østby; Mikaela Sundberg; Tiziana Leone; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; armed conflict; gender; women’s health; sexual and reproductive health and rights; radical reproductive justice; gender-based violence; family planning; contraception; Colombia; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Since the Second World War, most contemporary wars have taken place within countries and imposed overwhelming stressors on civilian populations. Women living in conflict may be particularly at risk of sexual and reproductive health concerns, including pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity that could have been prevented, a lack of access to health care goods and services, and conflict-related sexual violence. READ MORE

7. 5. A Black Utopia? Social Stratification in Nineteenth-Century Colonial Sierra Leone

   Author : Stefania Galli; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Stratification; Institutions; Ideals; Colonialism; Africa; Sierra Leone; West Africa; Slave trade; Egalitarianism; Settler colony; Inequality; Wealth; Marriage; Socio-economic status;

   Abstract : In the present dissertation, social stratification in colonial Sierra Leone is discussed, with the aim of providing novel evidence on the association between ideals, institutions and inequality. The case study of Sierra Leone is valuable for it allows to examine social stratification in an alleged egalitarian context. READ MORE