Search for dissertations about: "Euphemism"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word Euphemism.

2. 1. Not the Whole Story : The Impact of the Church, Traditional Religion and Society on the Individual and Collective Perceptions of HIV in Swaziland

   Author : Gunilla Hallonsten; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HIV; AIDS; gender; churches; traditional religion; focus groups; Swaziland; southern Africa; symbolic power; symbolic violence; male dominance; HIV-related stigmatization; silence; denial; mis-recognition.;

   Abstract : The thesis is an attempt to contribute to a critical discussion around the discourses that characterize HIV in southern Africa in general, and in Swaziland in particular. The aim of the study is to explore and visualize the experiences of HIV-positive Swazi Christians in church and society, as well as an attempt to explain these experiences with the contributions of key informants and the Swazi tradition. READ MORE

4. 2. Living biohybrid systems via in vivo polymerization of thiophene oligomers

   Author : Gwennaël Dufil; Eleni Stavrinidou; Daniel T Simon; David C. Martin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Conducting polymers; Living tissue engineering; In vivo polymerization; Plant Biohybrids; Hydra polyps; Energy storage; Glucose sensor;

   Abstract : Life is the result of a multitude of electrical signals which drives our nervous system but also accomplishes a cascade of electrochemical reactions. In the 18th century, Lucia Galeazzi and Luigi Galvani got the idea to stimulate frog legs with electrodes. READ MORE