Search for dissertations about: "I Simon"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 160 swedish dissertations containing the words I Simon.

2. 1. Surface Modification of Cellulose-based Materials for Tailoring of Interfacial Interactions

   Author : Simon Utsel; Lars Wågberg; Simon Biggs; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The awareness of our need for a sustainable society has encouraged the search for renewable, high quality materials that can replace oil-based products. This, in combination with increased competition in the forest industry, has stimulated a lot of research into different types of wood-based materials where cellulose-rich fibers are combined with different types of polymers. READ MORE

4. 2. Promised Soils : Senses of Place Among Yezidis in Dalarna and Sheikhan

   Author : Maria Lindqvist; Lena Roos; Simon Sorgenfrei; Göran Larsson; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Yezidi; Yezidi cemetery; Dalarna; Borlänge; Zahmanê Êzîdîa Li Dalarna; Iraq; Iraqi Kurdistan; Sheikhan; Lalish; transfer of ritual; social memory; jema’iyye; Çarşema-sor; Wednesday ritual; berat; diaspora; funeral rituals; mortuary practices; Historical Studies; Historiska studier;

   Abstract : This is an ethnographic study that focuses on Zahmanê Êzîdîa Li Dalarna, the Yezidi cemetery, in Borlänge. The Swedish town of Borlänge has one of the largest Yezidi diaspora communities in Western Europe; a majority emigrated from the Northern Iraqi region of Sheikhan during the 1990s and early 2000s. READ MORE

5. 3. A molecular exploration of sensory responses in c. elegans

   Author : Longjun Pu; Changchun Chen; Simon Tuck; Sara I Wilson; Zhiyong Shao; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; C. elegans; sensation; CRISPR Cas9; G protein-coupled receptors; neuropeptides; acute hypoxia; pathogen; chemosensation; hydrogen sulfide; HIF-1; iron;

   Abstract : Sensation provides a pivotal ability, allowing animals to survive in complex environments. The cues sensed by animals are represented by external stimuli and internal signals. However, the mechanisms mediating sensations in molecular and cellular level are still not well-studied. In this thesis, by using free-living nematodes C. READ MORE

6. 4. The Development of Parliamentarism in Western Europe

   Author : Simon Davidsson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parlamentarism; partisystem; västeuropa; institutionell förändring; parliamentarism; party systems; Western Europe; institutional change;

   Abstract : This dissertation describes and explains the development of parliamentarism in Western Europe. Defining parliamentarism as an institutional solution in which the government is politically responsible to parliament only, I use country historiography to map out a tug-of-war between parliament and the head of state over the ability to make governments resign or maintain them in office in 11 West European countries since the establishment of national parliaments. READ MORE

7. 5. Environmental Perspectives on Urban Material Stocks used in Construction : Granular Materials

   Author : Simon Magnusson; Sven Knutsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Soil Mechanics; Geoteknik;

   Abstract : The peoples demand of functions and services in cities is the driver for energy and material flows. Most people in the world are now living in urban areas. In order to achieve a sustainable development of cities, both resource use and environmental impact have to be reduced. READ MORE