Search for dissertations about: "Polynesia"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word Polynesia.

  2. 1. Shell Age Economics : Marine Gathering in the Kingdom of Tonga, Polynesia

    Author : Thomas Malm; Humanekologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; chieftainship; cosmology; demography; marine tenure systems; tragedy of the commons ; seaweeds; marine invertebrates; gender roles; indigenous knowledge; maritime anthropology; Tongans; Tonga; Oceania; Polynesia; totemism; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi;

    Abstract : This monograph analyses marine gathering in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga from ecological, social and cognitive perspectives. The overarching issues explored are (1) the significance of marine gathering in the past and present, (2) how seaweeds and marine invertebrates have been perceived, classified, named and used, (3) how they have been implicated in social relations, and (4) how the integration of the islands into the modern world system has affected the marine environment and the exploitation of its resources. READ MORE

  4. 2. Ceremonial stone structures : the archaeology and ethnohistory of the marae complex in the Society Islands, French Polynesia

    Author : Paul Wallin; Bo Gräslund; Arne Skjölsvold; Pierre Verin; Högskolan på Gotland; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Society Islands; French Polynesia; marae; ceremonial structures; Archaeology; Archaeology; Non-European; Arkeologi; utomeuropeisk;

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  5. 3. Analysis of the origin and spread of the domestic dog using Y-chromosome DNA and mtDNA sequence data

    Author : Mattias Oskarsson; Peter Savolainen; Ben Sacks; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; mtDNA; domestication; Y-chromosome; SNP; ASY; dog; dingo;

    Abstract : The domestic dog was probably the first domesticated animal, and the only one to spread to all continents in ancient times. The dog is one of the most phenotypically diverse animals, a result of human selection throughout dog history. READ MORE

  6. 4. Dynamic ultrasound investigation of clubfeet, 0 - 4 years of age, with normal controls

    Author : Arne G. Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; clubfoot; ultrasonography; Ponseti treatment; congenital deformities; range of movement; repeatability; longitudinal study;

    Abstract : Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital deformities, 1-6/1,000 births in Europe and up to 5-6/1,000 in Polynesia. The Ponseti method is now widely regarded as the method of choice for treatment. The treatment starts soon after birth using manipulations and castings until the deformities are corrected, usually 6-10 weeks. READ MORE