Search for dissertations about: "Sarah May"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the words Sarah May.

2. 1. Molecular epidemiology of streptococcus pneumoniae

   Author : Sarah Browall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae, also named pneumococci, is often part of the normal flora in the nasopharynx of healthy children. However, pneumococci are also a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide, and colonization is required for pneumococci to cause severe invasive diseases such as septicaemia and meningitis. READ MORE

4. 2. Combination chemotherapy for human immunodeficiency virus infection

   Author : Sarah Palmer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The worldwide spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has spurred the search for effective drugs to combat this deadly virus. The limited effect of monotherapy treatment, in large measure due to the development of drug resistant viral strains, has led to increased emphasis on combination chemotherapy for the treatment of HIV, the focus of this study. READ MORE

5. 3. Healthcare Staff's Racialised talk : Examining Accounts of Racialisation in Healthcare

   Author : Sarah Hamed; Hannah Bradby; Sandra Torres; Rebecca Selberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Racism; racialisation; racialised talk; healthcare; healthcare staff; critical ’race’ theory; postcolonial theory; Sweden; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the literature on racism in healthcare and the scholarship on racism and racialisation by moving the current focus of healthcare literature from demonstrating the existence of racism to examining accounts of racialisation through analysing healthcare staff’s racialised talk. Drawing from critical ‘race’ and postcolonial theories, the thesis departs from the premise that racism is a structural phenomenon embedded in nation states and institutions, including healthcare across the globe. READ MORE

6. 4. Passive voices : be-, get- and prepositional passives in recent American English

   Author : Sarah Schwarz; Merja Kytö; Christer Geisler; Anne Curzan; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; passive voice; get-passive; prepositional passive; corpus linguistics; American English; historical syntax; adversativity; situation type; thematic role; affectedness; prescriptivism; colloquialization; grammaticalization; English; Engelska;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to shed light on the use and development of passive voice in American English. Empirical, corpus methods are employed in order to examine the syntactic, semantic, and stylistic preferences of three English passive constructions across time and genre in American English. READ MORE

7. 5. Vibration mitigation of high-speed railway bridges : Application of fluid viscous dampers

   Author : Sarah Tell; Raid Karoumi; Ülker-Kaustell Mahir; Andreas Andersson; Bill F. Jr. Spencer; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; dynamics; vibration mitigation; railway bridge; high-speed trains; bridge deck acceleration; passive damping; fluid viscous dampers; retrofit; dynamik; vibrationsdämpning; järnvägsbro; höghastighetståg; brobaneacceleration; passiv dämpning; viskösa dämpare; eftermontering; Byggvetenskap; Civil and Architectural Engineering;

   Abstract : At the moment of writing, an expansion of the Swedish railway network has started, by constructions of new lines for high-speed trains. The aim is to create a high-speed connection between the most populous cities in Sweden - Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö, and the rest of Europe. READ MORE