Search for dissertations about: "W Berg"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words W Berg.

  2. 1. Constructing Athenian Masculinities : Masculinities in Theophrastus' Characters and Menander's Comedies

    Author : Henrik Berg; Gullög Nordquist; Margaretha Fahlgren; David Konstan; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Theophrastus; Menander; Athenian masculinities; R. W. Connell; early Hellenistic Athens; Theophrastus’ Characters; the comedies of Menander; hegemonic masculinity; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

    Abstract : This study examines the construction of masculinities in Theophrastus’ Characters and Menander’s comedies. As these works were written in early Hellenistic Athens during a period of great political and social changes, there is reason to assume that also the construction of gender changed. READ MORE

  4. 2. Women’s fear of childbirth and depressive symptoms before and after birth : Studies on the magnitude, challenges, and coping strategies in Pwani region, Tanzania

    Author : Agnes Fredrick Massae; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Maria Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; depressive symptoms; W-DEQ; validity; reliability; predictors; prevalence;

    Abstract : Most women experience fear of childbirth (FoB) and depressive symptoms (DS), which have been associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. Such adverse effects are rarely screened in clinical practice, and knowledge of magnitude, associated factors, challenges, and coping strategies is lacking in Tanzania. READ MORE

  5. 3. Upscaling of Flow, Transport, and Stress-effects in Fractured Rock

    Author : Johan Öhman; Auli Niemi; Ove Stephansson; Robert W Zimmerman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Hydrology; Upscaling; fractured media; flow; solute transport; thermo-hydro-mechanical processes; hybrid approach; continuum approximation; discrete fracture network; stochastic continuum; Hydrologi; Hydrology; Hydrologi;

    Abstract : One of many applications of geohydraulic modelling is assessing the suitability of a site to host a nuclear waste repository. This modelling task is complicated by scale-dependent heterogeneity and coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) processes. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hydrogeochemistry of arsenic, fluoride, and other trace elements in groundwater in northern Tanzania : Occurrence, distribution, and impacts on drinking water quality

    Author : Fanuel Josephat Ligate; Prosun Bhattacharya; Felix W Mtalo; Jyoti Prakash Maity; Joyanto Routh; KTH; []
    Keywords : Arsenic; Fluoride; Groundwater; Lake Victoria basin; Risk assessment; Sanya alluvial plain; Tanzania.; Aseniki; Bonde la Ziwa Victoria; Floridi; Maji yaliyopo ardhini; Tanzania; Tathmini ya hatari; Uwanda wa Aluvia ya Sanya.; Arsenik; Fluorid; Grundvatten; Viktoriasjön; Riskbedömning; Sanya alluvial slätt; Tanzania.; Mark- och vattenteknik; Land and Water Resources Engineering;

    Abstract : The occurrence of arsenic (As), fluoride (F-), and other trace elements (TEs) with potential toxicity in groundwater is a global environmental concern. According to the National water resource mapping database, about 76 % of the drinking water supply in Tanzania is abstracted from groundwater sources. READ MORE

  7. 5. Vägval : lastbilsförare i fjärrtrafik - perspektiv på yrkeskultur och genus

    Author : Eddy Nehls; Billy Ehn; Magnus Berg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; gender; masculinity; working culture; reflexivity; truck-driver; male myths; trucker; gender equality; freedom; participant observation; haulage business; class;

    Abstract : This thesis is an ethnological study of the truck-driver profession and an examination of the prerequisites for sexual equality and diversity in the haulage branch. The aim is to: from a cultural perspective, with a special focus on gender and masculinity, study truck-drivers as an occupational group. READ MORE