Search for dissertations about: "genealogy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word genealogy.

  2. 1. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR V30M) : from genes to genealogy

    Author : Nina Norgren; Ole Suhr; Alda Sousa; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis; Familial amyloid polyneuropathy; transthyretin; genealogy; founder effect; miRNA; allele-specific expression; gene expression; liver; medicin; Medicine;

    Abstract : Background: Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis is an autosomal dominant disease with a reduced penetrance. The most common mutation in Sweden is the V30M mutation in the transthyretin gene. Clustering areas of the disease can be found in Northern Sweden, Portugal, Brazil and Japan, although sporadic cases exist worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 2. Political Science and the Concept of Politics : A Twentieth-Century Genealogy

    Author : Henrik Enroth; Bo Lindensjö; Jens Bartelson; John G. Gunnell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political science; concept of politics; concept of society; genealogy; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a historical investigation of the concept of politics in twentieth-century political science. It is set against the backdrop of the comprehensive rethinking of political concepts we are witnessing today in debates about forces like globalization, individualization, multiculturalism, and postcolonialism, and it seeks to account for the apparent difficulties in rethinking politics in similar terms today. READ MORE

  5. 3. Trees of Knowledge : Science and the Shape of Genealogy

    Author : Petter Hellström; H. Otto Sibum; Jenny Beckman; Hanna Hodacs; John Tresch; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; cultural history of science; science and metaphor; science and visual representation; family trees; tree diagrams; information management; classification; natural history; philology; music theory; genealogy; evolution; secularisation; Enlightenment; French Revolution; Augustin Augier 1758–1825 ; Félix Gallet 1773–c. 1840 47 ; Henri Montan Berton 1767–1844 .; History of Sciences and Ideas; Idé- och lärdomshistoria;

    Abstract : This study investigates early employments of family trees in the modern sciences, in order to historicise their iconic status and now established uses, notably in evolutionary biology and linguistics. Moving beyond disciplinary accounts to consider the wider cultural background, it examines how early uses within the sciences transformed family trees as a format of visual representation, as well as the meanings invested in them. READ MORE

  6. 4. A genealogy of sovereignty

    Author : Jens Bartelson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Suveränitet-- Politisk filosofi; Statslära;

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  7. 5. Constructing the adult learner : a governmentality analysis

    Author : Andreas Fejes; Staffan Larsson; Ulf Olsson; David Hamilton; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lifelong learning; adult education; adult learner; governmentality; genealogy; policy analysis; livslångt lärande; vuxenutbildning; den vuxna studerande; styrningsrationalitet; governmentality; genealogi; policy analys; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna avhandling är att studera hur den vuxna studerande konstrueras genom olika styrningstekniker inom Vuxenutbildning, Folkbildning och Högre utbildning. Vidare är syftet att analysera vad för styrningsrationalitet som både skapas genom och som skapar dessa praktiker. READ MORE