Search for dissertations about: "genus"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 470 swedish dissertations containing the word genus.
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16. Social inequity in health : Explanation from a life course and gender perspective
Abstract : Background: A boy child born in a Gothenburg suburb has a life expectancy that is nine years shorter than that of another child just 23 km away, and among girls the difference is five years. There is no necessary biological reason to this observed difference. READ MORE
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17. The genus Exacum (Gentianaceae)
Abstract : In this monograph the paleotropical genus Exacum (Gentianaceae) is revised. Sixtyfive species are recognized. Of these, 21 species occur in Ceylon, India and SE Asia, 4 in Socotra and Oman, 38 in Madagascar and 2 in continental Africa. Twenty-three new species are described, one of which, E. READ MORE
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18. Cyclic Trigonal Riemann Surfaces of Genus 4
Abstract : A closed Riemann surface which can be realized as a 3-sheeted covering of the Riemann sphere is called trigonal, and such a covering is called a trigonal morphism. Accola showed that the trigonal morphism is unique for Riemann surfaces of genus g ≥ 5. This thesis will characterize the Riemann surfaces of genus 4 wiht non-unique trigonal morphism. READ MORE
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19. Changing boundaries, defending boundaries : Gender relations in the Swedish Armed Forces
Abstract : This thesis aims to show how gender is done in the Swedish Armed Forces, against the backdrop of its transition into an international defence organization and the international resolutions that call for gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations. In the so-called “New Armed Forces”, traditional demarcations that have separated civilian employees from members of the military officer profession are no longer self-evident. READ MORE
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20. Fashioning the Ecological Crisis : Sustainability and Feminism in Fashion Advertising and Communication in Contemporary Sweden
Abstract : The corporatisation of social justice (gender justice, LGBTQI+ rights, racial justice) and environmental justice ideals in the last decades has grown immensely in western countries, exemplified by rainbow-clad ATM’s during Pride month or Nike using images of NFL player Kaepernick’s anti-racism protest action of taking a knee during the USA national anthem in a marketing campaign. One of the industries that has been particularly inundated with symbols of social justice is the fashion industry. READ MORE