Search for dissertations about: "hero"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the word hero.

  2. 1. Epidemiological Aspects on Assessing and Treating Dyslipidemia in Type 1 Diabetes : Studies from the Swedish National Diabetes Register

    Author : Christel Hero; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Type 1 diabetes; dyslipidemia;

    Abstract : Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of shortened longevity in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Dyslipidemia is one of the important modifiable risk factors. Aims: To investigate different aspects of dyslipidemia in type 1 diabetes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Stem cells and mineralized tissue : characterization and disease modeling

    Author : Hero Nikdin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Deficits in mineralized tissue, as a result of abnormal development, trauma, disease or aging, are major medical problems. Consequently, new methods to regenerate stable and functional bone is a main focus in the field of tissue engineering. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Hero and the Law : A Study of Silius Italicus' Punica

    Author : Hannah Bartonek Åhman; Gerd Haverling; Marianne Wifstrand Schiebe; Mats Malm; Maria Plaza; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Silius Italicus; Punica; Flavian poetry; Hegel s Aesthetics; epic; drama; hero; Idealtypus; narrative; historiography; Vergil; Latin; Latin;

    Abstract : This study of Silius Italicus’ Punica is executed by means of the analytical tools provided in Hegel’s Aesthetics together with the Weberian concept of the Idealtypus. The Punica and in particular a group of its protagonists are examined in relation to the “Hegelian Idealtypus of epic”, in order to identify the driving forces in the narrative and the pivotal conflict of the poem. READ MORE

  6. 4. The sacrificial rituals of Greek hero-cults in the Archaic to the early Hellenistic periods

    Author : Gunnel Ekroth; Robert Parker; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Greek religion; hero-cults; Archiac; Classical; animal sacrifice; libation; theoxenia; blood; holocaust; altar; cult of the dead; cult of the gods; ritual dining; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Abstract : This study questions the traditional view of sacrifices in hero-cults during the Archaic to the early Hellenistic periods (c. 700-300 BC) as consisting mainly in holocausts, rituals focusing on the blood of the animal victim and the presentation of meals, and rarely in thysia sacrifices followed by collective dining. READ MORE

  7. 5. A Landscape of Left-Overs : Changing Conceptions of Place and Environment among Mi'kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada

    Author : Anne-Christine Hornborg; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; animism; traditional ecological knowledge; biocentrism; ecological ethics; environmental relations; being-in-the-world; lifeworlds; phenomenology; power; oral tradition; Kluskap; culture hero; tradition; Canada; Mi’kmaq Indians; Nova Scotia; sacred places; landscape; nature vs. culture; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Canadian Mi kmaq Indians; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation seeks to explore historical changes in the lifeworld of the Mi’kmaq Indians of Eastern Canada. The Mi’kmaq culture hero Kluskap here serves as a key persona in discussing issues such as traditions, changing conceptions of land, and human-environmental relations. READ MORE