Search for dissertations about: "niger"

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

  2. 1. In Search of the State : An Ethnography of Public Service Provision in Urban Niger

    Author : Gabriella Körling; Sten Hagberg; Christian Lund; Mathieu Hilgers; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; the state; public services; healthcare; education; development; Niamey; Niger; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : This study explores public health and education provision in Niamey, the capital of Niger, by merging the ethnographic study of public services with an anthropological analysis of the state and of local politics. Based on anthropological fieldwork carried out in a group of neighbourhoods in the periphery of Niamey, the study highlights the political dimensions of public service provision in a local arena where international development interventions and national plans meet local realities and where a wide range of actors and institutions, dis-courses, meanings, and practices are mobilized in the offering of and the regulation of access to public services. READ MORE

  4. 2. Who brings the water? Negotiating state responsibility in water sector reform in Niger

    Author : Stina Hansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Niger; water services; the state in Africa; governmentality; responsibilisation; responsibility; ownership; privatisation; decentralisation; narrative method; the state in Africa;

    Abstract : For over 40 years the water sector in Niger has been subject to constant reform reflecting and accompanying general changes in the construction of the role of the state in provision of public services. This is a process that has closely followed different movements in what can be called glo-bal development discourse. READ MORE

  5. 3. Galactoglucomannan-degrading enzymes from Aspergillus niger

    Author : Pia Ademark; Biokemi och Strukturbiologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; beta-mannanase; Aspergillus niger; beta-mannosidase; alpha-galactosidase; purification; hydrolysis; cloning; galactoglucomannan; expression; Biochemistry; Metabolism; Biokemi;

    Abstract : Galactoglucomannan and galactomannan are among the most abundant plant polysaccharides in nature. The central enzymes involved in their degradation, i.e., endo-1,4-beta-mannanase (beta-mannanase, EC 3. READ MORE

  6. 4. Systems Biology of Glucose Sensing and Repression in Aspergillus niger: Lessons from Genomics and Transcriptomics

    Author : Margarita Salazar Pena; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; A. niger; Aspergillus spp.; Transcription Factors; Regulation; Metabolism; Transcriptomics;

    Abstract : Aspergillus comprises a genus of multicellular eukaryotic microorganisms containing close to 200 different species. Among them, the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger exhibits great diversity in its phenotype and it is found, both in marine and terrestrial habitats. A. niger produces many metabolites that are valuable commodities, e. READ MORE

  7. 5. Trehalose metabolism and stress resistance in Aspergillus niger

    Author : Åsa Svanström; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Food spoilage by filamentous fungi, moulds, is a global issue of great significance. Mould growth can cause food losses due to deterioration, and adverse health effects due to toxin production. Conidia, asexual spores, are the main factors of dispersal and infection in most food-relevant moulds. READ MORE