Search for dissertations about: "recieving"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word recieving.

  2. 1. The Give and Take of Disaster Aid. Social and Moral Transformation in the Wake of the Tsunami in Sri Lanka

    Author : Carolina Ivarsson Holgersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Sri Lanka; disaster; aid; giving; morality; cosmology; Buddhism; philantrophy; religion; economy; recieving;

    Abstract : The act of giving reflects the most basic principles of morality and has therefore constituted a classical anthropological field of inquiry. The importance of giving, receiving and reciprocating for the shaping and consolidation of social relations has long been recognized. READ MORE

  4. 2. Close relatives of critically ill persons in intensive and critical care : the experiences of close relatives and critical care nurses

    Author : Åsa Engström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The aim of the licentiate thesis was to describe close relatives of critically ill persons within intensive and critical care from the perspective of close relatives and of critical care nurses. The data were collected by means of qualitaive research interviews with seven partners of persons who had been critically ill and cared for in an intensive care unit, and with focus groups discussions with 24 critical care nurses. READ MORE

  5. 3. Growth and integrity of the small intestine in malnutrition and trauma

    Author : Michael Wirén; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Glutamine; growth factors; intestinal mucosa; malnutrition; permeability; surgery; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The small intestine is an active metabolic organ constituting a functional and immunologic barrier to toxins and microbes in the intestinal lumen. Injuries are repaired by rapid cell replication, which depends on nutritional and humoral growth factors. Glutamine has been suggested to be the most important nutrient for the enterocytes. READ MORE

  6. 4. The ins and outs of notch ligands and downstream events

    Author : Emil Hansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Signaling through the Notch receptor constitutes an evolutionarily conserved pathway important for embryonic development of many organs, including the central nervous system and vasculature, in multicellular animals. The Notch receptor is a transmembrane protein that, upon binding of ligands presented on neighboring cells, undergoes proteolytic processing events leading to the release of the Notch intracellular domain (ICD). READ MORE