Search for dissertations about: "virgin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 106 swedish dissertations containing the word virgin.

  2. 1. On the mechanism and consequences of light-induced D₁ protein degradation in higher plants

    Author : Ivar Virgin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; biokemi; Biochemistry;

    Abstract : The basic source of energy for the whole biosphere is sunlight which is converted tochemical energy by the process of photosynthesis in a wide variety of organisms rangingfrom prokaryotic bacteria to eukaryotic higher plants. It is therefore surprising thatphotosynthetic activity can be reduced when plants are exposed to excessive light,especially under adverse environmental conditions. READ MORE

  4. 2. The effect of light on the protoplasmic viscosity

    Author : Hemming I. Virgin; Stockholms högskola; []
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  5. 3. On the stability and control of piecewise-smooth dynamical systems with impacts and friction

    Author : Fredrik Svahn; Annika Stensson Trigell; Harry Dankowicz; Jenny Jerrelind; Lawrie Virgin; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; non-smooth dynamics; nonlinear control; low-velocity impacts; friction; bifurcations; Solid mechanics; Fastkroppsmekanik;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the analysis of dynamical systems suitable to be modelled by piecewise-smooth differential equations. In such systems the continuous-in-time dynamics is interrupted by discrete-in-time jumps in the state or governing equations of motion. READ MORE

  6. 4. Reproduction in the “Virgin Lands” : Fertility Outcomes in Kazakhstan

    Author : Maxim Kan; Sunnee Billingsley; Gunnar Andersson; Thomas Spoorenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kazakhstan; reproductive behaviour and outcomes; ethnicity; religion; gender equality; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

    Abstract : This dissertation studies patterns in childbearing and reproductive behaviour in Kazakhstan, a context that has undergone a process of re-traditionalization since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Study I focuses on ethnic differentials in progressions to first, second, third, and fourth births, and assesses differentials by socioeconomic status. READ MORE

  7. 5. Virginity Recast : Romanos and the Mother of God

    Author : Thomas Arentzen; Samuel Rubenson; Ingela Nilsson; Kyrko- och missionsstudier; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Saint 6th cent; Romanus Melodus; Hymns; Greek Byzantine ; Virgin Mary – History of doctrines – 030–600; Virgin Mary – Annunciation; Virgin Mary – veneration; Bible – use in hymns; Akathists; Hymns – Theology; Theotokos; Nativity; Byzantine rite – Liturgy; Kontakion; Mariology; Orthodox Eastern Church – Liturgy; Orthodox Eastern Church – Hymns; Body; Human – religious aspects – Christianity; Late Antiquity; asceticism; breast feeding; gender and sexuality issues; Justinian Era.; Romanos the Melodist; Virgin Mary; kontakion; Constantinople; hymns; Mariology; virginity;

    Abstract : The Virgin Mary has always stood out in the Christian scenery, yet in ever-changing guises. This study explores the characterization of the Virgin in the poetic works of Romanos the Melodist (ca. 490–560), the great composer of the so-called kontakion. Written for liturgical use, these dramatic songs soon became well-known and immensely popular. READ MORE