Essays about: "Agents"

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1. 6. Measuring bacterial metabolism and antibioticsusceptibility : using silicon nanowire field-effect transistor.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Fasta tillståndets elektronik

   Author : George Alhoush; [2024]
   Keywords : Silicon nanowire field effective transistor; SiNWFET; Ion-selective filed effect transistor; ISFET; Antibiotic susceptibility test; AST; Measuring bacterial metabolism using microchip;

   Abstract : Antimicrobial resistance is considered by many prominent researcher and scientist as a profound global health crisis that us humans must face in the next decade. It is threatening the effectiveness of these once-reliable weapons against bacterial infections and leaving us susceptible to pathogenic agents. READ MORE

3. 7. Everyday Resistance in Harriet Jacobs’s Autobiography

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Sara Calmius; [2024]
   Keywords : Resistance studies; Everyday resistance; Harriet Jacobs; Black motherhood; Antebellum America; Slavery;

   Abstract : This essay examines Harriet Jacobs’s autobiography Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl from the perspective of resistance theory. The essay uses the analytical framework created by Anna Johansson and Stellan Vinthagen in Conceptualizing 'Everyday Resistance': A Transdisciplinary Approach (2020) to concretize and understand different resistance methods and how black women resisted while navigating in society as slaves and as mothers. READ MORE

4. 8. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sanna Sandehl; [2024]
   Keywords : Communal division; polarising and reconciliation rhetoric; ethnic religious and tribal affiliations; election campaign rallies;

   Abstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE

5. 9. PLASTER CASTS AND CORROSION AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON REMOVAL OF CORROSION PRODUCTS FROM PLASTER CASTS

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

   Author : Gabriella Zimmerman; [2023-11-07]
   Keywords : plaster cast conservation; iron corrosion staining; xanthan gel; Arbocel®; latex cleaning; chelating agents;

   Abstract : Conservation of plaster casts is complex due to the nature of the material itself. Corrosion of armature and metal structural supports is one of the most common causes of damage in plaster casts and subsequent corrosion staining. READ MORE

6. 10. Governing through freedom and responsibility: A qualitative study examining the expression of neoliberal governmentality in strategies concerning Swedish foreign development aid

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Kajsa Sund; [2023-10-26]
   Keywords : development; Swedish aid; SIDA; governmentality; neoliberal governmentality; Micheal Foucault; Global studies;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate exercises of power in Swedish foreign development aid, ultimately answering the question of how aid is governed. This is done by conducting an abductive qualitative content analysis exploring four actor-focused aid strategies guiding The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). READ MORE