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  1. 1. Integrated Solar Cooking : Materials and Manufacturing of Conical Solar Cookers

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Kristy San; Ida Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Asulma Centre; Conical Solar Cooker; Integrated Solar Cooking; Kenya; Solar Cooking; Asulma centre; konisk solugn; integrerad solmatlagning; Kenya; solmatlagning;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis is written as a Minor Field Studies (MFS) project and funded by SIDA, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency. The project was made in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and the local organization Asulma Centre in Nairobi. READ MORE

  3. 2. Expansionary Fiscal Policy and the Gender Employment Gap: Evidence from the Republic of Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2022]
    Keywords : Expansionary Fiscal Policy; Gender Employment Gap; Structural VAR; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The employment effects of expansionary fiscal policy have been well documented in the literature. Interestingly, however, limited attention has been paid to the gender dimension. Across countries, significant gaps in female and male employment still remain. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of Public Employment on Child Labour and School Attendance: Evidence from a Social Protection Programme in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2021]
    Keywords : Public Employment Programme; Child Labour; School Attendance; Difference-in-Differences; Propensity Score Matching; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To address child labour, research discusses the potential of social protection programmes. This thesis therefore examines the unresolved impact on child labour and children’s school attendance of its household members’ participation in the public employment programme MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. READ MORE

  5. 4. Spaces for Gender Equality in Sustainable Utopias : Investigations into the dreams and realities of women in ecovillage settings in Brazil

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Ida-Maja Lindström; [2020]
    Keywords : Utopianism; Gender equality; gendered division of labour; ecovillages; sustainable life;

    Abstract : Utopian thinking can be understood as an exploration of desires beyond current realities. Seeing ecovillages as spaces for utopian practices, the aim is to investigate what space exists for gender equality and how the utopianism can be used to challenge unwanted patterns. READ MORE

  6. 5. Host-pathogen interactions using Dictyostelium discoideum as host model

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Molecular Biology (until 131231)

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2011]
    Keywords : Dictyostelium discoideum; Salmonella typhimurium; non-coding RNAs; infection;

    Abstract : Dictyostelium discoideum has long been used as a model organism to study many different biological processes. The amoeba is very similar to macrophages present in higher animals, for example humans. Furthermore, several genes in D. discoideum have shown to be homologous with human genes. READ MORE