Essays about: "PGD"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the word PGD.

  1. 6. Pan Genera Detection-​test, a new bacterial detection systems for durability extension of platelets

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Iman Ali; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Platelets are blood cells that important for transfusion and blood coagulation. Patients will get transfusion with manufactured platelets if they have platelet disorder or extensive blood loss. Platelets isolated from 5 buffy-coats by different ways at a blood center are usable for about 5 days. READ MORE

  3. 7. When the other became the actor : A critical discourse analysis of women in Swedish development policy since the 60s

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Cathérine Söderberg; [2013]
    Keywords : Boserup; WID; WAD; GAD; gender mainstreaming; women; Swedish development policy; foreign aid; critical discourse analysis.;

    Abstract : By adopting the Policy for Global Development (PGD) in 2003 the Swedish parliament established gender mainstreaming as a goal in development cooperation policy, thereby emphasizing women’s role as agents of empowerment in development. This has not always been the case. READ MORE

  4. 8. Sweden’s Policy for Global Development: A paper product or a powerful tool?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Malin Stråle; [2012-05-10]
    Keywords : Swedish Policy for Global Development PGD ; trade; migration; EU; policy coherence; development; rights perspective; perspectives of the poor;

    Abstract : In 2003, the Swedish Policy for Global Development (PGD) was adopted. Through the PGD, Sweden has made a very strong, ambitious and quite unique commitment that all policy areas should comply with the goal of an equitable and sustainable global development. READ MORE

  5. 9. Why Use Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis to Ensure the Birth of a Deaf Child? Or Rather, Why Not?

    University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Cristina Joy Guerrero; [2006]
    Keywords : Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; medical model of disease; social model of disability; deaf; Deaf community;

    Abstract : The more geneticists discover about which genes cause what traits, the more medical practitioners as well as ethicists will have to deal with questions such as which of the myriad of identifiable conditions could or should be allowed for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and subsequent implantation via in vitro fertilization. Not a lot of controversy seems to be raised when it comes to performing PGD for serious genetic conditions such as Tay-Sachs disease or Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, but what about other characteristics, for example, those which we normally would call disabilities? This thesis tackles this question, and in partifular the possibility of implanting embryos with that screen positive for deafness, as deaf parents, especially those coming from the Deaf community who see their condition as a positive part of their identity and cultural belongingness, have expressed interest in ensuring the birth of a deaf child. READ MORE

  6. 10. Patients’ experiences of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Helena Malmgren; [2006]
    Keywords : preimplantation genetic diagnosis; couples experiences; reproductive alternatives; descriptive data report; statistical comparison;

    Abstract : The aim of the present study was to investigate the experiences and attitudes concerningpreimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) among the couples that have undergone PGD in Sweden.PGD is an alternative to conventional prenatal diagnosis for couples with a high risk of having a childwith genetic disease. READ MORE