Essays about: "Survival"

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  1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Social Assistance and Unemployment Insurance on Employment Outcomes : Evidence from new micro level administrative data at Statistics Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Molly Bernhardsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Social assistance; Unemployment insurance; Employment outcomes; Propensity score matching; Kaplan-Meier estimator;

    Abstract : In this study, I examine the employment effects on average earnings and duration to work during a 45 month period, after receiving social assistance (SA) in October 2019, compared to receiving unemployment insurance (UI) the same month. A distinction is made between two treatment groups; receiving SA in addition to UI (treatment I) and receiving SA (treatment II). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effects of Social Assistance and Unemployment Insurance on Employment Outcomes : Evidence from new micro level administrative data at Statistics Sweden between 2019-2023

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Molly Bernhardsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Social assistance; Unemployment insurance; Employment outcomes; Propensity score matching; Kaplan-Meier estimator;

    Abstract : In this study, I examine the employment effects on average earnings and duration to work during a 45 month period, after receiving social assistance (SA) in October 2019, compared to receiving unemployment insurance (UI) the same month. A distinction is made between two treatment groups; receiving SA in addition to UI (treatment I) and receiving SA (treatment II). READ MORE

  5. 4. Short- and long-term survival rates after colic surgery : a retrospective study of colic horses operated at UDS between 2019-2022

    University essay from SLU/University Animal Hospital

    Author : Fabian Förander; [2024]
    Keywords : colic; surgery; survival; complications; short-term; long-term;

    Abstract : Colic can be a serious condition in horses, that may require surgery. In this study, survival after colic laparotomy was investigated both in the short-term (until discharge from the hospital) and in the long-term (until 1-year after surgery). Survival of different diagnoses found during surgery was explored. READ MORE

  6. 5. Unequal Seats, Unsteady Trust : Inequality of Representation and Confidence in Parliament in Bicameral Systems

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Steven Hemingway; [2024]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The number of countries with bicameral systems declined enormously throughout the 20th century, as countries like Sweden and Denmark abolished their upper houses, and numerous other countries weakened the formal powers of their upper chambers. Existing research suggests that legitimacy is a critical factor in the survival of bicameralism, but scholarship on legitimacy in bicameral systems is limited. READ MORE