Sökning: "West-Indies"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 17 uppsatser innehållade ordet West-Indies.

  1. 1. Sargassum seaweed in Guadeloupe: a public health concern : An interview study in Guadeloupe, French West Indies

    Master-uppsats, Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Författare :Hanna Grönroos; [2023]
    Nyckelord :brown algae; Guadeloupe; health; health literacy; lifestyle; sargassum; brunalg; Guadeloupe; hälsa; hälsolitteracitet; livsstil; sargassum;

    Sammanfattning : Bakgrund Strömmar av brunalgen sargassum har drabbat Karibien i flera år, särskilt påtagligt det senaste decenniet, sedan år 2011. Den överväldiga mängden sargassum har förknippats med klimatförändringar och utsläpp av gödningsmedel i havet. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Registered nurses’ experiences of caring for women in Jamaica who have been exposed to intimate partner violence : A qualitative study

    Kandidat-uppsats, Marie Cederschiöld högskola/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap

    Författare :Nina Achourpour; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Caring relationship; Intimate partner violence; Jamaica; MFS; Minor field study; Nurses; The West Indies; Violence against women; Våld i nära relation; Våldsutsatta kvinnor; Jamaica; MFS; Minor field study; Sjuksköterskor; Västindien;

    Sammanfattning : Violence against women is an issue affecting women worldwide. Due to the high rates of women exposed to intimate partner violence, it is nearly impossible not to meet them in everyday nursing practice. Intimate partner violence is complex since it concerns physical violence as well as emotional, sexual, financial, and material aspects of abuse. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Life after social death : A study of creolisation among enslaved communities in the former Danish West Indies

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Författare :Kajsa Rosén-Wiksten; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Slavery; transatlantic slave trade; creolisation; social death; material culture; theoretical framework; cultural expression; identity; agency; colonialism; inclusion; Slaveri; transatlantisk slavhandel; kreolisering; social död; materiell kultur; teoretiskt ramverk; kulturella uttryck; identitet; agens; kolonialism; inkludering;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines and discusses how creolisation theory has influenced the material culture of enslaved people from former Danish West Indies plantations. The essay contends that creolisation is the theory required to advance slavery studies because it demonstrates how enslaved people created their own identity, belonging, and kept African cultures and customs alive despite being socially dead. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Developing biofertilisers in Grenada from the residues of an anaerobic digestion plant using Sargassum seaweed : Evaluating how problematic Sargassum algae can be turned in to a resource in Caribbean states

    Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Danielle Crowter Elfving; Emma Stahre; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Sargassum Algae; Fertiliser; Biofertiliser; Anaerobic Digestion; Massblooming; Cultivation; Sargassotång; Gödsel; Biogödsel; Anaerobisk Nedbrytning; Massblomning; Odling;

    Sammanfattning : The West Indies have during recent years been experiencing large quantities of washed up Sargassum seaweed on beaches and coastlines causing many issues for local communities such as unpleasant odours, making beaches inaccessible and largely affecting tourism and fisheries. The issue has caused money loss for the communities both in cleaning costs and decreasing incomes from tourism and fishing. LÄS MER

  7. 5. ”Man hoppas här, näst Guds tillhjälp så skalldet bliva det Svenskas Västindien”. : En studie om historiebruket kring Silvergruvan i Nasafjäll

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Författare :Peter Uvén; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Nasafjäll; Use of history; History of knowledge; Cultural history; Heritage history;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study has been to investigate and compare the use of history of the Nasafjäll silver mine as a historical cultural phenomenon, and its functional role as a cultural heritage. This by studying which story was conveyed, how this story was conveyed and with what purpose by different actors. LÄS MER