Essays about: "Vaccine"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 202 essays containing the word Vaccine.

  1. 1. Dog owner knowledge and attitudes towards oral vaccination : a field study on canine rabies in Lao PDR

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elsa Holmström; [2023]
    Keywords : canines; zoonoses; vaccine prevention; vaccine preferences;

    Abstract : Rabies is a fatal viral disease causing around 59,000 deaths each year worldwide. Out of all deaths, 95% occur in Africa and Asia. In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) rabies is endemic with dogs being the main virus reservoir. All mammals can be infected by the rabies virus but up to 99% of human rabies cases are transmitted by dogs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vaccine development during a pandemic : A case study of an academic research group in Sweden and their vaccine(s) against SARS-CoV-2

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Anna Tarnovskaya; [2023]
    Keywords : vaccine development; COVID-19; discursive practices; situational analysis; grounded theory; DNA vaccine;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study examines the multiple ways in which a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 disease and infection is known in an academic research group in Sweden. This academic research group has been working to develop a vaccine since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. READ MORE

  4. 3. Characterization of Antigenic Properties of Two Immunogenic Proteins of Streptococcus pneumoniae 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Mawj Jasimalsalih; [2023]
    Keywords : Immunogenic Proteins; PrsA; MalX; Membrane Vesicles; Protein Properties; Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors;

    Abstract : The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), is considered to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, particularly in infants and the elderly. It is one of the most frequent causes of respiratory tract infections, which sporadically have the potential to develop into serious invasive symptoms including sepsis and meningitis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Genetic manipulation to improve efficacy of dendric cell adoptive immunotherapy against cancer in dogs

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Felicia Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Adoptive immunotherapi;

    Abstract : To improve the efficacy of the dendritic cell vaccine Alv B DC from Alv B, the PD-L1 expression in cancer cells was attempted to be reduced through a transfection with a custom designed siRNA. Before transfecting the dendritic cells, the siRNA functionality had to be tested through flow cytometry, that resulted in negative results and therefore led to a RT-qPCR protocol that indicated that the siRNA was functional. READ MORE

  6. 5. The renegotiation of Swedengate : A temporal and discursive examination of a viral phenomenon

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Felicia Lundstedt; [2023]
    Keywords : viral phenomenon; social media; discourse; articulation; floating signifier; antagonism; hashtag publics; nation branding;

    Abstract : This study examines the discursive development of the viral online phenomenon known by the hashtag #swedengate. Having originally revolved around Swedish dinner customs, the discussion and the meaning of ‘Swedengate’ soon came to encompass more serious themes, including various forms of criticism directed at Sweden. READ MORE