Essays about: "tick"

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  1. 1. Tick-borne diseases in roe deer - seroprevalence, possible cut-off and effects on health

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Matilda Friberg Holm; [2023]
    Keywords : Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Borrelia burgdorferi s.l; tick-borne encephalitis virus; roe deer; Capreolus capreolus; tick-borne pathogens;

    Abstract : Understanding the interaction between roe deer and pathogens could potentially help us improve the health in both roe deer and humans. Here, I focused on broadening our basic understanding about three specific tick-borne pathogens, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tick-Tock: Time to invest? : A Study of the Investment Performance of Luxury Watches versus Traditional Assets

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Gustav Sjöstedt; Sara Mannerford; [2023]
    Keywords : Veblen goods alternative assets traditional assets luxury watches hedonic pricing method hedonic characteristics regression analysis Sharpe ratio Treynor ratio CAPM Jensen’s alpha;

    Abstract : Background: This study discusses the phenomenon of luxury goods as investment assets,focusing on luxury watches in particular. The rise of globalization and increased wealth,particularly among the middle and high-income groups in developing countries, hascreated a larger potential customer base for luxury items. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tick tock, tick tock : A qualitative study of how millennials impulse buying behavior is influenced by limited-time promotion in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Victoria Petersson; Frida Brink; [2022]
    Keywords : Consumer decision making behavior; Impulse buying behavior; Online impulse buying behavior; Limited-time promotion; Millennials; Sweden;

    Abstract : In recent years, the sales promotion techniques provided by marketing strategies has increased and has become an important factor in the fashion industry. In todays society customers have more knowledge and easier access to information online. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of antibody levels in longitudinal serum samples from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever patients

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

    Author : Emelie Johansson; [2022]
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    Abstract : Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a worldwide, severe disease, caused by the CCHF virus (CCHFV). CCHFV is transmitted primarily via Hyalomma tick bite, and/or direct contact with infected blood and tissue. The fatality rate of CCHF is up to 40% and no effective treatments or approved vaccines are available today. READ MORE

  6. 5. Activity patterns of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and the transmission of East Coast Fever (ECF) to domestic cattle in Laikipia County, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Alva Sellgren Molander; [2022]
    Keywords : Buffalo; Syncerus caffer; East coast fever; ECF; Theileria parva; Corridor disease; CD; Kenya; Laikipia;

    Abstract : In this study we examined the potential connection between East Coast Fever (ECF) and the local activity pattern of African buffalo in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), in Laikipia county, Kenya. Buffalo activity was examined at OPC’s wildlife corridors, which work as the only gates for the animals to pass in and out of the area, by looking at approximately 32 000 pictures taken by infra-red cameras during the year 2019. READ MORE