Essays about: "Complement activation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Complement activation.

  1. 1. Aromatic Ring Flips and Local Volume Fluctuations in BPTI

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Biofysikalisk kemi

    Author : Simon Enbom; [2022]
    Keywords : Biophysical Chemistry; Molecular Dynamics; Protein Dynamics; Activation Volume; Aromatic Ring Flips; BPTI; Biology and Life Sciences; Chemistry; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Aromatic ring flips are a classic example of a dynamic process in proteins. Discovered decades ago, methodological limitations hindered progress at the time. Ring flips have gained new interest and experimentalists can measure the flip rate and thermodynamic quantities associated with it. READ MORE

  3. 2. Blood interactions with bioactive peptidefunctionalized nanocellulose : An evaluation of the activation of the coagulation and complement system

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Vanisha Bansal; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A current trend utilizing the biomedical approach in the field of wound care is focused on the increased potential to develop wound healing materials designed to address specific types of wounds or underlying pathologies to achieve improved healing. The work presented in this thesis evaluates the blood response to wood-derived nanocellulose functionalized with a peptide, with the ultimate aim of characterizing the material as a potential wound dressing for chronic wound care. READ MORE

  4. 3. Renewable Energy Communities - Exploring behavioral and motivational factors behind the willingness to participate in Renewable Energy Communities in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anna Kracher; [2021]
    Keywords : Renewable Energy Communities; willingness to participate; behavioral insights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Several studies and actors have emphasized the role of Renewable Energy Communities as collective citizen initiatives enhancing the decentralized, low-carbon energy transition. Despite the social, environmental, and economic benefits, several changes in the energy policies in Germany have led to a decrease of newly registered Renewable Energy Communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Work or Shirk : Finding the optimal enforced effort in activation and evaluating the job stimulus for social benefit recipients, by introducing effective leisure in a labor supply model

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Oliver Rosengren; [2021]
    Keywords : Labor supply; benefits; social assistance; social benefits; job stimulus; earnings disregard; extensive margin; employment; shirking; effort; Arbetsutbud; bidrag; socialtjänst; ekonomiskt bistånd; socialbidrag; försörjningsstöd; jobbstimulans; ansträngning; sysselsättning; extensiva marginalen;

    Abstract : Social benefits were forecasted to increase by 13 percent to 2022 before the pandemic hit the economy (Prop. 2018/19:1). In the latest forecast it has almost doubled: an increase of 24 percent to 2022 (Prop. 2020/21:1). READ MORE

  6. 5. Vocabulary Development and Object Shape Recognition in Children with Cochlear Implants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologi

    Author : Gazal Sayed; [2020]
    Keywords : Cochlear implants; object shape recognition; vocabulary; longitudinal study; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the study was to describe vocabulary development in children with cochlear implants (CI) and compare vocabulary development during a period of two to three years after CI activation to that in children with normal hearing. The association between expressive and receptive vocabulary development and object shape recognition is explored. READ MORE