Essays about: "Defense mechanism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words Defense mechanism.

1. 1. Role of androgen receptor signaling in the activation and differentiation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Faiza Tahsin Rashid; [2023-06-27]
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   Abstract : Androgens are steroid hormones essential for the development and maintenance of male reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are immune cells that act as the first line of defense against viral infections. READ MORE

3. 2. Forgotten Times and Forgotten Crimes: a qualitative cross-case comparison on why certain actors systematically target cultural heritage during conflict, while others do not.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Mathias Olsen Norgren; [2023]
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   Abstract : Why do certain actors systematically target cultural heritage during conflict, while others do not? This is the puzzle examined in this study. Previous research on the phenomenon is scarce and few if any cross-case comparisons have been made. READ MORE

4. 3. The Internal Auditor's Role in Cybersecurity Governance : A qualitative study about the internal auditor's influence on the people factor of cybersecurity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nikola Simić; [2022]
   Keywords : Internal auditing; Cybersecurity; Assurance; Risk Assessment; Three Lines of Defense;

   Abstract : Internal auditors have a substantial impact on organisations’ governance. Hence this research aims to uncover the practice of internal auditors in Sweden, especially their part in cybersecurity and the people factor. READ MORE

5. 4. "Bloody January" : A critical discourse study on RT’s role in the securitization of the Kazakhstani unrest in January 2022

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Nils Norström; [2022]
   Keywords : Kazakhstan; the Collective Security Treaty Organization; securitization theory; critical discourse analysis; Russia; RT; visual securitization;

   Abstract : Following a period of civil unrest that occurred in Kazakhstan in January 2022, the Collective Security Organization (CSTO) unprecedently activated its collective defense mechanism to intervene in Kazakhstan. This thesis examines the course of events that took place in Kazakhstan and critically poses questions related to the CSTO’s military intervention. READ MORE

6. 5. Reasoning about Moving Target Defense in Attack Modeling Formalisms

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Gabriel Ballot; [2022]
   Keywords : Timed Model checking; Cyber Security; Threat Modeling; Moving Target Defense; Tidsinställd modellkontroll; Cybersäkerhet; Hotmodellering; Moving Target Defense;

   Abstract : Since 2009, Moving Target Defense (MTD) has become a new paradigm of defensive mechanism that frequently changes the state of the target system to confuse the attacker. This frequent change is costly and leads to a trade-off between misleading the attacker and disrupting the quality of service. READ MORE