Essays about: "Flu"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the word Flu.

1. 1. The efficiency of Hyndman-Ullah methods in case of populations with abnormal short-term increases of mortality rates due to wars and pandemics.

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Teo Raspudić; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This report is written with the goal of analyzing the efficiency of the Hyndman-Ullah (HU) and weighted Hyndman-Ullah (wHU) methods when working with the populations that suffered higher mortalities due to the wars and pandemics. Accordingly, the HU and wHU methods are applied to the training sets containing outlying years. READ MORE

3. 2. Development and Validation of an UPLC-MSMS Method for the Analysis of Patulin in Apple-based Food Products

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Analytisk kemi

   Author : Tobias Hjortsberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Patulin; UPLC; LC-MS MS; apple; development; validation; mycotoxins; ESI;

   Abstract : This project focused on the development and validation of an ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of Patulin in apple-based products. Patulin is one of the many mycotoxins that are secondary metabolites from about 60 filamentous fungi. READ MORE

4. 3. Performance of SpheriCal® standards as calibrants for IgG glycopeptide analysis using MALDI-MS

   University essay from KTH/Tillämpad fysikalisk kemi

   Author : Sandra Bubic; Martin Kjellberg; Ludvig Samuelsson; [2022]
   Keywords : biomarker; MALDI-MS; IgG; glycosylation; calibration; SpheriCal®; biomarkör; MALDI-MS; IgG; glykosylering; kalibrering; SpheriCal®;

   Abstract : I dagens samhälle finns alla möjliga sorters sjukdomar - alltifrån den vanliga säsongsinfluensan till mer allvarliga infektioner och kroniska sjukdomar som cancer och Alzheimers. Därför finns även ett stort intresse för att kunna ställa rätt diagnos samt söka möjliga behandlingar och att bota dessa sjukdomar. READ MORE

5. 4. Stigmatization of Self-identified Asians During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sweden: A Qualitative Study on Stigma, ‘Passing,’ and Potential Solutions from the Perspective of the Interviewees

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Alexander C. Jonsson; [2021-12-22]
   Keywords : Stigma; Passing; Future suggestions; Covid-19; Discrimination against Asians; Whiteness; Intersectionality; Sweden;

   Abstract : With the derogatory political discourse by Donald Trump calling the Covid-19 pandemic the “China Virus,” and the “Wuhan Flu” there has been perceived increase in stigmatization, and discrimination towards Asian diaspora abroad. Shocking events have occurred in regard to Asian hate where within the US a Thai man was fatally assaulted in San Francisco (Fuller 2021); in the UK a Singaporean student was physically assaulted (Rawlinson and Quinn 2020); and in Sweden a couple were physically assaulted on the Stockholm metro to name a few (The Local 2020). READ MORE

6. 5. ‘’Now, God himself is preaching’’: Perspectives on the Spanish flu from magazines affiliated with the Church of Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Love Karlsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Spanish flu; Spanska sjukan; Church of Sweden; Församlingsbladet; Svensk Kyrkotidning; Pandemic; Epidemic;

   Abstract : This study explores how the Church of Sweden was impacted by the Spanish flu in 1918-1920 and how people affiliated with the church interpreted the pandemic theologically. The material analyzed is trade-magazines for people affiliated with the Church from the relevant years. READ MORE