Essays about: "Infection Immunity research"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Infection Immunity research.

  1. 1. Modelling of Social Networks, Analysis of CommunityStructures and Disease Simulation on Dairy Cattle : The aim of this study is to model a social network of dairy cows, detectcommunities and analyse the influence of these substructures on the spread of acontagious disease. By using this network, the transmission of a contagiousdisease will be simulated through a theoretical simulation function.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknik

    Author : Juliana Macedo; Mira Czarnetzki; [2022]
    Keywords : Community Detection Dairy cattle Disease simulation Social Network;

    Abstract : Past research has demonstrated that social networks and community structures have a strong effecton the dynamics of how an infectious disease spreads, although many have focused moreintensively on the impact of the number of connections an individual has. This thesis investigatedhow disease transmission is affected by the social networks’ structures such as communities,centrality measures, cliques, and diameter. READ MORE

  2. 2. COVID-19 Pandemic: To Be in the Focus of Media : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Denmark and Sweden's News Media's Reporting on the Coronavirus Pandemic in 2020

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Sofia Ta; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Critical discourse analysis; Health communication; News media;

    Abstract : Aim and research questions: This study investigates how the corona pandemic COVID-19 has been noticed and presented in the news reporting of a Danish newspaper and a Swedish newspaper in their digital news feed. The study is based on the following questions: ● What discursive themes can be identified in Danish and Swedish news reporting on COVID-19 in 2020? ● What are linguistic features used in the headline of the articles in Danish and Swedishnews media? ● How can the Danish and Swedish media reports on COVID-19 be explained by discourse analysis and theoretical framework? Method and material: The study has used a qualitative method with a critical discourse analysis that uses Norman Fairclough's three-dimensional analysis model to analyze a total of 48 articles from Aftonbladet and Kristeligt Dagblad. READ MORE

  3. 3. Induction of plant defence and secretion of volatile compounds by Colletotrichum acutatum in leaf infection assay of woodland strawberry

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Joubin Haji Mirza Ali; [2018]
    Keywords : Plant Defence; PAMP-triggered immunity; Colletotrichum acutatum; Anthracnose Disease; Pathogen; Fragaria vesca; Woodland Strawberry; Leaf Infection; Volatile Secretion; β-caryophyllene;

    Abstract : Consumers demand healthy food with less residues of pesticides, in addition to the global awareness of the negative impact such chemicals have caused to the environment during the last decades. Farmers and other agricultural participants are far away from completely end up the usage of pesticides but currently used practice could stepwise be improved in pest management. READ MORE

  4. 4. Myxomavirus hos kaniner : interaktion med immunsystemet

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

    Author : Amanda Trolin; [2017]
    Keywords : myxomavirus; myxomatos; kanin; immunsystem;

    Abstract : Myxomaviruset är ett poxvirus, vars genom utgörs av ett dubbelsträngat DNA och replikation sker i cytoplasman hos infekterade celler. Viruset infekterar framför allt kaniner, men det finns indikationer på att även celler från andra arter kan infekteras in vitro. READ MORE

  5. 5. Immunsvarets roll vid utveckling av felin infektiös peritonit

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

    Author : Lovisa Jönsson; [2016]
    Keywords : felin infektiös peritonit; FIP; immun; katt; feline infectious peritonitis; immune; cat;

    Abstract : Felin infektiös peritonit (FIP) orsakas av ett coronavirus vid namn felint infektiöst peritonitvirus (FIPV). Det är en komplex och svårdiagnosticerad sjukdom som delas in i två former – torr och våt form. Torr FIP ger granulom i olika vävnader och symptomen varierar beroende på drabbat område. READ MORE