Essays about: "Malaria Modelling"

Found 3 essays containing the words Malaria Modelling.

  1. 1. Modelling Mosquito Prevalence on a City-Scale in Gothenburg, Sweden. A Methodological Development Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Ville Stålnacke; [2021-06-14]
    Keywords : Culex pipiens; Weighted Multi-Criteria Analysis; mosquito suitability; Species Distribution Model; city-scale;

    Abstract : Mosquitoes are one of the most prominent carriers (or vectors) of diseases worldwide, which has an impact on human societies, as up to 1 million people pass away each year from mosquitorelated diseases. Mosquitoes are known carriers of, e.g., malaria, dengue fever and West Nile virus. READ MORE

  3. 2. Characterisation of Potential Inhibitors of Calmodulin from Plasmodium falciparum

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Alexandra Iversen; Ebba Nordén; Julia Bjers; Filippa Wickström; Martin Zhou; Mohamed Hassan; [2020]
    Keywords : Plasmodium falciparum; Calmodulin; Malaria; Trifluoperazine; Calmidazolium; Artemisinin; Fentanyl derivatives; Modelling; Docking; Bioinformatics;

    Abstract : Each year countless lives are affected and about half a million people die from malaria, a disease caused by parasites originating from the Plasmodium family. The most virulent species of the parasite is Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum). READ MORE

  4. 3. Distribution Modelling of Gene Drive-Modified Mosquitoes and Their Effects on Wild Populations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk; [2020]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems; GIS; Physical Geography; Mosquito Distribution; Malaria Modelling; Gene Drives; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Emerging technologies have the potential to bring numerous new opportunities and solutions to the existing challenges, including addressing sustainable development goals (SDGs). Particular hopes are given to areas of the life that require our urgent action, these include but are not limited to medicine and food security. READ MORE