Essays about: "immunodeficiency"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 39 essays containing the word immunodeficiency.

  1. 11. Development of an analysis method for a glycosylated protein using MALDI-MS and separation techniques

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Jessica Singh; [2020]
    Keywords : Immunoglobulin G; glycopeptide enrichment; Glycans; MALDI; CE-MS;

    Abstract : The antibody Immunoglobulin G (IgG) main function is to protect and prevent the body from infections, and it is normally found in human serum. This study is about IgG glycosylation, which is associated with different types of diseases such as neurological diseases, cancers and immunodeficiency etc. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Determinant for the Uptake of HIV testing among women aged 15-49 years in Liberia. A cross-sectional study based on the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey of Liberia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Courage Boyonnoh Sundberg; [2020]
    Keywords : HIV testing; HIV Knowledge; HIV stigma; HIV risky sexual practices;

    Abstract : Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a global challenge with an estimate of 37.9 million confirm cases. Testing remains a critical indicator of HIV diagnosis and treatment, as it is the primary step towards taking accountability for the protection of oneself and the protection of others. READ MORE

  4. 13. Resistens mot Caprin artrit encefalit och genetisk variation i αS1-kasein genen (CSN1S1) hos svenska getter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Sofie Gunnarsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Kaprin artrit encefalit; maedi visna; virus; sjukdomsförekomst; CCR5; CSN1S1; kasein; αS1-kasein; osttillverkning; kopplingsojämvikt; genetisk variation; allelfrekvens;

    Abstract : Caprin artrit encefalit (CAE) och låga koncentrationer av αS1-kasein (αS1-kn) i mjölken är två problemområden inom den svenska getproduktionen. Caprin artrit encefalit är en virussjukdom som liknar humant immunbristvirus (HIV) hos människa och maedi visna hos får. READ MORE

  5. 14. Rule-based machine learning for prediction of Macaca mulatta SIV-vaccination outcome using transcriptome profiles

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

    Author : Anna Postovskaya; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : One of the reasons, why the development of an effective HIV vaccine remains challenging, is the lack of understanding of potential vaccination-induced protection mechanisms. In the present study, Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) gene expression profiles obtained during vaccination with promising candidate vaccines against Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) were processed with a rule-based supervised machine learning approach to analyze the effects of vaccine combination treatment. READ MORE

  6. 15. The effectiveness of the Stockholm needle exchange programme : Does the Stockholm needle exchange programme control HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C in intravenous drug users?

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Melissa Masembe; [2019]
    Keywords : Needle exchange programme NEP ; Intravenous drug users IDU ; Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV ; Hepatitis B HBV ; Hepatitis C HCV ; Infectious Disease Control;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: The needle exchange programme (NEP) started in Sweden in 1986 in Lund and shortly after in Malmo. The first NEP in Stockholm opened in spring 2013. The NEP is a service aimed at intravenous drug users (IDU) from 18 years old, with a goal of preventing the blood borne diseases, such as HIV, Hepatitis B (HBV), and Hepatitis C (HCV). READ MORE