Essays about: "infectious diseases"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 156 essays containing the words infectious diseases.

  1. 21. Structure-based design of new antiviral substances against the Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

    Author : Elin Öberg; [2022]
    Keywords : x-ray crystallography; protein crystallization; Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; structure-based drug design; applied biochemistry; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a highly infectious alphavirus responsible for severe outbreaks and epidemics in the Americas. The nonstructural protein 2 (nsP2) cysteine protease plays a fundamental role in the VEEV replication process, and is therefore, an attractive drug target for structure-based drug design using x-ray crystallography. READ MORE

  3. 22. Can All Humanitarian Workers Access the Same Support and is that Support Effective? : A qualitative study of MHPSS for staff in humanitarian organizations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Rehnström; [2022]
    Keywords : Humanitarian workers; mental health; mental well-being; stress management; humanitarian organizations.;

    Abstract : Humanitarian workers often operate in high-risk environments, including warzones, environmental disasters, and outbreaks of infectious diseases, amongst others. Research shows that the mental health of any worker is affected when exposed to high levels of negative stress for some time. READ MORE

  4. 23. Food Safety Risk Perceptions in the Dumpster Diving Community and Analysis of Bacterial Burden in Discarded Foods

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Corneus Allyson; [2021]
    Keywords : Dumpster diving; totting; skipping; biomedicine; global health; public health; life sciences; microbiology of the food;

    Abstract : The main topic of this study was dumpster diving (the act of retrieving discarded goods, in this case especially food, from waste containers) and the exploration of this activity from the infection biology viewpoint. Dumpster diving is a common way of accessing goods without spending economic resources, as well as an expression of anti-consumerism or civil disobedience. READ MORE

  5. 24. Välfärd hos ren : hur kan den bedömas i praktiken?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Mia-Maria Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : djurvälfärd; djurvälfärdsbedömning; djurskydd; ren; renskötsel; klimatförändring;

    Abstract : Renen i Sverige är ett semidomesticerat hjortdjur som under tusentals år har anpassat sig till klimatet i norr. Alla i Sverige har rätt att äga en ren men det är enbart samer som får bedriva renskötsel. READ MORE

  6. 25. Identifying municipalities most likely to contribute to an epidemic outbreak in Sweden using a human mobility network

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Alexander Bridgwater; [2021]
    Keywords : Complex networks; Influence maximization; Epidemic modelling; Human mobility; Artifcial intelligence;

    Abstract : The importance of modelling the spreading of infectious diseases as part of a public health strategy has been highlighted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This includes identifying the geographical areas or travel routes most likely to contribute to the spreading of an outbreak. READ MORE