Essays about: "intermediate host"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words intermediate host.

1. 1. The seropositivity of Toxoplasma gondii in free-roaming domesticated cats in Masai Mara, Kenya : a zoonosis perspective

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Ronja Byström; [2023]
   Keywords : toxoplasma; toxoplasmosis; domestic cat; Kenya; Masai Mara; zoonosis; public health; seropositivity; seroprevalence;

   Abstract : Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite with felids as the definitive host. It can infect almost every animal, including humans, as its intermediate host. It is an important zoonosis, especially for immune-deprived people, such as patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and pregnant women. READ MORE

3. 2. Dental calculus metagenomics suggest that ecology, rather than host phylogeny, shapes the oral microbiome in closely related gorilla species

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Markella Moraitou; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The oral microbiome can reveal a diverse range of information about its host: dietary habits, oral and respiratory health state and evolutionary past, all influence its composition. Nonetheless, little is known about the relative importance of these factors in shaping the oral microbiome. READ MORE

4. 3. Implementation of a traffic interceptor for Anybus CompactCom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

   Author : Francisco Javier MacOtela Lopez; Javier Gaztelumendi Arriaga; [2020]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The aim of this project is to design and develop a traffic interceptor for the Anybus protocol. This protocol is owned by HMS Industrial networks and its use is intended to enable industrial devices to communicate with any fieldbus or industrial Ethernet network. READ MORE

5. 4. To believe or not to believe? : an audience research on the documentary What The Health

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Ha Linh Trang Nguyen; [2020]
   Keywords : audience engagement; audience study; documentary audience; engagement with documentary; veganism; veganism documentary; spectrum of engagement; double mode of engagement; truth claims; genre work; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research employs qualitative methods to look at the audience site of veganism documentary What The Health. Through semi-structured interviews with 13 participants (6 non-vegetarians and 7 vegetarians), the thesis attempts to understand the self and individual response to veganism portrayal, truth claims and how viewers learn from the documentary. READ MORE

6. 5. The importance of Ecoparks for saproxylic beetles : a study on general ecological hypotheses in differently managed landscapes

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Albin Larsson Ekström; [2020]
   Keywords : deadwood; saproxylic beetles; habitat amount hypothesis; habitat heterogeneity hypothesis; landscape ecology; landscape intermediate complexity hypothesis;

   Abstract : Current forestry practices have led to a decline of deadwood availability in Swedish forests. Even though deadwood has increased somewhat in Swedish forests in later years, it is still far from estimated deadwood threshold levels and of those found in natural systems. This has in turn led to a decline in species associated with deadwood e.g. READ MORE