Search for dissertations about: "B Taylor"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words B Taylor.

  2. 1. Relish and the Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptides in Drosophila melanogaster

    Author : Marika Hedengren Olcott; Barbara Taylor; Jean-Marc Reichhart; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Drosophila immunity; NF-kappaB; Relish; antimicrobial peptides; Developmental biology; Utvecklingsbiologi;

    Abstract : The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has been a powerful model system in which to study the immune response. When microorganisms breach the mechanical barrier of the insect, phagocytosing cells and a battery of induced antimicrobial molecules rapidly attack them. These antimicrobial peptides can reach micromolar concentrations within a few hours. READ MORE

  4. 2. Numerical methods for parameterized linear systems

    Author : Siobhán Correnty; Elias Jarlebring; Johan Karlsson; Kirk M. Soodhalter; Andrew J. Wathen; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Parameterized linear systems; Krylov subspace methods; preconditioning; tensor decompositions; shifted linear systems; parameterized partial differential equations; time-delay systems; transfer functions; parameter estimation problems; Parameteriserade linjära system; Krylov-metoder; förkonditionering; tensordekomposition; skiftade linjära system; parametriserade partiella differentialekvationer; tidsfördröjningssystem; överföringsfunktioner; parameteruppskattningsproblem; Numerical Analysis; Numerisk analys;

    Abstract : Solving linear systems of equations is a fundamental problem in engineering. Moreover, applications involving the solution to linear systems arise in the social sciences, business, and economics. Specifically, the research conducted in this dissertation explores solutions to linear systems where the system matrix depends nonlinearly on a parameter. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Sufi for a Secular Age: Reflecting on Muslim Modernity through the Life and Times of Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri

    Author : Muslim Eneborg Yusuf; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Abstract : Fadhlalla Haeri (b. 1937) is a contemporary Muslim figure best known for his spiritual commentaries on the Qur’an and his influential role as a ‘post-madhhab’ and ‘post-tariqa’ Sufi teacher. READ MORE

  6. 4. Visions of Apostolic Mission : Scandinavian Pentecostal Mission to 1935

    Author : David Bundy; Jan-Åke Alvarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Church history; Kyrkohistoria;

    Abstract : Using methods of Cultural Mapping, Scandinavian Pentecostal publications and archival sources were examined regarding mission. Working toward “Apostolic Mission,” in addition to biblical texts Pentecostals used models adapted from the Pietist, Methodist, Baptist and especially the Holiness Revivals. READ MORE

  7. 5. The creative world of middle childhood : Creativity, imagination, and self-image from qualitative and quantitative perspectives

    Author : Eva Hoff; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-image; middle childhood; drawings; Unusual Uses Test; qualitative interviews; Development psychology; Creativity; imaginary companions; Utvecklingspsykologi;

    Abstract : Four studies on creativity, imagination and self-image in 10-year-old children constitute the basis of this dissertation. A total of 179 participants were involved. READ MORE