Search for dissertations about: "biological impact"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 867 swedish dissertations containing the words biological impact.

  2. 1. Patterns and Processes of Evolution in Sundaland

    Author : Robert-Jan den Tex; Jennifer A. Leonard; Lawrence R. Heaney; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; Biologi; Systematics and phylogenetics; Systematik och fylogeni; Genetics; Genetik; Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Genetics; Biologi med inriktning mot evolutionär genetik;

    Abstract : Biodiversity in the tropics is disproportionately high compared to other habitats, and also under disproportionate threat from human impact. It is necessary to understand how this diversity evolved and how it is partitioned across space in order to preserve it. READ MORE

  4. 2. Methyltransferase Ash1, histone methylation and their impact on Polycomb repression

    Author : Eshagh Dorafshan Esfahani; Yuri B. Schwartz; Jan Larsson; Dale Dorsett; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Trithorax Group proteins; Polycomb Group proteins; PRC1; PRC2; PRE; histone methylation; histone ubiquitylation; Ash1; SET domain; H3K36; H3K27; Drosophila;

    Abstract : Antagonistic interactions between Polycomb Group (PcG) and Trithorax Group (TrxG) proteins orchestrate the expression of key developmental genes. Distinct maternally loaded repressors establish the silenced state of these genes in cells where they should not be expressed and later PcG proteins sense whether a target gene is inactive and maintain the repression throughout multiple cell divisions. READ MORE

  5. 3. Transcriptional biomarkers of toxicity – powerful tools or random noise? : An applied perspective from studies on bivalves

    Author : Gustaf Magnus Oskar Ekelund Ugge; Olof Berglund; Annie Jonsson; Helena Westerdahl; Mikael Ejdebäck; Bruno Nunes; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biomarkers; Bivalves; Bivalvia; Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicology; Environmental risk assessment; RT-qPCR; qPCR; Quantitative PCR; Systematic review; Meta-analysis; Dose-response relationships; Concentration-response relationships; Heavy metals; Metals; General toxicity; Copper; Duck mussel; Anodonta anatina; Freshwater; Gene transcription; Biomarkörer; Musslor; Bivalvia; Ekotoxikologi; Miljötoxikologi; Miljöriskbedömning; RT-qPCR; qPCR; Kvantitativ PCR; Systematic review; Metaanalys; Dos-responssamband; Koncentration-responssamband; Tungmetaller; Metaller; Allmän toxicitet; Koppar; Allmän dammussla; Anodonta anatina; Sötvatten; Gentranskription; Ekologisk modellering; Ecological Modelling Group; Biomarkörer; Musslor; Bivalvia; Ekotoxikologi; Miljötoxikologi; Miljöriskbedömning; RT-qPCR; qPCR; Kvantitativ PCR; Systematic review; Metaanalys; Dos-responssamband; Koncentration-responssamband; Tungmetaller; Metaller; Allmän toxicitet; Koppar; Allmän dammussla; Anodonta anatina; Sötvaten; Gentranskription; Biomarkers; Bivalves; Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicology; Environmental risk assessment; Quantitative PCR; Meta-analysis; Dose-response relationships; Concentration-response relationships; Heavy metals; Metals; General toxicity; Copper; Duck mussel; Freshwater; Gene transcription;

    Abstract : Aquatic organisms are constantly at risk of being exposed to potentially harmful chemical compounds of natural or anthropogenic origin. Biological life can for instance respond to chemical stressors by changes in gene expression, and thus, certain gene transcripts can potentially function as biomarkers, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 4. Exploring phenomena that affect the fate and impact of radioactive materials in the blue mussel

    Author : Benedict Jaeschke; Clare Bradshaw; Andrew Turner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Radioecology; ionising radiation; environmental protection; Mytilus edulis; bioaccumulation; dose-response; ecotoxicology; tritium; particle; hypoxia; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : Current protection of the marine environment from radiation is based largely on measuring, estimating and modelling accumulation and impact(s) of radionuclides in a few marine species. Using a relevant marine organism, this thesis focusses on investigating some poorly described phenomena that could cause deviations from predicted measurements. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cyclic peptides as biological tools : Applications for diagnosis and therapeutics in rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19

    Author : Camilla Eriksson; Ulf Göransson; Sunithi Gunasekera; Christian Becker; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Scaffold peptides; peptide grafting; rheumatoid arthritis; SARS-CoV-2; autoantibodies; peptide synthesis; pharmacognosy;

    Abstract : The overall aims of the projects included in this thesis were to design, synthesize and evaluate cyclic peptide scaffolds grafted with biological epitopes for their ability to bind antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis and COVID-19 sera. One of the main outcomes of this thesis was the observation that scaffold peptides grafted with target epitopes efficiently neutralized anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPA) from rheumatoid arthritis patients. READ MORE