Search for dissertations about: "issue area"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 325 swedish dissertations containing the words issue area.

2. 1. Scandinavia faces EU : debates and decisions on membership 1961-1994

   Author : Cynthia Kite; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Scandinavia; foreign policy; EC EU; domestic structure approach; issue area; policy process;

   Abstract : This study begins with the observation that three similar states - Denmark, Norway and Sweden - have had different EC/EU policies, and that one of the foreign policy literature's most interesting approaches, domestic structures analysis, does not shed light on this variation. The goal of the study is to develop an understanding of the different policies by analyzing the question of EC/EU membership using an approach in which issue area, defined in terms of both substance and impact, is linked to policy process and policy choice. READ MORE

4. 2. Components for area-efficient stormwater treatment systems

   Author : Ivan Milovanovic; Annelie Hedström; Inga Herrmann; Jovan Despotovic; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Stormwater; VA-teknik; Urban Water Engineering; Centrumbildning - Centrum för dagvattenhantering DRIZZLE ; Centre - Centre for Stormwater Management DRIZZLE ;

   Abstract : With progressing urbanisation, treatment of urban stormwater is a vital issue that should be addressed to ensure good water quality in receiving water bodies. Treatment may be performed near the source, with different filter systems using various filter materials, or by using an end-of-pipe method, e.g. a stormwater pond. READ MORE

5. 3. Peripheral immunity in patients with autoimmune endocrine diseases and the influence of physiological adaptions during pregnancy

   Author : Louise Magnusson; Per-Ola Carlsson; Rosaura Casas; Ola Winqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Type 1 diabetes; Hashimoto´s thyroiditis; Graves´ disease; autoimmune Addison´s disease; antigen-presenting cells; B cells; non-classical monocytes; NK cells; memory CD8 T cells; CDCP1; SLAMF1; inflammation; lymphocyte activation; pregnancy; β-cell function; C-peptide; plasma proteome; prolactin; prokineticin-1; glucagon; oral glucose tolerance test; mass cytometry; proximity extension assay; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Klinisk immunologi; Clinical Immunology; Endocrinology and Diabetology; Endokrinologi och Diabetologi; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Type 1 diabetes (T1D), Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), Graves’ disease (GD), and autoimmune Addison’s disease (AD) appear to share immunogenetic mechanisms. This idea is not novel, as “autoimmune tautology” is an established concept. READ MORE

6. 4. Antimicrobial peptide therapy for tuberculosis infections

   Author : Komal Umashankar Rao; Medicinsk mikrobiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tuberculosis; antimicrobial peptides; mode of action; nanoparticles; novel therapy; membrane active peptides;

   Abstract : Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that persists as a second leading cause for death, by an infectious agent. Several reasons contribute to this issue to this, of which an upsurge in antibiotic resistance is of top concern. Resistance patterns in the form of mono or multidrug resistance was reported to most clinical therapies at our disposal. READ MORE

7. 5. Molecular and cellular mechanisms contributing to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diabetes

   Author : Nádia Duarte; Dan Holmberg; David Serreze; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immunology; type 1 diabetes; NOD mouse; susceptibility loci; Idd6; Lrmp; gene; NKT; CD1d; TCR; mast cells; Immunologi; Immunology; Immunologi; medicinsk genetik; Medical Genetics;

   Abstract : Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder determined both by genetic and environmental factors. The Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse is one of the best animal models of this disease. It spontaneously develops diabetes through a process resembling the human pathogenesis. READ MORE