Search for dissertations about: "BLM"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word BLM.

  2. 1. Biotic Ligand model : A tool for risk assessment of metals in Scandinavian fresh waters?

    Author : Sabina Hoppe; Magnus Breitholtz; Jon-Petter Gustafsson; Karel De Schamphelaere; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; BLM; Soft freshwaters; Sweden; Cu; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Products from iron and copper mining are among Sweden’s top exports. However, as the metals are excavated, they often end up in the aquatic environment where they can cause toxicity. READ MORE

  4. 2. Release rates and toxicity of metals from anti-fouling paints and the role of chemical speciation

    Author : Erik Ytreberg; Britta Eklund; Magnus Breitholtz; Christina Rudén; Ingela Dahllöf; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : Anti-fouling paints; Toxicity test; Ceramium tenuicorne; Nitocra spinipes; Copper; Zinc; Free Ion Activity Model FIAM ; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this doctoral thesis was to investigate and improve the risk assessment of anti-fouling paints. A new method, the Petri-dish method, was developed to determine release rates of copper and zinc from anti-fouling paints (Paper I). READ MORE

  5. 3. Susceptibility to Violent Extremism : Integrating Personality and Social Psychological Factors

    Author : Joanna Lindström; Torun Lindholm-Öymyr; Nazar Akrami; Robin Bergh; Catarina Kinnvall; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; violent extremism; personality; group-based relative deprivation; Våldsbejakande extremism; personlighet; gruppbaserad relativ deprivering; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Violent extremism is a costly, global problem, yet research has yet to come to a consensus on the psychological underpinnings of violent extremism. The aim of this dissertation was to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the psychological underpinnings of violent extremism and group-based violence by (1): moving beyond the traditional focus on disadvantaged groups, Islamist extremism, and first-hand experience of victimisation or disadvantage; (2): moving past the long-standing person-situation dichotomy; and (3) attempting to integrate the role of personality and social psychological factors in susceptibility to violent extremism. READ MORE

  6. 4. Emerging roles of PFKFB3 and CX3CR1 in the DNA damage response and their potential as therapeutic targets in cancer

    Author : Anna Huguet Ninou; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Genomic instability in cancer is exploited therapeutically using DNA damaging therapies that cause irreparable lesions above the threshold of tolerable DNA damage levels. Nevertheless, toxic side effects on healthy tissues limit the therapeutic potential of such therapies. READ MORE