Search for dissertations about: "Guinea-Bissau"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the word Guinea-Bissau.

  2. 21. Savings, investment, and economic reforms in developing countries

    Author : Sara Johansson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of four chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction and summary of the thesis. This thesis consists of three essays (chapters 2-4) within the field of macroeconomics and development. The purpose of this first chapter is to provide an overview of the issues covered and the results obtained. READ MORE

  4. 22. Spread and distribution of drug resistance and compensatory mutations in Plasmodium falciparum

    Author : Irina Tatiana Jovel Quiñonez Dalmau; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In 2010 there were an estimated 216 million cases of malaria worldwide. In Honduras there were ~9000 cases of which 88% were due to Plasmodium vivax mono-infection. Chloroquine (CQ) resistant Plasmodium falciparum have spread throughout the world curtailing its use. READ MORE

  5. 23. HIV disease progression - Impact of HIV-1 intersubtype recombination and association with HIV-2 evolution

    Author : Angelica Palm; Institutionen för experimentell medicinsk vetenskap; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2) are both causative agents of AIDS, with similar pathogenic characteristics. However, the rate of disease progression is highly variable both within and between HIV-1 and HIV 2, but the mechanisms involved in modulating the rate of disease progression remain poorly understood. READ MORE

  6. 24. A virologist’s guide to hide and seek : evasion of innate immunity by primate lentiviruses

    Author : Susanna M Bächle; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : HIV is the cause of a chronic, incurable infection in 37 million people worldwide in 2014. This thesis investigates how the immune system detects HIV and how in turn HIV avoids detection by the immune system. READ MORE

  7. 25. HIV-induced humoral immune response with specific relevance to IgA

    Author : Pia Skott; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HIV; secretory lgA; neutralizing antibodies; mucosal immunity;

    Abstract : Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission occurs primarily after hetero- and homosexual contact and across mucosal surfaces. The immune response in mucosal tissues is typified by secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), which is the predominant lg class in human external secretions. READ MORE