Search for dissertations about: "Mali"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the word Mali.
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11. Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infections : influence on protective malaria immunity
Abstract : Detailed knowledge of the interaction between the human host and the antigenic and genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infections is a prerequisite for understanding the mechanisms underlying acquisition of immunity to malaria. This thesis assessed the diversity of P. READ MORE
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12. Dendritic cells and Plasmodium falciparum: studies in vitro and in the human host
Abstract : Malaria is one of the world’s most threatening diseases. About half the world’s population is at risk of infection and the infection claims a million lives each year. A vast majority of the deaths occur in children below the age of 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE
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13. Antibody responses and Fc gamma receptor IIa polymorphism in relation to Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Abstract : Immunity to asexual blood-stage of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is believed to be associated with protective antibodies of certain immunoglobulin classes and subclasses. This thesis addressed the importance of antibodies in relation to malaria infection and their effective interactions with Fc gamma receptor IIa (FcyRIIa) polymorphisms. READ MORE
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14. Keeping Peace while Under Fire : The Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Violence against Peacekeepers
Abstract : Peacekeepers are widely viewed as being at growing risk of direct and deliberate violence. Attacks are recorded in many and diverse contexts, targeting interventions deployed by both the United Nations and other organisations. READ MORE
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15. They Will Call Me the Black God : Imaging Christianity and the Bible in African Film
Abstract : This thesis explores the ways in which African filmmakers have historically addressed Christianity and the Bible on the continent. It begins with the premise that on the African continent, marked political films (Mazierska) are embedded in transnational dynamics involving movements of economic and symbolic capital, ideas, discourses and multiple publics. READ MORE