Search for dissertations about: "Target fishing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Target fishing.

  2. 1. Drug discovery against leishmaniasis : Bio- and chemoinformatic guided strategies for target evaluation and hit identification

    Author : Elisabet Vikeved; UCM Alsmark; Christian Sköld; David Horn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Leishmaniasis; Drug discovery; Lateral gene transfer; Comparative genomics; Virtual screening; Target fishing; Marine natural products;

    Abstract : Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease mainly affecting poor people in developing countries. It is caused by infections of flagellated protozoa belonging to genus Leishmania. The few available drugs are associated with problems such as low effectiveness, severe side effects and resistance development. READ MORE

  4. 2. Patterns of small-scale coastal fisheries and local fisheries management in Tanzania : adaptation to a changing climate

    Author : Mathew Ogalo Silas; Martin Gullström; Hans W. Linderholm; Mattias Sköld; Patrick Polte; Christina Hicks; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Small-scale fisheries; tropical coastal seascape; nearshore-offshore linkages; coastal ecosystems; fish catch landings; communities; adaptation; climate change; fishing overfishing; Marine Ecotoxicology; marin ekotoxikologi;

    Abstract : Coastal habitats like mangroves, seagrass meadows, coral reefs, and adjacent offshore waters constitute an important part of the tropical coastal seascape. They provide conducive environmental conditions for fish and other marine animals, which serve as food and income for coastal communities around the world. READ MORE

  5. 3. A fishing expedition for antidiabetic drugs : identifying new avenues to stimulate beta-cell regeneration

    Author : Christos Karampelias; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : All types of diabetes are characterized by loss of the insulin-producing β-cells that reside in the pancreas. While current treatments can manage the disease, there is still no cure available. Understanding and promoting endogenous β-cell regeneration is an attractive approach that can lead to an eventual cure for diabetes. READ MORE

  6. 4. Fishing for cures : the zebrafish as a powerful tool to identify novel therapies against glioblastoma by targeting MTH1 and beyond

    Author : Linda Pudelko; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Despite today’s combinatory therapy consisting of surgery, radio- and chemotherapy, the prognosis remains dismal. READ MORE

  7. 5. Migrant (‘dago’) fishers in coastal East Africa : understanding fisher migration and its role in artisanal fisheries

    Author : Innocent Ngao Wanyonyi; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Akvatisk ekologi; Aquatic Ecology;

    Abstract : Coastal and marine resources support tourism and recreation, urbanizationand coastal development sectors as well as marine genetic resources and bioprospecting. Fishing remains the most important economic activity forprovision of food and income to coastal communities. READ MORE