Search for dissertations about: "Worms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 swedish dissertations containing the word Worms.

  2. 1. Worms, Farms and Schools : Three Essays on Investment Choices in Uganda

    Author : Benedetta Lerva; Konrad Burchardi; Jakob Svensson; Jonathan de Quidt; Karen Macours; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; field experiments; randomized evaluations; agriculture; education; externalities; technology adoption; financial aid; cash transfers; school inputs; moral hazard; sharecropping; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Quantifying Externalities in Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Ugandan FarmersI investigate how positive externalities contribute to underadoption of agricultural technology among sub-Saharan African farmers. I focus on the adoption of pest-control technologies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Timing Matters : Wounding and entomopathogenic nematode infection kinetics

    Author : Alexis Dziedziech; Ulrich Theopold; Angela Giangrande; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Drosophila melanogaster; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Photorhabdus luminescens; entomopathogenic nematodes; worms; high-resolution microscopy; time-lapse; infection; kinetics; sepsis; septic wounding; injury; clotting; glutactin; transglutaminase; prophenoloxidase; cell death; pyroptosis; caspase; molekylär biovetenskap; Molecular Bioscience;

    Abstract : Over time, insects have developed complex strategies to defend themselves against presenting threats. However, in the evolutionary arms race of survival, pathogens have adapted to quickly overcome the immune response mounted by the host. READ MORE

  5. 3. Effects of intestinal worms on skin immunity and control of co-infection

    Author : Cajsa Classon; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Intestinal helminth infections remain a major health concern in developing areas of the world. Consequences of infection range from gastrointestinal discomfort to systemic manifestations. It has been suggested that individuals infected with intestinal helminths are more susceptible to other infections and mount weaker immunity to vaccination. READ MORE

  6. 4. Impact of intestinal worms on distal immune response and control of co-infections

    Author : Xiaogang Feng; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Parasitic worm infections have been suggested to impair control of secondary infections and vaccine efficacy. However, the experimental data regarding the capacity of intestinal nematodes to modulate host immune responses was lacking and the mechanism underlying dampened immune responses, particularly those distal to the gut, incompletely understood. READ MORE

  7. 5. Sensing the worms : automated behaviour monitoring for detection of parasitism in grazing livestock

    Author : Niclas Högberg; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) are common in grazing livestock and is a major cause of impaired health and productivity. Current control practices of GIN infections depend largely on the use of anthelmintic drugs. However, misuse of anthelmintic drugs has led to a widespread development of anthelmintic resistance. READ MORE