Search for dissertations about: "catastrophe"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the word catastrophe.

  2. 21. Security for IP multimedia applications over heterogeneous networks

    Author : Elisabetta Carrara; Gerald Maguire; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Telecommunication; Telekommunikation;

    Abstract : Personal mobile multimedia services are rapidly become popular. They leverage the combination of mobile and Internet-based communications, the increased capabilities of the third generation of mobile communications (3G), and the flexibility of a common transport and service platform. READ MORE

  4. 22. Experimental spinal cord injury : methodological and neuroimmunological contributions with some historical background

    Author : Matthew Joseph Fraidakis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an incurable neurotraumatic catastrophe that afflicts mostly young individuals with resultant functional impairment of varying degrees of severity. The single pharmacologic treatment option at present is systemic methylprednisolone administration within 8 hours postinjury oftentimes accompanied by neurosurgical interventions. READ MORE

  5. 23. DNA-dependent protein kinase in normal and malignant cells : with special reference to anti-tumour agent sensitivity

    Author : Åsa Holgersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : DNA-PK; lymphoid maturation; lymphocytic leukaemia; radiation sensitivity; drug sensitivity; drug resistance; sensitisation.;

    Abstract : The DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) is a DNA double strand break (DSB) repair enzyme, essential for the cellular response to DNA damaging agents. DNA-PK is also of importance for lymphoid development, since it includes two processes, V(D)J recombination and lg switch recombination, during which DSBs are naturally occurring events. READ MORE

  6. 24. The Give and Take of Disaster Aid. Social and Moral Transformation in the Wake of the Tsunami in Sri Lanka

    Author : Carolina Ivarsson Holgersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anthropology; Sri Lanka; disaster; aid; giving; morality; cosmology; Buddhism; philantrophy; religion; economy; recieving;

    Abstract : The act of giving reflects the most basic principles of morality and has therefore constituted a classical anthropological field of inquiry. The importance of giving, receiving and reciprocating for the shaping and consolidation of social relations has long been recognized. READ MORE

  7. 25. Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, novel functions and future possibilities

    Author : Ahmed Waraky; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Insulin like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) has been shown to be important for cancer cell growth and survival, and is often overexpressed in malignant and premalignant tissues. Ligand binding to IGF-1R induces transphosphorylation and activation of the receptor, leading to subsequent activation of the phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase (PI3K), the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and the 14-3-3 pathways. READ MORE