Search for dissertations about: "ecosystem health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 86 swedish dissertations containing the words ecosystem health.

  2. 1. Open Government Data as a Reform and Ecosystem : A conceptual framework for evolution and health

    Author : Jonathan Crusoe; Ulf Melin; Gustaf Juell-Skielse; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Open Government Data; Reform; Ecosystem; Health; Evolution; Impediment; Barrier; Risk; Enricher; User; Seeker; Provider; Publisher; Öppna data; ekosystem; reform; hälsa; evolution; hinder; barriär; risk; berikare; användare; sökare; medborgare; tillgängliggörare; publicerare;

    Abstract : Introduction: This doctoral thesis in Information Systems disentangles the interplay of an OGD reform and an OGD ecosystem. Open government data (OGD) refers to data shared by public organizations, in the role of providers, following certain principles for anyone to reuse. READ MORE

  4. 2. Climate-associated human health effects

    Author : Tzu Tung Chen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; malaria; Plasmodium vivax; mortality; historical epidemiology; vector-borne diseases; climate change; Nordic countries;

    Abstract : The intensifying impacts of climate change on human health represent a significant and pressing global health threat of the current century. This encompasses both short and long-term effects on human health, as well as ecosystem changes linked to rapid shifts in climate, and the subsequent spread of vector-borne diseases. READ MORE

  5. 3. Glioma as an Ecosystem : Studies of Invasion, Onco-miR Addiction and Mast Cell Infiltration

    Author : Jelena Põlajeva; Bengt Westermark; Ingemar Ernberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; glioblastoma; mast cell; miR-21; RAP1; CXCL12; SOX2;

    Abstract : Despite recent advances in oncology and extensive research efforts, gliomas remain essentially incurable. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM, WHO grade IV) is the most common glioma and may arise de novo or progress from a lower-grade lesion. GBM is characterized by invasive growth, aberrant angiogenesis and necrosis. READ MORE

  6. 4. Bioremediation of Toxic Metals for Protecting Human Health and the Ecosystem

    Author : Aminur Rahman; Abul Mandal; Jana Jass; Björn Olsson; Pawel Kaszycki; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Heavy Metals; Pollution; Accumulation; Remediation; Human Health; Bacteria; Genome Sequencing; de novo Assembly; Gene Prediction; Biology; Biologi; Bioteknik;

    Abstract : Heavy metal pollutants, discharged into the ecosystem as waste by anthropogenic activities, contaminate drinking water for millions of people and animals in many regions of the world. Long term exposure to these metals, leads to several lethal diseases like cancer, keratosis, gangrene, diabetes, cardio- vascular disorders, etc. READ MORE

  7. 5. Exploring the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract

    Author : Jie Xu; Avdelningen för livsmedel och läkemedel; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Microbiota; Probiotics; Blood pressure; High fat diet; Oat; Green tea; Berry; Fiber; Exopolysaccharides; Ulcerative colitis;

    Abstract : Abstract: Balanced microbiota of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is important for maintaining health of the host. Altered gut microbiota have been found to be associated with various life-style induced and other intestinal inflammatory diseases. Gut microbiota is viewed as a metabolic organ and considered as new target for therapies. READ MORE