Search for dissertations about: "fara"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the word fara.

2. 1. On Men and Cars : An Ethnographic Study of Gendered, Risky and Dangerous Relations

   Author : Dag Balkmar; Jeff Hearn; Cecilia Åsberg; Victoria Robinson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; masculinity; technology; cars; risk; danger; emotions; car modification; Genus; maskulinitet; teknik; bilar; risk; fara; emotioner; bilstyling; Gender Studies; Genusvetenskap;

   Abstract : It is well known that young men constitute a high-risk group in terms of accidents involving both themselves and others. But comparatively little is known about the roles of gender, masculinity and automobility in reproducing or subverting such particularly risky performances of identity. READ MORE

4. 2. Extensions in Flux : An Essay on Vagueness and Context Sensitivity

   Author : Jonas Åkerman; Peter Pagin; Diana Raffman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; vagueness; context sensitivity; contextualism; weak tolerance; sorites paradox; forced march; equivocation; indexicals; Fara; Raffman; Shapiro; Soames; Theoretical philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi; Theoretical Philosophy; teoretisk filosofi;

   Abstract : The extensions of vague predicates like ‘is bald’, ‘is tall’, and ‘is a heap’ apparently lack sharp boundaries, and this makes such predicates susceptible to soritical reasoning, i.e. reasoning that leads to some version of the notorious sorites paradox. READ MORE

5. 3. Resistance mechanisms for nucleoside analogues : with focus on metabolism and apoptosis

   Author : Emma Månsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to elucidate the mechanisms underlying resistance to nucleoside analogues used in the treatment of leukemias, with focus on cellular metabolism and induction of apoptosis. Cladribine (CdA), Clofarabine (CAFdA), Fludarabine (Fara-A) and Nelarabine (Ara-G) are nucleoside analogues with activity against various types of leukemias. READ MORE

6. 4. Lyso-PC and macrophage interplay. Scavenging through the fatty side of atherosclerosis

   Author : Katarina Berg; Kardiovaskulär forskning - immunitet och ateroskleros; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Atherosclerosis is triggered by LDL entrapment in the vessel wall. Oxidation and enzymatic processing of LDL give rise to inflammatory mediators such as lyso-PC. These inflammatory mediators attract monocytes into the vessel wall where they differentiate into macrophages. The macrophages adopt different phenotypes depending on the environment. READ MORE

7. 5. The Key to Intelligent Transportation Systems: Identity and Credential Management for Secure and Privacy-Preserving Vehicular Communication Systems

   Author : Mohammad Khodaei; Panagiotis Papadimitratos; Antonio Lioy; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Security; Privacy; Vehicular PKI; VPKI; Identity and Credential Management; Vehicular Communications; VANETs; Availability; Scalability; Resilient; Efficiency; Micro-service; Container Orchestration; Cloud;  Certificate Revocation List; Location Privacy; Mix-zones; Pseudonymity; Anonymity; Untraceability; Pseudonym Transition; Pseudonym Unlinkability.; Säkerhet; personlig integritet; identitet- och behörighetsuppgifter; tillgänglighet; skalbarhet; motståndskraftig; effektivitet; moln; pseudonymitet; anonymitet; ospårbarhet.; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

   Abstract : Vehicular Communication (VC) systems can greatly enhance road safety and transportation efficiency and enable a variety of applications providing traffic efficiency, environmental hazards, road conditions and infotainment. Vehicles are equipped with sensors and radars to sense their surroundings and external environment, as well as with an internal Controller Area Network (CAN) bus. READ MORE