Search for dissertations about: "nutritional stress"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words nutritional stress.
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1. Neutrophils versus Pathogenic Fungi : through the magnifying glass of nutritional immunity
Abstract : Neutrophils are among the first white blood cells recruited to the site of infection once microbial pathogens enter the host organism. At site, they perform a well-orchestrated chain of processes that aims to kill the microbial invader. Most prominent, neutrophils engulf microbes to inactivate them intracellularly, a process called phagocytosis. READ MORE
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2. Integrative physiology as a tool towards good animal welfare and sustainability in aquaculture: Focus on intestinal function and health
Abstract : The human population is growing, and the world’s leaders are trying to provide humans with food resources and at the same time setting goals promoting sustainable food production. This means that we need to find new food sources that are not in conflict with future generations’ right to a world without hunger and environmental destruction. READ MORE
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3. Functional studies of Escherichia coli stringent response factor RelA
Abstract : RelA is a ribosome associated multi-domain enzyme, which plays a crucial role in adaptation ofEscherichia coli to nutritional stress as such as amino acid deficiency. It detects the deficiency of aminoacids in the cell by monitoring whether a tRNA at the acceptor site (A-site) of the ribosome is chargedwith amino acid or not. READ MORE
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4. Elderly Immigrants, Socio-economic Status and Health. An epidemiological study of cardiovascular risk factors, impaired mobility and self-reported health status
Abstract : Aims: To analyse the relationship between country of birth/ethnicity, socio-economic status (SES) and impaired mobility, impaired working capacity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, health behaviours among those with CVD risk factors, self-reported health status, impaired instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and all-cause mortality. Methods: Two main data sources were used: the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions (in Swedish ULF) 1986–1993, people aged 55–74 years, and the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994 in the USA, people aged 65–84. READ MORE
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5. Systems-level characterization of probiotic bifidobacteria - Towards rational optimization of industrial production
Abstract : Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains contribute to a healthy gut microbiota of their hosts. Increasing public awareness of this positive effect has resulted in a growing demand for these microorganisms. READ MORE