Sökning: "Against Nature"

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  1. 21. Female Licentiousness versus Male Escape? : Essays on Intoxicating Substance Use, Sexuality and Gender

    Författare :Alexandra Bogren; Karin Helmersson Bergmark; Willy Pedersen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol; drugs; intoxication; nature - culture; sexuality; gender; young people; Sweden; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to study cultural aspects of alcohol and drug use in Sweden, and also to some extent in other countries. In the context of changing patterns of drinking and drug use in Sweden and in the rest of the world, such studies are increasingly important.The thesis comprises four self-contained but interrelated studies. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Den mystiske indianen : Schamanism i skärningspunkten mellan populärkultur, forskning och nyandlighet

    Författare :Sten Skånby; Ulf Drobin; Olav Hammer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; shamanism; neo-shamanism; new age; new religious movements; Michael Harner; Carlos Castaneda; mystical experiences; nature mysticism; drum journey; vision quest; noble savage; Indians; History of religion; Religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Neo-shamanism, or just shamanism, have entered religious life in the West mostly as a result of the inspiration of Michael Harner and Carlos Castaneda. Placing neo-shamanism in a historical context, shows its intimate connection with popular culture and the distinct association with academic research on shamanism. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Evaluation of new strategies to elicit neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1

    Författare :Mattias Forsell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The development of an effective HIV-1 vaccine must be considered one of the greatest biomedical challenges of today. The nature of the virus, characterized by immense variability as well as its tropism for the essential CD4+ T cells of the immune system, allows it to establish a chronic infection for years under constant immune selection pressure. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Advancing antiviral strategies against emerging RNA viruses by phenotypic drug discovery

    Författare :Marianna Tampere; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Pathogenic RNA viruses can emerge from unexpected sources at unexpected times and cause severe disease in humans, as exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Ebola virus (EBOV), Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreaks from the past decade. Despite the increasing impact of emerging viruses to health and economy worldwide, our preparedness to stand against these diseases is hampered by the lack of approved and effective antiviral therapies. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Exploring the tissue-specific nature of the Wnt cell signaling system : The complex world of cell communication and the search for the Achilles heel of cancer

    Författare :Simon Söderholm; Claudio Cantù; Mikael Benson; Stefan Hoppler; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Wnt signaling; β-catenin; Development; Cancer; Stem cells; Omics; Bioinformatics;

    Sammanfattning : The Wnt signaling pathway is a biological mechanism for cell-cell communication found across all species of the animal kingdom. This pathway plays a major role in virtually all stages of embryonic development, and it governs central aspects of stem cell biology, regeneration, and tissue homeostasis. LÄS MER