Sökning: "Contagious Interactions"

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  1. 1. Contagious Interactions : Essays on social and epidemiological networks

    Författare :Monica K. Nordvik; Fredrik Liljeros; Peter Hedström; Alden S. Klovdahl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social networks; social network analysis SNA ; network epidemiology; sexually transmitted infections STI ; mathematical modeling; suicide; diffusion.; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation has two overall aims; to explore and develop the use of SNA in sociology, and to demonstrate that sociology has much to give to other sciences. Interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary because we do not live in a world in which subject areas are strictly isolated. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Early host cell interactions and antivirals against ocular adenoviruses

    Författare :Rickard Storm; Niklas Arnberg; Saw See Hong; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adenovirus; Virus host interactions; Antivirals; Sialic acid; Integrins; Epidemic keratoconjuntivitis;

    Sammanfattning : Viruses are common causative agents of ocular infection among humans. Epidemic keratoconjuntivitis (EKC) is a severe and contagious ocular disease with reported outbreaks worldwide. It is estimated that this disease affects 20-40 million individuals every year, which leads to huge socioeconomic costs for the affected countries. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Cues, Conformity, and Choice Architecture : Empirical Essays on Influence

    Författare :Mathias Ekström; Yves Zenou; Robert Östling; Rupert Sausgruber; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social interactions; Peer effects; Conformity; Status quo bias; Default option; Choice architecture; Altruism; Cues; Reputation; Behavioral economics; Field experiment; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three papers summarized as follows. “Can Indifference Make the World Greener?” We test whether the default option can nudge people to save resources in a simple, non-dynamic, decision task with only two alternatives, and where people have been explicitly informed about the recommended course of action. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Crimean-Congo hemorragic fever virus : studies on molecular pathogenesis and host-cell interactions

    Författare :Helen Karlberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) disease in humans shows a spectrum of severity, from mild to acute. The pathogenesis of this and other viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) is associated with alteration of vascular barrier function and haemorrhage, but the specific underlying mechanism is unknown. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Studies of interactions with Streptococcus equi and the host : extracellular proteins of Streptococcus equi subspec. equi and Streptococcus equi subspec. zooepidemicus

    Författare :Greta Hulting; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (S. equi) causes strangles, a highly contagious and serious disease in the upper respiratory tract of horses, with a worldwide distribution. Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (S. LÄS MER