Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"defence mechanisms"”.
-
Investigation of defence mechanisms against Botrytis cinerea in Arabidopsis thaliana
… A plant utilises both preformed and induced defence responses to resist pathogen attack but researchers have focused on dissecting the induced defence response pathway. The complex signal transduction pathway underlying the establishment of resistance to a wide range of pathogen attack is …
-
Aspects of defence: Discourse of veterans, research regarding current UK forces and veterans and working around defence mechanisms
… In addition, one discourse superstructure – Defence – is identified. Synthesis of the repertoires and superstructure takes place in relation to: military culture; masculinity; Ehlers and Clarks 2000 cognitive model of PTSD and DSM IV symptom criteria; and, neuro-psychology of memory and …
-
Immunity in kwashiorkor
… of the effects of severe malnutrition on immune defence mechanisms and in particular on cellular immune function in vitro.
-
Vyrų po trauminių galūnių amputacijų savęs vaizdą formuojantys veiksniai ir jų ryšys su streso įveika /
… were used few methods in this study: stress defence strategies questionnaire, trauma symptoms questionnaire, questionnaire about presumptions of the world, defence mechanisms questionnaire, H-T-P projection method and semi-structuralized interview. The defence mechanisms questionnaire was …
-
Workplace Friendship and Anxiety: Organisational Insight through the Psychodynamic Exploration of Interpersonal Relations
… members, and to uncover collective defence mechanisms surrounding workplace friendship relations, following Menzies Lyth (1960). I also adopt concepts from the psychoanalytic school of Object Relations, notably transitional space (Winnicott, 1953; 1971), container-contained (Bion, …
-
Psychoanalysis and disability : an exploration of the utility of psychoanalytic methods and analyses in the interrogation of social responses to impairment
… disability studies is described, incorporating defence mechanisms associated with responses to disability, and an analysis of such issues as the discourses of ""independence"" and ""acceptance and denial"", altruistic behaviour surrounding disability, and the psychic need for ""otherness"". …
-
A Novel Protective Role for p130 in Neuron Oxidative Stress
… diseases and aging where the brains defence mechanisms prove insufficient. We provide insight into a novel mechanism of ROS defence in the brain, mediated via p130 that limits oxidative phosphorylation. Conditions of increased metabolic stress or treatment of neurons with ROS inducing …
-
Investigating The Functional Relationships Of RND Efflux Pumps In Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
… efflux pumps plays vital roles in the intrinsic defence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens. The staphylococci have two genes encoding RND transporters; farE, which promotes efflux of antimicrobial fatty acids, and an uncharacterized gene we have named femT. Although RND pumps are known to …
-
Intestinal absorption and bioavailability of coffee phenolics and green tea polyphenols: a study in healthy and ileostomy volunteers
… thought to participate in plant development and defence mechanisms. Polyphenols are ubiquitous plant secondary metabolites, and are usually found conjugated as glycosides or esters. These compounds have been of particular interest as part of the human diet, and have been the focus os many studies …
-
NGC-HLB, a novel antimicrobial peptide from the skin secretion of Hylarana latouchii
… to play a significant role in the host defence mechanisms against bacterial infection. In this study, the identification and antimicrobial activity of a novel peptide named NGC-HLB (GLLSGILGAGKKIVCGLSGLC), is described. The peptide consists of 21 amino acid residues and was identified in …
-
A Trusted Autonomic Architecture to Safeguard Cyber-Physical Control Leaf Nodes and Protect Process Integrity
… integrity of physical infrastructure. Existing defence mechanisms address security at the network nodes but do not protect the physical infrastructure if network integrity is compromised. An interface guardian architecture is implemented on cyber-physical control leaf nodes to maintain process …
-
Below the parapet: a phenomenological exploration of adult inter-personal relationships for individuals who grew up with a sibling with a severe mental illness
… research, that these siblings display signs of defence mechanisms of binary thinking, omnipotent control and the creation of a false-self. The present study draws on attachment theory, parentification and post traumatic growth, to highlight clinical and research implications for Counselling …
-
Discovery of bioactive peptides from amphibian skin secretion
… process, amphibians have developed their unique defence mechanisms. Among these, bioactive peptides in special skin secretions produced by frogs have been considered to be one of the rich natural sources for developing new drugs in the future.<br/><br/>In this thesis, several bioactive peptides …
-
Equine interferon-gamma and associated cytokines
… immune system, particularly in what concerns to defence mechanisms against infectious micro-organisms. Following the trend in human medicine, the cytokines produced will be useful for the development of new therapeuticals and prophylactics to be used in the control and prevention of infectious …
-
Multilineage modelling of early placental responses to pathogens at single-cell resolution
… placental explants. I uncover the placental defence mechanisms to combat infections and the pathways exploited by pathogens for their progression, utilising single-cell transcriptomics, immunoassays, and microscopy. Finally, I discuss the frontiers in modelling infections in the human …
-
Counter-transference phenomena in the white clinician : a hermeneutic investigation of cross-racial psychotherapy in South Africa
… approaches and the practice of overcompensation. Defence mechanisms employed include those of intellectualisation, displacement, denial, rationalisation and projection. The need to make reparation is pervasive. A Kleinian analysis of 'white guilt' is presented and the researcher's role as …
-
Phytochemical metabolites and their effects on in vitro and in vivo measures of oxidative stress
… pathways and induce endogenous protective mechanisms is both an exciting and a complicated area of research. Currently it is known that phytochemicals can act to enhance cell survival in cells that are challenged with a cytotoxic stimulus, and it has recently been shown that the combination …
-
Characterising vaginal Lactobacillus strains from young South African women with persistently optimal vaginal microbiota – Developing the framework for an African vaginal probiotic product development platform for reproductive health
… integrated prophages using VirSorter and phage defence mechanisms using the DefenseFinder tool. Lastly, putative bacteriocins were identified using BAGEL4. Results: The most common community state type (CST) identified across all participants and visits was the highly diverse CST IV, which is …
-
A study of the aggregating cationic antibacterial proteins and peptides in bovine seminal plasma
Several non-specific defence mechanisms are known to be involved in the protection of the mammalian host against invading microorganisms. Among them are well researched proteins like lysozyme and lactoferrin, systems like the myeloperoxidase- and lactoperoxidase-mediated system, and two complement …
-
ENGINEERING PHAGE HOST RANGE PROMISCUITY
… Additionally, the effect of different bacterial defence mechanisms on ΦVi01 virulence was studied. ΦVi01-mediated transduction was observed in most of the analysed hosts, allowing horizontal gene transfer between distantly related hosts. Also, strains expressing the Vi CPS were used to isolate …
Page 1 of 3