Blar i Master's theses (TN-IMN, 2007-2017) på tittel
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Large Eddy Simulation of buoyant plumes
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Industrial and environmental safety relies on understanding and evaluating risks and failures on the individual processes and operations. Simulating hazardous fluid flows with the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) ... -
Ligand activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor 2 (AhR2) from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Petroleum products are the major and most widespread class of contaminants in the marine environment. Anthropogenic sources are heavy contributors, like discharges of industrial and urban effluents, shipping, offshore oil ... -
Limitations of the Revised DREAM Model
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)DREAM (Dose-related Risk and Exposure Assessment Model) is a risk assessment tool for modeling offshore waste discharge to the marine environment. The drilling waste model was developed through the joint industrial project ... -
Matkvalitet på norske brunalger, med fokus på butare (Alaria esculenta) og sukkertare (Saccharina latissima)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)I denne masteroppgaven ble Alaria esculenta (butare) og Saccharina latissima (sukkertare) undersøkt for overordnet kvalitet, med vekt på mikrobiologi, farge og tekstur. Algene ble dyrket og høstet på Værlandet-Bulandet ... -
Mechanisms of TRP-channel mediated dopaminergic degeneration in C. elegans
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)One of the most common manifestations of dopaminergic degeneration in humans is in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Although dopaminergic degeneration affects a significant portion of the aging population, the pathways and ... -
Metabolic Assessment of Metformin Treatment in Colon Cancer Cells
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-01)Resistance against traditional chemotherapy is a challenge in the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). The use of metformin, a commonly prescribed biguanide anti-diabetic drug, has shown to correlate with cancer preventive ... -
Metabolic assessment of metformin treatment in the colon cancer cell line SW1116.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-02)Cancers have different metabolic profiles, with varying dependency on glycolysis and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). The metabolic profile of cancer influences it sensitivity to treatments. Metformin, an ... -
Metabolic phenotype of leukemia cells as a determinant factor for the response to metformin in different glucose conditions
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Cancer cells are known to have highly dysregulated metabolic pathways and altered mitochondria which governs their limited capability of adaptation to nutritional growth conditions. Metabolic flexibility can be reduced by ... -
Methods for determining the activity of nitrifying bacteria in wastewater samples
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)The present study investigated the feasibility of nitrification in wastewater and the community structure of nitrifying bacteria at two different temperatures, 10 and 25°C. The experiment was conducted in sequencing batch ... -
Microbiology of Lava Tube Skylights on Earth: Implications for Astrobiology
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-03-15)Microbial life is abundant in Earth’s subsurface and is extremely diverse. Subsurface habitats on extraterrestrial bodies offer microorganisms protection from hostile surface conditions. Lava tube caves are widespread on ... -
microRNAs as prognosticators in breast cancer
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease. It is the leading cause of death due to cancer among women in the western world. With the increase in incidence of breast cancer and mostly the lymph node negative breast cancer, ... -
Mikrobiell og sensorisk holdbarhet på fiskekaker og pesto tilsatt sukkertare (Saccharina latissima) og butare (Alaria esculenta)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)I denne masteroppgaven ble det utført analyse av Sukkertare (Saccharina latissima) og butare (Alaria esculenta) med det formål å studere holdbarhet av matprodukt tilsatt tare. Tare er blitt benyttet i mange sammenhenger ... -
Model based optimization of biogas production at SNJ plant
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)The main purpose of this thesis is the acquisition of knowledge and familiarization with the SNJ biogas plant and effects of codigestion. Plant operation and performance was monitored in order to understand and evaluate ... -
A modelling study of environmental fate and effects of oil leakage from abandoned wells
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Potential environmental consequences of oil leakages are taken into consideration in the ongoing development of plug and abandonment (P&A) activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The P&A on the NCS has been ... -
Molecular characterization of circulating tumor cells from pancreatic cancer patients by single-cell quantitative reverse transcription PCR
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal disease, which kills approximately 70 000 people per year in Europe alone. The median survival after the time of diagnosis is five to six months for patients with advanced cancer, making ... -
Molecular characterization of extended-spectrum beta lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from the Stavanger region between 2003 and 2012
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-12)Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative rod in the Enterobacteriaceae family, known to cause both community- and hospital-acquired infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. In the hospital setting, K. pneumoniae ... -
Molecular detection of tumor cells in regional lymph nodes and blood from patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The spread of metastases to regional lymph nodes in patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is routinely detected by histopathological examinations of tissue sections from retrieved regional lymph ... -
Monitoring of sensory quality of milk by spectroscopic techniques
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)The combined use of spectroscopic analysis and chemometric tools has wide application in evaluating and monitoring the product sensory qualities. The main intention of the work was to better understand the use of a ... -
Monitoring sediment bound cadmium in sømme bay, Hafrsfjord, Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Cadmium is considered to be a very toxic heavy metal for organisms at all levels of organisation. Therefore, careful analysis is made in Sømme bay, Hafrsfjord as this area is a very important marine wetland habitat, ... -
Municipal wastewater treatment using salsnes filter and hollow fiber membrane bioreactor (HMFB)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-07-04)This study investigated the performance of Salsnes Filter (SF) as a primary treatment prior to hollow fiber membrane bioreactor (HFMB) for nitrogen removal. The objective was to determine whether influent particle size ...