Master's theses (TN-IMN, 2007-2017): Recent submissions
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Antibacterial effect of chitosan in relation to active food packaging
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Food safety has a high priority in the food industry. In order to be able to give the consumers safe products, the producers continuously work with methods to inhibit growth of bacteria in the foods during storage. Recently, ... -
Effect of rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria on root development of Arabidopsis thaliana and auxin mutants.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-14)Plant root growth is one of the most important factor in determining the plant health and increased crop production. Factors like root length, root hairs and number of secondary roots are crucial for the intake and ... -
DNA glycosylase activities for N4,5-dimethylcytosine
(Master thesis, 2017-06)Although the epigenetic DNA base 5-methylcytosine (m5C) has an important role in cellular functions, damaging chemical alterations to m5C have been little studied. For example, while much knowledge exists on erroneous ... -
Development of Plant Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitute: Fed-Batch Fermentation Optimization and Stability Characterization
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07)The need for alternative blood substitutes is undoubtedly very enormous. Therefore, it is important to evaluate and develop different sources of starting material for this product. Focus has been on use of hemoglobin (Hb) ... -
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 ... -
Base excision repair of N4,5-dimethylcytosine in DNA
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07-13)5-Methylcytosine (m5C) replaces cytosine (C) in DNA in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells to execute a number of important cellular functions, but damage to m5C have received little attention. For instance, almost no studies ... -
Alpha-Synuclein and synuceinopathies as related to Parkinson's disease
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, complex, age-related and movement neurodegenerative disorder, caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in a small portion of cells within the mid brain known as the ... -
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 ... -
Plasma drilling on solar system objects
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The search for water, minerals and most importantly evidence of life on other objects of our solar system will require access to the subsurface for sampling and in situ investigations. Drilling is therefore needed for this ... -
The dream of imitating our Sun: The hopes and prospects for unlimited energy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)This paper follows the historical development of the fusion research, with an ultimate goal to make a fusion power plant. Starting in the 1950`s, the different methods, setbacks and breakthroughs are explained. Fusion ... -
Stability of anisotropic perfect fluid spheres with electrical charge when the cosmological constant is included
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The main task of this thesis is to investigate the stability of anisotropic perfect fluid spheres with electrical charge when the cosmological constant is included. However, before we get so far we needed to read articles ... -
Gravitational waves from tachyonic preheating
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Most models of the universe, which are in agreement with current observations, include some form of extremely rapid expansion of space at a very early stage. This is called cosmological inflation, or just inflation. Most ... -
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 ... -
Passive Solar Driven Water Treatment of Contaminated Water Resources
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2015;, Master thesis, 2016-07-15)Freshwater, being vital for mankind survival, has become a very serious concern for the public especially living in countries with limited water, energy and economic resources. Freshwater generation is an energy-intensive ... -
An analysis of asset availability performance: a practical determination of well system reliability and maintainability.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)With decreasing oil prices, optimizing existing production is essential to generate as much revenue as possible. When the product sold decreases in value, more volume is required to maintain the revenue levels. Therefore, ... -
Intrauterine and tick-transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in persistently infected lambs
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)The most important tick borne pathogen in animals is Anaplasma phagocytophilum (A. phagocytophilum and the main vector transmitting this pathogen is the tick Ixodes ricinus (I. ricinus). Tick-borne fever and anaplasmosis ... -
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, ... -
Protein phosphatase 4 recombinant protein – transformation of bacteria and Arabidopsis thaliana
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Protein phosphatase 4 (PP4) is well conserved in eukaryote organisms. The protein has been studied in yeast and mammalian cells, but little is known about PP4 in plants. The function of PP4 in plants is unknown and ... -
Optimization of Wastewater Treatment Plant, SAR Treatment Tananger
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)The focus of this thesis is optimization of the wastewater treatment plant, SART owned by SAR AS. Based on an evaluation of the present treatment condition, capacity and limitations, performance of the plant has been ... -
Sludge production in chemical precipitation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Ferric chloride as in many other wastewater plants is used as a coagulant in wastewater treatment at Ivar (SNJ) since its multivalence nature has a significant effect on overcoming the stability of particles and consequently ...