Browsing Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering (TN-IKBM) by Title

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    • Review of the effect of disinfectants on antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants 

      Jakovljevic, Natalija (Bachelor thesis, 2022)
      Antibiotic resistance (AR) has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the biggest threats to human health, due to the increased and unrestricted antibiotic use in humans and animals. In addition, ...

    • A review on energy and cost effective phase separated pretreatment of biosolids 

      Rajesh Banu, Banu; Poornima Devi, T.; Yukesh Kannah, Kannah; Kavitha, S.; Kim, Sang-Hyoun; Muñoz, Raul; Kumar, Gopalakrishnan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)
      Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) existent in anaerobic sludge proves to be a barrier for sludge liquefaction and biomass lysis efficiency. Hence EPS deaggregation heightens the surface area for the subsequent ...

    • Review on Geopolymers as Wellbore Sealants: State of the Art Optimization for CO2 Exposure and Perspectives 

      Hajiabadi, Seyed Hasan; Khalifeh, Mahmoud; Van Noort, Reinier; Silva Santos Moreira, Paulo Henrique (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)
      Wellbores used in underground production and storage activities, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), are typically sealed using sealants based on Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). However, leakage along these seals ...

    • A review on occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistance in wastewaters and in wastewater treatment plants: Mechanisms and perspectives 

      Uluseker, Cansu; Kaster, Krista Michelle; Thorsen, Kristian; Basiry, Daniel; Shobana, Sutha; Jain, Monika; Kumar, Gopalakrishnan; Kommedal, Roald; Pala-Ozkok, Ilke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10)
      This paper reviews current knowledge on sources, spread and removal mechanisms of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in microbial communities of wastewaters, treatment plants and downstream recipients. Antibiotic is the ...

    • Ricin B proteins from Saprolegnia parasitica translocate into fish cells 

      Juliussen, Helene Elise (Bachelor thesis, 2022)
      Saprolegnia parasitica is a pathogenic oomycete within the phylum of stramenopiles that mainly infects salmon and trout. It is found all over the world and causes a disease called saprolegniosis that often results in death ...

    • Road runoff particle removal: A case study of the underground sedimentation facility at fv. 505 Skjæveland – Foss-Eikeland 

      Lode, Magnus Gausel (Master thesis, 2021)
      With increasing urbanization, the effect of urban runoff on vulnerable recipients increases. Commonly, open wet ponds have been used for treatment of road surface runoff. With increasing urbanization and a focus on reducing ...

    • Salting-Out Assisted Liquid-Liquid Extraction for UPLC-MS/MS Determination of Thyroxine and Steroid Hormones in Human Serum and Fish Plasma 

      Urge, Alemnesh Yirda; Pampanin, Daniela Maria; Martino, Maria Elena; Knudsen, David Lausten; Brede, Cato (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Measuring the level of steroid and thyroxine hormones is key to understanding organism health conditions. Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry has become the method of choice for such hormone analyses ...

    • Sample Preparation Strategies for Antibody-Free Quantitative Analysis of High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein 

      Kvivik, Ingeborg; Jonsson, Grete; Omdal, Roald; Brede, Cato (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)
      Sickness behavior and fatigue are induced by cerebral mechanisms involving inflammatory cytokines. High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is an alarmin, and a potential key player in this process. Reliable quantification methods ...

    • Sauehelse og skjulte patogener som kan forårsake sykdom 

      Sobon, Camilla (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      For den norske kulturen spiller sauer en stor rolle for kulturen, landskapet så vel for økonomien. Kjøtt, melk og ullproduksjon er noen av inntektene til Norge og er derfor viktig for å ha god helse for den norske ...

    • Seaweed-based Films for Potential Food Packaging Applications 

      Dysjaland, Hege (Master thesis, 2022)
      The focus on environmental issues and the challenges related to traditional plastic materials has triggered the use of bio-based packaging materials. Alginate is a natural biopolymer with good film-forming properties. In ...

    • Seed Amplification Assay as a Diagnostic Tool in Newly-Diagnosed Parkinson's Disease 

      Oftedal, Linn Silje Wathne; Maple-Gørdem, Jodi; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Alves, Guido Werner; Lange, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Seed amplification assays (SAA) are the first credible molecular assay for Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the value of SAA to support the clinicians’ initial diagnosis of PD is not clear. In our study, we analyzed ...

    • Selective Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Spent Battery Waste (Black Mass) by Adsorption: Resin and MOF Case Study 

      Fernando, John Senth Ravishan (Master thesis, 2022)
      In recent years, metal recycling and recovery from spent battery waste has become an area receiving much attention from the research community and environmentalists. With the rapid electrification of vehicles, battery ...

    • Sensitivity analysis of a pathway with respect to fast and small temperature change 

      Zakhartsev, Maksim; Ruoff, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Temperature affects all enzymes simultaneously in a metabolic system. The enzyme concentration in a biochemical system can be considered as invariant under fast and small temperature change. Therefore, the total sensitivity ...

    • Smart Water for Enhanced Oil Recovery from Seawater and Produced Water by Membranes 

      Nair, Remya Ravindran (PhD thesis UiS;442, Doctoral thesis, 2019-03)
      Sustainable use of scarce water resources and stringent environmental regulations are currently moving the focus towards environmentally friendly and cost-effective injection methods in the offshore oil industry. Water ...

    • Solvent Synergists for Improved Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor Performance of Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) 

      Kelland, Malcolm Andrew; Dirdal, Erik Gisle; Ree, Lilian Helene Strand (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The synergetic effect of a range of different solvents on the kinetic hydrate inhibitor (KHI) performance of poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PVCap) has been investigated. The equipment used was a high-pressure (76 bar) rocking ...

    • Spatial analyses of immune cell infiltration in cancer: current methods and future directions. A report of the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group on Breast Cancer 

      Page, David B; Broeckx, Glenn; Jahangir, Chowdhury Arif; Verbandt, Sara; Gupta, Rajarsi R; Thagaard, Jeppe; Khiroya, Reena; Kos, Zuzana; Abduljabbar, Khalid; Acosta Haab, Gabriela; Acs, Balazs; Akturk, Guray; Almeida, Jonas S; Alvarado-Cabrero, Isabel; Azmoudeh-Ardalan, Farid; Badve, Sunil; Baharun, Nurkhairul Bariyah; Bellolio, Enrique R; Bheemaraju, Vydehi; Blenman, Kim RM; Botinelly Mendonça Fujimoto, Luciana; Bouchmaa, Najat; Burgues, Octavio; Cheang, Maggie Chon U; Ciompi, Francesco; Cooper, Lee AD; Coosemans, An; Corredor, Germán; Dantas Portela, Flavio Luis; Deman, Frederik; Demaria, Sandra; Dudgeon, Sarah N; Elghazawy, Mahmoud; Ely, Scott; Fernandez-Martín, Claudio; Fineberg, Susan; Fox, Stephen B; Gallagher, William M; Giltnane, Jennifer M; Gnjatic, Sacha; Gonzalez-Ericsson, Paula I; Grigoriadis, Anita; Halama, Niels; Hanna, Matthew G; Harbhajanka, Aparna; Hardas, Alexandros; Hart, Steven N; Hartman, Johan; Hewitt, Stephen; Hida, Akira I; Horlings, Hugo M; Husain, Zaheed; Hytopoulos, Evangelos; Irshad, Sheeba; Janssen, Emiel; Kahila, Mohamed; Kataoka, Tatsuki R; Kawaguchi, Kosuke; Kharidehal, Durga; Khramtsov, Andrey I; Kiraz, Umay; Kirtani, Pawan; Kodach, Liudmila L; Korski, Konstanty; Kovács, Anikó; Laenkholm, Anne-Vibeke; Lang-Schwarz, Corinna; Larsimont, Denis; Lennerz, Jochen K; Lerousseau, Marvin; Li, Xiaoxian; Ly, Amy; Madabhushi, Anant; Maley, Sai K; Manur Narasimhamurthy, Vidya; Marks, Douglas K; McDonald, Elizabeth S; Mehrotra, Ravi; Michiels, Stefan; Minhas, Fayyaz ul Amir Afsar; Mittal, Shachi; Moore, David A; Mushtaq, Shamim; Nighat, Hussain; Papathomas, Thomas; Penault-Llorca, Frederique; Perera, Rashindrie D; Pinard, Christopher J; Pinto-Cardenas, Juan Carlos; Pruneri, Giancarlo; Pusztai, Lajos; Rahman, Arman; Rajpoot, Nasir Mahmood; Rapoport, Bernardo Leon; Rau, Tilman T; Reis-Filho, Jorge S; Ribeiro, Joana M; Rimm, David; Vincent-Salomon, Anne; Salto-Tellez, Manuel; Saltz, Joel; Sayed, Shahin; Siziopikou, Kalliopi P; Sotiriou, Christos; Stenzinger, Albrecht; Sughayer, Maher A; Sur, Daniel; Symmans, Fraser; Tanaka, Sunao; Taxter, Timothy; Tejpar, Sabine; Teuwen, Jonas; Thompson, E Aubrey; Tramm, Trine; Tran, William T; van der Laak, Jeroen; van Diest, Paul J; Verghese, Gregory E; Viale, Giuseppe; Vieth, Michael; Wahab, Noorul; Walter, Thomas; Waumans, Yannick; Wen, Hannah Y; Yang, Wentao; Yuan, Yinyin; Adams, Sylvia; Bartlett, John Mark Seaverns; Loibl, Sibylle; Denkert, Carsten; Savas, Peter; Loi, Sherene; Salgado, Roberto; Specht Stovgaard, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Modern histologic imaging platforms coupled with machine learning methods have provided new opportunities to map the spatial distribution of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. However, there exists no standardized ...

    • Spatial and temporal axes impact ecology of the gut microbiome in juvenile European lobster (Homarus gammarus) 

      Holt, Corey C.; Van der Giezen, Mark; Daniels, Carly L.; Stentiford, Grant D.; Bass, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Microbial communities within the gut can markedly impact host health and fitness. To what extent environmental influences affect the differential distribution of these microbial populations may therefore significantly ...

    • Specific PP2A Catalytic Subunits Are a Prerequisite for Positive Growth Effects in Arabidopsis Co-Cultivated with Azospirillum brasilense and Pseudomonas simiae 

      Averkina, Irina Orestovna; Paponov, Ivan; Lillo, Cathrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)
      Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) stimulate plant growth, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. In this study, we asked whether PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A (PP2A), a regulatory molecular component of ...

    • Spent Coffee Grounds (SCG) Valorization: Applications and Management Practices in the Stavanger Region 

      Bhatt, Neha (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-12)
      The environmental impact of food waste has been growing in interest among various environmental organizations as well as communities in the last decade. Coffee has been one of the largest consumed drinks worldwide that ...

    • Spent coffee grounds anaerobic digestion: Investigating substrate to inoculum ratio and dilute acid thermal pretreatment 

      Semaan, Georgeio; Atelge, M.R.; Dune Cayetano, Roent; Kumar, Gopalakrishnan; Kommedal, Roald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Spent coffee grounds have the potential of being used in further bioprocesses to produce materials and fuels. In Norway, the relative abundance and ease of collection of this waste substrate make it a candidate for ...