Masteroppgaver (TN-IKBM)
Recent Submissions
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Detection and quantification of pharmaceuticals in sediment, seawater, and wastewater treatment plant samples
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are increasingly occurring in nature. Their presence is posing a concern about antibiotic resistance in bacteria and other effects on the ecosystem, which are not yet fully understood. ... -
Optimization of the Inoculum-to-Substrate Ratio in Solid-State Spent Coffee Grounds Anaerobic Digestion Biorefineries Using Anaerobic Sludge for Maximal Bio-CH4 Production.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)The optimization of bio-CH4 production from spent coffee grounds (SCGs) using anaerobic sludge (AS) under different inoculum-to-substrate ratios (ISRs) using solid-state batch-fed anaerobic digestion (AD) reactors was ... -
Plasma Activated Water: The Next Generation Technology for Food and Agricultural Applications
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)Plasma activated water (PAW) has recently gained increased attention as a next generation non-thermal food processing technology. It has promising potential as a eco-friendly alternative to traditional decontamination ... -
Effects of protein enrichment in texture modified and minced fish products
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)The aim of this thesis was to develop two protein enriched products based on haddock and silver smelt, reaching the level of total protein in the utilized fish raw material. Both products were enriched by whey protein ... -
Exploring Analytical Methods for Quality Control and Accurate Quantification of Major Biologically Active Components in Astragalus Radix
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)Abstract Introduction Over the past decade, the worldwide consumption and sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbs have grown enormously. Astragalus Radix (Chinese: Huang qi) (AR), the dried root of Astragalus ... -
Development of LC-MS/MS method for analysing immunosuppressants in whole blood for the purpose of TDM, with the novel application of SALLE in the sample preparation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-06)The laboratory for Medical Biochemistry at Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) needed a new method for analysing tacrolimus, sirolimus, everolimus and cyclosporin A. A method was developed using the analytical principles ... -
Tacrine hybrids as multi-target-directed ligands against Alzheimer’s disease
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)World health organization estimates that nearly 9.9 million people develop dementia each year. Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and contributes to 60-70% of the cases. In addition to affecting ... -
Synthesis and Testing of Oil Field Scale Inhibitors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Scale formation is one of the major problems faced during production in the oil industry. A common method to control scale is the utilization of chemicals known as scale inhibitors (SIs). Several SIs are available commercially ... -
Effect of metformin and phenformin in acute myeloid leukemia cell lines MOLM-13 and HL-60
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)Cancer is a large group of diseases and a second leading cause of death globally with an estimated 9.6 million death in 2018 according to World Health Organization (WHO). It is an abnormal and uncontrollably growth of cells ... -
Synthesis of tacrine- and coumarin-isocryptolepine hybrids as potential dual binding site acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-10)This project presents the synthesis of tacrine and coumarin scaffolds armed with an alkyl-chain of varying length with an azido functionality and isocryptolepine scaffold armed with a terminal alkyne. The synthesis of ... -
Growth and inactivation of Bacillus pumilus with heat and high-pressure processing
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)The main objective of this study was to obtain knowledge about Bacillus pumilus B367 with relevance to food safety and investigate if B. pumilus B367 would be inactivated at lower temperatures for shorter time by applying ... -
Performance of Enzyme-Catalyzed Single-E and Dual-E Homeostatic Controllers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Mathematical modeling has become an important tool in order to investigate the behavior of biological systems. The concept of homeostasis is central to our understanding how cells and organisms maintain an internal stability ... -
Alpha-synuclein biomarkers of Parkinson's disease risk and heterogeneity
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and is the world’s fastest growing neurological disorder. PD is a motor disease, but many patients experience a range of non-motor features, ... -
Methylation of PP2A in Arabidopsis – Stress tolerance and gene expression analysis
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)PP2A is a highly conserved enzyme complex in eukaryotes that is involved in various signal transduction pathways including hormone-regulated pathways in plants. This enzyme is composed of catalytic C, scaffolding A, and ... -
Forekomst av Listeria monocytogenes i et matfiskanlegg i Hardangerfjorden
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)I denne masteroppgaven er forekomsten av bakterien Listeria monocytogenes undersøkt i et oppdrettsanlegg for atlantisk laks (Salmo salar). Endringer i forekomsten ble observert for å undersøke tilstedeværelse og mulige ... -
Nitrogen retention in mature constructed wetlands
(Master thesis, 2019-06-14)Constructed wetlands are created for the purpose of treating anthropogenic discharges, such as agricultural and urban runoff to reduce the potential of undesirable effects in receiving waters. Leikvollbekken is a mature ... -
Matkjemiens rolle i å skape sunne og kritiske elever
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-12)The aim of the study was to determine the extent to which dietary education and the food chemistry in secondary schools affect the pupils' attitudes and actions in relation to diet. To find out more about this, the study ... -
Effects of rockfill dams and rock dumps on downstream water chemistry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-10-28)A number of potential negative effects on aquatic environments are associated with rockfills. However, in southwestern Norway, lakes and rivers downstream from large rockfills were among the very few sites where trout ... -
Contents of organic acids in tomato fruits as a function of light and nutrition
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-10)Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most consumed vegetables in the world. It is a source of antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, and has many beneficial effects on health. In the last decades, the taste properties ... -
Investigating the molecular epidemiology of Norwegian blood culture isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae using whole genome sequencing
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rapidly increasing threat to public health, and was in 2019 listed as one of top ten global health threats by the World Health Organization (WHO). The gram-negative ...
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