Master's theses (KBM)
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Characterization of E-cadherin in Collective Cell Migration
(Master thesis, 2024)Background: E-cadherin is an important adhesion protein that plays a significant role in cell-cell adhesion and tissue integrity in epithelial tissues. It regulates migration and signaling pathways, as well as stabilize ... -
Testing og optimalisering av molekylærbiologiske diagnostikkmetoder for ringorm hos storfe
(Master thesis, 2024)Ringorm er en hudsykdom som påvirker både mennesker og dyr. Den blir forårsaket av dermatofytter, en gruppe sopparter som livnærer seg av keratin, som er en av hovedkomponentene i huden. Når ringorm forårsaket av dermatofytten ... -
CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing by Electrotransformation in Denitrificimonas caeni sp.
(Master thesis, 2024)Changes in climate are an increasing threat to society, with carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide (N2O) being seen as the most significant contributing greenhouse gases. N2O has a global warming potential 300 ... -
Revealing the Heterogeneity of Cell Clones in Breast Cancer Tumors using Single-cell DNA Sequencing
(Master thesis, 2024)Revealing the Heterogeneity of Cell Clones in Breast Cancer Tumors using Single-cell DNA Sequencing -
Instrument optimization of novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
(Master thesis, 2024)PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a wide group of chemicals that consist of a polymer carbon chain where several of the hydrogens in the carbon chain have been replaced with fluorine atoms. PFAS have ... -
Enzymatic production and fine-tuning of chitin-derived products
(Master thesis, 2024)Chitin is the second moss widespread polysaccharide in the world, and a cheap but valuable resource that can be used in a large range of applications. The derivatives of chitin, chitosan and chitooligosaccharides (CHOS), ... -
Characterization of Fatty Acid Profiles in Pandalus Borealis (Cold- Water Shrimps) Using GC- MS/Orbitrap
(Master thesis, 2024)This study aimed to obtain a comprehensive complete fatty acid (FA) profile, by elucidating and quantifying the FAs present in the muscle of Pandalus borealis from two separate locations and processing methods. Shrimps are ... -
Synthetic Studies Towards Dysoxylactam A
(Master thesis, 2024)I 2019 ble naturproduktet Dysoxylactam A isolert fra barken til planten Dysoxylum Hongkongense i Sør-Kina. Det biologisk aktive makrosyklolipopeptidet ble funnet til å være en potent hemmer av transportfunksjonen til ... -
Regulatory networks in trees
(Master thesis, 2024)Network analysis involves examining pairwise interactions between individual elements, in the current study genes and proteins. Unlike traditional data analysis methods that focus on individual elements, network analysis ... -
Urbant landbruk på tidligere flyplass- er det trygt?
(Master thesis, 2024)Verden står i dag ovenfor klima- og miljø utfordringer med klimaendringer, tap av biologisk mangfold og forurensning. Disse utfordringene understreker behovet for bærekraftige mer klimavennlige byer, og bedre utnyttelse ... -
Drug screening identifies potential small molecule inhibitors to target transcriptionally heterogeneous glioblastoma stem cells
(Master thesis, 2023)Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent and deadly primary intrinsic brain tumour in adults. The inter- and intratumoural heterogeneity of GBM together with high recurrence rates and difficulty of transporting drugs past ... -
Characterization of novel hydrophobic lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases and their interaction with plastic polymers
(Master thesis, 2024)The global issue of plastic pollution poses a formidable environmental concern, contributing to extensive ecological harm across terrestrial and marine environments. The resilience of plastics, attributed to their robust ... -
Exploring denitrifying bacteria’s resilience: impact of oxidative and nitrosative stress on NirS/NirK and NosZ enzymes
(Master thesis, 2024)Mikroorganismer i jord utfordres av forskjellige miljøforhold. Både biotiske og abiotiske faktorer (eksempelvis respirasjon, vanning av jord eller nedbør) fører til endringer mellom oksiske og anoksiske forhold. Disse ... -
Relevante komponenter for utforsking og prediksjon i LPLS og UPLS
(Master thesis, 2024)Jeg har i denne oppgaven illustrert L-Partial Least Squares (LPLS) og U-Partial Least Squares (UPLS) sine egenskaper og sett på relevante komponenter for prediksjon og utforskning, med både simulerte og reelle data, der ... -
Biochemical characterization of a catalase-peroxidase and its potential role in regulating H2O2 during enzymatic degradation of lignocellulose
(Master thesis, 2024)Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most underutilized resources today. It is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin and is available in abundance throughout the planet. This resource is considered one of the ... -
The role of c-di-AMP in host-microbe interactions
(Master thesis, 2024)c-di-AMP is a second nucleotide messenger, which in gram-positive bacteria is known to be involved in stress tolerance, regulation of virulence, biofilm formation and growth. In S. mitis, two phosphodiesterase enzymes ... -
Effekt av vekst av psykrotrofe bakterier i fløte og syrningstemperatur på rømmekvalitet
(Master thesis, 2024)Denne studien undersøkte kvaliteten til Seterrømme for å forstå hvordan råvarekvalitet, prosessparametere og lagring påvirker de kjemiske, mikrobiologiske, reologiske og sensoriske egenskapene. Hensikten var å undersøke ... -
Investigating the cardiac health of poultry suffering from wooden breast myopathy
(Master thesis, 2024)Årsak og molekylære mekanismer til wooden breast (WB) i kyllinger er fortsatt ikke godt forstått, men studier viser at det ofte utvikler seg til fibrose i skjelettmuskelen. Hos mennesker fører muskeldystrofier som Duchenne ... -
Konsistens påvirkning på forbrukernes preferanser og metthetsoppfatning av matvarer med ulik behandlingsgrad
(Master thesis, 2024)I dagens komplekse matvaremarked er valgene individer tar om hva de skal kjøpe og spise preget av mange faktorer. Matvalg refererer til disse beslutningene. Dette er en kompleks prosess påvirket av en rekke faktorer som ... -
Improving sparsity and interpretability of latent binary Bayesian neural networks by introducing input-skip connections
(Master thesis, 2024)Being able to model natural phenomena using mathematical equations has been a major success story for researchers. Among various sophisticated methods, artificial neural networks (ANNs) have proven to be powerful models ...