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Studying lipid interactions of specific myelin proteins using nanoscaled model membrane-mimics and nanoparticles
(The University of Bergen, 2018-12-11)The nervous system is a complex and highly specialized network, where rapid conduction of nerve impulses over large distances is required for correct functioning of vertebrate nervous system. Saltatory conduction of ...Master thesis -
Mass cytometry analysis of the tumour-immune landscape: The role of Axl receptor kinase
(The University of Bergen, 2018-12-08)Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Norway (2016) and worldwide. Despite the advent of new immunotherapies, malignant cancer demonstrates an intrinsic plasticity and is able to evade, adapt and suppress the ...Master thesis -
Gas Chromatography optimization using experimental design and surface response methodology.
(The University of Bergen, 2018-10-25)Gas Chromatography (GC) is an analytical method for the separation of enormous range of routine applications, to analyse very complex mixtures of Petroleum, such us different proteins in the human body, and natural products. ...Master thesis -
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Partial Least Squared Regression and Standard Addition-Net Analyte Signal Method for Quantification of Chitin in Insect-based Fish Feeds
(The University of Bergen, 2018-10-25)Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectroscopy is a rapid and non-destructive technique applied with little or no sample preparation step. This work presents the use of FTIR spectroscopy combined with partial ...Master thesis -
Clathrate hydrate formation in different chemical environments relevant to subsurface CO2 storage
(The University of Bergen, 2018-09-12)Storing of carbon dioxide (CO2) as hydrates in the formation of the subsurface permafrost and oceanic areas around the world is a new method of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Clathrate hydrates are solids consisting of ...Master thesis -
Low Salinity Surfactant Flooding in Sandstone Cores
(The University of Bergen, 2018-01-26)A new generation enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods comes from combining techniques to make the overall process more efficient than either of the processes alone. These combined methods are often called hybrid EOR ...Doctoral thesis -
Loss and Reformation of Ruthenium Alkylidene: Connecting Olefin Metathesis, Catalyst Deactivation, Regeneration, and Isomerization
(American Chemical Society, 2017)Ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts are used in laboratory-scale organic synthesis across chemistry, largely thanks to their ease of handling and functional group tolerance. In spite of this robustness, these ...Journal article -
Bruk av MRI og NMR-spektroskopi for å karakterisere fukteigenskapar ved ulike magnetiske feltstyrkar
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-27)In this thesis, use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)-spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is used to characterize pore size and wettability in a porous medium. NMR is a method that is increasingly used in ...Master thesis -
Easily Achievable Methods for Making Superamphiphobic Surfaces
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-27)Superamphiphobic materials have surfaces that display a contact angle above 150° for both low and high-tension liquids [1]. Superamphiphobic surfaces present exciting and innovative properties for commercial and industrial ...Master thesis -
Fast-fase NMR-spektroskopi og MRI-studier av fettsyreprofiler direkte på fiskekjøtt. En sammenligning av oppdrettslaks og villaks
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-28)The purpose of this project has been to determine the fat content, fat distribution and fatty acid composition in wild and farmed salmon using solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and Magnetic ...Master thesis -
Using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Qualitative determination of undesirable chemical component of high nitrogen content in protein raw material used for fish feed
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-30)Food safety and authenticity are important issue. Ingredients presenting high value are the most vulnerable for adulteration as the common practice is to replace original substance partially with cheap and easily available ...Master thesis -
Tegn på forståelse av kjemi i elevrapporter: En undersøkelse av elevrapporter i programfag i kjemi
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-26)Praktisk arbeid i realfagsundervisning er et tema som er mye diskutert i forskningen. Særlig problemstillinger som omhandler læringsutbyttet av praktisk arbeid er mye forsket på, og i den sammenheng også rapportene som ...Master thesis -
Laser-atom Interactions in the Dirac Equation for Hydrogen
(The University of Bergen, 2018-06-22)The advancements of laser technology make it possible to produce high-energy lasers. It is of interest in many technologies, especially optics, to study how these high-energy lasers interact with atomic or molecular systems. ...Master thesis -
Pyridine-Stabilized Fast-Initiating Ruthenium Monothiolate Catalysts for Z-Selective Olefin Metathesis
(American Chemical Society, 2017)Pyridine as a stabilizing donor ligand drastically improves the performance of ruthenium monothiolate catalysts for olefin metathesis in comparison with previous versions based on a stabilizing benzylidene ether ligand. ...Journal article -
Aldol condensations on a 3-alkylidene-2,5-diketopiperazine - synthesis of two marine natural products
(Thieme Publishing, 2018)The synthesis of two marine natural products containing a 3-alkylidene-6-arylidene-2,5-diketopiperazine scaffold by employing two consecutive aldol condensations starting with 1,4-diacetyl-2,5-diketopiperazine is reported. ...Journal article -
LTX-315: a first-in-class oncolytic peptide that reprograms the tumor microenvironment
(Future Science, 2017)The oncolytic peptide LTX-315, which has been de novo designed based on structure–activity relationship studies of host defense peptides, has the ability to kill human cancer cells and induce specific anticancer immune ...Journal article -
Reaction monitoring using vibrational spectroscopy
(Universitetet i Bergen (UiB), 2012-03-14)Reaction monitoring by vibrational spectroscopy (VS), especially NIR spectroscopy, is being increasingly used during process development. Analysts usually use spectroscopy to qualitatively monitor the progress of ...Master thesis -
Modeling interactions between hydrogen-like atoms and intense laser pulses with the Dirac equation
(The University of Bergen, 2018-05-29)In this thesis, a model to describe the interactions between hydrogen-like atoms and intense laser pulses using the Dirac equation is developed. The modeling of these interactions can be motivated by the advances in laser ...Master thesis -
Analysis of polyphenolic content in marine and aquatic angiosperms from Norwegian coastal waters
(The University of Bergen, 2018-04-26)In this work, the polyphenolic content in extracts of Zostera marina L., Zostera noltii Hornemann, Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande and Ruppia maritima L. from Norwegian coastal waters was characterized for the first ...Doctoral thesis -
Characterization of Polyphenolic Content in the Aquatic Plants Ruppia cirrhosa and Ruppia maritima —A Source of Nutritional Natural Products
(MDPI, 2018)Herein, the polyphenolic content in extracts of Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande and Ruppia maritima L.was fully characterized for the first time. High amounts of the main compound chicoric acid (CA) (≤30.2 ± 4.3 mg/g) ...Journal article
