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No abstract provided. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Scope and contents: Seven adenoviruses, including oncogenic and nononcogenic serotypes from human and simian hosts, were utilized to investigate their effects upon the chromosomes of human and Syrian hamster cells. Human cells support adenovirus multiplication while hamster cells do not support replication of infectious adenovirus. The chromosome damage induced by adenoviruses in abortive infection of hamster cells was compared with respect to the effect of virus dose upon the incidence and the types of chromosome aberrations. The effect of different adenoviruses upon the amount and types of chromosome damage was also examined. The effect of adenovirus infection upon DNA synthesis of human and hamster cells was examined, and the relevance of adenovirus-induced chromosome aberrations to the etiology of human cancers is discussed.

During the 5th-6th century multiple clashes of theological debate engulfed the Roman empire after the heated council controversies of Ephesus and Chalcedon. The aftermath sparked factions and formulated alliances dependent on their hermeneutical and dogmatic positions. This study inquires Narsai of Nisbis and Jacob of Serugh who are characterized by the late-antique’s drama and compares their hermeneutical backgrounds in relation to their beliefs.

This research explores the causes and incentivizing factors behind the irregular migration of Syrian asylum seekers to Sweden. The study highlights the opinions from 9 Syrian asylum seekers with previous irregular migration experiences to Sweden. The results show that Syria’s conscription law (the compulsory military service), Sweden’s liberalized asylum policies, and lacking social networks in the state of destination were the main determinant contributing factors for irregular migration. For participants obtaining a passport required completing the military service period however the participants rejected the military service, as a result, they lacked passports, consequently, their regular routes were limited. The liberalized asylum regime in Sweden in terms of its lenient procedures towards irregular migration attracted the participants to migrate irregularly. Likewise, lacking social networks at the destination state decreased the employment chances for the participants and as a result, the work permits and regular pathways through the labor market were limited.

The Syrian civil war and the subsequent displacement crisis it caused, changed the international community’s understanding of forced migration in the contemporary context. Even more than a decade after the conflict began, over half the population of Syria remains displaced indicating the continued importance of this crisis. The literature has overwhelmingly focused on those Syrians who crossed international borders. However, those who remain internally displaced, and the patterns that their displacement within Syria has taken, provide insightful information on the drivers of forced migration more widely. By looking at subnational variation in migration patterns, this study seeks to answer the question: what explains patterns of internal forced displacement within Syria? I argue that the patterns seen throughout the Syrian civil war are an outcome of state policies that push displacement in certain populations and regions of the country as a method of helping ensure regime victory. These tactics go beyond common decision-making explanations, putting culpability for displacement back onto government actors. A qualitative examination of strategies employed by the Syrian regime during the civil war as well as a spatial and temporal analysis of IDP movements within Syria between 2016 and 2019 show evidence for the tactics used by the regime that have driven Syrian internal displacement.

Background: The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the most significant humanitarian crises of our time and has resulted in over 6.5 million displaced individuals worldwide. Syrian refugees are a vulnerable population and are at considerably higher risk for mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, despite the high prevalence, there is insufficient utilization of mental health services among Syrian refugees resettled in high-income countries. To help address this gap this study aims to investigate mental health conceptualization, coping, and help-seeking among Syrian refugee parents resettled in Canada to build a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing perception and the decisions to seek help, thus adding to the knowledge base for refugee mental health and generating insight to help inform policy and program decisions for Syrian refugees resettled in Canada. Methods: Data was collected using semi-structured interviews with Syrian refugee parents (N=31) who have been permanently resettled in Canada. Interviews were conducted in Arabic and transcribed verbatim and were subsequently translated into English. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results Significant interlinkages were observed between the factors that influence mental health conceptualization, coping, and help-seeking. Our findings suggest that many refugees perceive mental health concerns as part of daily life and do not believe it requires professional intervention. This along with personal, cultural, and religious context have strong implications for help-seeking behaviour. Moreover, the availability of culturally sensitive services has the potential to increase service utilization. Knowledge of how individuals conceptualize mental health and cope can be leveraged to design more impactful mental health services for Syrian refugees. Conclusion: The factors influencing mental health conceptualization, coping, and help-seeking are deeply interconnected and must be considered holistically to improve policies and programming to increase the uptake of mental health services. / Thesis / Master of Health Sciences (MSc)

This study investigates the relationship between the current migration crisis in Europe and the escalation of far-right voting which has been witnessed since it's beginning. In order to do so this study utilized correlation experiments and detailed case studies to explore the relationship between legislative vote shares and asylum applications for the years 2009-2017 in the EU member states of Hungary, Germany, France, Greece and the UK. Control variables of GDP, unemployment and terrorist attacks have also been utilized to measure alternative causes of far-right voting. Results of these experiments vary quite a bit from state to state - finding differing potential causal factors in each case study. Germany, France and the UK show results which indicate that an increase in asylum applications potentially influence far-right voting habits. Greece does not show this type of result, but does show correlation with control variables. Hungarian experiments however do not produce correlation with any variables tested, but has the strongest presence of far-right activity which may indicate that Hungarian far-right success is attributed to their long history of far-right activity.

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The aim of this study is to get an enhanced understanding of why and how young Syrian refugee males in Jordan prepare for irregular travel to Europe. Through eight semi-structured interviews with Syrians in their 20s and 30s residing in Amman, and a conceptual framework of life plan, existential mobility and social network theory, this research hopefully enhances our understanding of the dynamic and uncertain process of onwards irregular refugee travel. I conclude that discrepancies between the narrative of self and the actual situation may trigger secondary migration, while the social capital inherent in the social network of an individual is essential in the preparation phase of onwards movement. Moreover, the results indicate that latent ties are use actively to assess the reliability of the large pool of information accessed through membership in social media networks.