Essays about: "Brasilien"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 80 essays containing the word Brasilien.

  1. 11. Location decisions regarding forest plantations in Brazil : Which aspects are important to actors in the Brazilian tree industry?

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Katarina Nilsson Lannerstedt; [2020]
    Keywords : Eucalyptus; sustainable development; land use; decision-making; policy; legislation; independent forest certification; economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; social sustainability;

    Abstract : Brazilian productive forest plantations and sustainability is a continuous subject of debate, since such forest plantations constitute an increasing proportion of the Brazilian forest cover, and because of documented instances where some establishments have resulted in negative impacts on local ecosystems and communities. Meanwhile, balancing economic, environmental and social sustainability is becoming an important concern in industrial decision-making given the increasing importance of the global sustainability goals. READ MORE

  3. 12. Jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) hunting preferences, and their effect on cattle (Bos taurus), in Pantanal, Brazil

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Agnes Fridell; [2020]
    Keywords : Panthera onca; Puma concolor; Bos taurus; ; Bos indicus; Pantanal; Brazil;

    Abstract : In Brazil, jaguars and pumas both constitute threats to cattle farming due to predation on calves. Since both jaguar and puma populations decline, con-flicts with humans should be avoided in order to prevent poaching, which can lead to the number of wild cats in Brazil decreasing further. READ MORE

  4. 13. Steel Database Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Ingrid Torstensson; [2020]
    Keywords : Steel industry; Plantfacts; blast furnace; electric arc furnace; steel making processes; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : I detta examensarbete undersöks databasen Plantfacts som innehåller data om stålverk från hela världen. Syftet med detta är att utvärdera om det finns en koppling mellan primärt och sekundärt producerat stål och olika typer av stålverk i downstream-processer. READ MORE

  5. 14. Assessment of Predictive Models for Improving Default Settings in Streaming Services

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Mouzeina Lattouf; [2020]
    Keywords : Interpretable Machine Learning; Machine Learning; Shapley Additive Explanations; User Settings; User experience; Användarinställningar; Användarupplevelse; Maskininlärning; Shapley Additive Explanations; Tolkningsbar Maskininlärning;

    Abstract : Streaming services provide different settings where customers can choose a sound and video quality based on personal preference. The majority of users never make an active choice; instead, they get a default quality setting which is chosen automatically for them based on some parameters, like internet connection quality. READ MORE

  6. 15. Prionsjukdomar med fokus på likheter och skillnader mellan scrapie och nor98

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Leo Krantz; [2019]
    Keywords : scrapie; nor98; prionsjukdomar; nervcell; encefalopati;

    Abstract : Prionsjukdomar är en grupp neurodegenerativa sjukdomar som drabbar både djur och människor. Hos djur finns sjukdomar som bovin spongiform encefalopati (BSE), chronic wasting disease, scrapie och nor98. Sjukdomarna orsakar stor skada, bl.a. READ MORE