Essays about: "material sciences"

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  1. 1. Spatial Stories of Peace. The case of the Greater Gola Landscape.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nicholas Eklund; [2024]
    Keywords : spatial theory; Liberia; Sierra Leone; environmental peacebuilding; conservation; case study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis follows the interdisciplinary tradition that exists in global studies by performing a spatial analysis of the imaginary of peace(s) and conservation as a practice of peace(s) and thus contributing to the fields of environmental peacebuilding, peace- and conflict studies, and geography. The thesis has its theoretical starting point in environmental peacebuilding and is drawing and building on spatial theory as a way of understanding the construction of peace(s) in the context of the Greater Gola Landscape, straddling the border of Sierra Leone and Liberia. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reaching Food Security: The legislative challenges of Seed exchange in kind : a discourse analysis of the European Commission’s PRM proposal

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Anna Beskow; [2024]
    Keywords : Food Security; Food Sovereignty; European Commission; Seed exchange in kind; discourse analysis;

    Abstract : On the 5th of July 2023, the European Commission presented a new Plant Reproductive Material directive with a general objective of ensuring high quality and diversity that contributes to food security, protects biodiversity, and restores forest ecosystems. The aims are to increase efficiency and promote and support mainly sustainable innovation. READ MORE

  4. 3. An investigation of pea and cereal varieties for organic intercropping in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Agnes Elise Matilda Wilson; [2024]
    Keywords : Intercropping; agroecology; organic; peas; cereals; heritage grains;

    Abstract : Organic farming, intercropping and the conservation of landraces are agroecological methods of transitioning to a more sustainable and resilient agricultural system, however there is a lack of data on varieties suitable for organic intercropping. Therefore, two spatially parallel field trials were conducted with 11 pea varieties intercropped with oat, and 38 varieties of cereals (wheat, oat, and barley), in sole crops. READ MORE

  5. 4. Effect of training and feeding on saliva concentrations of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein neo-epitope (COMP664) and neuropeptide Substance P in horses

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

    Author : Ebba Arrhult; [2024]
    Keywords : osteoarthritis; horse; biomarker; saliva; exercise; training; feeding;

    Abstract : Osteoarthritis (OA) is a low-grade inflammatory disease associated with subsequent lameness and chronic joint pain. Lameness caused by degenerative joint disorders is perceived as one of the most common clinical problems for the equine athlete, advocating the severity of OA as a welfare and clinical issue. READ MORE

  6. 5. Utvärdering av smärtenkät för bedömning av oral smärta hos hund och katt

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Moa De Bourgh; [2024]
    Keywords : dental; enkät; veterinär; djurägare; munhälsa; smärtskala; tandvård; tandvärk;

    Abstract : Tandsjukdomar är bland de vanligaste åkommorna som ses hos hund och katt idag, och en stor del av dessa tros orsaka djuren smärta och lidande. Smärta och inflammation som uppstår av eller i samband med dessa sjukdomar har även visat sig ha en negativ påverkan på individens nutritionella status, välfärd och livskvalitet. READ MORE