Essays about: "Ascribed Factors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Ascribed Factors.

  1. 1. The potential use of black soldier fly larvae residue as a fertilizer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Agricultural Biosystems and Techology

    Author : An-Marthe Ingelaere; [2023]
    Keywords : organic waste; fertilizer; black soldier fly; residue; physico-chemical characteristics; sub-Saharan Africa; socio-economic constraints;

    Abstract : In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the primary constraint of agriculture productivity has consistently been ascribed to soil fertility. A common approach to improve soil fertility is the use of fertilizers, both organic and inorganic. Though recently interest is increasing in the use of newer alternatives like biostimulants. READ MORE

  2. 2. Rolling with Pain – A Sociological Investigation Into the Meaning-Making of Physical Pain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Sofie Grann Lorentsen; [2023]
    Keywords : pain; physical-pain; meaning-making; phenomenology; Sara Ahmed; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate the experience of physical pain. Through an analysis and assessment of the data in the form of qualitative interviews collected for this thesis, the aim has been to show that meaning-making is fundamental to our experience of (physical) pain. READ MORE

  3. 3. Adapting Household Energy Consumption: How Consumers in Germany and Sweden Managed the European Energy Crisis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Emmelina Eriksson; Daniel Götting; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable consumption; Energy consumption; Energy crisis; Social practice theory; disruptions to practices; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Residential energy consumption in Europe is unsustainable, relying heavily on fossil fuels and contributing to climate change. The European energy crisis, as a naturally occurring experiment, disrupted energy consumption in households due to drastically increased prices and raised public awareness while creating a unique opportunity to study the dynamics of change in household energy consumption. READ MORE

  4. 4. “It’s a visceral connection” : young farmers processes of engagement in animal farming with autochthonous breeds

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Ana Daniela Ferreira Andrade; [2022]
    Keywords : young farmers; ecosystem services; autochthonous breeds; human-animal relations;

    Abstract : Agroecosystems are valued by the provision of utilitarian services that satisfy human needs and by their non-utilitarian ascribed ecological, sociocultural or intrinsic values. Nowadays, a delicate situation of decrease of population and the fragile generational renewal comprises the risk of loss of cultural landscapes in many European rural communities. READ MORE

  5. 5. Party or Party Group? : A Qualitative Interview Study of the Voting Behavior of Swedish Membersof the European Parliament

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ditte Roslund; [2021]
    Keywords : European Parliament; Member of the European Parliament; Vote; Voting Behavior; Strom;

    Abstract : One fundamental condition for a democracy to work is the possibility for voters to hold their legislators to account. Because voter turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections is so low, however, the task of holding MEPs accountable is passed on to the national parties. READ MORE