Essays about: "Baltic"

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  1. 21. A Place of Passage : Disturbed burials and dispersed human bone remains from the Mid-Neolithic burial ground at Ajvide on Gotland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Anna Sointula; [2023]
    Keywords : Secondary treatment; human bone remains; absent craniums; dispersed bone fragments; ‘skull cult’; burial rituals; CA; Middle Neolithic period; PWC; Gotland.; Sekundär behandling; mänskliga skelettrester; saknade kranier; spridda benfragment; ‘skallkult’; begravningsritual; KA; Mellanneolitikum; GRK; Gotland.;

    Abstract : The Mid-Neolithic site of Ajvide on the Baltic Island of Gotland comprises the burials of 89 individuals within 85 separate burial contexts (Österholm 2008). Some of these individuals were detected with absent skeletal elements, such as the cranium, which have been believed to be represented by the considerable number of dispersed human bone fragments discovered from the site (Burenhult 2002: 33, see also Lundén 2012). READ MORE

  3. 22. Temperature dependent preening behaviour in common guillemots Uria aalge

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Saga-Savanna Kynman; [2023]
    Keywords : common guillemot; common murre; seabirds; Stora Karlsö; heatstress; temperature; preening; allopreening;

    Abstract : As global temperature increase, new thermal conditions may challenge the physiological limits of endotherms. Examining the direct effects of extreme temperatures is an important component in understanding how these physiological limits may impact an organism’s behaviour, breeding success and survival. READ MORE

  4. 23. Machine learning-assisted image analysis and metabarcoding for monitoring of plankton in the seas surrounding Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Industriell bioteknologi

    Author : Karin Garefelt; [2023]
    Keywords : Imaging FlowCytobot; imaging-in-flow cytometry; plankton imaging; convolutional neural network; metabarcoding; Imaging FlowCytobot; flödesmikroskopi; övervakning av plankton; konvolutionella neuronnät; DNA-streckkodning;

    Abstract : I miljöövervakningen av haven runt Sverige har manuell mikroskopi av plankton länge varit den huvudsakliga tekniken för att övervaka växtplanktonbestånden och algblomningar. Nya tekniker utvärderas, men det är inte känt hur resultaten från de nyare teknikerna relaterar till varandra. READ MORE

  5. 24. A catch-22 scenario in the Swedish food system : –A scientific examination of cyprinid fishingand its management possibilities in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Peter Andreas Van Berlekom; [2023]
    Keywords : Cyprinids; Swedish food supply chain; fisheries management; Complex Adaptive System CAS ;

    Abstract : Cyprinid fish like roach, bream and ide are natural resources in Sweden that were common and consumed in households up to the late 19th century. Due to societal changes during the industrialization cyprinids lost their domestic importance. Today we see an increasing demand for sustainable food sources. READ MORE

  6. 25. From Reassurance to Deterrence : Tracing Small State Influence Within NATO Decision-Making

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Jesper Lehto; [2023]
    Keywords : small states; international organizations; NATO; decision-making; power; influence; process-tracing; elite interviews;

    Abstract : This study investigates how small states can employ different strategies to overcome structural disadvantages and exert influence within NATO. To this end, the establishment of Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) has been used as case study to explore how the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – undertook deliberate efforts during the decision-making process to serve their long-time policy preferences. READ MORE