Essays about: "Climate and diseases"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 119 essays containing the words Climate and diseases.
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1. Monthly heatwave prediction in Sweden based on Machine Learning techniques with remote sensing data
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Heatwave events as a kind of extreme climate event, have plagued the human race for the past few years. It severely influences people’s life quality, sometimes even leads to some serious diseases. In order to alleviate the possible damages heatwave events can do, some targeted actions are necessary and forecasting heatwaves is one of them. READ MORE
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2. Diversitet och fördelning av Stockholms gatuträd : arter med potential att bidra med ökad resiliens i den framtida staden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Gatuträd är en väsentlig del av stadens gröna infrastruktur och bidrar med flera olika tjänster, funktioner och värden. För att kunna leverera alla dessa värden krävs livskraftiga träd med möjlighet att utvecklas väl. READ MORE
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3. Skillnader mellan granindivider gällande initieringsfrekvens för somatisk embryogenes
University essay from SLU/School for Forest ManagementAbstract : Gran (Picea abies) har länge varit ett viktigt trädslag för den svenska skogsnäringen. Skogsbruket står inför en oviss framtid och med ett alltmer ostadigt klimat behövs ett genetiskt material som kan klara dessa nya prövningar. READ MORE
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4. How important are water sources to pastoralist movement in times of climate change? : A modelling approach.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Livestock grazing is an important part for the livelihood of a large part of the world’s population. While in some areas of the world water accessibility is often taken for granted, in arid regions this can be a limited resource. READ MORE
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5. Development and evaluation of solar heating solutions for Villages in the highlands of Peru
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In the Peruvian highlands, hundreds of thousands of people live in dwellings that are completely unheated. In this climate, nighttime indoor temperatures during the winter could be as low as 0°C. Indoor cold can cause thousands of respiratory diseases and increase winter mortality. READ MORE