Essays about: "External Threats"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 101 essays containing the words External Threats.

  1. 26. Växternas osynliga försvar : en undersökning av sekundära metaboliters betydelse och deras styrbarhet i hydroponiska system

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

    Author : Julia Nilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Rotexudat; abiotiska faktorer; respons; stress; kostnader; primära metaboliter; inducerat växtförsvar;

    Abstract : I växtproduktion används idag både kemiska bekämpningsmedel och biologiska strategier för att skydda den odlade kulturen från angrepp av olika slag. Men utöver den externa hjälpen från oss människor har växter en egen förmåga att försvara sig mot de hot som finns omkring dem. READ MORE

  3. 27. Environmental governance in armed conflicts: A case study in eastern Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Olga Shashkina; [2020]
    Keywords : Environmental Governance; Armed Conflict; Areas of Limited Statehood; Non-Government Controlled Areas; eastern Ukraine; Donbas.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Environmental damage during armed conflicts can create significant risks to the civilian population. It is associated with acute and long-term threats to public health and livelihoods, limited access to such resources as water. On top of direct impact (e.g. READ MORE

  4. 28. Handling an epidemic during humanitarian crisis in a civil war - The case Yemen

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Bostio Abdulahi Moalim; [2020]
    Keywords : Conflict; Yemen; Saudi Arabia; The United States; Houthis; Saudi led coalition Intervention; Conflict actors; Geopolitics;

    Abstract : Yemen is amid in three threats at the moment, during a civil war with a pandemic hitting them during a humanitarian crisis. The aim of this work was to understand how has the civil war in Yemen shaped and impacted their humanitarian crisis and COVID-19 response. A literature review was used in this study which helped to analyze the work. READ MORE

  5. 29. Engineering Vascularized Skin Tissue in a 3D format supported by Recombinant Spider Silk

    University essay from KTH/Proteinteknologi

    Author : Savvini Gkouma; [2020]
    Keywords : skin; BSE; bilayered skin tissue equivalent; 3D; in vitro; model; vascularized; recombinant spider silk; FN-4RepCT; dermis; epidermis;

    Abstract : Skin is an organ with a complex structure which plays a crucial role in thebody’s defence against external threats and in maintaining major homeostatic functions. The need for in vitro models that mimic the in vivo milieu is therefore high and relevant with various applications including, among others, penetration, absorption, and toxicity studies. READ MORE

  6. 30. THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS ON ESTABLISHED BUSINESS MODELS - A multiple case study of Swedish insurance companies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Simon Emanuelsson; [2019-07-09]
    Keywords : Insurance; Internet of Things; IoT; Business Model; Business Model Canvas; Business Model Innovation;

    Abstract : The insurance industry has long been suffering from profitability and growth issues due to the increasing commoditization of insurance solutions, which has forced insurers to engage in destructive “premium wars”. Digitalization and technology advancements are only set to increase these pressures even further by shifting market boundaries and increasing the level of “digital sophistication” expected by customers. READ MORE