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  1. 1. The Development and Testing of Low-Cost Heat Transfer Enhancements for Solar Dryers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : Hoda Mahmoodi; [2023]
    Keywords : Solar dryer; Bhutan; Drying rate; Solar absorber; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In the mountainous regions of Bhutan and Nepal, post-harvest losses cause significant challenges for producers. Open air sun drying is usually used by farmers to preserve their produce. There are many disadvantages to this method. READ MORE

  3. 2. High Noon in the Himalayas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : China; India; Border conflict; Galwan; escalation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis examines the escalation of the Sino-Indian border conflict in the summer of 2020. Using a modified version of Graham Allison’s multi-lens model, variants of realism, institutionalism and constructivism are applied to the case in order to find explanatory factors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Spatio-temporal analysis of groundwater-dependent precipitation based on Lagrangian moisture tracking

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Daowei Li; [2022]
    Keywords : Groundwater abstraction; groundwater dependent precipitation; ERA5 precipitation; Utrack; Lagrangian model.;

    Abstract : Groundwater abstraction for irrigation use has steadily increased over the past decades, resulting in additional evaporation to the atmosphere, and increased precipitation. The precipitation stemming from groundwater irrigation (or Groundwater-dependent precipitation) has received little attention during recent years and is solely researched by the Eulerian model. READ MORE

  5. 4. Adapting to melting glaciers : how Western Himalayan societies frame climate change and adaptation

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

    Author : Taha Anis; [2022]
    Keywords : Adaptation; identity; risk and Information; authority; Himalayas; frame analysis; Gilgit-Baltistan; Pakistan;

    Abstract : The glaciers of the Hindu-Kush Himalayas region flow into 10 major river basins and sustain nearly 2 billion people, with 250 million being directly dependent on them for freshwater sources while a further 1.65 billion rely on their outflows. READ MORE

  6. 5. Development and testing of a novel solar dryer design with an incorporated heat exchanger - For use in the Himalayan regions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : Adam Probert; [2022]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Food scarcity is a common occurrence for farmers in the rural Himalayan regions. As fruits and vegetables are a crucial part of most farmers' diet, food deficiency can become evident in between harvesting periods, when there is no fresh supply. READ MORE