Essays about: "OL"

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  1. 6. Migration and activity of the eastern black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas schmidtii) in Ol Pejeta, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Julia Hedman Wallin; [2022]
    Keywords : black-backed jackals; Kenya; activity; weather; moon; illumination;

    Abstract : This study examined the effects of weather during the day and illumination at night on the migration activity of the eastern black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas schmidtii) in Ol Pejeta, a wildlife conservancy in Kenya, from October 2015 to December 2019. Jackal ecology is an understudied subject where focus has been directed to a sub-specie of black-backed jackals in southern Africa, with different animals, seasons, and habitats than to those in Ol Pejeta and eastern Africa. READ MORE

  3. 7. Hur nederbörd kan inverka på aktivitetsmönster och boskapspredation hos lejon (Panthera leo)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Emma Berglund; [2022]
    Keywords : jaktlycka; lejon; Panthera leo; nederbörd; regn; aktivitetsmönster; predation; viltkonflikt; bytesdjur; boskap; vegetation;

    Abstract : African lions (Panthera Leo) are classified as vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation. The presence of predators as lion, is crucial for a functioning ecosystem worldwide, which makes the decline a serious problem. Wildlife conflicts between people and lions are a major threat for the lion population. READ MORE

  4. 8. Activity patterns of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and the transmission of East Coast Fever (ECF) to domestic cattle in Laikipia County, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Alva Sellgren Molander; [2022]
    Keywords : Buffalo; Syncerus caffer; East coast fever; ECF; Theileria parva; Corridor disease; CD; Kenya; Laikipia;

    Abstract : In this study we examined the potential connection between East Coast Fever (ECF) and the local activity pattern of African buffalo in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), in Laikipia county, Kenya. Buffalo activity was examined at OPC’s wildlife corridors, which work as the only gates for the animals to pass in and out of the area, by looking at approximately 32 000 pictures taken by infra-red cameras during the year 2019. READ MORE

  5. 9. Impact of rainfall on East Coast Fever in cattle at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Nikitta Afonso; [2022]
    Keywords : East Coast Fever; ECF; Theileria Parva; tick-borne disease; Kenya; cattle; precipitation; oxpecker;

    Abstract : Weather conditions commonly have a large impact on tick-borne diseases as it affects the abundance of the tick vector. The cattle disease East Coast Fever (ECF) is no exception. Rainfall particularly seems to play an important role in the transmission of ECF. READ MORE

  6. 10. Chemical modification of regenerated-cellulose films with determined patterns and different regeneration mediums to achieve superhydrophobic properties

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för kemiteknik

    Author : Pornpan Kongthong; [2021]
    Keywords : Surface roughness; regeneration of cellulose; Regenerated-cellulose; superhydrophobic surfaces; Alkyl Ketene Dimer AKD ; Scanning Electron Microscope SEM and X-Ray diffraction XRD ;

    Abstract : In our modern society there is a need to find a material that is biodegradable to reduce the use of plastic for a greener society. By means of superhydrophobic surfaces there is a possibility to replace plastic with cellulose and use Alkyl Ketene Dimer (AKD) as a sizing agent to make the surface hydrophobic. READ MORE