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1. Plant-soil feedbacks in boreal tree species
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is important for understanding how plants influence the composition and abundance of soil biota and nutrients and how this affects plant growth. The plant economic spectrum (PES) also plays a role. READ MORE
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2. Effectiveness of the Costa Rican Payments for Ecosystem Services program in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: Trends in carbon stocks 2012-2020
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Payments for ecosystem services (PES), a mechanism of incentives or compensation to landowners for provision of ecosystem services, have grown as a tool for meeting conservation goals. The Costa Rican payments for ecosystem services (PSA) program is one of the best-known examples because of being one of the most established. READ MORE
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3. ALMPs in the North
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The subject of this paper is to determine the importance of different Active labour market policies (ALMP) on the unemployment rate in the Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland between the years 2000 and 2020. The ALMPs examined are Public employment services (PES) and administration, Training, Employment incentives, Integration of the disabled, Direct job creation and Start-up incentives. READ MORE
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4. Genetically modified tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants for an increased production of wax esters
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Plant BiologyAbstract : Wax esters (WE) are naturally occurring lipids consisting of a fatty acid bound to a fatty alcohol with an ester bond. As an alternative to petrochemicals, plant-derived WE:s are of considerable commercial interest as lubricants, but have in recent years also received great attention for their potential as a starting material for bio-fuel production. READ MORE
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5. Determination of the inelastic mean freepath for SiO2 and the BBL polymer : A study with XPS and HAXPES
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för fysik och astronomiAbstract : This study targets methodology development using Photoelectron Spectroscopy (PES) as a tool for investigating material surfaces. When analysing samples with X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES), it is important to know the probing depth of the samples. READ MORE