Essays about: "Structural barrier"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Structural barrier.

  1. 1. Investigation of Milled Wood Lignin Extraction Using Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Application in Hydrophobic Barriers in the Food Packaging Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Anna Wagne; [2023]
    Keywords : Lignin; extraction; hydrophobicity; chemical engineering; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The objective of this report is twofold: to optimise the extraction method of lignin from spruce altering a few process parameters and to investigate the use of lignin as a hydrophobic barrier in food applications. The process used was STEX (steam explosion) pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis and MWL (milled wood lignin) extraction using a mixture of dioxane-water. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Rise and Fall of the First Feminist Foreign Policy : Understanding Sweden’s Unprecedented Policy Approach Between 2014 – 2022 and the Role of Norm Entrepreneurship

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Hanna Walfridsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminist Foreign Policy; Norm Entrepreneurship; Gender; WPR; Sweden;

    Abstract : In 2014, Sweden created the first feminist foreign policy (FFP). Other states have since adopted FFPs as tools to further gender equality at a time of women’s rights regressions. Following a government shift in 2022, Sweden also became the first to dismantle the framework. READ MORE

  4. 3. Single-cell transcriptomic and antibody-based proteomic analysis of Sertoli cell-specific markers in human testis

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Katharina Stanzel; [2023]
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    Abstract : The testis is a complex organ responsible for sperm production and hormone synthesis. Spermatogenesis, the process of sperm formation, occurs in the seminiferous tubules and involves the coordinated development of germ cells with the support of Sertoli cells. READ MORE

  5. 4. Smile and Waive? A critical case study of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 products using World-Systems Theory and Realism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Alexanderson; [2022]
    Keywords : World-Systems Theory; Marxist-Realism; COVID-19; Health Equity; TRIPS waiver; Intellectual Property; Core-periphery division; World Trade Organization; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest health crises in modern history. Increasing production of all relevant medical goods and ensuring their equitable distribution has been argued as a necessity to contain the pandemic, which led to the South African and Indian delegation in the TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization to propose the implementation of a TRIPS waiver to ensure that intellectual property does not pose a barrier to increased production. READ MORE

  6. 5. Unlocking Strategies for Co-Financing Urban Nature-based Solutions: A balancing act between the scaling up and justice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Ismat Fatema Fathi; [2022]
    Keywords : nature-based solutions; co-finance; scaling up finance; social justice; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The current reality is that cities are losing green spaces rather than creating more of them, leading to many urban challenges. Urban nature-based solutions (NbS), through renaturing urban landscapes, are seen as a promising solution to help cities deal with climate change and build a better future for communities worldwide. READ MORE