Essays about: "Thesis on animal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 509 essays containing the words Thesis on animal.

  1. 1. Glucose Sensing and Differentiating Systems with Organic Electrochemical Neurons : A Future Outlook for Type 2 Diabetes

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Sophie Ziske; [2024]
    Keywords : organic electronics; organic electrochemical neuron; organic electrochemical transistor; type 2 diabetes; closed-loop system; Axon-Hillock neuron; astable multivibrator; vagus nerve stimulation; glucose sensing and differentiation; applied physics; biomedical engineering; electronics;

    Abstract : In recent years great advances in the field of biomedical engineering and organic electronics have been achieved. One promising application would be the regulation of blood glucose concentration in type 2 diabetes patients. This application would eliminate medication and would improve the standard of life. READ MORE

  3. 2. An evaluation study of 3D imaging technology as a tool to estimate body weight and growth in dairy heifers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Emelie Ahlberg; [2024]
    Keywords : body measurement; body weight; growth; heifer; three-dimensional imaging; young stock management;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the use of a 3D camera as a tool to estimate body weight and growth in dairy heifers. Data collection lasted from October 2022 to January 2023 and was performed at the Swedish Livestock Research Centre in Uppsala, Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Designa genom boendesamverkan och med fokus på biologisk mångfald : ett gestaltningsförslag för Bostadsrättsföreningen Stenmårdens bostadsgård, Malmö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Erica Karlsson; Ida Hultman; [2024]
    Keywords : bostadsgård; användarvänlighet; boendemedverkan; biologisk mångfald; biodiversitet; biotoper; urbana habitat; boende; inkludering; medborgardialog; landskapsarkitektur; Stenmården;

    Abstract : Urbana miljöer står idag inför flera olika utmaningar, där ytorna ska rymma flertalet funktioner och tillgodose en rad olika behov och intressen. Den bostadsnära utemiljön, som bostadsgården utgör, är även den en begränsad yta som står till svars inför flertalet förväntningar. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Alice Edfast; [2023-04-26]
    Keywords : Jurisprudence; Legal theory; The legal subject; Legal personhood; The person-thing dichotomy; Animal Law theory; Animal sentience; Animal slaughter; Animal testing; Legal rights; Hohfeld’s fundamental legal conceptions; Speciesism; Humanism; Posthumanism; Greimas’ semiotic square;

    Abstract : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. READ MORE

  6. 5. Analysis of relatedness and genetic diversity in Swedish sheep breeds using medium density (50K) SNP data

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Krishani Devika Wijesinghe Sinhalage; [2023]
    Keywords : sheep; genetic diversity; population structure; inbreeding; runs of homozygosity; coat colour; MC1R;

    Abstract : The local Swedish sheep breeds belong to a group of sheep breeds known as North European short-tailed sheep breeds. Evaluation of genetic diversity, relatedness, and population structure of local breeds offers crucial metrics to prevent inbreeding depression, genetic erosion, and crossbreeding between locally adapted and exotic sheep breeds since these occurrences can have detrimental effects and ultimately lead to extinction. READ MORE