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  1. 16. Von Willebrand Disease: Mutations, Von Willebrand Factor Variance and Genetic Drift

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologi

    Author : Cecilia Carlsson Pecharromán; [2017]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : The most commonly inherited bleeding disorder in humans is the von Willebrand disease (VWD), which is categorized into Type 1, Type 2 (with subtypes 2A, 2B, 2M and 2N) and Type 3 (Chen et al., 2016). In order to acquire a better method for its diagnosis, first the mutations causing the different types of the disorder were recorded. READ MORE

  3. 17. Public’s behavioural responses to cyanobacterial blooms in Sweden : economic impact and demand for information

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Jenny Wallström; [2016]
    Keywords : algal blooms; willingness to pay; Gotland; tourism; Baltic Sea;

    Abstract : Eutrophication caused by nutrient loads from human activities is considered as one of the most serious environmental threats to the Baltic Sea. Due to climate change, cyanobacterial blooms are expected to increase in the future. This could affect people’s utility of beach recreation negatively in countries surrounding the Baltic. READ MORE

  4. 18. Implementation of Community Based Disaster Risk Management in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet; Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Author : Frida Sjöstedt; Viktor Sturegård; [2015]
    Keywords : CBDRM; Community based disaster risk management; DRR; Disaster risk reduction; capacity development; resilience; Mekong Delta; Vietnam; climate change adaptation; vulnerability; sustainability; ownership; kapacitetsutveckling; sårbarhet; klimatförändringar; klimatanpassning; hållbarhet; katastrofberedskap; Mekongdeltat.; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This master thesis examines the implementation of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The report is based on a literature study in the field of CBDRM together with an interview study conducted with organisations operating in the region. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Legal and Moral Dilemma regarding Human Security of North-African boat-migrants entering the EU territory through Italy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Helena Öman; [2015]
    Keywords : Legal Moral aspects; Italy; North-Africa; Human Security; EU; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Migration has always occurred throughout human history although in different shapes and for different motives. The reasons to why people choose to migrate are due to bad or inexistent: economic, environmental, health, food, personal, community and political securities. All together, these securities go under the concept of human security. READ MORE

  6. 20. The War Against the Asylum Seeker: Why 'boat people' became a security issue in Australia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Pernilla Ridell; [2014]
    Keywords : boat people; securitization; identity; Australia; asylum seeker; Election 2001; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This essay aims to analyze Australia’s ambivalent relationship towards the asylum seeker in general, boat people in particular, using the theoretical framework of institutional panic, as formulated by Blum and ‘securitization’, as developed by the Copenhagen School. It outlines the country’s past and present relationship with migration, while focusing its analysis on events preceding and following the 2001 federal election. READ MORE