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  1. 1. Investigating the Adsorption of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances on Amine-functionalized Mesoporous Carbons

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : MOJISOLA SALISU; [2023]
    Keywords : Mesoporous carbon; PFOA; PFOS; PFAS; Rose Bengal; Adsorption;

    Abstract : Water pollution is a profound ecological concern, exerting detrimental effects on human well-being, ecological systems, and animal life. Among the emerging contaminants that critically influence water quality and have garnered substantial scientific interest in recent times are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). READ MORE

  3. 2. Dental calculus metagenomics suggest that ecology, rather than host phylogeny, shapes the oral microbiome in closely related gorilla species

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Markella Moraitou; [2021]
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    Abstract : The oral microbiome can reveal a diverse range of information about its host: dietary habits, oral and respiratory health state and evolutionary past, all influence its composition. Nonetheless, little is known about the relative importance of these factors in shaping the oral microbiome. READ MORE

  4. 3. Materialisation of emergent farmers in a Malawian context : a privileged class’ positioning in agricultural transformation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Gustav Broms; [2020]
    Keywords : capital accumulation; surplus value; food regime; patronage; differentiation; livelihood; diversification; food security;

    Abstract : Emergent farmers have rapidly increased in numbers on the sub-Saharan African continent during the last couple of decades. The main interest in this study lies in how emergent farmers have materialised as a class in a political economic context and historical process and what societal impact they have had. READ MORE

  5. 4. An investigation into trait differentiation within and between two closely related Silene species.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Daniel Connaghan; [2017]
    Keywords : Silene; speciation; ecological differentiation;

    Abstract : Ecological differentiation and adaptation are processes that can drive divergence and speciation. Measuring ecologically revenant traits can help to identify possible targets of natural selection that may have mediated ecological differentiation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Genetic diversity of local maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm from eight agro-ecological zones in Mozambique

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Abilio Virissimo Afonso; [2013]
    Keywords : Genetic diversity; maize; Zea mays; germplasm; agro-ecological zone; Mozambique; Simple Sequence Repeat SSR ;

    Abstract : The genetic diversity within and among 27 accessions of local maize maintained at the National Gene bank of Mozambique was studied. The accessions were originally collected from farmers’ fields in 8 of the 10 agro-ecological zones of Mozambique. Eleven SSR markers were used. A total of 84 alleles were found with an average of 7. READ MORE