Essays about: "evolutionary theory"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 92 essays containing the words evolutionary theory.

  1. 21. Insomnia and fear extinction : Review and analysis of the evolutionary emotional hypothesis

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Sofia Wachtmeister; [2021]
    Keywords : Sleep; insomnia; hyperarousal; fear conditioning; fear extinction; evolutionary-emotional hypothesis;

    Abstract : Insomnia is one of the most common health issues, with occasional symptoms affecting up to 50% of the general population. Lack of sleep is associated with many negative health effects. A new evolutionary hypothesis has been proposed to explain the mechanism behind insomnia symptoms. READ MORE

  3. 22. Hälsofrämjande trädgård för minskad stress bland personal : en evidensbaserad design med miljöpsykologiskt perspektiv

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

    Author : Alexandra Ingelgård; [2021]
    Keywords : miljöpsykologi; evidensbaserad design; arbetsplats; gestaltning; stressåterhämtning; hälsoträdgård; personalhälsa; ebd;

    Abstract : Naturen har en förmåga att hjälpa människan att lindra och återhämta sig från stress. Trots det pågår en förtätning i städer och gröna områden bebyggs, samtidigt som fler människor lider av stressrelaterade sjukdomar till följd av arbetsmiljö. READ MORE

  4. 23. Evolutionary History of Nickel-Dependent Enzymes : Implications for the Origins of Life.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Paleobiologi

    Author : Reem Hallak; [2021]
    Keywords : nickel; enzymes; redox; origin of life; LUCA; ancestral reconstruction; phylogeny; phyletic patterns;

    Abstract : Nickel enzymes have been suggested, through numerous phylogenetic studies, to have been among the very first catalytic compounds on the early Earth, possibly present in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) or prior to the onset of life. This is because of the type of reactions catalyzed by some of these enzymes, the nature of organisms that utilize them, their distribution in the tree of life, and their key roles in what is now thought of as possibly one of the oldest carbon fixation pathways, the Wood-Ljungdahl (WL) pathway. READ MORE

  5. 24. Exploring the relationship between renewable energy development and people-place bonds : Insights from a rural recreation area in southern Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Yvonne Goudriaan; [2021]
    Keywords : Rural tourism; place attachment; NCP; co-constructed narratives; renewable energy development; landscape change;

    Abstract : The transition to a low carbon future is necessary to ensure humanity’s sustainable future, yet the expanding introduction of renewable energy technologies (RETs) is a central driver for transformations in rural landscapes worldwide. Introducing renewable energy (RE) infrastructures in rural landscapes raises concerns about the reduced naturalness and attractiveness of such landscapes for tourism and recreation as well as the transformation of people-place bonds as established through people’s interactions with and experiences in the surrounding landscapes. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Great Disruptive Transformation: The Impact of COVID-19 crisis on Innovative Startups in India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Chandraprabha Jha; [2020-10-21]
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    Abstract : Startups are one of the main agents of creative destruction especially in times of crisis, because of their favourable characteristics such as size, exibility and lack of bureaucracy. This study aimed to investigate how hi-tech innovative startups in India are responding to the COVID-19 crisis and how the crisis stimulates creative destruction. READ MORE