Essays about: "mosquito suitability"

Found 3 essays containing the words mosquito suitability.

  1. 1. Modelling Mosquito Prevalence on a City-Scale in Gothenburg, Sweden. A Methodological Development Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Ville Stålnacke; [2021-06-14]
    Keywords : Culex pipiens; Weighted Multi-Criteria Analysis; mosquito suitability; Species Distribution Model; city-scale;

    Abstract : Mosquitoes are one of the most prominent carriers (or vectors) of diseases worldwide, which has an impact on human societies, as up to 1 million people pass away each year from mosquitorelated diseases. Mosquitoes are known carriers of, e.g., malaria, dengue fever and West Nile virus. READ MORE

  3. 2. Feasibility of a low-cost weather sensor network for agricultural purposes : a preliminary assessment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Kees Van Duijvendijk; [2015]
    Keywords : coffee; microclimates; Costa Rica; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; spatio-temporal interpolation; GIS; micro-sensors; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study has focused on challenges encountered when setting up a weather-network for agricultural purposes (e.g. linking temperature to the suitability of crops and pest incidence) with only low-cost sensors and materials. READ MORE

  4. 3. Characteristics of managed and unmanaged water bodies influencing their suitability as mosquito breeding habitats in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Karolina Carlström; Elin Renstål; [2014]
    Keywords : Mosquitoes; breeding habitat; vector control; water characteristics; abiotic variable; biotic variable; Bahir Dar; Ethiopia; Mygg; mygglarvshabitat; vektorkontroll; vattenegenskaper; abiotisk variabel; biotisk variabel; Bahir Dar; Etiopien;

    Abstract : Mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and West Nile virus are serious problems in many parts of the world, especially in Africa, and partially in Ethiopia. Millions of people become infected and several hundred thousand people die worldwide from these diseases every year. READ MORE