Essays about: "natural sciences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 765 essays containing the words natural sciences.

  1. 1. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Microbial production of chemical building blocks from lignin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi

    Author : Kevin Bertilsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Lignin; Green plastic; Vanillin; Microbial production; Applied microbiology; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Plastics, derived from fossil fuels, have raised considerable environmental concerns. This has prompted the search for sustainable and safer plastic precursors alternatives. One alternative explored in the present study is vanillin, a phenolic compound derived from lignin, an abundant and renewable natural polymer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Initial Development and Validation of Language-Based Assessments for Meaningful Change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Ulrika Söderström; [2024]
    Keywords : meaningful change; depression; Large Language Models; AI; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Meaningful change has been discussed in multiple studies, with the recurring question of how it could be conceptualized and assessed to identify what determines meaningful change and where it occurs. Previous studies have conducted statistical analyses based on traditional rating scales (i.e., the PHQ-9) to assess meaningful change. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Public, The Police, and The Puzzle of Information

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : William Duggan; Librain Natia Ellis; [2024]
    Keywords : Policing; Public Perception; Safety Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When humans are involved, things can go wrong. This is a statement as factually true and yet dramatically undefined and dangerously ambiguous as any. No matter the industry or domain, where humans interact with other humans, perfect predictability is impossible and a focus on negative outcomes can seem natural. READ MORE

  6. 5. Hundägares motivation till utfodring med färskfoder och deras inställning till sterilisering av foder: en enkätstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Moa Lindell; [2023]
    Keywords : färskfoder; RMBD; BARF; högtrycksbehandling; HPP; livsmedelsbestrålning;

    Abstract : Att utfodra sin hund med färskfoder, även känt som Raw meat based diets (RMBD), har ökat i popularitet de senaste åren. Förespråkare av dieten menar att den är överlägsen traditionella våt- och torrfoder gällande näringsinnehåll och positiva effekter på hundens hälsa. READ MORE