Essays about: "science today -essay"

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  1. 1. Can the disappearance of the forest orchid Goodyera repens be linked to clearcutting? : a spatial analysis using citizen science data from southern Sweden.

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Ines Diaz Garcia; [2024]
    Keywords : Goodyera repens; knärot; Artportalen; forestry; clearcut; citizen science; southern Sweden; conservation;

    Abstract : Habitat transformation through forestry has an impact on boreal species in northern Europe. In Sweden, even-aged plantations with clearcut harvesting are forestry practices that affect the understory vegetation. This study focuses on the red-listed Goodyera repens, a rhizomatous evergreen orchid. READ MORE

  3. 2. Risk & Policy: The relevance and influence of Aaron Wildavsky’s book Searching for Safety in the safety discourse.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Hans Nagtegaal; [2024]
    Keywords : Wildavsky; Resilience; Anticipation; Cultural Theory; Global Safety; Political Science; Safety Discourse; Social Power; Economy of Safety; Net Benefit; FLMU06; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The main finding of this thesis is that the relevance and influence of Aaron Wildavsky’s book Searching for Safety in today’s safety discourse is limited although Wildavsky may be considered to be the linking pin between RE, HRO and NAT. The safety discourse may benefit from Wildavsky’s work in political science: I.e. READ MORE

  4. 3. The influence of digital platforms in competition law: an accepted or imposed violation of the law?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Apollonie Epin; [2023]
    Keywords : Competition law; digital platforms; DMA; Digital Markets Act; anti-competitive behavior; efficiency of competition law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft) play an important role in our daily lives as they are always collecting intangible assets, data, and are competing for consumers attention. These platforms arose, grew faster than their competitors and strengthened their position to a point where they clearly dominate the market, occupying almost monopolistic positions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Homomorphic encryption

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Daniel Sanaee; [2023]
    Keywords : Mathematics; Cryptography; Computer science; Group Theory; Matematik; Kryptografi; Datalogi; Gruppteori;

    Abstract : The problem of constructing a secure encryption scheme that allows for computation on encrypted data was an open problem for more than 30 years. In 2009, Craig Gentry solved the problem, constructing the first fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) scheme. READ MORE

  6. 5. Lackticka, Ganoderma lucidum : produktion och användningsområden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Oskar Larsson; Filippa Goh; [2023]
    Keywords : Medicinalsvamp; sekundära metaboliter; produktion;

    Abstract : Ganoderma lucidum (Lackticka) är en saprofytisk svamp i ordningen Polyporales som livnär sig på att bryta ned ved av hårda lövträd. Utseendet kan variera en aning men kännetecknas främst av sin hårda, glansiga, röda fruktkropp som vanligtvis växer i en halvmåneform. READ MORE