Essays about: "volunteer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 192 essays containing the word volunteer.

1. 1. Analysis of winter wheat and leafhoppers for wheat dwarf virus : factors causing outbreaks of wheat dwarf disease

   University essay from SLU/Department of Plant Biology (from 140101)

   Author : Lina Karm Togo; [2024]
   Keywords : Sweden; Psammotettix alienus; DAS-ELISA; cloning; sequencing; BLASTn; BLASTx; MEGA; SDT;

   Abstract : Wheat dwarf disease is caused by wheat dwarf virus (WDV) and is transmitted by the leafhopper Psammotettix alienus. The disease has been reported in many European countries, as well as in West Asia, China, and one country in North Africa. READ MORE

3. 2. On becoming an organic farmer2.14.0.0 : An autoethnographic reflection2.14.0.0

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Cliona Jane Lyle Bredius; [2024]
   Keywords : WWOOF; sustainable tourism; Gotland; autoethnography; agriculture;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) network may constitute a form of sustainable tourism on the Baltic Island of Gotland, Sweden. To do this, I narrate my own personal journey as a WWOOF volunteer trying to find my way as an organic farmer, in an autoethnographic account of my experience at Tjeldervik Gård during the spring and summer of 2023. READ MORE

4. 3. In a world of neurodiversity : How representatives of an interest organization experience their preconditions to support parents of neurodivergent children

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

   Author : Juliane Hersén; Hevi Määttä Brobacke; [2023]
   Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disability; non-profit organizations; preconditions; public health; support;

   Abstract : It is estimated that 15 percent of the world’s population live with some form of disability where neurodevelopmental disabilities [NDD] could be one. In Sweden it is estimated that five to seven percent of all children are diagnosed with NDD and attached to these children are parents who are in need of support due to unique stress problems. READ MORE

5. 4. Ultrasound neural style transfer using domain specific features

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Madelene Alanenpää; [2023]
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   Abstract : Ultrasound imaging is a widely used fast, low-cost, and non-invasive modality for monitoringfetal development during pregnancy and identifying potential problems or other injuries.However, interpreting the images may be difficult due to the noisy appearance and requiresextensive training of sonographers. READ MORE

6. 5. Collective Digital Identity of Russian Nationalist Organisations in the Invasion of Ukraine

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Gabriele Scalise; [2023]
   Keywords : Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russo-Ukrainian War; Russian nationalism; Eurasianism; ethnography; semiotics; coding; Russian studies; media ecology; collective identity; narrative; infowar;

   Abstract : This project investigates Russian nationalist organisations during the invasion of Ukraine, to study their collective identity and practises. It features an ethnography of 26 organisations, their websites and social media. Their content is coded via a semiotic framework, categorising their symbols, images, content posted and other identity tropes. READ MORE