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  1. 1. Second hand + Online + Gen Z = TRUE : A quantitative study on the motivations behind second-hand shopping for clothes online

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Amanda Häggmark; Fanny Olofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Online shopping second-hand; Generation Z; Impulse Buying Tendency; Perceived Risk; Shopping Motives;

    Abstract : The environmental issues in the world are critical and sustainability becomes more important. There is a certain lack in the textile industry, where the production of clothes is responsible for water pollution, landfill waste and greenhouse gas emission. READ MORE

  3. 2. Turning Night into Day : Does Skyglow affect Bat Activity and Timing of Emergence?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Torge Gerwin; [2023]
    Keywords : Skyglow; Bats; Light pollution; Bat activity; Bat emergence; Riparian forest; Landscape composition; Multi-scale landscape; Landscape management; Sweden;

    Abstract : Artificial brightness of the night sky caused by the backscatter of artificial light in the atmosphere is a consequence of ongoing urbanization. Skyglow covers 88 % of Europe’s surface and poses significant threats to biodiversity. Extensive research on responses of bats to direct light pollution already revealed significant impacts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Biocatalysis in Pickering emulsions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI)

    Author : Christine Vera Isabel Schmidt; [2023]
    Keywords : Enzymes; Pickering emulsion; Amine Transaminases; Green Chemistry; Stereoselectivity; Biotechnology; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Employing enzymes as catalysts in the production of chiral amines that are both used as building blocks and active pharmaceutical ingredients might be promising due to milder reaction conditions compared to non-biological catalysts, exclusion of heavy metals, high selectivity towards substrates and precision in chirality of the products. Transaminases are attractive for the use in this process. READ MORE

  5. 4. Greening the Supply Chain in a modified EMS increases Customer's Satisfaction: : (Considering Life Cycle Perspective Combined with Design and Development in ISO 14001)

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Amani Abdalla Bakheit; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental System- Green Supply Chain- Management-ISO 14001-Design and Development -Life Cycle Perspective- Key Performance Indicator- Management-Customer s Satisfaction;

    Abstract :  The green supply chain concept occurs to mitigate environmental degradations and controlair, water and waste pollution through the adoption of green practices in manufacturing andbusiness operations. The essential ideology behind green concept is to enhance environmental sustainability. READ MORE

  6. 5. Household air pollution exposure in sub-Saharan Africa and assessment of disease burden attributable to risk factor

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Festina Balidemaj; [2020]
    Keywords : Air pollution; household air pollution; burden of disease; acute lower respiratory infection; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ischemic heart disease; lung cancer; stroke; sub-Saharan Africa; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: One of the major environmental threats to human health is air pollution. It contributes to premature deaths of millions of people worldwide. Air quality issues are growing exponentially in developing countries (West et al. 2016). READ MORE