Search for dissertations about: "dung"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the word dung.
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1. Genetic epidemiology of depression subgroups and suicide attempts
Abstract : Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric disorder, affecting 20% of the global population. Individuals with MDD exhibit variable disease manifestations, aetiologies, and treatment responses. This heterogeneity hinders the identification of risk factors, pathophysiology, and treatment specifications. READ MORE
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2. Health for community dwelling older people : trends, inequalities, needs and care in rural Vietnam
Abstract : Background InVietnam, the proportion of people aged 60 and above has increased rapidly in recent decades. The majority live in rural areas where socioeconomic status is more disadvantaged than in urban areas.Vietnam’s economic status is improving but disparities in income and living conditions are widening between groups and regions. READ MORE
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3. Phylogenetic relationships and species richness of coprophilous ascomycetes
Abstract : Coprophilous ascomycetes are a diverse group of saprobes, of which many belong to three families, Delitschiaceae, Phaeotrichaceae and Sporormiaceae, within the large order Pleosporales. The natural relationships and circumscription of these families are unclear, especially within the family Sporormiaceae, where the generic delimitation have been questioned. READ MORE
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4. Keep it rolling : Straight-line orientation in South African ball-rolling dung beetles
Abstract : Representing a substantial range and variety in morphological and ecological niche, found on all continents of the globe (except for the Antarctic), the ball-rolling dung beetles provide an excellent model in which to study the heading direction network and the factors by which it is influenced. As soon as a ball-rolling dung beetle has located a fresh dung pile to feed on, it immediately starts shaping a piece of dung into a ball, rolling it away from the dung pat in as straight of a trajectory as the terrain allows. READ MORE
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5. Small-scale pattern and mobility of plant species in Alvar grassland
Abstract : Studies of the small-scale pattern, mobility of plant species and the effects of cattle dung deposition and decomposition on the soil seed banks and the above-ground vegetation were carried out in an alvar limestone grassland in Gettlinge, on the Baltic island of Öland, Sweden.A new method for pattern detection using transect data Patch Size Frequency Analysis (PASFRAN), was developed. READ MORE