Search for dissertations about: "Plants dissertations"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 241 swedish dissertations containing the words Plants dissertations.
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1. Strategic raw material supply for the particleboard-producing industry in Europe : Problems and challenges
Abstract : Particleboard was invented to increase the utilization of wood and it soon became an important core material for furniture production. Nowadays, other industries such as the pulp and papermaking industry and the thermal energy recovery industry claim the same type of raw material. READ MORE
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2. Macrocyclic polypeptides from plants
Abstract : The aim of this work was to explore the structural and functional diversity of polypeptides that are found in plants. Expanding knowledge of simililarities between plant use of these compound and animal use promises exceptional opportunities for finding, from plant research, new structures with biomedical and biotechnological potential. READ MORE
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3. Grasslands in a changing climate : Summer drought and winter warming effects on grassland vegetation
Abstract : Grasslands harbour a high biodiversity of both plants and animals, and they provide many ecosystem services such as fodder production, pollination, and carbon storage. Climate change is likely to alter grassland ecosystems, with the effects varying according to the exact nature and timing of changes. READ MORE
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4. Plants as Sources of Natural and Effective Acaricides : Against Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae)
Abstract : Ticks and tick-borne diseases are major health hazards worldwide, with increasing numbers of cases of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis reported yearly. Meanwhile, concerns about the environmental impact and safety of chemical acaricides are driving research into alternative control methods, such as plant-based acaricides. READ MORE
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5. Desert Plants and Deserted Islands : Systematics and Ethnobotany in Caryophyllaceae
Abstract : Background. Caryophyllaceae is a large and cosmopolitic flowering plant family, however the systematics of many of its basal groups has been unclear, due to a lack of unambiguous morphology. Some members of Caryophyllaceae are used medicinally, e.g. READ MORE