Search for dissertations about: "conventional"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 3839 swedish dissertations containing the word conventional.

  2. 1. Fighting for Aid : Foreign Funding and Civil Conflict Intensity

    Author : Daniel Strandow; Magnus Öberg; Michael G. Findley; Kristian Skrede Gleditsch; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Aid; foreign aid; foreign assistance; relief; humanitarian; conflict; civil war; civil conflict; geographic concentration; intra-state; violence; military; contest; low-intensity; guerrilla; irregular; conventional; decision theory; contest success function; geo-coding; geo-referencing; territorial control; propensity score; Africa; South of the Sahara; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the sub-national impact of foreign aid on civil conflicts by asking the question: How does foreign aid committed to contested areas affect the intensity of violence in those areas? The main theoretical contribution is to focus on how aid influences warring parties’ decisions to engage in contests over territorial control and how that in turn influences violence intensity. The study introduces two concepts: funding concentration and barriers to exploiting aid. READ MORE

  4. 2. Costa Rican coffee and bananas : A social-ecological study of management practices and their effects on the environment

    Author : Angelina Sanderson Bellamy; Micheal Tedengren; Charles Francis; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Costa Rica; coffee; banana; production system; pesticides; organic; conventional; Rainforest Alliance certification; Biology; Biologi; marin ekotoxikologi; Marine Ecotoxicology;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the variability in management practices on coffee and banana farms in an attempt to identify practices that reduce the environmental impact of export crop production. Different banana production systems are studied to determine their level of environmental impact. READ MORE

  5. 3. Conventional, microfilled and hybrid composite resins : laboratory and clinical evaluations

    Author : Jan W. V. van Dijken; Torild Ericson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; composite resin; caries; gingivitis;

    Abstract : Three types of composite resins, classified as conventional, microfilled and hybrid resins were compared with respect to surface characteristics, effect on the gingival margin, marginal adaptation and clinical durability in anterior cavities.The surface characteristics were studied in in vitro systems by means of scanning electron microscopy. READ MORE

  6. 4. Downstream migration of salmonids in regulated rivers : Non-conventional methods for fish diversion

    Author : Johan Leander; Jonatan Klaminder; Micael Jonsson; Gustav Hellström; Paul Kemp; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Fish migration; Fish passage; Fish guidance; Hydropower; Atlantic salmon; Brown trout; Bubble barrier; Non-physical barrier;

    Abstract : Passages through hydropower plants can be fatal for downstream migrating salmonids (Salmo spp.). This is particularly true for large adults that are returning to the ocean after spawning. READ MORE

  7. 5. Photocatalysis beyond conventional precious metal complexes

    Author : Rickard Lindroth; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Heterogenization; Iron photocatalysis;

    Abstract : Precious metals, e.g. Ru and Ir, are expensive, scarce and non-renewable resources. As oppose to many renewable resources, these cannot be deliberately produced wherever one wishes. READ MORE