Search for dissertations about: "dog"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 201 swedish dissertations containing the word dog.
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21. From wolf to dog: Behavioural evolution during domestication
Abstract : Biologists since Darwin have recognized that domestication, where species are selected to live in human-controlled environments, exerts strong selection on organisms and dramatically impacts their evolutionary trajectories. Across domesticated mammal species, characteristic morphological, physiological and behavioural changes occur simultaneously, as correlated traits, a phenomenon known as the domestication syndrome. READ MORE
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22. Lipolysis in rabbit, dog and human adipose tissue : effects of noradrenaline, ACTH, theophylline, nicotinic acid, prostaglandin E1 and age
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23. Health Technology Assessment of Assistance Dogs and Dog-Assisted Interventions
Abstract : Dogs as an assistive aid for people with disabilities date as far back in time as the first century CE. Today, dogs are used in various settings to help and assist humans. ‘Assistance dogs’ is an umbrella term for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs. READ MORE
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24. Gear engagement control for transmissions in hybrid electric vehicles
Abstract : Hybrid and electric vehicles have become very important for vehicle manufacturers due to stricter legislation, government incentives and customers’ growing awareness of the environmental issues. For conventional vehicles, Dual clutch transmissions (DCT) have better shift quality and efficiency than conventional automatic transmissions. READ MORE
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25. Genomic insights into the population history of circumpolar Arctic dogs
Abstract : The Siberian and North American Arctic have both borne witness to numerous migrations of humans and with them their dogs. This PhD thesis is based on whole genome data from 22 Siberian dogs and 72 North American Arctic dogs, in addition to 186 mitochondrial genomes Siberian and North American Arctic dogs. READ MORE