Search for dissertations about: "famines"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word famines.
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1. Russia on the Move-The Railroads and the Exodus From Compulsory Collectivism 1861-1914
Abstract : Western scholars of Tsarist Russia emphasize the continuity of collectivism on the Russian plain. Numerous endogenous factors explain the human clustering that occurred as kinship structures evolved into territorial agrarian communal patterns. READ MORE
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2. Linking lake variability, climate, and human activity in Basotu, Tanzania
Abstract : Paleoenvironmental investigations establish important baseline knowledge of the natural variability of lake systems, to better understand human impacts on the landscape, and the effects of climate change on water resources. By combining long-term environmental history with investigations into modern land use patterns and climatological events, a wider perspective can be reached that has practical applications in water governance. READ MORE
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3. Ghrelin in feeding: new insights into its role and the neurocircuits involved
Abstract : Appetite, originally evolved to ensure we consume enough of diverse nutrients to survive famines, has lost its survival advantage in our modern society, where food is plentiful. The hedonic aspect of appetite can indeed induce over-consumption of food, a major cause for the obesity pandemic. READ MORE
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4. Neural circuit mapping af orexigenic systems
Abstract : Orexigenic systems in the brain process appetite and/or hunger information and ultimately coordinate feeding responses. These brain circuits are critical for survival and originally evolved to ensure that we consume sufficient amounts of diverse nutrients to survive future famines. READ MORE
