Search for dissertations about: "panama"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word panama.

  2. 1. Some aspects of the seismic hazard in the Panama region

    Author : Aristóteles Vergara Muñoz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

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  4. 2. Three-dimensional analysis of aeromagnetic and gravimetric data of sedimentary basins from Panama, Central America

    Author : Luis E. Santamaria Vallejos; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Applied Geophysics; Tillämpad geofysik;

    Abstract : The knowledge of the geology of the sedimentary basins from the Gulf of Panama is still quite limited. There is a lack of data from the basin geometry, the thickness, the continuity and connection between the basins, and from the characteristics of the crystalline basement rocks beneath the sedimentary basins. READ MORE

  5. 3. Seismotectonics and lithospheric structure of Costa Rica

    Author : Ronnie Quintero; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Earth sciences; Geovetenskap; Earth sciences; Geovetenskap; Geofysik med inriktning mot seismologi; Geophysics with specialization in Seismology;

    Abstract : The interaction of different tectonic features on a short-distance scale of 100's of km produces the complexity of the Costa Rica region. The intraplate Caribbean earthquake activity of shallow-depth nature is mainly concentrated along an E-W axis in the central part of the country. READ MORE

  6. 4. Deltaic Dilemmas : Ecologies of Infrastructure in New Orleans

    Author : Joshua Lewis; Henrik Ernstson; Nik Heynen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Infrastructure; New Orleans; resilience; historical ecology; urban ecology; disturbance; naturresurshushållning; Natural Resources Management;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between water infrastructure, ecological change, and the politics of planning in New Orleans and the Mississippi River Delta, USA. Complex assemblages of water control infrastructure have been embedded in the delta over the last several centuries in an effort to keep its cities protected from floodwaters and maintain its waterways as standardized conduits for maritime transportation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mistletoes and Thionins : as Selection Models in Natural Products Drug Discovery

    Author : Sonny Larsson; Anders Backlund; Lars Bohlin; Peter J. Houghton; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Pharmacognosy; drug discovery; mistletoe; phylogeny; cytotoxic peptides; Santalales; Farmakognosi;

    Abstract : The process of drug discovery from natural products starts with the selection of study object. In this project recent knowledge and methods are incorporated to investigate the process of such selection for pharmacognostic investigations. READ MORE