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A case study on the barriers and opportunities for the upscaling of short food supply chains : the perspective of stakeholders in Wallonia, Belgium.
(Master thesis, 2014-11-03)Despite an increasing interest in short food supply chains in the last years, these have failed to go beyond niche market and are mostly reaching wealthy consumers and small scale farming holdings. In our industrialized ... -
A case study on the use of interpretation in Denali National Park and Preserve
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)Nature-based tourism is growing worldwide. Today’s tourists wants more knowledge, activity and focus on the environment when traveling. We are exposing our remaining natural areas around the world to a tremendous pressure. ... -
A chromosome-level genome sequence assembly of the red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Rubus idaeus L. (red raspberry), is a perennial woody plant species of the Rosaceae family that is widely cultivated in the temperate regions of world and is thus an economically important soft fruit species. It is prized ... -
A clampdown on a public sphere : the impacts of Al-Shabaab terror attacks on the Kenyan media freedom
(Master thesis, 2016-11-17)In October 2011, the Kenya Defence Forces entered Southern Somalia for organized military operations with a Swahili codenamed “Operation Linda Nchi”, with the aim of capturing the port city Kismayu and weakening the ... -
A Clostridium perfringens outbreak traced to temperature-abused beef stew, Norway, 2012
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A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Diarrheal Disease and Dengue Entomological Risk Factors in Rural Primary Schools in Colombia
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A combined and intensive exercise model improves physical capacity in cardiac patients
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A common mechanism for efficient N2O reduction in diverse isolates of nodule-forming bradyrhizobia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Bradyrhizobia are abundant soil bacteria, which can formnitrogen-fixing symbioses with leguminous plants, including important crops such as soybean, cowpea and peanut. Many bradyrhizobia can denitrify, but studies have ... -
A comparative analysis of determinants of labor force participation and economic valuation of social security programs in: China, Colombia, Egypt and Sierra Leone
(Master thesis, 2015-05-28)Understanding labor market dynamics, especially in developing countries has become a central issue in light of the global financial crises of 2008. This study analyzed labor markets in four developing countries: China, ... -
A comparative analysis of lactic acid bacteria isolated from honeybee gut and flowers, with focus on phylogeny and plasmid profiling
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)Apis mellifera (honeybee) are of huge value as they are the most important pollinator worldwide. Declines in honeybee populations have made the honeybee subject to much scientific research. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have ... -
A comparative analysis on phylogeny, genetics and selected phenotypes of lactic acid bacteria isolated from gut microbiota of honey bee versus flowers
(Master thesis, 2016-08-10)From the bee gut samples 190 bacteria isolates were obtained. Purified plasmid DNA extracts were screened for plasmids on an agarose gel by electrophoresis to determine their plasmid profiles. The purpose of the plasmid ... -
A comparative assessment of coastal mean dynamic topography in Norway by geodetic and ocean approaches
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A comparative case-study of national park management in Aoraki / Mt.Cook National Park (New Zealand) and Jotunheimen National Park (Norway)
(Master thesis, 2012-08-06)Abstract The new national tourism strategy “Destination Norway” (The Ministry of Trade and Industry 2012) signals a political movement toward increased tourism development based on large protected areas, but the question ... -
A comparative study of abundance of tiger prey base in Bardia-Katarniaghat (Khata) corridor and south-west corner of Bardia National Park, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2012-09-12)The current study was carried out in Bardia National Park and in the Bardia-Katarniaghat (Khata) corridor, which is one of five priority areas identified by Terai Arc Landscape Program (TAL) for habitat restoration due ... -
A comparative study of food values between the United States and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We compare the food values in the USA and Norway using the best–worst scaling approach. The food values examined are aimed at capturing the main issues related to food consumption such as naturalness, taste, price, safety, ... -
A comparative study of macroinvertebrate biodiversity in highway stormwater ponds and natural ponds
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The use of stormwater ponds along the highways is shown to be an effective alternative to conventional systems, which are usually sewers. These ponds have the potential to combine their primary function of pollution and ... -
A comparison between the immune response in macrophages when exposed to two different strains of Streptococcus agalactiae
(Student paper, others, 2019)Abstract of thesis Mastitis is the most common disease in the dairy industry today. In the mammary gland, macrophages play a leading role in the immune response as first line defence against invading udder pathogens. ... -
A comparison of bus passengers' and car drivers' valuation of casualty risk reductions in their routes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)