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Forage supply of West African rangelands: Towards a better understanding of ecosystem services by application of hyperspectral remote sensing
Ferner, Jessica (2018-12-12)Grazing is the predominant type of land use in savanna regions all over the world. Although large savanna areas in Africa are still grazed by wild herbivores, the West African Sudanian savanna region mainly comprises ... -
The Foraminifera of the Zanzibar Archipelago: (Tanzania, East Africa)
Thissen, Jens Michael (2015-01-08)The Zanzibar Archipelago is the largest reef system in eastern Africa and represents the transition from the high-diversity region of the Asian Indo-Pacific to the cold-water areas of southern Africa. It is among the most ... -
Forced Displacement and Development in Host Countries - Resilience as New Concept for Dealing with Situations of Forced Displacement?
Meier, Amrei (2021-03-17)In light of increasing numbers of refugees worldwide, often resulting in protracted refugee situations that affect refugees as well as the development of the countries hosting them the thesis analyzes what contribution the ... -
Forced relocation after the Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004: case study of vulnerable populations in three relocation settlements in Galle, Sri Lanka
Fernando, Nishara (2010-05-19)This study focuses on the impact of forced relocation on the livelihoods of residents who lived in the city of Galle, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, prior to the 2004 tsunami, who were later forcibly relocated into new ... -
‘Forced to Green’ or ‘Willingness to Green’?: Behaviors under Uncertainty of Quota Evidence from China’s Adoption of New Energy Vehicles
Liu, Yang (2021-07-07)This research, in term of the macro-perspective, covers the politics, environment, and economics, by integrating the macro with the micro-perspectives, digging into individuals’ decision making. Based on the literature ... -
Forderung und Förderung der Teilnahme Älterer an Innovationsprozessen
Schneider, Anna (2014-05-16)Trotz des Demografischen Wandels richten Unternehmen in Deutschland ihr Augenmerk nach wie vor hauptsächlich auf jüngere Konsumentengruppen. Die vorliegende Arbeit hatte zum Ziel, grundlegende Voraussetzungen für die ... -
Forecasts for Galaxy Cluster Observations and Cosmological Implications from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey
Borm, Katharina (2016-04-19)One of the most commonly asked questions in astrophysics today refers to the nature of dark energy. The characteristics of this parameter are imprinted in the large-scale structure of matter and accordingly also in the ... -
Foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector: trends, determinants and impacts
Husmann, Christine; Kubik, Zaneta (2019-04)In this paper, we seek to answer three research questions: (1) What is the pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the African food and agriculture sector in the last 15 years? (2) What are the drivers of FDI in the ... -
Foreign Direct Investment in the Agribusiness Sector
Adenäuer, Lucie (2011-06-10)Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has increased strongly since 2003, especially into the agribusiness sector. This development has rarely been analysed in recent literature. Therefore, this thesis aims at analysing different ... -
Foreign Direct Investments In Africa’s Food And Agriculture Sector: How understanding and channeling FDI better could unlock a powerful development tool
Baraké, Evelyn; Husmann, Christine; Kubik, Zaneta (2019-02)Despite African governments’ efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into their food and agriculture sector and the counter-criticism this has provoked, surprisingly little research has been conducted to better ... -
Foresighted Human-Aware Robot Navigation Based on Predicted Object-Interactions
Bruckschen, Lilli Ophelia (2020-11-02)Since the beginning of the digital revolution robots have become an increasingly important part of modern live. Until recently, this trend was primarily observable in industrial robots, however, with the success of the ... -
Foresighted People Finding and Following
Bayoumi, AbdElMoniem (2018-07-05)Mobile service robots are needed in several applications (e.g., transportation systems, autonomous shopping carts, household activities ... etc). In such scenarios the robot aids the user with tasks that require the robot ... -
Forest diversity in fragmented landscapes of northern Ethiopia and implications for conservation
Betemariam, Ermias Aynekulu (2011-04-21)Deforestation and habitat fragmentation that arise largely due to the conversion of forests to other agricultural land-use types and over-utilization of forest resources to satisfy the food and energy requirements of the ... -
Forest fragmentation and plant-pollinator interactions in Western Kenya
Bergsdorf, Thomas (2006)Rain forest fragmentation can affect plant-pollinator interactions and the reproductive success of plant species. Understanding these consequences is a crucial component of conserving vulnerable ecosystems.
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The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia with time-use data
Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina (2019-08)In the quest to reduce global under- and malnutrition, which is particularly high among smallholder farmers, agriculture-nutrition linkages have received a lot of attention in recent years. Researchers have analysed the ... -
The Forgotten Agriculture-Nutrition Link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia
Heni, Jakob; Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina (2020-03)Worldwide, 821 million people do not have access to enough calories, they are undernourished. In addition, close to two billion people lack micronutrients, they are malnourished and suffer from hidden hunger. Smallholder ... -
Formale semantische Modellierung von geomorphologischen Objekten und Prozessen des Hochgebirges zur Repräsentation in einem Geoinformationssystem (GIS)
Löwner, Marc-O. (2008)Die vorliegende Arbeit ist im Graduiertenkolleg “Das Relief- eine strukturierte und veränderliche Grenzfläche" an der Universität Bonn entstanden. Sie befasst sich mit der formalen semantischen Modellierung und geometrischen ... -
Formalisierung kartographischen Wissens zur Schriftplazierung in topographischen Karten
Ellsiepen, Matthias (2002)Schrift ist als Ausdrucksmittel in Karten unverzichtbar. Sie ermöglicht die Übermittlung von Informationen, die durch die Geometrie der Kartenobjekte nicht ausgedrückt werden können. In ihrer Funktion dient die Schrift ... -
A formalism for a consistent treatment of two-pion interactions in heavy meson decays
Ropertz, Stefan (2020-10-14)The best-established theory of particle physics up to now is the Standard Model. The theory of strong interactions called quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is a part of it. QCD leads to a wide range of phenomena, which still ... -
Formalization and Detection of Host-Based Code Injection Attacks in the Context of Malware
Barabosch, Thomas Felix (2018-10-31)The Host-Based Code Injection Attack (HBCIAs) is a technique that malicious software utilizes in order to avoid detection or steal sensitive information. In a nutshell, this is a local attack where code is injected across ...