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A likely role for stratification in present-day changes of the global ocean tides
(2025-07-16)Ocean tides are a phenomenon familiar to the general society, as they are observable in almost any coastal area. The regular rise and fall of the global oceans, caused by the gravitational attraction of Sun and Moon, affects ... -
Transcriptomic regulation of hybrid vigor in immortalized backcross populations of maize (Zea mays L.)
(2025-07-15)Heterosis is the phenomenon that heterozygous F<sub>1</sub>-hybrids outperform their distinct homozygous parental inbred lines for many agronomically important traits. Despite its economic importance and utilization for ... -
Integrated Robotic Learning and Planning for UAV-Based Information Gathering in Unknown Environments
(2025-07-09)Robots increasingly automate tasks that require costly and precise measurements at scale. Combining advances in hardware development with recent progress in machine learning-based computer vision enables robots to collect ... -
Enhancing Numerical Simulation of Mass Density in Earth's Upper Atmosphere using Data Assimilation
(2025-07-08)The atmosphere's mass density is variable in space and time and directly proportional to atmospheric drag, which decelerates all objects in the atmosphere. Thus, the mass density should be specified with high accuracy and ... -
Perennial biomass crops as sustainable feedstock for carbon dioxide fixation in building materials
(2025-07-04)The aim of a bio-based and circular economy is to help reduce dependence on fossil resources and greenhouse gas emissions. Perennial biomass crops (PBC) can offer advantages such as low fertilizer requirements which can ... -
Smart Farming Technology and the Environmental and Social Efficiency of European Agriculture
(2025-06-27)The agricultural sector faces growing pressure to meet the increasing demand for food while mitigating environmental damage and being fair to farmers and rural populations. Current policy debates in the EU emphasise steering ... -
Doing more with less - Identifying opportunities for sustainable agricultural intensification with Life Cycle Assessment
(2025-06-24)Sustainable intensification of agriculture is the challenge of the coming decades. For example, the United Nations state that demand for food will rise by 60% until 2020. The challenge is to produce "more crop per drop" ... -
Assessment of a novel active packaging material to improve the resource efficiency of food production by increasing the safety and shelf life of perishable products
(2025-06-24)The objective of this thesis was the assessment of novel active packaging materials containing the polymer poly-[2-(tert-butylamino) methylstyrene] (poly(TBAMS)) for the application in perishable food supply chains. ... -
Bioinformatics software and analyses for inference of gene functional relationships in crops
(2025-06-17)Associating interesting phenotypic traits with causal genes and elucidating the underlying gene functional relationships is of great importance to crop breeding and improvement efforts. To this end, the research presented ... -
Economic and non-economic impacts of weather shocks in Ecuador: Unequal effects on vulnerable populations
(2025-06-10)Climate change threatens development. The more frequent and severe weather extremes already have economic and non-economic consequences that deepen social inequalities and disproportionately affect disadvantaged populations. ... -
Drivers and Cost Implications of Overnutrition in Kenya
(2025-06-10)Kenya's population is experiencing a rising prevalence of overweight and obesity. This trend poses a significant concern, as overweight and obesity are major risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), leading to ... -
International agri-food trade: country level stability and firms' labor market interactions
(2025-06-10)International trade of agri-food products is essential for global food security. However, the trade network has faced numerous challenges at different scales — global, regional, and firm-level. These include recent shocks ... -
Radar-Based Scene Understanding for Autonomous Vehicles
(2025-06-04)Autonomous vehicles have the potential to revolutionize transportation by redmoving instance segmentation leverages the advantages of radar sensors and leads to exceptional results, the predictions are ideal for enhancing ... -
UAV-Based Methods for Biomass and Biodiversity Monitoring in Grasslands
(2025-06-03)Grasslands are critical ecosystems that provide essential ecological services, including biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, water regulation, soil stabilization, and habitat provision for wildlife. However, ... -
Effects of mucilage and extracellular polymeric substances on soil gas diffusion
(2025-06-03)Gas exchange in the soil is determined by the size and connectivity of air-filled pores. Thereby, water saturation, soil compaction, and organic matter fraction are the main barriers for gas movement in soil. For optimal ... -
Evaluating the Feasibility of Hydrologic Parameter Transferability to Ungauged Domains Under Data-Sparse Conditions in Nigeria
(2025-06-03)Hydrologic modelling has become a vital tool for formulating policies to plan and manage water resources sustainably. However, inadequate or non-available hydro-meteorological datasets significantly hinder its application ... -
Three Economic Essays on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Africa’s Agricultural Sector
(2025-06-02)How does climate change affect Africa's agricultural sector, and how do households and individuals respond to these challenges? This dissertation presents three empirical investigations of these fundamental questions, ... -
Designing conservation-incentives for Tanzania’s ecological corridors: cost-effectiveness and behavioral determinants
(2025-05-27)The global forest resources assessments show that the world lost about 420 million hectares of forest between 1990 and 2020, mainly due to deforestation. Between 2010 and 2020, Africa experienced the highest annual net ... -
Adoption and Economic and Environmental Impact of Laser-assisted Precision Land Leveling in Northwestern India
(2025-05-27)Globally, agricultural production systems need to become more sustainable to meet future food demand without overexploiting natural resources. Northwestern India, a region with highly intensive agricultural production, is ... -
Adoption and Impacts of Animal Health Management Practices in Kenya’s Dairy Sector
(2025-05-26)Current trends in population growth and increased demand for animal-sourced foods (ASF) present opportunities for many livestock farmers in the Global South. However, poor health conditions in livestock production continue ...
