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Linking land use-land cover change with annual and perennial plant growth models for the spatio-temporal explicit simulation of ecosystem services: A case study in a savanna region of Ghana
(2023-08-30)Many West African economies have been experiencing fast growth over recent decades. At the same time, their landscapes are also experiencing one of the fastest changes in the world, and the pace has accelerated over recent ... -
Impact of dietary interventions on metabolism and the gut-brain axis in adults with metabolic syndrome traits
(2023-08-09)In recent decades, the incidence of obesity and obesity-associated comorbidities such as the metabolic syndrome has exponentially increased in both developed and developing counties. It is widely accepted that inadequate ... -
Effects of nutritive antioxidants on bone during immobility
(2023-07-27)Age and disease related inactivity in older people and inactivity during space flight and in ground-based analogs, such as 6° head-down tilt bed rest (HDBR) are associated with bone loss. This bone loss is mainly induced ... -
Adjuvant-induced alterations of cuticular waxes and their consequences for mechanisms of drought stress resistance
(2023-07-26)The most important function of the cuticular waxes is the shielding of the plant from uncontrolled water loss as well as from pathogens, UV radiation and pollutants. Penetrating agrochemicals are also effectively shielded ... -
The role of inositol pyrophosphates in the regulation of plant stress responses
(2023-07-13)Inositol polyphosphates (InsPs) have been described as important messengers in eukaryotic cells. InsPs with one or more diphospho groups are also termed inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsPs), which gained special attention ... -
Georeferencing of Mobile Mapping Data
(2023-07-06)One of the main tasks in Engineering Geodesy is the measurement and monitoring of geometry related phenomena on local or regional scales. Examples are the generation of high-resolution 3D city models, as they are needed ... -
Assessing emerging technologies for sustainability transitions: An analysis from a technology, company and ecosystem perspective
(2023-06-29)Understanding the role of technological innovations has always been a central concern of strategic management research. Specifically, to address the current challenges of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, such as climate change ... -
Strategies for the Empirical Determination of the Stochastic Properties of Terrestrial Laser Scans
(2023-06-28)Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are suitable for the surface approximation of objects and their geometric changes due to the temporally and spatially high-frequent data acquisition. However, precise geodetic engineering ... -
Soil Erosion under Spatially Heterogeneous Field Conditions: Experimental Analysis and Dynamic Modeling
(2023-06-28)Soil erosion is a significant problem for most of the agroecosystems worldwide, as it is one of the primary causes of soil degradation caused by a loss of the topsoil layer. Most of the existing soil erosion models provide ... -
Conditional cash transfers, migration, and child welfare in rural El Salvador
(2023-06-23)Governments and households take various initiatives to protect and improve children’s welfare. The present research explores how effective some of those initiatives are in protecting child nutrition, increasing schooling, ... -
Improving nitrogen retention in soils treated with Pig and cattle slurry through the use of organic soil amendments
(2023-06-21)Animal slurry has recently experienced a renaissance as organic nitrogen (N) fertilizer because, on the one hand, sustainable organic farming is receiving growing attention in order to protect the environment and, on the ... -
Characterization of porcine milk exosomes from different stages of lactation
(2023-05-11)Exosomes are membranous vesicles considered major players in cell-cell communication. Milk provides adequate nutrition, transfers immunity, and promotes neonate development, and milk exosomes are suggested to have a key ... -
The effect of information provision on attitude, intention, and food choice behaviour: Four experimental studies
(2023-05-09)The agricultural and food sector in Germany is facing a number of challenges. Consumers are increasingly dissatisfied with contemporary livestock production and, in addition, livestock farming accounts for a substantial ... -
The governance of plant breeding - a social-ecological systems perspective
(2023-04-13)Climate change and social conflicts put modern agricultural systems under pressure, necessitating systemic transformations of these systems towards sustainability. At the core of these sustainability challenges to agriculture ... -
Nutrient elements in micro- to nanosized fractions: occurrence, transport, and plant uptake in agroecosystems
(2023-04-04)As phosphorus (P) is a non-substitutable nutrient for all organisms and thus pivotal in supporting crop productivity, limited and unevenly distributed phosphate rocks drive research concerns on substituted P fertilizers ... -
Drinking behaviour of llamas (Lama glama) and horses (Equus caballus) in response to saline drinking water
(2023-03-24)Saline drinking water can play an important role in the nutrition of domestic animals, either through the salinization of natural drinking water sources or the intentional application as part of rehydration therapy after ... -
Identification and functional characterization of ENHANCED GRAVITROPISM 2 controlling the root setpoint angle in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
(2023-03-15)Root gravitropism allows plant roots to penetrate deep into the soil and is one of the main factors determining the root setpoint angle. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the root setpoint angle of crop ... -
Technology adoption and upscaling of detailed farm-level models
(2023-03-06)Adoption of digital farming technology can be an important driver for agricultural productivity enhancement and transformation towards a sustainable farming system. Thus, understanding farmers’ technology adoption decisions ... -
Urban Flood Resilience: From Benchmarking Resilience to Accelerating Transformation Using Crowdsourcing Data
(2023-02-23)This thesis represents a significant contribution to the field of disaster resilience in the context of flood hazards in Iran and Germany. In the face of increasingly unpredictable climate-related extreme events, it is ... -
Improving children’s environmental health in Metro Manila, Philippines, through a school water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention
(2023-02-15)Millions of children are exposed to inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in schools globally. Diarrhoea is a leading cause of disease, while dehydration impairs cognitive performance and malnutrition hinders ...
