The Faculty of Agriculture: Browsing Landwirtschaftliche Fakultät by Title
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Application and perspectives of non-invasive urinary biomarker measurements in epidemiological research on child nutrition: hydration and iodine status, two health-relevant examples
Montenegro-Bethancourt, Gabriela (2015-11-23)Non-invasive biomarkers of nutritional status provide a promising and alternative measure of dietary intakes in epidemiological research. Hydration and Iodine Status are two examples of important predictors of long-term ... -
Application concept for combined preventive quality management methods in inter-enterprise health management in pork chains
Ellebrecht, Susanne (2012-04-16)Overall, this thesis aimed at establishing a concept to organize and evaluate services in inter-enterprise health and quality management with the help of team-oriented preventive quality management methods in a new and ... -
The application of impact factors to scheduling VLBI Intensive sessions with twin telescopes
Leek, Judith (2015)This thesis deals with the scheduling of special purpose, 1h-long VLBI sessions, so-called Intensives, and its further extension by twin radio telescopes. The daily VLBI Intensive measurements make an important contribution ... -
The application of impact factors to scheduling VLBI Intensive sessions with twin telescopes
Leek, Judith (2015-02-06)This thesis deals with the scheduling of special purpose, 1h-long VLBI sessions, so-called Intensives, and its further extension by twin radio telescopes. The daily VLBI Intensive measurements make an important contribution ... -
Application of knowledge discovery and data mining methods in livestock genomics for hypothesis generation and identification of biomarker candidates influencing meat quality traits in pigs
Sahadevan, Sudeep (2014-12-10)Recent advancements in genomics and genome profiling technologies have lead to an increase in the amount of data available in livestock genomics. Yet, most of the studies done in livestock genomics have been following a ... -
Application of Models for Safeguarding the Milk Supply Chain
Pinior, Beate (2013-07-09)The objective of this thesis was to develop a simulation model in order to identify actors and flows of goods, which can promote the spread of a hypothetical contamination in the dairy industry. Based on the model results, ... -
Application of proximal sensing techniques for epidemiological investigations of Fusarium head blight in wheat under field and controlled conditions
Al Masri, Ali (2018-02-13)Sensors can provide valuable insight into studying the physiological disorder due to plant pathogens. <em>Fusarium</em> head blight (FHB) influences the optical properties of wheat (<em>Triticum aestivum L.</em>) at canopy ... -
An approach to environmental services assessment: functional biodiversity in tropical agroforestry systems (The case of Tomé-Açú, Northern Brazil)
Callo-Concha, Daniel (2009-04-21)Agriculture is one of the main sources of income in developing countries and at the same time one of the major drivers causing environmental conflicts like loss of biodiversity. Agroforestry, which combines agricultural ... -
Approach to use the Engage Exchange Model for information management in crisis communication and animal disease control
Slütter, Stefanie Maria (2013-08-20)This doctoral thesis is featured as a pseudo-cumulative work. Three independent chapters (2 to 4) are framed by an introductory and a concluding chapter (1 and 5).<br /> The objective of this thesis was to develop a concept ... -
Armed Conflicts and Forced Displacements: Incentives and Consequences on Consumption and Social Preferences
Adong, Annet (2021-04-06)Several countries currently have ongoing armed conflicts or are in post-conflict. Relatedly, the number of refugees has almost doubled in the last decade from continued armed conflicts with an increasing influx to countries ... -
Ascorbate Metabolism in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its Implications for Tolerance against Zinc Deficiency
Höller, Stefanie (2015-08-20)Rice is one of the most important staple crops worldwide and a growing world population will lead to an increasing demand for food in the upcoming years. Severe yield losses are threatening food security, caused by abiotic ... -
Aspects of carbohydrate quality and their relevance for risk markers of type 2 diabetes and related health outcomes
Goletzke, Janina (2014-11-26)Concern has been raised that the commonly advocated low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet might be actually detrimental for the growing number of people with impaired IR since it favors postprandial rises in glucose and insulin, ... -
Aspirations, shocks, and rural poverty
Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. (2022-11-22)Poverty remains a persistent problem in many parts of the world, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this region, poverty is particularly prevalent in rural areas. Further exacerbating the high levels of poverty is ... -
Assessing and targeting management options for smallholder rice-based systems in Kilombero floodplain, Tanzania
Kwesiga, Julius (2021-04-06)In sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture contributes up to 50% of the GDP. The increase in agricultural output in the region is predominantly from area expansion instead of improvements in productivity per unit area. In the past, ... -
Assessing emerging technologies for sustainability transitions: An analysis from a technology, company and ecosystem perspective
Block, Carolin (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 ... -
Assessing land-use dynamics in a Ghanaian cocoa landscape
Tutu Benefoh, Daniel (2018-07-11)Ghana is one of the two West African nations that produce 60% of the World's annual 4 million tonnes cocoa. The Ghanaian cocoa industry is valued at US$ 2 billion and offers direct jobs to 800,000 farming families. Despite ... -
Assessing People´s Early Warning Response Capability to Inform Urban Planning Interventions to Reduce Vulnerability to Tsunamis: Case Study of Padang City, Indonesia
Setiadi, Neysa Jacqueline (2014-03-10)In the last decade, more emphasis is given on the human aspect of early warning or the attribute of “people-centered” early warning systems. This study seeks to better understand the specific conditions that shape people´s ... -
Assessing people´s early warning response capability to inform urban planning interventions to reduce vulnerability to tsunamis: case study of Padang City, Indonesia
Setiadi, Neysa Jacqueline (2014)In the last decade, more emphasis is given on the human aspect of early warning or the attribute of “people-centered” early warning systems. This study seeks to better understand the specific conditions that shape people´s ... -
Assessing technology transfer in the interdisciplinary research setting of the bioeconomy: A concise study using disciplinary, stakeholder and technology perspectives
Borge del Rey, Laura (2019-11-25)Technology transfer from academia to industry in emerging knowledge areas such as the bioeconomy is considered a major challenge. In this regard, there have been an increasing number of policy and funding initiatives (e.g. ... -
Assessing the Impacts of Hygroscopic Leaf Surface Material on Plant Water Relations: Stomatal Responses and Nocturnal Transpiration
Chi, Chia-Ju Ellen (2024-04-17)The increase in atmospheric aerosols from human activities like industry and agriculture has raised concerns about their impact on plant physiology, particularly due to their hygroscopic nature. While past research focused ...