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Consumption Choices: The effects of food production, markets and preferences on diets in India
(2019-12-20)
The choice of which food to consume is often an individual choice. Yet, food and nutrition insecurity presents a situation that those who suffer from it have rarely chosen consciously. Availability of foods, their accessibility ...
Toxicogenomic studies of the effects of insecticides on the western honey bee (Apis mellifera; Hymenoptera: Apidae)
(2019-11-26)
Pollinator health and safety are among the most intense and controversially discussed topics in science, public and politics of the last years. The use of insecticides and their potential effects on the western honey bee ......
Die Gesundheit von Bestäuberinsekten und ihr Schutz sind intensiv und kontrovers diskutierte Themen in Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit und Politik der letzten Jahre. Ein Kernstück dieser Debatte ist der Einsatz von Insektiziden ......
Die Gesundheit von Bestäuberinsekten und ihr Schutz sind intensiv und kontrovers diskutierte Themen in Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit und Politik der letzten Jahre. Ein Kernstück dieser Debatte ist der Einsatz von Insektiziden ......
Modulation of Nrf2-mediated oxidative stress response in bovine granulosa cells and preimplantation embryos
(2019-11-13)
Nrf2 is a redox sensitive transcription factor involved in regulation of antioxidants defense mechanism against various stressors. Maintaining reactive oxygen species (ROS) within cellular homeostatic levels is crucial for ...
Untersuchungen zur Wirtseignung toleranter Zuckerrübensorten für den Rübenzystennematoden Heterodera schachtii
(2019-12-10)
Der Rübenzystennematode Heterodera schachtii ist der bedeutendste Schädling der Zuckerrübe. Anfällige Zuckerrübensorten zeigen eine hohe Wirtseignung für diesen Wurzelparasiten, sodass sich dieser besonders stark vermehren ......
Studies of host status of tolerant sugar beet varieties to the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii
The beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii (BCN) is the most important pest of sugar ......
Studies of host status of tolerant sugar beet varieties to the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii
The beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii (BCN) is the most important pest of sugar ......
The effect of deep tillage and incorporated organic material on development of different cereal crops
(2019-11-26)
Climate change is the most challenging factor for modern agriculture. The risk of heatwaves combined with heavy precipitation events and steady rainfall absence determines agriculture in many regions of the world. One of ...
Spatio-temporal landscape transformations in Southern Chile and its implications on ecosystem services supply and beneficiaries
(2020-03-10)
Human-induced global change has driven drastic modifications of ecosystems that could lead to unexpected and unprecedented transformations in the present and future decades. Current systems modifications increased the need ...
Genetic analyses of piglet survival and postnatal growth
(2020-03-20)
Piglet survival determines the success of piglet production. Decreased piglet survivability raises animal welfare concerns and increasing litter sizes intensified this situation. In the recent work, the prospects to select ...
Influences on the activity and lying behavior of lactating dairy cows with particular attention to lameness
(2020-03-19)
Lameness, which is usually the cause of a painful claw disease, continues to be the third most common reason for culling on dairy-producing farms in Germany. Claw diseases are not only painful, affecting both health and ...
Optimization of point grids in regional satellite gravity analysis using a Bayesian approach
(2020-03-25)
The subject of this thesis is the global and regional gravity field determination from GOCE data using the short arc approach. The focus is on the extension of the regional method regarding an adaption of the model resolution ...
Evaluating Novel Vector Control Strategies: Modeling the impact of gene editing for malaria elimination in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(2020-08-06)
The tremendous burden of malaria has led to renewed efforts focusing on malaria elimi-nation in the high burden countries. However, to achieve elimination, novel tools includ-ing driving-Y gene drive mosquitoes may be ...