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Abnormal profits and profit persistence: evidence from the European food industry
(2014-04-14)
This thesis comprises three papers that aim to analyze the phenomenon of firm profits in the European food industry that differ from the competitive norm either at a specific point in time or over longer time periods. The ...
Exosomal and non-exosomal circulatory miRNAs in bovine follicular fluid: potential role of exosomal miRNAs in oocyte development
(2014-04-23)
Growth and development of bovine follicle and oocyte is the result of series of complex and coordinated processes that involves extensive cell-to-cell communication in the follicle. This phenomenon involves enormous complex ......
Exosomale und non-exosomale zirkulierende miRNAs in der Follikelflüssigkeit beim Rind: Die Rolle von exosomalen miRNAs in der Oozytenentwicklung
Wachstum und Entwicklung der Rinder Follikel und ......
Exosomale und non-exosomale zirkulierende miRNAs in der Follikelflüssigkeit beim Rind: Die Rolle von exosomalen miRNAs in der Oozytenentwicklung
Wachstum und Entwicklung der Rinder Follikel und ......
Transcriptomics and proteomics analysis to identify molecular mechanisms associated with meat quality traits
(2014-06-27)
Boar taint and water holding capacity (WHC) are important quality criteria in pig production and affect the financial output, the nutritional composition as well as the consumer appeal of pork. Both, boar taint and WHC are ......
Transcriptomics und Proteomics-Analyse zur Identifizierung molekularer Mechanismen von Fleischqualitätsmerkmalen
Ebergeruch und Wasserbindungsvermögen sind wichtige Qualitätskriterien des Schweinefleisches ......
Transcriptomics und Proteomics-Analyse zur Identifizierung molekularer Mechanismen von Fleischqualitätsmerkmalen
Ebergeruch und Wasserbindungsvermögen sind wichtige Qualitätskriterien des Schweinefleisches ......
Dimensioning Branched Water Distribution Networks for Agriculture
(2014-05-26)
The implementation of water distribution networks for irrigation represents an important investment for the development of many countries and for food security. These investments are mostly executed based solely on engineering ...
Dynamik des spezifisch gebundenen Ammoniums unter Einfluss der Fruchtfolge und der Wurzelarchitektur landwirtschaftlicher Nutzpflanzen
(2014-06-24)
Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, den Beitrag des im Unterboden spezifisch gebundenen Ammoniums (spez. geb. NH4+) für die Stickstoffernährung von Nutzpflanzen zu erfassen. Dazu wurden Einflussfaktoren ...
Effects of fungicides on physiological parameters and yield formation of wheat assessed by non-invasive sensors
(2014-05-15)
Apart from fungicidal effects, some fungicide classes have been reported to induce physiological changes in crops such as increased tolerance to abiotic stress, delayed senescence of the photosynthetic leaf area and ...
Trees, crops, and rural livelihoods: Afforestation of marginal croplands in Uzbekistan
(2014-06-17)
The livelihoods of rural population in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, highly depend on irrigated agriculture. However, agricultural production is threatened by the impacts of land degradation, irrigation water scarcity and ...
Carbon Footprint ausgesuchter gartenbaulicher Kulturen im Rahmen eines Pilotprojektes zur neuen PAS 2050-1: Bewertung der Treibhausgasemissionen entlang der Wertschöpfungskette
(2014-03-26)
Gegenstand der vorliegenden Dissertation ist die Untersuchung der Treibhausgasemissionen von Spargel, Rhabarber und Erdbeeren, die mit Hilfe verschiedener Anbaumethoden zur Verfrühung des Erntezeitpunktes in Deutschland ...
Effects of Land Use Duration on Forage Quality in a Littoral Wetland of Kenya
(2014-06-30)
Wetlands are transition areas between terrestrial and aquatic environments that fulfill a wide range of ecosystem services and can be used in diverse direct and indirect ways. Direct uses include livestock grazing, crop ...
Weather Derivatives Revisited: A discourse on scalability, feasibility and Sustainability
(2014-04-02)
Over the last decade, weather derivatives have been offered in developing countries to mitigate weather risk in agriculture, but the demand remains low. Chapter One explains this demand anomaly by decomposing an insurance ...