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This thesis investigates the sustainability of Sweden’s reformed pension system, first introduced in 1998. The new reform addressed long-term demographic challenges, particularly population ageing. By linking pension benefits, the new system has systematically shifted financial responsibility from the state to the individual. The study assesses whether the motivation behind the reform has taken
The increase in contact resistance within battery systems remains poorly understood, despite being one of the primary contributors to battery degradation. This project aims to investigate this phenomenon by modeling the electrical interface as a contact between a pin and a busbar. The main goal is to build a DOE and machine learning framework, using Bayesian optimization to efficiently explore the
Migrän är en neurologisk sjukdom som drabbar ungefär 15 procent av världens befolkning och har stor påverkan på individens vardag. Sjukdomen karaktäriseras av attacker som ger kraftig huvudvärk, tillsammans med illamående och känslighet mot ljud och ljus. Även om det är attackerna som kännetecknar migrän, upplever många även symtom, som trötthet och ångest, mellan anfallen. Kvinnor är överrepresenMigraine is a highly debilitating neurological disorder that affects approximately 15% of the global population. It is most commonly associated with severe headaches that can leave sufferers bedridden, but its impact extends beyond the attacks themselves. The disease presents in various forms, ranging from sporadic attacks to regular ones following the female hormone cycle, and chronic migraine, w
This thesis examines the literary space of Macondo and its transformation due to external national influences in One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) by Gabriel García Márquez. A case study is conducted of three key episodes in Macondo’s increasing contact with the state. The objective of the study is to analyze their respective spatial logics as a basis of the production and transformation of Mac
Detta arbete undersöker spridningen av Recolabs avloppssystem Tre rör ut som är en innovation som syftar till att separera och återvinna gråvatten, svartvatten och matavfall för ökad hållbarhet. Trots tekniska fördelar har systemet stött på hinder i bygg- och VA-sektorn, särskilt kring implementering och informationsspridning. Syftet har varit att identifiera faktorer som främjar eller försvårar s
Neurala strålningsfält möjliggör fotorealistisk 3D-scenrepresentation men saknar semantisk förståelse för objektnivåsegmentering i komplexa inomhusmiljöer. Detta arbete adresserar utmaningar inom 3D-objektsegmentering i inomhusscener genom att integrera 3D Gaussian Splatting med 2D-segmenteringsmasker. Jag analyserar befintliga segmenteringsmetoder utifrån dimensionerna visuell kvalitet, noggrannhNeural radiance fields enable photorealistic 3D scene representation but lack semantic understanding for object-level segmentation in complex indoor environments. This work addresses 3D object segmentation challenges in indoor scenes by integrating 3D Gaussian Splatting with 2D segmentation masks. I analyze existing segmentation methods across visual quality, accuracy, and efficiency dimensions, t
Climate change is an escalating global issue, with various parts of the world being impacted differently depending on their geographic placement, development status and financial resources. Over the last couple of decades, the intensified climate change impacts have made the climate a subject to be securitized. This happens when a securitizing actor, like a state representative, articulates the cl
October 7th 2023 a terror attack on an Israeli music festival took place. This would subsequently escalate the conflict between Israel and Palestine, with many calling it a genocide of the Palestinian people. This thesis investigates how pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Lund and Malmö following October 7th can be understood in relation to police strategies and Anne Nassauer’s theory about situati
This thesis investigates how government communication officers navigate the strategic challenges posed by homeless media—informal, unregulated digital actors that increasingly shape public discourse in Indonesia. Drawing on qualitative interviews with eleven officers across national-level agencies, the research applies the Government Communication Decision Wheel (GCDW) and the concept of instituti
This thesis explores how individuals experiencing Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) constitute themselves as entrepreneurial subjects within contemporary neoliberal culture. Through 6 semi-structured interviews with Swedish women suffering from POTS, this study explores the subjectivities formed at the intersection of chronic illness and neoliberal regimes of truth. Drawing on Fouca
Gestures are usual companions to the words we speak, either enhancing them or simply accompanying them. Multiple studies focus on the relationship between gestures and speech, and even how they might affect who is listening. In more recent times, the field of investigation expanded to include insights into human behaviour in virtual contexts, making the most of the headsets worn by the users to, i
Botswana’s reputation as a beacon of fiscal prudence in resource-rich economies faces new challenges. Yet recent pressures – rising debt, declining surpluses, and fiscal volatility – raise questions about the long-term sustainability of this model. This thesis examines how Botswana’s fiscal capacity has shaped its ability to manage natural resource wealth between 1990 and 2022. Drawing on a compos
Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors such as the steel industry presents a major challenge for the European Union and its member states. These sectors must reduce emissions while maintaining global competitiveness, placing considerable pressure on both industry actors and policymakers. One proposed solution is the development of green lead markets, which aim to lower investment risks by enabling ma
This legal research examines the regulation of AI-driven credit risk models in B2B trade credit insurance under the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) and the Solvency II Directive. The study analyses how these frameworks address algorithmic transparency, accountability, and fairness while maintaining market stability. The AI Act classifies credit assessment systems as high-risk AI, im
Cities are important stakeholders in the EU’s quest to achieve climate neutrality (European Commission, 2020a). The EU has acknowledged the importance of cities through the EU Mission on ‘Climate Neutral and Smart Cities’, which aims to enable 100 European cities to become climate-neutral by 2030 (European Commission, 2021a). However, climate change has the potential to intersect with, exacerbate,
Why do some individuals lean left while others align with the right? A substantial body of research points to psychological variables as key predictors of political orientation. Responding to recent calls for more integrative frameworks, this study examined how personality (including the Big Five and the Dark Factor of Personality), morals (Moral Foundations), and values (Basic Human Values) predi
En allt större del av vår befolkning består av äldre, som också blir allt äldre. Samtidigt har antalet platser på vårdboenden minskat med 25 % sedan millennieskiftet. Detta innebär att fler kommer behöva åldras i hemmet, något som sedan länge varit en stor del av den svenska äldrepolitiken i form av kvarboendeprincipen. Huruvida vi kommer klara av den demografiska förändringen ligger till stor del
Denna uppsats undersöker hur fem icke-statliga organisationer (NGO) framställer händelserna kring Sea-Watch 3-fallet sommaren 2019. Räddningsfartyget hölls kvar till havs i över två veckor efter att ha undsatt migranter utanför Libyens kust, utan att någon stat erbjöd en säker hamn. Studien utgår från en kombination av två teoretiska ramverk: normmodellen och liminalitet. Normmodellen används för This thesis examines how five non govermental organisations (NGO) represent the events surrounding the Sea-Watch 3 case in the summer of 2019. The rescue vessel remained at sea for over two weeks after saving migrants off the coast of Libya, without any state offering a safe port of disembarkation. The study draws on a combination of two theoretical frameworks, the norm model and liminality. The n
Emerging storage devices, particularly ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ) memristors, offer a compelling solution for high-density storage as they form a type of non-charge based non-volatile storage capable of storing multiple bits in each device; however, their adoption is hindered by reliability concerns. This work addresses this by presenting a design and implementation of an efficient Error
In many countries, the oil and gas industry (OGI) faces a sociotechnical problem related to illegal tapping, a complex phenomenon involving stealing products from pipelines. This study analyses the network constitution to understand and tackle this phenomenon, called ”clandestine diversion” (CD), which is the theft of oil and its derivatives products through illegal tappings of onshore pipelin
