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This thesis investigates the relationship between Protestant and Catholic religious affiliation and union outcomes, as well as religiosity and union outcomes in Northern Ireland. I conduct a multinomial logistic regression analysis using pooled cross-sectional data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey from 1998–2023. I find that cohabitation has increased in the 21st century, and that r
Denna kandidatuppsats undersöker hur användare uppfattar så kallade ”deceptive patterns” - vilseledande designmönster - i digitala användargränssnitt, samt var gränsen går mellan påverkan och manipulation. Studien kombinerar en kvantitativ enkätundersökning med en kvalitativ intervjustudie för att fånga både bredd och djup i ämnet. Enkäten, som riktades till svenska internetanvändare, inkluderade
History leaves its marks on the life of a city. As urban landscapes continue to expand and evolve, old industrial sites and urban functions are often left behind, fading into the margins of the contemporary city. This thesis seeks to explore how architecture and public space can breathe new life into these forgotten areas, reactivating them as meaningful parts of the city’s present and future.The
Inhalation of engineered nanoparticles that are handled as powders or sprays in consumer products poses a potential health risk. To investigate the effects of nanoparticles on human health, the Nano Aerosol Chamber for In-Vitro Toxicity (NACIVT) system has been designed for controlled deposition of aerosol particles onto cell cultures. The objective of this study was to estimate the deposited dose
Galectins are proteins that bind to carbohydrate structures, with high affinity for β-galactoside ligands that exists naturally in our bodies. They are involved in the development of various diseases, including central nervous system diseases and cancer proliferation. Galectin-1, which is the focus in this thesis, is related to anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective functions in the brain. Drug del
Sociala medier har med tiden utvecklats från att vara en plattform för kommunikation och socialisering, till att även möjliggöra shopping och tillfredsställa olika konsumtionsbegär. Genom social commerce, FOMO, impulsköp och UGC påverkas konsumenterna ständigt till att konsumera mer än vad de gjort tidigare. Sociala medier har blivit en marknadsföringsplats för många företag och har utvecklats til
Kraftvärmeverk producerar el, och levererar värme till fjärrvärmenätet. Nätets returflöde till dessa verk har generellt en relativt hög temperatur, och det finns idag verksamheter som använder sig av denna returvärme för att värma upp anläggningar och utrymmen som har värmebehov. Det finns en potential att på liknande sätt utnyttja denna för uppvärmning av växthus, vilket utgör en synergimöjlighetCogeneration plants generate electricity and supply heat to the district heating network. The return flow from the network to these plants generally has a relatively high temperature, and there are currently operations that utilize this return heat to warm facilities and spaces with heating needs. There is potential to similarly use this return heat for greenhouse heating, which presents a synergy
Textile recycling is highly needed as great amounts of waste are produced every year and most of it is put into landfill or incinerated. This thesis lays the foundations for a quality control system which may be applied for controlling the recycling of cellulosic textiles in an upcoming pilot plant based on ShareTex’s technology. The quality control system was constructed as a mathematical model r
Disparities in health is a common issue in society, with people of different socioeconomic backgrounds having different possibilities in terms of achieving a good level of health. Stress is a common result of this, followed by insomnia and sleep impairment amongst those who are at a socioeconomic disadvantage. In this study, data was collected from multiple Swedish databases to explore whether sle
Tropiska skogar utsätts för mer intensiva och frekventa torkor. Torkor påverkar tillväxt och kollagring i skogen, samt ökar risken för trädödlighet. Det finns flera hypoteser om mekanismerna bakom dödlighet under torka. Två av de vanligaste är något som kallas kolsvält och kavitation. Det är oklart vilken av dessa två mekanismer som inträffar först i tropiska träd under långvarig torka. ExperimentTropical forests experience more intense and frequent droughts. Droughts affect mortality in trees, growth rate and carbon storage in the forest. There are several hypotheses of the mechanisms behind tree mortality during drought. Two of the most common ones are carbon starvation and hydraulic failure. It is unclear which of these mechanisms occur first in tropical trees during long term drought.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming increasingly important for storing energy, particularly renewable energy, and stabilizing electricity grids. These systems often use lithium-ion batteries, which are efficient but pose risks during accidents. Rapid implementation of BESS has led to uncertainties in regulations and emergency response protocols. This thesis aims to identify and eval
Radar has come a long way since its invention in the 1930s. It is not only used to detect the distance and angular position of a target but can also measure velocity thanks to the Doppler frequency shift. In more advanced systems, the radar can perform tasks such as imaging and classification of the target. In some cases, full or partial polarimetry is used to gain additional information about the
The growing demand for the recognition of sexual and reproductive rights as a fundamental part of human rights by the approval of policies that make access to them a reality has been classified as one of the factors fueling political polarization, a phenomenon that seems to be transforming global politics, and which was consolidated in the Peruvian context after the 2021 elections. In the middle o
Syftet med denna studie är att skapa en djupare förståelse och klargöra hur generativ AI kan appliceras som ett hjälpmedel för entreprenörer i anbudsprocessen. Offentliga upphandlingar präglas ofta av omfattande informationsmängder, komplexa formella krav och strikta tidsramar. När förfrågningsunderlagen dessutom är bristfälliga eller otydliga blir varje anbud en resurskrävande investering som mås
From a market perspective, Japan is interesting for Swedish companies, especially those with sustainable and digital capabilities. However, the Japanese market is complex, with high quality demands and deep relationships, which require foreign companies to understand how their assets transfer locally. This thesis explores how ten Swedish subsidiaries in Japan use sustainability and digitalization
Climate change is an important topic for a lot of people and the usage of art to draw attention towards the issue is not a novel idea. Each art piece has had a different approach to, not only increase awareness but to also portray climate change. The expressions vary depending on who made the art piece, the context of its creation and similar parameters. Globally, this has been done since at least
This thesis examines how female-targeting fintech firms can internationalize in ways that genuinely promote financial inclusion for women. Conducted as an exploratory interview study with Female Invest, it builds on the broader observation that gender remains largely absent from fintech’s outlook. The study addresses two key research gaps. First, financial inclusion efforts often overlook how cult
This thesis investigates if graph-based visualisation can be used to enhance usability, user experience, and improve how users find and interact with data in a metadata catalogue. The study took place at E.ON in Malmö where their current catalogue is built using a relational database and where they have wondered if a switch in the backend to a graph-based one would be beneficial. Interviews as wel
