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This thesis explores how bilingual and trilingual children aged 7–11 develop their English pronunciation in an international school where English is the main language of learning and play. Recordings from a storytelling task were rated for accent and comprehensibility, and background data from parental questionnaires provided detailed language profiles. Analyzing these data, it examines (a) whethe
Modern telecommunications equipment places increasing demands on energy efficiency, driven by both environmental concerns, rising electricity costs, and the strain on national power grids. This thesis investigates practical ways to reduce power consumption in radios, particularly in the downlink digital signal processing chain. Our findings were tested on two platforms, a validation board and an i
An exploration of perspectives in art through technology, by way of Graham Harman
This thesis extends the novel model of reference [1] to enable the description of odd-even and odd-odd nuclei, as well as negative-parity states of even-even nuclei. The method employs quasi-particle blockings of Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov states to represent states with an odd number of particles using states with an even number of particles. The Bloch–Messiah decomposition for odd nucleon states is
This explorative thesis observes how European integration was framed in Lithuanian mass media in the years leading to the accession to the European Union, using it as a case study in the Central Eastern European region entering the EU in 2004. It is situated in the context of the emergence of the concept of European identity in the 1970s expressing the need for European Union countries to develop
In order to design and investigate the effects of vegetable oil based enzymatically produced liquid crystalline phases (LCPs), oat oil with 15% and 50% polar lipids contents (PL15, PL40) and with different storage conditions were incubated with Lipozyme TL and CalB. PL40 based LCPs were further investigated incorporating 1-10% aspartame (ASP) or ibuprofen (IBU) and all of the LCPs samples were ana
This thesis explores the spatial distribution of trees in the LPJ-GUESS dynamic global vegetation model and proposes some modification to improve ecological realism. In the standard version of LPJ-GUESS, the model simplifies forest dynamics by averaging individuals into cohorts and disregarding competition, canopy interactions or resource allocation completely. To improve this, a newer version was
Segregationen i svenska storstäder utgör en central samhällsfråga som påverkar barns och ungas livschanser. Rosengård i Malmö är ett tydligt exempel på ett område präglat av socioekonomiska utmaningar, där frågor om skola, sociala nätverk och identitet får särskild betydelse. Trots omfattande statistik saknas ofta fördjupade studier som tar avstamp i de ungas egna berättelser. Syftet med denna stu
I takt med att Sverige strävar efter att uppnå klimatneutralitet har återvinning av schaktmassor fått ökad betydelse. Vikten av samordning mellan olika bygg- och anläggningsprojekt har lyfts för att öka den cirkulära masshanteringen. Lokalt belägna återvinningsanläggningar för massor har angetts som ett sätt att underlätta återvinningen av massor. Samtidigt upplevs lagstiftningen som reglerar olikThe management of excavated materials is becoming more important as Sweden works towards climate neutrality. Improved coordination between construction projects and the use of local recycling facilities are seen as key to enabling circular mass management. However, the legislation governing the establishment and operation of mass recycling facilities is perceived as unclear, particularly regarding
As a core component of an ITS, CAVs have garnered significant attention and expect to play an important role in enhancing traffic safety. To enable (future) practical deployment of CAVs, safety strategies must be incorporated into the control design. This includes, in particular, strategies for ensuring avoidance or mitigation of multi-vehicle collisions. Conventional control strategies exhibit so
Denna studie undersöker hur medarbetare upplever och skapar samhörighet i en hybrid arbetsmiljö, där arbetsmiljön växlar mellan kontoret och hemmet. Syftet är att fördjupa kunskapen om hur den hybrida arbetsformen påverkar mellanmänskliga relationer och möjligheten att bygga en inkluderande kultur. En kvalitativ ansats med tio semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med medarbetare som arbetar he
Shoshana Zuboff means that the world is increasingly defined by a new system of control she calls ‘surveillance capitalism’ – an emerging digital market in the business of mining, selling, modifying and predicting human behavior through digital surveillance. Concerns have been raised that this obfuscated but ubiquitous form of governance is detrimental for individual autonomy. This thesis aims to
This thesis investigates the role of politeness in human-robot interaction and its effect on comfortability, social perception and collaboration. The study utilizes the humanoid robot Epi, which provides step-by-step instructions for two Lego-building tasks. Politeness was manipulated in the tasks so that the participants one time interacted with Epi while Epi used polite communication towards the
The ongoing pursuit of advanced multicomponent magnetic nanomaterials with tailored functionalities for applications in data storage, spintronics, and biomedicine necessitates novel synthesis approaches beyond conventional template-based methods. In response, this thesis investigates the generation, self-assembly, and characterisation of largely little-known Fe0.10Ni0.40Co0.25Pt0.25 medium-entropy
The Million Homes Programme, launched in Sweden during the 1960s, resulted in the construction of over one million homes to address a national housing shortage. A majority of the houses consist of linear block buildings, many of which now require renovation. Moreover, climate change and increasing energy demands have put pressure on the building sector to reduce emissions and improve energy perfor
This thesis explores BDSM as a socially embedded, ethically complex, and transformative practice situated at the intersection of intimacy, power, and identity. Drawing on qualitative data from an anonymous online survey of thirty-eight BDSM practitioners, the study analyzes how power, consent, performance, and rituals function both as personal expressions and as practices shaped by broader social
The aim of this thesis is to explore how methods from survival and event history analysis, namely relative risk regression, can be used to estimate prior probabilities in criminal cases, based on the distance between the potential perpetrator’s residence and the crime scene as well as further characteristics of the potential perpetrator. The locations of potential perpetrators residences can be mo
This thesis examines the economic potential of lithium-ion battery storage systems in multi-family residential buildings in Sweden, focusing on profitability, revenue opportunities, and the factors influencing investment decisions. The increasing share of renewable electricity, combined with the electrification of society, has intensified the need for energy storage solutions capable of balancing
Global clothing consumption is increasing, with many garments having unnecessarily short lifetimes due to low quality materials and manufacturing, often linked to price pressures. Current European Union strategies focus on improving technical durability, product maintenance, and waste collection, but fail to address the role of the consumer for durable garments. A better understanding of drivers a
