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This thesis explored the experiences and performances of female Malawian YouTubers. It is grounded in the understanding of the digital realm as a liberal space in which common people can showcase their own realities without the mediation of the structures of censorship common in traditional media. At the core of the research which informed this thesis were two questions: firstly, in what ways is e
Access to mobility and migration have become highly charged topics. Since the so-called refugee crisis in 2015 the EU has developed a holistic approach to control migration. The 2015 European Agenda on Migration is a policy which has significantly shaped mobility governance since being implemented. However, this response has been heavily criticised. The aim of this thesis is to understand how the
Saudi Arabia constitutes an interesting paradox regarding female labour force participation. Despite high living standards and education levels among women, Saudi Arabia has the largest gender employment gap in the world. The Saudi government addresses this issue in the recently launched National Development Plan Vision 2030 which aims to reconstruct the economy in order to decrease the kingdom’s
Pollinators are important for both the agricultural landscape and natural areas, but currently many pollinator groups are declining. Pollinators have a strong relationship with plants, which humans long have benefited from. Nowadays, 35 % percent of the human food production somehow relies on animal pollination. Therefore, unravel the details about crop pollination and its relationship to differen
This thesis makes a study on how regional innovation policies facilitate economic development in different regions of China from 2000 to 2014. To analyze this question, it chooses Beijing and Shenzhen as two case studies and describes regional innovation policies from two perspectives: new path development perspective and smart specialization perspective. Our results find that Beijing as a core re
Swedish cities are under constant development, and this also applies to the city of Lund. To maintain its rich cultural heritage, modernization is conducted in harmony with preservation of the city. The historical structure of the city, with narrow cobblestone streets causes some difficulties in terms of accessibility for the traffic. As the transports to the center of Lund constitutes a strain on
Plastic materials and synthetic hormones are found in aquatic environments globally. Plastic in water can degrade to nanoparticles (NP) with special characteristics, in the environment nanoparticles and hormones have a proven effect on wildlife. Synthetic hormones are widely used in contraceptives and medications and one of the most common synthetic hormones used is 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2)
This study revives a heavily debated relationship between government debt accumulation and economic growth. Although indebtedness levels stay high, current economic growth forecasts seem optimistic not only in the euro area but in other advanced countries, as well. 24 advanced OECD economies are investigated to understand if financial outcomes are detrimental to the real economic variables in the
Abstract The retina is the inner most layer of the eye. It is responsible for conversion of light into an electrical signal that pass through the fibers of the optic nerve to the visual centers in the brain. Most of the neo-vascular retinal diseases lead to legal vision loss. Silver and gold nanoparticles have got a great interest in ocular research due to their anti-bacterial effects and their ab
In an age-structured model originating from cancer research, the cell cycle is divided into two phases: Phase 1 of variable length, consisting of the biologically so called G1 phase, and Phase 2 of fixed length, consisting of the so called S, G2 and M phases. A system of nonlinear PDEs along with initial and boundary data describes the number densities of cells in the two phases, depending on time
In the year 2020 the pandemic COVID-19 caused several disruptions to society where increased border controls were a major one. This paper will examine how the shock from pandemic related border control affected service trade which relied on movement of people. This will be done by studying trade values on Sweden's import of services from Denmark allocated to two modes of supply. To examine the
Organizational change due to digitalization trends puts established organizations under pressure to constantly adapt in order to compete in today’s markets. The disruptive nature of such transformational changes significantly impacts what organizations stand for and, thus, how organizational members relate to their organization. Taking an interpretivist stance, the aim of this study is to understa
The site, Bällsta harbor, is a part of Ulvsunda industrial area, located on the east side of Bromma airport in Stockholm. Today, the housing shortage in Stockholm, the debate over the closure of Bromma Airport, and the plan to extend the tram line bring new opportunities to Bällsta harbor for redevelopment. This proposal aims to bring a diverse mix of uses, pedestrian-oriented and children-friend
An interacting particle system is a stochastic process describing the evolution of finitely or infinitely many particles, each of which, in the absence of any interaction, would evolve like a Markov process. The particle system can be examined in different scales by grouping particles together and considering their average. Their behaviour is described by a Markov process on a microscopic scale, w
Despite a persistent reliance on conventional grey infrastructure solutions, there is increasing recognition of the vital role of nature-inclusive urban planning in managing climate risks such as floods and heatwaves while simultaneously promoting biodiversity, human health, and well-being. This multifunctionality underscores nature's intrinsic importance, reframing it as a fundamental necessi
This paper quantitatively studies how firm inequality (society-wide firm concentration) in Northern Sweden was impacted by a 2002 deduction to the employment tax. The paper constructs Gini and Theil’s T indices as measurements of firm inequality for 29 Swedish municipalities for the years 1998-2007, where the net sales and number of employees are used as two measurements of firm size. This results
We extend the capabilities of a LEED instrument to allow raster scanning across entire samples, giving a map of LEED patterns. The method gives a macroscopic view of the inhomogeneity and quality of samples, and we propose that the usage of LEED scanning as a simple alternative to more complex methods has viable uses during sample preparation, without the need for costly beamtime. Results from inh
This thesis conducts an in-depth investigation of the conformal two Higgs doublet model (C2HDM) in its most general form, integrating complex couplings λ5, λ6, λ7 and a CPviolating phase e−iδ. This setup enables a detailed exploration of $\mathcal{CP}$-violation and its impact on electroweak phase transitions (EWPT) and gravitational wave (GW) signatures. Using the Higgs basis simplifies tree-le
The expected increase in both consumption and production of electricity strains the Swedish electricity grid, necessitating both reinforcement and expansion. Concurrently, the need to decarbonise heavy industry is becoming more urgent to achieve the EU Climate neutrality goal by 2050, with hydrogen anticipated as a key player. Hybrid energy systems that combine the generation of renewable electric
Seminar Date: 2024-05-29 Course: BUSN79 - Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: William Gustafsson and Jacob Linder Examiner: Anna Glenngård Five key words: CEO letters, sentiment analysis, agency theory, firm performance, Tobin's Q. Purpose: Discern with the help of a new machine learning model whether the sentiment expressed in CEO letters can offer meaningful insights into
