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Grass pollen allergies caused by Timothy grass affect the lives of many people and have a huge economic impact on our society. Hypersensitivity reactions are triggered by allergens and allergen-specific IgE, leading to degranulation of mast cells releasing bioactive compounds causing allergic symptoms. Improvement of allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) involving gradual exposure to the allergen

Green prescribing, the referral of patients to nature-based activities, has potential to bring co- benefits for psychological and physiological public health and for environmental health. Literature considers a major limitation to its effective implementation as a holistic, transectoral practice to be lack of a common language and tendency of actors involved to work within their respective paradig

The design of the cost model is motivated by the need of the customer to optimize its energy consumption and maximize the savings. Therefore, this tool will be able to manage the data from both power (geothermal heat pumps) and heating (district heating) systems, as well as outdoor temperatures, energy demand and other inputs, and determine which one is more feasible for every hour of the year. Al

Title: Designing a new warehouse to improve space utilization and handling efficiency: A case study of a production warehouse Authors: Emil Niklasson, Erik Ramström Supervisor: Joakim Kembro, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Problem description: The focus on warehousing has grown in the industry during the 21st century to increase the compe

Social entrepreneurship integrates a focus on tackling social issues with economically sustainable business activities, thereby also presenting a new form of private sector engagement in development work. This mixed-method case study contributes to the nascent body of academic literature by examining the role and accessibility of the social entrepreneurship support ecosystem in the context of Colo

In recent years, the field of mass spectrometry (MS) has grown significantly, allowing for shotgun proteomic experiments to be used increasingly in biomarker discovery experiments. However, using standard methods of MS not all peptides present in a sample may be identified. To combat this, a procedure termed alignment, or match-between-runs, is used to propagate identifications from one run to ano

This thesis investigates the macroeconomic relationship between education and CO2 emissions in developing countries. Building on existing literature, a framework is constructed that tries to identify the links underlying this relationship. Education is postulated to affect CO2 emissions in developing countries indirectly through inducing growth, fostering technological change, driving structural t

This study was conducted to provide an explanation as to why user experience is important when designing software, specifically for a banking company undergoing a complete redesign of their banking client. Neglecting the user experience design in the development of any application or webpage can lead to user frustration and abandonment. Frustration can lead to terrible customer service and reliabi

As a working group named AGAR is currently looking into replacements and complements to Stibor, the subject of reference rates will become increasingly relevant in the coming years. This paper therefore investigates Stibor as well as future options for a Swedish reference rate, consolidating information of and opinions on reference rates in Sweden, primarily through the review of previous literatu

This thesis explores the effect on neonatal, post-neonatal, and child mortality of being a motherless child and the interaction this situation had with socio-economic status and gender in Sweden during the period 1790-1910. Using a longitudinal, individual level, database (SwedPop), covering large parts of the Swedish population, together with a Cox proportional hazards model, this study finds tha

Understanding how plants allocate time between the green-up and senescence phases within a growing season is critical for assessing vegetation responses to environmental change. This thesis investigates the spatiotemporal patterns of the time allocation fraction, defined as the ratio of green-up duration to senescence duration (RGS), across the Tibetan Plateau from 1982 to 2018. Phenological metri

This research analyses the communication strategies of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades on Telegram following the October 7th, 2023, attack. Focusing on 40 images and videos posted between October and December 2023, it investigates how visual content is used to perform violence, shape narratives, and legitimise actions. The study adopts a qualitative, social construct

Extreme heat is not neutral. In Athens, the dense urban environment and harsh summer climate disproportionately impact the socio-economically marginalized. This research bridges the gap between climate data and human experience by uniting geospatial and qualitative survey data regarding heatwaves in Athens Municipality, with urban heat island research, vulnerability theory and climate justice. Sat

Background: Precision prevention involves tailoring interventions to the unique characteristics of a group or individual to maximize their effectiveness. In this study, we examined the role of participant characteristics in the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions to optimize gestational weight gain (GWG). Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, and PubMed, from inception up to March 2025, to id

The environmental impact of the textile industry is immense, and textile waste is accumulating globally at an unprecedented rate. To address this issue, innovative technologies for handling, sorting, and recycling textile waste are crucial. This thesis presents a comprehensive study on the recycling of cellulosic textile waste through both closed-loop and open-loop pathways. Closed-loop recycling

Background: Severe Alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), phenotype PiZZ, is a leading cause of liver disease in neonates, children, and adults. Nevertheless, the prevalence of liver disease and mortality within PiZZ adults remains unclear. Between 1972 and 1974, a cohort of 129 individuals with severe AATD (PiZZ) was identified through the Swedish national screening of 200,000 newborns. The cohor

Southern Africa is a global hotspot for hydrometeorological risk, with intensifying droughts and floods increasingly disrupting livelihoods, ecosystems, and infrastructure. This study presents a systematic bibliometric and scientometric synthesis of 1481 peer-reviewed publications on drought and flood hazards published between 2000 and 2024 across the Southern African Development Community. Using