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Bolivia has experienced a drastic decline in inequality and poverty since 2000. It coincided with the administrative period of Evo Morales between 2006 and 2019. Hence, it is debated whether poverty reduction was mainly driven by economic growth alongside the commodity boom in the 2000s or by policy implementations during Morales’s presidency. This study addresses the research question: “How and w

The purpose of this work is to expand the toolbox of speech language pathologists and give them the ability to redesign a patient’s voice to a healthier sounding one, thereby giving the patient a target voice to strive towards. A modified voice is generated by applying a finite impulse response (FIR) filter, altering the spectrum of the patient’s voice. In order to facilitate the filter design pro

Rapporten behandlar framtagningen av en labbmiljö i ABB:s 800xA. Labbmiljön ämnar effektivisera testning av Distributed Control Systems (DCS) och på så sätt effektivisera uppstarten och genomförandet av industriskaliga processystem. Konceptet för labbmiljön är att ge möjligheten att snabbt kunna sätta upp ett system i 800xA som kan användas till testning, processutveckling och kompetensutvecklingThe report deals with the development of a lab environment in ABB's 800xA. The lab environment aims to streamline the testing of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and thus streamline the start-up and implementation of industrial-scale process systems. The concept of the lab environment is to provide the opportunity to quickly set up a system in 800xA that can be used for testing, process dev

Sea ice is strongly impacted by global warming, and its decline further alters the global climate. Climate models are important tools for examining those future sea ice changes and the interaction of sea ice with other Earth system components such as the atmosphere and the ocean. Typically, these components are simulated with separate codes. The interaction between these components is typically mo

Uppsatsen undersöker hur intressekonflikten mellan vindkraft och rennäring, hanterats av Mark- och miljööverdomstolen (MÖD). Rennäringen och vind-kraftverk gör inte sällan anspråk så samma landområden. EU har utsett vind-kraft som en central del av den gröna omställningen mot förnybar energi, och medlemsländerna uppmanas fastställa förnybar energi som ett överskuggande allmänintresse. Samtidigt haThis paper explores how the conflict of interest between wind power and reindeer husbandry has been addressed by the Land and Environment Court of Appeal (MÖD). Reindeer husbandry and wind turbines often vie for the same land areas. The EU has designated wind power as a central component of the green transition towards renewable energy, urging member states to establish renewable energy as a param

This thesis explores the heterologous expression of six fungal enzymes with potential polyurethane (PUR) degrading activity in two strains of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae: the standard Ory6 and a knock-out variant with disrupted transcription factors to potentially reduce native protease activity. Each enzyme was expressed in three gene formats: a native version (including any introns

Strandskyddet i Sverige har en lång historia och har länge varit viktigt för att skydda allemansrätten och på senare tid även djur- och naturvärden, trots detta är lagstiftningen polariserande och ofta debatterad. Skyddet gäller vid landets alla vatten och innebär att byggnads- eller anläggningsåtgärder inte får utföras inom 100 meter från strandlinjen. Regleringen hittar vi främst i miljöbalken oThis thesis strives to investigate and make sense of the complex regulations surrounding the availability of exploitable land along bodies of water in Sweden. With the Shore Protection regulations found in the Swedish Environmental Code it becomes apparent that most sought after land along the sea, lakes and running water for planning and construction in accordance to the Planning and Building Act

To increase the sustainability of the food sector and improve overall health, plant-based products have been advocated to be a solution. The plant-based products are often based on legumes. They contain a lot of nutrients and health benefits but also various antinutrients, including phytic acid which binds to several important minerals and proteins and reduces their bioavailability. Legumes are us

Abstract: This bachelor thesis explores the concept of just culture within aviation, with a specific focus on European airline captains’ knowledge, understanding, and perception of their reporting obligations. Grounded in the theoretical just culture framework of safety culture, developed by James Reason (1997), the study examines whether the principles of just culture - now nearly 30 years ol

En majoritet av alla funktioner i en organism eller enskild cell är helt och hållet beroende av proteiner, som i sin tur produceras enligt de gener som finns i cellernas DNA - proteiner är produkten av så kallat genuttryck. Alla gener kan dock omöjligt uttryckas samtidigt: att kunna reglera genuttrycket är helt nödvändigt för att vi ska kunna reagera och anpassa oss efter om- givningen, växa, utveThe ligand-binding domain (LBD) of PPARγ was studied in complex with the full agonist rosiglitazone in double- and triple-resonance NMR spectrom- etry experiments. The long-term aim was to better understand the structure and dynamics of the complex, and therefore how the transcription factor func- tions in vivo. The protein LBD was expressed in E. coli and complexed with rosiglitazone, and backbon

In the medical industry, environmental considerations have lagged behind in order to focus on patient safety. A combination of both should be possible to achieve. In this report, focus have been on how environmental impacts can be lowered from disposable biomedical devices. In order to quantify the impact from a product, the method Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was used which gives a full life-cycle

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to facilitate increased understanding of immigrant's experience of the meaning of work with focus on how that meaning can change as a part of the acculturation process. Participants (n=13) from eight countries answered an open question. The responses were analysed using Meaning Construction Analysis (MCA)-Minerva and the individual's life-worl

The government saw the negative effects of increased alcohol consumption in Sweden and Welfare gave the mandate to further develop an idea to counter the trend. The idea was presented and a decision was taken. When Ängelholms municipality was able to take advantage of opportunities on the basis of these decisions was launched Projekt Insikt. Decisions were taken on municipal management and the thr

Problem: More information is needed on how a company can overcome hardship during stormy business cycles. Appropriate management strategies on how to get the business going as the dust settles is essential in order for a company to sustain on the market. Management in any recession is difficult, especially in today´s turmoil. Nonetheless, corporate strategic renewal is needed to mitigate the risk

I arbetet med att göra industrin mer energieffektiv har packningsförsedda värmeväxlare en betydande roll då den effektivt överför värme mellan fluider. Detta exjobb ämnar at utreda och utveckla en ny stöttande fot till Alfa Lavals packningsförsedda värmeväxlare. Målet var att ta fram en design som kan klara av allvarliga externa laster genererade av till exempel ett anslutande rörsystem eller jordIn the process of making the industry more energy efficient, the gasketed plate heat exchanger has an important role as it effectively transfers heat between fluids. This master thesis aims to investigate and develop a new supportive foot for Alfa Laval’s gasketed plate heat exchangers. The goal was to present a design that can sustain severe external loads induced by for example the connecting pi

The aim of this study is to investigate how technocratic water management is affecting the possibilities of the public to participate in decision-making and care for their local waters. This was investigated during the consultation process regarding the draft River Basin Management Plan and Program of Measures for the years 2021-2027 in the Bothnian Sea Water District in Sweden. The analytical fra

Through recent years, RNA has rapidly gone from mainly being known as a passive information-carrying molecule within the central dogma of molecular biology to becoming the active ingredient in multiple therapeutics, such as in vaccines and potential drugs against cancer. However, one of the main challenges with RNA as a therapeutic is efficient delivery to cells. Understanding the mechanism throug

Vid sidan av strävan att uppnå AI-modeller som kan skapa extremt verklighetstrogna texter och bilder existerar även målet att kunna generera mänskligt tal. Målet med detta område, kallat "talsyntes", är att skapa en syntetisk mänsklig röst som har förmågan att läsa upp en given text. Detta kan t.ex. användas i automatiserad kundtjänst eller för personliga assistenter. Själva problemet haThe emergence of machine learning based text-to-speech systems have made fully automated customer service voice calls, spoken personal assistants, and the creation of synthetic voices seem well within reach. However, there are still many technical challenges with creating such a system which can generate audio quickly and of high enough quality. One critical component of the typical text-to-speech

In a global market with increasing competition, the need for efficient production increases. By measuring production parameters, a company can identify efficiency losses and thus prevent losses and create a more efficient production. Unknown and unplanned downtime in a production process leads to disruptions and losses in efficiency. Being able to identify the causes of and remedy downtime is

This thesis is a qualitative case study on greening policies in the Minawao Refugee Camp in far-northern Cameroon. It thoroughly investigates the actors and dynamics of humanitarian aid and specifically explores how environmental mainstreaming can shape humanitarian governance. The case was chosen due to its unique policies and programmes that aim to green the refugee camp and use a participat