Many cocoa farmers, despite their crucial role for the production of chocolate and other cocoa products that many consumers enjoy, struggle to earn a decent income and improve their livelihoods. This thesis analyses the impact of the Living Income Differential, a fixed 400$ price markup added to the per-tonne cocoa price, on the position of Ghanaian farmers in the global value chain. Based on the

Home fires are the most prevalent and preventable disaster in the United States. It is notoriously difficult to teach disaster preparedness skills to adults. But, when their children are taught this material, households are more likely to make changes. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact of the American Red Cross’s “Prepare with Pedro!” youth disaster preparedness program on studen

5G New Radio is the next generation of mobile networks and it comes with promises of ultra-high speeds, ultra-high reliability and ultra-low latency. This has posed a challenge for the engineers entrusted with the task of finding solutions which could fulfil the specification, and as a result, some promising areas have received increased attention in recent years. Signal processing techniques like

In 2018 the South Korean Supreme Court declared the Military Service Act unconstitutional and mandated that the National Assembly implement an alternative service for those who object to military service for moral or religious reasons. This ruling is a reversal from previous cases dealing with the same issue. Using theories of institutional change, this paper investigates the evolution of the judi

In 2012, Xi Jinping launched a major legal reform in China. 10 years on “Xi Jinping Thought on Rule of Law” is a well-established and widely used term. This thesis systematically investigates the nature of this legal doctrine through the lenses of rule of law and rule by law. Furthermore, it discusses the feasibility of using Western legal doctrines in non-Western contexts. The data used for the a

Människor följer ofta en liknande process när de söker sig till professionell vård. Upplevelser av vilka skäl de har för att söka rent faktiskt och vägen fram till att de tar beslutet att söka behövs det dock ytterligare forskning om. Därför är det viktigt att undersöka detta för att utröna människors upplevelse av vilka skäl och funderingar de har fram mot att beslutet att söka vård fattas. DettaPeople generally follow a similar process when seeking professional care. Experience of what reasons they have for actually seeking help and their considerations during the process before they make the decision to seek help is, however, insufficiently researched. Hence, it is important to study this in order to find out people's experience of what reasons and considerations they have during th

This paper thematically analyzes the new design of the dislike button on the social media platform Youtube. It also explores the phenomenon of how participation culture and commercialized businesses can collide by examining the perspective of both the users of Youtube, as well as the perspective of Youtube as an entity. To do so, videos, video comments and official statements are evaluated. The th

This thesis explores the socially constructed phenomenon that has arisen as a result of the proliferation of social network sites that has penetrated our daily lives. The qualitative study analysed how university students experienced the global outage of Facebook, Instagram and, WhatsApp on October 4th, 2021, because of the Meta-owned ecosystem of social media. Moreover, the study examined how 2 g

This paper examines the relationship between oil prices and its pass-through to inflation and inflation differentials in the European Monetary Union from the first quarter of 1999 to the last quarter of 2021. By using local projections to derive impulse response functions of an oil price shock, the pass-through to the inflation level is examined focusing on the role of energy-related transmission

The ideals of civic participation are within much of current planning theory regarded as ways of ensuring the democratic and equitable values of planning processes, as well as offering local knowledge to those in power and awarding citizens the influence of being a part of shaping the spaces around them. However, they have also been the subject of much scrutiny; critical assessments of such activi

Several evacuation models exist in the market. It is an issue for both the user and developer to evaluate the ease of use and the quality of the model results. Verification is the process of determining that the results of a calculation method match with the developer's conceptual modelling representation expectations, i.e., the modelling implementation is accurate. Different testing procedure

This thesis explores the way that the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) can be used to understand the role of financial business services in sustainable transitions in agriculture. In doing so this thesis answered the following questions: How could the Multi-Level Perspective be used to understand the role of financial business services in sustainability transitions in agriculture? What questions may

The partnership-based approach in international development cooperation is believed to bring a more balanced relationship between the actors than traditional development approaches. However, previous studies have revealed limitations in achieving a mutual relationship between the partners. This study examines the relationship and the power dynamic between the partners participating in a partnershi

This qualitative case study focuses on the governance of Venezuelan migration in Aruba, a small tourism-dependent island in the Dutch Caribbean. By employing a thematic analysis (TA), the research aims to unpack neoliberal rationalities and biopolitical techniques that inform the governance of Venezuelan migration to Aruba. Particular attention is paid to the construction of neoliberal rationaliti

This thesis explores the lived experiences of Yemeni individuals with marginalization in context of the contemporary civil war. Experiences on the margin are approached from a multifaceted framework which allows for a contextual understanding of how Yemeni bodies face social, political and economic exclusion. In-depth semi-structured interviews with seven Yemeni individuals provide this study with

The purpose of this study was to explore medically trained care givers’ views on their work with people with dementia, focusing on their professional discretion and the standardized tools they use in their daily work. The aim was to gain a deeper understanding of aspects of their work that overlap with social work. The method used was qualitative semi-structured interviews with six caregivers, wor

Ceasing the pollution of greenhouse gasses will be the biggest challenge of the twentieth century. There is no one solution. Renewable energy sources include solar energy, hydropower, and many more. Just as we have to utilize all these different resources, designers will to the same extent need to explore and adopt new design strategies, upcycling being one of them. Despite all the benefits

In this report, tensor decomposition methods of EEG signals have been evaluated for the purpose of transfer learning. The aim has been to address the person-to-person Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) calibration problem by transferring training data between sessions, which can shorten calibration times, extend the amount of training data, and enable using data from simulated environments in real wor

I samband med att vi människor bor allt tätare och träffas allt oftare, ökar tyvärr även spridningen av virus. Det som tidigare i historien var en epidemi, blir nu snabbt en pandemi (t.ex. coronapandemin med start 2020). Mot denna bakgrund står det klart att vårt immunförsvar spelar en avgörande roll för vår hälsa och i sin tur samhällets funktion. Vår bästa metod är som bekant att träna upp vårt Interactions between T-cells and other body cells is an essential part of the immune system. It involves the binding between surface receptors of the two cells. Specifically, T-cell receptors (TCRs) bind onto pMHC (peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complex) molecules on the partnering cell surface. This way, a cell signal from the TCR to the nucleus can be initiated. Depending on the "m