Studiens syfte är att undersöka vad som motiverar unga vuxna att använda sig av sociala medier, hur deras användande ser ut, vilket typ av innehåll de får upp och deras upplevelser kring det innehåll som presenteras för dem. Studien utgår främst från den kvalitativa metoden fokusgruppsintervjuer, och det transkriberade innehållet analyserades sedan genom kodningsmetoden Summary-based reporting. Fo

The legalization of marijuana in the United States has prompted extensive debate and research, particularly concerning its impacts on various societal aspects. This study examines the influence of marijuana legalization on university education by comparing three Pacific Northwest states: Oregon (OR) and Washington (WA), which have legalized marijuana, and Idaho (ID), which maintains prohibition. T

Accurate monitoring of daily precipitation is essential for many applications, such as simulation and prediction of watershed water-related disasters. However, precipitation data from satellite and gauge-based precipitation products face challenges in capturing true observations because of their large uncertainties. To improve daily precipitation estimates, this study proposed a new merging framew

Values have been discussed both in relation to the normative character of Ecological Economics and, albeit implicitly, in conceptions of human beings. Nevertheless, a conceptualisation of individually-held values remains underdeveloped. Scholars who do engage on a conceptual level tend to focus on the values of nature in the context of ecosystem services, with less emphasis on: (a) more generally-

Aims: To examine whether vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) precedes type 2 diabetes and to quantify the possible time period between VVC and subsequent diabetes. Material and Methods: We conducted a nationwide retrospective primary healthcare study including 1 838 929 women aged 35–65 years in Sweden (2007–2018). Cox regression models were used to examine associations between VVC and type 2 diabetes,

Objectives: Previous studies found no or weak positive associations between height and lung cancer (LC) risk, with differences between sexes. Few studies stratified the association by smoking status and LC subtype. This prospective study investigated the association between height and risks of overall LC and LC subtypes (i.e., adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma, large ce

The development of a model of carbon oxidation has engaged researchers for decades. Yet many outstanding questions remain due to the inability to experimentally study the details of the oxidation. Today, novel techniques such as environmental transmission electron microscopy (ETEM), allowing for in-situ nanoscale observations of the oxidation process, can help illuminate some of these questions. I

Cykeln ses idag som ett transportmedel som har stor potential i framtidens hållbara stad, där bättre hälsa, mindre klimatpåverkan och förbättrad ekonomi för samhällen lyfts som stora fördelar. Malmö stad har som mål att cykeln ska vara ett självklart färdmedelsval för alla i Malmö och har ambitiösa mål för att öka cykelns färdmedelandel. Cykeln har dock under lång tid med bakgrund i den modernistiThe City of Malmö aims to promote cycling as a sustainable mode of transport for everyone. However, due to the dominance of cars and motorized transport in the city's planning tradition, cycling has been marginalized, especially in areas built during the Million Programme. Simultaneously, a big challenge for the city of Malmö is the social inequality between different areas that exists today.

Jubileumsparken is a park located in the upcoming neighborhood Frihamnen in Gothenburg and is the result of planners and the political will to develop urban green spaces for the residents in the area. In Jubileumsparken in Gothenburg, a method called platsbyggnad is being used by planners. The work is based on connecting citizens with the site during the planning of the new district in Frihamnen b

We are now seeing the development of a new generation of synchrotron radiation sources, the seeded, short-wavelength Free Electron Lasers (FELs), which are capable of driving the radiation to even higher intensities, and with new capabilities such as longitudinal coherence and ultra-short pulses. The Workshop on High-harmonic Seeding for Present and Future Short Wavelength Free-Electron Lasers, ho

Hydrological models are generally calibrated and validated using a suite of well-known statistical metrics, which sometimes lack clear connection and tailoring to the local users’ need and therefore limits the evaluation, especially in the case of global climate services. Therefore, in this study, two types of application-based evaluation metrics are introduced, addressing (i) temporal matching of

Purpose Visual interpretation of brain amyloid-β (Aβ) PET can be difficult in individuals with borderline Aβ burden. Coregistration with individual MRI is recommended in these cases, which, however, is not always available. This study evaluated coregistration with the early perfusion frames acquired immediately after tracer injection to support the visual interpretation of the late Aβ-frames in PE

A new method for preparing chromatographic supports is described. Porous silica was treated with gaseous silanes and gaseous triethylamine at high temperature and reduced pressure. The silylation procedure was rapid and gave supports with a covalently bound monolayer of aminopropyl-or epoxysilane. Diol silica prepared by gas phase silylation was compared with diol silica prepared in the aqueous or

The functional properties of Andean grain starches of two species, amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus) and canihua (Chenopodium pallidicaule), three cultivars each, were studied. The study focused on chemical composition, pasting properties, thermal properties, water solubility index (WSI), swelling power (SP), and granule morphology. All amaranth starches were waxy starches, with amylose content le

This study aims to determine the optimal pressure for the accumulator tank in a wave energy converter (WEC) with hydraulic power take-off (PTO) to maximize energy generation. A simulation-based approach was employed to analyze the buoy's performance with wave data generated from the Wafo toolbox using the generalized Pierson–Moskowitz (GPM) spectrum. These data were then fed into a Simulink model

Går det att prediktera en fotbolls position utifrån var spelarna befinner sig på planen? Detta arbete utreder om det är möjligt att använda information om fotbollsspelares positioner och rörelser för att avgöra var bollen befinner sig i olika skeenden av en fotbollsmatch. Med framfarten av artificiell intelligens och maskininlärning har antalet användningsområden skjutit i höjden. Inom fotboll såWhen automating data analysis or broadcasts in association football, a key piece of information is the position of the football. Locating the ball is often easier said than done since there are many scenarios where the ball is hard or even impossible to detect accurately using object detection methods. This thesis explores a different approach to determining the ball's position. Since the play

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka om pedagogiken som används i Försvarsmaktens besättningschefsutbildning är relevant. Med en öppen frågeställning valdes tematisk kvalitativ analys som metod för studien. Initialt gjordes en översyn av de kursbeskrivningar och krav som ställs på en militär besättningschef, som sedan följdes upp med intervjuer och frågor till befälhavare och chefer med god k