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With climate change unfolding, there is a need for adaptation policies that support the most vulnerable. Knowledge of the interconnection between adaptation policies and inequality is however limited, especially regarding power relations and institutional factors. Using data gathered in interviews with public officials and NGO representatives, this thesis explored the interaction of climate change

This study examines the discourses surrounding Schiaparelli's faux fur collection that sparked strong reactions on Instagram. We analyze how the discourse about the faux fur silhouettes was expressed and created on Instagram, and what the strongest reactions on Instagram were around the faux fur collection. We have also investigated the role of celebrities in the discourse and whether they hav

Our current food system is a significant contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land and water use, biodiversity loss among other issues. In order to achieve the sustainability agendas, a shift in the food system is required. With livestock production responsible for up a considerable amount of food system GHG emissions, diets with reduced meat consumption are suggested to be

Under de senaste åren har utbudet och konsumtionen av växtbaserad mat ökat världen över. Många växtbaserade produkter är så pass nya att konsumtionen av dessa i stor skala ännu är dåligt undersökt. Vegetariska produkter är gjorda av baljväxter och spannmål med andra mikrobiologiska förutsättningar och utmaningar än animaliska och kan därför behöva hanteras annorlunda. Det är allmänt känt att växtbDuring recent years, there has been an increase in supply and consumption of plantbased products worldwide. As many such products are new, the consumption of these has not been thoroughly investigated. Vegetarian products are made from legumes and cereals with different microbiological conditions and challenges than animal products, and thus they may need to be handled differently. It is commonly

Hållbar konsumtion eller choice overload? Kan butikskedjan ICA bidra till mer hållbar konsumtion av livsmedel genom egna märken som ICA I Love Eco? Den här studien visar att märkningen fyller en funktion för butikerna, trots den ganska begränsade mängd marknadsförings som görs kring märket. Det är viktigt för kunderna att butiker har ett brett sortiment med mycket att välja på och ICA I Love Eco eThe choices costumers make in the supermarket can influence to what extent food production is sustainable. There is also a growing pressure on retailers to step up and enable and encourage sustainable choices for the costumer. The purpose of the study is twofold: first, to understand the function(s) the brand ‘ICA I love eco’ fills in by looking into how this brand is used in a supermarket in orde

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

This thesis explores how different museums choose to present the same type of material. The study focuses on Anglo-Saxon material, from between 500 and 800 A.D. The exhibitions that have been selected deal with the Sutton Hoo ship burial, which is exhibited at the British Museum in London, and the Staffordshire Hoard, which has been exhibited both at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and at

The present thesis investigated using the random forest machine learning algorithm for wind power forecasting. Meteorological prognoses for wind speed, wind direction, gust winds, and humidity were used. For historical data, wind minimum and temperature was also included. The results were evaluated using root means square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), normalized mean absolute error (NMA

Hong Kong’s art scene has been subject to relevant changes in recent years due to unprecedented events that characterised the years of 2019 and 2020 (large-scale protests, implementation of the National Security Law, and the Pandemic). These changes have affected the production and self-perception of local artists. In this thesis, a constructionist life story interview is used to investigate how t

A functioning charging infrastructure is crucial for achieving full-scale national electrification within the transport sector. The system is likely to consist of different charging technologies, all with the main objective of providing efficient energy replenishment services. Careful planning for the deployment of this infrastructure is of high importance. The consumer segments are diverse, each

The aim of the study was to examine how counselors at the women's clinic relate to existential questions in the meeting with patients related to social work in a healthcare setting. The intention was to look closer at what challenges the staff faces, as well as what they find obstacles that stop or make it difficult to talk about existential issues. This was investigated through semi-structure

Afrikanska stater har nyligen hävdat att internationell rätt är i processen att förvandlas till en ny form av kolonialism och en hegemonisk makt vilket tidigare maskerats som the rule of law. I föreliggande avhandling undersöks Internationella brottmålsdomstolens partiskhet mot den tredje världens afrikanska stater, i samband med den mänskliga rättigheten till en rättvis rättegång. Avhandlingens öAfrican states have recently claimed that international law is transforming into a new form of colonialism and a hegemonic power masquerading as the international rule of law. The International Criminal Court's bias against the Third World African states in correlation to the human right to a fair trial is investigated. The thesis overarching question addresses the Court's selective justic

Generering och karakterisering av hjärnorganoider från människa och primater för analys av hoppande gener Människans hjärna har under evolutionen ökat i storlek och har blivit betydligt mycket större än hjärnan hos våra närmaste levande släktingar, schimpanserna. Trots denna drastiska skillnad så delar vi ca 98% av våra proteinkodande DNA sekvenser med schimpanserna. Detta indikerar att förändrinDuring evolution the human brain has increased drastically in size compared to that of other primates. However, little is known about primate brain development as it is difficult to study human and primate brains in the laboratory due to the scarcity of tissues. Yet, it is essential to study primate brains and understand the molecular features leading to the human brain’s unique cognitive function

A better understanding of Mycobacterium avium for a better treatment? Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are common bacteria found in water and soil. They are opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals. Among them, a group called Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a major cause of pulmonary diseases. These infections are very hard to treat and have high mortality rates. Mycobacterium avium is

Background: Cancer, which is known for its high mortality rate, can affect several tissue types. Among these, breast cancer is the most prevalent form worldwide and gliomas has one of the highest mortality rates among all cancer types. CSMD1 is a complement inhibitor with known tumor suppressor properties, whose down-regulation and deletion has been identified in several cancer types. In this stud

Prime editing to correct disease causative mutations in patient derived Gaucher iPSC lines Lysosomes are the recycling bins of our cells, but what happens if they stop working? Do we get sick? Why would they stop working? Dysfunctions in lysosomes can be due to genetic mutations, changes in our genome that can lead to brain disease and premature death. Recently, the CRISPR/Cas9 system, that works

Lung cancer is one of the most aggressive diseases in the whole world, claiming millions of people each year. Nobody has yet found a successful cure for it and, therefore, there is an urgent need for more research to discover how patients could be saved. Lung cancer is so hard to diagnose since it grows quietly and it’s often detected when it has spread to other organs, meaning that it has invaded

Bacteria have harnessed a variety of self-acting toxic mechanisms to regulate plasmid maintenance, phage defense, expression of virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance. It was thought that the expression of toxic proteins was the sole source of toxicity in bacteria. Recent studies have shown the potential for RNA to cause toxic growth phenotypes independent of toxic protein expression. How

Krishantering och förebyggande arbete inför naturkatastrofer, som i detta examensarbete avgränsas till tsunamis, har identifierats som bristande genom tiderna. Här studeras tsunamikatastroferna i Indiska Oceanen 2004 och Japan 2011 för att identifiera brister hos varningssystemen som används för att skydda samhällena som befinner sig i dessa riskzoner och dess befolkning. Först visade det sig att

Fysiskt och psykiskt våld förekommer i många hem i Sverige. Allt för många barn växer upp med att få se, höra och uppleva detta våld. Under de senaste åren har forskning tydligt visat att barn som bevittnat våld inom familjen påverkas väldigt negativt. De känner ofta en känsla av maktlöshet, övergivenhet och skam. För att stärka barnets rättsliga ställning har det tidigare införts en straffskärpnPhysical and psychological violence exist in many homes in Sweden. Far too many children have grown up with witnessing, hearing and experience the violence. In recent years research has shown that children who witness violence within the family gets profoundly affected. They often feel a sense of powerlessness, abandonment, and shame. To strengthen the legal position of the child, a basis for aggr