A biographical ideology-analysis of Sven Arvid Flory’s diaries, 1932‒1941. This study follows the diaries of the Swedish officer Sven Arvid Flory from 1932 through 1941, analysing the political and personal notes made and relating them to broader frameworks of ideology. First impressions of the material hinted at nazi sympathies. The study then focused on these ideological aspects of the diaries,

This thesis examines the causes and effects of the 1762 prohibition introduced by the Swedish diet against the collection of seabird eggs. The study lies at the intersection of environmental, political, animal, and hunting history, focusing on environmental regulations concerning huntable species imposed by political authorities. Previous research has largely accepted the prohibition as a given, w

The dream of woman : the construction of hegemonic femininity and the woman’s place in bourgeois culture in the Swedish and British fashion press, 1830–1855. This thesis investigates the construction of hegemonic femininity in British and Swedish fashion periodicals between 1830 and 1855, a period often overlooked in history research. Through an intersectional lens, drawing on theories of fashion

In the following study a collection of almost 300 travelogues from the second half of the 19th century is investigated. The travellers were technicians in the sense that they were technically knowledgeable and skilled individuals. The technicians, most of them skilled workers, travelled through the industrialised countries in Europe as well as the United States. During their travels they worked in

To Not Submit: A Microhistorical Study of a Young Woman’s Diaries from Helsingborg 1941–1945. This study examines seven diaries containing approximately 120,000 words. They were written in 1941-1945 by a woman born in 1925 in a bourgeois household in the Scanian port town of Helsingborg. The diaries are contextualized through literary theory as a journal in-time. They are also interpreted within a

Parallel to the intensified digitization of financial transactions, an ancient informal system continues to operate in the shadows, exerting a significant influence on global financial structures. Hawala, as this system is known, is recognized for its dual nature, allowing it to function as a legitimate financial system, while its informal structure, particularly its lack of governmental oversight

The snitch is a well known figure, often associated with deceit and betrayal. It appears in everyday life, embedded in joking jargons as well as in serious discussions of loyalty. Perhaps most significantly, the snitch symbolizes the culture of silence within criminal gangs, breaking the unwritten rule of not speaking to authorities. This thesis investigates how the figure of the snitch, and the a

Authors: Ellinor Lantz & Linn Modée This thesis has been a complete collaboration between the two authors. Each author has been involved in every part of the process and contributed equally. Supervisors: Ebba Eriksson Ahre, Division of Engineering Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Angela van der Sluijs, Head of Transport SMS Logistics, Sandvik Problem description: Scope 3 fr

This study examines how different forms of agency facilitate or hinder the reconceptualization of poverty during Sri Lanka's transition from the Samurdhi program to the Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Scheme and analyzes its impact on targeting efficiency. The research addresses a critical gap in comprehending how transformations from income-based to multidimensional poverty measurement frameworks ar

This thesis examines how Poland’s abortion law affects access to pregnancy termination, using feminist ethics, human rights framework, and the concept of secondary violence. Although abortion is legally allowed in limited situations, the study shows that in practice, access is often blocked by institutional barriers and doctors’ refusal to act. The research analyses documented cases in which abort

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka kvinnors roll i hedersrelaterade kontexter. Studien fokuserar på hur kvinnor kan ses som både offer och förövare inom hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck. Studien är baserad på fem kvalitativa intervjuer med yrkesverksamma inom området. Studiens resultat analyseras med hjälp av teorin om internalisering, symboliskt våld samt Foucaults maktteori. Resultatet be

Den effektiva marknadshypotesen säger att det inte går att finna någon form av strategi som riskjusterat avkastar bättre än de finansiella marknaderna. Vidare har det påvisats att autokorrelationen för enskilda aktier historiskt varit låg vilket tyder på att exempelvis teknisk analys torde tillföra lite värde för någon som ämnar avkasta bättre riskjusterat än den breda marknaden. I denna uppsats tIn this thesis it was evaluated whether it is possible to risk-adjusted outperform the naive, buy and hold, approach for Swedish, listed investment companies. The key metric for this objective was, first and foremost, the Sharpe ratio and secondly the Sortino ratio. To do this, a random forest model was used along with a regime filter. The prediction horizon was one day meaning that at the end of

Rising logistics costs and inefficiencies caused by Lindab Group’s current internal markup structure have prompted the company to consider a new logistics model. This study examines the feasibility of developing an internal third-party logistics (3PL) provider as a way to improve operations, increase profit and enhance coordination across the group. The research maps current distribution flows, id

Background and Aims: Population-based data on prescribed opioid use among adults with Crohn's disease (CD) remain limited. Methods: This nationwide register-based study included individuals ≥ 18 years with incident (2008–2019) or prevalent (2008–2021) CD and up to 10 individually matched reference individuals without inflammatory bowel disease. We categorised opioid dispensations as weak (e.g., tr

Negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum are associated with minimal treatment responses. The search for effective treatments is potentially hampered by heterogenous study-designs and sample characteristics depending on the intervention category. This PRISMA-compliant systematic review/synthesis aims to describe the literature on negative symptoms interventions for schizophrenia spectrum disord

Laser-induced fluorescence has been a staple technique for in-situ probing of radicals and atomic species for decades. The multi-photon equivalent is prevalent in a large variety of applications, where such excitation schemes enable the study of otherwise elusive species and systems. However, these variants inherently suffer from low signal intensities, impeding the broader use of multi-photon ima

Unhealthy Body Mass Index (BMI) levels at both ends of the weight spectrum remain a public health concern despite widespread interventions. This ongoing problem points to the importance of understanding the factors that shape BMI beyond behavior and lifestyle alone. The present study therefore investigated the genetic influences on BMI and the predictive roles of intelligence and personality in sh

Startskottet i den cirkulära omställningen: så påbörjar företaget sin cirkulära omställning Hur kan företag få konkreta rekommendationer för att ställa om till en cirkulär ekonomi? Vårt digitala verktyg visar vägen genom att kombinera produktens potential med organisationens förutsättningar – något som är avgörande för en cirkulär omställning då både vad vi gör och hur vi arbetar förändras i samspThis master’s thesis aims to support product-centered companies in their transition to a circular economy (CE) by developing a digital self-assessment and decision support tool. Circularity is a complex field that demands collaboration across multiple system levels. Although a wide range of frameworks, regulations and guidelines exist, the transition remains difficult for companies to navigate. Ex

This thesis investigates whether intermediate and advanced Swedish learners of Japanese language can use prosodic cues—particularly pitch-based features such as downstep—to differentiate between structurally ambiguous noun phrases, specifically those having both left branching (LB) and right branching (RB) interpretations, in spoken Japanese in the same way as native speakers. It also examines

Vad kan stoppa oss från att hitta mörk materia med LDMX? När astronomer tittar på de största objekten i vårt universum ser de att stora strukturer, så som som galaxer och galaxkluster, inte rör sig som de förväntar sig. Det visar sig att det finnas en stor mängd extra materia som vi inte kan se. Denna osynliga materia kallar vi ’mörk materia’. Många teorier för vad mörk materia består av har lagtAccording to astronomical observations of galaxies and other large scale dynamics, the universe contains more mass than what is visible. This missing mass is called "dark matter" and have been a subject of study for physicists for decades. The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is a proposed experiment with the purpose to search for dark matter in a low mass range that not many experime