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Inhalation of engineered nanoparticles that are handled as powders or sprays in consumer products poses a potential health risk. To investigate the effects of nanoparticles on human health, the Nano Aerosol Chamber for In-Vitro Toxicity (NACIVT) system has been designed for controlled deposition of aerosol particles onto cell cultures. The objective of this study was to estimate the deposited dose

The last century has been a turbulent period in Cambodia, yet in the recent decades it has emerged from conflicts and humanitarian crises and become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. This transformation was enabled in large part by foreign aid (ODA) and foreign direct investment (FDI). This thesis analyses the mechanisms by which ODA and FDI influenced the economy individually and in c

This bachelor’s thesis explores the ethical challenges associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in municipal social services in the Skåne region of Sweden. As AI technologies are increasingly adopted to improve efficiency and support decision-making, it is important to understand how ethical principles are upheld in practice. The study aimed to identify these challenges and examine

Möjligheter och hinder med återanvändning av kanalsystem för ventilation Bygg- och fastighetssektorn behöver ställa om till en cirkulär ekonomi för att minska sin klimatpåverkan och uppkomst av avfall. Återanvändning av byggprodukter är en cirkulär metod som kan antas medföra en enkel och billig procedur jämfört med nyproduktion, inte minst för tillverkare som kan ta tillbaka använda produkter föThe construction sector accounts for 20 percent of Sweden's climate impact and 40 percent of all generated waste. Ventilation systems, together with other installations, represent about 10 percent of a building's climate impact during the construction phase. Reuse of building products is a circular method to prevent waste and reduce emissions, but reuse is not very common in the constructi

Cirkulärt byggande har blivit en allt viktigare del av klimatomställningen inom bygg- och fastighetssektorn. I takt med att klimatpåverkan från nyproduktion uppmärksammas, riktas fokus mot återbruk av byggmaterial som ett sätt att minska utsläpp och resursanvändning. Denna studie undersöker hur återbruk tillämpas i svenska kontorsombyggnationer, vilka material som återbrukas, vilka ekonomiska och Circular construction is becoming an increasingly vital part of the climate transition within the building and real estate sector. As the environmental impact of new construction gains more attention, focus shifts toward the reuse of building materials as a means to reduce emissions and resource consumption. This study investigates how reuse is applied in office renovations in Sweden, what types o

This paper evaluates the performance of the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Neural Network for forecasting energy production from combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Stuttgart, Germany. The dataset consists of high frequency time series data and exhibits multiple seasonal patterns. A key challenge addressed in this study is the presence of a systematic reporting delay, where the most recent four

Syfte: Denna studie syftar till att analysera teknostress som ett arbetsmiljöfenomen genom att bidra med kunskap om hur teknostress uppstår inom Kriminalvården, samt belysa hur medarbetare upplever att denna stress påverkar balansen mellan arbete och privatliv. Frågeställning: Hur upplever medarbetare inom kriminalvården att teknostress påverkar balansen mellan arbete och privatliv? Metod: S

This study aims to examine which discourses regarding drug use can be identified on the social media app TikTok and how drug use is portrayed and constructed on the app. A netnographic study was conducted in which empirical material was collected from TikTok and analysed in a discourse analysis based on social constructivism. From the results, three discourses were identified: a health discourse,

Satellite remote sensing is a powerful tool for modelling gross primary production (GPP) at large scales. While model comparison is a prerequisite for understanding carbon dynamics comprehensively, existing GPP products rely on a limited number of satellite sensors. In this study, the contemporary fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation product derived from PROBA-V and Sentinel-3

Livestock systems significantly contribute to climate change, environmental degradation, public health issues and animal welfare concerns, highlighting the need to reduce livestock numbers. As Germany is a key producer of animal products, this thesis explores the experiences of German farmers who partly or fully transformed away from livestock farming to other agricultural practices. Using the Thr

Tropical grasslands are ecosystems of immense value, both ecologically and socially. Despite this, they are commonly misclassified as degraded forests, partly due to the large role of fire, rather than climate, in limiting the establishment of woody vegetation in those ecosystems. Misclassification can cause misguided management practices to be implemented, which explains the need for improved cla

While the body of literature on the non-take-up of public aid has grown substantially in recent years, a notable gap remains in the literature of non-take-up rates for student aid programs, where research is still extremely limited. This paper examines the non-take-up rate of Germany’s federal student aid program BAföG by creating a microsimulation based on data from the German Socio-Economic Pane

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

Since 2000, the EU has faced significant economic challenges linked to both the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. These challenges triggered the need for urgent intervention on both national and EU levels, which prompted rapid responses from the European Commission. This thesis explores the relationship between EU state aid law and the crisis respon

Purpose: This thesis analyses and assesses how companies in Germany’s DAX 40 demonstrate their adherence to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It evaluates whether these disclosures are mainly substantive, indicating proper strategic integration, or symbolic, aimed primarily at enhancing reputation, and compares their reporting quality to previous international research. Methodology: This rese

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

Accurate modeling of wireless channels in urban environments is crucial for the design and evaluation of communication systems. Geometry-Based Stochastic Channel Models (GSCMs) provide a balance between physical retings—an oversimplification that can reduce model fidelity.alism and computational efficiency by simulating Multi-Path Components (MPCs) through simplified ray tracing and stochastic sca

Urban environments have historically been viewed as exclusively human spaces, a notion-challenged by animal and more-than-human geography, which highlights the active roles of-nonhuman animals in shaping life. This research investigates the complex human-nonhuman-animal nexus in urban South Korea by exploring the experiences of street cat caretakers.Their care practices disrupt conventional spatia