This thesis highlights the social mission of the public library by studying the relationship between public libraries and social work. The aim is to increase knowledge about how the presence of library social workers (LSWs) in public libraries can be understood in the light of societal changes, perceptions on the public library’s social responsibility, and how this presence can affect the treatmen

Underlaget fo ̈r detta examensarbete ha ̈rstammar fr ̊an tv ̊a platser, ett nytt tilla ̈gg till Fja ̈rrva ̈rmelagen och Landskrona Energi AB’s (LEAB’s) o ̈nskan om en ba ̈ttre kund- kommunikation. Lagen anger att ett fja ̈rrva ̈rmefo ̈retag ska fo ̈rse sina kunder med en ja ̈mfo ̈ring av sina nyckeltal mot kunder med liknande konsumptionsprofil. LEAB kom- muniserar prisfo ̈ra ̈ndringar och uppdateThe basis for this thesis work is derived from two sources, a new Swedish District Heating (DH) law and the internal operation of Landskrona Energi AB (LEAB). The law states that a DH company should present their customers with a comparison of relevant key figures to customers with similar user profiles. LEAB communicates pricing changes, a cost estimation for the coming year and newly calculated

The purpose of my essay is to examine how the archival world in Sweden is handling the question of sami archives. The Sami people are the Indigenous people of Sweden, as well as of Norway, Finland, and Russia, and have historically been subjugated to assimilation politics and restrictive policies regarding their land and rights, and the consequences can still be seen today. This is also reflec

This thesis is about health information on the internet. Most people in Sweden today search for health information on Google, but research is lacking on the way health information is displayed on Google. Research is also lacking on how health information is produced for the web. The thesis examines, through analysis of searches on Google, how health information is formed in the search engine based

Direct neuronal reprogramming has many medical applications that are at the forefront of medical research. There are known genes, such as Ascl1, Dlx5 and Lhx6, that induce the reprogramming into neuronal cells. However, because there are numerous genetic variables involved in direct reprogramming, the current methods for conversion is inefficient. Hence, we proposed a strategy to group genes and m

Många företag verkar idag i globala och ofta mycket komplexa värdekedjor; vägen från råmaterial till färdig produkt kan korsa flera kontinenter, ibland många gånger. Dessa värdekedjor uppmärksammas allt oftare som hem åt omfattande människorättskränkningar, däribland mot arbetare. Med anledning av detta har flera initiativ tagits de senaste åren, både i Europa och internationellt, som syftar till Many modern-day businesses operate in global and highly complex value chains; the journey from raw material to finished product can span multiple continents, sometimes numerous times. These global value chains are increasingly being recognized as home to extensive human rights abuses, including against workers. To address this, several initiatives have been introduced in recent years, both in Euro

Varje år omsätts 900 miljarder kronor i offentliga upphandlingar i Sverige. Dessvärre är det inte endast seriösa leverantörer som försöker vinna dessa kontrakt. På senare år har man i allt större utsträckning uppmärksammat att oseriösa och kriminella entreprenörer också konkurrerar på den offentliga marknaden. Problemet har beskrivits som systemhotande. Upphandlande myndigheter har beskrivits soEvery year, 900 billion SEK is spent on public procurement contracts. Un-fortunately, it is not only serious suppliers which try to win these contracts. In recent years, attention has been drawn to criminal entrepreneurs who compete on the public market. The problem has been described as a threat to the system. Procuring organizations have been described as central to preventing crim-inal entrep

Under Nato-förhandlingarna väckte Turkiets president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ännu en gång frågan om Turkiet kan bli välkomnat in i EU. Examensarbetet undersöker Turkiets tillkortakommanden gällande sitt anslutande till EU, med fokus på kurders mänskliga rättigheter genom att besvara frågeställningarna: hur ser kurders mänskliga rättigheter ut i Turkiet idag och vilka åtgärder behöver Turkiet göra förDuring the Swedish NATO negotiations, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once again raised the question of whether Türkiye could be welcomed into the EU. This thesis examines Türkiye’s shortcomings concerning their EU accession, focusing on the human rights of Kurdish people by answering the research questions: what is the state of human rights of the Kurd-ish people in Türkiye, and what c

Innovationshöjden för automatiska skjutdörrssystem under de senaste årtionden har resulterat i högteknologiska automatiska skjutdörrar, där tillbehören och användargränssnitten inte har utvecklats i samma utsträckning. Det har lett till att programväljare för skjutdörrar blivit omoderna och svåranvända för användarna. Syftet med denna masteruppsats var att tillsammans med ASSA ABLOY Entrance SysteThe innovation of automatic sliding door systems over the past decades has resulted in high-tech automatic sliding doors, where accessories and user interfaces have not been developed to the same extent. As a result, operating mode selectors for sliding doors has become outdated and difficult for users to operate. The purpose of this master’s thesis was to propose a new design for operating mode s

The growing popularity of Extended Reality (XR) attracts new people to enter the field. However, novices face challenges at the beginning of their journeys. Previous studies have identified the key difficulties based on real-world evidence and found that the barriers to entry were high. This thesis aims to guide novice XR practitioners in overcoming these challenges. To achieve this, empirical in

Varje sommar publicerar Jordbruksverket en prognos för hur stora skördarna av tretton viktiga grödor kommer att bli det året. Den låter både bönder och livsmedelsföretag planera sin verksamhet. Därför är det viktigt att prognoserna är så bra som möjligt. Hur stora skördarna blir per odlad hektar (den s.k. hektarskörden) varierar mellan grödor och beror bl.a. på jordmånen och vädret. JordbruksverkeEvery summer the Swedish Department of Agriculture publishes a forecast of the national harvest of 13 key cereal and oilseed crops. The yield of each crop in each region is modeled individually based on weather observations using linear regression and empirically known relationships. This thesis investigates and improves these models. First, the forecasts are replicated along with simulation-based

In order to decarbonise the heating sector, district heating is seen as an efficient and potentially environmentally friendly approach to achieving the sector's climate targets. Currently, German district heating systems rely predominantly on fossil fuels and utilise combined heat and power plants, which are efficient but not climate neutral. Therefore, the integration of renewable energy sour

In response to regulatory directives mandating climate risk assessment and mitigation by financial institutions, this thesis examines the broader impact of climate change on this sector. The European Union's CRR3/CRD6 mandates the integration of climate risks into financial institutions' Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP), guided by the European Banking Authority (EBA). T

As generative AI tools make their way into all corners of society, reports rise that academic librarians are faced with a new complexity of questions from students concerning information seeking and academic integrity in terms of the new tools. This implies that generative AI is starting to affect user education, and this Master’s thesis aimed to unveil and document how Swedish academic libraries

In the Swedish discourse surrounding school libraries, there has since the 1980’s been an ongoing shift towards a result-oriented approach to education and learning, which prioritises quantifiable values and students achievements and grades. This reflects a neoliberal trend where the fostering of bildung has been pushed aside by an efficiency-driven educational mission. The aim of this thesis is t

This thesis investigates how public archives in Sweden engage with ecological sustainability, with the purpose to provide an opportunity for reflection and discussion on the topic. My point in question is the disambiguation of the Swedish word “hållbarhet”. This is used both in reference to sustainability, meaning actions for improving environmental conditions, and to durability, which in the arch

University libraries have an important mission to support researchers in their work. Among researchers the PhD student is in a special position. They are in a process of transitioning from being students to becoming researchers. To properly support PhD students, it is important that the support is relevant to the group. The aim of this study is to increase the knowledge of how librarians and PhD s

Historiskt sett har Bitcoin ansetts vara en volatil tillgång utan koppling till traditionella investeringar som S&P 500. Därför har investerare kunnat använda Bitcoin som en "säker hamn" under nedgångar på börsen. Under COVID-19 skedde dock en oväntad förändring - korrelationen mellan Bitcoin och börsindex ökade kraftigt. I detta examensarbete undersöker vi om detta var en tillfälligThis thesis investigates the dynamic correlation between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin returns from 2018 to 2024. To capture potential regime-specific dynamics, a Markov Switching Model is employed to segment each return data into two distinct states characterized by high or low volatility, using a LASSO regression to find the appropriate explanatory variables for the returns. Univariate GARCH(1,1)

This study evaluates a methanol compression ignition engine's stability, performance, and emissions using glow plugs at low loads. A Scania D13 engine modified to run on methanol was tested to assess the impact of glow plugs on combustion stability, engine efficiency, and emissions characteristics, particularly in combination with various injection strategies. The research objectives focused o