Biofuel is an attractive substitute for petrodiesel because of its lower environmental footprint. For instance, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) emission per fuel energy content is lower for rapeseed methyl ester (RME) than for petrodiesel. The present study assesses genotoxicity by extractable organic matter (EOM) of exhaust particles from combustion of petrodiesel, RME and hydrogenated

Disease and parasitism cause major welfare, environmental and economic concerns for global aquaculture. In this review, we examine the status and potential of technologies that exploit genetic variation in host resistance to tackle this problem. We argue that there is an urgent need to improve understanding of the genetic mechanisms involved, leading to the development of tools that can be applied

Climate-changed induced extreme events like heatwaves have become increasingly critical issues in urban India. Rapidly growing cities are vulnerable to adverse effects of heatwaves exacerbated by inequalities embedded in urbanisation. This study uses the case of Bengaluru, India to explore how residents of different socio-economic backgrounds experience heatwaves. Further explored are adaptation s

PARP14, a member of the PARP family that can modify target proteins with ADP-ribose has stimulated the interest of researchers as it is involved in a variety of diseases including cancer. While some structural and activity characterization has been conducted, it has not been yet expressed and purified as a single molecule, instead it was examined in small constructs that include several of its dom

In a modern context, organizations increasingly rely on data analysis and the importance of data quality have accordingly become even more crucial. In this context, missing values pose a significant challenge compromising the utility of the data. In an ideal scenario data should be collected in a way so that the missing values are avoided, but practical and cost constraints often make this unfeasi

Though firms are making substantial investments in the customer journey (CJ), the return on these investments remains tenuous, yielding a critical need for enhanced CJ-related accountability. Addressing this gap, we develop the concept of ‘customer journey value’ (CJV), defined as the perceived value of a customer’s journey to the customer and the firm, which facilitates the development of account

This thesis is a case study exploring opportunity spaces in path development for offshore wind power in Skåne, Sweden, from 2000 to March, 2023. By exploring interactions between policies and actors in the region, it contributes to path development literature with a more complex interpretation of agency in opportunity spaces for development. The thesis outlines how actors strategically adapt their

Complementary pathways are often viewed as an entirely political matter. While there is no legal obligation for states to introduce such, this article shows that their presence or absence has a bearing on how the ECtHR assesses compliance with the prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens. This concrete interaction between complementary pathways and human rights law has been introduced through

In the last decade, digitalized automated decision-making (ADM) has been implemented in many Swedish municipal social services to achieve values such as legal security, client empowerment and time efficiency. The paper aims to understand how ADM policy is legitimized and performed through time efficiency, by a comparison of ADM policy in two Swedish municipalities’ social assistance agencies. It bIn the last decade, digitalized automated decision-making (ADM) has been implemented in many Swedish municipal social services to achieve values such as legal security, client empowerment and time efficiency. The paper aims to understand how ADM policy is legitimized and performed through time efficiency, by a comparison of ADM policy in two Swedish municipalities’ social assistance agencies. It b

When it comes to predicting biological outcomes, be they single adaptations, or whole ecosystem shifts, we have still to build many bridges in our understanding of how each level of life is connected. Though exceedingly complex, analysing communities is vital in comprehending how single species, or ecosystems, may fare in this changing world. This study aims to answer questions about plant-pollina

I dagens globala mediesamhälle har digitala medier fått en allt större betydelse för individer, organisationer och samhället i stort. I takt med detta har förväntningarna på företags digitala närvaro ökat, vilket i sin tur har inneburit en större efterfrågan på nya marknadsföringsverktyg. Till följd av detta har influencer marketing kommit att bli en växande marknadsföringsstrategi som idag användIn today's global media society, digital media has gained increasinging significance for individuals, organizations and society at large. Consequently, expectations for companies' digital presence have increased, which in turn has meant a greater demand for new marketing tools. As a result, influencer marketing has emerged as a growing marketing strategy utilized by many companies across v

The study is compiled into a composite index for assessing the climate vulnerability of African nations. By employing a multidimensional approach, the index comprises nine distinctive hazards to examine a country’s sensitivity to climate change. These hazards are divided into three categories; acute physical hazards, chronic physical hazards and systemic hazards. This index structure is based on t

När Neil Armstrong som första människa klev ner på månens yta 1969 markerade hans steg kulmen på en intensiv kapplöpning mellan USA och Sovjetunionen om att utforska rymden. Bakom de kostsamma satsningarna på allt större och mer avancerade raketer fanns både nationell prestige och säkerhetspolitiska intressen.I Kampen om rymden skildrar historikern och skribenten Björn Lundberg hur kalla krigets s

The objective of the project was to improve an existing prototype called AstroVR. AstroVR is an educational VR experience with the intent of teaching astronomy to middle grade students. The goal of the masters thesis was specifically to make the product more usable and increase its effectiveness as a teaching tool. The product was improved over multiple iterations. Each iteration contained a desig

To reduce eutrophication and close the nutrient loop between sanitation and agriculture, innovations to recycle human waste are being further developed. As there is little research on Swedish farmer perspectives towards human urine fertilisers, this study investigates Gotlandic farmer perspectives on a dry-fertiliser derived from human urine, developed by Sanitation360. Diffusion of innovation the

Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. Through a quali

Study regionWe define two northern study areas: one covering all of Canada and Alaska and a second, smaller subregion surrounding the Peace-Athabasca Delta for testing.Study focusThis study aims to use bias correction to improve satellite precipitation data over a relatively data-sparse high latitude region using a network of in-situ rain gauges. We evaluate the satellite data and derive a linear