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This thesis explores the negotiation of cultural identity under migration among South Koreans in North America through cinematic representations. Drawing on narrative identity theory, the thesis employes narrative and film analyses to examine three semi-biographical fiction films: Minari (2020), Riceboy Sleeps (2022), and Past Lives (2023). It investigates how cultural identity is represented and
This thesis examined how South Korea manages the tension between the promotion of soft masculinity through cultural figures as part of its international nation branding strategy and the domestic enforcement of militarized citizenship grounded in hegemonic masculinity through conscription. Drawing primarily on theories of nation branding, the research analyzed how masculinities are strategically co
This thesis examined how solitude is experienced and accommodated in cafés in contemporary Tokyo, and how it can constitute a form of urban belonging beyond community-centred understandings of public social life. While cafés are commonly analysed through Oldenburg’s third place theory, which emphasises sociability and informal social interactions, such frameworks cannot adequately account for the
This thesis investigates the potential of using protective relay data for power outage prediction in medium-voltage distribution networks operated by E.ON Sverige AB. The study is based on retrospective relay recordings from seven substations in the Swedish distribution grid, covering the period 2018-2026. The analysis focuses on whether abnormal relay activity before outages contains systematic p
In the digital media environment, criminal adjudication is increasingly subject to public attention and evaluation. Existing studies on how public opinion affects sentencing outcomes have often remained within the binary debate over whether public opinion influences judicial decisions, paying less attention to the specific case conditions and transformation mechanisms through which public opinion
Deep reinforcement learning has driven remarkable progress in quadrupedal locomotion, yet the resulting controllers typically treat the robot's physical limits as soft penalties in the reward, offering no guarantee that joint limits, leg kinematics, or obstacle clearance are respected during or after training. Safe-exploration methods promise such guarantees, but they have been developed almos
This thesis takes Shiershao on Douyin as a case study to examine how an African child is constructed in short videos as cute, healing and available for affective investment. The study treats cuteness as a mediated effect produced through video presentation, vlogger narration, audience comments and platform visibility. The thesis adopts a qualitative case study approach. It is also informed by a di
This thesis examines how audience responses to the trans character Player 120 in Squid Game Season 2 are constructed within mainstream celebratory online spaces in a Mexican context. Following the release of the series, the character generated an unusually positive reaction across social media platforms, where she was widely praised and described as an example of “good” inclusion. In a context whe
I denna studie analyseras framställningar av elevers läsning i tidningsartiklar och gymnasieskolans ämnesplaner för ämnet svenska. Studien syftar till att synliggöra de värderingar och perspektiv som präglar synen på elevers läsning, samt de konsekvenser uppfattningarna kan få för skolans verksamhet. Urvalet består av 70 tidningsartiklar från åren 1968-2026, samt ämnesplanerna Lgy 70, Lpf 94, Gy11
Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka CAGED-systemets för- och nackdelar för bättre förståelse kring navigeringen på gitarrens greppbräda. Med grund i det har vi formulerat följande forskningsfrågor: Hur kan vi lära oss att navigera i greppbrädans struktur med hjälp av CAGED? Vad händer med vår kunskap, vårt gitarrspel och vår förståelse för greppbrädans struktur när vi närmar oss den via CAGEDThe purpose of this study is to explore the CAGED system’s pros and cons in regard to understanding how to navigate the fretboard on the guitar. On this basis we have formulated the following research questions: How can we learn to navigate the fretboard using CAGED? How does our knowledge, guitar performance and our understanding of the fretboard evolve when we approach it with CAGED and delibera
This thesis investigates how the Finnish forestry company UPM-Kymmene collaborated with the Uruguayan State to legitimize the development of the Paso de los Toros pulp mill in Uruguay. Additionally, this thesis compares the legitimizing development narratives produced during the planning process for the Paso de los Toros pulp mill to the material outcomes of the project. The study utilizes a quali
Den snabba utvecklingen av Large Language Models (LLM) har förändrat förutsättningarna för phishingattacker genom att ge möjligheten att generera mer trovärdiga och kontextanpassade meddelanden. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur organisationer inom banksektorn bemöter phishingattacker där angripare använder LLM, vilka strategier och verktyg som används för att minska dessa hot. Studien
Air emissions are becoming a larger problem in today’s society and therefore the limits are getting stricter. This means that chemical-producing industries which create multiple byproducts, acting like air pollutants, requires to improve their emission limiting systems. Johnson Matthey Formox AB is a company who sells licenses and catalysts for formaldehyde production by the FORMOXTM process. Prod
Avloppsreningsverk som hanterar industriellt avloppsvatten ställs inför särskilda utmaningar, eftersom sammansättningen ofta varierar kraftigt och kan innehålla toxiska ämnen. Störningar i reningsprocessen kan därför leda till ökade utsläpp och betydande miljöpåverkan, vilket gör det avgörande att undvika sådana störningar. Avloppsreningsverket vid Perstorp industripark renar processavloppsvatten Wastewater treatment plants that treat industrial wastewater face particular challenges, as the composition is highly variable and often contains toxic compounds. Process disturbances can thus result in increased effluent loads and significant environmental impact, highlighting the importance of avoiding interference. The wastewater treatment plant at the Perstorp site treats industrial wastewater
With limited phosphorus supplies there is a growing need of recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge. Potentially reduced risks of heavy metal and organic micropollutant contamination makes sludge biochar, a product of pyrolysed sewage sludge, a promising alternative as an organic fertilizer. The effect of pyrolysis temperature, treatment methods and sludge characteristics on sludge biochar conten
Tredimensionella byggnadsmodeller blir allt viktigare inom områden såsom stadsplanering, simuleringar och geografiska analyser. Samtidigt saknas ofta detaljerad information om byggnaders takstrukturer i befintliga geodata, vilket försvårar automatiserad rekonstruktion av sammanhängande och användbara 3D-modeller. Punktmolnsdata från laserskanning möjliggör detaljerad geometrisk representation av bThree-dimensional building models are becoming increasingly important in areas such as urban planning, simulations, and geographical analyses. At the same time, detailed information about roof structures is often missing from current geospatial datasets, which complicates the automated reconstruction of coherent and functional 3D building models. Point cloud data acquired through laser scanning en
Shared micromobility has been recognized as a promising contributor to sustainable urban transportation systems. Owing to their convenience and efficiency, shared e-scooters have gained widespread adoption globally and emerged as a rapidly growing mobility option. Understanding the relationship between subjective human perception of urban landscape and e-scooter usage intensity is crucial, as it c
This thesis investigates the possibilities for simulating spray cooling in pressurizer systems in pressurized water reactors (PWRs) using OpenFOAM. Spray cooling in pressurizers is part of the mechanism for regulating the pressure. The multiphase flow associated with the process is highly complex and difficult to study experimentally due to harsh operating conditions. An improved understanding of
The substantial impact of the gut microbiome (GM) on host health is undisputable and well-researched. There is evidence that diet is a modulator for the GM and its subsequent short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production. However, the specific mechanism remains unclear due to the complexity of the GM composition. In this Master’s thesis, we investigate the impact of consuming polyphenol-rich fruits and
Laccases are multicopper oxidases capable of oxidizing a broad range of phenolic and non-phenolic compounds, making them attractive biocatalysts for lignin valorization and environmental applications. In this work, two bacterial laccases, LacA from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and MEK from Psychrobacter sp., were recombinantly produced in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), purified, and characterized to s
