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Malta’s construction boom has resulted an increase in urban density and a decrease in green spaces over recent years. To combat this, in 2025 the social movement Post Għalina launched a campaign to transform Manoel Island, a largely undeveloped island near Valletta, into a national park. This thesis employs a qualitative case study utilizing social movement theory to examine Post Għalina’s creatio
Sweden’s housing policies from the post-Second World War to the 1970s were grounded in the idea of sanering, slum-clearing and reconstruction, and essentially aimed at reforming regional planning. Through the sanering approaches, some regions changed their characteristics in a shrinking way. Nevertheless, previous studies rarely focused on either sanering or its impacts on regional development. Mo
The UK achieved the ambitious goal of becoming the first G7 country to phase out coal-firedelectricity, with its last power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar closing in 2024. Ensuring thisgeneration of transitioning communities does not follow in the footsteps of ‘left behind’ UKex-mining villages for example, is imperative. This study investigates and compares theimaginaries of place leaders and locals
The IPCC’s Illustrative Mitigation Pathways achieving below 2°C of global warming increasingly rely on Direct Air Capture and Storage (DACCS). Research has largely concentrated on techno-economic aspects, while community perspectives have been almost exclusively focused on in the Global North. This thesis presents the first empirical case study of a commercial DACCS facility in Africa. Drawing on
Materialvariation i gråjärn diskuteras vanligtvis utifrån metallurgi eller bearbetbarhet, medan dess konsekvenser för produktionsflödet och styckkostnaden är mindre systematiskt karaktäriserade. Detta examensarbete undersöker hur sammansättningsvariation i gråjärn propagerar genom bearbetningsrespons till produktionssystemets beteende, och kvantifierar de resulterande ekonomiska konsekvenserna perMaterial variability in grey cast iron is usually discussed in terms of metallurgy or machinability, while its consequences for production-flow behaviour and per-part economics are less systematically characterised. This thesis investigates how compositional variability in grey cast iron propagates through machining response into production-system behaviour, and quantifies the resulting per-part e
The increasing demand for electric vehicle charging stations creates new challenges for electric grid planning. This thesis proposes a framework for forecasting realistic 24-hour peak load profiles for new direct current fast-charging stations without historical observations. The method combines $K$-means clustering of existing stations’ hourly load patterns and random forest models that predict b
In prediction markets actors trade contracts whose payout is linked to the occurrence of real-world events. Markets based on questions of the type "Will event A occur before time T?" are particularly interesting in geopolitical contexts, but are understudied in comparison to standard election-style contracts. I present, to the best of my knowledge, the first pricing model for this type o
Sveriges elsystem genomgår en förändring i takt med att andelen väderberoende kraftproduktion ökar. Kraftvärmeverk, som traditionellt haft en tydlig roll som planerbar kraft, möter ett allt hårdare ekonomiskt tryck när marginalerna på spotmarknaden pressas. Detta examensarbete undersöker hur ett kraftvärmeverk i elområde SE3 kan förbättra sin lönsamhet genom deltagande på mFRR D-1 kapacitetsmarknaSweden’s electricity system is undergoing change as the share of weather-dependent power production increases. Combined heat and power (CHP) plants, traditionally valued for their dispatchability, face growing economic pressure as spot market margins tighten. This thesis investigates how a CHP plant in Swedish electricity area SE3 can improve its profitability by participating in the manual freque
This master’s thesis explores the ethnic self-identification of young Russian speakers from Estonia, as well as their sense of belonging to Estonia and the Estonian society. The research focuses on an understudied group of younger people who did not experience the life under the Soviet Union, which leads to them not sharing the identification of a “Soviet citizen” that was common for the older gen
Att leva med klusterhuvudvärk innebär att hantera återkommande smärtanfall och samtidigt leva med osäkerheten kring när nästa anfall kan inträffa. Denna uppsats analyserar klusterhuvudvärk som ett temporalt livsvillkor snarare än enbart som ett neurologiskt smärttillstånd. Med utgångspunkt i tio kvalitativa intervjuer med personer som har diagnostiserad klusterhuvudvärk undersöks hur återkommande
Protein aggregation is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. A common feature of these disorders is the misfolding and aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) and amyloid-β (Aβ) proteins into amyloid structures, which disrupt cellular homoeostasis and drive disease progression. While Aβ typically forms extrace
Death is the prerequisite of life, life the prerequisite of death, just like chaos and order, light and shadow, joy and despair, love and grief, are each other's premises. When life breaks into pieces, despair may ensue, but darkness offers possibilities to tap into the light. The use of experiential somatic practices and creative expressions can reach deep and help illuminate conscious and uncons
Objective:To evaluate short- and long-term outcomes after modified Stage-I (mStage-I) palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).MethodsThis retrospective single-centre study analyzed 128 patients with HLHS treated between 1993 and 2023. Patients were divided into two groups: Era-I (n=36), from 1993 to 2001, who underwent the classic Norwood procedure, and Era-II (n=92), from 2002 to 20
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine whether a novel semi-automated dataset based on electronic health record documentation can be used for surveillance of central venous catheter-related mechanical complications (failed catheterisation, bleeding, cardiac arrhythmia, pneumothorax and nerve injury) within 24 hours of catheterisation.METHODS: The semi-automated dataset comprised a fully
Water hyacinth is among the world’s most damaging aquatic invasive plants, forming dense mats that disrupt ecosystem functioning, fisheries, navigation, and livelihoods across tropical and subtropical freshwater systems. Its rapid spread is driven by clonal propagation, short life cycles, and prolific seed production, particularly under nutrient-enriched conditions. Although mechanical, chemical,
Straffansvaret för försök utgör en central del av svensk straffrätt. Enligt 23 kap. 1 § brottsbalken har ansvar för försök traditionellt förutsatt att gärningen inneburit fara för brottets fullbordan eller att sådan fara endast varit utesluten på grund av tillfälliga omständigheter. Genom Högsta domstolens avgörande NJA 2023 s. 393, ”Vapenattrappen”, aktualiserades frågan hur bestämmelsen ska tillCriminal liability for attempts constitutes a central part of Swedish criminal law. According to Chapter 23, Section 1 of the Swedish Penal Code,liability for attempts has traditionally required that the act entailed a danger of the offence being completed, or that such danger was excluded only due to temporary circumstances. Through the Supreme Court’s decision in NJA 2023 p. 393 “The Weapon Repl
I dagens globaliserade ekonomi förlitar sig många företag på komplexa leverantörsnätverk, vilket medför risker för kränkningar av miljö och mänskliga rättigheter. För att motverka dessa risker har EU antagit direktivet om tillbörlig aktsamhet (CSDDD). Regelverket ålägger stora europeiska företag ett bindande ansvar att identifiera, förebygga och avhjälpa negativa effekter i sina verksamhetskedjor,In today’s globalised economy, many companies rely on complex supplier networks, which entails risks of violations of human rights and environmental standards. In response, the EU has adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This extensive regulatory framework imposes a binding responsibility on large European companies to identify, prevent, and remediate adverse impac
Genom en reform år 1989 infördes de nuvarande reglerna om straffmätning och påföljdsbestämning i 29 och 30 kap. brottsbalken. Enligt 29 kap. 1 § brottsbalken ska straff bestämmas inom ramen för den tillämpliga straffskalan, utifrån brottet eller den samlade brottslighetens straffvärde. En grundläggande tanke med reformen var att den skulle främja förutsebarhet och enhetlighet i rättstillämpningen.The current rules on determination of penalties and choice of sanction in Chapters 29 and 30 of the Swedish Penal Code were introduced through a reform in 1989. Pursuant to Chapter 29, Section 1 of the Penal Code, penalties shall be determined within the framework of the applicable scale of penalties, according to the penalty value of the offence or of the combined offences. A fundamental aim of t
År 2025 fick en särskild utredare i uppdrag att analysera hur barnets ställning och stödet till barn i vårdnadsmål kan stärkas. Genom uppsatsens undersökning och analys av den historiska utvecklingen av barns delaktighet i vårdnadstvister under de senaste 100 åren framkommer att det är långt ifrån första gången som denna fråga utreds. Frågan har nämligen utretts ett flertal gånger i statliga offenIn 2025, a special investigator was commissioned to analyze how the position of the child and the support for children in custody cases can be strengthened. Through the thesis’s investigation and analysis of the historical development of children´s participation in custody disputes over the past 100 years, it emerges that this is far from the first time this question has been examined. The issue h
