This thesis investigates multigenerational living as an architectural response to contemporary social fragmentation and urban isolation, offering an alternative model of dwelling grounded in collective domestic life. Drawing from personal experiences of growing up partly within an extended family, the work is motivated by these factors: intergenerational bonds, the timeless human tendency t

The discrete Bak-Sneppen model is a Markov chain describing the co-evolution of n species arranged in a one-dimensional circular lattice with periodic boundary conditions. Each species i at time t is assigned a fitness value xi(t) ∈ {0,1} and the system evolves through local interactions: at each time step, a species with fitness 0 is selected, and its fitness—along with that of its two neighbors—

Effective workload planning in Skåne hospitals relies on accurate, data-driven birth forecasts. Weekly and hospital-level predictions are particularly important in the healthcare sector for operational decision-making, including staffing and maternity unit resource allocation. This study develops and evaluates a time series forecasting model capable of predicting weekly birth counts in the Skåne r

ISAC - Integrerad Avkänning och Kommunikation, är ett nytt och växande forskningsområde som förenar två tidigare separata men närbesläktade områden, avkänning (sensing), och kommunikation. Detta görs genom att dela hårdvara, konfigurationer och tekniker för de båda applikationerna. Detta arbete inriktar sig specifikt på implementationen av ISAC inom låg-komplexitets millimetervågsarkitekturer förISAC, or Integrated Sensing and Communication, is a growing research area and is expected to be an important part of the forthcoming 6G wireless communication standard. In this thesis, we focus on examining performance and limitations of an ISAC-radar in a low-complexity mmWave beamforming architecture. We design methods to detect multiple nearby targets and estimate their range, velocity, angle o

Anthropogenic land-use change (LUC) substantially impacts climate dynamics, primarily through modifications in the surface biogeophysical (BGP) and biogeochemical (BGC) fluxes, which alter the exchange of energy, water, and carbon with the atmosphere. Despite the established significance of both the BGP and BGC effects, their relative contribution to climate change remains poorly quantified. In th

This essay analyzes all articles published by Der Spiegel between January and March 2025 that discusses the discourse surrounding today’s East Germany. It examines how Der Spiegel portrays East German politics and East German political culture, as well as the explanations the magazine offers for the polarization between today's East and West Germany. This issue is particularly salient in light

In this thesis I analyse multiple statements, speeches, and interviews by Jimmie Åkesson, Marine Le Pen, and Viktor Orbán before, during, and after the refugee crisis in 2015. It examines the leaders' rhetorical process on migration in the context of Islam from 2010 to 2024. Furthermore, the thesis explores the development of the leaders' discourse during one of Europe's most challengi

The present thesis analyses the political and cultural ideas, as well as the narrative, articulated in the mid of the 19th century by prominent members of the student movement actively engaged in the pan-nationalistic, ideological current of scandinavianism. The research’s empirical material that conveys the narrative and idéas of the student movement was written and published in the early 1840s b

This study assesses the effectiveness of post-classification change detection for monitoring land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics across West Africa between 2000 and 2013. Using publicly available maps from the USGS West Africa Land Cover dataset, the original 25-class scheme was reclassified into 8 generalized land cover categories to allow for a more interpretable change analysis. A pixel-wis

This thesis examines how national identity influenced Swedish and Danish diplomatic strategies within the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) from 1960 to 1962, and how these strategies were portrayed in national newspapers. By applying a theoretical framework focused on interpreting diplomatic intentions, alongside a narrative analysis of news articles, the study scrutinises EFTA documents and

This thesis examines the role of visual media in conveying the Gallic founding myth and constructing national identity in nineteenth-century France. Positioned at the interdisciplinary intersection of nationalism studies and memory research, it investigates how visual representations embed the Gallic founding narrative – despite its association with military defeat – into France’s collective memor

With calls for increased greenery in cities to safeguard biodiversity and its associated benefits to humans, urban vegetation must be managed carefully and efficiently. It is time to change paths from current spurious attempts to manufacture resilience and instead usher in evidence-based urban greening to secure ecosystems for the future.

Bakgrund: Sociala medieanvändandet på mobilen har ökat och blivit en naturlig del av vardagen. Unga kvinnor är den målgrupp som använder sociala medier mest och påverkas mest av dess negativa effekter. Idag finns begränsad forskning kring hur aktivitetsbalansen påverkas av sociala medier. Syfte: Att undersöka hur användandet av sociala medier på mobilen påverkar upplevelsen av aktivitetsbalans hoBackground: Social media use on mobile devices is today a natural part of everyday life. Young women are those using social media the most, and are therefore also exposed to its negative effects. Today there is limited research on how occupational balance is affected by social media use. Aim: To investigate how the use of social media on mobile devices affect the experience of occupational balanc

Bakgrund: Antalet människor som på olika sätt påverkas av naturkatastrofer, krig eller konflikter ökar. Dessa katastrofsituationer medför att de som drabbas får inskränkt möjlighet att engagera sig i viktiga och meningsfulla aktiviteter. Arbetsterapeuter har kompetens om hur person, miljö och aktivitet samspelar och kan bidra till arbetet i samband med katastrofsituationer och med katastrofdrabbadBackground: The number of people affected by natural disasters, war, or conflicts is increasing. These disaster situations limit the ability of those affected to engage in important and meaningful activities. Occupational therapists have expertise in how person, environment, and activity interact and can contribute to efforts related to disaster situations and people affected by them. Aim: The aim

Bakgrund: I dagens samhälle är stressrelaterad ohälsa ett växande problem. Flertalet studier fokuserar på det rehabiliterande perspektivet av stressrelaterad ohälsa, och få inriktar sig på det preventiva arbetet. Syfte: Utforska hur arbetsterapeuter kan arbeta preventivt för att förebygga stressrelaterad ohälsa. Metod: En fokusgruppstudie som använde en kvalitativ explorativ ansats. Totalt sex perBackground: In today's society stress-related ill health is a growing problem. Multiple studies focus on a rehabilitative perspective on stress-related ill health, while few focus on preventive approaches. Aim: The aim is to explore how occupational therapists can work prevently to reduce stress-related ill health. Method: A focus group study that uses a qualitative exploratory approach. Six p

Bakgrund: Gymnasieelever med idrottsinriktning är en målgrupp som exponeras för en hög grad av krav och stress, inom skolan och idrotten. Att kombinera skola och idrott kan vara utmanande och ha en stor påverkan på individens upplevda aktivitetsbalans. Aktivitetsbalans innebär en subjektiv upplevelse av en harmonisk mix, med rätt mängd och variation av aktiviteter i vardagen. Upplevelsen av aktiviBackground: High school students with athletic focus are exposed to a high amount of requirements and pressure, both within school and sports. To combine school and sports can be challenging and have a massive impact on the individual occupational balance. Occupational balance implies a subjective experience of a harmonious mix, with the right amount and variation of activities in everyday life. O

Precision cut tumor slices (PCTS) are used as an ex vivo tissue model to study the tumor microenvironment (TME), immune interactions and treatment-induced effects.They allow researchers to analyze individual patient responses to therapies, making them valuable for personalized medicine. In this study, PCTS generated from five biopsy samples collected from patients with head and neck cancer or esop

BACKGROUND: Treatment decisions in metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare life-threatening neurological disease, are challenging. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or autologous stem-cell-based gene therapy can be life-changing but come with uncertainties, risks, and high costs. To address this, the international MLD treatment eligibility panel was established in collaboration with the E

Syftet med denna studie var att utvärdera de psykometriska egenskaperna och den kliniska användbarheten av en svensk version av Hayling Sentence Completion Test gällande att skilja på vuxna med attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, n = 47), autism (n = 33), och med båda diagnoserna (n = 31). Hayling-testet är ett neuropsykologiskt test skapat för att mäta initiering och inhibition. Den pThis study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties and the clinical utility of a Swedish version of the Hayling Sentence Completion Test in distinguishing between adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, n = 47), autism spectrum disorder (ASD, n = 33) and co-occurring ADHD and ASD (n = 31). The Hayling test is a neuropsychological test designed to measure response initiat

Begreppet embodiment innefattar den kombinerade upplevelsen av att ha en kropp respektive att vara en kropp. Empiri kring embodiment hos tonåringar är mycket begränsad och longitudinella studier saknas helt. Vår studie syftade därför till att explorativt undersöka hur embodiment förändrades över ett år, mätt med skalan 12-item Embodiment Scale och dess delskalor Harmonisk kropp, Disharmonisk kroppThe concept of embodiment entails the combined experience of having a body and being a body. Empirical studies regarding teenagers’ embodiment are limited, and longitudinal approaches are entirely lacking. Thus, the current study aimed to exploratively examine the one-year stability of embodiment, as measured by the 12-item Embodiment Scale and its subscales Harmonious body, Disharmonious body and