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In recent decades, pressure on organizations of different types to be seen as diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workspaces has dramatically increased, leading to the rise of the ‘queer-friendly’ organization. Intending to signal themselves as safe and welcoming workspaces, these organizations turn to a variety of physical and non-physical queer-friendly signals, such as queer flags, equal-treatmen
This thesis examines how Black artists in Washington D.C use creative practices to produce resistance, care and collective survival within artivist creative spaces. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted with ARTIVISM, a Black-led artivist company in Washington D.C. Grounded in intersectionality as critical social theory and Black feminist thought, the study investigates the interior communitie
Enligt prospect theory (Kahneman & Tversky, 1979) utvärderas utfall som vinster och förluster i relation till en referenspunkt, vilket ger upphov till systematiska mönster i beslutsfattande under osäkerhet, inklusive certainty effect och reflection effect. Samtidigt kan individuella skillnader i riskbenägenhet också påverka ekonomiska val, eftersom högre finansiell riskbenägenhet är associeradAccording to prospect theory (Kahneman & Tversky, 1979), outcomes are evaluated as gains and losses relative to a reference point, giving rise to systematic patterns of decision-making under uncertainty, including the certainty effect and reflection effect. Yet, individual differences in risk propensity may also influence economic choice, as higher financial risk propensity is associated with
In the context of increasing geopolitical tensions and the growing use of economic coercion in international relations, the European Union adopted (EU) Regulation 2023/2675 better known as the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI). This study analyses the political and legal developments that led to the adoption of the regulation, alongside its objectives, and its operational structure. It further examin
The thesis aims to characterize the scenario in which the non-locality of an entangled state shared between sequential observers can be recycled utilizing as few resources as possible. This is accomplished by stochastically combining standard projective measurements using locally generated randomness. Using an entangled two-qubit state, we analytically minimize the number of parameters necessary t
This study aimed to examine the attitudes of social work students at Lund University towards autism and schizophrenia, with a focus on differences between the two diagnoses and how educational level and prior experience may explain variations in attitudes. The method the study used was a cross-sectional survey design and was conducted at the School of Social Work at Lund University, Sweden. Data w
Denna studie undersöker vilken roll kreativitet spelar i undervisningen i musikproduktion på gymnasieskolan, samt hur projektbaserat arbete används som pedagogisk metod inom ämnet. Studien bygger på intervjuer med sex gymnasielärare som undervisar i musikproduktion. Resultatet visar att kreativitet är en central men komplex del av undervisningen. Informanterna betonar särskilt betydelsen av kreatiThis study examines the role of creativity in music production education at the upper secondary school level, as well as how project-based learning is used as a pedagogical method within the subject. The study is based on interviews with six high school teachers working in music production. The results show that creativity is a central yet complex part of the teaching. The informants particularly
This study aimed to evaluate the permeation-enhancing properties of Coegin Pharma’s gel serum formulation on NPP-4, a peptide of interest for melanogenesis stimulation. A full-thickness reconstructed human skin model (MatTek EpiDermFT), comprising epidermis and dermis, was used to evaluate NPP-4 distribution in the gel serum vs a H2O reference vehicle. In parallel, methylene blue was used as a mod
Den svenska byggsektorn står för en betydande del av samhällets energianvändning och miljöpåverkan, varav installationer och uppvärmning står för majoriteten av energianvändningen. Ventilationssystem i våra bostäder behövs till vår hälsa, komfort och byggnadens hållbarhet men bidrar även till kontinuerliga energiförluster under byggnadens livslängd. För att minska dessa energiförluster och utsläppThe Swedish construction sector accounts för a significant share of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Ventilation systems are necessary for indoor comfort and air quality but also contribute to continuous energy losses during a building´s lifetime. Proper insulation of ventilation ducts is therefore important to reduce both energy use and climate impact. The purpose of this study was to inv
This study aimed to examine how professionals describe the factors that motivate young adults to leave a criminal lifestyle. The purpose was also to examine how professionals across different institutions describe how they can support and motivate young adults as they leave crime behind. The method used in this study was six semi-structured interviews with professionals in the social work field wh
This study aims to explore the role of brand narratives in customer engagement using motivational dimensions in the digital context. Although previous studies have shown that narratives improve customers' responses, engagement is frequently considered as a one-dimensional outcome, ignoring the fact that it is multidimensional. To fill this gap, this study examines the effect of various feature
This thesis examines how insurance companies can adapt their sales channel strategies in response to an increasingly brokered SME segment in the Swedish property and casualty insurance market. It builds on the observation that brokers and intermediary-led ecosystems are gaining influence over customer relationships, distribution access, and value creation. While prior research has addressed insura
Stockout delay is an important component of lead time calculations in inventory control literature. This thesis presents a deep dive into the topic through a literature review, which is accompanied by a numerical study. This numerical study provides a comparison of available models along with a simulation model that looks at two different order fulfillment types: complete and partial. Based on the
This study aims to explore the importance of relations as a contributing factor to attendance-promoting work. It’s a qualitative semi-structured interview study that is based on the perspectives of seven professionals in different compulsory schools in southern Sweden. The professionals who were interviewed are two school counselors, one school psychologist, two special education teachers, and two
This thesis examines how meanings of female body hair are constructed, negotiated, and contested within digital spaces in contemporary China, focusing on the #armpithairfreedom on Rednote. While existing research on body hair and digital feminism is largely grounded in Western contexts, this study addresses a critical gap by situating analysis within China’s culturally specific and platform-regula
The seminal microbiome remains undercharacterised despite its potential role as a microbial reservoir influencing female partner reproductive health. This study applied Oxford Nanopore full-length 16S rRNA sequencing (V1–V9) with EMU v3.6.1 classification to characterise the seminal microbiome of 288 men enrolled in the couple-based Copenhagen Pregnancy Loss cohort. The seminal community was polym
Sedan 2018 har man sett en paradoxal utveckling på den svenska bostadsmarknaden där en fortsatt bostadsbrist samexisterar med ökande vakanser. Samtidigt som kötiderna till hyresrätter är långa och 24 av 26 kommuner i Storstockholm uppger att de har ett bostadsunderskott, är uthyrningsarbetet med nyproducerade lägenheter mer krävande än någonsin. Föreliggande studie syftar därav till att identifierSince 2018, the Swedish housing market has exhibited a paradoxical development in which a persistent housing shortage coexists with increasing vacancies. The simultaneous progression of these seemingly anti-correlated trends raises important questions regarding the functioning of the residential real estate sector. This thesis examines why the residential Swedish rental market continues to produce
This thesis explores the phenomenon of quiet-luxury-inspired imitation fashion products in China. In recent years, quiet luxury has regained increasing visibility as a fashion aesthetic associated with understated design, subtle distinction, and material quality. With this trend, Chinese e-commerce platforms have seen the growth of brands that imitate the aesthetic and material qualities of high-e
Sweden has experienced pronounced long-run fluctuations in fertility since the mid-twentieth century, alongside persistent within-year seasonality in births. While many fertility movements can be interpreted ex post in relation to economic conditions, cohort size, and institutional reforms, a central practical challenge is ex ante: when does an emerging decline become statistically detectable as t
This thesis examines how the European Court of Human Rights has applied Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights at Europe’s land borders in cases where states rely on the logic of the fiction of non-entry, that is, the legal technique through which states treat individuals who are physically present at the border as if they have not yet legally entered the territory. Through a doctrin
