This paper investigates governance reform which aims to 'move the state' closer to people, arguing that greater attention needs to be paid to two questions: how does political decentralisation affect the ways in which authority is exercised? And what spaces does it leave open for poor people's agency? It focuses on West Bengal, an Indian innovator of decentralisation through panchayati raj ('rule

The Swedish particle så is attested in different usages. In one of these, så introducesassertive clauses forming the foreground, or the skeleton, of a narrative. It is argued that, ifthe distribution of this particular particle is to be captured in a theory of syntax, such atheory needs to incorporate notions relating to narrative discourse or, in other words, atheory in which grammatical statemen

One of the most frequent elements of a funeral inscription is chronological data concerning the biography of the diseased. The present paper focuses on time-related collocations used in Neo-Latin funerary inscriptions of Sweden. Unlike medieval inscriptions, the length of the life lived and duration of important offices held are often indicated, sometimes approximately. The classical dating with K

‘Visibility’ is a concept often used in EU terminology as a means to advancing the EU’s reputation and standing in the world. Projections of EU visibility reveal changing conditions for international recognition where being seen is highly valued. This chapter examines the link between EU foreign policy, digitalization and public diplomacy, and especially the role of visibility in European Union (E

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This paper looks at the role of gender in the shaping and exercise of political authority. Its empirical focus is a slum in central Trivandrum, Kerala's capital city, which is undergoing a phased process of formalisation and rebuilding funded through a flagship Indian national programme, the JNNURM. The upgrade project should offer a dense network of ‘invited’ spaces for female participation withi

In recent years, dating apps have become a dominant way for young people to initiate romantic connections. However, these platforms are embedded in broader societal transformations marked by emotional detachment, commodification, and accelerated life rhythms. This thesis explores how such dynamics shape romantic relationships for young heterosexual women in Copenhagen. Specifically, it investigate

Access to reliable electricity is essential for delivering safe and effective healthcare. However, many rural healthcare facilities in Mozambique operate without power or experience frequent and prolonged outages. This thesis investigates the potential of repurposed end-of-life (EoL) lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) as an energy storage solution in such contexts. Based on fieldwork in local settings

With the growing integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid, new challenges for system stability have emerged. To address this, the European Union has introduced a regulation called Requirements for Generators (RfG). This regulation sets specific performance standards, one of which is a minimum critical clearing time related to faults. Some production facilities with low inertial

In the context of reducing aviation emissions, understanding flame dynamics and improving combustion efficiency are key factors in the development of low-emission engines. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and in particular Large Eddy Simulation (LES), are powerful tools to investigate unsteady phenomena such as blow-off of turbulent flames. Understanding flame stabilization and extinction pheno

BACKGROUND: Risk stratification tools for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in well-resourced settings are scarce. We prospectively developed models to predict CAP severity within a multinational cohort of paediatric emergency departments (EDs). Our primary objective was to develop a risk prediction model to discriminate between mild CAP and moderate or severe CAP to assist clinicians

This paper examines how India’s national urban development agenda is reshaping relationships between national, State and city-level governments. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the flagship programme that heralded a new era of urban investment in India, contained a range of key governance aspirations: linking the analysis of urban poverty to city-level planning, developing holisti

Detta examensarbete presenterar utvecklingen av en ny generation mekanisk nyckelbrytare (KS) för impulsgivning i passersystem. Projektets fokus låg på att förbättra manipuleringståligheten hos hårdvara som exponeras för krävande miljöer, såsom utomhusinstallationer, samtidigt som stöd för flera vanliga cylindertyper integrerades, inklusive Euro DIN, Kaba och ASSA-cylindrar. Att stärka den fysiskaThis master's thesis presents the development of a new generation mechanical key switch (KS) used for key-impulse activation in access systems. The project's focus has been to enhance tamper resistance in hardware exposed to demanding environments, such as outdoor installations, while introducing support for multiple common lock cylinder formats, including Euro DIN, Kaba, and ASSA cylinder

Går det att simulera hur en mikrofonport påverkar en inbyggd mikrofons ljudupptagningsförmåga? Det kan vara komplicerat att förstå hur utformningen på en mikrofonport påverkar ljudet som en mikrofon uppfattar, även de minsta förändringarna påverkar! Mikrofonporten är den lilla öppningen i höljet av en produkt, så som en telefon eller dator, som tillåter ljudvågor att nå produktens inbyggda mikroThe aim of this Master’s thesis project was to investigate whether it would be possible to simulate, using either Boundary Element Method (BEM) or Lumped Element Method (LEM) modelling, how microphone port design impacts an embedded microphone’s ability to capture sound accurately. The project utilized Design of Experiments (DoE) methodology. Key design parameters impacting the performance of an

This thesis explores how public spaces are emotionally and socially experienced through introducing the concept of affective publicness, which is a framework for understanding the emotional and relational dynamics that shape urban public spaces. Departing from the theoretical frame of emotional geography and affective urbanism, the research investigates how affective publicness is felt and shaped