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This thesis will examine the development of lesbian assisted reproduction (LAR) in the Nordic region by looking at the different advertisements made by fertility clinics in the Swedish magazine QX over a period of 9 years. After examining how much of QX is advertisements through content analysis and reading through the 5893 relevant pages, the thesis will look at ads from private fertility clinics
Do Transitional Justice policies aimed at repairing systematic human rights violations effectively repair the harm done by states? This study seeks to answer this question by understanding the experiences and perceptions that the recipients of these policies have of Transitional Justice broadly and reparations specifically. The answers reveal the multiple layers of complexity of Transitional Justi
To monitor the donor heart after transplantation, endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs) are taken to detect acute cellular rejection (ACR) and guide immunosuppressive medication prescription. This thesis evaluates a machine learning (ML) framework designed to analyze whole slide images (WSIs) for both ACR detection and five-year survival analysis. Following the evaluation of different pretrained image en
Sheep wool is a renewable biological material with diverse potential applications. Despite its continuous availability and growing interest in circular bioeconomy approaches, it is increasingly regarded as a low-value by-product or waste in most European countries. This thesis aims to identify the systemic conditions that shape the valorisation of sheep wool in Slovakia and to assess how the curre
A problem we face today is that the cinema seems to be losing its significance as a venue. Media and film consumption are increasingly shifting towards private, individual experiences at home or on a smartphone. As a result of this trend, the traditional cinema finds itself in crisis, as its classic role as a social space for shared film viewing is being undermined. This thesis examines th
Agri-food systems are facing increasing environmental, social, and economic crises that have exposed their vulnerability and industrial agriculture’s dependence on fossil fuels and synthetic fertilizers. In response, resilience has emerged as a central concept in agri-food system governance, and both scholars and policymakers are calling for a transformation of agri-food systems. Community-Support
Agricultural just transitions are gaining traction in both academic literature and in European Union (EU) policy circles. Farmer protests and subsequent rollbacks of environmental measures following the introduction of the 2023–2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) raised concerns about the fairness of environmental transitions for farmers. Although the European Commission’s proposed strategy for
The abatement of organic micropollutants during municipal wastewater ozonation is governed by competition from dissolved organic matter (DOM) and inorganic matrix constituents for ozone and hydroxyl radicals. Optimized ozone dosing therefore requires an understanding of the matrix-specific oxidant demand. Ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (UV254) is commonly used as a proxy for ozone-reactive aroma
Nyckeln till ett starkt projekt är ett starkt koncept. Möjligheterna att gestalta ett konceptro- get projekt beror på resurserna tillgängliga för arkitekten. Alla gestaltningsprocesser har sina begränsningar, och detta examensprojekt består av ett transformationsprojekt där det enda som begränsar konceptet är jag själv, och en existerande lada. I nästan ett år har jag jobbat praktiskt med transf
Co-creation is gaining popularity as a form of public participation, especially in urban environments, as a way to engage the public and private sectors more fully for increased solutions to complex challenges like climate change. However, co-creation can be expensive and take time and resources to implement. By conducting a literature review and interviewing co-creation participants from three Eu
The number of heatwaves in France has tripled since 2000, and they are expected to become more frequent, longer and more intense, particularly in the south. Construction workers are among the most vulnerable to heat-related morbidity and mortality. In France, approximately 94% of construction firms are SMEs, and they represent a major pitfall for the implementation of preventive measures, making i
This degree project investigates how small-scale architectural additions can function as social catalysts in the transformation of Norrahammars bruk. The project explores how exterior spaces within the former industrial area can be activated through temporary and flexible interventions that strengthen the site’s identity and create new social meeting places. The work takes its starting point in N
In a push to better protect the natural environment from rising levels of micropollutants, the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) is the first time EU regulation mandates advanced (quaternary) wastewater treatment for large municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Consequently, a substantial number of WWTPs must adopt said quaternary treatment. While Germany already
This thesis examines how environmental sustainability is emerging, adopted, and diffused across permanent motorsport circuits, an underrepresented group within sports facility research that operates under complex operational demands and increasing scrutiny from regulators, championships, and the public. Using Diffusion of Innovations and institutional theory, the study investigates the motivations
Demand-side policy instruments to curb agricultural emissions are increasingly gaining traction. Dietary changes, in particular a reduction in meat consumption, contribute to realizing a more comprehensive transition towards sustainable agriculture. As an effective policy instrument, a tax on meat is widely discussed. Despite its multiple benefits for public health, greenhouse gas reduction, and s
Acute wound fluid is a protein-rich and proteolytically active environment formed during the early response to tissue injury. Proteases involved in coagulation, fibrinolysis, complement activation, inflammation, and neutrophil activity can generate endogenous peptides from larger precursor proteins. Some of these peptides may have antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, therapeutic, or diagnostic relevan
There is an increasing demand for plant-based foods and a growing interest in valorising by-products from food production. One such plant-based by-product is oat okara, the fibre- and protein-rich residue generated during oat drink production. Due to its high moisture content and associated microbial instability, oat okara is currently underutilized and is primarily used as animal feed or discarde
Obesity is a disease that has experienced a significant world wide increase over the past decades, sometimes even being referred to as an epidemic. And while there are many serious and well known effects caused by obesity, there could be even more that we don’t yet know about. This experiment intends to study the change between protein corona formation around lipid nanoparticles incubated in plas
This thesis investigated the chemical cleaning of a polymeric ultrafiltration membrane after black liquor filtration. The main objective was to evaluate how cleaning temperature, cleaning- agent concentration, and cleaning time affected flux recovery after cleaning. Black liquor filtration caused a gradual decline in permeate flux during the 25 h fouling experiment, confirming that fouling develop
