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Since 1986, the Vietnamese socialist state has gradually opened towards the global market. Subsequently, socialist modernity may increasingly be outrivaled by the individualistic culture associated with global capitalism which is now gaining ground in Vietnam, especially among the urban middle-class who can easily access it. Proceeding from a post-colonial feminist framework, this thesis aims to i
This thesis focuses on participatory development discourse in Sweden’s support to civil society in developing countries, channelled through Swedish civil society organisations with which Sida has framework agreements. The thesis uses a modified version of Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis, with an operationalisation of participatory development discourse that defines it as either for
In these days, more and more parents are driving their children to and from school. Road safety has deteriorated in the school’s drop off zones due to the big overload of parents driving their children. The overload of cars causes a lack of space, which means that parking and drop off do not happen legally but in places that are inappropriate which increases problem increases the risk of accident
For the past centuries, human-nature relationships have deteriorated into a drastic disconnection, characterized by a lack of compassion for nature and insufficient action for mitigating environmental degradation. This study investigates connectedness with nature (CWN) among regular meditation practitioners. Nine in-depth interviews were conducted with meditation practitioners active in Sweden. Th
Metacognition is necessary for learning. Without know-ing what you know, what you don’t know and what you are about to learn, seeking new knowledge becomes both hard and inefficient. At the same time, keeping old facts (as well as old skills) in mind at a meta-level when striv-ing for new insights is not always an easy task. Conse-quently, external visible cues and representations are essential, r
Buildings that are built and the asphalt that is used for the paving needs to be tested to see if they fulfill certain requirements and standards. These types of tests are performed at Peab’s technology centers/laboratories and it is in one of their labs in Helsingborg that the degree project has been executed. As soon as the laboratory gets a concrete sample, they are supposed to register it in t
Mellan prostitution och pornografi kan det anses råda viss konvergens, båda typerna av kommersiellt sex inbegriper ett skede där sexuella tjänster företas i utbyte mot ersättning. Sedan företeelserna i allt större utsträckning organiserats på internet har de blivit än svårare att skilja åt. Trots framträdande likheter har svensk straffrätt identifierat en divergens mellan prostitution och pornograConvergence seems to exist between prostitution and pornography; they both include sexual services in exchange for remuneration. Difficulty in separating these occurrences from each other has increased with them becoming more and more organized online. Swedish criminal law, in spite of conspicuous similarities, however identifies a divergence between the two types of commercial sex, based on funda
I den internationella kontexten är arbetet med att ta fram åtgärder mot penningtvätt och finansiering av terrorism högt prioriterat. År 2015 antogs EU:s fjärde penningtvättsdirektiv på grundval av artikel 114 FEUF. Direktivet har som mål att skydda unionens finansiella system genom att förebygga, upptäcka och utreda penningtvätt och finansiering av terrorism genom användandet av ett riskbaserat föThe international efforts to develop anti-money laundering and terrorist financing measures are highly prioritized. By 2015, the Fourth European Anti Money Laundering Directive was adopted on the basis of Article 114 TFEU. The objective of the Directive is to protect the Union's financial system by preventing, detecting and investigating money laundering and terrorist financing through the use
Sustainability science has recently seen a growth of literature focused on individuals’ “inner dimensions” as a vehicle for transformative social change, an approach argued to be too individualistic. This thesis fits between both excessively structural and individualistic models of social transformation by framing inner dimensions into a theory of social change through collective action. Christian
The aim of this study was to explore social workers’ experiences of their client relationships. More specifically we wanted to explore in which way the social workers experience that their position of power affect them in the client meetings and in what way they experience that the organization, both direct and indirect, affect the development of a good client relationsships. The method chosen for
Studying how single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) crosstalk with non-autologous factors to cause complex autoimmune diseases is challenging. An amino acid replacement in the neutrophil cytosolic factor 1 (NCF1-339/NCF1R90H) leading to lower reactive oxygen species induction has been reported as the major SNP for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here we show that infection with the murine noro
Hydrodynamic cavitation occurs in high-pressure homogenizer (HPH) valves, causes wear and influences emulsification. Substantial advances have previously been made studying HPH cavitation in experimental systems. However, there is a lack of understanding on how cavitation develops in industrially relevant valves. The series applies CFD to address this knowledge gap. This part combines a previously
This paper presents a novel adaptive autotuning strategy for controlling the pH in microalgae raceway reactors, a critical variable in optimizing biomass productivity under dynamic environmental conditions. The method expands on existing relay-based autotuning principles, tailored to suit the seasonally variable dynamics of microalgae cultivation systems influenced by CO2 injection and photosynthe
The most widely used definition of a species is that it is reproductively isolated from other populations. Yet, most species are described on the basis of morphological criteria, and reproductive isolation is seldom tested. Using the ant genus Myrmica Latreille (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) as a model, we ask whether species described as distinct based on (often subtle) morphological differences indee
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) following orthopedic surgery is a complication associated with morbidity and economic burden. Transmission of airborne bacteria that settle into surgical wounds constitutes a risk factor for SSIs. However, monitoring microbial contamination inside operating rooms with conventional methods is resource and time-consuming. Aim: This study aimed to assess corr
This essay is the first systematic study of intramural executions in Sweden. It examines how intramural executions were introduced, and what effects it had on the publicity of executions. All intramural executions 1879‒1910 are studied. The essay presents three notable findings. First, that the aim of the introduction of intramural executions was not to exclude spectators per se, but to exclude wo
Many European countries have adopted the American model of doctoral training and academic evaluation. While this model suits America’s vast, mobile labour market, in Europe it has created perverse incentives and distorted research priorities. This column argues that Europe needs a more pluralistic, socially grounded, and inclusive system for the training of economists. It proposes a two-track appr
5-15% of all colorectal cancers (CRCs) are mucinous. Mucinous CRCs are associated with an inhibited response to standard adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies. Serine-Arginine Protein Kinase 1 (SRPK1) is an enzyme, which modulates the activity of multiple splicing factors. SRPK1 under-expression is associated with resistance to platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents in multiple tumor types. The objec
