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Despite all of the detrimental effects predicted in the event of non-action regarding climate change, a large number of people in the Global North are in a state of social inertia and openly criticise climate change mitigation (CCM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) measures. Most explanatory approaches of this phenomenon do not question the basic beliefs that our system is based on in their ana

The sense of touch in our body is something that many of us take for granted. It is after all hard to imagine how we would move and utilize our arms and legs without any sensory feedback. For people who need to use hand prosthetics it is however very clear how they could improve their quality of life if they could “feel” with their hands once again. This could be realized using an artificial sens

Idag bor cirka en miljard människor i världen i informella bosättningar och saknar tillgång till avfalls- och sanitetstjänster samt stadsinfrastruktur. I Rio de Janeiro bor cirka 1,4 miljoner människor, en fjärdedel av stadsbefolkningen, i informella bosättningar, eller favelor som det heter i Brasilien. Bristerna i stadens avfallshanteringssystem manifesterar sig huvudsakligen genom ansamling av Today, about one billion people in the world live in informal settlements and lack access to basic services and city infrastructure. In Rio de Janeiro, approximately 1,4 million people, one fourth of the city population, live in informal settlements, in Brazil called favelas. The insufficiency of the city’s waste services mainly manifests itself through accumulation of waste in public spaces in th

In a circular accelerator the closed orbit can be viewed as the mean position of particles in a beam. The closed orbit is perturbed by machine errors and can be manipulated by dedicated corrector magnets. This thesis introduces a linear algebra framework for closed orbit perturbation and correction, its implementation as a Python package and its use for three studies in HL--LHC: orbit corrector bu

The European project was founded on the advancement of liberal democracy where the rule of law and respect for human rights have a central place. In a period of ‘instability’ in the Union where organisational changes to national judiciaries have raised fears over rule of law backsliding among Member States threatening the functioning of the European Union’s legal order. It is necessary to facilita

Observationer visar på ständigt stigande temperaturer och modellerade data pekar på fortsatta temperaturökningar för framtiden. Förändringar i klimatet kommer påverka ekosystem och därmed de tjänster vi får ifrån dem. I Sverige är skogen ett av de viktigaste ekosystemen för oss människor. Skogen är av största vikt för Sveriges ekonomi. I dagsläget förekommer flera olika skador på svensk skog årligClimate observations are showing that air temperatures are constantly increasing, and modelled data indicates that temperatures will continue rising in the future. Changes in the climate will affect ecosystems and consequentially, the ecosystem services we depend upon. In Sweden, forests are among the most important ecosystems for humans. The forest is a major part of the Swedish economy. Currentl

The purpose of this project is to explore craftsman- ship, trying to find out how the use of it can become an integrated part of my design process. The initial part of the project is dedicated to research on the top- ic of what craftsmanship is. The research is conducted through literature review, study visits and market research. The project has an exploratory phase whereby I make experiment

Småskaliga bönders kapaciteter i Maharashtra, Indien Uppsatsen kommer att undersöka primärmaterialen Indiens klimatförändringspolicy och Maharashtras handlingsplan. Uppsatsen ämnar att utöka kunskapen om småskaliga bönders situation i den indiska delstaten Maharashtra, i relation till aspekter om förändringar av Indiens klimat. Undersöknings huvudämnen är jordbruk, fattigdom, klimatförändringar oc

Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are designer solvents comprised of a quaternary ammonium salt and a hydrogen bond donor that are mixed at a 1:2 molar ratio. They are a green, biodegradable alternative to ionic liquids (ILs) that replace organic solvents in many applications. However, the high viscosity of these solvents limits their areas of use, but this can be overcome through addition of water. Th

The project emerged from a fascination of light and darkness. With developing technologies and more knowledge about the health aspects of light and darkness, the field of lighting is becoming more elaborate. Jun'ichirō Tanizaki once said “we find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates”. I could not agr

Särskild är en undersökning och reflektion kring äldre människors levnads- och boendevillkor, med fokus på det särskilda boendet. Hur gamla människor lever och bor är ett ständigt aktuellt och omdiskuterat ämne som upprör och berör. Många är anhöriga till eller känner en äldre person som behöver hjälp för att klara sin vardag och det är lätt att skapa sig föreställningar om vad det innebär att å

Elektromagnetiska vågor, även kända som radiovågor, är vågor som sprider sig med låga frekvenser från 3 till 30 kHz. Dessa lågfrekventa vågor används vanligtvis när man önskar kommunicera med ubåtar. De kan emellertid också användas på land för att mäta skillnader i jord– och bergarters elektriska konduktivitet. Denna mätteknik kallas Very-Low-Frequency Electromagnetics (VLF-EM) och har framgångsrElectromagnetic waves, also known as radio waves, which propagate at low frequencies of only 3 kHz to 30 kHz, are usually used for communication with submarines. However, these waves can also be used on land to measure differences in the electrical conductivity of the subsurface. This technique is called Very-Low-Frequency Electromagnetics (VLF-EM) and has been successfully used to gain an insight

To develop treatments for currently uncurable neurological disorders, more knowledge is needed of the involved neural circuits and changes in gene expression. The padlock probe technique, in which linear DNA probes are circularized and amplified when hybridized to their cDNA target sequence, has previously been used for both multiplexed gene detection and neuronal projection mapping in brain tissu

This study evaluates and compares four green roof methods with the purpose to calculate how many green roofs that potentially can be built on already existing buildings in a city. The methods are created for the cities Braunschweig, Thessaloniki, Lisbon and Lund. All of the methods mainly use Geospatial Information Systems and remote sensing analysis as tools. In order to answer the research quest

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Sweden. To be able to treat the disease it is important that it is detected at an early stage. In Sweden, women between 40 and 74 years are regularly offered screening with mammography to detect abnormalities in their breasts. The mammograms give the radiologist a good image of the breasts’ appearances, but it is difficult to detect structures

Kollektivtrafiken är viktig i samtliga större städer i Sverige. Att resa hållbart är ett sätt att bidra till en god livsmiljö. Därför satsas det en hel del på att effektivisera och tillgängliggöra kollektivtrafiken. Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka om utbudet utgör en central faktor till att en stad lyckas med stadstrafikresande bättre än en annan stad med liknade befolkning. I den här stuPublic transport is an important part of transport in all cities in Sweden. Travelling sustainably is a way of contributing to a sustainable environment. Therefore many investments have been made to make public transport available and more effective. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the supply is a key factor to success of public transport in a city compared with another city wi

Syftet med studien var att undersöka psykisk hälsa hos tonåringar och unga vuxna vars syskon har tvångssyndrom. Frågeställningen gällde om det förelåg skillnad i den självskattade psykiska hälsan mellan dem som har ett syskon med tvångssyndrom och en kontrollgrupp. Därutöver undersökte studien om psykisk hälsa påverkas av kunskap om tvångssyndrom, syskonrelationens kvalitet, belastning och anpassnThe aim of this study was to examine mental health among teenagers and adolescents who have siblings with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The research question investigated if there was a difference in the self-assessed mental health between those who have a sibling with OCD and a control group. In addition to this the study examined if mental health is affected by knowledge about OCD, the qu

Denna studie utvärderar och jämför fyra grönatakmetoder med syftet att beräkna hur många gröna tak som potentiellt kan byggas på redan befintliga byggnader i en stad. Metoderna rör städerna Braunschweig, Thessaloniki, Lissabon och Lund. Geografiska informationssystem och fjärranalys används som verktyg i alla metoderna. Vidare observerar denna studie de kriterier som valts ut i metoderna och underThis study evaluates and compares four green roof methods with the purpose to calculate how many green roofs that potentially can be built on already existing buildings in a city. The methods concern the cities Braunschweig, Thessaloniki, Lisbon, and Lund. Geospatial Information Systems and remote sensing analysis are used as tools in all of the methods. Furthermore, this study observes the criter