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Humanity is faced with multiple interconnected crises, ranging from the climate breakdown to searing inequalities. There is thus an urgent need to move towards a different socio-political-economic system. Degrowth scholars envision a post-capitalist society centered around ecological and social wellbeing. One way to get there is by building on existing interstitial initiatives. At the same time su

As the EU accelerates its climate ambitions, the governance of logistics emissions reporting has become an increasingly contested and complex challenge. Despite growing regulatory ambition, alignment between governance frameworks across levels remains largely underexplored. This study examines EU multi-level governance of logistics emissions reporting, drawing on policy coherence theory and applyi

Glacier retreat has cascading effects for mountain communities whose livelihoods and cultural- cosmological beliefs are deeply intertwined with glacier-fed ecosystems. Loss and damage research and governance overly emphasize economic framings rendering intangible losses invisible. This thesis adopts a Plural Values approach to surface lived experiences of glacier-related loss and damage in the Uga

Mangroves are crucial tropical and subtropical coastal ecosystems in decline. In Kenya, 20% have been lost with degradation reaching nearly 90% in Mombasa’s Tudor Creek mangrove forest, mainly due to logging for livelihoods. Despite ongoing restoration efforts, plural values of mangroves and their representation in monitoring are insufficiently understood. Drawing on the IPBES typology of nature’s

The artificial intelligence boom has led to demand and growth of datacentres and its associated infrastructure in semi-peripheral markets such as Malaysia which is emerging as a new regional hub in Southeast Asia. Drawing on theoretical frameworks of geopolitical ecology and ecologically unequal exchange, this thesis uses process tracing alongside a social network analysis approach to investigate

This thesis tries to examine distributional spatial equity in accessibility to green infrastructure and essential services across DeSO areas in Malmö municipality, Sweden, in 2022. The study investigates how accessibility varies spatially in relation to public parks, public transport stops, schools, and healthcare facilities, and evaluates whether accessibility advantages and disadvantages are dis

Background Physical assistive robots are increasingly promoted in rehabilitation. However, it remains unclear how and for whom, physical assistive robots move from laboratory prototypes into rehabilitation practice, and whether this transition mitigates or reproduces existing inequalities in access to rehabilitation. Objective To examine how moral reasoning and institutional arrangements shape who

Recognizing the challenges in using botanicals as sustainable pest control agents due to compositional variation, this study addresses the limitations of traditional component-based approaches such as Hewlett and Plackett or Wadley’s models. Based on the assumption of noninteractivity among constituents, these models often fail to predict outcomes accurately due to dynamic intermolecular interacti

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is becoming a serious invasive insect pest in Asia, Africa, and Oceania due to its broad spectrum of host plants and long flight distances. In response to the increasing risk of insecticide resistance, there is a growing need to develop more effective pest management options. One such option involves the use of synergists, which are substances that, while

This study investigated the applicability of mixture experimental design-based modeling approach to analyze insecticidal activity of thyme essential oils, particularly focusing on the synergistic interaction of their major constituents against Musca domestica. Chemical compositions of twelve commercially available thyme oils were analyzed using GC-MS, revealing their major constituents to be α-pin

The increasing prevalence of insecticidal products containing mixtures of active ingredients has highlighted the need for computational approaches to predict the insecticidal activity at specific dose combinations. Several models predicting the interactions have been proposed, each based on different assumption regarding mixture toxicity. However, the lack of consensus on which model to adopt for

Fruit flies and other miniscule flying insects often cause a nuisance in the kitchen areas of our dwellings. To mitigate the invasion of indoor insect pests, behavioral modifications using spatial repellents containing natural products are emerging as alternatives to chemical insecticides especially around the kitchens and food storage areas. However, the absence of standardized testing methods fo

Species of the Mycobacterium avium complex display two main colony morphologies, smooth transparent (SmT) and smooth opaque (SmO), where SmT is associated with human disease and antimicrobial resistance. Previous studies have suggested that smooth bacteria can reversibly switch between the transparent and opaque forms, but the mechanism underlying morphotype transition has remained unknown. Using

Evaluating the repellency of essential oils against Tetranychus urticae requires robust methodologies to detect time-dependent changes in their efficacy, due to differential efficacy, volatility, and sustained effectiveness. This study introduces the Pole-dance bioassay, a novel no-choice method optimized for high-throughput screening of time-dependent repellency, demonstrated through tests on twe

BACKGROUND: Growing concerns over the environmental and human health impacts of conventional insecticides have intensified interest in botanical alternatives, including essential oils. However, their compositional complexity poses challenges for quality control and consistent efficacy. This study evaluated and compared the predictability of nonparametric and parametric models for predicting the mi

This book proposes the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour by introducing a new scientific perspective.The science of norms may here be broadly understood as a social science which includes elements from both the behavioural and legal sciences. It is given that a science of norms is not normative in the sense of prescribing what is right or wrong in various situatio

The study was a non-randomized controlled phase I-II trial to study were to ascertain the safety, feasibility and efficacy of immunotherapy with autologous IFN-γ transfected tumour cells in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Autologous tumour cells harvested during surgery were cultured and transduced with the human IFN-γ gene. Irradiated cells were administered as intradermal immunizations ev

Contribution presenting the awarded Europan 5 project Arquitectura Simpática for La Chanca, Almería (Spain), published within a collective Europan publication documenting selected competition projects through drawings, texts and project material.