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Canopy cover is widely recognized as an important factor for mitigating extreme heat events in cities. The EU Regulation on Nature Restoration further emphasizes this, requiring urban areas to increase their canopy cover. However, the vertical complexity of urban trees is another significant factor for cooling, and moreover beneficial for biodiversity. The purpose of this study is to investigate t
The substantial impact of the gut microbiome (GM) on host health is undisputable and well-researched. There is evidence that diet is a modulator for the GM and its subsequent short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production. However, the specific mechanism remains unclear due to the complexity of the GM composition. In this Master’s thesis, we investigate the impact of consuming polyphenol-rich fruits and
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) combined with immune receptor analysis is a significant breakthrough in immunology, enabling detect of gene expression and T-cell receptor (TCR) at the single-cell level in the same sample. However, current "gold standard" methods like 10x Genomics 5' V(D)J rely entirely on fresh samples, which severely limits their application in clinical studi
The legislative landscape of packaging regulation has been experiencing exponential growth, with the introduction of new EPR policies and stricter sustainability requirements. This thesis aims to assess differences in EPR implementation across multiple countries, highlighting its contributions to the European EPR landscape and exploring the management process of EPR compliance within a global food
This study examines the underlying qualities of young adult students' judgments on Swedish drug policy by conducting and analysing six interviews with students at Lund University. Deploying thematic analysis, this study explores the moral boundaries and social values underpinning the explicit opinions of the interviewees. The analysis is further informed by theories on moral regulation, the po
Svensk välfärd är under förhandling med ett ökande antal välfärdsproducenter som inträder i fältet. Denna studie undersöker Svenska kyrkans samtida samhällsposition i en svensk kontext som utmärks av ett fasthållande vid religiös tradition och hög sekularisering. Studien antar ett institutionellt perspektiv med hjälp av teorin om institutionell isomorfi. Materialet bygger empiriskt på sex semistru
How well an urban flood model performs in predicting water depth and flow depends on the quality and resolution of its input data. Yet, the sensitivity of the model, particularly the relative sensitivity to elevation data and land cover resolutions, remains to be sufficiently understood. This study evaluates sensitivity of the TFM-DYN flood model to varying spatial resolutions of its input digital
Universitet och kurs: Logistics Service Management, Campus Helsingborg, Lunds Universitet. LGMK65 VT 2026. Examensarbete för kandidatexamen, 15p. Problemområde: Tidigare forskning visar att dagens lagerverksamhet riskerar att bli sårbar på grund av en ensidig strävan att låta maskiner ersätta människor, istället för att främja ett organiskt samarbete. Det finns därför behov av att förstå hur överg
Att vara flykting är förknippat med ökad risk att exponeras för traumatiska händelser. I kombination med stressorer före och efter flykt ökar risken för kroniska hälsoproblem och psykisk ohälsa som negativt påverkar vardagsfunktion hos individen – ofta refererat till som funktionshinder. WHODAS 2.0 är ett instrument utvecklat av WHO för att mäta funktionshinder inom sex olika livsområden, oberoendBeing a refugee is associated with an increased risk of exposure to traumatizing events. Combined with stressors pre- and post migration, there is an elevated risk for chronic- and mental health problems negatively affecting everyday functioning – commonly referred to as disability. WHODAS 2.0 is an instrument developed by the WHO that measures disability within six life domains, regardless of cul
As digital communication has transformed how people read, words now routinely appear alongside pictographic symbols such as emojis. How the reading system processes these mixed displays, and whether such processing is universal across language backgrounds, remains unclear. This study examined how emojis are semantically processed during sentence reading and whether the reader's language backgr
In a saturated digital marketplace, brands increasingly rely on storytelling to fos-ter WOM advocacy. However, it remains unclear whether storytelling directly triggers advocacy or if cognitive attitudes mediate this relationship. This study investigates the psychological pathway to brand advocacy by integrating the vis-ual, narrative, and symbolic dimensions of brand storytelling with Ajzen’s (19
This thesis analyses how cosmetic brands construct brand purpose in their external communication and how such communication contributes to organisational legitimacy. It approaches brand purpose as a communicative practice through which brands link their identity, values and activities to broader social, ethical and environmental issues. The cosmetics industry is relevant because beauty brands do n
Purpose: This thesis investigates the influence of FGUC in comparison to UGC on Purchasing Intention through a direct pathway and an indirect pathway, with the mediating role of UGC Perception and Perceived Authenticity. Additionally, Social Media Usage Levels are studied as a moderating variable on both pathways. Research Question: To what extent does Firm-Generated User Content (FGUC) influence
Distillation is the primary separation technique in the petrochemical industries, but it operates with extremely low thermodynamic efficiency. It represents the largest share of industrial energy consumption, making its decarbonization a global priority. While advanced process technologies, such as Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) and the Heat-Integrated Distillation Column (HIDiC), offer a pa
Technological catch-up has long been regarded as one of the central challenges of economic development, yet sustained catch-up has historically been limited to only a small number of cases. This study examines how contrasting development patterns in two resource-rich economies, Indonesia and Nigeria, shaped their structural and social conditions for technological catch-up between 1970 and 2020. Dr
At Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) GP-SANS beamline is located, an experiment searching for the neutron Transition Magnetic Moment (nTMM) was conducted. This experiment is dependent on the magnetic field homogeneity and requires a magnetic field scanning precision of at least 4 μT. A previous experiment performed at the same facility used powerful m
Promising advances in the field of ultra low power computing are based on the design of high-density ferroelectric memories with non-destructive readout. In this bachelor thesis, the objective is to study HfxZr1−xO2 thin films as one of the most popular candidates to replace traditional dielectrics. A thermal annealing procedure is required for the fabrication of these devices, since the ferroelec
This thesis investigated whether including binding financial commitments in an integrated blue economy policy programme yields measurably different outcomes compared to an otherwise similar unfinanced framework. The Seychelles and the Bahamas adopted comparable whole-of-government frameworks within three years of each other, differing most clearly in financing architecture: Seychelles embedded bin
Ultrasound optical tomography (UOT) combines the high contrast of optical imaging with the spatial resolution of ultrasound, making it a promising modality for imaging in scattering media. Conventionally, UOT relies on focused ultrasound to localize the acousto-optic interaction. An alternative approach, Fourier-transform UOT (FT-UOT), has been proposed to encode spatial information using spatiall
