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Background: Wrist osteoarthritis can cause persistent pain, reduced joint mobility, and difficulty performing daily activities, negatively impacting quality of life. Although patient education and exercise therapy are recommended as first-line treatments for osteoarthritis in other joints, evidence supporting these strategies for wrist osteoarthritis remains limited. This randomized controlled tri

Viruses are ubiquitous in all environments and impact host metabolism, evolution, and ecology, although our knowledge of their biodiversity is still extremely limited. Viral diversity from genomic and metagenomic datasets has led to an explosion of uncultivated virus genomes (UViGs) and the development of specialized databases to catalog this viral diversity, though many lack comprehensive integra

This thesis investigates how Artificial Intelligence can collaborate across the entire product development process, using the case of playfulness through lighting as the design context. The project follows the development of a playful table lamp from early research to the final product, comparing traditional methods with AI-assisted approaches to understand where AI adds value and where human expe

Environmental simulations are increasingly used in urban planning to assess parameters that influence adequate living conditions in densification projects, such as daylight access, noise exposure, wind comfort, and flood risk. These simulations rely on geospatial data and on the representation of the urban environment through 3D city models. However, in current planning practice, simulation result

In this essay we examine intelligence cooperation between Finland and Sweden during the time period 1943-1948 to test a proposed theory of intelligence sharing by Brown & Farrington. This theory posits that intelligence sharing will occur if three prerequisites are present, labelled Reason, Route and Record. We use archival material in addition to previous historical research to investigate in

On September 2, 2025, the United States launched a series of military strikes on boats that allegedly departed from Venezuela. Using narrative analysis, this study examines the strategic narratives that the Trump administration communicates about Venezuela, in relation to the American strikes, through its official communications on X and Truth Social. The study also examines the strategies used to

This paper applies Sykes and Matza’s theory of neutralization (1957) to three cases of convicted, self-interested spies: Peyman Kia, Stig Wennerström, and Robert Hanssen. Using congruence analysis, the study assesses the explanatory strength of the theory, with qualitative text analysis as the primary method to identify neutralizations in Kia’s interrogation transcripts, Wennerström’s autobiograph

This thesis examines how Swedish intelligence actors use intelligence disclosures as strategic communication to address hybrid threats. The study applies a qualitative document analysis to the Swedish Security Service’s and Swedish Military Security and Intelligence Service’s open annual reports and yearly assessments from 2015 and 2024. The material is analysed using Nato’s framework for intellig

The murder of Olof Palme in Stockholm 1986 remains an unsolved murder. The investigation of different leads have resulted in speculation of several conspiracy theories regarding who or what group committed the murder. Due to the lack of structure and technical evidence obtained during the investigation several different assailants are still possible murderers and the only technical evidence that c

Extreme environmental events such as Heat Waves (HWs), cold waves, and droughts intensified by climate change are increasingly associated with adverse health outcomes. In this study, investigation of the extreme temperature across Uttar Pradesh (U. P.), one of India’s largest and densely populate states has been done. Using high-resolution climate data from the Providing REgional Climates for Impa

Three cationic heteroleptic Ni(ii) dithiocarbamate complexes ([Ni(L)(L′)n]PF6, n = 1 or 2) were synthesized and characterized to explore the relationship between diphosphine chelate ring size and their electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen production. These complexes (1–3) feature a common dithiocarbamate ligand (L) and varied diphosphine ligands (L′): dppm (1), dppe (2), and dppp (3). Single-cry

How do new companies attempt to captivate customers in a food market they are substantially seeking to transform? Plant-based meat has been marketed as a revolutionary food product that will not only transform markets but also provide better health and reduced environmental harms. Building on conceptualizations of captivation, we analyze video ads from leading brands. Our results highlight four mo

DNA mutations in specific genes can confer preferential benefit from drugs targeting those genes. However, other molecular perturbations can "phenocopy" pathogenic mutations, but would not be identified using standard clinical sequencing, leading to missed opportunities for other patients to benefit from targeted treatments. We hypothesized that RNA phenocopy signatures of key cancer driver gene m