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When the property- and building industry moves towards new solutions targeting reduced climate impact, this puts pressure on the building owners and companies to calculate the climate impact of buildings. It may seem easy, but there are various methods and guidelines to navigate around. This study addressed the issue of which emission factors for district heating and electricity are used in climat

Samtidigt som människor – såväl fysiskt som mentalt – kommer längre och längre ifrån naturen, står samhället inför stora utmaningar för att minska påverkan på just naturen. I ett samhälle där städer förtätas för att ha kapacitet att möta den ökade befolkningsmängden, behövs andra metoder för att tillgodose människor självupplevda och underliggande behov av vistelse i naturen. Ett naturligt sätt atPrevious studies have shown a correlation between nature connection and pro environmental behavior. Simultaneously, urbanisation amongst other causes has led to decreased human contact with nature. However, local outdoor recreation is considered an option for spending time in nature despite living in urban areas. Drawing from the above, there are reasons to study whether local outdoor recreation c

The aim of this study was to research how school counselors work and how they interpret and implement the existing guidelines from Skolverket and Socialstyrelsen. The study is also aimed to investigate what circumstances are influential for the school counselors' ability to implement the guidelines. The method of semi-structured interviews was chosen to allow us to investigate how school couns

Bakgrund: Övervikt och obesitas är ett ökande globalt problem, ca 1,3 miljoner vuxna lider idag av övervikt eller obesitas. Sjuksköterskor verkar inom ICN:s etiska kod där personcentrering är ett av de sex nyckelbegreppen. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva erfarenheter hos patienter med övervikt och obesitas av att vårdas inom sjukvården. Metod: Litteraturöversikt med tolv kvalitativa vetenskapliga p

Att differentiera sig som företag är viktigt idag för att bestå livskraftig inom den ständigt växande turismbranschen. Fenomenen kulturarv och tematisering används som differentieringsstrategier inom temaparker men begreppen storytelling och nostalgi används också inom temaparker för att skapa konkurrenskraft. Alla dessa fenomen och begrepp skapar var och ett för sig differentiering inom branschen

Systemic risk management is always of vital importance for financial stability, meanwhile Environmental (E), Social (S) and Governance (G) are a popular framework on a global scale which is used to assess business risks and opportunities. However, there is relatively little research about the relationship between ESG and systemic risk, especially in developing markets. Therefore, this study aims t

The aim of this study was to explore professionals' perspectives on their work and responsibility in relation to children who are exposed to commercial sexual exploitation. The method chosen for this study was qualitative semi-structured interviews, that included a vignette, with professionals working with children, both social service workers and counselors. The findings of this study were an

The purpose of the study is to investigate how the secrecy that prevails between municipalities, more precisely between social administrations, can be an obstacle in the case of a family home placement. Four theories have been used in this study to analyze the results: Michael Lipsky's grassroots bureaucracy, Attachment theory by Bowlby, trauma-informed care by Boswell and Batch, and emotions

Deforestation and forest degradation is an environmental phenomenon affecting the entire world. In 2021 the EU Commission proposed a Regulation on Deforestation-free Products, which is expected to repeal the EU Timber Regulation in 2023. This study analyzes two of the previous legal policies implemented by the EU to curb deforestation: the FLEGT Action Plan and the EU Timber Regulation. The method

Patented pharmaceuticals limit medicine access; Compulsory Licensing bridges the gap between Intellectual Property Rights and the Right to Health. The COVID-19 Pandemic sparked debates on medicine access and prompted legal revisions for improved systems. The European Union strives to enhance Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights, yet current Compulsory Licensing has flaws that hinder medic

The lack of circular economy is a global problem; cur- rently, we use more resources than what is sustainable for our planet. One material that is highly critical to take action towards sustaining is the raw material of natural rubber. By reusing the rubber that currently is used in ti- res for other products, we can create a stronger circular economy for the material and thus use less new res

In today’s design environment we are constantly in movement. Whether it is making models or tracing a sketch, we need to go to specific stations intended for the task. It is not just time consuming but also a problem. Stress might occur due to the fact that you never know whether the light table or the cutting mat will be preoccupied. Designers’ needs are not reached and in the end they m

Comparing contemporary legislation and social debates to films and TV-shows from the 2000s and 2010s, this study shows a change in approach to the subject of sexual assault from an intersectional angle. The analysis describes a more individual, neo-liberal angle in the early 2000s, and a more holistic and societal angle in the 2010s. With the intersectional approach, the study finds that whiteness

Europe's largest and most excluded minority, the Roma, have been the subject of several policies that have aimed at increasing their integration and equality. In Finland, a country setting itself as among the leaders in Roma rights, this policy is Finland's National Roma Policy (ROMPO). ROMPO2, from 2018 to 2022, was critically evaluated in this thesis to examine how the Finnish Roma are r

Tänk om man kunde titta ut genom sitt fönster och se det osynliga som gör vårt moderna liv möjligt. Blipp!, bussbiljettens utgångsdatum är om elva dagar, grön signal. Swish!, saldo minus 29 kr, betalningen går igenom i glasskiosken. Pling!, "-Ring mig när du kan, jag har något roligt att berätta!". Varje ögonblick färdas oräkneligt många signaler i ljusets hastighet mitt framför näsan pThis thesis project investigates the topic of joint optimization for crest factor reduction and digital predistortion blocks, which are used for digital correction of analogue impairments in digital radio front ends. The work first investigates the effects of joint parameter variation of the above blocks on the global performance and computational cost of the digital chain, given reference CFR and

This thesis explored the application of pre-trained transformer models in detecting suicidal ideation in social media posts. We leveraged social media data from platforms like Reddit and Twitter and applied a robust hyperparameter random search strategy to fine-tune and evaluate existing transformer models. Despite noise in the fine-tuning data, the models demonstrated high performance in identify

The study investigated how the political process of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda differs between South Korea and Sweden. Through the document analysis and the expert interviews, the research explored the formal and informal institutional dynamics that influence the development and implementation of National Action Plans (NAPs) and the WPS agenda. Also, it explored internal and extern

Children are not only negatively affected by being exposed to violence themselves, but they are also affected by witnessing violence. For example, mental health issues and not getting the support that they need. In 2021, the law “barnfridsbrott” came into effect, making it illegal to allow a child to witness violence between people they have a close relationship with. This study is about the conce

This paper investigates the moderating effect of employee skill, as measured by employee productivity and training, on the relationship between R&D spending, measured as R&D intensity, and firm performance, measured as ROA, for the accounting-based standard, and market capitalization, for the market-based standard. The study employs a hierarchical Pooled OLS logistic regression and a Fixed

The media event following Madonna's guest hosting of the 65th annual Grammy awards of 2023 presented extensive material concerning the topic of Madonna and her alleged cosmetic procedures. Therefore this essay aims to identify and understand the different narratives, opinions and values that were expressed on the topic of Madonna and her alleged cosmetic procedures in this media event. This es