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This thesis focusses on the implementation of two elastic lidar (light detection and ranging) techniques for the monitoring of atmospheric aerosols and insects at short-wave infrared wavelengths. Data acquisition software was developed for a time-of-flight system, housed in the Lund University Mobile Biosphere Observatory (LUMBO), with consideration to the intended entomological application. Onc
Denna studie syftar till att förstå hur studerande kvinnor mellan 20 och 30 år, bosatta i Malmö, upplever det individualiserade miljöansvaret vid inköp av mat i sin vardag. Bakgrunden till studien är att det de senaste åren har skett en ansvarsförskjutning från stat till individ gällande miljöproblem och -lösningar. Med anledning av detta ligger det mer vikt vid att individen, och särskilt konsume
The dopamine transporter (DAT) is responsible for dopamine (DA) clearance in the synaptic cleft, and thus crucial for maintaining DA homeostasis in the central nervous system (CNS). Mutations in the DAT coding gene have been associated with both movement and psychiatric disorders, such as parkinsonism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the detailed contribution of DAT in
Wind turbines are most commonly located in remote areas to harness strong and constant winds, however, with the current growing rate of urbanisation, producing clean energy within the city closer to consumers is becoming crucial. Research has shown that the urban morphology has a strong capacity to influence air flow and ‘street canyons’ have the potential to channel the wind towards turbines in t
Purpose: Supply chains lack transparency due to their complexity and fragmentation. Blockchain technology is increasingly expected to revolutionise businesses and promises to create trustworthy transparency. This study aimed to investigate the potentials of blockchain technology for supply chain transparency beyond the growing glorification. Methodology: The potentials, as well as immaturities and
The aim of this thesis is to develop, test and evaluate a penalized basis spline as a method for representing the Standard Model background in dijet searches from proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider. Current representations of the Standard Model background are complex and dependent on current assumptions of the Standard Model. Using a P-spline is interesting because of its simpli
The present study reveals how the presence of relevant and irrelevant spoken language affects the processing for visual information, and if this is mediated by executive function processes that develop from childhood (N = 10, age 4-10) to adolescence (N = 16, age 14-17) and through adulthood (N = 16, age 21-28). Participants engaged in a task in which they looked at visual stimuli organized within
Bakgrund: Personer med diagnosen ADHD beskriver ofta flera aktivitetsproblem kopplade till arbete. Exempel på detta kan vara att de har svårt att strukturera upp arbetet, prioritera arbetsuppgifter och koncentrera sig. Detta bidrar till svårigheter i att behålla arbetet. Studier har visat att det finns en stor kunskapslucka kring vilka interventioner som erbjuds personer med ADHD som är i arbetsfö
The Swedish government has set the goal of achieving carbon-neutrality by 2045. The production of cement currently accounts for 8% of CO2 emissions worldwide, with a similar figure also true of Sweden. A clear government strategy is therefore needed to work with and provide support to the cement industry for decarbonisation. The most developed pathway for cement decarbonisation in the literature i
Bakgrund Antalet hemlösa personer i Sverige har ökat och är ett stort problem i dagens samhälle. Hemlöshet är ett komplext fenomen där stigmatisering, missbruksproblematik och fysisk och psykisk ohälsa många gånger är inblandat. Att leva som hemlös kan påverka möjligheten till aktivitet och delaktighet i det dagliga livet. Syfte Syftet var att utifrån ett aktivitetsperspektiv belysa behovet av akt
Studier har funnit att skiftarbete kan ha en negativ inverkan på hälsa, arbetsprestation och biologiska rytmer, men det finns få studier kring skiftarbete och aktivitetsbalans. Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur personer som arbetar skift beskriver sina upplevelser och erfarenheter av aktivitetsbalans i vardagen. En kvalitativ ansats användes där semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med 1
The aim of the study at had was to explore the potential of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) to integrate environment into business decision-making. In order to fulfill the aim, the research was split into three main parts. First, the existing views on what constitutes NCA were reviewed through a literature analysis of grey literature, and the working definition established. The study found that t
Bakgrund: Den psykiska ohälsan hos ungdomar har ökat de senaste åren. Studier har visat att en individs aktivitetsmönster kan påverka hälsan antingen positivt eller negativt. Skolan är en viktig arena där arbetsterapeuter kan bidra med sin unika kunskap kring individ, aktivitet och miljö. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att kartlägga gymnasieelevers aktivitetsmönster, upplevda hälsa och stress samt
Bakgrund: Ångestsyndrom kan bidra till svårigheter i vardagliga livet och påverka individens livssituation, aktivitetsbalans och hälsa. Arbetsterapeutiska interventioner genomförs för att påverka individens görande, tänkande och/eller kännande för att uppnå enförändring. Forskning visar att det finns en del interventioner riktade mot denna typ av grupp, men ytterst lite som fokuserar på att främja
The aim of the study is to research upper secondary teachers’ attitudes towards, and use of, critical perspectives in teaching literature in the subject of English in Sweden. This is done in relation to the inequality issues identified in the Swedish school context, the Swedish National Curriculum for the Upper Secondary School and the syllabi for English, along with a theoretical framework based
Premenstruellt syndrome är ett vanligt problem för kvinnor världen över. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur svår premenstruellt syndrom (PMS) påverkar upplevelsen av olika roller och aktiviteter hos arbetande mödrar med småbarn. Studien genomfördes som en intervjustudie med semistrukturerade frågor kring deltagarnas upplevelse av roller och aktiviteter i vardagen samt hur dessa upplevdes und
Numerous papers and studies have shown that the rainforests are experiencing a decline in biodiversity. The rainforests are getting depleted of larger primates and this poses a problem for the trees as many of them rely on primates and other seed dispersers to distribute their seeds. These empty forests are spreading, but does that mean that everything is hopeless? This study aims to investigate t
Significant negative environmental impacts are attributed to the building sector. To complement operational building efficiency, mitigation strategies could further decrease these environmental impacts. One mitigation strategy is increased use of low-carbon and bio based building materials. The objective of this research is to support such sustainable transitions within the complex building sector
Understanding the parameters of using speech code for visual material is critical to a range of theories concerning memory span development, and the relationship between language and thought. The present study attempted to reveal whether a group of children (N = 39, age 5–7) used verbal labelling of pictures in a memory task, by investigating dwell times on pictures of objects. It is the first stu
