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Osäkerheter inom geotekniska förutsättningar har en stor påverkan på bygg- och anläggningssektorn. För att ta reda på de faktiska förhållandena i marken före byggnation behöver en geoteknisk undersökning utföras. Om den geotekniska undersökningen är bristfällig kan det leda till förseningar, ökade kostnader samt behov av kompletterade åtgärder under byggskedet. Syftet med studien var att analyseUncertainties within geotechnical conditions has a large impact on the construction and civil engineering sector. To determine the actual conditions in the ground before construction, a geotechnical investigation needs to carry out. If the geotechnical investigation is insufficient, it can lead to delays, cost increases and the need for additional measures during the construction phase. The purp

Electricity demand in southern Sweden is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades. More electric cars, cleaner industries, and the phase-out of fossil fuels will require much larger amounts of electricity than today. At the same time, Skåne currently produces only part of the electricity it consumes and depends heavily on electricity imports from other regions and neighbouring coun

The thesis examines how exchange rate regimes affected the severity of the crisis and countries’ recovery capacity during the 2008 financial crisis. A panel data analysis was conducted using a fixed effects approach, in which ten countries were studied over the period 2006 – 2012. During this period six of the ten countries had a floating exchange rate regime (Sweden, Norway, Iceland, the United K

One of the greatest public health challenges of our time is mental health issues, particularly the increasing prevalence among young adults in Sweden. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence (AI), which is more accessible and widely used than ever before, is being discussed as a promising tool in mental health care. This report investigates the potential of a generative AI-based chatbot to promote ment

This thesis research how the EU’s shift from traditional development aid to investment-based development cooperation affects the understanding and practice of ownership within Global Gateway. Through a case study of the Lobito Corridor, with a special focus on Zambia, it analyses how local development priorities are translated, reshaped and limited within the EU’s institutional and financial struc

This thesis investigates acoustic beamforming algorithms for loudspeaker arrays aimed at creating steerable directed sound fields under practical size constraints. Simulations evaluated delay-and-sum (DS), least-squares (LS), contrast-control (CC), acoustic-energy-difference (AED), and sound-power-minimisation (SPM) using beamwidth, acoustic contrast, and efficiency in the range 300-3400 Hz. After

HD 129590 is a stellar system with a directly imaged debris disk located in the Scorpius–Centaurus association, approximately 420 light years away. With an estimated age of 15 Myr, young systems like HD 129590 have been ideal for studying the development and evolution of exocomets and planetary disks at early epochs of star formation, at a time when such structures are just emerging. Consequently,

This thesis examines how ILKATBO trigger frequency varies across the Volvo truck fleet and which operating conditions and vehicle characteristics are associated with elevated trigger behavior. Using logged vehicle data, trigger rate was analyzed at fleet level and within different driving-condition subsets. The results show that trigger behavior is systematic rather than random. At fleet level, ro

A lot of research involves spectral or polarimetric imaging in applications such as medicine, material science, and molecular science. Spectral imaging allows the acquisition of multiple spectral bands of a scene, while polarimetric imaging enables the extraction of a scene's polarisation. Combining the two imaging techniques simultaneously is referred to as multiparametric imaging. Today, onl

Scania in Sweden is expected to be exposed to an increased risk of flooding because of the effects of climate change. In the winter of 2024 Kävlingeån was severely flooded as a result of heavy precipitation. A Swedish government statement as well as Sustainable Development Goal 17 state that collaboration is important to manage flooding and for climate change adaptation. This is also supported by

Freeze-thaw cycling is a major durability issue in cement-based materials, as water within its pores can freeze, expand and generate internal stresses that contribute to cracking and material degradation. Understanding how pores, water distribution and deformation evolve during repeated temperature cycles is therefore important for improving the durability of these materials. This thesis investiga

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rely on innovation to remain competitive, yet their innovation processes often unfold under limited financial resources. While previous research shows that financial constraints reduce innovation activity, less is known about how such constraints shape the internal progression of innovation processes. This study examines how financial constraints influence

This thesis examines how community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) generates peace-positive outcomes in displacement-affected communities, focused on how shared natural resources and environmental risks shape these dynamics. Designed as a qualitative multiple case study focused on Iraq and South Sudan, it draws on interviews and documents to examine the conditions under which, and the proces

This research examines the evolution of environmental mainstreaming in the context of Ethiopia's green transition, covering the period from 1993 to 2024, using a configurational approach to analyze the structural integration of environmental considerations in policy corpus over time. Despite Ethiopia being a successful case of green industrialization in Africa, our analysis suggests that envir

Rupert E-Power är ett projekt som utforskar designen av en hög-presterande eldriven Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), utvecklad i samarbete med Rupert Marine. Målet är att undersöka hur elektrisk framdrivning kan integreras i en prestandadriven produkt utan att kompromissa med varumärkets kärnvärden: prestanda, säkerhet och funktionalitet. Projektet studerar relationen mellan tekniska begränsningar, an

This qualitative study is an investigation in how affective po- larisation and social identity is formed in individuals who are part of a political organisation. This is to find patterns in how being part of a political group affects one’s view of people with other political ideologies. The gap in the current rese- arch field are qualitative studies in countries with multi-party systems as well as

Various devices rely on invasive biometric identifiers, such as voice and facial recognition, raising privacy concerns. Acoustic handclap control presents a privacy-preserving alternative for interaction with computers, as it does not capture speech or visual data. An analysis of the original implementation suggested that existing classifiers were influenced by environmental bias. With the objecti

A frequency-reconfigurable antenna enables a single wearable device to operate across multiple wireless communication bands while maintaining a compact and highly integrated system design. Recent advancements in wireless body area networks (WBANs) make the implementation of such adaptive antenna systems increasingly feasible. However, conventional reconfigurable approaches typically rely on extern

Parental health shocks may affect children not only through material constraints but also through psychological and developmental channels. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this study examines how severe parental health shocks, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, depression, prolonged hospitalization, and death, affect offspring Big Five personality traits, educat