Purpose: Recently, global impact investments broke the $1000-billion barrier and another $4200 billion are required to tackle the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Additionally, digital entrepreneurship has been hailed for its ability to usher in a sustainable future. Therefore, this research seeks to uncover common challenges among digital impact ventures regardless of indust

The European daylight standard EN 17037 was first introduced in 2018 with the aim of encouraging building designers to evaluate and ensure adequate daylight provision in buildings. However, experience has shown that the standard’s criteria are generally perceived to be too challenging to achieve. Therefore, to suggest a more balanced threshold, this master’s thesis aims to investigate compliance r

Med viljan att belysa före detta narkotikamissbrukares egna erfarenheter av sitt missbruk har denna kvalitativa studie utformats. Istället för att enbart titta på kvantitativ data i form av statistik har vi valt att använda kvalitativt material relaterat till narkotikamissbruk. De frågeställningar som formulerats är: Vad har de olika sociala banden för betydelse i missbruksförloppet? Som i sin tur

Wildfires are a climate change indicator whose increasing activity poses a threat to biodiversity and to ecosystem and human wellbeing. In the Mediterranean region, examination of the foundational drivers of intensifying wildfire regimes is necessary for the identification of sustainable wildfire mitigation measures. Literature review, semi-structured interviews, and focus group interviews with lo

The advancements in biometric technology have amplified the need for more robust fingerprint synthesis techniques. In this thesis, we first explored the application of synthesizing normal fingerprint images in high fidelity using deep generative models (e.g., generative adversarial networks and diffusion models) and created synthetic fingerprints that retain the uniqueness and complexity of the or

I det här projektet söks en balans mellan den högproduktiva jordbruksmarken och de boendemiljöer som existerar sida vid sida i södra Skåne. Projektet fokuserar på byn Grönby i utkanten av Trelleborgs kommun som en slags testbädd. I södra Skåne är många byar likt Grönby omgärdade av ett landskap starkt präglat av ett storskaligt jordbruk. Här återfinns den allemansrättsliga marken fragmenterad och

Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är idag ett växande problem hos unga vuxna och det finns behov av ytterligare interventioner. Fysisk aktivitet i grupp samt fysisk aktivitet på recept har enligt tidigare studier visat goda effekter på den upplevda hälsan. Inom arbetsterapin är aktivitetsvärde ett centralt begrepp som kan kopplas samman med meningsfullhet, hälsa och välbefinnande. Syfte: Syftet med studienBackground: Mental illness is today an increasing problem in young adults and there is a need for further interventions. According to previous studies, physical activity in group and physical activity on prescription have shown good effects on perceived health. Occupational value is a central concept in occupational therapy, and can be related to meaningfulness, health and well-being. Aim: The pur

Värmeväxlare är system som ofta används i många olika tillämpningsområden så som kylning, uppvärmning, ventilation eller andra områden där man strävar efter att maximera värmeutbytet mellan fluider. Vanliga tillverkningsmetoder för värmeväxlare inkluderar hydraulisk pressning av värmeöverförande plattor, eller att på andra sätt skapa värmeöverförande ytor av rör, korrugerad plåt eller liknade mateHeat exchangers are systems commonly used in many different applications such as cooling, heating, ventilation, and other areas where maximizing the heat transfer between fluids is desirable. Common manufacturing techniques of heat exchangers include hydraulic pressing of heat-transferring plates, or otherwise creating a heat-transferring area of pipes, corrugated sheet metal, or similar materials

The purpose of this study is to extend our knowledge of the elusive concept of innovation by investigating meanings and experiences of it among members in a small med-tech organization. This involves examining how individuals interpret and make sense of innovation and, if or how, they relate to their own organization as an innovative one. A single organization has been studied through an abductive

Samtliga elnätsbolag, inklusive Kraftringen, kommer till 2027 att behöva införa en ny priskomponent i nätavgiften, en tidsdifferentierad effektavgift som ska skapa incitament till hushåll att sprida ut sin förbrukning över dygnet. Under hösten och vintern 2022 steg elpriserna mycket och variationen i elpriset under dygnet var hög. Många hushåll gjorde därmed förändringar i sin elförbrukning för atAll grid companies, including Kraftringen, must until 2027 implement a new price component in the grid fee, a time differentiated effect fee which aims to create incentives for households to even out their electricity consumption over the day. During the fall and winter of 2022, the electricity prices rose a lot and the variability in the electricity price throughout the day was high. Many househo

The ability to hear is essential for receiving auditory signals, which serve as warnings and alerts in many situations, including fire evacuation. However, people with hearing impairments may miss out such signals and can be exposed to dangerous situations. This is particularly relevant in scenarios where audible alarms are the primary form of alert, such as in fire scenarios, natural hazards, or

Progress on Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education (SDG4) has been insufficient and knowledge of how it is implemented into domestic contexts remains limited. Using norm diffusion theory as a framework, this thesis is a comparative study of SDG4 implementation in five countries around the world. By analysing both the discursive and practical impact of SDG4, this thesis has studied if an

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vad sjuksköterskor värdesätter mest, trygghet eller flexibilitet. Studien vill även undersöka hur sjuksköterskor förhandlar trygghet och flexibilitet mot riskerna som kan tillkomma med sin anställningsform. Varför väljer vissa sjuksköterskor att jobba inom bemanningsbranschen och vad är det som får andra att stannar kvar inom regionen? Studien baseras på el

The scope of this master thesis is the scientific publishing in Social Science at Lund University. By combining bibliometric studies and qualitative interviews, this thesis investigates how scholars in Social Sciences at Lund University respond to performance- based evaluation. The aim is to explore how research practices, publication patterns and disciplinary norms are affected by the increased r

The main aim of this article is to investigate the application of the Nudge theory within the field of sustainable mobility as a strategy to encourage more use of sustainable modes of transport. This line of research is of particular importance due to the high share of emissions in the transportation sector, which has been increasing over the years. Although there have been pro-environment policie

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