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Abstract This thesis aims to examine the development cooperation between Sweden and Kenya, focusing on how aid is used, the norms and values Sweden seeks to promote, and the potential consequences for Kenya’s political and institutional independence. Using a qualitative research design, the study is based on secondary sources, including academic literature, government reports, and reliable databa

This master thesis is written in the scientific field of library and information science. The purpose of the study was to investigate how the newly started preschool libraries in the municipality of Karlskrona, Sweden, have changed how the preschool teachers work with reading promoting activities. The Swedish government are enabling more funds towards preschool libraries, and I wanted to know if t

This paper analyzes Chinese aid allocation from 2013 to 2021 and compares it to traditional as well as emerging donors. In 2013, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which is considered one of China’s most ambitious development initiatives in the 21st century. To explore how the BRI reshaped China’s motives for aid allocation, I employ a two-part model to explain not only which countr

This study shed light on, and deepen the understanding of, how artists’ personal archives are acquired and evaluated within the collecting practices of five Swedish institutions. Using the studio materials of Swedish artist Carl Johan De Geer (b. 1938) as a point of departure, interviews were conducted to identify the factors influencing potential acquisition, as well as how different types of mat

This paper examines the effectiveness of corporate derivative hedging during crises and its impact on firm value. The study uses all 500 publicly listed companies in the S&P 500 Index from 2019 to 2024 as the sample, covering the COVID-19 pandemic shock in 2020–2021. This paper uses multiple regression analysis with HC1 heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors to test whether the pandemic sho

This thesis explores how Chinese students in Sweden navigate and reconfigure the practice of eating together in transnational and digital contexts. Drawing on the theoretical framework of commensality, community, and conviviality, it examines how students sustain shared eating practices amidst cultural differences, spatial constraints, and technological mediation. Through qualitative methods inclu

This study examines how corporate governance relates to firms’ sustainability as measured by ESG performance. I operationalize sustainability using the Bloomberg ESG Performance Score and its E/S/G pillars; all effects are therefore interpreted as changes in ESG-measured sustainability. I begin with firm-fixed-effects and year-fixed-effects panel regressions that link within-firm changes in CEO eq

The purpose of this study is to explore and visualize individuals’ personal experiences of the social work carried out by the social services. We have examined individuals’ opinions and feelings based on their experiences and contact with the social services. Through six qualitative interviews based on the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, we have analyzed the empirical data by applying Char

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are a group of incurable conditions, among which the most common, such as COPD and asthma, have significant negative impacts on patients’ mental health and economic productivity. Understanding of the causes and affected populations of CRDs is continuously evolving, with air pollution now recognized as an important etiological factor alongside smoking, receiving

Enligt kursplanen är syftet med detta projekt att närma sig och ta sig an arkitektoniska gestaltningsfrågor mot bakgrund av ett föränderligt och komplext samhälle. Grundinställningen är att arkitektur gör skillnad, och att den gör det därför att den är del av ett sammanhang som är större än sig självt. För att förstå hur dessa sammanhang verkar, tillämpar kursen ett processperspektiv på arkitektur

This study investigates the impacts of rural tourism on the livelihoods of communities in the Sigiriya region of Sri Lanka, a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated for its cultural and natural heritage. Adopting a qualitative case study approach, it integrates the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and Dependency Theory to examine both the developmental opportunities and structural constraint

Mötet mellan gammalt och nytt är en central fråga vid urbana infillprojekt. Bostadsbristen i Stockholm gör förtätningen till ett faktum, samtidigt som vi befinner oss i en klimatkris och ser ett behov att utöka användningen av miljövänliga material. I arbetet undersöker jag olika möten för ett infillprojekt på en kulturhistorisk fastighet på Södermalm för att se hur narrativet av kvarteret kan for

Bunch compressors in linear accelerators (linac) are magnetic devices used to shorten electron bunch length, and therefore, increase the peak current. MAX IV, located in Lund, Sweden, is a synchrotron light source facility that includes a linac containing two double-achromat bunch compressors, BC1 and BC2. Each bunch compressor consists of two identical arcs bent in opposite directions. As electro

Saltwater intrusion into coastal groundwater is an increasing concern due to climate change, as drought and declining groundwater levels can allow seawater to infiltrate groundwater aquifers. This study investigates chloride concentrations in eight municipal wells in Fågelmara, Karlskrona, from 2003 to 2025, and groundwater levels in wells nearby from 2019 to 2025, to assess signs of saltwater int

Floods are among the most frequent and destructive natural disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa, exacerbated by climate change, rapid urbanisation, and inadequate infrastructure. In this context, drones, or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), are increasingly recognised for their potential to enhance disaster management. Yet, adoption across the region remains fragmented, inconsistently integrated into work

This study aimed to investigate and analyze prominent narratives within twelve YouTube videos published by a Swedish organization I have deidentified. It also investigated how social workers within child protective services in Sweden appear within the empirical material. The study leaned towards the following theories: The social constructivist theory and narrative theory, with terms created by Gé

This study aims to examine and compare attitudes towards drug-related problems, professional work with individuals experiencing such problems, and harm reduction interventions among professionals in social services and adult psychiatry in Malmö. The study is based on a quantitative cross-sectional design, with 150 respondents completing a digital survey that included three established instruments:

In this thesis, a comprehensive on-shell renormalization scheme for the potential of the general CP-violating Two-Higgs-Doublet Model (2HDM) at one-loop level is presented. We derive and implement two schemes that are self-consistent and do not rely on a set of consistency equations to be valid. We focus on showcasing the effects of different renormalization schemes and their implications on physi

In this bachelor's thesis, different forcing term strategies for the inexact Newton method were evaluated on some standard test problems, the stationary p-Laplacian differential equation and the time-dependent Forchheimer equation. The forcing term strategies were initially studied by replicating experiments conducted by An, Mo and Liu (2005, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics)