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Surveillance of antibiotic resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from hospital and municipal wastewater in Gothenburg, Sweden
Förhindra antibiotikaresistens – börja övervaka den! För snart hundra år sedan upptäcktes penicillin – ett antibiotikum som sedan dess har räddat miljontals människor från bakterieinfektioner. Idag ser vi hur antibiotika blir helt verkningslösa då bakterierna i ökande takt utvecklar resistens mot dem. Inom en snar framtid kan vi befinna oss i en era där vi återigen dör av infektioner som tidigar
Dissecting the metabolic dependencies of cancer and T cells with in vivo CRISPR screens
Due to their aberrant growth behavior, cancer cells maintain and depend on aerobic glycolysis even in the presence of physiological oxygen levels to provide building blocks for cell proliferation. This and other dependencies in the metabolism of cancer cells have emerged as promising targets for therapy development. However, metabolic interventions also target highly proliferating cells of the imm
Building dense reconstructions with SLAM and Spot
Having access to dense reconstruction of ongoing building constructions provides insight into the building process and could serve as both a tool for error detection and documentation of the actual outcome. In this thesis, Spot, the quadruped robot designed by Boston Dynamics is evaluated as a platform for site inspection. The result of the thesis was a prototype system built on top of the ROS fra
Validation of An Iteration Free Material Model for Paperboard (NEO)
The NEO model, developed by Lindström (2019) for paperboard, is a non-linear material model that utilizes empirically based constitutive relations with switches to mimic elastic-plastic responses. Due to the explicit definition of the constitutive relations, the NEO model does not require a constitutive equilibrium loop. This, in addition to modeling flexibility from the switches, poses the NEO mo
Mathematical modelling of temperature and emissions in fluidised bed furnace
The circulating fluidised bed boiler (CFB) consists of developing the combustion of a mass of fuel, in this case biomass, within a bed of particles in suspension, which have been fluidised by an ascending air current. Combustion occurs in a controlled manner throughout the entire furnace at temperatures around 850 ºC, which is lower than in conventional boilers, reducing NOx emissions. However, NO
Radically Hopeful: Exploring the Opportunity Structures for Women Human Rights Defenders in a Shrinking Civic Space. A Qualitative Case Study of Bangladesh.
This thesis examines the challenges that women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Bangladesh are experiencing in a period of shrinking civic space. It further focuses on how perceptions guide their chosen strategies. Applying political opportunity theory, drawing from social movements research, it explores the structural changes in the political system and how it impacts civil society action. Thus,
Not a Moment but a Movement : The cultural, social, and political resonance surrounding the musical Hamilton
Hamilton tells the story of the life and career of Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant who came to America at a young age and grew up to be a founding father as well as the first Treasury Secretary of the United States of America and the face of the US ten-dollar bill. Since premiering in 2015, the hip-hop-musical grew into a popular culture phenomenon, resonating with people all over the world while
Contested justice - Climate justice activists’ and coal workers’ interpretations of a just transition in the Rhinish lignite phase out
The combustion of lignite coal for energy production significantly contributes to Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions, leading climate justice activists to advocate for an immediate coal exit. Workers of the lignite industry strongly oppose this as they worry about the structural decline of mining regions and their financial security. The concept of Just Transition is increasingly employed to bridg
Excavated soil's positive effect on Primula veris and vascular plant diversity in Skrylle, Scania
Gullvivor älskar motionsspåret i Skrylle, Skåne En av vårens första tecken är de växter vars blommor klär marken med vackra färger. En av dessa växter är gullviva (Primula veris) som känns igen genom sina starkt gula blommor och ljusgröna rosettblad. I Sverige är gullvivan en skyddad art och den lokala populationen har minskat under en lång tid. Förminskingenen beror antagligen på markförsurning,In 2000, a 5-kilometer-long exercise path called Elljusspåret was constructed in Skrylle, Sweden. Excavations of the soil on the right side of the path were made to install lampposts. A large number of Primula veris emerged from the excavated soil. This re-evaluation investigates if the P. veris population still favours the excavated side and if it could be due to change in the soil horizon chemis
The Effects of Internet use on Political Participation: A Statistical Analysis of the African Context
The internet brings a multitude of opportunities for information access, communication, and mobilization. Many studies point to the democratizing effect of the internet in that it increases political participation among citizens. However, much of this evidence is produced on a Western context where the penetration of the internet is well-established. This thesis examines the effect of internet use
Increasing the Resilience of Colombia’s Indigenous Wayuu Communities Through Renewable Energy Technologies
Small scale renewable energy systems (SSRES) serve as a potential solution to decrease energy poverty, increase water and food security, and a potential climate change adaptation (CCA) strategy. This thesis investigates the diffusion of such systems amongst indigenous Wayuu communities in La Guajira, Colombia, through Roger's Diffusion Theory. Subsequently, a Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus a
Community Seed Banks – too Embedded to Fail? A comparative case study on the sustainability of community seed banks in Uganda and Tanzania
Since the 1980s, community seed banks (CSBs) have been established around the world to conserve and improve access to indigenous seed for smallholder communities and contribute to food and seed sovereignty. However, after the withdrawal of external support, these CSB initiatives often collapse. Using a qualitative, comparative case study design, this study provides an in-depth analysis of CSBs est
Third-party Social Evaluation of Humans by Bystander Ravens and Crows
Can Crows and Ravens Tell Selfish and Generous Humans Apart? Imagine that you observe two people at the store reaching for the two last packages of their favourite cookies. The person that arrived last at the spot asks the first one for a package. In the first scenario, the human that arrived first acts generously and gives one package, while in the alternative scenario, the human acts selfishly
The Gendered Secondary Impacts of COVID-19 as a Critical Juncture for NGO Program Policy? Insights from The Hunger Project
This thesis employs a historical institutionalist lens to analyze whether the gendered impacts of COVID-19 have initiated a critical juncture in The Hunger Project’s program policy. Crises such as COVID-19 may lead actors within organizations to question existing policies, giving them greater opportunities than normal to transform these, with lasting consequences. Theory-testing process-tracing is
“We are the granddaughters of the witches you could not burn”. The Functions of Protest Art in the Argentinian Green Wave Movement
Protest, as a collective struggle to challenge the dominant orthodoxies, involves aesthetics that have the power to articulate the movement’s identity, protestors’ ideas, preferences, and interests. This research is a case study exploring the functions of art in the reproductive rights movement marea verde (en. green wave) in Argentina, aiming to fill in the existing research gap on the topic. The
Surveillance, Survival, and Incentives to Stay: Three Approaches to Governing ‘Irregular’ Migration from the Gambia
Gambian migrants have been amongst the top-nationalities arriving to European shores by ‘irregular’ means. While ‘irregular’ migration is often extremely risky and dangerous, the Gambian government has only been limitedly engaged in governing this migration. Instead, several non-state actors have stepped in. This thesis explores different approaches to governing migration from the Gambia towards E
Who is listening? An examination of the Norwegian state’s environmental injustice towards the South Saami: through the development of Storheia and Roan wind farms on Fosen, in Trøndelag
This thesis examines the Norwegian state’s environmental injustice towards the South Saami through the development of Roan and Storheia wind farms on Fosen, in Trøndelag. By analysing all of the development stages, starting with the assessments in 2008 and ending with the Supreme Court judgement in 2021, the dialogue between the South Saami and the Norwegian state is scrutinised. By building on th
Being Here Just as A Human Being : The performance of the public libraries in Malmö in terms of integration in an ethnically diverse context
Public libraries are not warehouses for books but education supporters, social justice and inclusion promoters and socialising providers by virtue of their comprehensive and well-organised media resources and the space of library buildings. Based on the social impacts mentioned above, public libraries play a significant role in social integration and cohesion, which is one of their responsibilitie
The devil’s edit in Korean reality TV and audience and fan engagement : a case study of Street Woman Fighter (2021)
This thesis explores the new and contemporary audiences and fans’ studies with the genre of reality competition shows, using the Korean show Street Woman Fighter (2021) as a case study. A qualitative interview method was used to collect the empirical data of the study, and qualitative data analysis was employed to understand the data. The research takes the standpoint theory (Harding, 2008) to des