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Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide, with over 200 types characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and spread. Despite advances in understanding its molecular basis, treatment remains challenging. Chemotherapy, a common approach, lacks specificity and often harms healthy cells, leading to severe side effects. To address this, targeted therapies have emerged, aiming to deliver drugs d
Urban flooding poses severe risks to lives, property, and infrastructure, particularly in rapidly urbanizing cities like Kampala, Uganda. This study focuses on the Lubigi catchment, one of Kampala's largest drainage basins, which experiences frequent pluvial flooding intensified by urban encroachment, poor drainage infrastructure, and wetland degradation. To assess flood risks, a 1D and a 2D m
Empirical evidence suggests that post-communist countries uniformly exhibit significantly more negative immigration attitudes compared to Western countries. However, many aspects of this tendency remain under-researched – including its potential underlying causes. This study hypothesises that the delayed emergence of modernisation processes in post-communist countries may be a key explanatory fact
The ability to manipulate spin states with light forms the basis of spin-based photonics. The development of semiconductors with tunable spin properties will enable devices that use spin for information storage, circular polarized light emission, etc. With the recent reports of a chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect in electrons, the question arises whether structural chirality provide
Obstetric violence, also known as mistreatment or abuse during childbirth, is gaining recognition in the reproductive justice and global health arenas. Research to date has underscored its global prevalence, long-lasting impacts on individuals, and contributing forms of structural and gendered violence. However, attention is lacking on how discourses about obstetric violence are constructed and di
Denna uppsats undersöker hur mödrar som arbetstagare, omsorg och jämställdhet konstrueras i EU:s politik för balans mellan arbete och privatliv. Syftet är att bidra till en djupare förståelse för hur institutionella visioner om jämställdhet formas och vad de inkluderar respektive utesluter. Analysen fokuserar på två centrala policydokument: Arbetslivsbalansdirektiv från 2019 och Kommissionens initThis thesis explores how mothers as workers, care, and gender equality are constructed in EU work-life balance policy. The aim is to contribute to a deeper understanding of how institutional visions of equality are constructed and what they include or exclude. The analysis focuses on two central policy documents: the 2019 Work-Life Balance Directive and the 2017 Commission initiative on work-life
Vatten är en livsviktig men samtidigt alltmer omstridd resurs, särskilt i områden där ekologisk sårbarhet möter konkurrerande socioekonomiska behov. Denna avhandling analyserar styrningsdynamiken inom Machángara Watershed Conservation Committee i Cuenca, Ecuador – en flerpartsplattform där offentliga institutioner, lokala myndigheter, akademin och sektoriella aktörer samverkar för att skydda ett kWater is an essential yet increasingly contested resource, particularly in regions where ecological vulnerability intersects with competing socio-economic demands. This thesis examines the governance dynamics of the Machángara Watershed Conservation Committee in Cuenca, Ecuador — a multi-stakeholder platform bringing together public institutions, local governments, academia, and sectoral actors to
Among adult brain cancers, glioblastoma (GBM) stands out for its frequency and severity, characterized by rapid progression and poor prognosis. Gabapentin, a gabapentinoid widely prescribed for managing neurological conditions such as neuropathic pain and seizures, has been proposed to influence tumor-neural interactions and modulates glioblastoma outcomes. This study used real-world clinical data
This thesis compares how Sweden and Finland’s contrasting exchange rate regimes shaped their export sector performance during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. While both are small, open Nordic economies, Sweden maintained a floating currency and independent monetary policy, whereas Finland adopted the euro and ceded monetary control to the European Central Bank. The study evaluates export revenue
To promote sustainable manufacturing and lower industrial emissions, GE HealthCare is constantly assessing new approaches to improve their production processes. As a global manufacturer of contrast media, their potential for positive societal impact is significant. In addition to sustainability, a pharmaceutical production process is required to deliver products of high purity. This means that the
Purpose: To examine how various share buyback types affect the immediate stock returns of financial institutions in a cross-country comparison following the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: Panel data regression with fixed and random effects models, analyzing stock returns on announcement dates. Control variables include buyback value, market capitalization, and leverage ratio. Theoretical perspec
This study discusses the conceptualization of punishment, human rights, and the justification of applied measures in international counterterrorism strategies. Through Deductive Qualitative Analysis (DQA) a mixed theory of punishment, discussed by philosophers such as John Rawls, H. L. A. Hart, and Matthew Altman, is applied to UN and EU counterterrorism strategies to analyze the normative justifi
Despite the removal of formal barriers and the idea of equal access to education, first-generation university students remain underrepresented in the Danish higher education system. Drawing on Bourdieu’s ideas of cultural and social capital, habitus and cleft habitus, Yosso’s idea of community cultural wealth and Tinto’s framework student retention, this thesis explores how they navigate the envir
I takt med urbaniseringen sker omfattande exploatering där stadsdelar byggs på tidigare åkermark. Markavvattningsföretag som finns kvar från de exploaterade åkermarkerna kopplas ofta in i de dagvattenanläggningar som implementeras i samband med exploateringen. Då dimensioneringsskillnader finns mellan markavvattningsföretagen och dagvattensystemen kan det uppstå översvämningar där de möts, särskilUrban development is increasing and occurring on former agricultural land. There, existing agricultural drainage systems are often integrated into newly constructed stormwater networks. However, differences in design capacities between these systems can lead to flooding at their interface, particularly during the winter. Climate change is expected to increase stormwater flow volumes, emphasizing t
This thesis examines how state strategies and transnational lifestyles co-produce identities in Hong Kong and Singapore. Both global city-states share colonial legacies, open economies, and roles as regional hubs, yet differ in nation-building trajectories and governance structures. Drawing on Bourdieu’s habitus and field theory and Jessop’s strategic-relational approach, the study conceptualises
How do young Chinese women use tattooing to navigate the existential challenges of modernity? Understanding these embodied negotiations requires examining tattooing's role as an embodied practice for meaning-making and identity formation. Focusing on the tensions between traditional Chinese values and modern individualism, such corporeal strategies emerge as responses to what Beck termed "
Climate change and increasing urbanization pose significant challenges to our urban environment. Urbanization leads to more impermeable surfaces, which, in combination with more rainfall, put communities at risk of flooding due to combined sewer overflows or overloaded drainage systems. To combat urban flooding, natural systems, also called blue-green solutions, can be implemented to mimic the nat
Urban vegetation and 3D city models are increasingly used strategically in urban development. However, representation of urban vegetation information in 3D city models is often lacking. Currently in Sweden, how urban vegetation should be represented in a future municipal 3D base map is discussed. Focusing on the integration of 3CIM, the Swedish extension of the semantic 3D city model CityGML, and
This thesis focuses on two primary parts: the design of a 10-bit medium high-speed, high-linearity current-steering digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and the implementation of a linear analog interpolation technique aimed at suppressing images at the DAC output. Design considerations for the current-steering DAC are discussed comprehensively, and the circuit is designed in 22nm Fully-Depleted Si
This work explores the catalytic activity of decavanadate (V10)-based catalysts in the selective oxidation of ethylbenzene (EB), a model compound of lignin-derived molecules, under mild conditions. The goal is to assess the catalytic efficiency, product selectivity, and the influence of counter-ions on activity through systematic testing of parameters such as temperature and catalyst loading. Addi
