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This thesis examines the relationship between the climate discourse of Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the electoral geography of its support, asking how the party frames climate change as a threat to German identity and economic security, and whether this framing finds resonance in the districts which are most exposed to these conditions. The research addresses a gap in existi
This research examines the central theme of ‘Common People’, an episode from the seventh season of the British television series Black Mirror. The episode presents a fictional narrative in which corporations mediate and regulate human existence through a subscription-based system. The episode constructs a posthuman condition in which survival and well-being become contingent upon uninterrupted mon
This study explores how visual representations shape the cultural and emotional understanding of breast cancer. Although breast cancer is typically viewed as a biomedical disease, it is also deeply influenced by visual images that affect the disease’s visibility and construct its emotional significance. This study examines how people perceive, feel, and interpret the disease through various visual
The bone–cartilage interface, or calcified cartilage, is a thin but critical transition zone that helps distribute mechanical loads across the synovial joint. However, this interface remains difficult to visualize and segment using conventional techniques due to its structural and textural similarity to the adjacent subchondral bone. Accurate segmentation would enable quantitative analysis of the
Five-membered heterocycles are a crucial moiety in medicinal chemistry and are widely present in drugs due to its broad biological profile. Disubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles are used in a variety of therapeutic applications such as anti-cancer drugs, although the synthesis can be challenging. Previously, synthetic routes required harsh conditions and small range of reagents, which limits the scope of
Urea formaldehyde foam (UFF) is an amino-based thermoset plastic that is widely used for dry flower arrangement and decoration. Much research has been conducted to minimize the risks associated with formaldehyde emissions and recycling practices to properly dispose or re-utilize the cured UFF; however, limited research has been conducted to enhance the biodegradability of the resin. This study aim
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) possess exceptional chemical stability due to their strong carbon–fluorine bonds, resulting in environmental persistence and degradation challenges. Therefore, developing efficient methods for carbon-fluorine bond cleavage is essential for future recycling and remediation strategies. This work investigates lanthanide-mediated reductive defluorination of 1
The advance of quantum computing poses a fundamental threat to today's cryptographic systems. The American agency NIST advocates that all cryptographic systems transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by 2035 and even earlier for more critical systems. Given the threat of harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks, there is a growing urgency for any system handling sensitive data to migrate to PQC
This thesis explores the use of Reinforcement Learning (RL) to optimize residential energy usage in a system composed of photovoltaic (PV) panels, a battery, an electric vehicle (EV), household consumption, and the electricity grid. A Deep Q-Network (DQN) agent was developed to minimize the electricity bill by optimizing battery usage and EV charging using real residential data supplied by Siemens
Youth dropouts in organized sports present a significant challenge across different athletic disciplines worldwide. This thesis aims to uncover the driving factors behind this phenomenon in a specific setting - among youth orienteers in Sweden - using large-scale data analysis and statistical learning. The dataset used in this study consists of historical competition results spanning the years 201
Rättsfallspodd från Juridiska fakulteten.Hur ledde en berusad rysk militärs förehavanden på militärområde till att den norrbottniske fiskaren Åkerberg Fransson undslapp att straffas två gånger för samma gärning i ett skattemål? I det här avsnittet diskuteras Åkerberg Fransson fallet – ett viktigt mål som bl.a. ledde till att det svenska skattetilläggsförfarandet kom att omprövas i ljuset av europa
Conspiracy Theories in the European Digital Sphere offers a comparative account of online conspiracism, considered in terms of platform preferences, ideological content, aesthetic choices, political context, flow of travel and the role online conspiracism plays in the formation of community and identity.The book examines the assumptions that inform current ways of framing and combatting online con
