With Latvia being one of the many countries in the world experiencing low fertility rates and having a below-replacement-level birth rate for decades, fertility decline has become a central concern for policymakers. This thesis examines how low fertility is framed and addressed in Latvian demographic policy documents. By using an inductive, qualitative case study approach and utilizing Carol Bacch

The thesis explores how non-EU international students at Lund University navigate the legal and social barriers encountered within the Swedish labor market while simultaneously pursuing their education. Although students are legally allowed to work during their studies, their experiences show a notable gap between formal employment rights and actual job opportunities. The study aims to investigate

Data on marine microfossil assemblage composition have multiple applications. Initially, they were primarily used for (chrono)stratigraphy and palaeoecology, but these data are now also widely used to study evolutionary and ecological processes, such as past biodiversity and its links with environmental dynamics, or to provide a basis for conservation efforts and biomonitoring. The large range of

BACKGROUND: Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is a lung cancer carcinogen. However, the genotoxic and mutagenic effects of Cr(VI) in humans at low-to-moderate occupational exposure levels are unknown. This study aims to investigate the relationship between occupational exposure to Cr(VI) and the presence of oxidative damage, genetic and epigenetic alterations.METHODS: We included 113 Cr(VI) exposed wor

I den här studien undersöks hur fem musiklärare som är, eller har varit, verksamma i anpassad grundskola beskriver hur de arbetar med musikalisk kunskapsutveckling, delaktighet och måluppfyllelse. Undersökningen baseras på semistrukturerade intervjuer och hela arbetet vilar på socialkonstruktivismen som vetenskapsteori. Ämnesvalet grundar sig i en nyfikenhet kring hur vi som framtida lärare kan arThis study investigates how five music teachers that are, or have been, working in Swedish compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities describe how they are working with development of musical knowledge, inclusion and goal attainment. The study is conducted by using semistructured interviews and is grounded in social constructivism as its scientific theoretical framework. The selec

Health inequality and unequal access to health care remain significant problems in Sweden. Migrants report enjoying a lower level of health, both in general and specifically in regard to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as recognised by the Swedish Public Health Agency in their 2020 National Strategy. As a subgroup, asylum seekers find themselves at a particularly high vulnerabili

As generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) rapidly transforms sectors, regulators are racing to keep pace with technologies that evolve faster than legal frameworks can adapt. These systems, powered by large language models or foundation models, are not only capable of generating human-like content but also demonstrate behaviors that shift depending on their data, deployment, and interaction con

This thesis examines how AI-generated works fit within the European Union’s copyright framework and explores alternative legal mechanisms for their protection. With the emergence of generative AI technologies capable of creating content independently, traditional copyright concepts, particularly authorship and originality are being challenged. The thesis begins by outlining the technological basi

he historical legacy of colonialism worldwide has created challenges for Indigenous peoples, including racial discrimination and marginalization. This is reflected in, inter alia, the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in child welfare systems, even in countries performing comparably high in human right advancements otherwise. While there may be a broad spectrum of reasons for this issue, t

Intimate partner violence is a serious societal issue with far-reaching consequences for women's health, safety, and overall life conditions. This study explores how women who have experienced violence in heterosexual relationships describe their journey toward leaving their abusive partners. By analyzing five autobiographical narratives written by Swedish women, the study seeks to uncover emo

Thai Boys’ Love (BL) media has traveled far beyond its origins. This thesis explored how Thai BL media, especially BL series, has introduced Thailand to foreign fans who have become international students in Thailand. It considered the BL phenomenon from its Japanese Yaoi adaptation to its evolution into mainstream Thai entertainment. Through qualitative interviews with international and exchange

Mänskligheten har länge varit fascinerad av jordliknande planeter som kretsar kring avlägsna stjärnor. Vi har skickat teleskop ut i rymden för att studera dessa planeter, och för att hitta mönster bland deras egenskaper. Kepler-teleskopet var ett av de första sådana teleskop, och avslöjade den stora variationen av planeter i vår galax. De vanligaste typerna av planeter som hittades var så kallade Context. The radius valley is the bimodal distribution of planet radii Rp = 1 − 3.9R⊕, which separates super-Earths from sub-Neptunes. One possible explanation is that stellar clustering in the birth environment of the host star could cause sub-Neptunes to shed their gaseous envelope and turn into super-Earths (Kruijssen et al., 2020). Using the calculated phase space density of host stars as a me

Vi bor i galaxen Vintergatan. En plats som vi kan kalla hemma i ett allt växande universum. Men hur mycket vet vi egentligen om våran galax? Det finns mycket som återstår att upptäcka om våran galax. Ett exempel på någonting som vi inte vet hittas när vi observerar den galaktiska disken. Detta är regionen som expanderar horisontellt från det galaktiska centrumet. Disken är uppdelad i en tunn ochThis paper discusses the effects of different types of contamination on 4MOST stellar spectra. Three main types of contamination were tested. These were, a smooth function over the continuum, changing the H-alpha line, and adding telluric contamination. By knowing how much these experiments affected the generated values, it was possible to understand the importance of avoiding overfitting or under

Stellar lithium abundances can help answer multiple unanswered questions within modern astrophysics. Lithium is fragile in comparison to other elements found in stellar atmospheres. Consequently, its abundance within the stellar atmosphere is depleted by different processes. Studying these lithium abundances gives insight into the evolution of the stars and the processes within their interiors. Th

Problem: The Milky Way disk consists of two distinct components, the thin and thick disk, each with unique kinematical, elemental, and age-related properties. Among all the properties considered, age stands out as the only one that does not exhibit significant overlap, thereby offering clearer separation between the populations. Stellar ages, determined through isochrone fitting, are reliable main

From a market perspective, Japan is interesting for Swedish companies, especially those with sustainable and digital capabilities. However, the Japanese market is complex, with high quality demands and deep relationships, which require foreign companies to understand how their assets transfer locally. This thesis explores how ten Swedish subsidiaries in Japan use sustainability and digitalization

Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) is set to play a key role in decarbonization. Most of the technologies are yet to be seen on commercial scale. Denmark is in the process of establishing some of the first large-scale CCUS value-chains. Through a combination of document analysis and interviews, I study the ideas driving the current roll-out of CCUS in Denmark. To do this, I make use of

Background: Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) was the first incretin identified and plays an essential role in the maintenance of glucose tolerance in healthy humans. Until recently GIP had not been developed as a therapeutic and thus has been overshadowed by the other incretin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), which is the basis for several successful drugs to treat diabetes and