This paper aims to analyze the impact of grandparents' childcare on mothers' employment status and working hours in China. Based on the cross-sectional data of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2020, this paper uses the Probit and the OLS models to study married women aged 20-50 with at least one child aged 0-6. The empirical results show that grandparents' childcare increases the p

Language-based assessment (LBA) from open questions (e.g., how are you feeling?) analysed with natural language processing has predicted corresponding rating scales scores towards the theoretical upper limits. However, rating scales do not hold objective truth regarding psychological constructs. Therefore, the present pre-registered study set out to further validate LBA in a natural setting. Using

There is a need to transform the urban mobility regime to mitigate climate change and improve living quality in cities. Cargo bikes (CBs) offer a promising solution to replace motorized vehicles, especially for last-mile deliveries and private logistics. They show considerably lower carbon intensity, occupy less space and help reduce air and noise pollution in cities. CB sharing relieves individua

Low tax revenues in many African countries are hindering sustained economic development and aid could have an inhibiting effect on the development of fiscal capacity. This paper will use newly published high-quality data on tax revenues to dive deeper into the effects of aid on hard-to-collect taxes in Africa between 1960-2015. Previous aid literature has mostly focused on short-term effects on re

Skogen är en viktig resurs för den svenska ekonomin, men även en viktig del av naturen och ekosystem. Skogen har den viktiga förmågan att kunna binda kol och ges därav även egenskaper som kan påverka klimatförändringar som vi står inför. Hur vi väljer att bruka den svenska skogen är idag ett ämne som diskuteras mycket och många olika åsikter finns om vilken metod som är den bästa. Implementering aIt is important to look more deeply into how forest owners choose to manage their forests. If Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) can be a suitable way for some forest owners to work with nature conservation management, and if it could work as a tool in their forest production today. This is because silvicultural methods can have a significant impact on the climate and the country's economy. In th

Since the early 2000s, the issue of ‘honour-based violence’ has sparked significant discussions in Sweden, leading to governmental and civil efforts to combat this form of violence. An essential intervention highlighted in these efforts is improving knowledge among professionals in sectors such as social and healthcare, schools, and the judicial system. Recently, a new platform has emerged, offeri

Disaster loss accounting is an essential tool for assessing the effects of disasters and creating policies for disaster risk reduction that are supported by data. This study compares disaster data for two of the most used disaster loss accounting databases, EM-DAT and DesInventar in the context of six Latin American countries, namely, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Venezuela.

Detta arbete har undersökt möjligheten till att implementera ett handelssystem baserat på utsläpp av näringsämnen i Östersjöområdet. Liknande handelssystem baserade på växthusgas har visat sig vara väldigt effektiva med att minska dess utsläpp inom bland annat EU. Ett utsläppshandelssystem ger ett starkt incitament till de deltagande industrierna att använda mer miljövänliga metoder inom derasThis study examines the potential of a nutrient-based emissions trading system and focuses on its possible implementation in the Baltic Sea region to address the problem with eutrophication in the inland sea. Emissions trading has proven to be an effective method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the EU through the EU ETS. The study evaluates whether similar outcomes can be achieved

Uppsatsen tar fram olika modeller och teorier om nätverk och vad som kan påverka nätverk. De begrepp som tas upp som påverkar nätverk är bland annat digitaliseringen i form av digitala verktyg, sociala plattformar och kommunikation. Sedan intervjuas 5 entreprenörer som driver konsultföretag i ekonomibranschen där frågor ställs kring deras nätverk. Slutligen visade det sig att digitaliseringen har

In this thesis, I investigate the effect of introducing Right-to-work laws on wages and the dispersion of wages in the United States, using a staggered Difference in Difference model pioneered by Callaway & Sant’Anna (2021) on wages and individual wage quantiles. Introducing Right-to-work laws appear to have a generally positive effect on wages and wage dispersion for all wages. The effects ar

This thesis describes the design process and result of a product system that facilitates cooking and baking in a flexible way for young professionals with a small city apartment. The system consists of a small pot, a pan, an oven that also serves as a big pot, a hot plate and a battery pack which can be attached to the hotplate. The main design challenges that were solved during this project inclu

Vår hemgalax vintergatan är inte lika platt som ofta är trott. Dess form är mycket likt en disk där mitten är tätt fylld med stjärnor och antalet stjärnor avtar desto längre bort från mitten man kommer. Sen 1950-talet har vi också vetat att två motsatta ändar i disken är böjda åt olika håll medans mitten av disken är relativt platt. Senare forskning har även visat på att många andra galaxer är böjContext: The Milky Way disc, like the discs of many other spiral galaxies, has been shown to be warped. The growing astrometric data set for stars produced by the Gaia mission allows for more detailed studies of the stellar disc's warp. Aims: We use a full 6-dimensional phase space sample of stars from Gaia DR3 to study the kinematic signature of the Milky Way warp as a function of position i

In this paper, I strove to connect the dots between gender gaps in human development, the advancement of social capabilities, and resilience to shrinkage. To analyse this, I developed an extended and improved version of the United Nation’s Gender Development Index in which I broadened the economic opportunity aspect and provided 20 years of additional data. By applying this analysis to Chile, Mexi

A light pulse that travels through a narrow spectral window, i.e. a frequency range of low absorption, within a strongly absorbing frequency range will be delayed due to strong dispersion. If however, the absorbing structure is inverted, such that it is amplifying instead, one will see that a pulse travelling through this window will have its pulse peak come out of the material before it is sent i

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women globally, with high prevalence rates among refugee communities. Previous literature indicates its relation to negative mental health outcomes such as depression and the potential help of social protective factors. The current study investigated the protective role of perceived social support (PSS) and cognitive socia

Indigenous populations often bore the brunt of Christian settler colonization resulting in marginalization, assimilation, Christianization, and cultural elimination. Most perpetrators of colonial injustices go unpunished and wrongdoings unacknowledged, barring the possibility of genuine international and national reconciliation for indigenous peoples. Major settler colonizer states have dark colon

Emerging markets are becoming increasingly important in the global tourism sector, accounting for a significant portion of international tourist arrivals. Because of the constant changes that occur in emerging markets, their tourist behaviour and decision-making process vary from that of tourists from more established markets. In order to achieve tourism growth and face its challenges, the United

I detta examensarbete görs en utvärdering av ankomstprognoser för tåg för att se hur de olika prediktionskällorna står sig mot varandra och hur pass väl dessa efterspeglar verkligheten. Vidare är detta examensarbete en sprint av ett forskningsprojekt som genomförs och bedrivs på Lunds Tekniska Högskola på uppdrag av Trafikverket. Till skillnad från forskningsprojektet bygger detta examensarbetIn this master thesis, an evaluation of arrival forecasts for trains is made to see how various prediction sources compare to each other and how well these reflect reality. Furthermore, this thesis is a sprint of a research project that is carried out and conducted at Lund University of Technology on behalf of the Swedish Transport Administration. Unlike the research project, this thesis is based

This project, presented as a lecture recital is about my experimentation and discoveries of the benefits of learning classical music by ear and performing by memory. The focus of this topic is to learn a variety of audition orchestra excerpts and solo pieces common in the bassoon repertoire by ear, and reflect on whether my music performance anxiety is reduced by performing from memory and from th

This Bachelor’s degree project investigates how precious fresh-cut flowers self sustainably can be arranged to be fully showcased and make them come into their own. Inspired by nature’s organic shapes and emphasising functionality, the project concludes a series of carefully designed modular vases. The different concepts have one thing in common: the focus to make the most out of the flowers. Thes