This thesis researched the Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (CIEE) of South Africa with the dual aim to improve and operationalise a conceptual framework as well as to identify areas for intervention in the specific case of South Africa. Supporting the growth of cleantech solutions in developing countries and emerging economies can be an important driver of inclusive and sustain

Bangkok is a multicultural metropolis where different cultures are exchanged and frequently in contact. The Chinese diaspora has settled in Bangkok for a long period of time. The intermarriage between the Thai and the Chinese has created a complex identity known as Sino-Thai for their descendants. This study aimed to explore the identity perception of the third generation Sino-Thai in Bangkok by a

Heavy Metals in ponds around Skåne A recent set of sediment assessments from the bottoms of ponds in southern Sweden determined that cadmium, zinc, and phosphorous concentrations were occurring at levels higher than normal in Kävlinge Å. Sediment from these ponds was previously proposed to be used as fertilizer on nearby agricultural land in the coming future so as to exploit its phosphorus conte

Research and poll results suggest an ongoing crisis in modern Western European workplaces with high levels of indifference at work underlined by low engagement levels. Data aggregated from 2014 to 2016 by Gallup World Polls state that only 10% of Western European employees are engaged at work while 71% are not engaged and 19% are actively disengaged (Gallup, 2017). These numbers highlight an urgen

Fertility preservation techniques: A new hope Cancer has become a widespread disease and a global concern affecting people of all age groups. Advances in cancer diagnosis and therapies have considerably increased the survival rates in younger patients. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are the most common types of treatments; however, these treatments can have adverse side effects on fertility i

Reducing inequality is number 10 of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Inequality in society affect economic growth, development and poverty reduction, and through these indirectly affect environmental degradation, food security and other major problems facing society today. Analyzing the temporal and spatial dynamics of economic inequality requires comparable data on finer scales.

This thesis provides the first empirical analysis of the electric vehicle ownership gap between vehicle owners living in apartments and those living in houses. Using 2018 survey data collected by RISE Viktoria on Swedish vehicle owners, this study uses regression techniques to quantify the extent to which occupants of apartments adopt electric vehicles at a lower rate compared to occupants of hous

In light of a growing realization at the global level that the world’s agricultural system needs to change, the Dutch ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality recently announced its desire to transition into a circular agricultural system: a system where biomass and nutrient loops are closed at the lowest level of governance possible. However, as transitions are highly complex and the Dutc

Application of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) treatment on five fresh commodities was analysed for the changes in the metabolic and physiological effects on their shelf life. Treatment parameters were optimised in order to achieve uniform electroporation on the samples, which was analysed by Propidium Iodide staining for the leaf samples. The viability of electroporation of greenhouse (GH) rocket, co

Jag ville i mitt examensprojekt utforska hur relationen mellan människa och arkitektur kan användas som utgångspunkt i ett gestaltningsarbete. Mitt sätt att utforska denna relation blev att i en designprocess låna synsätt från ett fält utanför arkitekturen, där allt fokus ligger på människan. Valet föll på att ha sociologi som utgångspunkt då sociologer försöker förstå och förklara vilka sociala In my degree project, I wanted to explore the relationship between architecture and human behavior and how it can be used as a base in a design project. My way of exploring this relationship was to approach the project with a starting point in an academic field outside of architectural theory, a field where the spotlight is on humans. I landed in using sociology as a starting point because socio

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading in microgrids is an innovative solution to local energy problems where consumers produce and sell their energy to their neighbours. The idea of a microgrid-based local energy trading enables decentralised energy system and strengthens consumers' participation. In the context of developing countries, microgrids play an important role in securing the mere access

Facing the challenges of climate change and energy depletion, the world needs to deploy more renewable energy to replace fossil fuels. As the largest energy consumer and carbon emitter, China’s sustainable energy transition is particularly important. Owning the vast offshore wind (OW) resources, the Chinese Government has set ambitious goals on OW that provides a reliable and reasonable alternativ

The study analysis the urgent problem in the protection against refoulment to the individual s excluded from protection as a refugee in the context of the exclusion clause. In principle, the non-refoulment on the possibility of international law and EU legislation allow alien to claim asylum and prohibit the return for offences committed before the application for refuge to the state. The non- ref

The primary aim of this essay is to add new insight as to the productivity and universality of phonaesthemes in general, and the sl-phonaestheme in particular. The data presented in this essay is generated in two ways: lexical analyses and an experiment. The lexical analyses show that the dominant semantic features of words beginning with the cluster sl- are the same in English and Swedish, namely

Gut microbiota play a central role in metabolism for example in blood glucose homeostasis and appetite regulation. This thesis provides a prospect of using the bacterium Prevotella copri as a probiotic to help maintain a healthy gut microbiota as many evidences points towards probiotics to have a great potential as preventative agents or therapeutics for type 2 diabetes. In the first part of the tAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) nearly 8.5% of the global population is affected by metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity which are one of the major causes of death and disability worldwide. This causes a huge financial burden on the healthcare system globally. Therefore, there is an urgent need to prevent, delay and treat these diseases and their debilitating com

The textile industry is known for its complex global supply chains and being subject to a raft of sustainability issues. As renowned apparel brands begin to adopt circular economy principles to close their material loop, upcycling of post-industrial waste streams presents a promising solution. The Oberalp Group has taken initiatives to address its material sustainability issues by starting some up

Food is one of the areas of consumption with highest environmental impacts. Additionally, the growing global population and changing diets in emerging countries will further exacerbate the impact of food production and consumption. The challenges of an increasingly resource constrained world pose a need to shift from a consumption-based society to a society where humans can manage with less. There

Off-grid solar products play an essential role in increasing and improving rural energy access, thereby reducing poverty and mitigating climate change. Experiencing fast market growth in Central and Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, off-grid solar products will represent 50% of the newly established electricity connections in the world between 2017 and 2030. Despite such benefits and market su

Venture capital (VC) plays a vital role in supporting the development of emerging startup innovation, including cleaner technologies better known as cleantech. The application of VC is, however, distributed unevenly across sectors of the economy, often overlooking difficult to innovate areas such as the industrial sectors. This study explores the role of VC financing in supporting the development