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In recent years, populist support has grown while public confidence in political and economic institutions has weakened across Europe. This thesis explores the connection between these trends by asking whether populist participation in national cabinets undermines trust in domestic and supranational institutions. Using Eurobarometer surveys and election data from 25 EU member states between 2000 a

Deep learning models have significantly improved the advancement of monocular 3D face reconstruction models. However, such models often struggle to capture person-specific high-frequency details. To address this issue, this report proposes a hybrid reconstruction pipeline that enhances DECA produced 3D face models by incorporating RGB-D data captured with the consumer grade iPhone TrueDepth camera

Användning av vitamin B9 för en mer selektiv cancer behandling. Cancer är idag en av de vanligaste dödsorsakerna i världen och omfattar över 200 olika sjukdomar. Det som förenar dem är att kroppens egna celler börjar dela sig okontrollerat och sprida sig i kroppen. Om sjukdomen inte behandlas kan den leda till organsvikt och död. Trots stora framsteg inom forskningen är cancer fortfarande en storCancer 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

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

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

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

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 "

Hur kan naturliga dagvattensystem förhindra översvämningar i våra städer? Kraftigare skyfall och fler hårdgjorda ytor ökar risken för översvämningar i städer. I detta arbete utvecklades en metod för att undersöka bästa möjliga placering av blågröna lösningar för att avlasta vattenledningarna i området. Denna metod tillämpades senare på ett område i Lund där olika lösningar simulerades och effektiClimate 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

Hur vi utvecklar våra städer innebär viktiga och stundtals svåra beslut i samhällsbyggnadsprocessen. 3D-stadsmodeller är virtuella 3D-stadsmiljöer som kan bidra med insikter i dessa beslutsprocesser. I Sverige finns planer på att skapa en 3D-baskarta för kommuner. Den ska fungera som en 3D stadsmodell och erbjuda grundläggande information om stadsmiljöer. Den kan hjälpa intressenter, till exempel 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

Strategic University-Industry Collaborations (UICs) are vital for innovation, yet evaluating their multifaceted outcomes presents a significant challenge. This thesis addresses this gap by investigating performance measurement in UICs through an in-depth case study of the long-standing strategic partnership between Tetra Pak and Lund University. By employing a qualitative methodology, incorporatin

In this bachelor's thesis, I carry out a discourse analysis of the film Pretty Woman (1990), using the bechdeltest, feminist film theory, intersectionality and representation theory. The aim is to demonstrate that the bechdeltest is unfortunately lacking as a tool for measuring gender equality in films. While widely used as a basic indicator of female presence and dialogue, the test fails to a

Solanum tuberosum (Potato) is a cool-season, short-day crop that tuberize effectively at temperatures between 15°C-19°C and at a day length of about 12 hours. These environmental requirements pose a moderate challenge to potato cultivar in different region globally. In Northern Europe, summers are characterized by the prolonged daylight and temperature that frequently exceed 19℃. Such conditions c

The thesis investigates the Tesla strike in Sweden as a sociological case of trade union strength and a test of the Swedish model in the face of transnational corporate power. The central research question is how union strength is manifested in the conflict between IF Metall and Tesla, and how this conflict can be understood in relation to shifting power dynamics between labour and capital in a gl