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The purpose of this paper was to research how environmental concerns and sustainable thinking could be integrated into the design process of Electrolux, a Swedish home appliance manufacturer. The research will hopefully help the Electrolux industrial design department improve in the area and prove as a good case study for other companies or academic institutions. Electrolux conducts much research
The low-carbon benefits and emissions savings from circular economy (CE) strategies are not yet well understood, yet are crucial for global development within Planetary Boundaries. Using the mineral fraction of waste incinerator bottom ash (MIBA) as construction material in road construction is one application of a CE strategy that could lead to environmental gains by substituting energy-intensive
Title: Supporting the Cause: How Can Football Supporters Engage with a Club’s Brand Extensions Seminar Date: June 4th, 2020 Course: BUSN39: Degree Project in Global Marketing Authors: Peter Moane and Alessandro Solmi Supervisor: Ekaterini Drosou Thesis Purpose: This research aims at understanding what English supporters of football teams with a small fan base deem important in order to buy, engage
An increase in protein alternatives is necessary to feed the rising global population healthy and sustainable food. Dairy alternatives are one way to provide more environmentally and animal-friendly products. Next to plant-based drinks (PBDs) used as milk alternatives, plant-based yoghurts (PBYs) are becoming more popular. PBYs are produced by fermenting water-based extracts of plants and are expe
An increasing number of companies are now publicly committing to becoming carbon neutral or achieving net-zero emissions. While most organisations will focus on preventative measures to reach their targets, climate compensation will also make up part of a company’s carbon management strategy. Initial reports indicate that corporate investments in forestry-related initiatives have significantly inc
The purpose of this thesis is to answer the question: is it possible to outperform the OMXS30 index by using an investment strategy based on the Black Swan theory? With increased globalization and technological development, the world has become more and more complex and economic models and theories cannot capture all the sources to risk. There are also several limitations to the human mind which m
Sustainability, population dynamics and health issues are some of the greater challenges the global society faces today. Meat consumption has emerged as one of the reasons behind the cause and effect of these challenges. There is a growing consensus amongst researchers, industry stakeholders and decision-makers that there is a need to transition into more sustainable alternatives to meat. As a res
The Earth’s climate has always been changing, since the origin of our planet. The rate of change is now rapidly increasing in a substantial scale, leading to new challenges. The average temperature on Earth has risen 0.9 degrees since the 19th century and the oceans have absorbed a substantial amount of heat and carbon dioxide, believed leading to ocean acidification killing the marine life. Ice s
We present a compilation and analysis of 1099 Holocene relative shore-level (RSL) indicators located around the Baltic Sea including 867 relative sea-level data points and 232 data points from the Ancylus Lake and the following transitional phase. The spatial distribution covers the Baltic Sea and near-coastalareas fairly well, but some gaps remain mainly in Sweden. RSL data follow the standardize
Objectives: To comprehend the relationship between various indicators of health service equity and patients’ health expenditure poverty in different regions of China, identify areas where equity in health service is lacking and provide ideas for improving patients’ health expenditure poverty. Method: Data from China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2018 and the HFGT index formula were used to calcul
Background: Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is an important cause of cancer-related mortality. Early detection of OPC results in a favorable prognosis and higher survival rates. Infection by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for OPC with an upward trend globally. Medical students' knowledge and awareness of HPV-related OPC can be crucial in the preventive efforts. Aim: To a
Background and purpose: Radiation therapy treatment planning is a manual, time-consuming task that might be accelerated using machine learning algorithms. In this study, we aimed to evaluate if a triplet-based deep learning model can predict volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) dose distributions for prostate cancer patients. Materials and methods: A modified U-Net was trained on triplets, a co
Climate change is expected to increase woody vegetation abundance in the Arctic, yet the magnitude, spatial pattern and pathways of change remain uncertain. We compared historical orthophotos photos (1952 and 1979) with high-resolution satellite imagery (2015) to examine six decades of change in abundance of white spruce Picea glauca and tall shrubs (Salix spp., Alnus spp.) near the Agashashok Riv
Accurate estimations of regional CO2 fluxes are essential for understanding the global carbon cycle and further mitigating climate change. Satellite-based retrievals of column-averaged carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) offer a promising avenue for estimating carbon fluxes with atmospheric inversion systems, as they provide higher spatial resolution and observation
Abstract Women entrepreneurs globally face gendered challenges rooted in the masculine image of the entrepreneur. This thesis explores how female entrepreneurs in Sweden navigate these challenges within entrepreneurial environments. Although Sweden is widely regarded as one of the world's most gender-equal countries, entrepreneurship continues to be shaped by gendered norms, expectations, an
As climate change continues to intensify, young women are among those most affected, particularly in rapidly urbanising cities across the Global South. In Accra, one of West Africa's fastest-warming cities, young women navigate extreme heat daily, yet heat vulnerability research and policy rarely draw on their lived experiences. Accra's Climate Action Plan (CAP) is currently under revision
With increasing population growth and urbanization, the demand for new construction continues to rise. This expansion places significant pressure on the environment. It contributes to reduced daylight and sunlight access, an increase in hard, heat absorbing surfaces, and the deterioration of outdoor thermal comfort. It also exposes urban residents to higher levels of air pollution and noise, while
This essay examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and corporate borrowing costs in Europe, with particular focus on whether this relationship changed after the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Using an unbalanced panel of 7,658 firm-year observations across 1,169 listed non-financial firms in the European Eco
