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Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world with a high poverty rate. It is a man's country and the women are highly disadvantaged in all areas. It is concluded that gender discrimination has a negative impact on women’s reproductive and mental health. In Bangladesh the work of non governmental organisations has improved women's access to social organisations and networks
The production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been steadily increasing around the world, and remains an especially controversial subject within the European Union. Romania is one of the few E.U. countries that grows such crops, while also having the largest rural population, proportion of agricultural laborers, and reliance on subsistence agriculture of all member states. By using a
Azraq, meaning blue in Arabic, is the name of an oasis that once existed in the Eastern Desert of Jordan. Prior to the drying of the oasis in the early 1990s, the oasis was home to endemic species, millions of migrating birds from Eurasia to North Africa, as well as the Gazelle, Oryx, and Onager. The only fresh standing body of water in Jordan, The Azraq oasis was a unique habitat for a region tha
The film medium has a very large potential to convey thoughts about history to the public. Previous studies of historical film have focused on analyzing the films. The purpose of this master’s thesis is instead to find patterns in the effect the historical elements have on the films' narrative, as well as how they value history. To achieve this, two sub-questions have been formulated. • Do th
The following research explores a critical intersection between the work of mine action and the climate. It addresses the amplified impacts of climate change on water in Yemen, a country afflicted by protracted conflict and growing climate threats. This study showcases the necessity of integrating climate considerations into the mine action strategies and underpins the impact of climate change on
The sustained continued rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionised various sectors, including software development. This qualitative study employs a thematic analysis approach to investigate the views of individuals participating professionally and personally in software development, focusing on the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in the field. The res
During the last few years several violent school attacks have taken place in Sweden, leading to a debate in both the media and in politics concerning school security. There is pressure from the public to “make schools safer”, with some steps being taken on a legislative level. This thesis aims to understand how security is represented as a problem in the Swedish Education Act’s preparatory work, a
Microcredit is often regarded as the best tool for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment. The literature agrees that microcredit impacts positively different aspects of women’s lives. However, there are some aspects, including patriarchal norms and culture, that may obstacle to the success of those programs. Hence, the thesis analyzes the effect of microfinance and women’s empowerment in
Autonomous cars have the potential to revolutionize private transportation by allowing occupants to utilize their travel time for other activities. Considering the new opportunities for improved productivity, as well as the increasing demand for constant digital connectivity, reconnecting with nature will be crucial for alleviating cognitive stress and promoting healing and well-being. In this the
Nonlinear optical effects can be used for spectral broadening, which the basis of the field of post-compression of laser pulses. When the intensity of light becomes high enough the refractive index becomes intensity dependent, and as the intensity often varies both with position and time so does the refractive index. The consequence of the position dependence is self focusing, an often unfavorable
The purpose is to investigate retail investors’ growing influence in shaping corporate investment policies. It further seeks to understand whether firms cater to retail investor sentiment. We employ a multiple linear regression model of a strongly-balanced panel data set, incorporating fixed effects and clustered standard errors. We construct a Financial and Economic Attitudes Revealed by Search (
The width of the Higgs boson is a quantity that cannot be measured directly from the on-shell Higgs peak; it would have to be measured indirectly. In 2013, Caola and Melnikov developed a method to determine the Higgs width by using off-shell and on-shell cross-sections and applying the narrow-width approximation. In this thesis, we will use the indirect method of finding the Higgs width for the pr
Human shields have been increasingly documented in contemporary theatres of war. In this context, it is interesting to examine the circumstances in which the attacking party classifies the civilians they face as human shields. Therefore, this thesis focuses on the use of the classification of human shields by belligerents facing civilians during armed conflicts. The paper sets forth the argument t
This thesis presents a scoping review of academic literature on the intersection of religion, spirituality, and Indigenous worldviews with climate change adaptation. While adaptation research has traditionally emphasised technical, institutional, and financial dimensions, the cultural and spiritual dimensions shaping community responses remain underexplored. To address this gap, the review systema
Linear regression is a standard tool for numerical prediction, but there are several estimators to choose from, and this choice can greatly affect prediction accuracy. This thesis empirically explores how the out-of-sample predictive performance of ordinary least squares (OLS), ridge regression (Ridge), and the lasso (Lasso) is affected by varying key model conditions, given a baseline setting. Fo
Introduction: Renography is a standard diagnostic examination that evaluates renal function, renal pelvic dilatation and urinary obstruction. Renography is performed by injecting a radiopharmaceutical (predominately 99mTc-MAG3) and using gamma camera to image the biodistribution in a dynamic sequence. Evaluating renography images encompasses many difficulties regarding background correction for ac
Titel: Upplevelser och erfarenheter av fantomsensationer/-smärta vid amputation i nedre extremiteten, en kvalitativ intervjustudie. Introduktion: Fantomsmärta (PLP) och fantomsensationer (PS) är vanliga fenomen som amputerade upplever. Tidigare forskning visar stor spridning angående resultat och det återfinns en begränsad representation av upplevelser och erfarenheter av personer med påverkan av
Isolating fragile and heterogeneous cell populations from complex tissues remains a core challenge in biomedical research. In the bone marrow (BM), bone marrow adipocytes (BMAds) are key regulators of hematopoiesis and metabolism, yet their large size, fragility, and lack of specific surface markers have hindered their isolation using conventional methods such as fluorescence-activated cell sortin
The automation of floor plan interpretation and reconstruction is a key challenge in architectural visualization workflows, particularly when handling heterogeneous, real world data. This thesis project investigates the use of deep learning–based semantic segmentation combined with geometry-aware postprocessing to automate the extraction of structural elements from floor plan images. The work is m
The deep ultraviolet (DUV) spectral region, from 200-400 nm, can reveal unique information about biological samples, where proteins and biomolecules exhibit distinct spectral signatures in this wavelength region. However, because of technical limitations, the absence of stable DUV light sources has left the research in this spectral range largely unexplored. Recent advancements in laser-driven pla
