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Even with repeated scientific warning, pesticides remain widely used in towns and suburbs and represent a threat to human health and biodiversity. The French Labbé law, adopted in 2014 and reinforced in 2022, was implemented to regulate phytosanitary products employed in urban green spaces. This article analyzes how the firms operating green spaces in urban settings have adapted their practices ac
For data-driven companies, there is a need to efficiently navigate through big quantities of collected data. In our case; detecting changes in the behaviour of data. We have investigated whether machine learning could be applied to automate the process of finding abnormal behaviour (anomalies) in collected data. Some simpler methods were also investigated and compared to the results of machine lea
This thesis seeks to explain constraining effects of distance to markets on agricultural smallholder’s ability to commercialise, using Zambia as a case. Despite a growing consensus that inaccessible markets constrain the development of broad-based agricultural growth, creating socio-economic regional disparities, the exact nature by which distance and market access interact with agricultural produ
The increasing use of 5G networks and their application in critical services makes them vulnerable to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This thesis investigates the detection and mitigation of DDoS attacks in 5G networks using machine learning (ML) methods. In particular, it analyses two exciting convolutional neural network (CNN)-based models: the LUCID model and the Mohak model, and
This thesis applies deep learning methods to examine the forecastability of green bond yields relative to conventional (brown) bond yields. Using Transformer-based neural networks trained on a large panel of macro-financial indicators, selected via LASSO regularization, we develop forecasting models that differentiate between regular and crisis periods. The results suggest that green and brown bon
The transition to post-quantum cryptography is well underway. Driven by the recognition that Shor's algorithm would render all widely deployed asymmetric cryptosystems insecure in the presence of a sufficiently capable quantum computer, the cryptographic community has spent the past decade designing, evaluating, and standardizing a new generation of public-key primitives. In 2024, ML-KEM became th
Computational models play an increasingly vital role in scientific research by enabling the numerical simulation of complex processes. Such models are also fundamental in geosciences. For instance, they offer critical insights into the impacts of global change on the Earth system today and in the future. Beyond their value as research tools, models are also software products and should therefore a
There are many benefits offered by integrated enterprise computer systems. There are a growing number of options available to obtain such management information system support. A major problem when selecting Enterprise Information Systems, in special ERP systems, is how to deal with the great diversity of options as well as the number of criteria used to evaluate each alternative. There is an impl
Risk scores play an important role in clinical medicine. With advances in information technology and availability of electronic healthcare record, scoring systems of less commonly seen diseases and population can be developed. The aim of the article is to provide a tutorial on how to develop and validate risk scores based on a virtual dataset by using R software. The dataset we generated including
In his book Skin Shows, Jack Halberstam posits that depictions of monsterhood in horror media can be directly comparable to different socially constructed identities, such as gender, and even transgender. But can such a comparison be made in a text regardless of its author’s biases and intentions? The purpose of this essay is to find out how the monsters in four of H. P. Lovecraft’s short stories
This thesis approaches how International Human Rights Law is addressing the protection of indigenous peoples’ right to land when States give concessions for companies to act inside indigenous traditional territory. Cases of harmful conducts committed by companies in indigenous territory are continuously happening around the world. Regional systems of human rights protection, through their state-ce
Failure often captures public attention, especially in an intelligence context were the consequences can be devastating and the successes are rarely visible. Understanding failure is important if we are to prevent it and both the field of organizational theory and the field of intelligence have been interested in the nature of failure. This study aimed to further the understanding of intelligence
This study aims to identify and quantify the impact of international tax competition on the competition between multinational enterprises and domestic firms in several European countries. To this end, this study identifies a competitive advantage that multinationals hold over domestic firms. A competitive advantage that is obtained by multinationals because these enterprises are able to use intern
Den här studien undersöker hur unga kvinnor upplever och förstår syftesdriven reklam med feministiska och normbrytande budskap, samt vilka konsekvenser de får för deras uppfattning om den ideala kvinnokroppen. Fenomenet exemplifieras med hjälp av tre reklamkampanjer aktuella från 2016 som alla säger sig ha ett kvinnostärkande budskap. Semistrukturerade intervjuer med tretton unga kvinnor genomfördThis study investigates how young women experience and understand purpose- driven advertising with feminist and norm-breaking messages, and the conse- quences of their perception regarding the ideal body. The phenomenon is exempli- fied by the use of three current campaigns from 2016, all of which say that they have a woman-promoting message. Semi-structured interviews with thirteen young women we
The Swedish Model is a somewhat vague concept that can mean many things, depending on who you ask. But usually it is characterized by the great deal of autonomy the labour market organizations enjoy. Traditionally, the unions and the employer associations in question are responsible for the functioning of the labour market (e.g. the wage formation), with none or very little involvement from the st
Som ett resultat av den ökade gängkriminaliteten i Sverige, infördes den 22 juli 2022, ett kronvittnessystem som blivit enormt kritiserat från många håll. Lagstiftaren ansåg det dock vara övervägande nödvändigt med denna reglering, som framförallt avsåg införandet av 29 kap. 5 a § Brottsbalken. Lagändringen kan beskrivas som ett försök att komma ur den rådande tystnadskulturen och initiera en effeAs a result of the increased gang violence in Sweden, a crown witness system was introduced on July 22, 2022, which has been widely criticized. However, the legislator considered such regulation to be predominantly necessary. By introducing a new paragraph, ch. 29 § 5 a in the Swedish Criminal Code, the legislation can be described as an attempt to escape the culture of silence and initiate an eff
In recent decades, international financial institutions (IFIs) have become loud advocates for gender equality in development and post-conflict recovery contexts. Several organisations have incorporated standalone objectives of women’s empowerment and gender equality in their work. However, feminist scholars have aimed critique towards IFIs for perpetuating already existing inequalities in post-con
