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Animal eyes typically possess specialized regions for guiding different behavioural tasks within their specific visual habitat. These specializations, and evolutionary changes to them, can be crucial for understanding an animal's ecology. Here, we explore how the visual systems of some of the smallest flying insects, fungus gnats, have adapted to different types of forest habitat over time (approx
International studies have noted shortcomings in food safety knowledge and behaviour among university students. In general students do not constitute a pronounced risk group but there are wider implications. In a foreseeable future some of them will become pregnant and a majority will be responsible for vulnerable groups in their near environment. A crucial question exists, therefore, about their
Purpose: Age and etiology play a crucial role in success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) as a treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. Outcome is worse in infants, and controversies still exist whether ETV is superior to shunt placement. We retrospectively analyzed 70 patients below 2 years from 4 different centers treated with ETV and assessed success. Methods: Children < 2 years who rec
In an increasingly digital and hyperconnected world, traditional advertising strategies are losing traction as consumers rely on social media for inspiration, information search and purchase decisions. This thesis investigates the influence that social media-based viral marketing, conceptualized as the strategic and synergic union of user-generated content, influencer marketing and brand-generated
This thesis examines how psychological contracts and psychological safety shape the psychological constructs often associated with employee retention, based on insights from Danske Bank. As competition for talent intensifies, organisations must work on strengthening their understanding of the influences on employee retention. Despite the growing popularity of the concept of psychological safety in
The Nuclear Renaissance is a term which describes the increased interest in expanding the nuclear power fleet in recent years, after decades of stagnation in the development of new nuclear power plants. Nuclear power has previously met large political resistance, and although this resistance is decreasing, the problem of how to fund new nuclear power plants remains. The thesis investigates whether
The primary purpose of this bachelor’s thesis is to investigate how queer cosplayers use cosplay, and if it relates to their queer identity. The main perspectives discuss how the queer cosplayers interpret characters, play with gender expressions and if their queer identity is mirrored in their cosplay. The media sources chosen for the study are mainly anime, manga and anime-esque RPG games becaus
Digitaliseringen har omformat bygg- och fastighetssektorn, och digitala tvillingar är ett snabbt framväxande koncept där flera av de nya teknologierna i branschen sammankopplas. Digitala tvillingar representerar nästa steg efter byggnadsinformationsmodellering (BIM). En digital tvilling, en virtuell kopia, med ett bidirektionellt datautbyte med sin fysiska motsvarighet i realtid, har potential attDigitalization has reshaped the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation) industry, and digital twins are a rapidly emerging concept where several of the industry's new technologies are gathered. Digital twins represent the next step after Building Information Modeling (BIM). A digital twin, a virtual copy, with a bidirectional data exchange with its physical counterpart in
Barns rätt att bli hörda är en av dem fyra grundläggande rättigheterna för barn enligt Barnkonventionen. Utöver att vara en grundläggande rättighet är det också en väsentlig del av processen rörande vård, boende och umgänge vilket regleras i Föräldrabalken. Under dem senaste åren, framförallt efter inkorpore-ringen av Barnkonventionen år 2020, har det skett en omfattande rättsutveckl-ing inom famiThe right of children´s views to be heard and considered is one of four fun-damental rights established by the UN Convention on the rights of the Child. Beyond being a central right, it also has a crucial role in proceedings concern-ing custody, residence and visitation according to Swedish law. There has been extensive legal development in the area of children´s rights within family law since the
This thesis conducts a comparative legal analysis of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), examining their divergent regulatory approaches to governing digital platforms, with Apple’s App Store as a case study. The study investigates how the DMA’s ex ante structural remedies and the AML’s ex post behavioural enforcement shape platform behaviour, compli
With the growing integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid, new challenges for system stability have emerged. To address this, the European Union has introduced a regulation called Requirements for Generators (RfG). This regulation sets specific performance standards, one of which is a minimum critical clearing time related to faults. Some production facilities with low inertial
We are at a critical point where the carbon emissions worldwide must cease. One way to do so is to switch to renewable energy and become less dependent on fossil fuels. Solar power is an energy source which can be expanded rather quickly, and has become more common in the past years. The issue with large scale solar power plants is that they take up a lot of space, which leads to conflict of inter
As global populations age at an unprecedented rate, cities are increasingly becoming the primary environments where later life unfolds. This thesis explores how urban design can better respond to the everyday needs of older adults, focusing on the concept of ageing in place - the ability to live independently, safely, and meaningfully within one’s own home and neighborhood. While ageing in place i
This study examines how the Sweden Democrats discursively construct and legitimize the recognition of Somaliland within contemporary Swedish political rhetoric. By applying the Discourse-Historical Approach (DHA) within Critical Discourse Analysis, in combination with postcolonial theory and securitization theory, the thesis investigates how recognition is framed through broader narratives concern
Forskningsfråga: Vad uppfattar unga konsumenter som avgörande för att varumärken ska utvecklas till symboliska resurser för identitetsskapande? Hur tar sig detta uttryck i konsumentens självbild och självkänsla? Syfte: Analysera hur varumärken inom modebranschen fungerar som symboliska resurser i unga konsumenters identitetsskapande processer, med särskilt fokus på hur varumärkena relaterar tillResearch question: What do young consumers perceive as crucial for brands to develop into symbolic resources for identity construction? How is this expressed in the consumer’s self-image and self-esteem? Purpose: To analyze how brands in the fashion industry function as symbolic resources in young consumers’ identity-forming processes, with a particular focus on how these brands relate to self-i
AIMS: It has been suggested that in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), brain atrophy is most pronounced in the hippocampus, but this has not been investigated systematically. The present pooled analysis of three studies examined if hippocampal atrophy is more prominent than global brain atrophy in patients with T2DM relative to controls.METHODS: Data were derived from a cohort study of
There is a growing interest for the possibility of using peripheral blood cells (including platelets) as markers for mitochondrial function in less accessible tissues. Only a few studies have examined the correlation between respiration in blood and muscle tissue, with small sample sizes and conflicting results. This study investigated the correlation of mitochondrial respiration within and across
Background: Previous reports have suggested higher rates of mortality and amputation for female patients in acute lower limb ischemia (ALI). The aims of the present study were to investigate if there is a difference in mortality, amputation, and fasciotomy between the sexes. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing index revascularization for ALI between 2001 and 20
