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The gig economy has expanded rapidly across the globe, and has become an increasingly influential feature of modern labour markets. The flexibility and autonomy offered by gig work coupled with the ability to earn a steady income are recognised benefits by many workers on digital platforms. These benefits can work synergistically with entrepreneurship, which is often characterised by uncertain tim
Leakage of iron and aluminium from acid sulphate soils has received more and more recognition in Sweden during recent years. Research show that key drivers for this release of metals is lowered groundwater levels and aeration of sulphide soils which turns the soils into acidic sulphate soils. This can cause exstensive degradation of the surrounding environment which has been observed downstrea
This thesis investigates the potential of using Fourier neural operators to predict subsonic and supersonic flows in converging-diverging nozzles, which includes complex flow phenomena such as shock waves. Two different data sets were generated using the Euler equations for fluid flow, one based on analytical relations for a quasi one-dimensional nozzle and another one which was created by numeric
This study investigates how EPU affects stock returns and volatility for Sweden’s four largest banks: Swedbank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Svenska Handelsbanken, and Nordea. As a small open economy with a concentrated and globally exposed banking sector, Sweden is particularly vulnerable to both domestic and international uncertainty shocks. Using monthly data from 2000 to 2024, we apply a GAR
The climate crisis will continue to threaten coastal cities. The mitigation method of building seawalls along the coast is often seen as an effective remedy for recurring floods. However, this infrastructure can have severe impacts on communities that rely on fishing and aquaculture. There need to be alternatives to the usual urban planning and design methods, which often overlook less fortunate
As climate change reshapes agricultural possibilities across Europe, new crops are emerging in previously marginal regions. In Skåne, southern Sweden, commercial wine production has expanded in recent years. This study explores how local winegrowers perceive the role of climate change in this development, what climate-related risks and opportunities they foresee, and what strategies they adopt to
The objective of this study is to investigate how the power profiles of residential houses in Sweden may look like in the future. Median power profiles for typical summer and winter days were created using real customer data. The customer group analyzed consists of houses in southern Sweden, SE4, equipped with both solar electricity production (PV) and electric vehicles (EVs) with home charging st
Byggbranschen står inför en digital transformation där teknologier som digitala tvillingar, artificiell intelligens och internet of things börjar implementeras allt mer idag. Genom att skapa en digital modell som kontinuerligt uppdateras med realtidsdata och kopplas samman med fysiska byggnader, möjliggörs det övervakning, analysering och optimering av byggnadens prestanda. Syftet med studien ha
This thesis investigates the climate impact of a newly constructed residential complex in Oceanhamnen, Helsingborg, through an extended life cycle assessment (LCA) covering both building and non-building elements such as road infrastructure, inner courtyards, external installations, that area often overlooked in conventional assessments. The aim is to develop a replicable method to quantify the gl
This essay examines the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's rhetoric on Russia's war in Ukraine, how it constructs Hungary's national identity and its implication for Hungary's foreign policy. The analysis is based on a Critical Discourse Analysis, which serves to critically analyse Orbán's statements in interviews, speeches and social media, among others. By analyzing Orbá
Detta examensarbete handlar om att beskriva hur kreativa processer såsom flow kan se ut i en musikers vardag. Vidare berör arbetet hur musiker kan berika sin kreativitet och konstnärlighet genom att kombinera musikaliska aktiviteter med teoretiska resonemang och problemlösning. Arbetet lyfter fram att grundläggande faktorer som kost, sömn, återhämtning och trygghet är avgörande för ett hållbart muThis thesis explores how creative processes take shape in the everyday lives of musicians and how they can be enriched through a combination of practical musicianship and theoretical reflection. Through semi-structured interviews with musicians, along with personal reflections, the thesis highlights how creativity and artistic expression can be strengthened by conscious problem-solving and critica
Traditionally rooted in a linear economy model, the European food industry is now rapidly shifting towards circular supply chain systems. Compared to the previous model, this approach offers significant environmental and socio-economic benefits, including greater resource efficiency, waste reduction, and increased market competitiveness. Despite a clear theoretical framework based on the principle
In recent years, discussions regarding problematic school absenteeism have increased in research and media. The Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) observed an increase in both valid and invalid absences among students attending compulsory school in 2023, compared to previous years. Using Michael Lipsky's theory of street-level bureaucrats, which encompasses alienation, discreti
The aim of this thesis is to investigate the mechanical response of paperboard in the out-of-plane direction by incorporating its microstructural characteristics, with a particular focus on fiber-fiber interactions and fracture mechanisms. These features are implemented into models of varying complexity to evaluate their influence on material behavior. Two fracture modeling techniques, the Extend
In the following study a collection of almost 300 travelogues from the second half of the 19th century is investigated. The travellers were technicians in the sense that they were technically knowledgeable and skilled individuals. The technicians, most of them skilled workers, travelled through the industrialised countries in Europe as well as the United States. During their travels they worked in
I denna studie tolkar jag Tvååkers vegetationsutveckling med hjälp av tidigare litteratur publicerad från andra loka-ler i Halland med paleoekologisk data, samt undersökningar på plats genom en borrkärneanalys från en mosse i Tvååkers Naturplats. Syftet med studien är att beskriva hur vegetationen utvecklats på platsen sedan den senaste deglaciationen och även föreslå tidsperioder som skall illust
När en kosmisk kollision mellan jorden och en annan himlakropp sker, då bildas det nya bergarter. En av dessa bergarter är den omdebatterade pseudotachylitiska breccian (PTB). Bergarten PTB består av en snabbt avkyld smälta, med inneslutna rundade fragment från omgivande litologi. PTB har kristalliserats i djupa sprickor bildade vid nedslag, de varierar i storlek från mikrometer till hundratals meWhen a cosmic collision occurs between earth and another celestial body, new rock types are formed. One of these rock types is the controversial pseudotachylitic breccia PTB. The PTB consists of a rapidly cooled melt, with enveloped rounded fragments from the surrounding lithologi. The PTB has crystallized in deep cracks formed during impact, varying in size from micrometers to hundreds of meters
This study aimed to examine how professionals understand and talk about sex in exchange for compensation, with a particular focus on how the boundary between voluntariness and vulnerability was described. The study was based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with professionals who encounter individuals with experience of selling sex. The analysis was conducted using Gayle Rubin’s theory of
