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In recent years, microwave applications in the food products have attracted increasing attention by the food packaging industry and the consumers due to their convenience, low energy and water usage and short processing time giving them a sustainable advantage over competing technologies. In-pack pasteurization represents one of the fastest developing technologies in preparing and delivering safe
Speech has become an increasingly important source of non-invasive information for Parkinson's disease detection, but much existing work still relies on sustained vowels. This thesis investigates whether carefully represented continuous speech can provide added predictive value over a strong sustained-vowel benchmark. Using the NeuroVoz corpus, sustained-vowel recordings were first used to est
Metal additive manufacturing is a rapidly emerging technology, with a growing number of companies interested in its implementation. The technology can have several positive effects, such as more efficient production, reduced transports, more focus on circular economy and reduced costs. However, the manufacturing process is still relatively slow, where components require extensive post-processing a
Syftet med detta examensarbete har varit att analysera potentialen och konsekvenserna av att använda drönarteknik för järnvägsunderhåll i Sverige. Arbetet har genomförts i samarbete med företaget Nordic Infracenter, som ett underprojekt till projektet Framtidens Järnväg. Metoden för arbetet har baserats på olika litteraturstudier och intervjuer med experter inom drönaroch järnvägsbranschen. ArbeteThe purpose of this thesis has been to analyze the potential and consequences of using drone technology for railway maintenance in Sweden. The work has been made in collaboration with the company Nordic Infracenter, as a subproject to the project Framtidens Järnväg. The work has been based on various literature studies and interviews with experts in the drone and railway industry. The work has bee
Justitiedepartementet publicerade ett utkast till lagrådsremiss den 24 september 2025 som kompletterar SOU 2025:11 där det föreslås att straffbarhetsåldern i Sverige ska sänkas till 13 år vid allvarliga brott. FN:s barnrättskommitté har i sina allmänna kommentarer uppmuntrat Sverige att behålla straffbarhetsåldern på 15 år samt uttalat att de anser att system med undantag från den standardiserade On the 24th of September 2025, the Ministry of justice in Sweden published a draft legislative referral that supplements SOU 2025:11, which proposes lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 13 years for serious offences. The CRC has, in its general comments, encouraged Sweden to maintain the age of criminal responsibility at 15 years. They have also stated that systems allowing exceptions t
Introduction: Molecular oxygen is the most common oxidizer in nature. Since it has been part of evolution, it is heavily incorporated into biological systems, the most significant being cellular respiration, glycolysis, and the citric acid cycle. Luckily, molecular oxygen can also be used as an oxidizer in the lab, and with the right conditions, to generate 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds. Background
Förenta nationernas konvention om barns rättigheter gäller sedan 1 januari 2020 som lag i Sverige. Strax därefter inleds något som kallats ”LVU-kampanjen” och övriga aktörer som demonstrerar mot socialnämndens beslut om tvångsvård av barn har på senare tid också fått stor uppmärksamhet. Jag funderar därför på om inkorporeringen av barnkonventionen har påverkat lag (1990:52) med särskilda bestämmelThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been in force as law since 1 January 2020 in Sweden. Soon after, something called the "LVU-campaign" was launched, and other actors who demonstrate against the social welfare board's decision on forced care of children have recently also received a lot of attention. I am therefore curious about whether the incorporati
The purpose of this study is to map Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to the operation and maintenance of photovoltaic (PV) systems, i.e., solar cells, on commercial buildings. This is investigated through a literature review aimed at gathering and evaluating relevant KPIs. A total of 24 KPIs are identified in the literature review. After evaluation, a selection of these KPIs is used to an
This project was completed in collaboration with the graph database company Neo4j with the aim of developing a new algorithm for automatic detection of software bugs that degrade system performance, commonly referred to as performance regressions in the industry. Due to the large number of benchmarks used to monitor different aspects of the product environment, a flexible and robust solution was n
The recycling of cured silicone elastomers addresses three critical challenges: reducing the energy-intensive production and demand for raw materials and improving waste management for synthetic and natural rubber materials. A significant obstacle is the strong crosslinks within the polymer network, which give these materials their unique properties but also make them non-biodegradable and difficu
This thesis explores the rationality, completeness and functioning of Safety Management Systems (SMS) amongst micro- and small-sized air operators in business aviation. In the absence of thorough literature in this sector of aviation, a survey of prior research on OHS(MS) and on non-aviation micro/small enterprises (MSE) provided a collection of factors contributing to their safety performance. Us
Over the last decades, the Swedish insurance industry has seen decreased entry barriers due to deregulation and emerging new technologies, which have the potential to disturb the stagnated and consolidated competitive landscape of the industry. Initiated by newcomers like American insurance startup Lemonade, and later Swedish Hedvig among others, there is an increased push toward digitalization, t
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a highly heterogeneous malignancy which poses a challenge for treatment efficiency. To better stratify DLBCL patients and optimize treatment protocols, we analyzed the serum proteome using samples from a population-based cohort of DLBCL patients. Our objective was to find association between serum protein expression with clinical parameters such as overall
Thirteen different polymers have been investigated in the tries to find a polymeric water-based binder for the brazing alloy F300. F300 has the chemical formula Fe-24Cr-20Ni-10Cu-7P-5Mn-Si and is a gas-atomized metal powder used for high temperature brazing. Except being water-soluble the polymers used for the binder, would have to provide sufficient viscosity at a maximum 2 wt% and not gel under
Idag är huvudregeln i Offentlighets- och sekretesslagen (2009:400), OSL, att vårdnadshavaren har rätt att ta del av de uppgifter som dess barn lämnar till alltifrån skolkurator till polis. Detta beror på att vårdnadshavaren har en rätt och skyldighet enligt Föräldrabalken (1949:381), FB, att bestämma i de frågor som rör barnet. I den här uppsatsen tar jag upp de intressen som vägs mot varandra melToday, the main rule in Offentlighets- och sekretesslagen (2009:400), OSL, is, that the parent has a right to access any information, provided by his or her child to everything from the school counselor to the police department. The reason for this, is the parent’s right and obligation, according to Föräldrabalken (1949:381), FB, to decide in questions concerning the child. In this essay I intend
Rätten att inte straffas två gånger för samma sak finns både i svensk rätt, Europakonventionen och EU:s rättighetsstadga. Det har länge varit omdiskuterat hur de svenska skattetilläggsreglerna förhåller sig till denna rättighet eftersom skattetillägg tidigare kunde utdömas parallellt med en straffrättslig påföljd. Trots att man kanske hade kunnat ana hur det förhöll sig med utgångspunkt i tidigareThe right not to be tried or punished twice is prescribed by Swedish law, the European Convention and the EU Charter of fundamental rights. Since both tax surcharge and criminal sanctions can be imposed in parallel by the Swedish legislation, it has been vividly debated over the last 20 years and critized for being in contravention of this human right. When the European Court presented the Zolotuk
Since the rise of therapeutical proteins, there has been a growing interest in biopharmaceuticals over the years. Research was made to combat various protein weaknesses like fast degradation and low solubility. A discovery in the 1970s suggested that an attachment of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on protein surfaces would solve the specific problems. Today this process is known as PEGylation and is wi
In recent years, the market for mobile applications has continuously grown in size, and appears to continue to grow. This means greater competition among app developing companies as the users expect applications with high usability and a great user experience. To assess these properties the companies can perform usability evaluations. However, practicing traditional usability evaluation methods ca
Studies on the interaction between acceptance and pain-related processes after neck trauma are to our knowledge sparse and such treatment strategies are rarely incorporated in management and treatment of posttraumatic neck pain. Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate how acceptance relates to persistent pain in patients after neck trauma, when controlling for the influence of other p
