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Bumblebees are essential pollinators for a wide range of plant species and thus essential for global ecosystems and food security. However, recent declines in their populations have made understanding their underlying causes necessary. One of those causes is the application of pesticides in agricultural landscapes. The toxicity of these pesticides is commonly assessed in isolation, which oftentime

This study aims to enhance understanding of the barriers and facilitators to creating and maintaining psychological safety in a hybrid work environment. It also explores whether these factors differ for hybrid teams compared to traditional settings. The research involved a literature review of existing barriers and facilitators, followed by qualitative, semi-structured interviews with members of t

The study has two purposes: in the setup of heavily regulated industry (banking) and non-incentivized compensation scheme, (1) to investigate separately bankers’ enabling and coercive perceptions of PMS and how they contribute to motivation and work effort; and (2) to explore to what extent the combination of enabling and coercive perceptions of PMS influences motivation and work effort. The stud

The master thesis Mellanhus, english title: "Interside" explored the connection of thermal environment and the architecture of dwellings in a theoretical investigation coupled with a design proposal for a new housing area in Lund. It starts from a regard of dwelling space as not just contained to the comfort of the own home but in between the buildings of the neighbourhood. A disregard

Ektomycorrhiza-svampar (ECM) bildar symbiotiska relationer med träd genom att ansluta till rötterna, och bidrar till växters tillväxt genom att anskaffa näring från marken i utbyte mot kolhydrater från växten. Skogsbruksmetoden kalhygge kan negativt påverka ECM genom att ta bort dess födokälla samt skapa ogynnsamma markförhållanden vilket direkt minskar diversiteten av ECM. Detta arbete syftar tilEctomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) form symbiotic relationships with trees by connecting to the roots, procuring soil nutrients in exchange for carbohydrates, and are an important contributor to plant growth. The forestry practice of clearcutting can be detrimental to the ECM community by removing its source of energy and creating unfavorable soil conditions, acutely reducing ECM diversity. This paper ai

Architecture is always intrinsically tied to place. Regardless of how architects choose to interact with and study it, the context our buildings are meant to inhabit is an important piece of the puzzle. As the world is getting more interconnected and geographical constraints are getting less important to the architectural profession, I am interested in how the creative process changes when assumpt

Virusinfektioner har utan tvekan blivit det största hälsoproblemet i världen. I skrivande stund når antalet COVID-19 infektioner i världen upp emot 151 800 000 vilket gör att behovet av vacciner och antivirala läkemedel är viktigare nu än någonsin tidigare. Influensa A är ytligare ett virus som orsakar överdödlighet, trotts att många klarar sig lindrigt vid infektion. För att kunna förhindra ellerWith viral infections becoming an ever-increasing health problem in the world, the study of viral proteins is a cornerstone for understanding and preventing future pandemics. The following work shows the purification and structural characterization of the Influenza A M2 proton channel through solid-state NMR (ssNMR). Despite previously published structures of the M2 proton channel, the method of p

Mitt examensarbete undersöker hur arkitektur kan utformas på avsides platser för att ge möjlighet att spendera mer tid i skog och natur. Med en stor ökad efterfråga på fritidshus blir det tydligt att fler söker efter en lugn plats att spendera tid på och med omständigheterna under covid-19 har många möjligheten att kunna förflytta sin vardag ut från städerna. Att även utföra vardagssysslor såsom sMy master thesis examines how architecture can be designed in remote places to provide the opportunity to spend more time in forests and nature. With an increased demand for holiday homes, it becomes clear that more people are looking for a quiet place to spend time, and with the circumstances during covid-19, many have the opportunity to move their everyday lives out of the cities. Performing eve

The Sweden Democrats have, like many right-wing populist parties all over Europe, had an increased success. Frequently they have been accused for thriving cultural policies as an excuse to raise nationalistic and anti-immigrational issues. The Sweden Democrat’s presence in the cultural heritage sector triggers the question whether and how culture is used for instrumentalizing purposes and disturbs

Det finns flertalet olika externa detektionssystem som kan tillämpas vid kulturhistorisk bebyggelse. Värmekameror är en detektionslösning som kan användas, dock råder brist på tillgänglig dokumentation gällande hur de tillämpas och fungerar i dessa områden. Målet med detta arbete är att genom sammanställning och analys av erhållen information kunna redogöra för om tekniken är effektiv för att extThere are several different external detection systems that can be used in buildings of cultural heritage. The aim of this thesis is, by compiling and analysing obtained information, account for if a detection system consisting of thermal cameras is efficient in detecting external fires in areas with cultural heritage buildings. The thesis is based on a case study where two different questionnair

The construction of Passive Houses is challenging. On one hand, there is a strong pressure to reduce the investment cost and on the other hand optimal energy efficiency should be reached. Hence that it is indispensable for architects, engineers, and constructors to avoid any causes throughout the whole project, that would lead to performance gaps and costs overruns. The purpose of this degree proj

Vehicle to everything (V2x) communication is one of the most researched topics today. The main goal behind this new emerging technology is road safety along with traffic and energy efficiency. Vehicular communications can further be sub-divided into certain types. One such type is vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, which is the focus of this thesis. V2V is either Wireless Local Area Network (

Israel utropades formellt som en oberoende stat 1948, en tid när den modernistiska ideologin nådde sin kulmen globalt även fast det haft ett stadigt grepp om stadsplaneringens normer sedan tidigt 1920-tal. Det stora antalet migranter som under kort tid bosatte sig i den nybildade nationen resulterade i ett behov av snabb stadsutveckling. Den stora tillströmningen av människor attraherade dessutom Israel was officially declared as an independent state in 1948. A time when the modernistic ideology peaked around the globe, although it had been the dominant urban planning paradigm since the early 1920s. The large number of migrants moving to the newly formed nation stressed the need of rapid urban development. The large influx of people also attracted many planners and architects from the west

DNA sequence variation can have different effects on the amino acid sequence of a protein, depending on what type of alteration is made and the position of it. While missense and nonsense variants can substitute one amino acid for another or lead to a premature stop codon respectively, synonymous variation does not directly alter the amino acid sequence of a protein. Though synonymous variants see

Plastic has brought great benefits to human life, but it has also given rise to serious environmental problems as “microplastic” threatening the living organisms. Due to the promising properties, the polymer poly (ethylene) terephthalate (PET) has been widely used for packaging and textiles industries with large annual demand and low recycle rate. The imbalance between the production and recycling

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

Urban trees are uniquely valuable in towns and cities for the ecosystem services they provide their citizens and can as such be considered a potent source of public goods and positive externalities - even when these trees are found on private properties. The importance of urban trees will only grow as events of severe heat and extreme rainfall become more and more frequent and the urgency to reduc

Alzheimers och epilepsi är två sjukdomar som tillhör gruppen kronisk neurologiska sjukdomar som påverkar det centrala nervsystemet. Många läkemedelsstudier har gjorts på läkemedel som kan ändra på den faktiska sjukdomspatologin men än så länge utan framgång, endast läkemedel som tar hand om symptom finns idag på marknaden. Denna studie har som mål att hitta en kandidat till ett läkemedel som kan äTargeting neuroinflammation, a key factor in the progression of chronic neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy, is essential for discovering effective treatments. Recent studies indicate that Pannexin-1 (Panx-1) channels serve as the primary pathways for ATP release from degenerating and innate immune cells in the brain, triggering neuroinflammation. By blocking it with a