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Sea-level rise increases the exposure of low-lying communities to climate risks along the eastern coast of Ghana, while adaptation responses are reactive and insufficient to secure fishing livelihoods in highly vulnerable areas. To better address needs, Locally-led Adaptation (LLA) promotes just climate governance by shifting power to local actors to enable context-specific and place-based respons

As algorithmically-driven content moderation has become a common feature of social media platforms to suppress communications deemed undesirable, scholars have started to examine users’ relations to algorithmic systems and problems of machine bias and governmentality. While most researchers have focused on the negative aspects of censorship, few have explored the possibilities of users to oppose a

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. It is a major problem in third-world countries, with hundreds of millions of infections and millions of fatalities annually. The extreme challenge in malaria management is the resistance of parasites to traditional chemotherapies like chloroquine and artemisinin. Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (Pf

This thesis discusses the concept of masculinity in Chile. It does this by outlining attitudes towards masculinity and examining how young Chilean men identify themselves in their role as men in today’s society. Thus, the study aimed to frame the current view of masculinity in Chile by examining the study participants’ views of what makes the “ideal man” in Chilean society. The purpose of this exa

The Lisbon Treaty has made Policy Coherence for Development a legal obligation for the EU, thus the Union’s has a clear institutionalised commitment to makes sure that non-aid policies are not undermining the objectives in the development policy. EU’s energy policy with the 10% target of biofuels in the transport sector have been a point of great debate. Biofuels have been contested both within th

This thesis investigates how prominent political leaders construct perceptions of enemies during conflict. Using Schmitt’s Concept of the Political as a starting point, the study explores Julius Caesar’s and George W. Bush’s enemy portrayal of ‘Barbarians’ and ‘Islamic terrorists’. Utilizing a Thematic Analysis, the thesis has explored and compared the narratives of the two leaders during conflict

How publicly traded companies perform with regards to environmental sustainability is receiving increasing attention both by investors and in society in general. Annually released sustainability reports are an important tool for public companies to disclose information relating to their environmental performance. Frequently released as an integrated part of the annual financial report, sustainabil

Onkologisjuksköterskans centrala omvårdnadsuppgift vid strålbehandling är att informera och stödja patienten och att förebygga, behandla och lindra biverkningar. Studiens syfte var att påvisa vilka biverkningar som kvinnor med bröstcancer upplever under och efter adjuvant strålbehandling, om biverkningarna kvarstår och om stöd- och informationsbehov uppfylls. Nittiosex patienter deltog i studien.

Föreliggande studie syftade till att jämföra hur sjuksköterskor utför sina hygienåtgärder vid perifer venkateterinsättning i icke akuta situationer. Studien genomfördes på medicinska och kirurgiska avdelningar på Lunds Universitetssjukhus och Simrishamns sjukhus med hjälp av en enkät och det sammanlagda antalet besvarade formulär uppgick till 125. Resultatet visar att sjuksköterskorna uppvisar bri