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On the first of July, 2011, the Swedish government implemented a revised version of the ”Lex Sarah” legislation. The revision included a tougher approach to the legislated obligation to report mistreatment in for instance the elderly care. The aim of the study was to compare four municipalities in Sweden and how they related to each other in the number and type of mistreatment reports. We also loo
Digital kommunikation medför nya möjligheter för privatpersoner och organisationer att kommunicera. Idag kan de i realtid utbyta information och på så sätt komma närmre sina intressenter. Det är dock oklart hur många som känner till vilken effekt deras digitala kommunikation har. Den här studien undersöker hur kommunala organisationer använder, mäter och utvärderar resultaten av sin digitala kommuDigital communication brings new opportunities for communication between organizations and their stakeholders. Digital channels enable exchange of information in real time and organizations recognize the benefits of having close connections to interested parties. It is however unclear how many organizations that know the effect of their digital communication efforts. This study examines how munici
Swedish national legislation and environmental objectives state that cities should be planned in a coherent and sustainable approach, and in a way that limits the need for private cars. External commercial establishments are often brought up in the discussion of sustainable urban planning, since the locations result in urban sprawl and an increase in car traffic. This study examines how municipali
A number of recent experiments have indicated that magnetic nanoparticles can become locally hotter than their nonmagnetic surroundings during induction heating. While such nanoscale hotspot-effect is particularly attractive for applications within biomedicine and catalysis, its existence is a topic of scientific controversy. To address this, we here present simultaneous measurements of the intern
Study region: Trelleborg is a mid-sized coastal municipality in southern Sweden that has experienced repeated pluvial flooding in recent decades. The city comprises areas served by both combined and separate sewer systems and is increasingly exposed to intense short-duration rainfall events. This study uses 17 years (2006–2023) of property-level flood reports, in situ rainfall observations from mu
This thesis examines how state strategies and transnational lifestyles co-produce identities in Hong Kong and Singapore. Both global city-states share colonial legacies, open economies, and roles as regional hubs, yet differ in nation-building trajectories and governance structures. Drawing on Bourdieu’s habitus and field theory and Jessop’s strategic-relational approach, the study conceptualises
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect exacerbates environmental degradation, growing energy demand, and public health risks, especially in densely populated and vulnerable Mediterranean urban communities. This study investigates the spatial heterogeneity of the UHI effect in Barcelona from 2015 to 2023 by integrating multi-source geospatial data and interpretable machine learning techniques. Using Go
This paper expands on the literature on labor market power and its impact on wages. With previous studies having focused on labor market concentration, this paper reviews theoretical background for firm heterogeneity and argues firm size inequality (FSI) presents an alternative theoretical framework through which labor market power can be evaluated. The paper then quantitatively estimates the impa
Energigemenskaper lyfts som en del i omställningen till ett mer hållbart energisystem, där lokal produktion, lagring och delning av energi kan öka användningen av förnybar energi. Samtidigt innebär ny teknik en ökad klimatpåverkan i tillverkningsskedet, vilket gör att den totala klimatnyttan inte är självklar. Idag är det svenska elsystemet redan till stor del fossilfritt och förutsättningarna skiEnergy communities are increasingly recognized as a key element in the transition towards a more sustainable energy system, enabling local production, storage and sharing of energy. However, new technologies also introduce additional climate impacts from manufacturing, making the overall climate benefit uncertain. The Swedish energy system is already to a large extent fossil-free, and the conditio
Land inequality remains a pressing global issue, and redistributing land is widely regarded as an important tool for reducing poverty and promoting rural development. Prior land redistribution efforts have produced inconsistent results, raising questions about the factors shaping implementation effectiveness. This thesis examines how the landed elite, a group whose power is rooted in landownership
Northwest China's arid climate and fragile ecosystems are becoming wetter and greener. However, the rapid expansion of photovoltaic (PV) infrastructure in this region alters land-atmosphere interactions, with potential consequences for local climate and water resources. Here, we use a combined climate and dynamic vegetation modeling approach to assess the effects of hypothetical PV deployment acro
Hur ett flerbostadshus från miljonprogrammet kan energieffektiviseras genom att renovera fasadväggarnas klimatskal undersöks i denna studie. Denna renovering ska ske med material som har en så liten klimatpåverkan som möjligt ur ett livscykelperspektiv. Anledningen är att göra renoveringen så aktuell som möjligt genom att vara anpassad efter dagens problem och behov gällande klimatomställningen saAlthough the Swedish building sector is today one of the cleanest in Europe, there remain many areas for improvement. The building sector currently accounts for 22.1% of Sweden’s total CO2 equivalent emissions, of which 28% stems from renovation and another 28% from heating. Combined with the deteriorating condition of Sweden’s Miljonprogram housing stock and its already substantial need for renov
Hur ett flerbostadshus från miljonprogrammet kan energieffektiviseras genom att renovera fasadväggarnas klimatskal undersöks i denna studie. Denna renovering ska ske med material som har en så liten klimatpåverkan som möjligt ur ett livscykelperspektiv. Anledningen är att göra renoveringen så aktuell som möjligt genom att vara anpassad efter dagens problem och behov gällande klimatomställningen saAlthough the Swedish building sector is today one of the cleanest in Europe, there remain many areas for improvement. The building sector currently accounts for 22.1% of Sweden’s total CO2 equivalent emissions, of which 28% stems from renovation and another 28% from heating. Combined with the deteriorating condition of Sweden’s Miljonprogram housing stock and its already substantial need for renov
This paper studies if attendance to one of the first types of formal childcare establishments in early twentieth century Sweden helped children escape adverse socioeconomic circumstances in the short and long term. It uses individual longitudinal data from a middle-sized Swedish industrial town, linked to individual data on attendance to the local pre-school (for children in ages 2-7), and follows
Songbird migration involves frequent migratory flights interrupted by several days of stopover to refuel. For first-year migratory birds, this entails stopping in unfamiliar locations to exploit local resources and maximise fuelling rates. However, stopovers also pose mortality risks due to predator presence. We aimed to determine whether auditory cues from avian predators with differing hunting s
Quantum information science has leaped forward with the exploration of high-dimensional quantum systems, offering greater potential than traditional qubits in quantum communication and quantum computing. To advance the field of high-dimensional quantum technology, a significant effort is underway to progressively enhance the entanglement dimension between two particles. An alternative effective st
Uncertainty in the mechanical properties and modal characteristics of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) significantly impacts its predictive design and analysis. While previous studies have focused on identifying sensitive mechanical properties of CLT using model updating, the uncertainty quantification of these properties and their influence on natural frequencies and modes remain underexplored. This
Introduction: Tumor deposits are an important negative prognostic factor for long-term oncological outcomes in colorectal cancer patients, independent of lymph node status. Several novel models have been proposed to further integrate tumor deposits into the TNM-staging system, but their comparative performance remains unclear. The aim of this study was to identify, compare and validate novel progn
Atomic vacancies are primordial for controlling the photocatalytic activity of perovskites. On the one hand, they are useful adsorption sites and help narrow the band gap, but they may also trap the electron-hole pair created after light absorption. Its precise control, although essential, is hardly achieved with traditional methods. In this work, an alternative experimental approach is employed t
Ferroelectric thin films present a powerful platform for next-generation computing and memory applications. However, domain morphology and dynamics in buried ferroelectric stacks have remained underexplored, despite their importance for real device performance. Here, nanoprobe X-ray diffraction (nano-XRD) is used to image ferroelectric domains inside BiFeO3-based capacitors, revealing local disord
