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National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights (NAPs) are public policy instruments through which states operationalize the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Despite their proliferation, the role of domestic institutional actors in shaping NAP development and content remains empirically understudied. This thesis asks: in what manner, and to what extent, do
The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between sleep disruption and increasing nightly temperatures. This has been done by comparing a normal year (2024) with a year characterized by extreme heat events (2018). The study intends to tell the difference in nights of insufficient sleep between the reference years. In Sweden, the relationship has been acknowledged by affected autho
This thesis explores how the heterotopic and liminal dimensions of Munich’s Oktoberfest produced differentiated visitor experiences, and how spatial, temporal, ritual, and social dynamics mediate feelings of authenticity, communitas, and belonging across visitor types. Adopting an interpretivist, social constructionist approach, the thesis combines semi-structured interviews with 15 participants a
This study evaluates the integration of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) for medium-scale tea factories in two different regions located in Kenya; Region Central and Region West. Since tea production is both electricity intensive and highly dependent on grid supply, renewable energy technologies can offer opportunities to improve energy reliability a
The extent of data usage today makes the problem of its smoothing and filtering more relevant than ever. In this thesis, we explore one of the possible approaches to this problem: smoothing splines. When trying to clean noisy data, we want the final result to be both smooth and close to the original data set, thus it is logical to simultaneously minimize both of these values, while controlling the
Introduction: Extractability of shea oil depends on its solubility and so the feasibility of upscaling the extraction method for industrial purposes can be understood by studying sample solubility. Background: Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is a greener technique than the current hexane extraction method but has not been utilized in shea oil yet and its solubility in supercritical carbon d
Flooding of coastal infrastructure due to rising sea levels and storm surges can be mitigated by coastal protection. The design of such infrastructure depends not only on the storm surge still-water level but also strongly on storm-wave characteristics. Therefore, numerical wave modelling is essential in the absence of wave observations. Fetch-limited seas with low moderate wave-energy climates ar
This thesis investigates the potential of using protective relay data for power outage prediction in medium-voltage distribution networks operated by E.ON Sverige AB. The study is based on retrospective relay recordings from seven substations in the Swedish distribution grid, covering the period 2018-2026. The analysis focuses on whether abnormal relay activity before outages contains systematic p
Examensarbetets titel: Subtil signalering inom modeindustrin Seminariedatum: 04/06/2026 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i Marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, Företagsekonomi, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Tova Borg, Stella Jennerholm och Matilda Mattsson Handledare: Clara Gustafsson Fem nyckelord: Quiet luxury, lyxmarknadsföring, mode, subtil signalering och konsumentbeteende Forskningsfrågor: Hur konTitle: Subtle signaling in the fashion industry Seminar date: 04/06/2026 Course: FEKH29, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 credits Authors: Tova Borg, Stella Jennerholm och Matilda Mattsson Advisor: Clara Gustafsson Key words: Quiet luxury, luxury marketing, fashion, subtle signaling and consumer behaviour Research questions: How is value constru
Remote epitaxy of β-Ga2O3 on graphene-covered SiC substrates offers a potential solution to the poor thermal conductivity that limits this ultra-wide bandgap material. To achieve this, the growth of β-Ga2O3 by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) was optimised first on bare 4H-SiC substrates and subsequently transferred to graphene-covered SiC. The growth parameters were selected to maximise both the cry
This essay examines the discourse in the Swedish government’s policy on a national begging ban. It focuses on the state, juridical and political discourse around begging and people who beg, and how people who are referred to as “Vulnerable EU citizens” who come to Sweden to beg are constructed. People who are referred to as “Vulnerable EU citizens” most often belong to the Roma population. Therefo
The Swedish Sea Rescue Society’s (SSRS) maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) op- erations can be enhanced through the use of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which offer extended range and rapid area coverage. However, recovering such aircraft aboard small, moving rescue vessels remains a significant challenge due to continuous wave-induced motion (pitch, roll, and yaw) and the absence of c
This project examines whether a Taylor-based risk-factor mapping framework can accurately and efficiently estimate Value at Risk for option-heavy portfolios without the high computational cost of full revaluation. The method maps changes in portfolio value to a selected set of market risk factors, including equity spot returns, foreign exchange rates, interest-rate curves, and principal components
This essay examines through semiotic analysis the femininity of two female characters, Toph and Katara, from the tv-series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008), as well as how colonialism, ableism, and disability are represented and resisted. It further analyzes if the two female characters’ femininities follow or go against hegemonic gender norms. This study draws primarily on Gillian Rose’s (2
Abstract: The rise of AI-enabled defense contractors in the military industry, their pivotal role in times of geopolitical risk escalation, and whether and how they financially benefit from it are recent, largely unexplored phenomena in the political-economic literature. Given the broader implications these developments have for the state's structural dependency on non-traditional commercial a
Den snabba utvecklingen av Large Language Models (LLM) har förändrat förutsättningarna för phishingattacker genom att ge möjligheten att generera mer trovärdiga och kontextanpassade meddelanden. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur organisationer inom banksektorn bemöter phishingattacker där angripare använder LLM, vilka strategier och verktyg som används för att minska dessa hot. Studien
This study aims to critically analyze visual representations by using a semiotic method on Victoria’s Secrets fashion shows. The study examines how women are portrayed and objectified by the media for advertising purposes. Consumption and capitalist values appear as one of the central focuses throughout the study due to the power structure that reinforces its behaviors. Furthermore the exclusion o
I föreliggande studie undersöks den kontroversiella skönlitteraturens roll i svenskämnets litteraturundervisning särskilt i relation till skolans värdegrund. Den empiriska undersökningen utgörs av semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex verksamma gymnasielärare i svenska. Intervjuerna analyseras med hjälp av Rita Felskis (2008) samt Björn Bradlings (2020) teoretiska begrepp för att förklara litteratu
One of the main activities of the European Union (EU) is fostering unity and integration through its Cohesion Policy and emphasis on regional development. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) represents a substantial share of the EU Structural Funds, which seek to decrease economic disparities between regions in the member states. This thesis presents the first annual estimates of ERDF ex
Seminar date: 3 June 2026 Course: BUSN79 - Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Lukas Kerkewitz, Oliver Kurz Advisor/Examiner: Amanda Sonnerfeldt/Liesel Klemcke Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the enactment of accounting practices through professional judgement by accountants in the context of a dual accounting framework environment in German group financial re
