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This master thesis project focuses on establishing a synthetic method with the prospect of developing new antibacterial agents. Due to the increment of resistant strains of bacteria throughout the world, this area of research is well motivated. The nine-carbon sugar - sialic acid - is a highly prevalent communication molecule on human cell surfaces. It signals that the cells are endogenous and not

Land degradation has a negative effect on agriculture, food security and ecosystems. It severely impacts the livelihood of the many people directly depending on agriculture around the world. Drylands are some of the most vulnerable areas around the world. Population increase and climate change add strain on the food production of these areas, making them especially vulnerable to land degradation.

Den här studien undersöker hur unga kvinnor upplever och förstår syftesdriven reklam med feministiska och normbrytande budskap, samt vilka konsekvenser de får för deras uppfattning om den ideala kvinnokroppen. Fenomenet exemplifieras med hjälp av tre reklamkampanjer aktuella från 2016 som alla säger sig ha ett kvinnostärkande budskap. Semistrukturerade intervjuer med tretton unga kvinnor genomfördThis study investigates how young women experience and understand purpose- driven advertising with feminist and norm-breaking messages, and the conse- quences of their perception regarding the ideal body. The phenomenon is exempli- fied by the use of three current campaigns from 2016, all of which say that they have a woman-promoting message. Semi-structured interviews with thirteen young women we

There were around one million apartments built in Sweden during 1965 to 1974 as part of the so called Swedish Million Programme, almost half of them concentrated in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmoe. These building are now considered unattractive. The need of renovation is urgent in many aspects -ventilation, windows, balconies, facades and sanitary pipe replacement. The total investment cost for t

This thesis sets out to explain the evolution of feminist discourse within the sustainable development policy community. I compare two major United Nations international policy frameworks, Agenda 21 and the Sustainable Development Goals, which have similar objectives and scope and were adopted 20 years apart. The UN agendas define international and national policy and actions that are expected to

The effect that non-cultivated grasslands have on birds in a landscape dominated by farmland What is the problem? In the past few hundred years farming practices across the world have become more and more intense. More land area is being used to produce items somehow related to human consumption and the intensity of farming in these areas is higher than ever in order to produce as much product as

Cooking with culinary spices shows health benefits Every time we eat a meal, our body will turn into a post-meal state and face a lot of challenges induced by the food intake. These challenges include blood glucose spikes, triggered inflammation and increased total cholesterol concentrations. If these challenges happen too many times a day and reach an abnormal level, then there is a risk of deve

Good insect monitoring is important for both disease vector control and e?cient usage of pesticides in farming. Entomological lidar has been proven useful for detecting and monitoring insects. For every insect that transit the laser beam a backscatter signal containing species-specific information is obtained. Esti- mating the fundamental wing beat frequency of an observation is important for dete

Den 30 mars 2017 presenterade Finansdepartementet Vissa frågor inom fastighets- och stämpelskatteområdet (SOU 2017:27), även kallat paketeringsutredningen. Förslagen som utredningen presenterade innebär bland annat att transaktioner med paketerade fastigheter ska beskattas symmetriskt med lagfartsöverlåtelser, till skillnad från nuläget då de kan ske skattefritt genom försäljning av näringsbetingaOn March 30th 2017 the special appointed committee from the Swedish Treasury Department presented Vissa frågor inom fastighets- och stämpelskatteområdet (SOU 2017:27), also known as “paketeringsutredningen”. Suggestions from the public investigation include among other things amendments stating that transactions of incorporated real estate should be taxed symmetrically with traditionally transacti

The notional amounts outstanding of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives had grown exponentially for almost two decades and its rapid growth were mainly due the increase in OTC interest rate derivatives. As of december 2014, the total notional amounts outstanding in the global OTC market was 630 trillions USD and the OTC interest rate derivatives represents about 80% of the market. Trading with OTC

Detta examensarbete behandlar en energieffektivisering av Örebrogatan 2A-C i Kv. Hallonet som Helsingborgshem äger och förvaltar. Genom att ge förslag på olika åtgärder för att få en sänkt energianvändning på den idag energislukande byggnaden är förhoppningen att arbetet ska kunna användas som underlag i en framtida renovering av byggnaden. Byggnaden från 1954 består idag av 20 lägenheter fördeladThis thesis is about an energy efficiency improvement of Örebrogatan 2 in Kv. Hallonet that Helsingborgshem owns and manages. By giving suggestions for different actions to get a reduced energy consumption on the today energy-wasteful building is the hope that the work and the conclusions can be used for a future renovation of the building. Whilst Sweden is growing with many new buildings, there a

Self-awareness is the ability to recognize oneself as a distinct individual from others. For a long time, this was thought to be a uniquely human capability. However, in the last 50 years, it has been argued that humans might not be the only self-aware organisms and different tests have been developed to investigate this. The most commonly used experiment to test self-awareness is the mirror self-

The transport sector is one of many markets facing new challenges in the pursuit of reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The people at Volvo Powertrain in Malmö are continuously working to develop new and improved techniques that are able to live up to the ever-increasing legislations. A well performing turbocharger is an essential part of the combustion engine in order to reduce the fuel consumption

RAINBOW är ett familjeorienterat kognitivt beteendeterapeutiskt behandlingsprogram som ges i gruppformat med parallella grupper för ungdomar 13 - 18 år med bipolärt syndrom (BPS) och deras föräldrar. Den svenska versionen av RAINBOW har nyligen förstärkts med familjesamtal. I föreliggande studie intervjuas tre ungdomar med BPS och deras tre föräldrar med syftet att undersöka upplevelser av deltagaRAINBOW is a family-oriented cognitive behavioral therapy program that is given a in group format with parallel groups for adolescents 13 - 18 years of age with bipolar disorder (BPS) and their parents. The Swedish version of RAINBOW has recently been enhanced with family sessions. In this study, three adolescents with BPS and their three parents are interviewed with the purpose of investigating e

This essay conducts a semiotic analysis of four Walt Disney Pictures films, two from the 1990s and two from the past decade. The films were selected based on their release periods and shared narratives. The first two films analyzed are Vaiana from 2016 and Pocahontas from 1995, chosen for their focus on independent female protagonists. The other two films, En annorlunda värld from 2022 and Lejonku

Strålterapi är en vanligt förekommande behandling som ges till hälften av cancerpatienterna i landet. I fallet för prostatacancer, som utgör den vanligaste diagnosen, beror ofta cancerrelaterade dödsfall på återkomst av sjukdomen efter genomförd behandling. Vår hypotes är att detta kan minskas genom att identifiera strålrestistenta volymer i prostatan och öka stråldosen till dessa. Tyvärr finns deRadiotherapy is commonly used for cancer treatment, given to approximately half of all cancer patients in Sweden. Despite its widespread usage, there is currently no non-invasive and reliable imaging method that can identify regions of radiation resistance. These regions may be identified by hypoxia, given that radiobiological research has demonstrated a significant correlation between oxygen leve

The majority of the coastal area of Scania is highly susceptible to sediment transportation. Due to various influences which are both human induced and natural, the morphology of coastal dunes often alters. Therefore, it is important to assess these changes, especially after major cyclonic storms such as the storm Babet in order to get a comprehensive understanding of the aftermath. The purpose of

Studien undersöker på vilket sätt pedagoger och barn i förskolan kommunicerar kring musik. Syftet med undersökningen är att ta reda på vilka ord och begrepp som används i musikarbetet på förskolan och primärt i sångsamlingen och hur sångsamlingen organiseras. Genomförandet av studien utgår från två olika sätt att samla in data, observationer och kvalitativa intervjuer. Sångsamlingarna på förskolanThe study investigates how educators and children in preschool communicate about music. The purpose of the survey is to find out what kind of language and which words are used in the music work at the preschool, primarily when they sing together in Singing time and how Singing time is organized. The implementation of the study is based on two different ways of collecting data, observations and qua

Brain Computer Interfacing is a sprawling scientific field, with many competing designs in use or being tested. The goal of this project was to compile information about Utah Arrays, Michigan Probes, Neural Lace (also known as Mesh Electronics), Neuralink and Stentrode, and compare the positives and negatives of each design. Of especial interest were the parameters of material, number of electrode

This thesis explores how Salesian Institutes are related to religious peace-building in post-colonial and post-conflict Cambodia. It examines if and how the Catholic-Salesian multi-religious educational mission system is able to peacefully co-exist in a Buddhist Cambodian society, and collaborate with other minority religions present – Protestant, Muslim, and non-religious in promoting education f