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Purpose: This thesis analyses and assesses how companies in Germany’s DAX 40 demonstrate their adherence to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It evaluates whether these disclosures are mainly substantive, indicating proper strategic integration, or symbolic, aimed primarily at enhancing reputation, and compares their reporting quality to previous international research. Methodology: This rese

The demand for plant-based meat analogues (PBMAs) continues to rise, fuelled by environmental and health motivations. However, their nutritional quality remains a concern due to the presence of anti-nutritional factors (ANFs) such as phytic acid (PA), which can reduce the bioavailability of essential minerals and hinder protein digestibility. Additionally, sensory limitations and the frequent use

Infrastruktursektorn är beroende av detaljerad information om markförhållanden för att säkerställa en miljömässig och socialt hållbar utveckling. Nuvarande hydrogeologiska metoder, såsom invasiv borrning, är ofta kostsamma, tidskrävande och begränsade i geografisk täckning av ett undersökningsområde. Direktströms resistivitet och tidsdomän-inducerad polarisering (DCIP) erbjuder ett icke-invasivt, The infrastructure sector relies on detailed subsurface data for environmentally and socially responsible development. Traditional hydrogeological methods, like invasive drilling, are costly, time-consuming, and limited in spatial coverage. Direct Current resistivity and time-domain Induced Polarization (DCIP) offer a non-invasive, cost-effective and spatially extensive alternative for estimating

This thesis addresses the need for robust price forecasting in the volatile Rare Earth Elements (REEs) markets. With a specific focus on neodymium, given it is the most utilized REEs, we investigate how feature selection can be effectively performed to guide REE price forecasting by proposing and evaluating three distinct methodologies: Adaptive Lasso, Post-Double Selection (PDS), and an integrate

The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence has sparked both excitement and concern across creative industries. The thesis examines how professionals in the Swedish gaming industry perceive Gen-AI’s role in creative workflows. Using a qualitative approach grounded in semi-structured interviews, an extended Technology Acceptance Model is ap-plied to explore themes such as usefulness,

Carmilla (1872) is a foundational gothic novella that explores female intimacy, monstrosity, and transgression within a patriarchal context. While widely recognized for its depiction of same-sex desire and subversion of Victorian gender norms, the story also reveals a deeper network of violence that sustains social and gendered hierarchies. However, critical attention has often focused more on Car

Geospatial data analysis plays a critical role in a wide range of applications, from urban planning and environmental monitoring to disaster response and infrastructure management. However, it remains technically demanding and largely inaccessible to non-experts due to the complexity of geospatial data structures, domain-specific tools, and the need for advanced programming knowledge. A particular

A gamma-charged particle coincidence spectroscopy setup was constructed, with the intended purpose of analysing future aerosol samples from the ESS. The setup consists of a Compex composite high purity germanium (HPGe) detector, with a bismuth-germanate oxide (BGO) anti-Compton shield (ACS), and a single-sided silicon strip detector (SSD). A 207Bi sample was used to evaluate the performance of the

Pollinators such as Bombus terrestris play a vital role in ecosystem stability and agricultural productivity. Developing methods to estimate key biological traits such as age and weight is crucial for advancing ecological understanding and conservation efforts. In eusocial insects like B. terrestris, age and weight influence behaviour, task allocation, and survivability, but traditional methods fo

With the rapid advancement of electromobility sector, the power density and heat generation of electronic chips is significantly rising. Due to its higher load and lower thermal mass, electronics chips in BEV inverters, such as MOSFETs, are increasingly susceptible to rapid temperature rises. Through the utilization of latent heat absorption, Phase Change Material (PCM) offers a promising passive

Dwarf galaxies are perfect candidates for studying dark matter due to their abundance in our Universe, low baryonic content and diverse appearance. They are considered as one of the most important probes of cosmological models, such as the most accepted ΛCDM, and are particularly important in the context of evolution of galactic environments. Satellite galaxies and their remnants can give us furth

The thesis investigates European economic policy uncertainty and its influence on the currency risk premium embedded in the EUR/USD exchange rate. We build a time-series regression model utilizing monthly data from 1999 to 2020. Currency risk premium is proxied with realized excess returns. The model uses control variables for inflation differentials, and global risk sentiment, proxied by the VIX

RQ: What is the relationship between organizational structure and its sustainability efforts, and how do perceptions of sustainability efforts vary across different job functions within a company? Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to better understand the current state of sustainability efforts in large organizations. Especially to recognize how the structure of the company might pose issues

This thesis examines the interaction between capital markets, commercial banks, and investment banks, by further developing an existing model of financial system architecture. The development consists of adding the distinction between commercial and investment banks to the bank sector. Previous literature has debated whether the development of the bank sector and capital markets is mutually benefi

Global agri-food systems are in urgent need of a sustainability transformation guided by best practices of agroecology. The study used the Tool for Agroecological Performance Evaluation (TAPE) to assess the performance of seven market gardens in southern Sweden in comparison to the Swedish horticultural sector. The findings indicate that all participating market gardens could be considered agroeco

Mienstrukturen, en delvis vattenfylld sänka i södra Sverige, bekräftades vara ett astroblem på 1960-talet. Strukturen bildades runt 120 miljoner år sedan. Dålig exponering av berggrunden i och runt sjön, på grund av tjocka lager glaciala sediment, har gjort geomorfologisk kartering och klassificering av impaktbergarter till en utmaning. Data angående kraterdiameter och morfologiska särdrag som exeThe Mien structure, a partly lake-filled depression in southern Sweden, was confirmed to be an impact structure in the 1960s. The structure formed about 120 Myr ago. Poor exposure of outcropping bedrock in and around the lake, due to a thick cover of glacial sediments, has made morphological mapping and impactite classification challenging. Constrains on crater diameter and morphological features

Introduction: Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) catalyses the final rate-limiting step of glycolysis and contributes to cancer metabolism through its ability to shift between different oligomeric states linked to the Warburg effect. Background: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs), including PARP14 and PARP15, mediate ADP-ribosylation of target proteins and are involved in cancer-associated signalling pat

The screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) has emerged as one of the most contested points of intersection between the interests of national security and the free movement of capital under Article 63 TFEU. Within this evolving regulatory landscape, the Czech FDI Screening Act introduces a residual cate-gory of investments that, while falling outside the scope of mandatory screening, remain s