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INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent healthcare-associated infection in intensive care units and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Current diagnostic criteria lack specificity, leading to misclassification and unnecessary antibiotic use. Identifying patient subgroups with a common pathophysiological basis (pneumoclusters) may distinguish true VAP
The electrification of the transportation sector is a central strategy for decarbonization, yet it raises concerns about the capacity of existing electric power grids to meet increasing demand. This thesis investigates the interaction between large-scale electrified vehicle fleets and the electric power system under the assumption of full transport electrification. The focus is on assessing the re
The climate change in northern Europe is not only leading to more extreme weather events but also causing long dry summers. This affects the moisture content of the ground and the vegetation. Causing an increased number of wildfires within Germany posing a risk to the environment, society, and firefighters. Surface fire spread in wildfires can be influenced by several environmental conditions and
Using a master’s-level human rights program funded by Sweden at Peking University, this case study sought to explore the connection between legal education and social change as influentially advanced by the Law and Development Movement (LDM) and now reflected in various donor-funded law and governance projects in China. To evaluate the program’s underlying assumptions of change, the study examined
Tre grustag undersöktes i nordöstra Tyskland, Kreuzbruchhof, Fritscheshof och Spargelberg. Syftet var att rekonstruera den senaste glaciala aktiviteten i området. Tolkningarna och således rekonstruktionen grundar sig till största delen på sedimentologiska och strukturella undersökningar. Kreuzbruchhof består mestadels av glacifluviala sediment med undantag för några mindre diamikta enheter tolkadeThree gravel pits near Neubrandenburg, NE Germany, were investigated - Kreuzbruchhof, Spargelberg and Fritscheshof. The investigated gravel pits are situated in an undulating kame landscape 150 km south of the Baltic Sea. The aim of this study was to reconstruct the Late Weichselian history (e.g. deglaciation of the Pomeranian ice sheet) of the area. Reconstruction was based mainly on sedimentolog
In Sweden, municipalities are key players in the environmental work to achieve the ambitious energy and climate goals that are set. For Sweden to be able to meet the national environmental targets that are set to 2020 requires that all the actors in Sweden cooperate. For citizens, these goals mean that lifestyle changes are required, which includes consumption, transport and the use of resources.
Abstract In Sweden many older closed municipal landfills lack current safety measures such as bottom liners and contain hazardous materials that are today strictly regulated or banned. Emissions from these pose a threat to health and environment now and in the future, having the potential to contaminate soil, groundwater, surface water and air. Risk for exposure is often increased due to poor doc
The issue of an increasing number of people globally that are adopting unsustainable lifestyles is important because we are destroying the earth’s resources at an accelerating rate. In particular, the pattern of major increasing environmental impact caused by modern food production has the potential to become an important sector for climate change mitigation, but despite the myriad of guides avai
International work aid is a form of social work that historically has been conducted by non-profit organizations. When the commercial volunteer agencies entered the market they did so with a well-known product but with a different organizational form. The for-profit social enterprise does not only aim to create social value but also financial value. The commercial volunteer travels, called volunto
This thesis studies the distribution of accessibility by public transport to retail concentrations and public hospitals in Athens, using spatial autocorrelation analysis based on Local Indicators of Spatial Autocorrelation (LISA) method and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR). For this reason, the study area was divided in a 300x300 meter square grid of points representing the location point
Stödkonstruktioner används när schakter blir för djupa för att vara självbärande eller när slänter inte kan användas av utrymmesskäl. Det finns flera olika lösningar för stödkonstruktioner och en av de vanligast förekommande är stålspont. Merparten av all stålspont i Sverige installeras med hjälp av vibratorer, huvudsakligen på grund av dess kostnadseffektivitet, höga neddrivningshastighet och lågRetaining structures are used when excavations are too deep to be self-supporting or when slopes cannot be used because of spatial constraints. There are a multitude of different types of retaining structures and one very common type is sheet piling. Most sheet pile walls in Sweden are installed by means of vibratory driving, mainly due to its cost-effectiveness, speed and low levels of disturbanc
Many-body systems are extremely complicated to describe due to mutual interactions between the constituent particles. This is for example the case of systems with electron-electron (e-e) and electron-phonon (e-ph) interactions. Here, we consider e-e and e-ph interactions within the Hubbard-Holstein model, a very popular template to describe electron-phonon systems. Specifically, we perform an expl
Vehicle to everything (V2x) communication is one of the most researched topics today. The main goal behind this new emerging technology is road safety along with traffic and energy efficiency. Vehicular communications can further be sub-divided into certain types. One such type is vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, which is the focus of this thesis. V2V is either Wireless Local Area Network (
As the clock ticks on our opportunity to limit catastrophic climate change, mitigation efforts are becoming increasingly essential, especially amongst countries with high current or historic emissions. However, these mitigation attempts are not a guaranteed success, especially when the system within which they operate is not understood due to unacknowledged bias in quantitative data. As such, wick
The Barents Sea has been a highly nuclearized region during the Cold War. Sunk submarines and other nuclear waste have lain down on the seafloor for decades. Since the 1990s, the Norwegian Nuclear Action Plan has developed very specific norwegian-russian cooperation in order to cleanup the Cold War “legacy waste”. The purpose of this master thesis is to analyse the long-range radioactive contamina
This thesis sets the goal to contribute to the field of diaspora studies from media and communication studies perspective by focusing on the neglected migrant group of highly educated refugees and their media use. This thesis aims to explore how highly educated refugees utilize digital media in their everyday life after their migration. It also investigates how digital media use enhances and under
Permafrost regions cover approximately a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere and thawing has been recorded in many different locations. The thawing process is likely to continue given that the Northern Latitudes will experience increased warming, which is known as the Arctic Amplification Factor. Changes in permafrost regions can cause changes in hydrology, biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems. Fur
The relationship between employer and employee at the Swedish labor market is statutory in the Codetermination Act (1976:560), which declares that negotiations are to be concluded between the employers and affected trade unions before significant organizational changes are made. However, many organizations alternatively choose to terminate local collaboration agreements intended at increasing part
This master’s thesis investigates sustainability management within a fashion company and how a company could use the sustainability management tool the Higg Index 2.0 Brand and Retail Module to work towards its prioritised UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is a comparative review of the two frameworks, the Index and the SDGs, from a life cycle analysis perspective. It also includes a cas
This thesis discusses the landscape changes of Helsingborg municipality in Scania, southern Sweden. The aim of this thesis is to compare the occurrence of wetlands in the early 1800’s with the contemporary occurrence. The findings will be presented from three angles: the total wetland area, presence of different wetland types, and spatial distribution of the wetlands. To assess this change over ti
