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An analysis of two-particle angular correlations was recently performed on measurements taken from pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 7 TeV by ALICE at the LHC. The correlations for mesons are in good agreement with simulations performed in Monte Carlo event generators such as PYTHIA and PHOJET, but there is a significant difference for baryons. We here investigate particle production mechanisms in PYT

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a powerful tool for supporting disaster risk reduction (DRR). International agreements such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction call on high-income countries and other partners to support lower-income countries in strengthening their DRR capacities. This thesis explores the experiences of stakeholders in strengthening GIS capacities for DRR

Wound healing is a process that ensures regeneration and repair of damaged tissue. This process can be interrupted, leading to chronic wounds, and one of the factors that can interrupt it is infection. The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is prevalent in chronic wounds, and as it is antibiotic resistant it makes chronic wounds infected with this pathogen a challenging clinical problem. For a bette

Cities around the world are leading the race toward an environmentally sustainable future, but one of their major obstacles have been the personal automobile. The movement of people using public transportation often has a far lower impact than the personal automobile, but these systems are often rigid and expensive to build and operator. Now, with the emergence of intelligent transport systems – a

With rapid urbanization and population growth, Addis Ababa faces a big challenge of dealing with slums in the inner city. It has used up most of its space within its boundary and there are now a number of projects on the pipe line to redevelop the inner city slums. This seems to be the single most pressing issue currently. The recent public housing projects and inner city renewal programs has cau

This study aims to contribute knowledge to the needs of managers in support of the return-to-work process of a burnt-out employee. This study explores managers’ perspectives on the organisational factors that they experience, how these factors affect them in the return to work process for a burnt out employee, and how these factors affect their feeling of being supported by their organisations and

In this thesis I investigate children’s negotiation of deviancy and normality in relations to body and sexuality through analysing children’s magazine Kamratposten (KP, Pal Paper). Also, how children’s letters to the editor are being responded to by the magazine’s engaged counsellors of the section Kropp & Knopp (Body & Bud). By using sacred and profane, anomalies and gender theory, I

In this thesis, we study the Higgs mass spectrum and spontaneous CP violation, where one of the Higgs vacuum expectation values acquires a non-trivial phase θ in a Type-I 2HDM. We begin by investigating CP violating effects at tree-level, and then expand our studies by taking into account one-loop radiative corrections. After imposing tadpole conditions we discover that this model gives the same m

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether certain CEO- and firm characteristics have an impact on the extent of abnormal return on Swedish firms at the event of a CEO insider trade. Furthermore, the study aims to examine whether there is a difference depending on firm size and sector. Methodology: An event study has been performed based on the market model where the presence of

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether certain CEO- and firm characteristics have an impact on the extent of abnormal return on Swedish firms at the event of a CEO insider trade. Furthermore, the study aims to examine whether there is a difference depending on firm size and sector. Methodology: An event study has been performed based on the market model where the presence of

The past decade has seen a great interest in the development of metal halide perovskite materials for use in photo-optical devices, due to the excellent photo-optical properties of these materials. The primary limitation to industrial adoption, and the subject of much research, is the susceptibility of these materials to degradation from exposure to various factors such as air, heat and moisture.

Particle collisions are an essential component to the research methodology of particle physics. These investigations are not only conducted in experimental laboratories but also through programs such as PYTHIA that simulate a collision or ``event" and then compare its results to known experimental data. This thesis aims to investigate the energy dependence of parameters used in PYTHIA's A

As computer systems grow larger and more complex, the task of maintaining the system and finding potential security threats or other malfunctions become increasingly hard. Traditionally, this has had to be done by manually examining the logs. In modern systems, this can become infeasible due to either the large amount of logs or the complexity of the system. By using machine learning based anomaly

Hemoglobin is a protein transporting oxygen through our bloodstreams and is as such essential for aerobic life. Hemoglobins also exist in plants, with a wide variety of functions other than oxygen transport. The study of plant hemoglobins could potentially be interesting for the development of synthetic blood substitutes and have also shown promise as an alternative dietary source of the more bioa

In light of remaining high levels of deforestation, the importance of effective collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities increasingly receives international attention. This qualitative case study aims to understand how the foundation for a just collaboration can look like by taking the example of one of the most widely discussed financing mechanisms, REDD+. Focusing on the Talam

A major area of research in neuroscience is the effect of stimulating nerves into activation from extrinsic stimuli. This is commonly done with electric currents and external skin-contact electrodes. Research has shown that this method is efficient for producing muscle activation and that different current waveforms produce differing levels of activation and discomfort. This report aims to augment

Recently there has been a revision of longstanding ideas in development economics. Studies have shown that it is not so much increases in growth rates which cause long-term economic development, but rather decreases in shrinking rates, alongside a reduced frequency of shrinking. This paper reviews two theories of economic shrinking, one based on 5 social capabilities and the other based on 4 dimen