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Confronting the challenges of high transportation emissions, this thesis investigates development-based land value capture (DBLVC) as a pioneering and sustainable funding mechanism for private passenger rail initiatives in the U.S., particularly in contexts marked by a shortage of public financial support. This research centers on the Florida East Coast Industries' Brightline project, exemplif

This thesis investigates the self-assembly dynamics and structural characteristics of cesium lead bromide (C sPbBr3) nanocrystals (NCs) into mesocrystals (MCs) using in situ Small- and Wide-angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS/WAXS) techniques. Central to this study is the exploration of the temporal evolution of mesocrystal formation and the associated superlattice peak-split due to the alignment of ide

Models of the bilingual mental lexicon, such as the Revised Hierarchical Model (RHM) and the Modified Hierarchical Model (MHM), suggest an asymmetrical pattern in the mental lexicons among bilinguals between two languages, and the representations are multi-dimensional. This study sets out to understand how bilinguals process the mental lexicon of two languages for abstract words and corresponding

Democracy has been the cornerstone of the European Union since its foundation, however, since Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party took office, what has been happening in Hungary is greatly undermining the democratic values in the EU. In that context, this thesis seeks to examine what results in the democratic backsliding in a country which was once one of the most successful stories of democratizati

Cancer is a disease condition where the cells proliferate uncontrollably leading to organ failure, metabolic collapse (cachexia), chronic inflammation combined with immune dysregulation, and many more. Out of the most prevailing cancers, breast cancer ranks second in the world of which 75% are diagnosed with hormone-dependent breast cancers. Bile Salt Stimulated Lipase(BSSL), a lipolytic enzyme se

Introductions of managed honeybees has been shown to negatively affect wild bees due to increased competition for resources, which threatens to dismantle key ecosystem functions such as pollination. This thesis aims to assess the influence of hive proximity on wild bee richness and abundance, as well as niche overlap, and if these processes are mediated by functional traits and environmental facto

The understanding of interspecific interactions is key to understanding the complexity, diversity, and evolution of land plants. Bryophytes, including mosses, are a diverse group of non-vascular plants that are especially important to study, as they are key parts of ecosystems, are chemically diverse, and have a gametophyte dominant life history. Genetic studies revolving around interspecific inte

The mycelium enables a fungus to explore and interact with spatially and temporally heterogenous environments. It operates at a range of scales, with hyphal traits and cellular events affecting network and colony behavior. Recently, the fungal mycelium has also been used to produce new, sustainable biomaterials which can serve as alternatives to numerous non-renewable or polluting materials and pr

With the climate change the frequency of disasters are increasing all over the world. Hospital is an important organization which has significant role and responsibility during and after disaster. Proper preparation from beforehand is necessary to handle disaster related mass emergency. The objective of this scoping review is to offer a thorough overview of disaster preparedness among hospitals in

Using data spanning from 1910 to 2020, house price dynamics of Stockholm and Gothenburg are found to be significantly affected by income, household debt, interest rates, construction costs and immigration. Real house prices in Stockholm and Gothenburg exhibit debt elasticities of 1.34 and 1.12, noticeably greater than their respective income elasticities of 0.24 and 0.39. Real house prices in both

Aftermath of the Tsunami disaster in 2004 and current COVID-19 pandemic, developing nations have faced serious economic disparities. Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, has faced the same economic hardships that many economies face globally. The hardest-hit segment of this economic incongruences has been the marginal communities. Post-Tsunami disaster development scenarios have revealed fem

Social entrepreneurship integrates a focus on tackling social issues with economically sustainable business activities, thereby also presenting a new form of private sector engagement in development work. This mixed-method case study contributes to the nascent body of academic literature by examining the role and accessibility of the social entrepreneurship support ecosystem in the context of Colo

This dissertation explores the sustainability discourse of the Rainforest Alliance operating in Ghana’s cocoa sector. With a heavy emphasis on the environmental pillar of sustainable development, this study applies a critical approach to discourse to analyze the publicly available documents related to the Rainforest Alliance’s agricultural certification program. Documents pertaining to the concept

The territory of Western Sahara (WS) has been occupied by Morocco since 1975, displacing many of the indigenous people now living in refugee camps in Algeria. In 2019, the EU adopted a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) with Morocco which includes WS waters. This in spite of two court rulings stating that trade agreements including WS resources are not legal without the cons

Implications: The study provides practical implications for brand managers at fashion companies that wish to improve their branding and sustainable strategy while aligning with consumers’ value. The proposed framework recommends several strategies for handling image-vision gap.Original/Value: This paper contributes to the narrow body of research on a complex phenomenon: brand activism and customers’ perception. It presents a new framework for analysing the relationship between the brand vision and brand image. Furthermore, it compares and contrasts the brand activism of two different fashion companies.

The world has witnessed a rapidly aging China and as a result of the social changes, numerous elderly people are living alone in rural and urban areas. No matter how they have been termed, the reality about the contemporary Chinese elders is that their needs for care is unlikely to be met. Previous researches pursing the theme of modernization in the contemporary Chinese society have argued that a