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Afghan refugees living in refugee camps in Pakistan are studied in this thesis. However, the repatriation and resettlement of Afghan refugees necessitate the durable solution strategy for their reintegration in home country. The previous program for the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan was subjected to complexities. This thesis analyzed the consultation and consent of Afghan refugees

Streptomyces species are filamentous bacteria from the phylum Actinobacteria in which cell elongation occurs at the poles of the cell. This differs from many other bacteria like Escherichia coli where cell elongation occurs by insertion of peptidoglycan in the lateral wall. An essential protein for polar growth in Streptomyces is the coil-coiled protein DivIVA. DivIVA has an essential role in orch

The whole word has been getting somewhat familiar with the crisis that the newspaper industry has been experiencing. The past decade has seen print mainly absorbing finances with little to no profits, and the ever-growing digital not offering enough advertising revenue. Hence, the challenges managers face becomes clear: how can we innovate effectively when the current system is a loophole? Additio

This thesis was aimed to explore the occurrence and antecedents to two types of citizenship behaviors, Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and Office Housework (OH), within a Swedish energy company. We adopted a mixed method design, with an initial qualitative study (focus groups) exploring the participants’ perceptions of citizenship behavior within the organization. A thematic analysis of

Introduction: The modification of lignin to high-value low molecular weight compounds frequently results in complex mixtures of monomeric or oligomeric compounds. In addition, these organic acids can be applied as antioxidants or for the production of bioplastics. Background: The composition of lignin is complex. Utilizing technical lignin as a starting point, useful aromatic compounds can be ge

The concept of sustainable degrowth presents itself as a normative response to some of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges of our time. The energy sector plays a prominent role in the degrowth debate, however, there is limited conceptual and empirical understanding of how energy production and consumption might look like from a degrowth perspective and which actors might be compatible wi

Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid pow

As CO2 builds up in the atmosphere causing global climate change (IPCC, 2022) trees have become an international symbol of combatting this, and for good reason. Trees take up CO2 which as a result combats these changes, and when these trees are cut down fewer individuals remain to take up the CO2 that we humans emit (Chapin et al., 2011). This means that clear-cut areas don’t act as the carbon sin

Purpose/Background Patients receiving whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) today are treated with an immobilisation mask which fully covers their face and therefore might be experienced as uncomfortable and claustrophobic. In recent years, optical surface scanning (OSS) systems have been implemented for patient positioning and real-time motion monitoring [1]. OSS systems cannot track the patients surfa

The aim of the study was to find out how well individuals perform when solving hypothetical causally related problems, and further understand what intelligence factors interact with this. This was done via a survey that consisted of hypothetical, linear relation, causal scenarios. Two experiments were conducted to ensure that no validity issues confounded the results. Experiment 1 consisted of 77

Renewable Energy Communities (REC) are seen as a way to promote energy justice and security and advance a democratic, socially-just energy transition. However, energy justice scholarship indicates that some social groups are not included in RECs. I conducted four semi-structured interviews with urban RECs in Germany to find out which communities are underrepresented and why. The feminist energy ju

In 2021, the Icelandic government stated that Iceland will implement an energy transition plan with the goal of becoming a 100% carbon neutral and fossil free nation by 2040, furthermore, that a doubling in renewable energy production was needed to reach that goal. This led to an upsurge of a discourse among stakeholders and concerned citizens about the future of Iceland. This thesis is an attempt

The HUSH-MORC2 corepressor has emerged as a key player in epigenetic silencing of L1 retrotransposons and other mobile genetic elements during human development. In the ‘canonical’ mode of its recruitment to chromatin, HUSH makes interactions with nascent transcripts from target elements, leading to the assembly of SETDB1, which deposits the repressive heterochromatin mark H3K9me3, and chromatin r

Detta examensarbete undersöker det rättsliga landskapet kring möjligheter att få stöd och service för barn med funktionsnedsättning som har fått tillfälligt skydd i Sverige enligt Massflyktsdirektivet. Detta skedde som ett resultat av Rysslands invasion av Ukraina 2022, vilket ledde till en betydande tillströmning av personer till EU och aktiveringen av EU:s Massflyktsdirektiv för första gången. This thesis examines the legal landscape surrounding the social assistance provided to children with disabilities under temporary protection in Sweden. The aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 prompted a significant influx of displaced individuals into the EU. The EU Temporary Protection Directive was activated for the first time. The thesis explores the Swedish legal system’s respons

Background and purpose Several studies have shown that surgery with pre- or post-operative adjuvant radiotherapy reduces the local recurrence rate in rectal cancer patients. Preoperative evaluation of lymph node involvement is difficult but important for assessing the benefit of radiotherapy. Radiologists usually assess lymph node sizes and shapes to determine nodal involvement, but it can be diff

All over the arctic and sub-arctic region global warming is affecting permafrost. When permafrost thaws, organic material becomes available for decomposition, hence an increase of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. In the northernmost of Sweden, on a mire close to Abisko, a snow manipulation project is ongoing. The experiment is trying to mimic predictions of future conditions and advance

Gastric ulcer is a common disorder in horses. A known potent inhibitor of gastric acid secretion is omeprazole. This thesis describes the study of omeprazole extraction followed by a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the quantification of omeprazole in enteric-coated pellets (raw material) and in oral paste (final drug product) for horses. The drug product is composed by a p