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Removing bus stops is often a prerequisite for introducing faster, more reliable, and more frequent rail or coach services in rural areas. Despite the potentially higher quality of service through trains or coaches, however, the bus-stop removals often become stumbling blocks. It is sometimes feared that the alterations to the public transport network will pose a threat to the possibilities of liv

Cloud-based technologies, big data, statistical signal processing algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are expected to play an increasingly important role in themedical field. Big data and AI-technologies rely on the cloud for data storage as well as for computational power and thus need effective and robust legal frameworks for international data transfer. Because of inconsis

Urban water systems and, in particular, wastewater treatment facilities are among the major energy consumers at municipal level worldwide. Estimates indicate that on average these facilities alone may require about 1% to 3% of the total electric energy output of a country, representing a significant fraction of municipal energy bills. Specific power consumption of state-of-the-art facilities shoul

Background: Adolescence is a critical period within the life course, for developing adult occupational competencies and health behaviours. Few studies have considered how 16–17 year olds choose activities and behaviours from an occupational perspective. Aim and objectives: To explore how adolescents aged 16–17 years old make choices about their daily occupations to inform a theoretical model of oc

Cognitive dissonance has been studied for more than 60 years and many insightful findings have come from this research. However, some important theoretical and methodological issues are yet to be resolved, particularly regarding dissonance reduction. In this paper, we place dissonance theory in the larger framework of appraisal theories of emotion, emotion regulation, and coping. The basic premise

The recognized importance of systemic and dynamic perspectives on both AI and innovation management calls for the retheorization to support the AI technology adoption in innovation management. As extant knowledge about a systems approach to realize dynamic roles of both augmentation and automation of AI-human collaboration in innovation management is limited, this study aims to explore how to leve

Subdural hemorrhage, retinal hemorrhages, and encephalopathy are associated with the medical diagnosis of abusive head trauma. These findings have also been observed in children exposed to admitted or witnessed shaking. There are various suggested mechanisms behind these findings. One mechanism is exclusive to intentional shaking, while the other suggested mechanisms are compatible with both inten

Detta examensarbete utfört på uppdrag av och i samarbete med Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB i syfte att ta fram ett pressverktyg för montering av fjäderbefästningar (s.k. pandrolfjädrar) vilka används vid installation av järnvägsväxlar. Det verktyg som huvudsakligen används idag har inte kunnat brukas till hela produktportfolion av växlar på grund av verktygets storlek som inte tillåter åtkomst This master thesis work was carried out on behalf of and in collaboration with Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB with the aim of developing a pressing tool for the assembly of spring fasteners (so-called Pandrol e-clips) used in the installation of railway switches. The tool primarily used today has not been able to be used for the entire product portfolio of switches due to the tool’s size, which

Voltage decay during cycling is still a major issue for Li-rich cathodes in lithium ion batteries. Recently, the increase of Ni content has been recognized as an effective way to mitigate this problem, although it leads to lower-capacity materials. To find a balance between voltage decay and high capacity, particles of Li-rich materials with concentration gradients of transition metals have been p

Much scholarship has critiqued the fact that non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as a result of global neoliberalism and consequential state retreat, have become private service providers of children’s protection rights. But how can we explain the situation when neoliberal states also undergo autocratisation and take back service provision from NGOs, while at the same time preserving the privat

Catalytic activity is improved by reducing particle size, followed by atomic scale structural and chemical design, allowing physical and electronic confinement of chemical conversion centers. These concepts culminate in single-atom catalysts (SACs) where active precious metal atoms are isolated and anchored on the surface of supports and thus fully utilized for chemical conversion. In contrast, me

Bakgrund: Stresshantering är en av de största hälsoutmaningarna vi står inför i framtiden. Shinrin-yoku/Shinrin-ryoho har visat sig ha en positiv inverkan på personer med stressrelaterad ohälsa. Relationen mellan aktivitet, hälsa och välbefinnande är komplext. Forskning om skogsbad/skogsterapi har främst fokuserat på de fysiologiska effekterna och det saknas forskning inom den arbetsterapeutiBackground: Stress management is one of the greatest health challenges we face in the future. Shinrin-yoku/Shinrin-ryoho has been shown to have a positive impact on people with stress related illness. Research on forest bathing/forest therapy has mainly focused on the physiological effects and there’s a lack of research in the occupational therapy context. Aim: To explore how individuals with

Issues of quality, value, and merit are perpetually lively and contentious in scientific and academic work, and research on evaluation panels have shown that organizational constraints and the methods of evaluation used, whether well-motivated or adopted ad hoc, have enormous influence on outcomes. But while previous studies have highlighted the influence exerted by particular methods of evaluatio

Lagen (1982:80) om anställningsskydd (LAS) genomgick år 2022 en reform som bland annat innebar en förändring av regleringen för uppsägning på grund av personliga skäl i 7 § LAS. Syftet var att öka förutsebarheten för både arbetsgivare och arbetstagare vid uppsägningar. Med hjälp av rättsdogmatisk metod syftar uppsatsen till att analysera och kartlägga reformen i förhållande till uppsägning på gruThe Employment Protection Act (LAS) underwent a reform in 2022 which, among other things, involved a change in the regulation regarding dismissals on personal grounds in Section 7. The purpose of the reform was to increase predictability for both employers and employees in cases of dismissals. Using a legal dogmatic method, the thesis aims to analyse and map the reform in relation to dismissal on

Elderly care constitutes a central part of the Swedish welfare system and is characterised by high job demands, limited resources, and relationally intensive work. The social work environment therefore plays a significant role in how everyday work is experienced. The aim of this study is to explore how the social work environment and experiences of participation are shaped in daily work within an