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Sex hormones play an important role in shaping immune responses, which in turn influence reproductive outcomes. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the crosstalk between the immune system, sex hormones, and the reproductive system remain poorly understood. This study addressed this knowledge gap by utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing and proteome analysis to enhance the understanding
Denna kandidatuppsats undersöker ”avförtrollning som upplysningens program” utifrån Max Horkheimer och Theodor W. Adornos tes (1944), med fokus på hur detta kommer till uttryck i den ångermanländske prästen Jöns Hornæus Sannfärdig berättelse (1740/1771). Genom en kvalitativ diskursanalys, kompletterad med en enklare kvantitativ kartläggning, analyseras Hornæus framställningar av övernaturliga väseThis bachelor’s thesis examines “disenchantment as the program of Enlightenment” through Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno’s thesis (1944), focusing on how it appears in the Swedish (Ångermanland) priest Jöns Hornæus’ Sannfärdig berättelse (1740/1771). Using qualitative discourse analysis, supported by a simple quantitative survey, the study analyzes Hornæus’ depictions of supernatural beings a
Due to their representation of the Western myth, Native Americans, and women, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semiautobiographical Little House novels have been a topic of debate since their publication between 1932 and 1971. However, scholars have overlooked the role the domestic education of girls plays in Wilder’s novels. The domestic education can be seen as a method for conveying myths of the Western
The food processing industry is integral to modern society, with increasing demands for efficiency and sustainability. Industrial food freezers, such as the JBT Marel’s GyroCompact spiral freezer, are energy-intensive systems operating for extended durations daily, making energy efficiency improvements critical both economically and environmentally. This thesis aims to develop a vision-based monit
In times of rising inflation, global unrest and shifting societal values, much of the public and academic focus has been on how economically vulnerable groups adapt their consumption. However, less attention has been paid to high-income earners who are often assumed to remain unaffected by economic fluctuations. This thesis investigates how high-income individuals in Sweden navigate their everyday
Cyclometallation is an important reaction and is essential in organometallic chemistry for the synthesis of stable metal-ligand frameworks and in the development of functional catalytic compounds. Although extensively studied, challenges remain in achieving selective C-H bond activation without the formation of unwanted side products. In this study, a PCP pincer ligand and subsequent cyclopalladat
This thesis examines how heterogeneous U.S. firms respond to trade policy announcements issued by President Donald Trump during his two administrations (2017–2021 and from 2025 onward). The results imply that among the 144 firms studied, export-oriented firms were more negatively affected by the trade policy announcements chosen for this study than non-export-oriented firms. These findings are con
Pollinators are essential for biodiversity and ecosystem services but face growing threats from climate change. Microclimates may buffer these impacts by providing localized climatic refugia. I assessed community-level and body size-dependent responses of bees, butterflies, and hoverflies to microclimatic temperature, humidity, wind, and structural shelter in semi-natural grasslands in southern Sw
This thesis investigates how high-level planning principles can be deterministically and algorithmically incorporated into a sampling-based motion planner by modifying the structure of the RRT* algorithm. In particular, the requirement to always end a planned route by a reversing maneuver can be directly imposed through the expansion and connection logic of bidirectional search-trees, rather than
The Department of Automatic Control at Lund University bi-annually gives a project course in Systems, Control and Learning (FRTN70). The course is given at the advanced level (7.5 ECTS credits), and the studentswork in small teams to achieve a common goal. The projects typically involve a real-world estimation or control problem with relevance to industrial or other applications. In this course, t
Small populations are prone to inbreeding depression due to the increased likelihood of mating between close relatives, resulting in the expression of deleterious recessive mutations. While this increases the risk of population extinction, high levels of inbreeding can initiate a purging process, where natural selection gradually eliminates strongly deleterious mutations. This purging effect has b
Critical scholarship has increasingly questioned the effectiveness of external menstrual health interventions in the Global South, often highlighting their lack of cultural sensitivity and potential to reinforce menstrual stigma. These critiques raise concerns not only about individual well-being, but also about broader questions of gendered inequality. Although such initiatives frequently center
Understanding how human activities influence wildlife behavior and habitat use is crucial for the conservation of large carnivores, such as the brown bear (Ursus arctos), in human-dominated landscapes. This thesis investigates the effects of dog-assisted wild boar hunts on the strictly protected Pyrenean brown bear population in Catalonia (hereafter named as “non-targeted hunting”). I examined the
The Department of Automatic Control at Lund University gives a project course in Systems, Control and Learning (FRTN70) twice per year. The course is given at the advanced level (7.5 ECTS credits), and the students work in small teams to achieve a common goal. The projects typically involve a real-world estimation or control problem with relevance to industrial or other applications. In this cours
The Department of Automatic Control at Lund University gives a project course in Systems, Control and Learning (FRTN70) twice per year. The course is given at the advanced level (7.5 ECTS credits), and the students work in small teams to achieve a common goal. The projects typically involve a real-world estimation or control problem with relevance to industrial or other applications. In this cours
White dwarf stars represent the last evolutionary stage of most stars in the Universe. As many of half of these stars are known to have metals in their atmospheres, that must have entered the atmosphere recently. Some also have observable debris discs, hinting that remnant exoplanets provide an important puzzle piece. However, we do not know the full extent of their role, as it is very hard to obs
This thesis explores the escalating and often underestimated issue of bird-window collisions, specifically within the Swedish context, through the lens of the built environment. Globally, hundreds of millions of birds die annually from colliding with glass surfaces, with estimates reaching nearly a billion birds in North America alone. This significant threat is compounded by modern architectural
This thesis examines how transnational mobility shapes the relationship between the sense of national belonging, European affiliation, and openness towards “others” among Polish students who have studied abroad. Based on 308 survey responses, it explores how living and studying away from one’s home country influences self-perception and impacts intergroup attitudes, applying Social Identity Theo
The growing number of offshore wind farms being constructed in the North Sea raises important questions about their potential ecological impact on marine communities. Monitoring these effects requires tools that can accurately describe biodiversity, not just in terms of species presence, but also their relative abundance. Environmental DNA analysis is a promising approach for this purpose, but the
