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Detta examensarbete studerar konceptet nettonollenergibyggnader i Sverige, med fokus på om det i dagsläget utgör en vision eller verklighet. Byggsektorn står för en stor andel av den totala energianvändningen i världen, vilket gör energieffektiva byggnader till nyckel för att uppnå klimatmålen. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka de tekniska, ekonomiska och regelverksmässiga förutsätt
Assortative mating describes reproductive patterns in which individuals pair based on their phenotypic similarity. Although this has often been explained as a result of mutual mate choice, recent reviews suggest that it may instead arise from indirect ecological mechanisms or methodological biases. Here, I studied a colony of spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) to analyse the relationship betwee
Speech has become an increasingly important source of non-invasive information for Parkinson's disease detection, but much existing work still relies on sustained vowels. This thesis investigates whether carefully represented continuous speech can provide added predictive value over a strong sustained-vowel benchmark. Using the NeuroVoz corpus, sustained-vowel recordings were first used to est
Objectives: Contemporary development cooperation increasingly promotes participation,localization, and local ownership as central goals, while donor governments place strongerdemands on transparency, measurable results, and financial control. These ambitions do notalways fit easily together. This thesis examines how accountability is constructed andinterpreted in Sweden’s development cooperation w
Past and present measurements of radionuclide activity concentrations in the seaweed species Fucus spp. on the Swedish west coast have shown significant temporal variation. The current understanding is that marine discharges originating from remote nuclear facilities contribute to the observed activity levels. Initial statistical exploration has been done, but no detailed modelling has been perfor
This thesis examines both the effectiveness and limitations of Results-Based Management (RBM) within India’s development sector and explores the role of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools into RBM processes. The study, guided by three research questions, investigates the perceived benefits and challenges of RBM from the perspective of practitioners, the organisational and contextual fa
I detta arbete undersöks möjligheten att införa ett webbaserat alternativ till den nuvarande Qt-baserade gränssnittsdelen i kursen VSMN20, Programutveckling för tekniska tillämpningar, vid Lunds Tekniska Högskola. Bakgrunden är en tydlig rörelse på programvarumarknaden mot webbaserade och molnbaserade lösningar, och frågan om hur man skulle kunna få in den förändringen i en kurs där studenter arbeThis study evaluates three Python-based frameworks for developing web applications for finite element analysis: Dash, Streamlit, and NiceGUI. The evaluation focused on interactivity, usability, and suitability for inclusion in a course at LTH about software development for technical applications. To compare the frameworks, the final course project was recreated in each of them while keeping the un
Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing (2023) is a romantasy novel with a complex dragon society where dragons’ personalities, tempers and looks vary and affect each other. It is a new work of fiction, the first book in her still unfinished Empyrean series, and thus not many have had the chance to explore and discuss it in a formal capacity. The previous discussion is mainly made up of book reviews, and the
Although maternal mortality rates have decreased globally, they remain a development concern, with their preventability and uneven burden highlighting inequalities both between and within countries. This study, through Post-Development Theory, the Epistemologies of the South framework, and Social Reproduction Theory, examines the integration and recognition of traditional-midwives in the Chocó reg
Förtätning av städer med en hög andel hårdgjorda ytor i kombination med klimatförändringarna gör urbana miljöer särskilt sårbara. Hållbar dagvattenhantering kan bidra till att öka klimatresiliensen i städerna, samtidigt som de genererar flera mervärden. Vilket gör de särskilt lämpliga i städerna där tillgången till mark är en begränsad resurs. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att tillvarata på in
The dominant tourism model in the Maldives, the ‘one island one resort’ (OIOR) concept, permits companies to lease and control entire islands for up to 99 years. Maldivians are restricted from accessing these islands without paying. The growing number of resorts indicates that Maldivians are increasingly losing access to common space. The consequences of this restriction, especially on youth (18-3
This thesis examines how refugee and migrant education policies interact with school segregation and structural inequality to shape student outcomes across nine countries: Canada, Chile, Finland, Germany, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, and the United States. Drawing on Sen’s capability approach, welfare regime theory, and education governance typologies, it asks why formally similar polic
This thesis examines how urban refugee economic survival is governed within Nairobi, Kenya, through the perceptions of humanitarian-development practitioners. Despite Kenya's Refugee Act 2021 representing one of the region's more progressive frameworks for refugee economic inclusion, the distance between its formal provisions and operational reality remains vast. Fourteen semi-structured i
Recent estimates by the World Health Organization show that one in six people globally experience infertility at some point in their lives. Infertility is a fundamental reproductive health concern affecting an individual's human right to freely decide if, when, and how many children to have. A growing body of literature notes infertility’s absence from the sexual and reproductive health and ri
The unprecedented decline in external health aid has disrupted health services across low- and middle-income countries, many of which are simultaneously facing rising levels of non-communicable diseases and weak primary healthcare, increasing the need to examine how donor-driven non-communicable disease programmes can be sustained beyond programme completion. This thesis unfolds how sustainability
Suicide rates among Indigenous populations remain disproportionately high in many postcolonial contexts, yet the structural and gendered dimensions of suicide vulnerability remain underexplored. This thesis examines how suicide vulnerability among Indigenous populations can be understood through a decolonial feminist perspective, using Greenland as an empirical case. Specifically, the study analys
Accelerating global demand for critical minerals intensifies pressures on Indigenous territories, exacerbating tensions between extractive imperatives and Indigenous land rights. This thesis critically analyses how state-mediated institutional arrangements in Sweden and Colombia shape Indigenous peoples' participation, authority, and influence in land-use decision-making related to critical mi
The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage was formally established in 2023 to support countries particularly vulnerable to climate-related loss and damage, following decades of sustained advocacy by small island developing states and other climate-vulnerable nations. This study examines how the Fund reproduces or challenges colonial epistemology and what implications this has for the operationali
Food insecurity is one of the main development challenges faced by the Peruvian population, withfood waste across the retail sector significantly contributing to its prevalence. In Lima, the Peruvian Food Bank (PFB) was created as an NGO to recover food safe for consumption beforebeing discarded, redistributing it to those in need. Recognizing its relevance, this thesis assessesthe role of the PFB
Många organister brottas med ergonomiska utmaningar kopplat till kroppshållningen. I detta arbete redogörs för orgelns särskilda svårigheter och vad olika källor säger om hur viktig ryggens position är, samt hur man på sikt kan förbättra sin hållning. Därefter genomfördes ett orgel-specifikt styrketräningsprogram utformat av P. J. Hawkins. Detta träningsprogram ledde på sex veckor fram till en märMany organists struggle with ergonomy in regard to posture. This paper presents the particular difficulties with organ-playing, views from different sources on the position of the back and how it can affect the musical flow of the performer, as well as how one can improve their posture over time. From here, an organ-specific strength training routine, as designed by H. J. Hawkins, was carried out,
