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1. 6. Freight Transport in the Car-Free City : Towards a more sustainable urban freight sector

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Melisa Marta; [2023]
   Keywords : Car-free city; sustainable urban freight transport; urban consolidation center; cargo bicycles;

   Abstract : Freight transport of goods is an indispensable part of everyday life. Without it there would be no delivery of products such as food, water, construction material, technology, furniture, clothes and society, as we know it today, would collapse.  However, there are more and less sustainable ways of transporting goods. READ MORE

3. 7. A comparative study on anapproach to print Industrial Toolsvia Additive Manufacturing for Volume Production from Technical, Economic, and Environmental aspects

   University essay from KTH/Produktionsutveckling

   Author : Purav Mukesh Thaker; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The thesis explores a path to use Additive Manufacturing as an approach for volume production of Industrial Technique Business Area Tools, addressing the challenges of manufacturing complexity, low volume demand, and quality control for both Atlas Copco Industrial Technique industrial tools (Tool 1 & Tool 2). This study is done in cooperation with Atlas Copco Industrial Technique, comparing the technological, economic, and environmental performance of AM versus the current manufacturing approach from a round bar. READ MORE

4. 8. From Consolidation to Democratic Erosion: The Case of Hungary : A Qualitative Theory Consuming Case Study on Democratic Backsliding in Hungary

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Yassin Laghmari; [2023]
   Keywords : Democratic backsliding; hybrid regime; five arenas; democratisation; democracy; EU; Hungary; liberalisation; democratic transition; theory consuming;

   Abstract : The rapid decline of democracy in Hungary has been one of the EU's most challenging phenomena. The Hungarian parliamentary elections in 2010 saw Viktor Orban's Fidesz party rise to prominence and win a majority in the Hungarian parliament. READ MORE

5. 9. Sleep spindle activity and cognitive performance in patients with schizophrenia : A systematic review

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Charlotte Jansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Schizophrenia; sleep spindles; cognitive functions; cognitive performance; consolidation; Schizofreni; sömnspindlar; kognitiva funktioner; kognitiv prestation; konsolidering;

   Abstract : Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (SZ) show major deficits in cognitive functioning andsleep spindle activity. As much indicates that sleep spindle activity is related to cognitive performance, this literature review intended to investigate the degree of their relationship inpatients with SZ. READ MORE

6. 10. Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: Self-efficacy and Resilience in the Creation and Consolidation of Micro-enterprises Owned by Victims of Forced Displacement in Colombia.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Ana Duzan; [2023]
   Keywords : Micro-enterprises; Resilience; Self-efficacy; Non-cognitive skills; Colombia; Victims of Armed Conflict; International Development; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the past decade, micro-enterprise development has gained popularity as an intervention in the Global South, including Colombia, a country where more than 90% of businesses are micro. For decades, this country has endured an internal conflict that has left millions of victims of forced displacement, who live in vulnerable situations and, in many cases, resort to creating micro-enterprises to make a living. READ MORE