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Exploring the Link Between Climate Variability and Conflict in Mali: The Moderating Role of Household Food Insecurity
No full textMSc in EconomicsAs global climate change intensifies, extreme weather events pose a growing challenge to social stability. Focusing on Mali, a highly agriculture-dependent and ecologically fragile African country, this paper explores whether and how climate variability raises the risk of conflict by exacerbating household food insecurity. A multi-source microdata set is constructed, combining high-resolution climate grid data, conflict event data and household questionnaires, and structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to empirically test the causal pathways of ‘climate-food insecurity-conflict’.
The results show that moderate precipitation anomalies significantly mitigate food insecurity and indirectly reduce the risk of conflict, while high temperature anomalies increase the medium-term probability of conflict by exacerbating food insecurity (3-9 months lag). In contrast, the direct effect of climate variables on conflict is insignificant, suggesting a central mediating role for the food system in this mechanism. Robustness tests using maize price as a proxy variable and verifying the statistical significance of the mediating effect through the Bootstrap method further support the robustness of the study's findings.
This study contributes to the identification of theoretical mechanisms, methodological model innovations, and regional empirical analyses, highlighting the importance of conflict prevention in fragile ecological regions from the perspective of the agricultural system, and providing useful references for policymakers on food security, climate adaptation, and peacebuilding
Navigating Talent Management - Exploring Attraction and Retention Among Recent Graduates in Swedish Management Consulting Firms Master
No full textThis study explores how leadership styles and motivational factors influence talent attraction and retention among recent graduates in Swedish management consulting firms. In the context of dynamic labor markets with constant transformation and changing preferences among generations, the study investigates the roles of Transformational and Transactional Leadership, combined with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, with Self-Determination Theory and Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory as theoretical framework. This is done with a qualitative method, using semi-structured interviews with recent graduates employed in consulting firms of various sizes. The study revealed that meaningful work, flexible conditions, and supportive leadership are central components to retaining talent. The findings also show that transformational leadership and intrinsic motivation foster an environment of long-term engagement, while transactional approaches may lead to short-term performance, not suitable for effective talent attraction and retention. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of generational expectations and offers practical insights for firms aiming to adapt their talent management strategies to changing demands
Överflödskvinnor: Identitet, ideal och kvinnlig imperialism i viktorianska kvinnoemigrationssällskap 1862-1919
No full textThis thesis examines the systematic mass-emigration of unmarried British women through what was known as women’s emigration societies in Great Britain between the years 1862-1919. These organizations were active for a number of decades under the supervision of a number of educated women, who came to be well regarded for their work. My aim is to analyze the ideological motivations that allowed for these women’s emigration societies to maintain their relevance and activities throughout the decades, as well as the manner in which these societies interacted with and strategically made use of existing Victorian discourses regarding gender, class and separate spheres for feminine and masculine work in order to maintain their reputations as respectable philanthropic women’s organizations. Applying the lens of postcolonial and feminist theories, such as Homi Bhabha’s theory of cultural mimicry and Trinh T. Minh-ha’s analyses of power regarding migration, this thesis will present the similarities between historically discursive representations of the so-called ‘superfluous women’ and the colonies they were exported to. I will also argue for a connection between the increasingly popular conception of separate sex spheres as a sign of the progress of civilization and the discourse surrounding women’s superfluity
Sustainability Signals and Market Reactions: ESG and IPO Underpricing Across Legal Jurisdictions
No full textMSc in FinanceThe relationship between Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments and IPO underpricing across legal jurisdictions was investigated. Using a cross-sectional dataset of 692 IPOs between 2015 and 2025, the study examined whether firms with stronger ESG profiles experienced lower underpricing and whether this effect varied between Common Law and Civil Law countries. Based in theories of asymmetric information and signaling, the analysis employed multiple OLS regression models with robustness checks for multicollinearity and nonlinearity. The findings showed a statistically significant inverted U-shaped relationship between ESG scores and IPO underpricing. This might imply that while low ESG engagement may coincide with higher underpricing, firms with high ESG commitments were associated with reduced first-day returns. The effect of legal jurisdiction was significant, with common law systems associated with higher levels of underpricing. Furthermore, the interaction terms with ESG and Legal jurisdiction provided additional support for the inverted U-shaped relationship. The results contribute to the literature on sustainable finance and market signaling, offering new insights for policymakers, issuers and investors regarding the valuation of ESG commitments in global capital markets
The Desire for a Bridge - The Transition Process from Child to Adult Psychiatry, a Systematic Literature Review
No full textBackground: The amount of young people treated for mental illness in Sweden has doubled from 2010 to 2023. Child and adolescent psychiatry and adult psychiatry differ in terms of services and organization. There are no national guidelines for the remittance process, but there are at regional level. There are few studies about this transition in the Swedish context. Meleis transition theory states several aspects that are relevant in transition. The nurse can provide support and help patients prepare for the transition.
Aim: The aim is to explore patients’ experiences of the transition from child and adolescent psychiatry to adult psychiatry.
Method: Systematic Literature Review of 10 Qualitative Studies. Data analysis was performed according to the nine steps of data analysis described by Bettany-Saltikov and McSherry (2016)
Results: Main themes and several sub-themes were identified. The main theme Growing up includes the subthemes Identity and Independence and support. The main theme Guided by care includes the subthemes Treatment and caring relationship, Good transition and Patients' vision. The main theme Left to their fate includes the subthemes Unprepared and Barriers and obstacles. Conclusion: A transition program with the aim of creating a gradual transition between child and youth psychiatry to adult psychiatry would contribute to increased feeling of safety. The authors see both opportunities and obstacles with such a transition program. Regardless, increased collaboration between child and youth psychiatry and adult psychiatry is needed. The need for future research is follow-up on how the outcome was after the transition, the experience of the transition in Sweden and designing and testing a transfer program.Bakgrund: Andelen ungdomar som vårdas för psykisk ohälsa i Sverige har dubblerats från 2010 till 2023. Barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin och vuxenpsykiatrin skiljer sig åt i såväl uppdrag som organisation. Det saknas nationella riktlinjer för remitteringsprocessen, men finns på regional nivå. Det finns få studier kring denna övergång i svensk kontext. Meleis transitionsteori anger flera aspekter som är relevanta vid övergång. Sjuksköterskan kan ge stöd och hjälpa patienter att förbereda sig för övergången.
Syfte: Att undersöka patienters upplevelse av övergången från barn- och ungdomspsykiatrisk vård till vuxenpsykiatrisk vård.
Metod: Systematisk litteraturöversikt av 10 kvalitativa studier. Dataanalys gjordes enligt de nio stegen för dataanalys beskrivna av Bettany-Saltikov och McSherry (2016).
Resultat: Det identifierades tre huvudteman och flera subteman. Huvudtemat Att växa upp innefattar subteman Identitet och Självständighet och stöd. Huvudtema Vägledd av vården innefattar subteman Bemötande och vårdrelation, God transition och Patienternas vision. Huvudtemat Lämnad åt sitt öde innefattar subteman Oförberedd och Barriärer och hinder.
Slutsats: Ett överföringsprogram i syfte att skapa en stegvis övergång mellan barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin och vuxenpsykiatrin skulle bidra till en ökad trygghet. Författarna ser både möjligheter och hinder med ett sådant överföringsprogram. Oavsett behövs ökat samarbete mellan barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin och vuxenpsykiatrin. Behov av framtida forskning är uppföljning kring hur utfallet blev efter övergången, upplevelsen av övergången i Sverige och att utforma och testa ett överföringsprogram
Sexual health in the shadow of gynecological cancer – factors shaping nurses communication
No full textBackground: For women with gynecological cancer, sexual health is often affected. Nurses should promote the patient's health through a holistic approach, where sexual health is included. Person-centered care is an approach that encourages the patient's involvement and partnership, including matters related to sexual health. Despite this, conversations about sexual health are often lacking in healthcare, which can negatively impact women's quality of life and sexual well-being.
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the factors that shapes nurses' conversations about sexual health with patients diagnosed with gynecological cancer.
Method: Systematic litterature review according to Bettany-Saltikov & McSherry (2016).
Results: The results show that a trusting and person-centered relationship between nurses and patient is essential for discussing sexual health in a respectful manner. These conversations are influenced by cultural norms, preconceived notions and organizational barriers, such as time constraints, lack of private spaces for disscusion and unclear role distributions. The study highlights a clear need for improved education and support for nurses to ensure that sexual health is adressed and that patients receive the information and support they need.
Conclusion: Nurses working in gynecological cancer care need better education and support to initiate conversations about sexual health. Person-centered care is essential for creating a safe and supportive environment for patients. Additionally, effective implementation of these conversations requires improved organizational conditions, sufficient time and a clear role distribution within the healthcare team.Bakgrund: För kvinnor med gynekologisk cancer är den sexuella hälsan ofta påverkad. Sjuksköterskans uppdrag är att främja patientens hälsa genom ett holistiskt synsätt, där sexuell hälsa ingår. Personcentrerad vård är ett arbetssätt som främjar patientens delaktighet och partnerskap även i frågor som rör sexuell hälsa. Trots detta uteblir ofta samtal om sexuell hälsa inom vården, vilket kan påverka kvinnors livskvalitet och sexuella välbefinnande negativt.
Syfte: Syftet var att utforska de faktorer som påverkar sjuksköterskors samtal om sexuell hälsa med patienter som har gynekologisk cancer.
Metod: Systematisk litteraturöversikt enligt Bettany-Saltikov & McSherry (2016).
Resultat: Resultaten visar att en förtroendefull och personcentrerad relation mellan sjuksköterska och patient är avgörande för att samtal om sexuell hälsa ska kunna lyftas på ett respektfullt sätt. Samtalen påverkas av kulturella normer, förutfattade meningar samt organisatoriska hinder så som tidsbrist, brist på privata samtalsutrymmen samt otydlig ansvarsfördelning. Studien understryker ett tydligt behov av bättre utbildning och stöd för sjuksköterskor för att säkerställa att sexuell hälsa beaktas och att patienter får den information och det stöd de behöver.
Slutsats: Sjuksköterskor inom gynekologisk cancervård behöver bättre utbildning och stöd för att kunna ta initiativ till samtal om sexuell hälsa. Den personcentrerade vården är avgörande för att skapa en trygg och stödjande miljö för patienterna. För att dessa samtal ska genomföras effektivt krävs även förbättrade organisatoriska förutsättningar, tid och en tydlig ansvarsfördelning inom vårdteamet
WHAT ART CAN DO - LEARNING WITH ART AS A PROCESS OF COLLECTIVE REPAIR AND FUTURE MAKING IN TIMES OF CONFLICT AND RECONSTRUCTION
No full textAim:
To investigate how Syrian artistic practices (SAP), developed during and after
the conflict, afford resilience and contribute to informal sustainability education
in transitional contexts.
Theory:
Affordance Theory and Resilience Theory are used to illuminate how AP enable
learning, adaptation, and collective repair. AT is used to analyze the action
possibilities embedded in AP; RT frames these practices as cultural
infrastructures that sustain communities through disruption. Together, they offer
an understanding of art as a site of meaning-making, resistance, and future oriented sustainability learning.
Method:
A qualitative, case study methodology informed by arts-based inquiry was
employed to analyze seven Syrian artistic initiatives. The research drew on
visual and textual data from digital archives, artist media, and public
documentation. A tripartite analytical framework, Artistic Affordances →
Resilience Pathways → ESD Learning Potentials, guided the analysis. The study
integrates reflexivity and ethical sensitivity throughout, recognizing the
political, affective, and representational dimensions of research in post-conflict
settings.
Results:
The analysis reveals that SAP afford multiple, overlapping modes of
transformation. Materially, they repurpose scarcity into symbolic acts of
reclamation. Socially, they create communal spaces for storytelling, care, and
intergenerational learning. Epistemically, they sustain alternative, culturally
rooted ways of knowing. Pedagogically, these practices align with ESD by
fostering experiential, affective, and critically engaged learning. Collectively,
they function as infrastructures of resilience and informal education in times of
rupture and reconstruction
THE EFFECTS OF REINDEER GRAZING ON MYCELIAL BIOMASS IN THE OROARCTIC
No full textClimate warming is driving increased vegetation growth and shifts in species composition in tundra regions, which may also lead to changes in mycorrhizal communities. An increase in deciduous shrubs has been observed, however, several studies suggest that herbivores can limit this expansion. This study investigates how reindeer grazing affects mycelial biomass using an exclosure experiment at two Oroarctic sites: Kilpisjärvi (Finland) and Ritsem (Sweden). Ingrowth mesh bags filled with sand have been incubated into the soil at the sites with various incubation times, spanning from one growing season length to two years plus growing season length. The dominant vegetation at these sites includes deciduous shrubs, evergreen ericaceous shrubs, and graminoids. And the main mycorrhizal types, analysed from soil samples, are ectomycorrhiza (ECM), arbuscular mycorrhiza AM and a small proportion of ericoid mycorrhiza (ERM).
Mycelial biomass was estimated using two methods: ergosterol extraction (a fungal-specific biomarker) and loss on ignition (LOI). Results show higher mycelial biomass in exclosure plots compared to grazed (ambient) plots at both Kilpisjärvi and Ritsem, with a statistically significant treatment effect at Ritsem. These findings suggest that reindeer grazing can suppress mycorrhizal growth.
Changes in mycorrhizal composition may also affect soil carbon dynamics. While the expansion of deciduous shrubs could increase above ground carbon storage due to enhanced plant productivity, their associated ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are suggested to have a faster turnover rate than the ericoid mycorrhizal (ERM) fungi that dominate evergreen shrub systems. A shift from evergreen to deciduous vegetation may lead to increased soil carbon respiration and decreasing soil C storage
Digitaliseringens påverkan på retentionsstrategier inom M&A
No full textThis study examines how digitalization affects retention strategies for key personnel in the
context of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In light of digitalization’s growing importance
in working life, a qualitative and exploratory study was conducted based on interviews with
eleven individuals with extensive experience in transactions, integration, and serial acquisitions
in a Swedish setting. The study shows that digitalization is changing the conditions
for retaining key personnel, partly through new ways of working and increased demands for
technical competence. Remote and hybrid work can contribute to key personnel staying by
offering greater flexibility, but may also make it more difficult to foster a sense of community
and shared culture. Financial incentives remain an important strategy for retaining key
personnel post M&A. Furthermore, key personnel increasingly demand leadership that fosters
security and trust in a digital work environment. The study also reveals that technical
systems enable faster integration and more efficient information flows in connection with
M&A, but key personnel simultaneously place new demands on both the organization’s and
the individual’s digital competence. This is something that needs to be adapted to in order
to retain key personnel in an increasingly digitalized world.
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions, M&A, Digitalization, Retention Strategies, Key Personnel,
Remote Work, Integration, Corporate TransactionsDenna studie undersöker hur digitalisering påverkar retentionsstrategier för nyckelpersoner i
samband med företagsförvärv och fusioner (M&A). Mot bakgrund av digitaliseringens ökade
betydelse i arbetslivet genomförs en kvalitativ och explorativ studie baserad på intervjuer
med elva personer med lång erfarenhet av transaktioner, integration och serieförvärv i en
svensk kontext. Studien visar att digitalisering förändrar förutsättningarna för att behålla
nyckelpersoner, bland annat genom nya arbetssätt och ökade krav på teknisk kompetens.
Distans- och hybridarbete kan bidra till att nyckelpersoner stannar kvar genom ökad flexibilitet,
men kan också göra det svårare att skapa gemenskap och delad kultur. Ekonomiska incitament
är fortfarande en viktig strategi för att behålla nyckelpersoner efter M&A. Dessutom
efterfrågar nyckelpersoner i högre grad ett ledarskap som skapar trygghet och förtroende i en
digital arbetsmiljö. Vidare framkommer att tekniska system möjliggör snabbare integration
och effektivare informationsflöden i samband med företagstransaktioner, men nyckelpersoner
ställer samtidigt nya krav på både organisationens och individens digitala kompetens. Detta
är något som behövs anpassas utefter för att kunna behålla nyckelpersoner i en allt mer
digitaliserad värld
Exploring the genetics of hereditary cancer, with a focus on colorectal cancer
No full textHereditary cancer syndromes are characterized by an inherited genetic predisposition that increases an individual's risk of developing specific types of cancer. Hereditary cancer accounts for about 5-10 % of all cancer cases, and most hereditary cancer syndromes follow an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. The genetic mecha-nisms underlying predisposition to hereditary cancer syndromes include errors in tu-mor suppressor genes, DNA repair genes, oncogenes and other genes involved in cellu-lar processes.
This thesis aimed to enhance diagnostic yield and advance understanding of the ge-netics underlying hereditary cancer syndromes, with a specific focus on hereditary colorectal cancer, through the application of novel technologies and AI-integrated analysis.
Applying next-generation sequencing and broad gene panels led to the identification of pathogenic variants in novel genes, POLE and GREM1, which now are established as high risk genes for hereditary colorectal cancer. We also found that bi-allelic non-sense variants in MLH3 give rise to colorectal cancer. The investigation of genotype-phenotype relationships across different types of hereditary cancer syndromes re-vealed overlapping manifestations between syndromes, suggesting broader gene pan-els in clinical diagnostics. Families with a pattern of hereditary colorectal cancer sur-prisingly harbored pathogenic variants in genes BRCA1 and RAD51C, primarily asso-ciated with hereditary breast- and ovarian cancer. Additionally, we quantified the transcript level from promoter 1B of the APC gene. Significantly lower expression levels were observed in patients with sporadic colorectal cancer compared to healthy individuals.
In conclusion, combining advanced sequencing with AI-driven analysis improves the handling of large genomic datasets, enhancing detection, classification, and interpre-tation of variants in hereditary cancer syndromes. In addition, the transcript level generated from promoter 1B of the APC gene is proposed as a biomarker for early detection of colorectal cancer