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Background: A recent surge in interest for psychedelic-assisted therapy has manifested itself in exponential increases of subject-related academic publications as well as broad media attention. However, a lot is still to be wished for regarding the question of how the therapy actually works. Objective: To map the current empirical literature regarding “mechanisms of change” and corresponding relevant measures of these mechanisms. Method: The present essay is a scoping review. The process involves systematically acquiring relevant literature by conducting a literature search on two different platforms, Pubmed and PsychInfo, in order to extract and map the data seen as relevant to the research question. Results: Putative “mechanisms of change” and associated measures are successfully mapped and presented in a chart as well as in a basic qualitative content-analysis. The content analysis presents three separate categories used to conceptualize different mechanisms of change: Acute subjective experience, psychological flexibility and neural flexibility. Conclusion: Psychedelic-assisted therapy involves a number of complex mechanisms of change which can be studied both from a psychological as well as neurobiological perspective. These mechanisms can be thought to be dependent on processes in the acute subjective experience and consist in the form of increased psychological flexibility. Relevant measures include psychometric instruments that can be well complemented by FMRI-data. In order to gain a better understanding of these processes regarding the way they relate to one another, what moderates their outcome on depressive symptoms and how clinical application is optimized, further research is warranted., SammanfattningBakgrund: Ett förhöjt intresse för psykedelisk assisterad terapi har på senare tid visat sig i exponentiella ökningar av ämnesrelaterade akademiska publikationer såväl som bred medieuppmärksamhet. Det finns emellertid mycket att önska när det kommer till frågan om hur terapin faktiskt fungerar. Syfte: Att kartlägga den aktuella empiriska litteraturen angående förmodade ”förändringsmekanismer” och motsvarande relevanta mått på dessa mekanismer. Metod: Föreliggande uppsats är en omfattningsgranskning (scoping review). Processen inbergrep systematisk inhämtning av relevant litteratur genom att genomföra litteratursökningar på två olika plattformar, Pubmed och PsychInfo, för att sedan extrahera och kartlägga den data som ansågs relevant för forskningsfrågan. Resultat: Förmodade "förändringsmekanismer" och tillhörande mått kartläggs framgångsrikt och presenteras i såväl tabell som i en grundläggande kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Innehållsanalysen presenterar tre separata kategorier som används för att konceptualisera olika förmodade förändringsmekanismer: Akut subjektiv upplevelse, psykologisk flexibilitet och neural flexibilitet. Slutsats: Psykedelisk assisterad terapi involverar ett antal komplexa förmodade förändringsmekanismer som kan studeras både ur ett psykologiskt såväl som neurobiologiskt perspektiv. Relevanta mått inkluderar psykometriska instrument som väl kan kompletteras med FMRI-data. För att få en bättre förståelse för dessa processer när det gäller hur de förhåller sig till varandra, vad som dämpar deras resultat vid depressiva symtom och hur klinisk tillämpning optimeras, är ytterligare forskning motiverad.

Children who live in Sweden without a legal residence permit have the right to go to Swedish school. Students are thereby welcomed at the same time as they are considered illegal in society at large. In this qualitative study based on interviews, I rely on an explorative approach towards Swedish Compulsory School policy practice and the way it affects the schooling opportunities of undocumented children. Findings include how policy interpretation and enactment involves secrecy and socially compensatory acts. The school policy practice of secrecy is primarily enabling schooling opportunities for undocumented children. However, it also conditions these opportunities as participation presupposes concealment and self-restraint in order for the undocumented student to remain incognito. This ambivalence is identified on macro, meso, and micro-levels, as the ambiguous state policies are built into the school organization and reproduced on the school floor. Schools’ social compensatory support is partly expressed through challenges and resistance against unjust policy practices, and partly through civil commitment. The result show that schools’ social support relies widely on the arbitrariness of individual school agents; a commitment that stems from a situationally emerging ethical responsibility to aid undocumented students. It is thereby recognized as vulnerable, as the social support for undocumented students depends on individual agents.

Title: Designing a new warehouse to improve space utilization and handling efficiency: A case study of a production warehouse Authors: Emil Niklasson, Erik Ramström Supervisor: Joakim Kembro, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Problem description: The focus on warehousing has grown in the industry during the 21st century to increase the competitive advantage of companies. Despite this, the development of the coil warehouse at Alfa Laval has received little focus during the last decades. This is in contrast to Alfa Laval's goal of following global industrial development. Purpose: To close this gap, the purpose of the thesis is to provide two recommendations of how the production warehouse of coils can be designed to increase space utilization and make the handling process more efficient. Objectives: The recommendations to Alfa Laval are provided through fulfilling the objectives of the thesis. The first objective is to describe the current situation to get an understanding of the processes needed and which changes that are suitable. The second objective is to identify the challenges with storage of coils to know what the new solution should be able to solve. The third objective is to identify the contextual factors to take the unchangeable parameters into account. The fourth and final objective is to identify suitable configurational elements which the final recommendations will be based on. Methodology: The method used in this thesis is the case study which consists of analyzing the problem in the context of a case company, Alfa Laval. The case study began with a literature review to understand what previously had been written about warehousing. Following this, the current situation at Alfa Laval was mapped through observations and interviews of employees as well as data extraction from information systems. Finally, the collected data was analyzed to identify the suitable configurational elements which were com, Catching up with warehouse development: The designing of a new coil warehouse The storage of goods is not something fancy which easily draws the attention of management. At a first glance it might look simple and insignificant, but behind every well-designed warehouse hides great complexity. To understand what makes it complex and how to handle it is essential when designing a new warehouse. Since the competition between companies has become tougher and the difference between products is smaller the service and reliability has become more important. To increase the performance of this new area, a well-designed warehouse is a necessity. The journey many companies take from having the warehouse as a burden to an asset will be followed through Alfa Laval. Alfa Laval has developed their products to be world leading but is lagging behind in the warehouse development. The purpose of the report was to help them start with the transformation of their coil warehouse. Through interviews with stakeholders, observation of the warehouse, and collection of raw data, the current situation was mapped. This made it possible to identify the challenges associated with the current setup. These were largely related to double-handling, unnecessary touchpoints, and an inadequate layout. Through the mapping it was also possible to identify the contextual factors, which could not be changed and had to be adapted to. These were mainly related to the product characteristics of the coils as well as the volume and demand flows. The analysis of the challenges and contextual factors resulted in changes to the operations, where processes were moved, and unnecessary touch points removed. This reduced the double- handling and made the handling processes more efficient. The analysis also resulted in two recommendations for the new design and resources which increased the space utilization of the warehouse. The recommendations consisted of one manual and one automated solution, with both including the