diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index f96558bfaff..2b04abd4e2a 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     autoWatch: true,
     browsers: ['Chrome'],
     singleRun: false,
-    restartOnFileChange: true
+    restartOnFileChange: true,
+    browserNoActivityTimeout: 2147483646,
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html
index ea8ab046b5c..92968d2e28b 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ <h2 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">
 
       <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="searching$ | async"></ds-themed-loading>
       <ds-pagination
-        *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (searching$ | async) === false"
+        *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (searching$ | async) !== true"
         [paginationOptions]="config"
         [pageInfoState]="pageInfoState$"
         [collectionSize]="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements"
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html
index ce759f44537..9168bbaf8e1 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.edit' | translate}}</h1>
           </button>
         </div>
         <div *ngIf="displayResetPassword" between class="btn-group">
-          <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(canReset$ | async) === false" type="button" (click)="resetPassword()">
+          <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(canReset$ | async) !== true" type="button" (click)="resetPassword()">
             <i class="fa fa-key"></i> {{'admin.access-control.epeople.actions.reset' | translate}}
           </button>
         </div>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.edit' | translate}}</h1>
       <div *ngIf="epersonService.getActiveEPerson() | async">
         <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.groupsEPersonIsMemberOf' | translate}}</h2>
 
-        <ds-themed-loading [showMessage]="false" *ngIf="(groups$ | async) === undefined"></ds-themed-loading>
+        <ds-themed-loading [showMessage]="false" *ngIf="groups$ | async | dsHasNoValue"></ds-themed-loading>
 
         <ds-pagination
           *ngIf="(groups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
index 78d33b4c6fe..5196eee631a 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/pagination-servic
 import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router.stub';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
+import { HasNoValuePipe } from '../../../shared/utils/has-no-value.pipe';
 import { EPeopleRegistryComponent } from '../epeople-registry.component';
 import { EPersonFormComponent } from './eperson-form.component';
 import { ValidateEmailNotTaken } from './validators/email-taken.validator';
@@ -231,7 +232,10 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
           },
         }),
       ],
-      declarations: [EPersonFormComponent],
+      declarations: [
+        EPersonFormComponent,
+        HasNoValuePipe,
+      ],
       providers: [
         { provide: EPersonDataService, useValue: ePersonDataServiceStub },
         { provide: GroupDataService, useValue: groupsDataService },
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
index b8604cb4c58..dc477352e56 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">
 
       <ds-alert *ngIf="groupBeingEdited?.permanent" [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning"
                 [content]="messagePrefix + '.alert.permanent'"></ds-alert>
-      <ds-alert *ngIf="(canEdit$ | async) === false && (groupDataService.getActiveGroup() | async)" [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning"
+      <ds-alert *ngIf="(canEdit$ | async) !== true && (groupDataService.getActiveGroup() | async)" [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning"
                 [content]="(messagePrefix + '.alert.workflowGroup' | translate:{ name: dsoNameService.getName((getLinkedDSO(groupBeingEdited) | async)?.payload), comcol: (getLinkedDSO(groupBeingEdited) | async)?.payload?.type, comcolEditRolesRoute: (getLinkedEditRolesRoute(groupBeingEdited) | async) })">
       </ds-alert>
 
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.html b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.html
index 8a85961b389..2ef67ddf547 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ <h2 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + 'search.head' | tra
 
       <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="loading$ | async"></ds-themed-loading>
       <ds-pagination
-        *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (loading$ | async) === false"
+        *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (loading$ | async) !== true"
         [paginationOptions]="config"
         [pageInfoState]="pageInfoState$"
         [collectionSize]="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements"
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-logs/admin-notify-logs-result/admin-notify-logs-result.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-logs/admin-notify-logs-result/admin-notify-logs-result.component.html
index c26c2682e59..f7c4f77a704 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-logs/admin-notify-logs-result/admin-notify-logs-result.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-logs/admin-notify-logs-result/admin-notify-logs-result.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <div class="col-md-9">
       <div class="h4">
         <button (click)="resetDefaultConfiguration()" *ngIf="(selectedSearchConfig$ | async) !== defaultConfiguration" class="badge badge-primary mr-1 mb-1">
-          {{ 'admin-notify-logs.' + (selectedSearchConfig$ | async)  | translate}}
+          {{ 'admin-notify-logs.' + (selectedSearchConfig$ | async) | translate}}
           <span> ×</span>
         </button>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html
index 03a8072d9db..f3d5409a642 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
      [attr.aria-label]="'menu.header.nav.description' | translate"
      [ngClass]="{'expanded': sidebarOpen, 'collapsed': sidebarClosed, 'transitioning': sidebarTransitioning}"
      [@slideSidebar]="{
-      value: ((sidebarExpanded | async) === false ? 'collapsed' : 'expanded'),
+      value: ((sidebarExpanded | async) !== true ? 'collapsed' : 'expanded'),
       params: { collapsedWidth: (collapsedSidebarWidth$ | async), expandedWidth: (expandedSidebarWidth$ | async) }
      }" (@slideSidebar.done)="finishSlide($event)" (@slideSidebar.start)="startSlide($event)"
      *ngIf="menuVisible | async"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <h4 class="my-1">{{ 'menu.header.admin' | translate }}</h4>
       <div class="sidebar-fixed-element-wrapper">
         <i *ngIf="(menuCollapsed | async)" class="fas fa-fw fa-angle-double-right"
            [title]="'menu.section.icon.pin' | translate"></i>
-                <i *ngIf="(menuCollapsed | async) === false" class="fas fa-fw fa-angle-double-left"
+                <i *ngIf="(menuCollapsed | async) !== true" class="fas fa-fw fa-angle-double-left"
            [title]="'menu.section.icon.unpin' | translate"></i>
       </div>
       <div class="sidebar-collapsible-element-outer-wrapper">
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.html b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.html
index 7678d8baa15..69c3c31c466 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.html
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata/browse-by-metadata.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <section class="comcol-page-browse-section">
   <div class="browse-by-metadata w-100">
-    <ds-themed-browse-by *ngIf="(loading$ | async) === false" class="col-xs-12 w-100"
+    <ds-themed-browse-by *ngIf="(loading$ | async) !== true" class="col-xs-12 w-100"
                          title="{{'browse.title' | translate:{
                            field: 'browse.metadata.' + browseId | translate,
                            startsWith: (startsWith)? ('browse.startsWith' | translate: { startsWith: '&quot;' + startsWith + '&quot;' }) : '',
diff --git a/src/app/collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.html b/src/app/collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.html
index 738055c7e6e..53c3b45cfab 100644
--- a/src/app/collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <h1 id="header" class="border-bottom pb-2">{{ 'collection.delete.head' | transla
                     </button>
                     <button class="btn btn-danger" (click)="onConfirm(dso)" [disabled]="(processing$ | async)">
                       <span *ngIf="processing$ | async"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'collection.delete.processing' | translate}}</span>
-                      <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false"><i class="fas fa-trash"></i> {{'collection.delete.confirm' | translate}}</span>
+                      <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true"><i class="fas fa-trash"></i> {{'collection.delete.confirm' | translate}}</span>
                     </button>
                   </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source-controls/collection-source-controls.component.html b/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source-controls/collection-source-controls.component.html
index 98ae8e10ef1..7edaadb0a1d 100644
--- a/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source-controls/collection-source-controls.component.html
+++ b/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source-controls/collection-source-controls.component.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <h3>{{ 'collection.source.controls.head' | translate }}</h3>
             <span>{{contentSource?.message ? contentSource?.message: 'collection.source.controls.harvest.no-information'|translate }}</span>
         </div>
 
-        <button *ngIf="(testConfigRunning$ |async) === false" class="btn btn-secondary"
+        <button *ngIf="(testConfigRunning$ |async) !== true" class="btn btn-secondary"
                 [disabled]="!(isEnabled)"
                 (click)="testConfiguration(contentSource)">
             <span>{{'collection.source.controls.test.submit' | translate}}</span>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <h3>{{ 'collection.source.controls.head' | translate }}</h3>
             <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm spinner-button" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             <span>{{'collection.source.controls.test.running' | translate}}</span>
         </button>
-        <button *ngIf="(importRunning$ |async) === false" class="btn btn-primary"
+        <button *ngIf="(importRunning$ |async) !== true" class="btn btn-primary"
                 [disabled]="!(isEnabled)"
                 (click)="importNow()">
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">{{'collection.source.controls.import.submit' | translate}}</span>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <h3>{{ 'collection.source.controls.head' | translate }}</h3>
             <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm spinner-button" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">{{'collection.source.controls.import.running' | translate}}</span>
         </button>
-        <button *ngIf="(reImportRunning$ |async) === false" class="btn btn-primary"
+        <button *ngIf="(reImportRunning$ |async) !== true" class="btn btn-primary"
                 [disabled]="!(isEnabled)"
                 (click)="resetAndReimport()">
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{'collection.source.controls.reset.submit' | translate}}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source.component.html b/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source.component.html
index 3a06a310e9d..7b4ac97421d 100644
--- a/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source.component.html
+++ b/src/app/collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-source/collection-source.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="container-fluid">
     <div class="d-inline-block float-right space-children-mr">
-        <button class=" btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable()  | async) === false"
-                [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false"
+        <button class=" btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable() | async) !== true"
+                [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true"
                 (click)="discard()"><i
                 class="fas fa-times"></i>
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.discard-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.reinstate-button" | translate}}</span>
         </button>
         <button class="btn btn-primary"
-                [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false || !isValid() || (initialHarvestType === harvestTypeNone && contentSource.harvestType === initialHarvestType)"
+                [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true || !isValid() || (initialHarvestType === harvestTypeNone && contentSource.harvestType === initialHarvestType)"
                 (click)="onSubmit()"><i
                 class="fas fa-save"></i>
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.save-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ <h3 *ngIf="contentSource && (contentSource?.harvestType !== harvestTypeNone)">{{
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-12">
             <div class="d-inline-block float-right ml-1 space-children-mr">
-                <button class=" btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable()  | async) === false"
-                        [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false"
+                <button class=" btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable() | async) !== true"
+                        [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true"
                         (click)="discard()"><i
                         class="fas fa-times"></i>
                     <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.discard-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ <h3 *ngIf="contentSource && (contentSource?.harvestType !== harvestTypeNone)">{{
                     <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.reinstate-button" | translate}}</span>
                 </button>
                 <button class="btn btn-primary"
-                        [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false || !isValid() || (initialHarvestType === harvestTypeNone && contentSource.harvestType === initialHarvestType)"
+                        [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true || !isValid() || (initialHarvestType === harvestTypeNone && contentSource.harvestType === initialHarvestType)"
                         (click)="onSubmit()"><i
                         class="fas fa-save"></i>
                     <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.save-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ <h3 *ngIf="contentSource && (contentSource?.harvestType !== harvestTypeNone)">{{
     </div>
 </div>
 <ds-collection-source-controls
-        [isEnabled]="(hasChanges() | async) === false"
+        [isEnabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true"
         [shouldShow]="contentSource?.harvestType !== harvestTypeNone"
         [collection]="(collectionRD$ |async)?.payload"
 >
diff --git a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
index 38e1847e74f..ea34e02d56e 100644
--- a/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <span class="fa fa-chevron-right"></span>
       </span>
       <div class="align-middle pt-2">
-        <button *ngIf="(dataSource.loading$ | async) === false" (click)="getNextPage(node)"
+        <button *ngIf="(dataSource.loading$ | async) !== true" (click)="getNextPage(node)"
            class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" role="button">
            <i class="fas fa-angle-down"></i> {{ 'communityList.showMore' | translate }}
         </button>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <span class="sr-only">{{ (node.isExpanded ? 'communityList.collapse' : 'communityList.expand') | translate:{ name: dsoNameService.getName(node.payload) } }}</span>
       </button>
       <!--Don't render the button when non-expandable otherwise it's still accessible, instead render this placeholder-->
-      <span *ngIf="(hasChild(null, node) | async) === false" aria-hidden="true" class="btn btn-default invisible">
+      <span *ngIf="(hasChild(null, node) | async) !== true" aria-hidden="true" class="btn btn-default invisible">
         <span class="fa fa-chevron-right"></span>
       </span>
       <div class="d-flex flex-row">
diff --git a/src/app/community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.html b/src/app/community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.html
index 6a9021e8050..b241a7027c5 100644
--- a/src/app/community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <h1 id="header" class="border-bottom pb-2">{{ 'community.delete.head' | translat
                         </button>
                         <button class="btn btn-danger" (click)="onConfirm(dso)" [disabled]="(processing$ | async)">
                             <span *ngIf="processing$ | async"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin' aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'community.delete.processing' | translate}}</span>
-                            <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false"><i class="fas fa-trash" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'community.delete.confirm' | translate}}</span>
+                            <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true"><i class="fas fa-trash" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'community.delete.confirm' | translate}}</span>
                         </button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/dso-edit-metadata-value/dso-edit-metadata-value.component.html b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/dso-edit-metadata-value/dso-edit-metadata-value.component.html
index 72d3799c7e9..c9afc6ca63d 100644
--- a/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/dso-edit-metadata-value/dso-edit-metadata-value.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/dso-edit-metadata-value/dso-edit-metadata-value.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
      [ngClass]="{ 'ds-warning': mdValue.reordered || mdValue.change === DsoEditMetadataChangeTypeEnum.UPDATE, 'ds-danger': mdValue.change === DsoEditMetadataChangeTypeEnum.REMOVE, 'ds-success': mdValue.change === DsoEditMetadataChangeTypeEnum.ADD, 'h-100': isOnlyValue }">
   <div class="flex-grow-1 ds-flex-cell ds-value-cell d-flex flex-column" *ngVar="(mdRepresentation$ | async) as mdRepresentation" role="cell">
     <div class="dont-break-out preserve-line-breaks" *ngIf="!mdValue.editing && !mdRepresentation">{{ mdValue.newValue.value }}</div>
-    <textarea class="form-control" rows="5" *ngIf="mdValue.editing && !mdRepresentation && (isAuthorityControlled() | async) === false" [(ngModel)]="mdValue.newValue.value"
+    <textarea class="form-control" rows="5" *ngIf="mdValue.editing && !mdRepresentation && (isAuthorityControlled() | async) !== true" [(ngModel)]="mdValue.newValue.value"
               [attr.aria-label]="(dsoType + '.edit.metadata.edit.value') | translate"
               [dsDebounce]="300" (onDebounce)="confirm.emit(false)"></textarea>
     <ds-dynamic-scrollable-dropdown *ngIf="mdValue.editing && (isScrollableVocabulary() | async)"
diff --git a/src/app/header-nav-wrapper/header-navbar-wrapper.component.html b/src/app/header-nav-wrapper/header-navbar-wrapper.component.html
index 3dd7313f97e..ba3060ff698 100644
--- a/src/app/header-nav-wrapper/header-navbar-wrapper.component.html
+++ b/src/app/header-nav-wrapper/header-navbar-wrapper.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div [ngClass]="{'open': (isNavBarCollapsed$ | async) === false}" id="header-navbar-wrapper">
+<div [ngClass]="{'open': (isNavBarCollapsed$ | async) !== true}" id="header-navbar-wrapper">
     <ds-themed-header></ds-themed-header>
     <ds-themed-navbar></ds-themed-navbar>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.html
index 08675bae709..a0310272f6e 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ <h1 class="border-bottom">{{'item.edit.head' | translate}}</h1>
                             {{'item.edit.tabs.' + page.page + '.head' | translate}}
                         </a>
                         <span [ngbTooltip]="'item.edit.tabs.disabled.tooltip' | translate">
-                            <button *ngIf="(page.enabled | async) === false"
+                            <button *ngIf="(page.enabled | async) !== true"
                                  class="nav-link disabled">
                                 {{'item.edit.tabs.' + page.page + '.head' | translate}}
                             </button>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.html
index f676124862e..48635a50f62 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.html
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
             class="fas fa-undo-alt"></i>
       <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.bitstreams.reinstate-button" | translate}}</span>
     </button>
-    <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false || submitting"
+    <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true || submitting"
             [attr.aria-label]="'item.edit.bitstreams.save-button' | translate"
             (click)="submit()"><i
             class="fas fa-save"></i>
       <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.bitstreams.save-button" | translate}}</span>
     </button>
-    <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable()  | async) === false"
+    <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable() | async) !== true"
             [attr.aria-label]="'item.edit.bitstreams.discard-button' | translate"
-            [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false || submitting"
+            [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true || submitting"
             (click)="discard()"><i
             class="fas fa-times"></i>
       <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.bitstreams.discard-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@
         class="fas fa-undo-alt"></i>
         <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.bitstreams.reinstate-button" | translate}}</span>
       </button>
-      <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false || submitting"
+      <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true || submitting"
               [attr.aria-label]="'item.edit.bitstreams.save-button' | translate"
               (click)="submit()"><i
         class="fas fa-save"></i>
         <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.bitstreams.save-button" | translate}}</span>
       </button>
-      <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable()  | async) === false"
+      <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable() | async) !== true"
               [attr.aria-label]="'item.edit.bitstreams.discard-button' | translate"
-              [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false || submitting"
+              [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true || submitting"
               (click)="discard()"><i
         class="fas fa-times"></i>
         <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.bitstreams.discard-button" | translate}}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list.component.html
index d0d3c5d5c0d..e43c5048589 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list/paginated-drag-and-drop-bitstream-list.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                [paginationOptions]="options"
                [pageInfoState]="(objectsRD$ | async)?.payload"
                [collectionSize]="(objectsRD$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements">
-  <ng-container *ngIf="(loading$ | async) === false">
+  <ng-container *ngIf="(loading$ | async) !== true">
     <div [id]="bundle.id" class="bundle-bitstreams-list"
          [ngClass]="{'mb-3': (objectsRD$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > pageSize}"
          *ngVar="(updates$ | async) as updates" cdkDropList (cdkDropListDropped)="drop($event)">
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.html
index abd27310de0..1786f417ed9 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/edit-relationship-list/edit-relationship-list.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ <h2 class="h4">
     </button>
 </h2>
 <ng-container *ngVar="updates$ | async as updates">
-    <ng-container *ngIf="updates && (loading$ | async) === false">
+    <ng-container *ngIf="updates && (loading$ | async) !== true">
         <ng-container *ngVar="updates | dsObjectValues as updateValues">
           <ds-pagination
             [paginationOptions]="paginationConfig"
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html
index 3dea5d7d10e..3a0a33d1a05 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-relationships/item-relationships.component.html
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   <ng-container *ngVar="entityType$ | async as entityType">
     <ng-container *ngIf="entityType">
       <div class="button-row top d-flex space-children-mr">
-        <button class="btn btn-danger ml-auto" *ngIf="(isReinstatable()  | async) === false"
-                [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false"
+        <button class="btn btn-danger ml-auto" *ngIf="(isReinstatable() | async) !== true"
+                [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true"
                 (click)="discard()"><i
           class="fas fa-times"></i>
           <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.discard-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
           class="fas fa-undo-alt"></i>
           <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.reinstate-button" | translate}}</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false"
+        <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true"
                 (click)="submit()"><i
           class="fas fa-save"></i>
           <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.save-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
       </ng-container>
       <div class="button-row bottom">
         <div class="float-right space-children-mr ml-gap">
-          <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable()  | async) === false"
-                  [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false"
+          <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="(isReinstatable() | async) !== true"
+                  [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true"
                   (click)="discard()"><i
             class="fas fa-times"></i>
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.discard-button" | translate}}</span>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             class="fas fa-undo-alt"></i>
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.reinstate-button" | translate}}</span>
           </button>
-          <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges()  | async) === false"
+          <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(hasChanges() | async) !== true"
                   (click)="submit()"><i
             class="fas fa-save"></i>
             <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.save-button" | translate}}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/field-components/collections/collections.component.html b/src/app/item-page/field-components/collections/collections.component.html
index 70eb25ccf1c..7c08ce5c1cc 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/field-components/collections/collections.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/field-components/collections/collections.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <a
-        *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) === false && (hasMore$ | async)"
+        *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) !== true && (hasMore$ | async)"
         (click)="$event.preventDefault(); handleLoadMore()"
         class="load-more-btn btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary"
         role="button"
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html
index c7023e7e59a..b53c4003853 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-auth/orcid-auth.component.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <h1>{{'person.orcid.registry.auth' | translate}}</h1>
           <div class="card-header">{{ 'person.page.orcid.missing-authorizations'| translate }}</div>
           <div class="card-body">
             <div class="container">
-              <ds-alert *ngIf="(hasMissingOrcidAuthorizations()  | async) === false" [type]="'alert-success'" data-test="noMissingOrcidAuthorizations">
+              <ds-alert *ngIf="(hasMissingOrcidAuthorizations() | async) !== true" [type]="'alert-success'" data-test="noMissingOrcidAuthorizations">
                 {{'person.page.orcid.no-missing-authorizations-message' | translate}}
               </ds-alert>
               <ds-alert *ngIf="(hasMissingOrcidAuthorizations() | async)" [type]="'alert-warning'" data-test="missingOrcidAuthorizations">
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ <h1>{{'person.orcid.registry.auth' | translate}}</h1>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <ds-alert *ngIf="(onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async) && (ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid()  | async) === false"
+    <ds-alert *ngIf="(onlyAdminCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async) && (ownerCanDisconnectProfileFromOrcid() | async) !== true"
               [type]="'alert-warning'" data-test="unlinkOnlyAdmin">
       {{ 'person.page.orcid.remove-orcid-message' | translate}}
     </ds-alert>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <h1>{{'person.orcid.registry.auth' | translate}}</h1>
       <div class="col">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-right" (click)="unlinkOrcid()"
                 [disabled]="(unlinkProcessing | async)">
-          <span *ngIf="(unlinkProcessing | async) === false"><i
+          <span *ngIf="(unlinkProcessing | async) !== true"><i
             class="fas fa-unlink"></i> {{ 'person.page.orcid.unlink' | translate }}</span>
           <span *ngIf="(unlinkProcessing | async)"><i
             class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'person.page.orcid.unlink.processing' | translate}}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html
index 3995d514bec..585feed4c95 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-page.component.html
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <ds-loading *ngIf="(processingConnection | async)" [message]="'person.page.orcid.link.processing' | translate"></ds-loading>
-<div class="container" *ngIf="(processingConnection | async) === false && (connectionStatus | async) === false" data-test="error-box">
+<div class="container" *ngIf="(processingConnection | async) !== true && (connectionStatus | async) !== true" data-test="error-box">
   <ds-alert [type]="'alert-danger'">{{'person.page.orcid.link.error.message' | translate}}</ds-alert>
 </div>
-<ng-container *ngIf="(processingConnection | async) === false && (item | async) && (connectionStatus | async)" >
+<ng-container *ngIf="(processingConnection | async) !== true && (item | async) && (connectionStatus | async)" >
   <ds-orcid-auth [item]="(item | async)" (unlink)="updateItem()" data-test="orcid-auth"></ds-orcid-auth>
   <ds-orcid-sync-setting *ngIf="isLinkedToOrcid()" [item]="(item | async)" (settingsUpdated)="updateItem()" data-test="orcid-sync-setting"></ds-orcid-sync-setting>
   <ds-orcid-queue *ngIf="isLinkedToOrcid()" [item]="(item | async)"></ds-orcid-queue>
 </ng-container>
 
-<div *ngIf="(processingConnection | async) === false && (item | async)" class="container">
+<div *ngIf="(processingConnection | async) !== true && (item | async)" class="container">
   <div class="button-row bottom mb-3">
     <div class="text-right">
       <a [routerLink]="getItemPage()" role="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" data-test="back-button">
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html
index 876dea5a4e9..e9d9ec035ba 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   <div class="container">
     <h2>{{ 'person.orcid.registry.queue' | translate }}</h2>
 
-    <ds-alert *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false && (getList() | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0"
+    <ds-alert *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true && (getList() | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0"
               [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Info">
       {{ 'person.page.orcid.sync-queue.empty-message' | translate}}
     </ds-alert>
-    <ds-pagination *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false && (getList() | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
+    <ds-pagination *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true && (getList() | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
                    [paginationOptions]="paginationOptions"
                    [collectionSize]="(getList() | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
                    [retainScrollPosition]="false" [hideGear]="true" (paginationChange)="updateList()">
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/simple/notify-requests-status/request-status-alert-box/request-status-alert-box.component.html b/src/app/item-page/simple/notify-requests-status/request-status-alert-box/request-status-alert-box.component.html
index 68c71789f4a..95c01e2501d 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/simple/notify-requests-status/request-status-alert-box/request-status-alert-box.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/simple/notify-requests-status/request-status-alert-box/request-status-alert-box.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             <div
               [innerHTML]="
                 displayOptions.text
-                  | translate
+                 | translate
                     : {
                         serviceName: request.serviceName,
                         serviceUrl: request.serviceUrl,
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions-summary-modal/item-versions-summary-modal.component.html b/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions-summary-modal/item-versions-summary-modal.component.html
index 98a6045475d..c0e5e83b333 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions-summary-modal/item-versions-summary-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/versions/item-versions-summary-modal/item-versions-summary-modal.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div *ngIf="(this.submitted$ | async) === false; else waiting">
+<div *ngIf="(this.submitted$ | async) !== true; else waiting">
   <div class="modal-header">{{'item.version.create.modal.header' | translate}}
     <button type="button" class="close" (click)="onModalClose()" aria-label="Close">
       <span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
diff --git a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html
index 32f434c903c..01571100354 100644
--- a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown/my-dspace-new-external-dropdown.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-  <div class="add" *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async) === false">
+  <div class="add" *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async) !== true">
     <button class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-primary mt-1 ml-2"
-            [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate" [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) === false"
+            [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate" [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) !== true"
             (click)="openPage(singleEntity)" role="button"
             title="{{'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate}}">
       <i class="fa fa-file-import" aria-hidden="true"></i>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
        ngbDropdown
        *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async)">
     <button class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-primary mt-1 ml-2" id="dropdownImport" ngbDropdownToggle
-            type="button" [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) === false"
+            type="button" [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) !== true"
             [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate"
             [attr.data-test]="'import-dropdown' | dsBrowserOnly"
             title="{{'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate}}">
diff --git a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html
index 3b7aefd90b9..730b1db1c76 100644
--- a/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-  <div class="add" *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async) === false">
+  <div class="add" *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async) !== true">
     <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission' | translate"
-            [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) === false" (click)="openDialog(singleEntity)" role="button">
+            [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) !== true" (click)="openDialog(singleEntity)" role="button">
       <i class="fa fa-plus-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i>
     </button>
   </div>
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
        ngbDropdown
        *ngIf="(moreThanOne$ | async)">
     <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" id="dropdownSubmission" ngbDropdownToggle
-            type="button"  [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) === false"
+            type="button"  [disabled]="(initialized$ | async) !== true"
             [attr.aria-label]="'mydspace.new-submission' | translate"
             [attr.data-test]="'submission-dropdown' | dsBrowserOnly"
             title="{{'mydspace.new-submission' | translate}}">
diff --git a/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html b/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
index 97dfdc5a86a..63938617f57 100644
--- a/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-<nav [ngClass]="{'open': (menuCollapsed | async) === false}"
-     [@slideMobileNav]="(windowService.isXsOrSm() | async) === false ? 'default' : ((menuCollapsed | async) ? 'collapsed' : 'expanded')"
+<nav [ngClass]="{'open': (menuCollapsed | async) !== true}"
+     [@slideMobileNav]="(windowService.isXsOrSm() | async) !== true ? 'default' : ((menuCollapsed | async) ? 'collapsed' : 'expanded')"
      class="navbar navbar-light navbar-expand-md px-md-0 pt-md-0 pt-3 navbar-container" role="navigation"
      [attr.aria-label]="'nav.main.description' | translate" id="main-navbar">
   <!-- TODO remove navbar-container class when https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/24726 is fixed -->
-  <div class="navbar-inner-container w-100" [class.container]="(isMobile$ | async) === false">
+  <div class="navbar-inner-container w-100" [class.container]="(isMobile$ | async) !== true">
     <div class="w-100">
       <div id="collapsingNav">
         <ng-container *ngIf="(isMobile$ | async) && (isAuthenticated$ | async)">
diff --git a/src/app/notifications/qa/events/quality-assurance-events.component.html b/src/app/notifications/qa/events/quality-assurance-events.component.html
index 71803363170..fa2ec3b0087 100644
--- a/src/app/notifications/qa/events/quality-assurance-events.component.html
+++ b/src/app/notifications/qa/events/quality-assurance-events.component.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ <h4 class="border-bottom pb-2">
 
       <ds-loading class="container" *ngIf="(isEventPageLoading | async)" message="{{'quality-assurance.loading' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
 
-      <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isEventPageLoading | async) === false"
+      <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isEventPageLoading | async) !== true"
                       [paginationOptions]="paginationConfig"
                       [collectionSize]="(totalElements$ | async)"
                       [sortOptions]="paginationSortConfig"
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ <h4 class="border-bottom pb-2">
                         <i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i>
                       </button>
                     </div>
-                    <div *ngIf="(isAdmin$ | async) === false" class="btn-group button-width">
+                    <div *ngIf="(isAdmin$ | async) !== true" class="btn-group button-width">
                       <button class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm button-width"
                               ngbTooltip="{{'quality-assurance.event.action.undo' | translate}}"
                               container="body"
diff --git a/src/app/notifications/qa/project-entry-import-modal/project-entry-import-modal.component.html b/src/app/notifications/qa/project-entry-import-modal/project-entry-import-modal.component.html
index bbaef85687a..1004082a93a 100644
--- a/src/app/notifications/qa/project-entry-import-modal/project-entry-import-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/notifications/qa/project-entry-import-modal/project-entry-import-modal.component.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <h4>{{ (labelPrefix + label + '.select' | translate) }}</h4>
     </div>
 
     <ds-loading *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async)" message="{{'loading.search-results' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
-    <ds-themed-search-results *ngIf="(localEntitiesRD$ | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0 && (isLoading$ | async) === false"
+    <ds-themed-search-results *ngIf="(localEntitiesRD$ | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0 && (isLoading$ | async) !== true"
                               [searchResults]="(localEntitiesRD$ | async)"
                               [sortConfig]="this.searchOptions?.sort"
                               [searchConfig]="this.searchOptions"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ <h4>{{ (labelPrefix + label + '.select' | translate) }}</h4>
                               (selectObject)="selectEntity($event)">
     </ds-themed-search-results>
 
-    <div *ngIf="(localEntitiesRD$ | async)?.payload?.page?.length < 1 && (isLoading$ | async) === false">
+    <div *ngIf="(localEntitiesRD$ | async)?.payload?.page?.length < 1 && (isLoading$ | async) !== true">
       <ds-alert [type]="'alert-info'">
         <p class="lead mb-0">{{(labelPrefix + label + '.notFound' | translate)}}</p>
       </ds-alert>
diff --git a/src/app/notifications/qa/source/quality-assurance-source.component.html b/src/app/notifications/qa/source/quality-assurance-source.component.html
index 6318edd9ab3..bf461873a14 100644
--- a/src/app/notifications/qa/source/quality-assurance-source.component.html
+++ b/src/app/notifications/qa/source/quality-assurance-source.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <h2 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'quality-assurance.title'| translate}}</h2>
         <h4 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'quality-assurance.source'| translate}}</h4>
 
         <ds-loading class="container" *ngIf="(isSourceLoading() | async)" message="{{'quality-assurance.loading' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
-        <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isSourceLoading() | async) === false"
+        <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isSourceLoading() | async) !== true"
                        [paginationOptions]="paginationConfig"
                        [collectionSize]="(totalElements$ | async)"
                        [hideGear]="false"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <h4 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'quality-assurance.source'| translate}}</h4>
                        (paginationChange)="getQualityAssuranceSource()">
 
           <ds-loading class="container" *ngIf="(isSourceProcessing() | async)" message="'quality-assurance.loading' | translate"></ds-loading>
-          <ng-container *ngIf="(isSourceProcessing() | async) === false">
+          <ng-container *ngIf="(isSourceProcessing() | async) !== true">
             <div *ngIf="(sources$ | async)?.length === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2 mt-2" role="alert">
               {{'quality-assurance.noSource' | translate}}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/app/notifications/qa/topics/quality-assurance-topics.component.html b/src/app/notifications/qa/topics/quality-assurance-topics.component.html
index 26e2cb83d68..6825bdd0808 100644
--- a/src/app/notifications/qa/topics/quality-assurance-topics.component.html
+++ b/src/app/notifications/qa/topics/quality-assurance-topics.component.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ <h2 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'quality-assurance.title'| translate}}</h2>
       <h4 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'quality-assurance.topics'| translate}}</h4>
 
       <ds-loading class="container" *ngIf="(isTopicsLoading() | async)" message="{{'quality-assurance.loading' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
-      <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isTopicsLoading() | async) === false"
+      <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isTopicsLoading() | async) !== true"
                      [paginationOptions]="paginationConfig"
                      [collectionSize]="(totalElements$ | async)"
                      [hideGear]="false"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ <h4 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'quality-assurance.topics'| translate}}</h4>
                      (paginationChange)="getQualityAssuranceTopics(sourceId, targetId)">
 
         <ds-loading class="container" *ngIf="(isTopicsProcessing() | async)" message="'quality-assurance.loading' | translate"></ds-loading>
-        <ng-container *ngIf="(isTopicsProcessing() | async) === false">
+        <ng-container *ngIf="(isTopicsProcessing() | async) !== true">
           <div *ngIf="(topics$ | async)?.length === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2 mt-2" role="alert">
             {{'quality-assurance.noTopics' | translate}}
           </div>
diff --git a/src/app/notifications/suggestion-targets/publication-claim/publication-claim.component.html b/src/app/notifications/suggestion-targets/publication-claim/publication-claim.component.html
index 1d156c33084..2b2a668916b 100644
--- a/src/app/notifications/suggestion-targets/publication-claim/publication-claim.component.html
+++ b/src/app/notifications/suggestion-targets/publication-claim/publication-claim.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <h1 id="header" class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'suggestion.title'| translate}}</h1>
 
       <ds-loading class="container" *ngIf="(isTargetsLoading() | async)" message="{{'suggestion.loading' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
-      <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isTargetsLoading() | async) === false"
+      <ds-pagination *ngIf="(isTargetsLoading() | async) !== true"
                      [paginationOptions]="paginationConfig"
                      [collectionSize]="(totalElements$ | async)"
                      [hideGear]="false"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h1 id="header" class="border-bottom pb-2">{{'suggestion.title'| translate}}</h1
                      (paginationChange)="getSuggestionTargets()">
 
         <ds-loading class="container" *ngIf="(isTargetsProcessing() | async)" message="'suggestion.loading' | translate"></ds-loading>
-        <ng-container *ngIf="(isTargetsProcessing() | async) === false">
+        <ng-container *ngIf="(isTargetsProcessing() | async) !== true">
           <div *ngIf="(targets$ | async)?.length === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2 mt-2" role="alert">
             {{'suggestion.noTargets' | translate}}
           </div>
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.html b/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.html
index 8b9d667e074..521aec12c2a 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.html
+++ b/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.html
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ <h1 class="flex-grow-1">
                            message="{{ 'process.detail.logs.loading' | translate }}"></ds-themed-loading>
         <pre class="font-weight-bold text-secondary bg-light p-3" tabindex="0"
              *ngIf="showOutputLogs && (outputLogs$ | async)?.length > 0">{{ (outputLogs$ | async) }}</pre>
-        <p id="no-output-logs-message" *ngIf="((retrievingOutputLogs$ | async) === false && showOutputLogs)
-      && (outputLogs$ | async) === null || (outputLogs$ | async)?.length === 0 || !process._links.output">
+        <p id="no-output-logs-message" *ngIf="((retrievingOutputLogs$ | async) !== true && showOutputLogs)
+      && (outputLogs$ | async | dsHasNoValue) || (outputLogs$ | async)?.length === 0 || !process._links.output">
             {{ 'process.detail.logs.none' | translate }}
         </p>
     </ds-process-detail-field>
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.spec.ts b/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.spec.ts
index e9f64752f6a..aac85380745 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/process-page/detail/process-detail.component.spec.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/notifications-ser
 import { RouterStub } from '../../shared/testing/router.stub';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { FileSizePipe } from '../../shared/utils/file-size-pipe';
+import { HasNoValuePipe } from '../../shared/utils/has-no-value.pipe';
 import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
 import { getProcessListRoute } from '../process-page-routing.paths';
 import { Process } from '../processes/process.model';
@@ -147,7 +148,13 @@ describe('ProcessDetailComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     init();
     void TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      declarations: [ProcessDetailComponent, ProcessDetailFieldComponent, VarDirective, FileSizePipe],
+      declarations: [
+        ProcessDetailComponent,
+        ProcessDetailFieldComponent,
+        VarDirective,
+        FileSizePipe,
+        HasNoValuePipe,
+      ],
       imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), RouterTestingModule],
       providers: [
         { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: route },
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.html b/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.html
index cf4c225417f..6e869526380 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.html
+++ b/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<ng-container *ngIf="fromExisting$ && (fromExisting$ | async)">
+<ng-container *ngIf="fromExisting$ | async | dsHasValue; else newProcess">
     <ds-process-form *ngVar="fromExisting$ | async as process" headerKey="process.new.header" [selectedScript]="script$ | async" [parameters]="process.parameters"></ds-process-form>
 </ng-container>
-<ng-container *ngIf="!fromExisting$ || (fromExisting$ | async) === null">
+<ng-template #newProcess>
     <ds-process-form headerKey="process.new.header"></ds-process-form>
-</ng-container>
+</ng-template>
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.spec.ts b/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.spec.ts
index 1c76dc23815..e6b46efae06 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/process-page/new/new-process.component.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { RequestService } from '../../core/data/request.service';
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
+import { HasValuePipe } from '../../shared/utils/has-value.pipe';
 import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
 import { ProcessParameter } from '../processes/process-parameter.model';
 import { Script } from '../scripts/script.model';
@@ -65,7 +66,11 @@ describe('NewProcessComponent', () => {
             useClass: TranslateLoaderMock,
           },
         })],
-      declarations: [NewProcessComponent, VarDirective],
+      declarations: [
+        NewProcessComponent,
+        VarDirective,
+        HasValuePipe,
+      ],
       providers: [
         { provide: ScriptDataService, useValue: scriptService },
         { provide: NotificationsService, useClass: NotificationsServiceStub },
diff --git a/src/app/process-page/overview/process-overview.component.html b/src/app/process-page/overview/process-overview.component.html
index c460f5fa95a..cc4b39572b4 100644
--- a/src/app/process-page/overview/process-overview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/process-page/overview/process-overview.component.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ <h4>{{'process.overview.delete.header' | translate }}</h4>
         </div>
 
         <div class="modal-body">
-            <div *ngIf="(processBulkDeleteService.isProcessing$()  | async) === false">{{'process.overview.delete.body' | translate: {count: processBulkDeleteService.getAmountOfSelectedProcesses()} }}</div>
+            <div *ngIf="(processBulkDeleteService.isProcessing$() | async) !== true">{{'process.overview.delete.body' | translate: {count: processBulkDeleteService.getAmountOfSelectedProcesses()} }}</div>
             <div *ngIf="processBulkDeleteService.isProcessing$() |async" class="alert alert-info">
                 <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm spinner-button" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                 <span> {{ 'process.overview.delete.processing' | translate: {count: processBulkDeleteService.getAmountOfSelectedProcesses()} }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.html b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.html
index 1372ce76f25..8d48da08d98 100644
--- a/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/profile-page/profile-page-researcher-form/profile-page-researcher-form.component.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <span *ngIf="(isProcessingCreate() | async)">
         <i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'researcher.profile.action.processing' | translate}}
     </span>
-    <span *ngIf="(isProcessingCreate()  | async) === false">
+    <span *ngIf="(isProcessingCreate() | async) !== true">
         <i class="fas fa-plus"></i> &nbsp;{{'researcher.profile.create.new' | translate}}
     </span>
   </button>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <span *ngIf="(isProcessingDelete() | async)">
             <i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'researcher.profile.action.processing' | translate}}
         </span>
-        <span *ngIf="(isProcessingDelete()  | async) === false">
+        <span *ngIf="(isProcessingDelete() | async) !== true">
             <i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i> &nbsp;{{'researcher.profile.delete' | translate}}
         </span>
     </button>
diff --git a/src/app/root/root.component.html b/src/app/root/root.component.html
index 5636b910eb8..533efea9d18 100644
--- a/src/app/root/root.component.html
+++ b/src/app/root/root.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 </button>
 
 <div class="outer-wrapper" [class.d-none]="shouldShowFullscreenLoader" [@slideSidebarPadding]="{
-     value: ((isSidebarVisible$ | async) === false ? 'hidden' : (slideSidebarOver$ | async) ? 'unpinned' : 'pinned'),
+     value: ((isSidebarVisible$ | async) !== true ? 'hidden' : (slideSidebarOver$ | async) ? 'unpinned' : 'pinned'),
      params: { collapsedWidth: (collapsedSidebarWidth$ | async), expandedWidth: (expandedSidebarWidth$ | async) }
     }">
   <ds-themed-admin-sidebar [expandedSidebarWidth$]="expandedSidebarWidth$" [collapsedSidebarWidth$]="collapsedSidebarWidth$"></ds-themed-admin-sidebar>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html
index 17de7dc4265..98749da7b54 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<div class="navbar-nav mr-auto" *ngIf="(isMobile$ | async) === false; else mobileButtons" data-test="auth-nav">
-  <div *ngIf="(isAuthenticated | async) === false && (showAuth | async)"
+<div class="navbar-nav mr-auto" *ngIf="(isMobile$ | async) !== true; else mobileButtons" data-test="auth-nav">
+  <div *ngIf="(isAuthenticated | async) !== true && (showAuth | async)"
       class="nav-item"
       (click)="$event.stopPropagation();">
     <div ngbDropdown #loginDrop="ngbDropdown" display="dynamic" placement="bottom-right" class="d-inline-block" @fadeInOut>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 <ng-template #mobileButtons>
   <div data-test="auth-nav">
-    <a *ngIf="(isAuthenticated | async) === false" routerLink="/login" routerLinkActive="active" class="loginLink px-0.5" role="button">
+    <a *ngIf="(isAuthenticated | async) !== true" routerLink="/login" routerLinkActive="active" class="loginLink px-0.5" role="button">
       {{ 'nav.login' | translate }}<span class="sr-only">(current)</span>
     </a>
     <a *ngIf="(isAuthenticated | async)" role="button" [attr.aria-label]="'nav.logout' |translate" [title]="'nav.logout' | translate" routerLink="/logout" routerLinkActive="active" class="logoutLink px-1">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html
index 1ebaca47907..a6d4188f923 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/user-menu/user-menu.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="(loading$ | async)"></ds-themed-loading>
-<ul *ngIf="(loading$ | async) === false" class="user-menu" role="menu"
+<ul *ngIf="(loading$ | async) !== true" class="user-menu" role="menu"
     [ngClass]="inExpandableNavbar ? 'user-menu-mobile pb-2 mb-2 border-bottom' : 'user-menu-dropdown'"
     [attr.aria-label]="'nav.user-profile-menu-and-logout' |translate" id="user-menu-dropdown">
   <li class="ds-menu-item-wrapper username-email-wrapper" role="presentation">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.html b/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.html
index 30fcdf887b8..c4e5acfb4be 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
      [scrollWindow]="false"
      (scrolled)="onScrollDown()">
 
-  <li class="dropdown-item disabled" role="menuitem" *ngIf="searchListCollection?.length === 0 && (isLoading | async) === false">
+  <li class="dropdown-item disabled" role="menuitem" *ngIf="searchListCollection?.length === 0 && (isLoading | async) !== true">
     {{'submission.sections.general.no-collection' | translate}}
   </li>
   <ng-container *ngIf="searchListCollection?.length > 0">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/comcol-role/comcol-role.component.html b/src/app/shared/comcol/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/comcol-role/comcol-role.component.html
index aec70b77ffb..2b82ef4d5fd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/comcol-role/comcol-role.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/comcol-role/comcol-role.component.html
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ <h2 class="h4 w-100">
 
     <div class="d-flex flex-md-row justify-content-between flex-column">
       <div class="w-100 d-flex align-items-center">
-        <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="(groupRD$ | async) === null"></ds-themed-loading>
+        <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="groupRD$ | async | dsHasNoValue"></ds-themed-loading>
         <div *ngIf="hasNoGroup$ | async">
           {{'comcol-role.edit.no-group' | translate}}
-        </div>
+        </div>V
         <div *ngIf="hasAnonymousGroup$ | async">
           {{'comcol-role.edit.' + (comcolRole$ | async)?.name + '.anonymous-group' | translate}}
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/correction-suggestion/item-withdrawn-reinstate-modal.component.html b/src/app/shared/correction-suggestion/item-withdrawn-reinstate-modal.component.html
index ac71f0d73bf..b1056cdf183 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/correction-suggestion/item-withdrawn-reinstate-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/correction-suggestion/item-withdrawn-reinstate-modal.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div *ngIf="(this.submitted$ | async) === false; else waiting">
+<div *ngIf="(this.submitted$ | async) !== true; else waiting">
   <div *ngIf="this.canWithdraw; else reinstateHeader" class="modal-header">
     {{ 'item.qa.withdrawn.modal.header' | translate }}
     <button type="button" class="close" (click)="onModalClose()" aria-label="Close">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/entity-dropdown/entity-dropdown.component.html b/src/app/shared/entity-dropdown/entity-dropdown.component.html
index 40a704fb20f..374c589e3e5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/entity-dropdown/entity-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/entity-dropdown/entity-dropdown.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     [fromRoot]="true"
     [scrollWindow]="false"
     (scrolled)="onScrollDown()">
-  <li *ngIf="searchListEntity?.length === 0 && (isLoadingList | async) === false">
+  <li *ngIf="searchListEntity?.length === 0 && (isLoadingList | async) !== true">
     <button class="dropdown-item disabled" role="menuitem">
       {{'submission.sections.general.no-entity' | translate}}
     </button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/file-download-link/file-download-link.component.html b/src/app/shared/file-download-link/file-download-link.component.html
index d773519543a..d649c0ad4e2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/file-download-link/file-download-link.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/file-download-link/file-download-link.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <a [routerLink]="(bitstreamPath$| async)?.routerLink" class="dont-break-out" [queryParams]="(bitstreamPath$| async)?.queryParams" [target]="isBlank ? '_blank': '_self'" [ngClass]="cssClasses">
-  <span role="img" *ngIf="(canDownload$ |async) === false" [attr.aria-label]="'file-download-link.restricted' | translate" class="pr-1"><i class="fas fa-lock"></i></span>
+  <span role="img" *ngIf="(canDownload$ |async) !== true" [attr.aria-label]="'file-download-link.restricted' | translate" class="pr-1"><i class="fas fa-lock"></i></span>
   <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="content"></ng-container>
 </a>
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.html
index 28b7a19e392..5463b068276 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   </ul>
 </ng-template>
 
-<div *ngIf="(isHierarchicalVocabulary() | async) === false" class="position-relative right-addon">
+<div *ngIf="(isHierarchicalVocabulary() | async) !== true" class="position-relative right-addon">
   <i *ngIf="searching || loadingInitialValue" class="fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin fa-2x fa-fw text-primary position-absolute mt-1 p-0" aria-hidden="true"></i>
   <i *ngIf="!searching && !loadingInitialValue"
      dsAuthorityConfidenceState
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.html
index b599ad09ff4..e661c458b67 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/relation-group/dynamic-relation-group.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<a *ngIf="(formCollapsed | async) === false"
+<a *ngIf="(formCollapsed | async) !== true"
    class="close position-relative"
    ngbTooltip="{{'form.group-collapse-help' | translate}}"
    placement="left">
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 </a>
 
 <div class="pt-2" [ngClass]="{'border-top': !showErrorMessages, 'border border-danger': showErrorMessages}">
-  <div *ngIf="(formCollapsed | async) === false" class="pl-2 row"  @shrinkInOut>
+  <div *ngIf="(formCollapsed | async) !== true" class="pl-2 row"  @shrinkInOut>
     <ds-form #formRef="formComponent"
              class="col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-xl-10 pl-0"
              [formId]="formId"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
              (dfFocus)="onFocus($event)"></ds-form>
 
 
-    <div *ngIf="(formCollapsed | async) === false" class="col p-0 m-0 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
+    <div *ngIf="(formCollapsed | async) !== true" class="col p-0 m-0 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
 
         <button type="button"
                 class="btn btn-link"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html
index a675880bea4..12bc93ab0e6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/search-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-search-tab.component.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                Checkboxes that are in the indeterminate state always switch to checked when clicked
                This seemed like the cleanest and clearest solution to solve this issue for now. -->
 
-          <input *ngIf="!allSelected && (someSelected$ | async) === false"
+          <input *ngIf="!allSelected && (someSelected$ | async) !== true"
                  type="checkbox"
                  [indeterminate]="false"
                  (change)="selectAll()">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html
index cd9108ddbc3..9f3f6d33652 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/form.component.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             </button>
             <ng-content select="[between]"></ng-content>
             <button *ngIf="displaySubmit" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="onSubmit()"
-                    [disabled]="(isValid() | async) === false">
+                    [disabled]="(isValid() | async) !== true">
               <i class="fas fa-save" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{submitLabel | translate}}
             </button>
             <ng-content select="[after]"></ng-content>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html
index 08fa75019f2..2baafc9d1d3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="treeview-container">
   <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="loading | async" [showMessage]="false"></ds-themed-loading>
-  <h2 *ngIf="(loading | async) === false && dataSource.data.length === 0" class="h4 text-center text-muted mt-4" >
+  <h2 *ngIf="(loading | async) !== true && dataSource.data.length === 0" class="h4 text-center text-muted mt-4" >
     <span>{{'vocabulary-treeview.search.no-result' | translate}}</span>
   </h2>
   <cdk-tree [dataSource]="dataSource" [treeControl]="treeControl">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
index d1b8710d6a2..d80513d5d04 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/log-in/log-in.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="(loading | async) || (isAuthenticated | async)" class="m-5"></ds-themed-loading>
-<div *ngIf="(loading | async) === false && (isAuthenticated | async) === false" class="px-4 py-3 mx-auto login-container">
+<div *ngIf="(loading | async) !== true && (isAuthenticated | async) !== true" class="px-4 py-3 mx-auto login-container">
   <ng-container *ngFor="let authMethod of (authMethods | async); let last = last">
     <ds-log-in-container [authMethod]="authMethod" [isStandalonePage]="isStandalonePage"></ds-log-in-container>
     <div *ngIf="!last" class="dropdown-divider my-2"></div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html
index a132ba2c3ad..9e364ac8085 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/approve/claimed-task-actions-approve.component.html
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
         [disabled]="processing$ | async"
         (click)="submitTask()">
   <span *ngIf="processing$ | async"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
-  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.approve' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true"><i class="fa fa-thumbs-up"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.approve' | translate}}</span>
 </button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/decline-task/claimed-task-actions-decline-task.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/decline-task/claimed-task-actions-decline-task.component.html
index 0067bba0493..2b95b02df44 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/decline-task/claimed-task-actions-decline-task.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/decline-task/claimed-task-actions-decline-task.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <span *ngIf="processing$ | async">
     <i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}
   </span>
-  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false">
+  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true">
     <i class="fa fa-ban"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.decline' | translate}}
   </span>
 </button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html
index 855fba98982..2f96c16f080 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/reject/claimed-task-actions-reject.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         [disabled]="processing$ | async"
         (click)="openRejectModal(rejectModal)" >
   <span *ngIf="processing$ | async"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
-  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.submit' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.submit' | translate}}</span>
 </button>
 
 <ng-template #rejectModal let-c="close" let-d="dismiss">
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.reason.title
               [disabled]="!rejectForm.valid || (processing$ | async)"
               type="submit">
         <span *ngIf="processing$ | async"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
-        <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false">{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.reason.submit' | translate}}</span>
+        <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true">{{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.reject.reason.submit' | translate}}</span>
       </button>
     </form>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.html
index 5311d9b48e3..e10dec2e6eb 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.html
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
         [disabled]="processing$ | async"
         (click)="submitTask()">
   <span *ngIf="processing$ | async"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
-  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false"><i class="fa fa-undo"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.return' | translate}}</span>
+  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true"><i class="fa fa-undo"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.claimed.return' | translate}}</span>
 </button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.html
index 03c433e3d35..1d989340111 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   (click)="claim()">
   <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async)"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i>
     {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
-  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false"><i class="fas fa-hand-paper"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.pool.claim' |
+  <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true"><i class="fas fa-hand-paper"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.pool.claim' |
     translate}}</span>
 </button>
 <button class="btn btn-primary workflow-view ml-1 mt-1 mb-3" data-test="view-btn"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
index f2b28a04428..c3515b4d72b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/workspaceitem/workspaceitem-actions.component.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     (click)="$event.preventDefault();confirmDiscard(content)">
     <span *ngIf="(processingDelete$ | async)"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i>
       {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}</span>
-    <span *ngIf="(processingDelete$ | async) === false"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{'submission.workflow.generic.delete' |
+    <span *ngIf="(processingDelete$ | async) !== true"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{'submission.workflow.generic.delete' |
       translate}}</span>
   </button>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
index c8ef730faf4..8c8a99aa9e7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ <h3 [innerHTML]="dsoTitle" [ngClass]="{'lead': true,'text-muted': !item.firstMet
                 class="item-list-authors">
                 <span
                   *ngIf="item.allMetadataValues(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']).length === 0">{{'mydspace.results.no-authors'
-                  | translate}}</span>
+                 | translate}}</span>
                 <span
                   *ngFor="let author of item.allMetadataValues(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']); let last=last;">
                   <span [innerHTML]="author"><span [innerHTML]="author"></span></span>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html
index 83da262ecd5..54ce54d9f30 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-select/item-select/item-select.component.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         </thead>
         <tbody>
         <tr *ngFor="let item of itemsRD?.payload?.page">
-          <td><input #selectItemBtn [attr.aria-label]="(selectItemBtn.checked ? 'item.select.table.deselect' : 'item.select.table.select') | translate" [disabled]="(canSelect(item)  | async) === false" class="item-checkbox" [ngModel]="getSelected(item.id) | async" (change)="switch(item.id)" type="checkbox" name="{{item.id}}"></td>
+          <td><input #selectItemBtn [attr.aria-label]="(selectItemBtn.checked ? 'item.select.table.deselect' : 'item.select.table.select') | translate" [disabled]="(canSelect(item) | async) !== true" class="item-checkbox" [ngModel]="getSelected(item.id) | async" (change)="switch(item.id)" type="checkbox" name="{{item.id}}"></td>
           <td *ngIf="!hideCollection">
             <span *ngVar="(item.owningCollection | async)?.payload as collection">
               <a *ngIf="collection" [routerLink]="['/collections', collection?.id]">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.html b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.html
index 9ad019c8c68..cd3b5b932f6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             (click)="redirectToResourcePolicyEditPage()">
       <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i>
     </button>
-    <button *ngIf="(groupName$ | async) !== undefined" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm"
+    <button *ngIf="groupName$ | async | dsHasValue" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm"
             [title]="'resource-policies.table.headers.edit.group' | translate"
             (click)="redirectToGroupEditPage()">
       <i class="fas fa-users fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.spec.ts
index c033e81ced3..71b4ae93682 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/entry/resource-policy-entry.component.spec.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../remote-data.utils';
 import { EPersonMock } from '../../testing/eperson.mock';
 import { GroupMock } from '../../testing/group-mock';
 import { RouterStub } from '../../testing/router.stub';
+import { HasValuePipe } from '../../utils/has-value.pipe';
 import { ResourcePolicyEntryComponent } from './resource-policy-entry.component';
 import createSpyObj = jasmine.createSpyObj;
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ describe('ResourcePolicyEntryComponent', () => {
       ],
       declarations: [
         ResourcePolicyEntryComponent,
+        HasValuePipe,
       ],
       providers: [
         { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.html b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.html
index 81ebe1837fc..3d5465f0e69 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/form/resource-policy-form.component.html
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
                   (click)="onReset()">{{'form.cancel' | translate}}</button>
           <button type="button"
                   class="btn btn-primary"
-                  [disabled]="(isFormValid()  | async) === false || (isProcessing | async)"
+                  [disabled]="(isFormValid() | async) !== true || (isProcessing | async)"
                   (click)="onSubmit()">
             <span *ngIf="(isProcessing | async)">
                   <i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}
                 </span>
-            <span *ngIf="(isProcessing | async) === false">
+            <span *ngIf="(isProcessing | async) !== true">
                   {{'form.submit' | translate}}
                 </span>
           </button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.html b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.html
index ca6688ff5b5..bb6073df851 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.html
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
             </span>
             <div class="space-children-mr flex-shrink-0">
               <button class="btn btn-danger p-1"
-                      [disabled]="((canDelete()  | async) === false) || (isProcessingDelete() | async)"
+                      [disabled]="((canDelete() | async) !== true) || (isProcessingDelete() | async)"
                       [title]="'resource-policies.delete.btn.title' | translate"
                       (click)="deleteSelectedResourcePolicies()">
                 <span *ngIf="(isProcessingDelete() | async)">
                   <i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin' aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'submission.workflow.tasks.generic.processing' | translate}}
                 </span>
-                <span *ngIf="(isProcessingDelete() | async) === false">
+                <span *ngIf="(isProcessingDelete() | async) !== true">
                   <i class='fas fa-trash-alt fa-fw' aria-hidden="true"></i>
                   {{'resource-policies.delete.btn' | translate}}
                 </span>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.spec.ts
index 1336eed6a66..35f42dbd736 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.spec.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import {
   createPaginatedList,
   createTestComponent,
 } from '../testing/utils.test';
+import { HasValuePipe } from '../utils/has-value.pipe';
 import { ResourcePolicyEntryComponent } from './entry/resource-policy-entry.component';
 import { ResourcePoliciesComponent } from './resource-policies.component';
 
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ describe('ResourcePoliciesComponent test suite', () => {
         ResourcePoliciesComponent,
         ResourcePolicyEntryComponent,
         TestComponent,
+        HasValuePipe,
       ],
       providers: [
         { provide: LinkService, useValue: linkService },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-authority-filter/search-authority-filter.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-authority-filter/search-authority-filter.component.html
index 28cf3cb514e..cdba4017433 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-authority-filter/search-authority-filter.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-authority-filter/search-authority-filter.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
           </div>
         </ng-container>
         <div class="clearfix toggle-more-filters">
-            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) === false"
+            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) !== true"
                (click)="showMore()" href="javascript:void(0);">
               {{"search.filters.filter.show-more" | translate}}
             </a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-boolean-filter/search-boolean-filter.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-boolean-filter/search-boolean-filter.component.html
index 147a0260f1d..aaf533e481e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-boolean-filter/search-boolean-filter.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-boolean-filter/search-boolean-filter.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         </div>
         </ng-container>
         <div class="clearfix toggle-more-filters">
-            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) === false"
+            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) !== true"
                (click)="showMore()" href="javascript:void(0);">
               {{"search.filters.filter.show-more" | translate}}
             </a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html
index 89e9c190599..0aefa0c6c10 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
      [id]="regionId" [attr.aria-labelledby]="toggleId" [ngClass]="{ 'focus': focusBox }" role="region">
   <button (click)="toggle()" (focusin)="focusBox = true" (focusout)="focusBox = false"
           class="filter-name d-flex" [attr.aria-controls]="regionId" [id]="toggleId"
-          [attr.aria-expanded]="(collapsed$ | async) === false"
+          [attr.aria-expanded]="(collapsed$ | async) !== true"
           [attr.aria-label]="(((collapsed$ | async) ? 'search.filters.filter.expand' : 'search.filters.filter.collapse') | translate) + ' ' + (('search.filters.filter.' + filter.name + '.head') | translate | lowercase)"
           [attr.data-test]="'filter-toggle' | dsBrowserOnly"
   >
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.html
index 9bfab9bd065..1dc21d64c3e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
           </div>
         </ng-container>
         <div class="clearfix toggle-more-filters">
-            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) === false"
+            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) !== true"
                (click)="showMore()" href="javascript:void(0);">
               {{"search.filters.filter.show-more" | translate}}
             </a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.html
index 28cf3cb514e..cdba4017433 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
           </div>
         </ng-container>
         <div class="clearfix toggle-more-filters">
-            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) === false"
+            <a class="float-left" *ngIf="(isLastPage$ | async) !== true"
                (click)="showMore()" href="javascript:void(0);">
               {{"search.filters.filter.show-more" | translate}}
             </a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
index 9b63cc60a57..c51acf0a7e7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 <ng-template #searchContent>
     <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-12" *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async) === false">
+        <div class="col-12" *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async) !== true">
             <ng-template *ngTemplateOutlet="searchForm"></ng-template>
             <ng-content select="[additionalSearchOptions]"></ng-content>
         </div>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                 <button (click)="openSidebar()" aria-controls="#search-body"
                         class="btn btn-outline-primary float-right open-sidebar"><i
                         class="fas fa-sliders"></i> {{"search.sidebar.open"
-                        | translate}}
+                       | translate}}
                 </button>
             </div>
             <ds-themed-search-results *ngIf="inPlaceSearch"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 </ng-template>
 
 <ng-template #sidebarContent>
-    <ds-themed-search-sidebar id="search-sidebar" *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async) === false"
+    <ds-themed-search-sidebar id="search-sidebar" *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async) !== true"
                        [configurationList]="configurationList"
                        [configuration]="(currentConfiguration$ | async)"
                        [currentScope]="(currentScope$ | async)"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 46c3d6b1d1b..73624516769 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ import { EmphasizePipe } from './utils/emphasize.pipe';
 import { EnumKeysPipe } from './utils/enum-keys-pipe';
 import { FileSizePipe } from './utils/file-size-pipe';
 import { FileValueAccessorDirective } from './utils/file-value-accessor.directive';
+import { HasNoValuePipe } from './utils/has-no-value.pipe';
+import { HasValuePipe } from './utils/has-value.pipe';
 import { InListValidator } from './utils/in-list-validator.directive';
 import { IpV4Validator } from './utils/ipV4.validator';
 import { MarkdownPipe } from './utils/markdown.pipe';
@@ -231,6 +233,8 @@ const PIPES = [
   MarkdownPipe,
   ShortNumberPipe,
   SplitPipe,
+  HasValuePipe,
+  HasNoValuePipe,
 ];
 
 const COMPONENTS = [
diff --git a/src/app/shared/sidebar/page-with-sidebar.component.html b/src/app/shared/sidebar/page-with-sidebar.component.html
index 75f40ef8d63..853258e6dd0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/sidebar/page-with-sidebar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/sidebar/page-with-sidebar.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="sidebarContent"></ng-container>
       </div>
       <div class="col-12 col-md-{{12 - sideBarWidth}}"
-           [class.invisible]="(isSidebarCollapsed$ | async) === false && (isXsOrSm$ | async) === true">
+           [class.invisible]="(isSidebarCollapsed$ | async) !== true && (isXsOrSm$ | async) === true">
         <ng-content></ng-content>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-modal/subscription-modal.component.html b/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-modal/subscription-modal.component.html
index fbb8fd50dca..4894d66de33 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-modal/subscription-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-modal/subscription-modal.component.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">{{'subscriptions.modal.title' | translate}}</h4>
         <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async)">
           <i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i> {{'subscriptions.modal.new-subscription-form.processing' | translate}}
         </span>
-      <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false">
+      <span *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true">
         {{'subscriptions.modal.new-subscription-form.submit' | translate}}
       </span>
     </button>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-view/subscription-view.component.html b/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-view/subscription-view.component.html
index 155304154bd..b181bcbef67 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-view/subscription-view.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/subscriptions/subscription-view/subscription-view.component.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 <td class="subscription-parameters">
   <ng-container *ngIf="!!subscription">
 		<span *ngFor="let parameterList of subscription.subscriptionParameterList; let i = index">
-			{{ 'subscriptions.frequency.' + parameterList.value  | translate}}<span
+			{{ 'subscriptions.frequency.' + parameterList.value | translate}}<span
       *ngIf="i < subscription.subscriptionParameterList.length-1 ">,</span>
 		</span>
   </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/has-no-value.pipe.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/has-no-value.pipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5e23d01ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/has-no-value.pipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import {
+  Pipe,
+  PipeTransform,
+} from '@angular/core';
+
+import { hasNoValue } from '../empty.util';
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the passed value is null or undefined.
+ */
+@Pipe({ name: 'dsHasNoValue' })
+export class HasNoValuePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: any): boolean {
+    return hasNoValue(value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/has-value.pipe.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/has-value.pipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a669a770937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/has-value.pipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import {
+  Pipe,
+  PipeTransform,
+} from '@angular/core';
+
+import { hasValue } from '../empty.util';
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the passed value is not null or undefined.
+ */
+@Pipe({ name: 'dsHasValue' })
+export class HasValuePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: any): boolean {
+    return hasValue(value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page/statistics-page.component.html b/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page/statistics-page.component.html
index 894691a012c..5ee12b72d98 100644
--- a/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page/statistics-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/statistics-page/statistics-page/statistics-page.component.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                            [report]="report"
                            class="m-2 {{ report.id }}">
       </ds-statistics-table>
-      <div *ngIf="(hasData$ | async) === false">
+      <div *ngIf="(hasData$ | async) !== true">
         {{ 'statistics.page.no-data' | translate }}
       </div>
     </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
index c4c8a9c4efb..4e4200d16b2 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/collection/submission-form-collection.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div>
   <div
-    *ngIf="(available$ | async) === false"
+    *ngIf="(available$ | async) !== true"
     class="input-group mb-3">
     <div class="input-group-prepend">
       <span class="input-group-text">{{ 'submission.sections.general.collection' | translate }}</span>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
             [disabled]="(processingChange$ | async) || collectionModifiable === false || isReadonly"
             ngbDropdownToggle>
       <span *ngIf="(processingChange$ | async)"><i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin'></i></span>
-      <span *ngIf="(processingChange$ | async) === false">{{ selectedCollectionName$ | async }}</span>
+      <span *ngIf="(processingChange$ | async) !== true">{{ selectedCollectionName$ | async }}</span>
     </button>
 
     <div ngbDropdownMenu
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html
index fc27c268c1b..f1162cea4de 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/footer/submission-form-footer.component.html
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     </button>
   </div>
   <div class="col text-right d-flex justify-content-end align-items-center">
-    <span *ngIf="(hasUnsavedModification | async) === false && (processingSaveStatus | async) === false && (processingDepositStatus | async) === false">
+    <span *ngIf="(hasUnsavedModification | async) !== true && (processingSaveStatus | async) !== true && (processingDepositStatus | async) !== true">
       <i class="fas fa-check-circle"></i> {{'submission.general.info.saved' | translate}}
     </span>
-    <span *ngIf="(hasUnsavedModification | async) && (processingSaveStatus | async) === false && (processingDepositStatus | async) === false">
+    <span *ngIf="(hasUnsavedModification | async) && (processingSaveStatus | async) !== true && (processingDepositStatus | async) !== true">
       <i class="fas fa-exclamation-circle"></i> {{'submission.general.info.pending-changes' | translate}}
     </span>
     <div *ngIf="(processingSaveStatus | async) || (processingDepositStatus | async)" class="col d-flex justify-content-end align-items-center">
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
               class="btn btn-secondary"
               id="save"
               [attr.data-test]="'save' | dsBrowserOnly"
-              [disabled]="(processingSaveStatus | async) || (hasUnsavedModification | async) === false"
+              [disabled]="(processingSaveStatus | async) || (hasUnsavedModification | async) !== true"
               (click)="save($event)">
         <span><i class="fas fa-save"></i> {{'submission.general.save' | translate}}</span>
       </button>
       <button type="button"
-              [class.btn-primary]="(showDepositAndDiscard | async) === false"
+              [class.btn-primary]="(showDepositAndDiscard | async) !== true"
               [class.btn-secondary]="(showDepositAndDiscard | async)"
               class="btn"
               id="saveForLater"
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/section-add/submission-form-section-add.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/section-add/submission-form-section-add.component.html
index bb56384f668..0c7035c7f82 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/section-add/submission-form-section-add.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/section-add/submission-form-section-add.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <ng-container *ngIf="hasSections$ | async">
   <button class="btn btn-outline-primary dropdown-toggle"
           id="sectionControls"
-          [disabled]="(hasSections$ | async) === false"
+          [disabled]="(hasSections$ | async) !== true"
           [ngClass]="{'w-100': (windowService.isXs() | async)}"
           ngbDropdownToggle>
           {{ 'submission.sections.general.add-more' | translate }} <i class="fa fa-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
        class="sections-dropdown-menu"
        aria-labelledby="sectionControls"
        [ngClass]="{'w-100': (windowService.isXs() | async)}">
-    <button class="dropdown-item disabled" *ngIf="(hasSections$ | async) === false">
+    <button class="dropdown-item disabled" *ngIf="(hasSections$ | async) !== true">
       {{ 'submission.sections.general.no-sections' | translate }}
     </button>
     <button class="dropdown-item" *ngFor="let listItem of (sectionList$ | async)" (click)="addSection(listItem.id)">
diff --git a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
index 8497812d9d4..84767c8c6f9 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/form/submission-form.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="container-fluid">
-    <div *ngIf="(isLoading()  | async) === false" class="submission-form-header mb-3 d-flex flex-wrap position-sticky">
+    <div *ngIf="(isLoading() | async) !== true" class="submission-form-header mb-3 d-flex flex-wrap position-sticky">
         <div *ngIf="(uploadEnabled$ | async)" class="w-100">
             <ds-submission-upload-files [submissionId]="submissionId"
                                         [collectionId]="collectionId"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             </ds-submission-section-container>
         </ng-container>
     </div>
-    <div *ngIf="(isLoading()  | async) === false" class="submission-form-footer mt-3 mb-3 position-sticky">
+    <div *ngIf="(isLoading() | async) !== true" class="submission-form-footer mt-3 mb-3 position-sticky">
         <ds-submission-form-footer [submissionId]="submissionId"></ds-submission-form-footer>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html
index 8f51bd673d7..7b5a2004d71 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   <input type="text" class="form-control" (keyup.enter)="(searchString === '')?null:search()" [(ngModel)]="searchString" placeholder="{{'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' | translate}}" [attr.aria-label]="'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' | translate">
 </div>
 <div class="input-group mb-5">
-  <input *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async) === false" type="text" class="form-control" (keyup.enter)="(searchString === '')?null:search()" [(ngModel)]="searchString" placeholder="{{'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' | translate}}" [attr.aria-label]="'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' | translate">
-  <div [ngClass]="{'input-group-append': (isXsOrSm$ | async) === false}" ngbDropdown role="group">
+  <input *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async) !== true" type="text" class="form-control" (keyup.enter)="(searchString === '')?null:search()" [(ngModel)]="searchString" placeholder="{{'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' | translate}}" [attr.aria-label]="'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' | translate">
+  <div [ngClass]="{'input-group-append': (isXsOrSm$ | async) !== true}" ngbDropdown role="group">
     <button [attr.aria-label]="'submission.import-external.search.source.hint' |translate"
             class="btn btn-outline-secondary w-fx"
             title="{{'submission.import-external.search.source.hint' |translate}}"
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
index 71880607893..55acb591d4d 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h1 id="header" class="pb-2">{{'submission.import-external.title' + ((label) ? '
     <div *ngIf="reload$.value.sourceId !== ''" class="col-md-12">
       <ng-container *ngVar="(entriesRD$ | async) as entriesRD">
         <h2 *ngIf="entriesRD && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length !== 0">{{ 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title' | translate}}</h2>
-        <ds-viewable-collection *ngIf="entriesRD?.hasSucceeded && (isLoading$ | async) === false && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0" @fadeIn
+        <ds-viewable-collection *ngIf="entriesRD?.hasSucceeded && (isLoading$ | async) !== true && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0" @fadeIn
                                 [objects]="entriesRD"
                                 [selectionConfig]="{ repeatable: repeatable, listId: listId }"
                                 [config]="initialPagination"
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ <h2 *ngIf="entriesRD && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length !== 0">{{ 'submission.s
         </ds-viewable-collection>
         <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async)"
                     message="{{'loading.search-results' | translate}}"></ds-themed-loading>
-        <div *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) === false && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length === 0" data-test="empty-external-entry-list">
+        <div *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) !== true && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length === 0" data-test="empty-external-entry-list">
           <ds-alert [type]="AlertType.Info">{{ 'search.results.empty' | translate }}</ds-alert>
         </div>
-        <div *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) === false && entriesRD.statusCode === 500" data-test="empty-external-error-500">
+        <div *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async) !== true && entriesRD.statusCode === 500" data-test="empty-external-error-500">
           <ds-alert [type]="AlertType.Info">{{ 'search.results.response.500' | translate }}</ds-alert>
         </div>
       </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/container/section-container.component.html b/src/app/submission/sections/container/section-container.component.html
index 3173a656ca5..3f0050ea51a 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/container/section-container.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/container/section-container.component.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
           'submission.sections.'+sectionData.header | translate
           }}</span>
         <div class="d-inline-block float-right">
-          <i *ngIf="(sectionRef.isValid()  | async) === false && !(sectionRef.hasErrors()) && !(sectionRef.isInfo())"
+          <i *ngIf="(sectionRef.isValid() | async) !== true && !(sectionRef.hasErrors()) && !(sectionRef.isInfo())"
             class="fas fa-exclamation-circle text-warning mr-3"
             title="{{'submission.sections.status.warnings.title' | translate}}" role="img"
             [attr.aria-label]="'submission.sections.status.warnings.aria' | translate"></i>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html b/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html
index f691c8adf35..49742892caa 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/section-coar-notify/section-coar-notify.component.html
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
             </small>
             <ng-container *ngIf="(getShownSectionErrors$(ldnPattern.pattern , serviceIndex) | async)?.length > 0">
               <small class="row text-danger" *ngFor="let error of (getShownSectionErrors$(ldnPattern.pattern , serviceIndex) | async)">
-                {{ error.message  | translate}}
+                {{ error.message | translate}}
               </small>
             </ng-container>
             <div
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html
index 55fede77f4b..436c5a33235 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/upload/file/section-upload-file.component.html
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
     <!-- Default switch -->
     <div class="col-md-2 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" >
       <div class="custom-control custom-switch">
-        <input 
-        type="checkbox" 
-        class="custom-control-input" 
-        id="primaryBitstream{{fileIndex}}" 
+        <input
+        type="checkbox"
+        class="custom-control-input"
+        id="primaryBitstream{{fileIndex}}"
         [disabled]="processingSaveStatus$ | async"
-        [checked]="isPrimary" 
+        [checked]="isPrimary"
         (change)="togglePrimaryBitstream($event)">
         <label class="custom-control-label" for="primaryBitstream{{fileIndex}}">
           <span class="sr-only" *ngIf="!isPrimary">{{'submission.sections.upload.primary.make' | translate:{ fileName: fileName } }}</span>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <h3>{{fileName}} <span class="text-muted">({{fileData?.sizeBytes | dsFileSize}})
                   [disabled]="(processingDelete$ | async)"
                   (click)="$event.preventDefault();confirmDelete(content);">
             <i *ngIf="(processingDelete$ | async)" class="fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin fa-2x text-danger"></i>
-            <i *ngIf="(processingDelete$ | async) === false" class="fa fa-trash fa-2x text-danger"></i>
+            <i *ngIf="(processingDelete$ | async) !== true" class="fa fa-trash fa-2x text-danger"></i>
           </button>
         </ng-container>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/subscriptions-page/subscriptions-page.component.html b/src/app/subscriptions-page/subscriptions-page.component.html
index db79b35df16..fcdaaaeaced 100644
--- a/src/app/subscriptions-page/subscriptions-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/subscriptions-page/subscriptions-page.component.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <h1>{{'subscriptions.title' | translate}}</h1>
           <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="loading$ | async"></ds-themed-loading>
           <ng-container *ngVar="(subscriptions$ | async) as subscriptions">
 
-            <ds-pagination *ngIf="subscriptions?.pageInfo?.totalElements > 0 && (loading$ | async) === false"
+            <ds-pagination *ngIf="subscriptions?.pageInfo?.totalElements > 0 && (loading$ | async) !== true"
                            [paginationOptions]="config"
                            [collectionSize]="subscriptions?.pageInfo?.totalElements"
                            [hideGear]="true"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ <h1>{{'subscriptions.title' | translate}}</h1>
               </div>
             </ds-pagination>
 
-            <ds-alert *ngIf="subscriptions?.pageInfo?.totalElements === 0 && (loading$ | async) === false" [type]="AlertType.Info" data-test="empty-alert">
+            <ds-alert *ngIf="subscriptions?.pageInfo?.totalElements === 0 && (loading$ | async) !== true" [type]="AlertType.Info" data-test="empty-alert">
               {{ 'subscriptions.table.empty.message' | translate }}
             </ds-alert>
 
diff --git a/src/app/suggestions-page/suggestions-page.component.html b/src/app/suggestions-page/suggestions-page.component.html
index f537ff99e64..75ba0315f3b 100644
--- a/src/app/suggestions-page/suggestions-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/suggestions-page/suggestions-page.component.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ <h1>
               <i class='fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin' *ngIf="isBulkOperationPending"></i>
             </div>
             <ds-loading *ngIf="(processing$ | async)"></ds-loading>
-            <ds-pagination *ngIf="(processing$ | async) === false"
+            <ds-pagination *ngIf="(processing$ | async) !== true"
                            [paginationOptions]="paginationOptions"
                            [sortOptions]="paginationSortConfig"
                            [collectionSize]="suggestionsRD?.pageInfo?.totalElements" [hideGear]="false"
diff --git a/src/themes/dspace/app/header/header.component.html b/src/themes/dspace/app/header/header.component.html
index 10a3f1a8e2d..51373e8cd13 100644
--- a/src/themes/dspace/app/header/header.component.html
+++ b/src/themes/dspace/app/header/header.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       <a class="d-block my-2 my-md-0" routerLink="/home" [attr.aria-label]="'home.title' | translate">
         <img id="header-logo" src="assets/images/dspace-logo.svg" [attr.alt]="'menu.header.image.logo' | translate"/>
       </a>
-      <nav *ngIf="(isMobile$ | async) === false" class="navbar navbar-expand p-0 align-items-stretch align-self-stretch" id="desktop-navbar" [attr.aria-label]="'nav.main.description' | translate">
+      <nav *ngIf="(isMobile$ | async) !== true" class="navbar navbar-expand p-0 align-items-stretch align-self-stretch" id="desktop-navbar" [attr.aria-label]="'nav.main.description' | translate">
         <ds-themed-navbar></ds-themed-navbar>
       </nav>
     </div>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
       <div id="mobile-navbar-toggler" class="d-block d-lg-none ml-3" *ngIf="(isMobile$ | async)">
         <button id="navbar-toggler" class="btn" type="button" (click)="toggleNavbar()"
-                [attr.aria-label]="'nav.toggle' | translate" aria-controls="collapsible-mobile-navbar" [attr.aria-expanded]="(isNavBarCollapsed$ | async) === false">
+                [attr.aria-label]="'nav.toggle' | translate" aria-controls="collapsible-mobile-navbar" [attr.aria-expanded]="(isNavBarCollapsed$ | async) !== true">
           <span class="fas fa-bars fa-fw fa-xl toggler-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
         </button>
       </div>