This thesis compared the explanatory power on excess return between the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Fama and French Three Factor Model on the Swedish Market. Fur- thermore, an evaluation of the independent variables included in the Fama and French Three Factor Model was done. This was tested on a sample of 59 listed companies of the Stock- holm Stock Exchange between 2007 and 2015. A total

The quality of a flour can vary greatly depending on the wheat variety and on the conditions while growing the wheat. Currently, the quality is mainly assessed by test baking the flour to observe the volume of the final product. The aim of this study was to investigate if three instruments (Alveolab, Mixolab and Rheo F4) analyzing rheological behaviours connected to dough preparation and baking pr

Frågeställning: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka patientperspektiv av hjälpsamma och hindrande faktorer i PTSD-behandling. Metod: Sju kvalitativa studier som fokuserade på patienters perspektiv av hjälpsamma och hindrande faktorer i PTSD-behandling gicks igenom. Resultat: Den terapeutiska relationen sågs som viktig och hjälpsam. Patienter betraktade exponering och psykoedukation som hjälpQuestion: The purpose of this study was to investigate patient perspectives of helpful and hindering factors in PTSD-treatment. Method: Seven qualitative studies focusing on patient perspective of PTSD-treatment were reviewed. Meta-ethnography and thematic analysis were used. Results: The therapeutic relationship was seen as important and helpful. Patients viewed exposure and psychoeducation abo

Bakgrund: Barn som ska opereras känner ofta en oro inför ingreppet. Tidigare studier har visat på att fler än hälften av barnen upplever oro i hög grad, vilket kan påverka förloppet inför och efter den generella anestesin. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att beskriva barns oro inför generell anestesi. Metod: Systematisk litteraturstudie med narrativ sammanställning av kvantitativa artiklar. Resul

The rise of global and alternative distribution channels in the automotive industry puts pressure on importers and dealerships, as they face the threat of substitution when it comes to the downstream distribution activities in the automotive supply chain. Thus, to attain a competitive advantage automotive importers and their respective dealerships must strive for a high degree of collaboration in

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka huruvida det existerar en småbolagseffekt på marknadsplatsen Spotlight Stock Market under perioden januari 2011 till april 2021. Detta har vi gjort genom att jämföra skillnader i reell och riskjusterad avkastning mellan marknadsplatsen Spotlight Stock Market, OMX Stockholms Large Cap-lista samt indexet OMXS30. Vi har även undersökt förändringar i småbolagse

Detta är en kvalitativ studie, vars syfte är att synliggöra socialarbetares upplevelser av digitala klientmöten. Våra intervjupersoner bestod av fyra frivårdsinspektörer från Frivården och tre socialsekreterare från Socialtjänsten, alla inom utredningsenheten. Intervjupersonernas medverkan har bidragit med kunskap inom forskningsområdet. Resultaten har analyserats med hjälp av tidigare forskning sThis is a qualitative study; whose purpose is to illuminate the experiences of the social workers within the digital client meetings. Our interviewees consisted of four probation inspectors from the probation service and three social secretaries from the social services, all within the investigation unit. The participation of the interviewees has contributed to knowledge within the research area.

Informationssäkerhet är en viktig faktor i nästintill alla organisationer idag. Många verksamheter hanterar information som är känslig och det finns ett behov att upprätta regelverk för hur en organisation ska skydda sig. Information Security Policies är ett fundamentalt regelverk för hur en organisation hanterar den information som man besitter inom verksamheten. Denna studie ämnar åt att undersö

The wind energy industry is growing rapidly and as offshore wind expands in the Baltic sea, more and more clusters will be observed. The purpose of this work is to better understand the impact that wakes have on the electricity production for wind farm clusters in the Southern Middle Bank region. This report aims to answer the following research questions; 1) How big of an impact do wakes have on

When an industry has reached maturity, firms operating within the industry can face major changes affecting their operations, on occasion even a holistic change of the entire industry structure. Considering such changes, innovation is identified as a powerful tool to take these changes as chances to stay competitive. As a mature industry in the fast-moving-consumer- goods (FMCG) category, the dair

The aim of this study was to investigate which factors relating to the 1) perpetrator of intimate partner violence and 2) the respondents have an impact on social workers’ judgements about the severity of intimate partner violence. The study was carried out by a factorial survey method - experimental vignettes - in which the respondents were asked to make judgements about vignettes – or fictitious

Abstract This thesis first analyzes the direct and indirect effects of social financing scale on the stock market based on reviewing and summarizing the existing research. Then, studies on the different effects of social financing scale on different industries from the perspective of industry characteristics are also conducted. An autoregressive model is built using the social financing scale data

Digital interviews about digital meetings Curators about young people, changing working methods and digital divide This study aims to investigate the experience of digital change for different curators in Sweden, with a particular focus on young people's psychosocial health during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study is centered around a number of questions, such as; 1) What is central in curat

In this thesis, the consequences of extending the internal symmetries of the standard model with a complex singlet scalar field, are investigated in terms of dark matter phenomenology and the possibility of primordial gravitational wave detection utilizing space based laser interferometry. The scalar potential of the model is constructed with a Z2 symmetry, which allows for the retainment of a lin

Psykologisk kunskap har mycket att erbjuda när det kommer till att förbättra utbildningsresultat och elevers välbefinnande i skolan. Undervisning kan därmed dra nytta av att vägledas av psykologisk kunskap i större utsträckning. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka skolpsykologers (N = 117) uppfattning om hur psykologiska koncept relaterade till lärande används av lärare, samt att utvärdera sPsychological knowledge has a lot to offer when it comes to improving educational outcomes and student well-being in schools, therefore teaching and learning could be guided by psychological knowledge to a larger extent. The aims of this study were to examine school psychologists’ (N = 117) assessments of how psychological constructs related to learning are being used by teachers in Swedish school

Green and Sustainable Public Procurement are widely recognized as the strategic lever to promote innovation, sustainability, and the strategic tool on environmental and social protections. The extension of sustainability beyond environmental aspects, especially the integration of social and economic aspects is becoming common grounds in most jurisdictions. Meanwhile, this generates a considerable

De resurser i form av råolja som används till bindemedlet bitumen minskar ständigt medan vägnätet byggs ut. Detta har lett till en ökad mängd forskning de senaste åren på alternativa bindemedel, som kan ersätta de petroleumbaserade bindemedlet bitumen i vägkonstruktioner. I denna studie har nio stycken alternativa biobindemedel undersökts samt jämförts utifrån tekniska, miljömässiga och praktiska The crude oil resources used for bitumen are constantly decreasing, whereas the road network is expanding. This has in the recent years led to increased research for an alternative binder to replace petroleum bitumen in road construction. In this study, nine alternative bio binders were examined and compared in a technical, environmental, and practical aspect. This was done through a literature st

Revisorers skadeståndsansvar är en fråga som varit föremål för diskussion under de senaste två decennierna. Frågan har också varit föremål för rättsfall vid flera tillfällen där de mest framstående rättegångarna varit Prosolvia-målet 2013 och BDO-målet 2014. Dessa mål skulle komma att forma framtiden för rättsläget för revisorers skadeståndsansvar och möjligheten att begränsa detta ansvar, vilket Auditors’ liability is a question that has been discussed in multitude for the last two decades. The question also has been the subject of trials in accordance with Swedish law on numerous occasions with the most outstanding trials being the Prosolvia case in 2013 and the BDO case in 2014. These trials shaped the future of the Swedish legal situation for auditor’s liability and the possibility of

In March 2020 the Swedish public health authorities imposed the first of many restrictions on social interaction, as a way to limit the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. Coinciding with this is a new standard to work from home, as well as increased waves of migration out of Sweden’s major cities. This thesis aims to gain an understanding of current trends of urban emigration in relation to the Covi

Hållbarhetsfrågan är idag högaktuell inom samhällets alla sektorer och inte minst inom bygg- och fastighetssektorn. Hållbart byggande är idag något som uppmuntras och ett bra verktyg för att uppnå detta är miljöcertifieringar, som hjälper aktörer, såsom fastighetsutvecklare, att bygga hållbara byggnader. Detta examensarbete har för avsikt att undersöka hur fastighetsutvecklare ser på hållbar utvecThe issue of sustainability is today highly topical in all sectors and not least in the construction and real estate sector. Sustainable construction is today something that is encouraged and a great tool for achieving that is through environmental certifications, which aim to help players, such as property developers, to construct sustainable buildings. This thesis aims to investigate how propert