Abstract There is adaptive radiation of endemic finches on the islands of Tristan da Cunha. On each of two of the islands a small-billed and a large-billed subspecies have evolved independently. In this study we analysed the transcriptome of the finch Nesospiza acunhae of Inaccessible Island with the use of RNA-seq reads. The rapid improvement in nextgeneration sequencing technologies as well as

Return models and covariance matrices of return series have been studied. In particular, GARCH and SV models are compared with respect to their forecasting accuracy when applied to intraday return series. SV models are found to be considerably more accurate and more consistent in accuracy in forecasting. Covariance matrices formed from Gaussian and GARCH return series, and in particular, return s

Studiens syfte är att fylla den kunskapslucka som identifierats kring användandet av hållbarhetsredovisning i ideella organisationer som är verksamma i Sverige. De ideella organisationer som undersöks är Rädda Barnen, Greenpeace, Röda Korset, Reach for Change och BRIS vars kärnverksamhet kretsar kring miljömässigt eller socialt arbete. Det som framgått av studien är att det finns en kunskapsbrist The purpose of this thesis paper is to fill the knowledge gap that exists in the usage of sustainability reporting within non-profit organizations. The non-profit organizations participating in this study are Rädda Barnen (Save the children), Greenpeace, Röda Korset (The Red Cross), Reach for Change and BRIS. All of these organizations have a core business revolving around environmental and social

This thesis examines what conservatory obligations there are on whaling in customary law and international sources. The focus is on high sea whaling and the main international laws on the high sea concerning living resources and the main whaling conventions. The exploitation of marine mammals is regulated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, the Convention on Biological Diversi

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka huruvida etniskt ursprung påverkar rekryterares bedömning av CV:n. Undersökningen gjordes i samarbete med ett bemanningsföretag där personalen dagligen arbetar med rekrytering. De tolv deltagarna fick i uppdrag att rekrytera en orderplockare. Deltagarna fick granska och skatta fem fiktiva CV:n. Varje CV fanns utformat i två versioner där enda skillnaden var eThis study aims to examine whether ethnicity affects the recruiters' evaluation of résumés. The study was conducted in collaboration with an employment agency where employees work daily with recruitment. Twelve participants were assigned to recruit a warehouse worker. Participants reviewed and estimated five fictitious résumés. Each résumé was designed in two versions, with the only difference

Denna studie handlar om utsatta barns möjligheter till rättssäkerhet i en globaliserad värld. Vi har undersökt centrala aktörers uppfattningar om barns utsatthet vid barnsexturism, i syfte att skapa en ökad förståelse för hur dessa barns rättssäkerhet tar uttryck. Vårt perspektiv, på de globala processerna och dess betydelse för utsatta barns möjligheter till rättssäkerhet, har således varit barne

Previous research has focused on the correlation between CSR and returns, whilst considerably less efforts have been undertaken to investigate whether CSR affects a company’s valuation. Therefore this paper focus on investigating the correlation between these two variables. This is done by comparing valuation multiples of constructed indices consisting of bad and socially responsible companies to

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka små svenska aktiebolags användning av peri-odiseringsfonder mellan åren 2003 och 2013 för att utreda om avgiftsbeläggningen haft någon effekt. Metod: Uppsatsen är en explorativ studie med analytisk induktion som ansats. För att uppnå studiens syfte genomförs en kvantitativ analys av sekundärdata i form av årsredovis-ningar. Teoretiska perspektiv: För

The aim of this thesis is to analyze what effect different aspects of globalization have had on gender equality in welfare and work life during the period 1970-2012 using data for up to 171 countries. The KOF index of globalization is used as a proxy to include social, political and economic globalization. Furthermore, gender equality is measured by relative changes in health, education and workfo

Syftet är att undersöka hur olika faktorerna påverkar kundanpassningen i mångfaldsutbildningar. Utifrån denna kundanpassning vill vi även se vilka konsekvenser som kan uppstå i ett mångfaldsarbete.

The aim of thhis thesis is to explore and describe the phenomenon of buzz marketing in the context of a resource-limited startup. The focus of the study is on the organization’s perspective to buzz marketing and how companies can encourage third parties to amplify their marketing messages. Three semi-structured interviews in combination with secondary data collection involving internal analytical

The thesis presented below presents an experimental study, performed at Lund University, Sweden, focused on the evacuation of a railway tunnel filled with smoke. The experiment is aimed at the evaluation of the efficiency of high-bright and dynamic lights located at the intersection between the tunnel walls and the sidewalk. The experiment is carried out in a Virtual Reality environment using a he

Denna rapport beskriver utvecklingen av väderskyddskoncept till fixed dome-övervakningskameror. Målet var att ta fram en lösning som fungerar bättre mot regn än de befintliga lösningarna på marknaden och som samtidigt är en produkt som passar in på en byggnad och ihop med kameran. Att designa ett väderskydd är ett komplext problem då det måste uppfylla många olika krav. Det måste bland annat klaThis report describes the design and development of weather shield concepts for wall-mounted fixed dome surveillance cameras. The aim was to create concepts that would have better functionality against rain than current solutions while at the same time being attractive, non-obtrusive products. During the first phase the challenges of a weather shield were explored in detail. Areas such as differe

The fire protection engineering is primarily about the design of fire protection systems based on identified fire risks in a building. The design process comprises of three main stages i.e. conceptual design stage, construction/implementation stage and final implemented design which is the end product. Sometimes the final implemented design deviates from either the defined goals and objectives, or

There have been numerous tragic incidents in nightclubs leading to hundreds of fatalities. This thesis attempts the current situation. Different nightclub fires from the past 17 years were analysed in order to identify the critical factors influencing these events. As most dominant factors the illegal operations of nightclubs; the use of pyrotechnics; the choice of materials; manual & automati

Course: FEKH29 Business Administration: Bachelor thesis in Marketing, Undergraduate Level, 15 ECTS Authors: Sophie Jensen, Annika Klaus, Fredrik Ohlsson Advisor: Clara Gustafsson Key words: Loyalty, Loyalty program, consumer behavior, impact & customer club Purpose: The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of how a younger target group respectively an older target group in

Examensarbetets titel: Projekt som arbetsmetod - En lågkostnadsproducents strategiska val. Seminariedatum: 2014-06-04 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19 Examensarbete Strategic Management på kandidatnivå, 15 högskole-poäng. Författare: Ida Eckerström, Josefine Ericson, Emelie Wenthzel Handledare: Ola Mattisson Fem nyckelord: Lågkostnadsproducent, Projekt, Strategival, H&M, Dynamisk kapabilitet. Syfte: At