The unpredictable behaviour of financial time series has long been a concern for econometricians, making it difficult to find appropriate models with a satisfactory fit. The Markov regime switching model is a popular approach, much in behalf of the way it takes the shifts in the time series behaviour into account. The model in this thesis is based on a mixture of normal distributions, extended to

In the last couple of decades a strong increase in surface water iron (Fe) concentrations has been observed in the Northern hemisphere. Since Fe in surface waters derives from the soil in the catchment it is important to understand what biogeochemical processes are governing this increase. It has been proposed that reduced atmospheric sulphate deposition increases Fe concentrations in soil solutio

Abstrakt Self-harming patients is a problem nurses’ faces in their everyday work. In Sweden approximately 7800 people is hospitalised due to self-harm. The aim of this study is to examine what factors influences nurses’ attitudes and care towards patient who self-harm. This study reviewed previous studies on this subject and collected nine articles that had relevance towards the aim. The result fo

ABSTRACT This bachelor thesis investigates whether there are any correlation between the political orientation of the incumbent party of a country and the performance of the stock market, i.e. will the stock market behave bullish or bearish depending on whether the political party is located on the right-wing or the left-wing? The study is performed with multiple linear regressions of 13 OECD coun

Narratives focusing on People of Color often suffer from neocolonial treatment with narrow focus on race at the expense of character development, working with stereotypical monoliths rather than complex individuals. These types of narratives tend to use Whiteness as a “neutral” reference point. In this thesis, I demonstrate how novelist Junot Díaz crafts The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao around

ABSTRAKT Examensarbetets titel Bid or No Bid – Förvärvsobjekts finansiella karaktärsdrag på Nasdaq OMX Stockholm mellan 2010 och 2016 Seminariedatum 2017-01-12 Ämne/kurs FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare Jesper Aarenstrup, Max Boustedt, Pontus Rutgersson Handledare Mattias Haraldsson Fem nyckelord Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, Acquisitions, Takeover targets,ABSTRACT Title - Bid or No Bid – Financial characteristics of takeover-targets on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm during 2010 to 2016 Seminar date 2017-01-12 Course FEKH89, Corporate Finance Degree Project, Undergraduate level, 15 ECTS Authors Jesper Aarenstrup, Max Boustedt, Pontus Rutgersson Advisor Mattias Haraldsson Five key words Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, Acquisitions, Takeover targets, Mann-Whitney U-test,

The global mobile data traffic, as well as the energy consumption, for networks is constantly increasing. For this reason, techniques which can provide higher spectral efficiency while being more energy efficient are needed. Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) is a technique which can bring these two together and will play an important role in future wireless networks. The most power co

Stereotypa framställningar av manlighet och kvinnlighet är något som länge reproducerats i medierna och inte minst vad gäller reklam. Som ett svar på feministisk kritik har annonsörerna börjat rört sig mot framställningar som ämnar utmana dessa stereotypa föreställningar kring genus. Denna uppsats undersöker framställningen av manlighet och kvinnlighet i två modekedjors reklamkampanjer som ämnar u

Fladdermössen är närmare än vad du tror! Under den varma sommarnatten tar de sig ut för att jaga. Under vintern övernattar de i grottor, träd och i hus. Det är lättare än vad man kan tro att få syn på en fladdermus, om man bara försöker lite och inte glömmer bort att de faktiskt lever så nära oss. Många människor har väldigt dålig kännedom om fladdermöss, trots deras stora betydelse för vår natur

Syftet med det här arbetet är att enligt den aktuella forskningen kartlägga de sociala riskfaktorerna som kan leda till självmord och att utifrån ett sociologiskt perspektiv diskutera vilka strukturella samhällsförändringar som kan förhindra att människor vill begå självmord. Tre frågeställningar ska besvaras: 1) vilka sociala riskfaktorer finns för självmord, enligt den aktuella forskningen, 2) hThe aim of this essay is to identify, according to the current research, the social risk factors that can lead to suicide, and from a sociological perspective discuss what structural changes in society are necessary to prevent people from committing suicide. The research questions that will be addressed are 1) which social risk factors are there for suicide, according to the current research, 2) w

Det finns anledningar till att bostadsfrågan diskuteras så pass frekvent som det görs. Det finns slående likheter mellan Sverige bostadssituation idag och det amerikanska händelseförloppet åren innan bostadskrisen 2007. Då kraftigt fluktuerande bostadspriser kan få stor inverkan, inte bara på enskilda hushåll utan hela ekonomin ämnar denna uppsats analyserar den svenska priserna på den svenska bos

The most critical element of doing risk arbitrage is the assessment of the out- come of a corporate takeover. Prediction models have been created in the past and successfully proven some variables in mergers and acquisitions to have a significant impact on the takeover outcome. However, these prediction models have mostly been created with U.S. data and some years back in time. This thesis will in

Mogen för flytt är ett projekt som bottnar i viljan att ha en trygg tillvaro och att inte vilja vara ensam när man blir gammal. Projektet tar sig form i reflektionen på ett samhälle där vi fortsätter att bli äldre, men också i inspirationen från och välviljan för äldre i min närhet. Vi lever idag längre och längre, med en ökad andel äldre och vi har drömmar om en aktiv tid som pensionär. Samtidig

This study aims to explore what the syllabi for three English courses in the Swedish upper secondary school suggest about grammar instruction and compares this with active English teachers’ interpretations of them. A question that has been researched for this study is if there are any possible connections between what the syllabi may suggest about teaching grammar and how teachers answer that they

Norms and taboos as well as social and religious hierarchies that are entrenched within orthodox hinduism have been established through perceived god-given notions of (im)purity. Parallell to prevalent brahmanism, certain groups have consistently sought to breach these norms by advocating various elements that are in direct opposition to the brahmanic notions of purity. These impure elements inclu

This study sets out to contribute to the research of entrepreneurial motivations of craft entrepreneurs from a lifestyle perspective. It contributes to the research fields of both crafting and lifestyle. In addition the purpose of this thesis is to attempt to provide valuable information to the research field and uncover data for future research. The geographical location of the research is the so

The aim of this thesis is to explore and map the pedagogical concept of language development from a post-humanistic theoretical framework. Since plenty of studies focus on this concept from a second language standpoint, the current pro-ject intends to scrutinize language development from a broader perspective. The paper brings up questions regarding the possibilities and limitations of language an

Jämförelse mellan småfåglars revir i stad och i skog Sedan människan började bygga civilisationer med städer för tiotusen år sedan har andra organismer ställts inför ett val, att flytta på sig, att gå under eller att anpassa sig. Staden är ur ett biologiskt perspektiv en mycket ny miljö och det kan vara svårt att säga hur miljön påverkar de som väljer att bosätta sig här. Många djur har dock lyc

Oats have been gaining huge popularity in the past three decades, due to its well-known positive effects in serum cholesterol levels, glucose homeostasis and insulinemia. A growing body of evidence shows a link between obesity, metabolic dysfunctions and gut microbiota composition. The main objective of the project is to develop an oat bran and milk based fiber-rich beverage and an oat based yogur