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Credit default swap spreads and credit ratings are two indicators and measures of credit risk. A credit default swap is a type of financial derivative that protects the holder from any losses incurred by the reference entity in the case of a negative credit event, in return for an annual premium, the spread. The main question asked in this essay is whether credit rating announcements have any sign

Forskning har kunnat visa att aktiv framplockning av tidigare inlärda minnen kan hämma framplockning av konkurrerande minnen vilket leder till en framplockningsinducerad glömska, kallad retrieval-induced forgetting, RIF. Denna form av glömska tillskrivs ofta en kognitivt inhiberande process som aktiveras för att försvåra framplockning av icke relevanta konkurrerande minnen till förmån för underlätResearch has shown that active retrieval of previously learned memories can diminish retrieval of other concurring memories leading to what is known as retrieval-induced forgetting, RIF. This form of forgetting is often ascribed to a cognitive inhibition-process thought to be activated to reduce retrieval of not relevant concurring memories in favour of retrieval of sought after memories. Research

The main purpose of this thesis report is to examine the theory of ecosystems within the mobile industry and to create a framework that makes it possible to comprehend and manage the value creation in a practical setting. The theoretical part is characterized by mobile ecosystems since they are considered as a fast pace sector where new innovations are ruling the market. Due to these circumstance

EU-kommissionen har utnämnt 2013 till ”Luftens år” för att uppmärksamma vikten av ren luft. Uppsatsen ämnar att redogöra för hur miljökvalitetsnormerna för utomhusluften regleras och genomförs. Den ämnar också redogöra för möjligheter och problem vid genomförandet av miljökvalitetsnormerna. En undersökning som gjordes hösten 2012 visar att EU-medborgarna vill att fler och kraftfullare åtgärder vidEU-kommissionen har utnämnt 2013 till ”Luftens år” för att uppmärksamma vikten av ren luft. Uppsatsen ämnar att redogöra för hur miljökvalitetsnormerna för utomhusluften regleras och genomförs. Den ämnar också redogöra för möjligheter och problem vid genomförandet av miljökvalitetsnormerna. En undersökning som gjordes hösten 2012 visar att EU-medborgarna vill att fler och kraftfullare åtgärder vid

Decapod crustacean remains were uncovered in 2011 at Åsen, the first from this site. Åsens Late Creta-ceous strata are part of the Kristianstad Basin, in southernmost Sweden. Seven cheliped moulds and a number of other remains such as pereiopod imprints were found in carbonate-cemented nodules within the sediments of the Campanian B. balsvikensis zone. Several different morphologies are present, a

Uppsatsen behandlar beslutsfattande i rekryteringssammanhang med inverkan av stereotyper. Teorier kring beslutsfattande, grupper och stereotyper i relevant utsträckning beskrivs. Det huvudsakliga syftet med studien var att studera beslutsfattande med hjälp av att undersöka hur könsstereotyper kunde påverka beslutet i en rekryteringssituation. Detta utfördes genom ett experiment med en simulerad re

The temperament factor of surgency has a biological basis, however it can also be influenced by the external environment. Sweden is an interesting environment to study gender differences in surgency since it is an individualistic society characterized as fostering gender equality. The study explored gender differences in surgency in 62 children (36 boys, 26 girls) at the age of 9 years old (M= 9 y

Kina har en fast valutakurs gentemot andra valutor. Från 1980-talet och framåt har man haft en ekonomisk politik med en stark export- och investeringsledd tillväxt. Kina har under senare år haft stora bytesbalansöverskott mot framför allt USA men också mot EU och Japan. Bytesbalansöverskottet har gjort att Kinas valutareserv har ökat kraftigt. USA har kritiserat Kina för att hålla valutan undervä

This thesis investigates the Danish public service station DR and the national structure of the media. As the democratic process has increasingly moved from the national level to the EU and as Danes rely on television as the main source of information on European political matters, it is only reasonable to expect the national public service station, DR, to fulfil that role, nonetheless previous st

Anknytningens påverkan på implicita emotionella åsikter gentemot vårdnadsgivare studerades genom ett experiment som innehöll en affektiv priming uppgift liknande den välkända lexikala beslutsuppgiften ”lexical decision task” (LDT). Reaktionstiden i millisekunder för varje prime och mål ord kombination registrerades och användes som indikator för den associativa styrkan mellan de två. Två anknytninThe influence of attachment quality and style on implicit emotional opinions towards caregivers was measured using an affective priming task very similar to a lexical decision task. The reaction time in milliseconds for each prime and target word combination was recorded and used and indication of associative strength between the two. Two attachment tests was administered, the ASQ-Sw questionnaire

In this paper I have examined four police’s views on ethics in relation to their everyday work as civil servants. The theoretical framework is discourse theory, i.e. an understanding of reality structured through discourse, as formulated by Laclau and Mouffe, as well as an understanding of Othering and Racialization as structuring for society on both a national and international level. I have also

Abstract In an era of globalization and “modernization”, there has been ample focus on developing and post-colonial countries in emerging into what is known as modern nation-states. Amid the high agenda of international organizations in promoting “good governance”, democratic principles and forming state-building models, there has been certain pressure on post-colonial countries, often including

The cutting-down on the medical care has a large affect on the prenatal care in Sweden. This creates a critical situation for both women in postpartum and the midwifes. The thesis aims to get a better understanding of women’s experience’s from and expectations on the prenatal care and nursing centers. The empirical material contains interviews with five women with experiences from the institutions

Ideell sektor uppfattas genomgå en kris i form av bl.a. medlemsförluster. Folkrörelserna har utvecklats i takt med modernitetens institutioner och offentlig sektor men kontakterna med näringslivet har ökat de senaste åren. Det har blivit vanligare att ideella organisationer använder sig av konsulttjänster. Syftet med uppsatsen är att belysa om krisen i ideell sektor kan förstås som en legitimitet

This investigation aims at estimating the effect of a regulation over operating hours of hagwon on private tutoring expenditures in Korea. The average treatment effect is measured with a difference-in-differences (DD) estimator using data from the survey of private education expenditure, conducted by the Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). By exploiting the fact that all education offices have placed a res

Power is everywhere and even egalitarian movements which are fighting against hierarchy are reproducing inequality among their members in formal or informal ways. Here, I will tell the story of the challenge of elitism in one of our recent feminist campaigns in Iran through interviews with four campaigners and through an analysis of members’ published texts and their critiques. In the One Million

Koloniseringens effekter, har det skett en reversal of fortunes i Latinamerika? Hur har det uppstått och hur har det påverkat kontinenten idag. Man kan inte förneka en omvälvning av lycka. Data antyder att historiskt urbaniserade länder har det sämre ställt idag medan icke-urbaniserade länder har det relativt bättre idag. Denna omvälvning kan förklaras med hjälp av kontinentens koloniala historia

In today´s society, it is obvious to travel in a convenient and simple way around the world. Unfortunately the development of the compatibility for the railway between nations is behind in the EU. This is a problem that has been observed in Europe and every year, much money is spent to secure cross-border transports. TEN-T EA is an organization that was founded for the EU member states to apply fo