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This study examines whether share buybacks lead to real improvements in operational performance for public companies in the Nordic region. Buybacks are frequently associated with mechanical improvements in financial metrics on paper and market signaling, yet how they affect a company’s operational performance has not been clearly established. This is analyzed by comparing companies that conducted
Abstrakt (Swedish) Titel: Vilka samband finns mellan europeiska industri- och tjänsteföretags lönsamhet och växthusgasutsläpp? En studie av hållbarhetsrelaterade upplysningar under perioden 2019-2024 Seminariedatum: 2025-06-05 Kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 hp Termin: VT 2025 Författare: Ulrica Mölstad, Alexander Tzikas, Maria Vukicevic Handledare: Anamaria CoAbstract (English) Title: What relationships exist between the profitability of European industrial and service firms and greenhouse gas emissions? A study of sustainability-related disclosures during 2019–2024 Seminar date: 2025-06-05 Course: FEKH89, Business Administration: Bachelor Degree Project in Financial Management Undergraduate Level Semester: Spring 2025 Authors: Ulrica Mölstad, Ale
In the rush of urban growth, a fractured reality unfolds in Metro Manila, Philippines: one side is a booming, ever-evolving metropolis, while the other is a flood of migrant workers, the unemployed, and the homeless. Slums have even become a luxury few can afford, where even securing a place to live means waiting in line. When slums are a dream out of reach, and space for survival is stretched t
This thesis examines the social integration experiences of talent migrants in Shenzhen, China, within the framework of policy-driven institutional support. Distinct from traditional labor migrants, talent migrants are highly educated professionals who actively choose Shenzhen as their destination, benefiting from preferential measures such as streamlined household registration, subsidized housing,
Since the COVID-19 pandemic the need for mental healthcare has increased globally, which has been causing longer waiting times before treatment becomes a possibility. Many new innovations have been made to improve this, such as internet- and artificial intelligence-based treatments. The current study experimented the influence of TalkToAlba platform’s AI-cognitive behavioural therapy chatbot and i
Over 44 years ago, martial law was introduced in Poland as an attempt to defeat those who dared to take a fight against communist regime with demands for a better life and freedom. Demands that were met with reprisals. Tens of people were killed and hundreds were injured as a result of actions taken by regime. Today, the political debate about martial law is divided with various sides taking their
This thesis investigates how national institutional architectures mediate the effectiveness of government support in shaping the international success of military-industrial firms. Through a comparative case study of SAAB (Sweden) and Rheinmetall AG (Germany), it analyzes firm performance across export capability, profitability, and dual-use innovation. Despite similar product domains, the firms a
Digitaliseringen har omformat bygg- och fastighetssektorn, och digitala tvillingar är ett snabbt framväxande koncept där flera av de nya teknologierna i branschen sammankopplas. Digitala tvillingar representerar nästa steg efter byggnadsinformationsmodellering (BIM). En digital tvilling, en virtuell kopia, med ett bidirektionellt datautbyte med sin fysiska motsvarighet i realtid, har potential attDigitalization has reshaped the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation) industry, and digital twins are a rapidly emerging concept where several of the industry's new technologies are gathered. Digital twins represent the next step after Building Information Modeling (BIM). A digital twin, a virtual copy, with a bidirectional data exchange with its physical counterpart in
This thesis examines how societal circumstances and historical references can be included in the construction of narratives with the intention of reaching and influencing listeners in a particular direction. It is based on two historical periods in Italy's history, first, the fascist takeover of the Kingdom of Italy, and then the establishment of the Republic of Italy following the fall of the
Prior research has established that misinformation can distort episodic memory, and that attention plays a critical role in how these distortions unfold. Eye movements, as a real-time index of attention, offer a powerful method for investigating the mechanisms linking misinformation and memory. Although earlier studies have examined misinformation effects on eye movements, these studies have mostl
Soot, formed during incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons, is a challenging compound to study. It affects air quality, climate, and human health. Its structural and optical properties are not fully understood due to variations in particle size, structure, chemical composition, and degree of carbon hybridization. In this work, soot was generated using a MiniCAST 5201C soot generator, which produces
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack in Israel, killing approximately 1,200 Israelis and taking hundreds hostage. In response, the Israeli government initiated a large-scale military operation in Gaza. As of March 2025, the strip is left in ruins with more than 50,000 Palestinians estimated to have been killed by Israeli warfare. The war has resulted in a fragmented and deeply divided inte
The process of associative inference is one that is vulnerable to social biases and misinformation. Previous research has shown that associative inference, where separate yet related episodes are combined into unified memory representations, benefits from ingroup contexts relative to outgroup contexts. The present study investigated whether these effects arise from differences in source monitoring
This thesis investigates the relationship between male graduation rates and institutional characteristics in U.S. higher education, focusing on faculty gender composition, the share of students receiving financial aid, and institutional level. Using panel data from 2021-2023, the study applies pooled OLS and fixed effects regression models. No statistically significant relationships were found in
Currently, a discussion is ongoing among key actors in the Swedish Library System concerning a prospective role for library institutions incorporated within the Swedish system of total defense. This discussion has emerged informed by the lessons learned from the Covid 19 Pandemic, and in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022, among other notable world events. In this ongoing process and di
The primary objective of this master's thesis was to systematically investigate how the net charge and charge distribution of disordered Histone H1.0 peptide variants influence the thermodynamics of their interaction with the fully disordered protein, Prothymosin-alpha (ProTα). This research aimed to provide new insights into the principles governing polyelectrolytic binding between two highly
Better Antibodies, Brighter Outcomes for COVID-19 Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 700 million cases have been reported globally. The disease is caused by an infection of a coronavirus. In response, the body naturally produces antibodies - the “knights” of the immune system - specifically adapted to recognise and attack the virus. Antibodies can also be made in the laboratory an
Denna studie syftar till att synliggöra erfarenheter och berättelser från barn till exilflyktingar från Abya Yala som flydde till Sverige, under 70–80 talet, och lyfter hur trauman, minnen och politiska arv påverkar barnens liv – även i vuxen ålder. Genom en dekolonial logik och metodologi undersöks även hur storytelling, autohistoria, chicanafeministisk epistemologi och investigacion-acción partiThis study aims to make visible the experiences and stories of children of exiled refugees from Abya Yala who fled to Sweden, during the 70s and 80s, highlighting how trauma, memories, and political legacies affect the lives of the children – even in their adulthood. Through a decolonial logic and methodology, it also explores how storytelling, autohistory, chicana feminist epistemology and invest
This thesis investigates the high-temperature oxidation kinetics of two nickel-based superalloys produced via additive manufacturing (AM), referred to as alloy A and alloy B, in comparison to the conventionally cast superalloy MAR-M 247. The study focuses on oxide scale growth, morphology, and depletion zone development under semi-isothermal conditions at temperatures below 900°C and 1000°C over e
