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Canada is one of the only nations in the world that offers universal health coverage that excludes outpatient prescription drug services. This means that citizens may find out their diagnosis free of charge, but must incur out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs dispensed outside of hospitals. This paper examines the prevalence of prescription drug coverage in Canada across various socioecon

Purpose: The main objective of this thesis is to examine the effect different drivers of agency costs have on corporate cash holdings in public and private German technology firms. The analysis identifies three potential sources of agency costs. By determining target cash levels first and then obtaining deviations from these targets, the influences of agency costs are measurable. Data Set: The sam

This report first analyzed the reason for the deviation of the event-mixing method in background estimation for resonance research, and one possible explanation is that the event-mixing method can not reproduce the specific angular distribution of produced particles caused by jet-effects. This assumption was checked by Monte-Carlo simulations with PYTHIA, and a certain method of correction called

Road traffic accidents in Sweden are today registered in the national database called STRADA (Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition). To every accident information is gathered, but an efficient way of compiling this information is lacking. In countries like Germany or Denmark accidents are classified by the type of manoeuvre that leads to the accident. With help from reference tables, every m

This thesis explores strengths-based social work with unaccompanied minors and newly-arrived families in Lund, Sweden, through a qualitative study based on par-ticipant observation and interviews at Barn i Start (BiS), a program for refugees. Previous research claims that welfare provision in Sweden has changed from a purely state-run service provider toward a heterogenic landscape of various publ

En kvantitativ studie om hur varierande sektorandelar på kommunal nivå förklarar skillnader i sjukpenninguttag mellan Sveriges kommuner. Uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka ifall kommuners olika sektorandelar har betydelse för kommuners sjuktal, samt om effekterna är olika beroende på kön. Då tidigare forskning sällan studerat betydelsen av själva anställdas sektorstillhörighet på arbetsmarknaden

This research paper explores the nature of the mean and volatility spillovers from the US and aggregate GIIPS to the largest GDP countries for the EMU and non-EMU countries. I develop a three step univariate volatility spillover model followed by Christiansen (2007) and Ng (2000) to analyze the relevance of local (own country), regional (aggregate GIIPS) and global (US) shocks. Empirical evidence

Vad: Kandidatuppsats VT 2016. Lunds universitet, Campus Helsingborg, institutionen för Service Management. Titel: Rollspelet mellan medlem och kund - En studie om hur tjänstekvalitet upplevs i en ideell förening som säljer tjänster. Syfte: Syftet är att mäta upplevd tjänstekvalitet i en ideell förening som säljer tjänster genom att prova mätinstrument skapade för service management perspektivet. F

Denna studie undersöker medborgarnas involvering i kommunala platsvarumärken. Platsvarumärkesarbetet är en stark trend som fått kritik från akademiskt håll för att inte ta tillräcklig hänsyn till platsen med dess medborgare. Med målet att utreda hur professionellt anställda ser på problematiken har intervjuer med disciplinens praktiker genomförts för att komma åt deras föreställ-ningar och konstrThis study examines the involvement and visibility of the citizens in municipal place branding, a trending phenomenon which has been criticized for not taking the diversity of a place, and its citizens, into consideration. The aim of this study is to elucidate how this problem is perceived by pro-fessionals. Therefore interviews with practitioners of place branding have been conducted to illumina

I den här uppsatsen diskuterar vi flera möjligheter om hur man kan förklara den kosmologiska konstanten. År 1998 genomfördes observationer av typ 1a supernovor som visade att universums expansionshastighet ökar. Det här fenomenet blev kallat mörk energi. Sedan dess har flera olika hypoteser framlagts. Vi ska studera en teori som använder Yang-Mills-fält som en mekanism som hjälper att klargöra fleThe cosmological constant is one of bigger mysteries in modern fundamental physics and cosmology. In this work we investigate one of the possible interpretations for the cosmological constant. The model a studies spatially-homogeneous mode of the Yang-Mills field known as the Yang-Mills condensate and throughout the work we discuss the dynamics and the time evolution of the homogeneous isotropic Y

This study explores five Delhi-based NGOs with women as their target group and the national and international streams that affect the sector. The method used is ethnographic with interviews, observations and printed material representing the empirical material. The analysis is based on following three themes; ‘the exposition of the target group’, ‘the goal empowerment’ and ‘credibility’. The theme

The relationship between innovation, markup and exporting is complex and any empirical analysis is likely to contain both self-selection and simultaneity biases. I use recently developed GMM estimation techniques to recover time-varying markups at the firm level. I then cast these into a simultaneous-equation framework to estimate the influence of R\&D investments on markups and export behavio

This paper focuses on the effect of Bilateral Investment Treaties and Preferential Trade and Investment Agreements on outwards FDI stocks of developed countries (proxied by OECD countries) in one another in the period of 1985-2013. Estimations are obtained with use of the gravity equation in a large panel based on OECD FDI positions data, where the “knowledge-and-physical-capital model” of interna

En högt prioriterad fråga i dagens samhälle är den globala miljöpåverkan som mänskligheten orsakar. Ett viktigt sätt att lindra den negativa miljöpåverkan är genom att effektivt återvinna material och produkter. Detta har fått en ökad betydelse genom uppmärksammande från internationella organisationer och som har lett till att många länder fokuserar på att införa och effektivisera sina återvinningA top priority in today’s society is the environmental impact that humanity is responsible for. Recycling is something that many countries focus on to improve the situation that we are facing. Sweden is a country with high ambitions regarding environment-oriented issues, including the recycling of products and materials. The aim of this study is to examine the socio-economic parameters that could

Att göra en studie om hur detaljhandelsföretag tar tillvara på och hanterar Big Data för att stärka sina kundrelationer samt hur de kan förbättras. Vi har utfört en kvalitativ fallstudie i form av djupintervjuer samt en egen undersökning. Djupintervjuerna har haft en semistrukturerad uppbyggnad. Den egna undersökningen har en komparativ karaktär där insamlingen av data gällande kunder, har jämförA study about how retail companies collect and manage Big Data in order to strengthen and develop their customer relationship. The study is one of qualitative character, which is built upon several in-depth interviews as well as a survey performed by the authors. The in-depth interviews are semi-structured. The survey is of comparative nature where the gathering of customer-driven-data is compar

Marine macro algae possess many beneficial bioactive properties which can be of interest in various applications. Components of interest in seaweed are for instance sulfated polysaccharides, defined as fucoidan, with antimicrobial activities and polyphenols with antioxidative properties. This study analyses the antimicrobial effect of two extracts from Fucus vesiculosus and test their efficacy on

Titel: Tack för i år kompis! Nivå: Kandidatuppsats vid Institutionen för Service Management, Campus Helsingborg, Lunds Universitet. Kurs: KSKK01: Examensarbete för kandidatexamen, VT 2016, 15 HP. Författare: Frida Bäckman och Ylva Bäckström Handledare: Jan-Henrik Nilsson Bakgrund och problem: Den återkommande charterresenären är erfaren och har förväntningar på resebolagets, destinationens oc

Beslutsstödsystem (BSS) är inom IT-branschen ett väletablerat ämne och har använts i beslutfattningsprocesser för att lösa komplexa problem och frågor. Denna problematik fanns emellertid inte enbart i företag utan även i andra verksamheter som ställts inför komplicerade och svåra beslut. Därför har uppsatsen behandlat BSS inom svensk elitfotboll. En pilotstudie har gjorts med två fotbollsklubbar i

The present thesis deals with the metaphorical role of the eye in the Japanese language and how it compares to English. Metaphorical concepts provided by Lakoff and Johnson are explained in the context of English, then translated and tested with native Japanese people to see if the same concepts are apparent in the Japanese language. A number of other aspects were also put into contrast to each la

Execution time is an important issue in the field of numerical analysis. Simulations are getting more and more complex and the execution times are rapidly increasing. In the scope of this thesis a time integration library is used to solve initial value problems. The aim of the thesis is to implement and investigate two different approaches to decrease the execution time for the library. The main f