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This study examines how the use of leverage conditions both market-based and operational outcomes in U.S. equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), with particular focus on the period surrounding the 2022-2023 monetary tightening cycle. Despite REITs' prominence as capital-intensive, payout-constrained institutions, little empirical research has explored how their capital structure choices
This thesis examines whether the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has reduced U.S. imports of electric vehicle (EV) battery-related products from China. The IRA, signed into law in 2022, combines consumer-side tax credits with production-side incentives to accelerate domestic EV supply chains. A core mechanism is the introduction of geographic sourcing requirements for critical battery inputs, aimed
A key for the wellbeing of all humans is to have a reliable and lasting clean water source. This source would ideally not negatively impose on the environment and its ecology. This is one of the Swedish environment quality goals, to minimize the environmental impact of the drinking water extraction. Vombsjön is a drinking water source lake in southern Swe-den, supplying 25% of Skåne county with wa
Forced displacement is a growing issue worldwide, driving individuals to flee and leave their livelihoods behind. Many of those forced to flee in previous years are now undergoing repatriation, with the number of returns expected to rise. However, Afghanistan’s unstable conditions, particularly for women, pose economic challenges for returnees. It may restrict their ability to effectively cope wit
Title: Sustainability in cross-atlantic economies: The effect of ESG score on cost of debt in the EU and US Seminar date: 2025-06-02 Course: BUSN79 - Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Johan Hellberg & Vilhelm Andersson Supervisor/examiner: Elias Bengtsson/Diem Nguyen Key words: ESG, cost of debt, financial systems, sustainability regulations, stakeholder Purpose: This stu
Effective workload planning in Skåne hospitals relies on accurate, data-driven birth forecasts. Weekly and hospital-level predictions are particularly important in the healthcare sector for operational decision-making, including staffing and maternity unit resource allocation. This study develops and evaluates a time series forecasting model capable of predicting weekly birth counts in the Skåne r
The primary aim of the paper is to evaluate whether listed Nordic serial acquirers create short-term abnormal returns at the time of acquisition announcements, and also to determine if serial acquirers experience diminishing returns following additional acquisition announcements, and if concentrated family ownership mitigates the diminishing returns. Theoretical perspectives used include agency t
Urban trees are uniquely valuable in towns and cities for the ecosystem services they provide their citizens and can as such be considered a potent source of public goods and positive externalities - even when these trees are found on private properties. The importance of urban trees will only grow as events of severe heat and extreme rainfall become more and more frequent and the urgency to reduc
The healthfulness of a dietary pattern is not merely measured in its content of nutrients, but also of the diversity of the ingredients present. The methods of analyzing dietary diversity, such as Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) index and Dietary Species Richness (DSR), have been developed in the last decades, used to capture different forms of dietary diversity. Increased dietary dive
Background: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly used in patients with haematological diseases but are associated with infectious complications. The CVC Anti-infection Double Lumen Bundle was introduced in December 2020 to reduce this risk. The bundle included a double-lumen noble metal alloy–coated CVC and chlorhexidine-impregnated dressings. This study evaluated whether the bundle was as
Climate change is intensifying short-duration rainfall extremes, increasing urban pluvial flood risk across Swedish municipalities. This study develops a novel spatial statistical framework for basement flood risk assessment using Log-Gaussian Cox Process (LGCP) models on metric graphs, applied to 17 years of flood records from Trelleborg, southern Sweden.Unlike conventional approaches that treat
PURPOSE: To respond to the psychological needs of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors, we developed and evaluated a theoretically grounded online intervention to teach adaptive coping skills to promote resilience in early survivorship: 'Recapture Life'. This qualitative study aimed to evaluate the process of implementing Recapture Life into community organisations, after having been
Evaluating potentially analgesic effects of drugs and various treatments is critically dependent on valid animal models of pain. Since primary somatosensory (SI) cortex is likely to play an important role in processing sensory aspects of pain, we here assess whether monitoring SI cortex nociceptive C fibre evoked potentials can provide useful information about central changes related to hyperalges
