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It is well-known that the classical Poisson kernel for the unit disc $\D$ in the complex plane is naturally associated to the Laplacian. In a recent paper Duman has shown that Poisson integrals with respect to the kernel $$ K_2(z)=\frac{1}{2}\frac{(1-\lvert z\rvert^2)^3}{\lvert 1-z\rvert^4}, \quad z\in\D, $$ solve the Dirichlet problem for the unit disc for a certain second order differential oper

Current practices of the third-party assurance on the corporate sustainability report have been badly criticized as they failed the expectations from stakeholders. Stakeholder involvement was suggested as one idea to close the expectation gap in the third-party assurance. Literature review, case studies in leading-edge reports and interviews with 28 Swedish reporting organizations and their assura

This study compares the performance of equal- and value-weighted portfolios using a broad investment universe consisting of the stocks from the Swedish stock market. While implementing random sampling in the portfolio construction procedure, three rebalancing schemes are applied on the equally weighted portfolio in order to observe differences in performance among these. In order to compare how mu

Like many things, social movements have been able to take a new form, and behave differently, thanks to the rise of the internet and social media networks. The purpose of this study is to analyze how long lasting this engagement is from its participants, and how short-run participation in social movements can be understood. This study has been heavily inspired by Zizi Papacharissi, therefore the t

This study analyzes the relationship between education, antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance in the European ambulatory care. For this purpose, a panel data analysis is conducted on an aggregate level in a sample of 30 countries in the European Economic Area between 2000 and 2014. The main variable of interest is the level of high education, expressed as the proportion of the total pop

Empirical evidence on the effect of natural resource dependence on education so far has revealed mixed results. As a result of the ongoing controversy, this examination offers the opportunity to extend knowledge about the relationship between natural resource dependence and education. Using a panel dataset of 26 Indonesian provinces from 1996 to 2012 a fixed effects regression is performed to inve

This paper seeks to identify indicators of why and how Ukrainian Government has failed to halt the conflict of Donbas by focusing on legislative developments between July 16 2014 - February 15, 2015. A Minimalist+politics approach has been applied, providing a theoretical framework that combines empiricy, normativity, and contextual settings to comprehend how peace processes operate depending on a

Barnets skydd i väpnade konflikter är fast förankrat i internationell rätt. Konventioner och överenskommelser som berör barn betonar deras sårbarhet och särskilda behov av skydd. Att barn ska skyddas från krig och konflikt framstår som en självklarhet. Ändå görs de till avsiktliga måltavlor av krigets förövare. För snart 20 år sedan antog FN-medlemsstaterna en princip som ålade dem en skyldighet The protection of children in armed conflict is firmly embedded within international law. Conventions and other agreements concerning children emphasize their vulnerability and special need for protection. It is considered obvious that children should be protected from war and conflict. Yet, they are being deliberately targeted by perpetrators of war. Nearly 20 years ago, UN member states adopted

Purpose: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between institutional ownership and firm innovation in a Swedish and contemporary context. Theoretical framework: The theoretical framework underlying this study is primarily based on the myopic institutions theory, which suggests that institutional investors have an inherent short-term focus that influences their attitude to

This thesis aims to construct an Equity Market Neutral (EMN) strategy framework to predict intraday excess returns of stocks within the S&P 500 index by utilizing machine learning techniques proposed by (López de Prado, 2018). The constructed EMN strategies within the framework utilizes techniques such as Stacked Single Feature Importance (SSFI), sample weighting, Probabilistic Sharpe Ratio (P

Academic entrepreneurship is becoming more accessible and comprehensive, and with it, so too are entrepreneurial extracurricular activities (EEAs). Because the expansion of entrepreneurship education accessibility is limited to the last two decades, little has been explored on the exact impacts EEAs have on students enrolled in entrepreneurship education. This thesis focuses on expanding the recen

Many bird species living in farmland habitats have suffered severe declines in recent years. This fact has been object to many studies and the reasons for the decline are many, but it all comes down to effects of our shift to a more effective farmland management. We use the land in a more intense way than before. The use of chemicals has effect both on the birds and their food resources. A more ho

The purpose of this paper is to explore what kind of effect mental training and physical activity can have on a musician’s daily life and performance. In order to answer my question, I have conducted interviews with working musicians who work in different fields such as elementary school, university, one-on-one teaching and orchestra musicians, where I asked them about their experience with mental

Insurance companies utilize various methods for identifying claims that are of potential fraudulent nature. With the ever progressing field of artificial intelligence and machine learning models, great interest can be found within the industry to evaluate the use of new methods that may arise as a result of new advanced models in combination with the rich data that is being gathered. For this end,

The rise of the FZL (feizhuliu) subculture was one of the most eye-catching cultural phenomena in the Chinese cyberspace between 2007 and 2008. It has been considered as vulgar, destructive and problematic by the masses. The purpose of this research was to offer a fresh perspective and insightful view into the FZL subculture. It also was aimed to contribute to the studies of the intersection of su

To the Maritime lawyer, international ship arrest provides both an interesting and challenging topic. This field of law is so dynamic because a particular vessel trades worldwide and spends much of its time in international waters. The importance of this area of law could be seen from the attention it has received from the international shipping community, this is also evident from the enormous ef

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Åldersbestämning av bergarter med hjälp av uran- och blyisotoper (U-Pb-geokronologi) är en av de mest pålitliga dateringstekniker som står till förfogande för dagens geokronologer. Detta gäller om materialet är äldre än 50 000 år och inte innehåller någon organisk beståndsdel eftersom C14-metoden inte fungerar under dessa omständigheter. Två olika mineral är av Baddeleyite (ZrO2) is an important mineral for U-Pb geochronology in silica undersaturated rocks. Under silica saturated conditions, baddeleyite reacts to form zircon. Yet, I document baddeleyite domains within zircon in several silica-saturated rock types. The primary aim of this project is to describe the phenomenon in detail. To reach this aim polarisation microscopy and SEM-EDS analyses have b