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One implication of the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is that it is not possible to consistently and over time create abnormal returns without taking on additional risk. However, the hypothesis has become one of the most debated theories in financial economics. Numerous studies suggest that seasonal patterns exist in stock returns, so-called calendar effects, which violates the assumption of st

The purpose of this study is to compare the different short-term interest rate models, and to identify the better model within multiple countries. We selected three different types of data from the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. We compare the models with the historical data within these three countries, and figure out whether different countries could have their own best mode

With this research I have answered the twofold question of how Cuba played a part in the making of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and what differences and similarities that can be found between the Cuban draft of Human Rights versus the final product of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since there is no previous research in this field I have chosen to look at some of the most

The literary heroic ideal changed with the Great War, as the Victorian hero ideal was no longer plausible in a post-war world. The new ideal was pacifist and non-heroic but not everyone who had been through the Great War agreed that there was no heroicism. This essay discusses the development of the heroic ideal in the mid twentieth century in relation to the two brothers Boromir and Faramir in J.

Bakgrund: Ohälsosamma levnadsvanor ökar i samhället vilket kan leda till hjärt- och kärlsjukdom, cancer samt diabetes typ- 2. Tidigt förebyggande arbete kan förhindra uppkomst av sjukdom. Motiverande samtal (MI) är en metod som används för att motivera patienter med ohälsosamma levnadsvanor till förändring. Region Skåne initierade nyligen riktade hälsosamtal till 40-åringar för att förebygga ohäls

In a recent survey made on behalf of The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency it shows that 37 per cent of the Swedish population meet the governmental recommendations about civilian readiness during a societal emergency. In a different survey about interpersonal trust the results show that approximately 40 per cent of the people in Sweden do not feel high levels of trust towards others. This st

The thesis aims to answer the research question: To what extent was the increased Economic Policy Uncertainty during the Financial Crisis associated with the decline in Swedish exports from January 2007 to January 2010? During the 2008 Financial Crisis, Swedish trade fell by ten percentage points, slightly more than the world average. The thesis aims to investigate whether the increased EPU at the

The worlds shipping must reach a 55 percent reduction in carbon dioxide by 2050. This is a massive challenge that will have an effect on every ship, every shipowner and every yard all over the world. At the same time, it appears to be challenging to implement new technologies and the transition is so far too slow for the industry to reach its target. The purpose of this study examines how shipping

During the summer of 2018, Sweden’s crisis management experienced a massive challenge due to widespread forest fires. After the fires the Swedish public authority, Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB), got an expanded mandate and therefore ability to operate the Swedish crisis management system. This essay aims to find the answer to why MSB got this mandate and what was the reason beh

Då andelen äldre ökar globalt kommer allt fler personer vara i behov av medicinteknisk utrustning, såsom hygienstolar, för att genomföra olika basala hygienrelaterade aktiviteter. Kommodpannor är vanliga tillbehörsprodukter till hygienstolar som traditionellt har fästs under hygienstolens sitts med hjälp av skenor, en fästmetod som medför hygienproblem samt en klämrisk för vårdtagaren.This thesis project was completed in collaboration with Arjo, a MedTech company headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. Arjo’s product offering is largely centered around providing healthier outcomes for individuals with limited mobility and includes products for patient transfer, hygiene, disinfection, etc. One product type which is central to Arjo’s mission is the hygiene chair. This type of product is

Syftet med förevarande framställning är att utifrån en komparativ studie av svensk och australiensisk rätt beskriva och jämföra hur respektive land reglerar barnets bästa i vårdnadsmål. Både i svensk och i australiensisk rätt förekommer begreppet barnets bästa och i båda länderna görs en in casu bedömning vid bestämmandet av vad som är bäst för barnet. Utformningen av lagstiftningen skiljer sig eThe purpose of this essay is that of describing and comparing the Swedish regulation of the concept the best interests of the child in cases concerning legal custody with the Australian regulation of the same concept in cases concerning parental responsibility. Both Sweden and Australia have a legislation that regulates the best interests of the child and in both countries the decision of what is

Kandidatprogrammet för personal- och arbetslivsfrågor vid Lunds universitet drivs i samverkan mellan sociologiska, psykologiska och handelsrättsliga institutionerna, varför ett tvärvetenskapligt angreppssätt blir naturligt i denna arbetsrättsliga kandidatuppsats. Domstolens juridiska problemlösningsmetod är till viss del konventions-, språk-, argumentations- och värderingsstyrd. Det blir då intres

The war crimes committed between 1992 and 1995 in Bosnia-Herzegovina have mainly been under the jurisdiction of the legal systems set up by the international community. To solve the atrocities of the past, institutions like the ICTY and the WCC were set up. But to this day there is estimated to be thousands of direct perpetrators still walking free in and around Bosnia-Herzegovina. The purpose of

The objective of this thesis is the integration of the TRIZ-method (Altshuller) and the AAK-method (Roth)into the industrial design engineering process model and the validation of the integration by the industril design engineering project "Conceptual design of an armchair for elderly people".

Abstract Authors: Sebastian Jerneck & Johan Krantz Title: Where are youths placed by social workers? - What criteria will the social secretary take into account in the placement process? Supervisor: Max Koch Assessor: Johan Cronehed This thesis examines which conditions influence social workers' placements of youths. We interviewed seven social workers in four adminstrative regions. Our r

Bakgrund: Flera barnmorskor känner sig oförberedda i mötet med våldsutsatta gravida kvinnor och saknar adekvat stöd och riktlinjer för att bemöta kvinnorna. Syfte: Att belysa hur förberedda barnmorskor upplever sig vara i mötet med våldsutsatta gravida kvinnor. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv ansats. Tio barnmorskor med en yrkeslivserfarenhet som legitimerad barnmorska på 4–30 år

Bakgrund: Enligt Socialstyrelsens rekommendationer bör vårdpersonal aktivt uppmuntra föräldrar till närvaro och vård av sitt för tidigt födda barn för att säkerställa deras delaktighet. Svensk neonatalvård anses ligga i framkant men det finns utrymme för förbättringar av det psykosociala stödet och omhändertagandet av föräldrar. Enligt Svenskt Neonatalt Kvalitetsregisters årsrapport 2021 framkomme

Under människans skolgång ökar successivt arbetsbördan och skolan kräver mer av varje individ. För vissa kan det upplevas som svårare att disponera sin tid då vardagen för många innehåller mer aktiviteter än tidigare. Studier visar att på många studenter inte är tillräckligt förbereda inför krav och förväntningar som ställs på högskolan. Därför är det viktigt att redan under gymnasietiden se till

White noise has been proposed to enhance cognitive performance in children with ADHD, but findings are inconsistent, and benefits vary across tasks and individuals. Such variability suggests that diagnostic comparisons may overlook meaningful developmental differences. This exploratory study examined whether developmental characteristics and subjective evaluations of auditory and visual white nois