The purpose of this paper is to analyze the volatility dynamics of housing markets in the United Kingdom and the United States in order to determine if market inefficiencies cause downward rigidity in housing prices. We hypothesize that the potential downward rigidity will prevent prices from appropriately adjusting downwards, and that positive shocks in housing prices will increase the conditiona

The quality of piped drinking water in Maputo is generally poor and it affects many people, in particular the poor living in areas with inadequate or insufficient water distribution systems. In Mozambique, the chemical disinfectant, Certeza (containing diluted sodium hypochlorite), is used to treat domestic water at the consumers’ end. It is well known that chlorine products used for disinfection

This thesis examines income-related health inequalities among an elderly population over time in Sweden. The concentration indices are estimated and decomposed for two time periods in order to uncover which socioeconomic variables determine the level of health inequality in Sweden. The determinants of health are estimated using a panel data fixed effects model, hence allowing for a comparison of h

This paper will analyse the financial relationship between private and public health insurance in Australia. Private health insurance in Australia is both highly regulated and subsidised with the argument often being it provides support for the universal public system. With private health insurance providing duplicate insurance in Australia, I present a theoretical analysis of how the private and

In 2013, the EU established a Common European Asylum System in order to harmonize the asylum laws throughout Europe. One of the directives in this common system is a revised version of the Reception Conditions Directive from 2003, establishing rules for housing, clothing and food for the asylum applicants. The directive from 2003 should be in place in all Member States of the EU and on the 21st of

Mångfald är ett begrepp som på senaste åren har visat sig vanligt förekommet i rekryterings- och arbetslivssammanhang. Det finns många anledningar till att mångfald hamnat i fokus på Svenska arbetsplatser idag. Bland annat har den ökade globaliseringen tillsammans med amerikansk forskning och dess positiva resultat varit inspiration för införandet av ett mångfaldstänkande i Sverige. Genom olika må

Science fiction is a genre in which anything is possible. It therefore comprises the perfect litmus test of any given culture’s prevailing hopes and fears about the future. One such source of anxiety that has been particularly conspicuous in works of fiction since the Industrial Revolution is the development of automata and other machines – specifically, whether they might eventually become strong

En studie över havres köldtoleranta proteiner När vintern kommer får djur och människor tjockare päls eller byter till varmare kläder. Det kan inte växter göra! De måste anpassa sig genom att ändra vilka molekyler som uttrycks. Proteiner är en slags molekyl som kan göra växter mer motståndskraftiga mot kylan. Havre kan anpassa sig till kallt klimat, men olika sorter är mer eller mindre köldtåligaThe aim of this project was to answer the question “Which proteins are responsible for cold tolerance in crown samples from oat?” Proteins were extracted from cold treated oat crown samples, purified with gel electrophoresis, trypsinated through in-gel digestion and identified in LTQ orbitrap mass spectrometer. Data interpretation involved analysis of found proteins according to functional annotat

Rapid economic growth and rising income levels have driven private vehicle sales in China. Within just three decades, China has developed to the world’s largest automobile market. This thesis aims at determining the factors which affect passenger vehicle populations in Chinese cities. An OLS regression using cross-sectional data reveals that large variations exist across cities in eastern, central

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur patienter upplevde deltagandet i en gruppbaserad behandling kallad RAINBOW. RAINBOW är en psykosocial behandlingsmodell för ungdomar med bipolär sjukdom och deras föräldrar. Halvstrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med fyra ungdomar som tidigare deltagit i behandling enligt RAINBOW-modellen. Intervjumaterialet analyserades med hjälp av grundad teori viThe aim of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of having participated in a group treatment called RAINBOW. RAINBOW is a psychosocial treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder and their parents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four adolescents who previously had participated in RAINBOW. Grounded theory was used to analyze the data and six main themes were identified

Background: The role of physical therapists are affected by several aspects including the therapeutic relationship, inter-professional relations, workloads, autonomy and their relations to everyday tasks. In particular, the latter of these is a topic of interest in regards to Japanese physical therapists since healthcare in Japan has shown tendencies toward the adoption of new technology. This, th

Sammanfattning Titel: I nischade livsmedelsbutiker blandas salami och upplevelser. En fallstudie på M.A.T. i Helsingborg. Universitet: Lunds Universitet, Campus Helsingborg. Institutionen för Service Management. Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är öka förståelsen för hur nischade livsmedelsbutiker arbetar med att integrera upplevelsedimensioner i sina butikskoncept. Metod: Kvalitativa metoder har a

The purpose with this thesis is to examine if strategic and tactical asset allocation are used within Swedish balanced funds and to outline how these investment strategies are used, by identifying trends. Compiled data over the asset allocation within Swedish balanced funds 12 years back has been analyzed by defining strategic and tactical asset allocation in quantitative terms. With several hypo

Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att identifiera förutsättningarna för framgångsrika förvärvsstrategier; vilken typ av företag köps upp, vilka synergier som eftersträvas och hur uppkomna problem hanteras. Studien tillämpas på mjukvarubranschen eftersom den utmärks av en hög grad av rörlighet inom och mellan företag, och vi förväntar oss därför att hitta särskilt intressanta fall inom denna bransch. Me

Titel: Big 10 – Vad händer sen? En kvantitativ studie om Sveriges största riskkapitalbolags förmåga att skapa långsiktigt värde i portföljbolag. Seminariedatum: 2014-06-04. Ämne/kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 hp. Författare: Martin Bjarnemar, Fredric Carlsson, Andreas Forsman. Handledare: Rolf Larsson. Fem nyckelord: Private Equity, Buyout, Värdeskapande, Sverig

Studiens syfte var att undersöka om en arbetstidsförkortning från åtta till sex timmar per dag har en påverkan på graden av jämställdhet inom hushåll. Hushållets jämställdhet har operationaliserats till ansvarstagande av uppgifter i hushållsarbete. Empirin för uppsatsen kommer från en tidigare gjord studie av Arbetslivsinstitutet som studien har fått tillåtelse att använda. Två frågor ställdes ochThe study aimed to examine whether a work time reduction from eight to six hours a day affects equality. Household equality has been operationalized into being responsible for housework tasks. The empirical data for the paper is from a previous study by the National Institute for Working Life which this essay has been given permission to use. Two questions were asked and answered: Would a work t

Studiens syfte är att få ett svenskt perspektiv på hur behovet av en utökad revisionsberättelse ser ut, sett ur bankers perspektiv. Detta som ett komplement till de studier som gjorts på en internationell nivå till följd av de förslag som finns på att utveckla en ny utformning av revisionsberättelsen enligt ISA. Studien undersöker även hur förväntningsgapet och informationsgapet ser ut i Sverige fThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the need for an extended audit report in Sweden, seen from bankers’ perspective. This as a complement to studies made on an international level as a result of the development and proposition of a new audit report according to ISA. Further, this thesis examines what the expectations gap and information gap look like in Sweden, seen from the perspective of ba