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Analyzing Baltic trade pattern confirms that the economic transition, following the fall of the Soviet Union, largely involves a regional integration process with western Europe. This thesis examines the trade patterns of the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) focusing on the regional integration process with the EU. The objective is to investigate the trade relations with the EU mem

This report is a fire safety evaluation of Träcentrum, a school and conference center in Nässjö, Sweden. The building is divided into five sections but because of various limitations only two will be thoroughly investigated in this report. A site visit at the location was made in February 2012 to gather information about the fire protection and evacuation of the building. Targets of protection we

This project investigates if access to a solar powered calculator improves numeracy and who benefits the most from the use of a calculator. A randomized field study was carried out in two different high schools in Palawan, a province in the Philippines. All participating students took two identical mathematics tests based on mental arithmetic, the first at the initial stage and the second seven we

In March 2011 the Swedish government appointed a committee to investigate and analyze the literature’s situation and the literature area. The committee will not investigate the conditions and positions of the actors on the book market, nor analyze the distribution of the National Arts Council’s literature support – a support with the purpose to encourage publication of quality literature with grea

Graham Greenes roman The Quiet American analyseras, till stor del med utgångspunkt i uppsatsförfattarens förförståelser av Greenes författarskap och 'Greeneland'. Genom Hans-Georg Gadamers hermeneutiska teorier så som de presenteras i Wahrheit und Methode och det textbegrepp Roland Barthes presenterar i "The Death of the Author" söker uppsatsförfattaren att medvetandegöra sina fö

Corporate social responsibility has become something of a buzzword over the last decade-and-a-half. Companies apply CSR-documents to their operations in seek of an ethical guide that can lead the way through complex situations and steer away from misconduct. Globalization has lead to especially multinational corporations experiencing difficulties in navigating among different contexts. A large num

In an era of globalization, international legal frameworks and vigorous international politics, we cannot refrain from hearing about the extensive health crisis of the developing world. HIV/AIDS, Malaria and drug resistant tuberculosis are only a few of the widespread disease which appear almost surreal to the citizens of the industrial world. The debates and discussions regarding the importance o

Denna uppsats undersöker huruvida den omtalade investeringsstrategin ”Dogs of the Dow” (DoD) ger överavkastning på den tyska aktiemarknaden under perioden 2001 till 2010, då denna marknad aldrig tidigare blivit granskad i det aktuella syftet. DoD är en strategi som syftar till att investera i de aktierna med högst årlig utdelning. När investeringsstrategin tillämpas på det tyska DAX-indexet visar

Measurement of antibody titres to the human polyomaviruses BK and JC has for many years had to rely on Hemagglutination inhibition. In recent years, viral serology based on virus-like particles (VLPs) in enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) has become widely used for a variety of viruses. We sought to establish a modern method for serological diagnosis of BK and JC viruses, by using purified VLPs containing

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The traditional presentation about historical time-passing consists in a linear succession of facts in which some aspects of the life world evolve from others in an irreversible manner. The presentation of change is connected to the presentation of gradual or revolutionary linear changes that are irrevocable. I believe that this presentation could be considered correct for living organisms, but do

This chapter presents a methodological analysis of the use of the efficient-market hypothesis in the recent financial crisis.