In this thesis I study the performances of artificial neural networks (ANNs) and three various ARCH-type models to predict weekly volatility of the Swedish (OMXS30), the British (FTSE100) and the Australian (S&P/ASX200) major stock indices. The three various ARCH-type models are the GARCH(1,1), the EGARCH(1,1) and the TGARCH(1,1). The purpose is to investigate if ANNs outperform the more tradi

The autumn of 2015 constituted a major break with the prior migration regime in Sweden, as the government implemented temporary migration laws in order to curb the large-scale arrival of migrants, which had taken the authorities by surprise at the time. Following this, the question of migration has gradually to a greater extent come to be framed as a threat by government officials and the politica

This thesis uses the United Kingdom’s European Union membership referendum of 2016 to understand how, within the theoretical context of the hybrid media system, two prominent British media outlets framed their coverage for the British public. Using a typology of five news frames (attribution of responsibility, human interest, conflict, morality and economic consequences) the study applies a quanti

Policy making concerning prostitution is an element of ongoing processes in Europe. Recent changing in laws shed light on the double targets of the policies, they not only regulate economic activities of a discussed moral value, but they also attempt to contract sex trafficking illegal markets. Research is housing debates concerning the actual relationship occurring between prostitution laws and s

Bakgrund: Närstående försätts ofta i en krissituation när någon i deras närhet plötsligt avlider och organdonation är aktuellt. Vården av den avlidne, blivande donatorn fortlöper på samma sätt som innan döden inträtt, något som kan upplevas förvirrande och komplext för den närstående. Syfte: Att belysa närståendes upplevelser av vårdpersonalens bemötande i samband med organdonation av avliden dona

This study is about understanding how contemporary, popular experts in parenting and children's behavior advices insecure parents how to deal with scared anxious children. The studies empiricism is retrieved from books, parenting sites and newspapers. The analysis and results is based on a method where the empiricism is studied from a problems perspective, analyzed in categories that answers q

A shift in new venture creation can be observed from purely profit-oriented models to alternatives attempting to also answer social and environmental needs. Because of their nature, these alternatives face issues regarding their integration in traditional financial and business spheres. Shared Value Creation is a framework that attempts to analyse these ventures and those challenges. Blockchain te

The sociology of urban space is a field lacking in research and debate. Acknowledging that this is a matter with which all individuals interact, it is therefore curious as to why. This thesis argues that urban space in Malmö is not being utilised to its fullest potential and through simple attention to the social reality of humans, this could be achieved. In a thorough study of eight different soc

“The one you mess with is the one you like”. A qualitative interview study on school counsellors perspectives on sexual harassment in school. The aim of this study was to investigate school counsellor's perspectives on sexual harassment by looking at how school counsellors describe sexual harassment in their schools, how they describe the cause of the problem in their school and how they thin

This study is concerned with the collaboration between museums and amateur performers of historical reenactment and living history i Sweden. Historical reenactment were examined as a cultural phenomenon and as a potential way of bringing new volunteers and partners to the museum. Historical reenactment is part of a more traditional museology which emphasize the knowledge of museum collections and

This thesis is based on my interpretation of three particular visual examples that were created in relation to the racial tensions that were occurring at the time of their production. My visual examples are (1) the 2016 campaign advert commissioned by Operation Black vote (2) The music video I’m not Racist by the American rapper Joyner Lucas relaesed in 2017 (3) Sir Davey’s Proclamation Board to t

Domain decomposition methods can be used to numerically solve partial differential equations for certain problems, for example in cases where the domain has an irregular shape, or if there are differences in material constants. By splitting the domain into subdomains, these problems can be solved using domain decomposition methods. In this thesis, the topic is solving the steady-state heat equatio

Följande projekt utfördes med anledning till att utvärdera och validera den nuvarande brandsäkerheten på Stockholms Centralstation. Detta gjordes i huvudsak med avseende på personsäkerheten, alltså behandlar inte rapporten egendomsskada samt ekonomiska förluster. Eftersom Stockholms Centralstation är en högst avancerad byggnad med högt personantal begränsades projektets omfattning en aning. Störst

Discussions on issues of marriage squeeze which resulting from the gender demographic imbalance has a long history in China. However, since the advent of 21st century, much media attention has shifted to an emerging phenomenon: highly educated, urban career women are at the forefront of a trend of un-marrying or delaying marriage. Labeled “leftover women” (shengnv), they are perceived less marriag

Beräkningsmodeller för konsumtionsbaserade utsläpp, vad är vitsen? Julia Nordström i juni 2018 År 2015 skrev Sverige tillsammans med andra nationer under det internationella klimatavtalet - Parisavtalet. För att nå de mål som Parisavtalet satt upp måste de globala utsläppen av växthusgaser minska drastiskt de kommande åren. Sverige är ett av de mest framstående länderna i världen när det kommer tIn recent years, it has become increasingly recognized that the traditional production-based methods for calculations of greenhouse gas emissions have shortcomings. This is justified by the fact that such inventories only include emissions that occur within a particular geographical area. As major emissions also arise as a result of imports of goods and services and from international travel, such

About 96% of hydrogen is produced via chemical processes from fossil material globally and just 4% is obtained from environmentally friendly sources. Caldicellulosiruptor species are good candidates for hydrogen production via dark fermentation from a variety of substrates. They therefore provide a great opportunity to be used as decomposers of organic waste, lignocellulosic material and municipal

A criminal lifestyle from within The aim of this study was to create an understanding of earlier offenders. Specifically the aim has been to examine the life of offenders from their childhood to today on how they see themselves on their earlier criminal life. The selection of people who participated in the study was people who previously had a criminal lifestyle. We have taken a qualitative appro

This essay investigates how new innovations are introduced and implemented in the transportation system, and serves to illustrate this through a case study of Skånetrafiken and its plans to integrate mobility services. Mobility stands at the precipice of structural changes which will effectively challenge the social position of the car as the most common and self-evident choice of transportation.

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers perspective on the mental ill-health among children between the ages 10 and 15. To examine this we conducted five interviews with five school employees by using semi-structured interviews. We analyzed the interviews by using theories focusing on accomplishments and individualization. The results points towards that children between the ages 10 and

Since the 1970s, the practice of conscripting, enlisting or recruiting children into armed groups or forces has become increasingly common, and many children are used for various tasks in conflicts around the globe. Children are easily persuaded or forced into such armed groups or forces, and they suffer great harm from exposure to violence. Girls are generally recruited in the same manner as boys