Studien har som syfte att analysera om centralbankerna har ändrat sitt sätt att föra flexibel penningpolitik efter finanskrisen. Studien väljer att lägga till huspriser som en förklarande variabel då denna faktor var en bakomliggande del av finanskrisen och anses vara intressant att studera i sammanhanget. Studien har utgått ifrån Taylor-regeln som har bevisats kunna förklara räntesättningen av ce

In this thesis, a holographic model for quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is used to estimate the electromagnetic contribution to the kaon mass difference. The principal ideas of the model are inspired by the AdS/CFT correspondence, which is believed to be exact. The calculation is first performed theoretically, highlighting the expansion of the result into a diagrammatic structure referred to as Witte

Syftet med studien är att undersöka om det råder ett signifikant samband mellan andelen kvinnor i bolagsstyrelsen och aktieavkastningen för bolag noterade på Stockholmsbörsen. Tidsperioden för studien sträcker sig från år 2000 till och med år 2015 och inkluderar 35 stycken industribolag noterade på Stockholmsbörsen. I studien utförs två stycken OLS-regressioner, en baseras på single-index-modellen

To promote more collaborative sustainable governance processes, environmental information transparency is required at all stages. As an authoritarian country with rapid economic growth, China has faced serious environmental degradations that threaten citizens’ daily life. Over the last two decades, China has witnessed a trend to integrate third parties into environmental governance and an increasi

This bachelor thesis was executed at Mårtensson Consulting in Kristianstad. The thesis aimed at investigating how information from a PLC can be transferred to an SQL-database. The project was done with the intention of implementing it at one of Mårtensson Consulting’s clients. This influenced the choice of for instance PLC and software. The information that was to be logged came from a Clean In Pl

Sammanfattning Med rådande bostadsbrist och en ökad urbanisering i samhället, ställs stora krav på byggbranschen att anpassa verksamheten och skapa förutsättningar för att bemöta problematiken som kommer med urbaniseringen. Därför ställde vi oss frågan om bygglogistikcenter (BLC) kunde vara en del av lösningen på problemet kring stadsutveckling och byggnadsarbete på begränsad yta. Viss forskning h

The aim with this thesis is to examine whether there are any differences between the linguistic and cultural strategies used by translators when translating song lyrics from English to Danish and Swedish. A description of translations of song lyrics has been presented as well as three popular songs from different time periods. The songs were analysed using five criteria for translation: singabilit

Trycksår är ett problem som får stora konsekvenser i form av lidande för patienten, ökad vårdtyngd och ökade samhällskostnader. Riktlinjer för trycksårsprevention är omfattande men de följs inte tillräckligt. Syftet med föreliggande studie är att beskriva hinder för tillämpning av trycksårsförebyggande åtgärder i vårdpersonalens yrkesutövande. Författarna har gjort en litteraturstudie. En systemat

Abstract Background Axis Communications is a Lund based company which specializes in network cameras. In addition to the cameras, the company has a wide range of accessories that ensure their customers receive complete solutions. While the company has had significant successes by investing heavily in R&D, increased competition from low-cost competitors is now placing higher demands on cost-eff

This study investigates if, and to what extent, a membership in the EU affects a country’s economic growth. The aim is to find out if an EU-membership leads to a permanent effect on economic growth, a temporary effect the first ten years after entering the EU, and if the fact that the growing number of members in the EU has any effect on economic growth. Panel data is used to estimate nine regress

To share belongings between friends is a common phenomenon. However, sharing as a business trend or even an economic system, in which unfamiliar individuals share assets and skills via online platforms, usually for a fee, is a newer phenomenon. The economic system is generally called “the sharing economy” or “collaborative consumption”. Characteristic for companies involved within the sharing econ

Att drabbas av en kritisk sjukdom och vårdas på intensivvårdsavdelning är en traumatisk upplevelse som både patient och anhöriga bär med sig under lång tid. Denna studie utgår från ett patientperspektiv där individens subjektiva upplevelse studeras. Syftet var att belysa intensivvårdspatienters upplevelser av återhämtning efter utskrivning från sjukhuset. En kvalitativ intervjustudie genomfördes o

The purpose of this study is to examine digital information loss at three Swedish archives. Digital preservation is a complex issue and something most archival institutions struggle with today. While there is merit in focussing on successes in this struggle, doing so to the exclusion of failures runs the risk of creating a blind spot for existing problems. We hope that this study will contribute t

This paper investigates the linkages between stock markets of the United States and the Greater China Economic Area including China mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In order to find the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis, we use the weekly stock market indices of Standard and Poor’s 500, Dow Jones China 88, Hang Seng and Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted for each stock market from January, 20

This thesis has been pursuing an objective to investigate the recent developments in the field of high oxygen barrier materials for the dairy based medical nutrition portfolio. The main goal of this research was to identify the materials and/or approaches that would allow the decrease of oxygen ingress with resulting shelf-life extension. Both flexible (pouch) and rigid (bottles) packaging has bee

The Brazilian tax system is known to be very complex. The main reasons to that is presumably the fact that the federalist pact adopted by the Brazilian Federal Constitution gives a considerable autonomy to all federal entities (the federal government, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities) to impose levies. Besides that, the Brazilian tax system is composed by numerous levies, su

We decompose the monthly Swedish consumer confidence index into a rational part based on fundamentals and an irrational part based on exogenous, irrational beliefs. Subsequently, we investigate the impact of investor irrationality and its short-term predictability on industry returns in Sweden. In addition, we provide an explanation to the reason some industries are more prone to investor sentimen

Nyskapad ängsmark norr om Lund ökar artrikedomen i jordbrukslandskapet Ängsmarker och deras växter har minskat drastiskt under de senaste århundradet men på MAX-området strax norr om Lund försöker man skapa en ängsmark genom att hämta hö från en närliggande artrik gräsmark och sprida ut på det nya stället. 85 av de drygt 200 arter som kan ingå i höet, varav flera utrotningshotade, har lyckats etaThis study investigates if transfer of plant material in the form of hay is an effective method for establishment of species rich grassland on former arable land in southwestern Scania, Sweden. An inventory of vascular plants was conducted to analyze the early establishment on areas with added hay vs. areas with no hay added. The inventory data was related to a set of ecological indicators (mainly