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The condensation of DNA and poly(amido amine) dendrimers of generation 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 has been studied as a function of salt concentration in order to reveal the forces that control the aggregate size and morphology. For the lower generation dendrimers (1, 2, and 4) a dramatic increase in aggregate size occurs as a result of an increase in salt concentration. Toroidal aggregates having an outer
Denna kvalitativa forskningsstudie undersöker hur och varför humor används i varumärkeskommunikation genom en mindre innehållsanalys och två fokusgruppintervjuer. Fokusgruppintervjuerna inkluderar både generation Z, som har växt upp med sociala medier, samt generation X, som inte har samma erfarenhet av användning av sociala medier. I studien avser man lågprisbolaget Ryanair som undersökningens ut
The relationship between government spending and economic growth has captured scholars and policymakers over the years. Despite studies dating back to the early mid-1900s, establishing a clear causal relationship has yet to be discovered. This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on the subject, with the ultimate goal of determining the effectiveness of fiscal policy. Employing a panel-V
The commodity market is basically used for hedging against physical products. However, commodity portfolios alone can be an investment choice based on their return and risk characteristics. In order to analyze the interconnectedness among commodities, this study applies multivariate GARCH models of diagonal VECH, diagonal BEKK, and CCC to model the volatility among the selected commodity groups of
Socio-environmental crisis are also crisis of imagination. In the city of Taranto, the heavy industry has had devastating socio-environmental effects, and the dominant narrative still considers environmental and social sustainability as a double bind. Consequently, to this date there is no sign that anticipate a solution to the socio-environmental crisis. By means of 3 horizons framework, this wor
I den semi-självbiografiska "À l’ami qui ne m’a pas sauvé la vie" skriver Hervé Guibert, som en av de första i Frankrike, offentligt om sin aids. Han avslöjar bland annat att filosofen Michel Foucault dog i sjukdomen. Guibert blev känd tack vare detta avslöjande men också på grund av sin mycket ärliga beskrivning av att leva med denna dödsdom. I undersökningen tittar jag närmare på hur GIn the semi-autobiographical "À l’ami qui ne m’a pas sauvé la vie" Hervé Guibert writes, as one of the first in France, publicly about his AIDS. He reveals, among other things, that the philosopher Michel Foucault died in the same disease. Guibert became famous for this betrayal but also due to. his very honest description of living with this death sentence. In the paper I look closer at
The purpose of this study is to investigate if the equity markets react more positively to the issuance announcement of a green bond compared to the issuance announcement of a brown bond and if the introduction of the EU taxonomy has had an effect on the announcement effects. The study contributes to the existing literature by using an updated sample of 511 bonds from 61 issuers stemming from coun
Låga relativa fuktigheter inomhus orsakar negativa hälsoeffekter på människor. Vanligast uppkommer torrhetssymptom i ögon, näsa, hals och hud. Aktiv befuktning genom ventilationen i torra klimat kan vara en åtgärd, dock måste det analyseras ifall den extra fuktproduktionen kan orsaka fuktskador. Syftet med examensarbetet är att studera hur ytterväggen i ett kontor påverkas av en förhöjd relativ Low levels of relative humidity indoor has a negative effect on the health of people. Most commonly appears dryness symptoms in eyes, nose, throat, and skin. Humidification of the air through ventilation in dry environments could be a solution, though it must be analyzed if the extra moisture can cause any problems. The purpose is to study how the outer wall in the building will react to the ele
This thesis presents the results of an evaluation of the performance and determinants of fund flows for selected Impact Investing and Socially Responsible Investing portfolios of funds. The impact of current and past measures of monthly and annual financial return are considered from the perspective of potential investors. The results show that Impact Investing funds out-performed general market v
In 2011, Icelandic compulsory schools introduced a new national curriculum. Its purpose was to enable a more competencies-based school system where focus would be on independence and initiative. One of the main changes in the curriculum was the introduction of entrepreneurship as a core competency. Similar changes have taken place elsewhere in Europe and there are indications that comparable devel
A simple coarse-grained model has been developed for the purpose of studying DNA melting and especially the formation of bubbles in the melting process. The inter-strand interaction includes terms for excluded volume and electrostatics, as well as a short-ranged attraction modelling hydrogen-bonding, differing for the two base pairs. Results were obtained by canonical Monte Carlo simulations. The
The purpose of this thesis is to examines the relationship between income inequality and level of indebtedness among the Swedish population. Using a relative consumption theory framework, the effect of income inequality on debt ratio and propensity to acquire debt above one’s ability is analyzed. Further, the sample is divided into two subgroupings to check if the effect is more profound in urban
Recent research suggests that it is the decline in the frequency of ‘shrinking’ episodes, and not higher growth rates, that are more important for long-term development. A growing body of literature also focuses on how income inequality and poverty affect economic growth rates, with a consensus emerging about their negative impacts. By employing a framework centred around social capabilities, this
This thesis evaluates the use of screen space reflections combined with a deep G-buffer in computer graphics applications. Both visual inspection of rendered images and computational methods are used to evaluate the quality and performance of the reflections. Rendering reflections using screen space methods is generally faster than rendering them with other methods. The main drawback is that only
