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This study examines whether a change in dividends is connected with a change in future earnings and can thereby be interpreted as a signal from the management to the market. This is a well-debated subject that has been researched several times before this study, often with contradicting results. This thesis presents a new approach where it is investigated if firms choose between different ways to

BACKGROUND: The TT virus (TTV) is a newly identified blood-borne virus. Its association with disease is still unknown, and screening of blood donors has not been implemented. Several genotypes of the TTV have been identified. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Three hundred seventy healthy blood donors were randomly selected and tested for TTV by the PCR method. Sequencing of a part of the genome was perfo

This paper reports on a test of the validity of Pienemann's (1998) Processability Theory (PT). This theory predicts that certain morphological and syntactic phenomena are acquired in a fixed sequence. Three phenomena were chosen for this study: attributive adjective morphology, predicative adjective morphology, and subordinate clause syntax (placement of negation). These phenomena are located at s

Nationellt kompetenscentrum för rörelseorganens sjukdomar (NKO) är ett resurscentrum för kvalitetsregister inom rörelseorganens sjukdomar. En förutsättning för en mer rättvis vård är att indikationerna för behandling betraktas likartat över hela landet. Evidensbaserade indikationer för behandling av rörelseorganens sjukdomar har utarbetats. Klargörande av aktuell indikationssättning för höft- och Well-functioning data registration systems require high competence both in the technical systems used for handling data and in the statistical methodology used for analysis. Consequently, The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and The National Board of Health and Welfare started the Swedish National Competence Centre for Musculoskeletal disorders, with the purpose for this instit

Linkage analysis of F-2 crosses has led to identification of large numbers of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for complex diseases, but identification of the underlying genes has been more difficult. Reasons for this could be complications that arise from separation of interacting or neighboring loci. We made a partial advanced intercross (PAI) to characterize and fine-map linkage to collagen-induce

Eight patients with colloid cysts of the third ventricle were examined with CT and MR. In six, surgical resection was performed and the material was subjected to histologic evaluation; the concentrations of trace elements were determined by particle-induced X-ray emission. Stereotaxic aspiration was performed in two. The investigation showed that colloid cysts are often iso- or hypodense relative

Rare-earth-doped crystals can be attractive materials for quantum information processing, because of the long coherence times that can be expected, in particular, from non-Kramers ions. In this paper, Ho3+-doped yttrium and lutetium vanadate single crystals have been investigated using linear and coherent optical spectroscopy. For Ho3+:YVO4, the crystal-field levels of the I-5(8), F-5, F-5(4) and

Local-box hydrodynamical model atmospheres provide statistical information about the spatial dependence, as well as temporal evolution, of a star's emergent radiation field. Here, we consider late-type stellar atmospheres for which temporal changes of the radiative output are primarily related to convective (granular) surface flows. We derived relations for evaluating the granulation-induced, disk

The main purpose of this thesis is to add to the conceptual understanding of gender in management consulting, as portrayed through the lens of popular culture. It is further aimed to highlight the reciprocal relationship between popular culture research and the study of organization/ management consulting studies. Thereby, we hope to contribute to the existing literature that treats gender in mana

Most of the things that we know about stars come from their spectrum. The properties of the atomic lines, e.g. energy levels, wavelengths, oscillator strengths, must be known to understand the observed spectrum and to perform quantitative analyses. Atomic data of some elements are incomplete, especially in the near-infrared region, which makes it difficult or even impossible to analyze a stellar s

Kreativitets- och långtidsminnesprocesserna har till synes vissa gemensamma beröringspunkter och är i någon utsträckning funktionsmässigt beroende av varandra. Frågan är hur starkt sambandet mellan processerna är; om en individ uppvisar en god kreativitet, har individen då vanligtvis även en god långtidsminnesförmåga? Syftet med studien var att praktiskt testa detta samt belysa eventuella förekoms

Denna uppsats för en diskussion om politiken för global utveckling genom att analysera bakomliggande idéer och antaganden om utveckling och fattigdomsbekämpning. Fokus för studien är Sveriges politik för global utveckling, mer specifikt regeringens skrivelse ”Globala utmaningar – vårt ansvar” (Skrivelse 2007/08:89). Som analysverktyg väljs tre dimensioner (begrepp): ansvar, rättigheter och rättviThis essay aims to discuss the politic on global development by analyzing underlying ideas and assumptions about development and poverty reduction. The focus in this study is the Swedish politic on global development, and more specific the document written by the Swedish government on this politic (”Globala utmaningar – vårt ansvar. Skrivelse 2007/08:89). The main tool for the analysis are the thr

Abstract Title: The Social Construction of Crisis: constructed realities of employees at Scandinavian Airlines as they face organizational change Seminar Date: 3 June 2008 Course: (BUSM18) Thesis Degree Project, Managing People, Knowledge and Change Authors: Andrew Donham and Abdul Al Mukit Advisor: Tony Huzzard Company: SAS Ground Service of SAS Group AB Five key words: Social Construction, Scand