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The thesis sets out to study the correlation between long-run economic growth and climate, through testing two hypotheses. In the first hypothesis Montesquieu’s climate theory is compared to a modern approach, while in the second hypothesis, natural disaster and disease ecology variables are suggested and tested as growth determinants. In the application of multiple regression analysis two signifi
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the performance of seven different methods that are used when estimating Value-at-Risk for a portfolio of Swedish index-bonds with different maturities. As a supplementary objective, the paper tries to determine the history that one needs to account for when calculating VaR. Methodology: In order to calculate the VaR, a portfolio consi
The fragmentation of the Turkish society into religious, ethnic and ideological cleavages, as a result of a series of historical events, has led to armed conflicts and a series of military coups, claiming the life of thousands throughout history. Suffering from a democratic deficit, the Turkish state has repeatedly failed to create a system of democratic institutions that accommodates the interest
In this master’s project, a design tool for bolt fixed laminated glass was developed, based on linear-elastic finite element theory. The program produces images of the deflections and stress distributions in bolted glass panes. A two-dimensional triangular mesh, created by an external mesh generator, was extended to a three-dimensional mesh comprising 15-node wedge elements. A least-square method was
Data Mining has a reputation in social science for lacking statistical rigour. This study challenges this reputation and argues that, whilst such a method (as with any other) can be abused, it has particular promise as a tool to be used for monitoring and explorative research, especially by smaller development organisations. Drawing on recent advances in adapting commercial ‘Big Data’ techniques f
The purpose of the study has been to gain an understanding of how socio-cultural structures and gender norms affect young women’s leadership possibilities. This has been explored through a qualitative case study focusing on how young women leaders, working with sexual and reproductive health rights issues, experience and pursue leadership in Zimbabwe. A theoretical framework based on contextual an
This thesis work is a study and parameter optimization of a Raman system designed for explosives detection. The system, HLIN1, is a state-of-the-art prototype developed at the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI). To achieve the highest possible detection efficiency of different amounts of explosives placed upon different background materials, it is investigated how various system parameters affe
With the consolidation of automotive control processes onto single highperformance ECUs the issue of running, and thus scheduling, processes of varying criticality on a single CPU has moved to the fore. This has resulted in a number of new algorithms for scheduling such systems, for example Adaptive Mixed Criticality (AMC). This project attempts to measure the performance of some of these algorith
Alfa Laval has been using its unique adhesive mixture for over 50 years for bonding of rubber gaskets to the corrugated plates used in their heat exchangers. The adhesive mix is designated GC6 and is composed out of an epoxy component and a phenolic component. GC6 has throughout the years shown exceptionally good performance in both adhesion to the rubber gasket and to the plate with minimal pre-t
Engine development for reduced fuel consumption and for the ability to use alternative types of fuels is required as emissions and the limited access of petroleum are issues coupled to diesel engines. Experimental testing is in many cases insufficient and expensive in comparison with simulations for engine development. This thesis is focused on extending a model of a diesel compression-ignition en
