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Psychological skills are crucial for performance in professional sports. The Swedish program “Nationellt godkänd Idrottsutbildning” (NIU) was developed to support talented students with a professional sports career. This study compared NIU athletes to other high school athletes regarding the use of psychological skills. In addition, gender, grade and context (training and competition) were compare
ADHD is a psychological disorder which has become significantly more prevalent and much debated in the last decades. This study investigates the possibilities in developing quantitative diagnostic tools for psychiatric assessment of ADHD based on spectral representations of Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR). Two different approaches to data pre-treatment are adopted, followed by estimates of powe
In order to assist developed countries in reaching their emission reduction targets, and to help developing countries onto a sustainable path of development, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change established a market for credits generated from emission reductions. However, since its conception, a majority of the projects implemented have gone to emerging economies such as China
This essay which is considered to be a study in political theory aims to analyze if Chantal Mouffe's theories about left populism should be used to radicalize democracy and the democratic values of liberty and equality. Politics is today in a post-democratic situation, where the neoliberal hegemony does not allow opinions that don't fit into the neoliberal consensus. Mouffe critiques the c
It is commonly assumed that algorithmic curation of search results creates filter bubbles, where users’ beliefs are continually reinforced and opposing views are suppressed. However, empirical evidence has failed to support this hypothesis. Instead, we suggest that filter bubbles may result from individuals acting selectively on information made available by search engines. When presented with sea
While trade policies have been found to promote peace and international cooperation, they are also used in conflicts to punish or coerce the actions and behavior of one’s trading partners. In a globalized world characterized by interconnectivity and complex supply and value chains, their impact and relevance in political conflicts have become even more apparent. Such contemporary developments are
Through using what Lennart Lundquist terms as "our public ethos" I have come to the conclusion that the Swedish Migration Office's desire to be exempted from the law of public procurement (LOU) can be understood in terms of reference to both economic and democratic values. This thesis also explains the fundamentals of the Weberian rational-legal authority and how it together with New
This paper presents a comparison of ranking between two different performance measures, Sharpe Ratio and Certainty Equivalent Returns, on U.S. tech sector funds. Firstly, we compared the ranking of funds based on the Sharpe Ratio family, i.e. the traditional Sharpe Ratio, Reward-to-VaR and Reward-to-ES. The strong correlation between the rankings is in line with the previous studies. Further, by c
This thesis examines the relationship between gender equality, demographic change, and economic growth for the context of Sweden, 1870-1990. Large-scale developments changed a society with relatively little gender equality in the late nineteenth century to the egalitarian welfare state that we know today. Using personally-collected data at the Swedish county-level, a measure of gender equality - t
Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: Influencers - en resa tur och retur Seminariedatum: 2019-06-04 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Patrice Behrad, Ricci Chan-Udom, Anja Petrovic Handledare: Oskar Christensson Fem nyckelord: Influencers, flygvanor, klimatångest, parasociala relationer, konsumentkulturteori Syfte: SyftAbstract Title: Influencers - a round-trip journey Seminar date: 2019-06-04 Course: FEKH29 Business administration: Degree Project in Marketing, Undergraduate Level, 15 ECTS Authors: Patrice Behrad, Ricci Chan-Udom, Anja Petrovic Advisor: Oskar Christensson Key words: Influencers, flight habits, climate anxiety, parasocial relationships, consumption culture theory Purpose: The purpose of the study
Single use medical devices have been the widespread practice for clinical work for many years. However, the negative environmental impacts of using disposable products have also attracted attention worldwide. To choose a disposable or reusable medical device should not only encompass economic and clinical safety aspects but also environmental impact. This study has compared environmental impact be
Uganda hosts many refugees in protracted situations, making local integration a prevalent solution. This paper examines how effectively Uganda’s refugee response facilitates integration of refugees as perceived by key stakeholders. Uganda is often described as an example of successful local integration, but major funding cuts and increasing numbers of refugees raise questions about how well the sy
Today´s society depend on electric energy, in nuclear power plants this can be produced. Each nuclear reactor is situated inside a concrete containment reinforced with a post-tensioning system. The aim of this report is to analyse the state of the post-tensioning systems at Ringhals nuclear power plant. The purpose of a containment is to protect the outside world if an accident should occur. Tight
The Svalbard Seed Vault serves as a backup against accidental loss of genetic crop diversity within the existing global conservation system. Addressing this objective, this thesis repeats the 2013 assessment of the Seed Vault’s completeness relative to the global conservation system as performed by Westengen et al (2013, 1). It is shown that gaps have continued to exist in Svalbard’s collection. S
