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This paper examines the sensitivity of credit ratings to macroeconomic indicators, with a focus on monetary policy tools, across eleven business sectors in the United States. We examine the data using ordered probit and random forest models, taking into account firm fundamentals that measure the business and the financial risk, in addition to the macroeconomic indicators. Employing quarterly credi
The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty. The largest group out of school is represented by Guatemala’s indigenous population in rura
De Saxiska byarna i Transsylvanien karaktäriseras av sina befästa kyrkor och av en bystruktur som förblivit oförändrad sedan medeltiden. Idag finns sju av dessa hundratals byar listade på UNE-SCOs världsarvslista, men det finns ett stort värde i att arbeta för att bevara ännu fler. De utgör en viktig del av regionens kulturlandskap och identitet. Jag har själv en mycket stark personlig koppling ti
Aim: The purpose of this paper is to understand how events manage change over time and the paradox of managing brand continuity while staying relevant. Method: Qualitative research based on secondary data. A multiple case study is conducted where three events are analyzed over two time periods by applying a core value framework and a corporate brand identity matrix. Findings: Each of the analyzed
In this project, three smaller projects were conducted, all utilizing the surface sensitive technique QCM-D, and for two of them neutron reflectometry was used as well. In two of the projects, adsorption of the intrinsically disordered peptides, Histatin 5 and Keif, to lipid bilayers was studies, whereas in the last project a protocol for forming bilayers of natural lipids using the vesicle fusion
This thesis analyses integration policies from four different Swedish municipalities; Bromölla, Hässleholm, Svedala and Vellinge. The method used was Carol Bacchi’s What’s the problem represented to be, which is a form of discourse analysis commonly used to analyse policy. Postcolonial feminist theory and critical theory concerning neoliberalism were used as a framework for the analysis. The aim
Voluntary employee turnover is a large cost factor for organizations. This fact justifies the research, development, and deployment of effective interventions. About four dozen predictors of voluntary employee turnover have been studied so far, but the construct of psychological safety has largely been ignored as a potential predictor of turnover in prior research of voluntary employee turnover. I
Trots att betydelsen och vikten av att kunskap om hbtq-frågor för psykologisk praktik och psykoterapeutiskt behandlingsarbete länge påvisats, finns det knapphändigt med forskning ur behandlarperspektiv rörande vad den kunskapen består av och hur den omsätts i psykoterapeutisk behandlingspraktik. Denna studie undersökte hur ett antal svenska behandlare med självdefinierad specifik kunskap om hbtq-p
Barn som anhöriga påverkas när en förälder får en sjukdom. Cancer är en vanlig sjukdom som kan drabba föräldrar med barn under 18 år. Långsiktigt kan barn uppleva negativa konsekvenser av en förälders cancersjukdom, och det är därför viktigt att veta hur barn upplever sitt liv och sin vardag efter att en förälder diagnostiserats med cancer för att kunna bemöta, hjälpa och stödja dessa barn så att
In the production of solid enzyme products, the granules are dried in a fluidised bed dryer prior to being coated with a protective salt coating. The coating exhibits a low mass diffusivity, which essentially encapsulates any present moisture inside. During the coating process moisture is inevitably added to the granules. It has prior been shown that moisture content in the final product has a neg
A unified nation brand is crucial to create a positive reputation abroad. In the age of new public diplomacy, the emergence of non-state actors has considerably diversified the narratives of nation branding; this diversity contributes to challenging the consistency of the nation brand. Meantime, scholars argue that communicating and constructing a positive national identity domestically is essenti
Bakgrund: Vaccination mot humant papillomvirus (HPV), som kan orsaka livmoderhalscancer, ingår i det svenska vaccinationsprogrammet och erbjuds till flickor i årskurs fem och sex inom grundskolan. Elevhälsan ansvarar för arbetet kring/med HPV-vaccinationer. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att belysa skolsköterskornas erfarenheter av arbetet inom elevhälsan kring vaccinationen mot humant papillomviru
Varje år tar 1 500 människor sitt liv i Sverige vilket gör självmord till en av de vanligaste dödsorsakerna bland unga. Trots att nollvisionen för suicid kom under 1990-talet och nationella rådet publicerade ett program med nio förebyggande åtgärdspunkter, förblir siffran oförändrad. Syftet med studien är att undersöka preventionsarbetet i den ideella organisationen Suicide Zero och lyfta fram der
Adipic acid is considered as the most valuable dicarboxylic acid with industrial use; however, its production is heavily petroleum-based. This non-natural metabolite can be produced de novo through different metabolic pathways, one of which is the alpha-ketoacid elongation pathway. This investigation revolved around the study of the enzyme that catalyses the first +1C elongation reaction of the pa
The thesis explored how waste could be prevented through public procurement in the public institutions on the Danish island, Bornholm. The island has set an ambitious vision, ‘Bornholm showing the way – without waste 2032’, aiming for 100 % waste recycling and reuse by 2032. To reach the vision, it is essential to include waste prevention, particularly dematerialisation before goods are procured o
Skolinspektionens (2018) senaste granskning visade att sex- och samlevnadsundervisningen inte hade förbättrats i den takt som var önskvärt. Med bakgrund av detta undersöks i denna studie hur skolsköterskan arbetade med elevernas sexuella hälsa utifrån hälsosamtalet på högstadiet och gymnasiet. Studien utfördes genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med 12 skolsköterskor som var verksamma på högstadie-
Bakgrund: Befolkningens ålder ökar vilket har lett till att Världshälsoorganisationen (WHO) har utarbetat en plan för “Hälsosamt Åldrande”. I planen ingår det att medvetandegöra äldre personer om sin hälsa och främja hälsosamma levnadsvanor som motion, hälsosam kost, inget tobaks- eller alkoholbruk. Dessa åtgärder främjar äldres hälsa vilket minskar både personligt lidande och samhällskostnader. S
Traditionally Bhutanese buildings are built with rammed earth. These buildings have low insulation values and lack thermal comfort resulting in sub-zero temperatures inside the homes in colder regions. Modern insulation materials in Bhutan are uncommon due to the lacking availability, and therefore, a local source of insulation material is needed to improve the living conditions. The worldwide use
It is challenging for the food industry to deliver products that satisfy consumers changing desires and needs. Baobab is a fruit that holds potential for the development of trendy food products due to its rich nutritional profile and unique rheology. Unlike most fruits, it contains a dry pulp with a moisture content of 11-12 % (Phytotrade, 2008). Despite these features, baobab has been overlooked
