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The history of religion shows that religion has never been a final product. Rather religion has always been influenced by and adapted to its historical and local context. Today’s society is no exception. Globalization has meant that information, ideas and communication can take place without having to take geographical considerations. This has also effected the emergence of new religions. Synteism
I takt med den ständigt pågående tekniska utvecklingen ökar även efterfrågan av digitalisering av allt fler funktioner i samhället. Många processer, transaktioner och handlingar som tidigare skedde på plats och genom möten sker idag digitalt. Bankärenden är ett av många exempel på detta, vilket tydliggjordes i Internet Stiftelsens årliga undersökning 2019, Svenskarna och Internet, då 91% av svenskWith the constantly ongoing technological development, the demand for digitalisation of functions in society is also constantly increasing. Many processes and transactions that previously took place on site and through meetings now take place digitally. Typical banking needs are one of many examples of this, which was evident in the Internet Foundation's annual survey 2019, Swedes and the Inte
This thesis examines the diversification contribution of individual commodity futures to a traditional portfolio consisting of stocks and bonds. The main focus hereby lies on the potential portfolio risk reduction when switching to a diversified portfolio. In utilizing a unique approach in terms of data frequency, evaluation methods, and consideration of different states of the world, the authors’
Previous studies have found that launch prices reflect the therapeutic gains of pharmaceuticals (for instance: Ekelund and Persson, 2003, on Sweden and Lu and Comanor, 1998, on the US). Furthermore, Howard et al (2015) found that purely pharmaceutical costs to “Medicare” at launch for new anticancer drugs increased annually, from 1995-2013, after controlling for health benefits and inflation. This
Uppsatsen kommer behandla gränsdragningen mellan brotten våldtäkt mot barn samt sexuellt utnyttjande av barn. För att besvara frågeställningarna beskrivs aktuella bestämmelser i brottsbalkens 6 kapitel, dess tillkomst och motiv för att sedan undersöka hur domstolarna idag tillämpar den gällande rätten. Undersökningen har till syfte att granska om domstolarna idag följer lagstiftarens intentioner. This essay will address the issue when it comes to distinguish the two crimes of child rape and sexual exploitation of a child. The purpose is to critically examine the law and see whether or not it is an appropriate use. To reach a conclusion, there will be a presentation of the current regulation in the sixth chapter of the Penal Code as well as a review regarding how the Swedish courts administ
The purpose of the thesis is to identify the key determinants of corporate liquidity in Swedish firms and whether these have changed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. For these means, data obtained from companies listed on the Swedish NASDAQ OMX Stockholm stock exchange are used to estimate a number of dynamic panel regression models in E-Views. The ambition is that the insights gained wil
Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, has almost eradicated extreme poverty according to the Millennium Development Goals; however, official statistics show that by national standards poverty levels are still quite high, reaching up to half its population. This paper looks into how the determinants of poverty in Mexico have evolved after the last major economic crisis the country ex
A Credit Default Swap spread is a reliable measure of credit risk as it is the compensation demanded by a party to bear this risk. Officially, credit risk is denoted as credit ratings announced by credit rating agencies. Since rating announcements contain information regarding credit risk, the market should incorporate this new information into the CDS spread. The aim of this study is to investiga
Nowadays, many evacuation models exist in the market, and new models are continuously released with new features. How to assess the usability and reliability of model results becomes an issue for both developers and users. Therefore, verification and validation (V&V) protocols were introduced in the assessment process of evacuation models. To conduct V&V of a model, a widely accepted test
Title: COVID-19 and Capital Structure: A Study of Swedish firms. Seminar date: 2025-06-03. Course: FEKH89, Degree Project in Corporate Finance, Business Administration, 15 credits. Authors: Pepijn van Lierop, Gustaf Wemlerth, Felix Eriksson. Advisor: Maria Gårdängen. Key Words: Capital Structure, Leverage, COVID-19, Determinants, Sweden. Research Question: Did the COVID-19 pandemic change the effe
Introduction: Omega-3 fatty acid supplements are widely used as an alternative to eating oily fish. However the polyunsaturated oils they contain are highly susceptible to oxidation, which can lead to rancidity and possibly decreased quality of the supplement. Background: Despite the convenience of omega-3 supplementation, there is limited independent information on the oxidative quality of produ
The aim of the study was to investigate whether work-study conflict and study-work conflict predict perceived stress and well-being in full-time university students who work part-time, and whether perceived stress predicts well-being. The study was conducted with a quantitative cross-sectional design where data were collected through a web-based questionnaire where participants answered establishe
Old Norse-Icelandic líka(1) Working Papers in Scandinavian Syntax 110 (2024), 1–13 The Alternating Behavior of the Verb ‘Like’ in Old Norse- Icelandic: Facts or Fiction?* Wannes Elens, Joren Somers & Jóhanna Barðdal Ghent University Abstract In a recent article, Sigurðsson & Viðarsson (2020) put forward the hypothesis that the Modern Icelandic Dat-Nom verb líka ‘like’ may have been an alternating
