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This Master Thesis successfully explains the difference in probability of default implied by Credit Default Swaps, traded by the market, and the benchmark Moody’s EDFTM. The difference is explained by the market price of risk, related to the Girsanov kernel, allowing us to transform the risk neutral measure Q to the physical measure P. This market price of risk is modeled with a log-linear multiva

In 1974, Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest with ABBA’s song Waterloo. ABBA is still one of the best-known names in Swedish pop, alongside others such as Max Martin and Avicii. The same year saw the birth of Swedish cultural policy as a coherent and distinct national policy area, explicitly supporting inhabitants’ access to culture beyond the commercial market. Sweden is still one of the prima

Scrum is currently a widely used process in most areas of software development. Conversely, usability activities as prescribed in the area of HCI are not widely used in the software industry, especially not in agile software development projects. Through an analysis of interview and survey data from five studies we scrutinize the reasons for choosing Scrum, consequences of using Scrum, and study t

This paper presents and discusses hitherto unexplored primary sources from the Spanish Civil War archive in Salamanca on the relations between the two largest anarcho-syndicalist organizations in the 1930s, namely Swedish SAC and Spanish CNT. The study shows how these organizations understanding and solidarity with each other,and discusses the traces the ideological contradictions of contemporary

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases in humans, with a subset of sus- ceptible individuals who experience recurrent episodes. e increase in antibiotic resistance in gram-negative uropathogens, due to antibiotic overuse, is a strong rationale for developing therapeutic alternatives and to improve diagnostics. In patients with incomplete bladder emptying (e.

This chapter explores the processes of a typical logistics network for the management of reusable packaging for food products. While theimpacts associated with packaging waste in the food sector are well known, the adoption of reusable crates or handling systems for fooditems entails many logistics processes such as storage, transportation, and cleaning, whose impact needs to be quantified and assThis chapter explores the processes of a typical logistics network for the management of reusable packaging for food products. While the impacts associated with packaging waste in the food sector are well known, the adoption of reusable crates or handling systems for food items entails many logistics processes such as storage, transportation, and cleaning, whose impact needs to be quantified and a

A literature review of methods where different hazards are combined into a multi-hazard index or method are presented in this report. The purpose of the review is to get an insight into approaches to combine different hazards into a multi-hazard index or method. To directly combine hazards, it is necessary to present them with the same unit of measure. This can be done with different measures for

Purpose: To explore adaptation patterns among disability pensioners with musculoskeletal disorders returning to work by means of the Swedish law on 'resting disability pension'. Method: Qualitative analyses of interviews with 17 individuals going back to work. Results: Three adaptation patterns were identified: The Go- getter, the Realist and the Indifferent. These differed regarding influence facPurpose. To explore adaptation patterns among disability pensioners with musculoskeletal disorders returning to work by means of the Swedish law on ‘resting disability pension’.Method. Qualitative analyses of interviews with 17 individuals going back to work.Results. Three adaptation patterns were identified: The Go-getter, the Realist and the Indifferent. These differed regarding influence factor

The aim of my presentation is to examine the concept of gardening as a cultural construct, and how this concept is created and transformed in picture books from 1968 (the canonical year of student revolt). We often think of the 1970s as the decade when Nordic children’s literature became political. But such a judgment may bepremature. An analysismight show that this claim only offersa schematic imThe aim of my presentation is to examine the concept of gardening as a cultural construct, and how this concept is created and transformed in picture books from 1968 (the canonical year of student revolt). We often think of the 1970s as the decade when Nordic children’s literature became political. But such a judgment may be premature. An analysis might show that this claim only offers a schematic

This thesis has investigated how the design process used by a textile printmaker practitioner requires further modification when the sun, uncontrollable by nature, is used to activate thermochromic leuco dyes, a dynamic surface variable. In the context of the use of the sun as the dynamic activator, the investigation is focussed on design applications of sun-screening textiles for both indoor and

The investing industry has historically been built around the sole purpose to bring superior financial returns to investors. Due to the rising concern towards global social and environmental issues, investments promoting sustainable development have grown popular. Centring sustainable investments debate is the strategy impact investing. The strategy originates from more traditional ethical investm

The migration issue has been a hot topic for decades. However, internal migration has not received as much attention as international migration. Furthermore, the internal migration pattern can differentiate from ethnicities and nativity status, further impacting their social-economic status. This thesis aims to discover the ethnic differences in internal migration patterns and the differences betw

This Bachelors thesis in Sociology is the result of a 10 weeks Minor Field Study (MFS) in Brazil, financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, SIDA carried out March-May 2011. The thesis is a qualitative case study of two non-governmental cultural organisations working with social extended school projects in Salvador, Bahia. The overarching purpose of this study and the th