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16. Do people with larger lungs speak in longer utterances and inhale less frequently? : Relationships between lung capacity, respiratory rate, proportion of lung capacity used for speech and utterance durations
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : This study examined the relationship between lung capacity, speech volume and duration of utterances. 8 adult subjects, 4 males and 4 females (24-36 yrs), participated. By breathing into a digital spirometer, lung capacities such as Vital Capacity (VC) and Inspirational Capacity (IC) were estimated. READ MORE
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17. Integration of renewable energy storage into wind power plants in France
University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologiAbstract : One of the main challenges with increasing renewable energy share in electricity distribution networks is the regulation of power quality and reliability due to the intermittent nature of certain renewable energy resources. In particular, in the cases of increased share of wind and solar power generation systems in electricity networks. READ MORE
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18. The Presence of Cheap Riders in International Environmental Regimes
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Tragedy of the commons is reflected in the international climate policy arena as countries are unable to coordinate and cooperate to reach the goals set within the conventional framework of the Paris Agreement. Although carbon mitigation plans have been submitted by member states, the pledges lack ambition and are not sufficient if humanity is to prevent detrimental anthropogenic warming. READ MORE
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19. Banks' Interest Rate Risk Exposure Under Low Rates: Tracing Exposure from Balance Sheet Positions
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Has the risk exposure of banks changed in response to low interest rates? We construct simple factor portfolios using the fair values of positions held by the U.S. banking sector in order to trace the interest rate exposure of individual positions on banks' balance sheets between 2001-2019. We find that the U. READ MORE
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20. Does Internet Use Reduce Birth Rates? : A Cross-Country Study of 44 Lower-Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2017
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Birth rates remain high in lower-middle-income countries compared to the rest of the world’s average in 2017. Even so, there have been rapid declines in birth rates during the period 2000-2017. At the same time, lower-middle-income countries have been increasingly exposed to the world through the Internet. READ MORE
