Essays about: "International Comparisons"

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  1. 21. Machine Learning- An Educational Revolution? A Scenario Analysis of the Future Role of Machine Learning in the Public Primary School in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Lisa Emanuelsson; Louise von Braun; [2019-07-09]
    Keywords : Scenario Planning; Machine Learning; Public Primary Education; Trends; Uncertainties;

    Abstract : The Swedish students’ results have gradually decreased in international comparisons, wherefore the educational industry is experiencing an augmenting pressure for change. Simultaneously, the demand and supply of tools based on the Machine Learning (ML) technology is beginning to augment within the educational sector. READ MORE

  3. 22. A measurement method for damping of drive shaft

    University essay from

    Author : Anders Bertilsson; [2019-07-03T14:13:54Z 2019-07-03T14:13:54Z 2004]
    Keywords : Samhällsbyggnadsteknik; Civil Engineering;

    Abstract : Sound in our society is beginning to be a health hazard in many places. This leads to legislation and recommendations by public authorities and governments. For a truck the sound pressure level should not exceed 80 dB(A) during a drive-by test set by international standards. READ MORE

  4. 23. Capital Structure in Financial Distress: A Comprehensive Study across Industries and Borders

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Oleksandr Baranov; Henrik Hedencrona; [2019-07-02]
    Keywords : Capital Structure; Leverage; Financial Recession; Financial Distress; Tangible Assets; Market-to-Book; Sales; Profitability; International Comparisons; Industrial Comparisons;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effects of financial distress on the relationships between capital structure and its determinants – continuing on the famous research by Rajan and Zingales from 1995. The sample contains balance sheet information for 3743 non-financial firms over a period of 14 years, classified into NAICS sectors and distributed across the G7 countries. READ MORE

  5. 24. The relationship between country characteristics, development levels and brain drain - A quantitative analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ella Bråve; [2019]
    Keywords : Brain drain; development levels; high-skilled migration; push- and pull-factors; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Brain drain refers to the international migration of highly skilled people. It can affect countries of all development levels, but it is the brain drain from developing countries that has garnered the most attention. READ MORE

  6. 25. Efficacy of Methotrexate in the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis: A Critical Literature Review

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Christoffer Lindbom; [2019]
    Keywords : psoriatic arthritis; methotrexate; tumour necrosis factor inhibitor; efficacy; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory joint disease occurring in up to 30% of psoriasis patients. Relatively few clinical trials assess PsA treatment and data presentation in these are far from uniform making comparisons difficult. Objectives: To perform a literature review on methotrexate (MTX) efficacy in PsA. READ MORE