Essays about: "PME"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the word PME.

  1. 6. Evaluating Private Equity Returns from the Investor Perspective - are Limited Partners Getting Carried Away?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Julia Hederstierna; Richard Sabrie; [2017]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Performance; PME; Public Markets; Direct Alpha;

    Abstract : In this study, we evaluate the performance of close to 900 buyout and venture capital funds from 1979 to 2008. Returns are measured using traditional performance measures, the internal rate of return and the investment multiple, as well as four different Public Market Equivalent measures, which compares private equity fund returns to the returns of corresponding investments in a publicly traded index. READ MORE

  3. 7. Implementation of the Particle Mesh Ewald method on a GPU

    University essay from KTH/Numerisk analys, NA

    Author : Iupinov Alexei; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Particle Mesh Ewald (PME) method is used for efficient long-range electrostatic calculations in molecular dynamics (MD). In this project, PME is implemented for a single GPU alongside the existing CPU implementation, using the code base of an open source MD software GROMACS and NVIDIA CUDA toolkit. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Impact of Income Smoothing on Firm Value after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Bence Sandor Kerekes; Bojana Cvetanovska; [2015]
    Keywords : earnings management; accrual-based income smoothing; agency cost; information asymmetry; discretionary accruals; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: To empirically investigate whether income smoothing creates or destroys value after the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which has tremendously changed the legal environment of income smoothing. We compare our results with pre-SOX research to conclude whether and how legislation change has affected the perception of income smoothing. READ MORE

  5. 9. Leveraging Uncertainty: Private gains at public cost by PMEs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : John Johnsen; [2014]
    Keywords : Patent; Uncertainty; PME; IPR; Innovation; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Incidences of patent litigation have increased dramatically in recent years. A growing share of this activity is being taken by patent monetization entities (PMEs). Through descriptive statistics and case studies, this article explores the relationship between PMEs, patent litigation and market uncertainty. READ MORE

  6. 10. System Analysis of Energy-Constrained Quality of Service and Power Management Techniques

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Simon Eriksson; [2010]
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    Abstract : This master’s thesis is a part of the GEODES project, Global Energy Optimization for Distributed Embedded Systems, and deals with the issues regarding energy-constrained Quality of Service , QoS, in real time embedded systems. Due to the development in the areas of embedded systems, new demands have arisen. READ MORE