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1. 1. Applicability of using ArcMap to spatially calculate and display monthly evapotranspiration rates : An investigation using government climate data in British Columbia, Canada

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Margie Massier; [2012]
   Keywords : Evapotranspiration ET ; British Columbia BC ; GIS; ArcMap;

   Abstract : Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of the evaporation of water from the Earth’s surface and the total transpiration from plants.  Spatially calculating ET is necessary because it is a major component in quantifying a water budget, and maps provide the spatial ability to display the distribution. READ MORE

3. 2. Decomposing the Book-to-Price Effect: Leverage and Stock Returns

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Thomas Kidane; David Kuritzén; Johan Rönnestig; [2009]
   Keywords : book-to-price; enterprise book-to-price; leverage; stock returns; Penman et al;

   Abstract : The starting point for this thesis is a decomposition of book-to-price (B/P) into an enterprise-book-to-price component (that pertains to the firms operations and supposedly reflects operating risk) and a leverage component (assumed to capture financial risk), laid out by Penman et al (2007). Using Swedish data, we show that the leverage component of B/P is negatively associated with future stock returns, conditional upon enterprise-book-to-price. READ MORE