Essays about: "Riks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Riks.

1. 1. In Pursuit of Promptness: Assessing the Link between HealthcareWaiting Time and Demand forVoluntary Health Insurance in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Johanna Ene; Jakob Isaksson; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : VHI; voluntary health insurance; private health insurance; waiting time; healthcare;

   Abstract : The demand for voluntary health insurance (VHI) in Sweden is growing, yet there is little evidence of what drives the growth. Research in other countries with universal healthcare indicates that waiting times in the healthcare system are the main driver for the increased demand. READ MORE

3. 2. ”Which way, western woman?” : An Intersectional Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis on the portrayals of women on YouTube web-TV channel ’Riks’

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Maria Kjellgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Nationalism; Intersectionality; Feminism; Critical Multimodal Discourse Analysis; Sweden Democrats; Social Media Studies; YouTube; Human Rights;

   Abstract : In Sweden, the web-TV channel Riks which is a media initiative on YouTube by nationalist political party Sweden Democrats, has gained popularity contributing to the normalization of nationalist discourses. The aim of this study is to analyze how the discursive and visual construction and representation of women on Riks are created in nationalist discourse. READ MORE

4. 3. Simulation-Based Portfolio Optimization with Coherent Distortion Risk Measures

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Andreas Prastorfer; [2020]
   Keywords : Risk Management; Portfolio Optimization; Conditional Value-at-Risk; Coherent Distortion Riks Measures; Elliptical Distribution; GARCH model; Normal Copulas; Extreme Value Theory; Risk Contributions; Riskhantering; Portföljoptimering; Conditional Value-at-Risk; Koherenta distortionsriskmått; Elliptiska fördelningar; GARCH modeller; Normal-copula; Extremvärdes teori; Riskbidrag;

   Abstract : This master's thesis studies portfolio optimization using linear programming algorithms. The contribution of this thesis is an extension of the convex framework for portfolio optimization with Conditional Value-at-Risk, introduced by Rockafeller and Uryasev. READ MORE

5. 4. A matter of trust : A quantitative study dissecting individual predictors of trust, and one’s country of origin within a Swedish context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Viktor Schmidt; [2017]
   Keywords : Horizontal trust; vertical trust; Swedish natives; migrants; trust-gap;

   Abstract : This thesis acts as an initial attempt to investigate how the relationship between one’s generational belonging, educational level, gender and membership in a variety of organizations on the matter of vertical and horizontal trust vary with one’s primary country of origin. Building on data from Riks-SOM 2014, it is shown that one’s primary country of origin not seem to have a unique effect on several of our selected variables on trust. READ MORE

6. 5. Synsätt på smittskydd i svenska häststall

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

   Author : Ellinor Fuchs; [2015]
   Keywords : biosäkerhet; infektionssjukdomar; hästar; attityd;

   Abstract : Today there is a lot of knowledge and information regarding diseases, routines for infectious disease control and measures around contamination. We also know that horse keepers are taking care of infectious disease control in many different ways, but what is it that determines their decision making concerning infectious disease control and what kind of mindset that affects infectious disease control? The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding and insight in horse keepers attitudes about infection control practices as well as hygienic routines in stables, i. READ MORE