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1. 1. Tick-borne diseases in roe deer - seroprevalence, possible cut-off and effects on health

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Matilda Friberg Holm; [2023]
   Keywords : Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Borrelia burgdorferi s.l; tick-borne encephalitis virus; roe deer; Capreolus capreolus; tick-borne pathogens;

   Abstract : Understanding the interaction between roe deer and pathogens could potentially help us improve the health in both roe deer and humans. Here, I focused on broadening our basic understanding about three specific tick-borne pathogens, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. READ MORE

3. 2. Tick-Tock: Time to invest? : A Study of the Investment Performance of Luxury Watches versus Traditional Assets

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Gustav Sjöstedt; Sara Mannerford; [2023]
   Keywords : Veblen goods alternative assets traditional assets luxury watches hedonic pricing method hedonic characteristics regression analysis Sharpe ratio Treynor ratio CAPM Jensen’s alpha;

   Abstract : Background: This study discusses the phenomenon of luxury goods as investment assets,focusing on luxury watches in particular. The rise of globalization and increased wealth,particularly among the middle and high-income groups in developing countries, hascreated a larger potential customer base for luxury items. READ MORE

4. 3. Impact of rainfall on East Coast Fever in cattle at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Nikitta Afonso; [2022]
   Keywords : East Coast Fever; ECF; Theileria Parva; tick-borne disease; Kenya; cattle; precipitation; oxpecker;

   Abstract : Weather conditions commonly have a large impact on tick-borne diseases as it affects the abundance of the tick vector. The cattle disease East Coast Fever (ECF) is no exception. Rainfall particularly seems to play an important role in the transmission of ECF. READ MORE

5. 4. Safety and Stability of Samples Stored on Filter Paper for Molecular Arbovirus Diagnosis

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Emelie Bringeland; [2021]
   Keywords : Arthropod-borne viruses arboviruses ; alphaviruses; flaviviruses; dengue virus DENV ; Japanese encephalitis virus JEV ; Tick-borne encephalitis virus TBEV ; Usutu virus USUV ; Zika virus ZIKV ; Flinders Technology Associates™ card FTA ; Biosafety; Vietnam;

   Abstract : Expanding urbanization, climate change, and population growth contribute to increased transmission and spread of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), many of which cause severe disease in humans. Pathogenic arboviruses include dengue, Zika, tick-borne encephalitis, and sindbis viruses, which together threaten more than half the global population. READ MORE

6. 5. Too Good to be True: Arbitrage in Bitcoin Markets

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Herman Rogefors; Ellinor Myrman; [2021]
   Keywords : Bitcoin; Arbitrage; Investor attention; Newey-West estimator; Random walk theory;

   Abstract : This paper examines arbitrage opportunities between cross-regional bitcoin exchanges from tick-level data from September 1, 2020, to January 31, 2021. We continue with a regression analysis to provide explanations for the cross-regional price differences. READ MORE