Essays about: "cross-sectional study"

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1. 1. DOES WOMEN'S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT IMPROVE GENDER BALANCE IN PEACEKEEPING? A Large N Study of Troop Contributing Countries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Buznytska; [2019-03-28]
   Keywords : peacekeeping operations; gender balance in peacekeeping; women’s political empowerment; substantive representation; women’s issues;

   Abstract : Although the United Nations has officially recognized an importance of women’s participation in peacekeeping, the number of female personnel remains low; thus, scholars have been investigating the factors that may facilitate a broader inclusion of women in peacekeeping operations. In order to contribute to the existing literature on the topic, this study examines whether one specific factor, a country’s level of women’s political empowerment, has an impact on the level of gender balance in its peacekeeping troops. READ MORE

3. 2. Performance Evaluation of Small- and Large-cap stocks - The importance of size effects on the Swedish equity market

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Andreas Carlsson; Erik Hulth; [2019-02-20]
   Keywords : Performance Evaluation; Asset pricing; Size Effect; Sharpe Ratio; Treynor ratio; Jensen´s alpha; Risk-Adjusted Returns; Fama-French Three-Factor Model; Carhart Four-Factor Model; Multi-factor models; Single-factor model;

   Abstract : This Bachelor´s thesis investigated the performance of small-cap stocks and large-cap stocks on the Swedish equity market (NASDAQ OMX) over the years 2011 to 2016. A number of studies focused on asset pricing have during the last decades indicated that the original Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is misspecified and has limited power to explain cross-sectional and temporal variations in expected equity returns. READ MORE

4. 3. The role of Authenticity in Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life: An exploratory Cross-sectional study.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Loke Blomgren; Johan Strååht; [2019]
   Keywords : Authenticity; depression; anxiety; health-related quality of life; life satisfaction; adult romantic attachment; reflective functioning; mentalisation; insight.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between authenticity and symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and life satisfaction in the context of the theoretically related constructs of adult romantic attachment, reflective functioning and insight in a convenience sample of Swedish adults. One hundred and ninety-one participants were recruited from various sources through a convenience sampling method. READ MORE

5. 4. Import penetration from China and its effect on manufacturing employment in the OECD countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Hellberg; Ludvig Mannerson; [2019]
   Keywords : China; Import penetration; OECD; trade; manufacturing; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : China has ever since the 1990s emerged as a manufacturing superpower, following its liberalized trade reforms and its entrance to the World Trade Organization. This has caused China to expand their exports substantially, in particular to the OECD countries. READ MORE

6. 5. Vietnamese nursing students' knowledge in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and perceptions of training in CPR

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

   Author : Emelie Kihlberg; Nadine Rosenkvist; [2019]
   Keywords : Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;  cardiac arrest;  education; nursing students; Hjärt- och lungräddning; hjärtstopp; utbildning; sjuksköterskestudent;

   Abstract : Background Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases significantly the chance of survival in cases of a cardiac arrest. The ability to respond quickly and effectively to a cardiac arrest rests on nurses being competent, prepared and up-to-date. READ MORE