Essays about: "monitoring hypothesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words monitoring hypothesis.

  1. 1. Lead Concentrations in Indoor Dust : Differences Between Indoor Shooting Ranges and Assumed Non-Lead Contaminated Sites

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Lena Brolin; [2023]
    Keywords : Ammunition; environmentally friendly ammunition; lead; lead at indoor shooting ranges; lead exposure.;

    Abstract : A projectile which missed its target and falls into the bullet trap at the end of the shooting range might not be viewed as dangerous. Yet, hazardous fumes and fine metal fragments from the bullet might contaminate the users of the shooting range. READ MORE

  3. 2. European Union Membership: A Blockade for Arms Dealers? : A qualitative analysis of the membership's effect on the illicit trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Beata Lampers; [2023]
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    Abstract : This paper empirically examines the relationship between the European Union (EU) membership and its effect on the level of illicit trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Researchers have emphasised cooperation with the EU and similar organisations as a key to reducing the illicit trade in arms. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Determinants of Private Placement Discounts and Announcement Effects : Insights from the Stockholm Stock Exchange

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Lönnberg; Mattias Stridh; [2023]
    Keywords : Private equity placements; discounts; announcement effects; monitoring hypothesis; information hypothesis; motivations;

    Abstract : This study examines the determinants of private placement discounts and announcement effects on the Stockholm Stock Exchange between 2014 and 2022. The results show that private placement announcement effects are significantly positive, reinforcing the empirical support for the monitoring hypothesis and information hypotheses. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mercury in a Swedish landscape over 30 years : a thesis on mercury concentrations in different water-cathments in Krycklan and Degerö stormyr

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Ted Pettersson; Isak Haglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Atmospheric deposition; concentrations; dissolved organic carbon; mercury; methylmercury; peatlands; water-catchments;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine trends in concentrations of total mercury (TotHg) and methylmer¬cury (MeHg) in water streams around Vindeln, Sweden, located northwest of Umeå. The relation¬ship between dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and TotHg were also examined in this thesis. READ MORE

  6. 5. What has happened on Swedish mires? The effects of drainage on vegetation changes over recent decades

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anna Ljungqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : peatlands; mires; bogs; fens; sweden; vegetation; plant ecology; time trend; data; nfi; nils; climate change; global warming; mosses; sphagnum; afforestation; trees; wetland; presence; coverage; drainage; ditch;

    Abstract : As they are not only the home of many threatened species, but also one of the main actors in the global carbon cycle, peatlands are highly valuable ecosystems. Human disturbance, in particular drainage for forestry and agriculture, has substantially changed the state of the world’s peatlands and will continue to do so. READ MORE