Essays about: "weak parts"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 106 essays containing the words weak parts.

  1. 16. The effects of political uncertainty on options: An empirical study of S&P 500, Euro Stoxx 50, and S&P sectors around political events

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gabriel Wannes; Nihat Anwar; [2021]
    Keywords : Political uncertainty; Options; Implied volatility; Sectors;

    Abstract : We study options spanning political events and examine whether a price premium, associated with the political uncertainty from events, exists. First, we use recent data and replicate parts of Kelly, Pastor, and Veronesi (2016) by analysing how the price risk, variance risk, and tail risk associated with political events, affect equity options on the S&P 500 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices. READ MORE

  3. 17. Perceptions of sexual violence: A discourse analysis of documents from the Peace and Security Council of the African Union 2010-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Freya Melin-Higgins; [2021]
    Keywords : Sexual violence; conflict-related sexual violence; African Union; Peace and Security Council; discourse analysis; feminist power theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis dives into the issue of conflict-related sexual violence through the empirical case of the African Union and its Peace and Security Council (PSC), aiming at understanding how conflict-related sexual violence is constructed within the PSC between 2010-2020. Applying a feminist power theory and through a discourse analysis, the thesis asks four open-ended questions regarding: conflicts, perpetrators, victims and solutions to the materials consisting of meeting documents from the PSC. READ MORE

  4. 18. Swedish wheat in the changing climate : screening for stable spring wheat genotypes from 2017 and 2018 with focus on protein quality for bread-making

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Axel Belsing; [2021]
    Keywords : wheat; gluten protein; bread-making quality; stability; climate variation; breeding; SE-HPLC; micro-structure;

    Abstract : In recent years, wheat production and protein quality in wheat have been affected by climatic changes in Sweden and in many other parts of the world. Protein quality of wheat, determining the bread-making quality of flour, is a parameter sensitive to climate fluctuations and its stability has not been studied so far. READ MORE

  5. 19. Consumption of sustainable food products : A study of the Sustainable purchase perception matrix and Sustainable lead consumers; A life cycle assessment of BäR smoothie

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Cecilia Melén; Mirea Wolff; [2021]
    Keywords : Compromise; Confidence; WTP; PCE; Sustainable lead consumer; Sustainability marketing; Scepticism; Life cycle assessment; LCA; Environmental impact; Global warming; Eutrophication; Primary energy use; Smoothie; Kompromiss; Självförtroende; WTP; PCE; Hållbar marknadsföring; Skepticism; Livscykelanalys; LCA; Miljöpåverkan; Global uppvärmning; Övergödning; Primärenergianvändning; Smoothie;

    Abstract : Part 1 The scientific community has identified an attitude-action gap for demographic and psychographic variables when studying sustainable purchase behaviour. By focusing on what happens during the purchase instead of the purchaser, this cross-sectional study aims to understand sustainable purchase behaviour when consumers purchase sustainable food. READ MORE

  6. 20. Variations in material properties of grey cast iron and its impact on tool wear

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

    Author : Andreas Söderholm; [2021]
    Keywords : Grey cast iron; hard inclusions; tool wear; machinability; graphite structure.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Among cast materials, grey cast iron and ductile iron makes up about three quarters of all cast parts. This makes the manufacturing and machining of grey cast iron an important economical factor for the automotive industry. READ MORE