This thesis includes three chapters regarding influence functions, higher moments, and futures hedging. In Chapter 2, the objective is to use an influence function to better understand semi-kurtosis for use in analyzing peakedness and tail heaviness on one side of a distribution. Also, it is shown that both the right side semi-kurtosis and left side semi-kurtosis summed together, equal kurtosis, so the ratio of semi-kurtosis to kurtosis can be used to analyze asymmetry, as an alternative to skewness. In Chapter 3, the objective is to analyze higher moments of daily, weekly, and monthly stock market returns using large stocks, technology stocks, and small cap stocks. Kurtosis is found to be positive (greater than 3) and statistically significant for all of the daily and weekly stock market returns, indicating peakedness and fat tails. Similar to kurtosis, the left side semi-fourth moment (semi-kurtosis) is also found to be positive (greater than 1.5) for all of daily and weekly returns, indicating peakedness and fat tails on the left sides of the distributions. Skewness is found to be both positive and negative in the daily stock returns data, indicating asymmetry but with no consistent patterns. The fifth moment is also used to analyze asymmetry, as an alternative to skewness. The fifth moment and skewness (third moment) sometimes indicate opposite asymmetry results, as evidenced by different signs for the two moments. This is because the exponent of five for the fifth moment amplifies observations further from the mean, more so than the exponent of three for skewness. In Chapter 4, the objective is to analyze research on futures hedging and to identify the major factors affecting the use of futures hedging by commodity producers. A multifactor conceptual model is developed that explains the factors and subfactors that are likely to affect the commodity producers’ hedging decisions. Factors include industry characteristics, business operation characteristics, management characteristics, futures hedging costs, and substitute risk management instruments. This model provides a more complete understanding of the factors and subfactors affecting futures hedging, and should be of interest to academics and practitioners working with hedging models.

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000. / Includes abstract and vita. "October 15, 2000." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-148).

Thesis (D. Min.)--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000. / Includes abstract and vita. "October 15, 2000." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-148).

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:20:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 2846020 bytes, checksum: a2ae69daecdae71875e45726c712e6bf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-09-29 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This work had as theorethical contribution the model of Fifth Discipline, developed by the author Peter Senge. This research searched to analyse how management activities are developed at the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte Campus São Paulo do Potengi (IFRN SPP) and how they approach the model proposed by Senge. For this purpose, the research acquired a quantitative and qualitative approach with descriptive focus based on case study. Interviews were conducted and administered questionnaire with 17 managers and responsibles for units. Some variables were chosen with the purpose to characterize the institute as a Learning Organization. The results indicated the practices of managers of IFRN-SPP are not in complete agreement with the proposed model, since it was identifield an unbalance among the five disciplines, especially the Fifth Discipline which exposed the worst performance being followed by the Shared Vision. However, since were two disciplines with High Degree of agreement and with a Medium Level of agreement if the theme is well worked in the institution, the performance of subjects who had unfavourable outcomes could be improved and the IFRN-SPP will have chances to be a Learner Institution. / Este trabalho teve como aporte teórico o modelo da Quinta Disciplina, desenvolvido pelo autor Peter Senge. Essa pesquisa buscou analisar como as atividades gerenciais são desenvolvidas no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte Campus São Paulo do Potengi (IFRN SPP) e como elas se aproximam do modelo proposto por Senge. Para tanto, a pesquisa assumiu uma abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, com enfoque descritivo, baseado em estudo de caso. Foram realizadas entrevistas e aplicado questionário com 17 gestores e responsáveis por unidades. Algumas variáveis foram escolhidas visando caracterizar o instituto como uma Organização que Aprende. Os resultados indicaram que as práticas dos gestores do IFRN SPP não estão plenamente de acordo com o modelo proposto, pois se identificou que existe um desequilíbrio entre as cinco disciplinas, sobretudo, a Quinta Disciplina apresentou o pior desempenho, seguida da disciplina da Visão Compartilhada. Entretanto, como existiram duas disciplinas com Alto Grau de concordância e uma com Médio Grau de concordância, caso o tema seja bem trabalhado na instituição, o desempenho das disciplinas que apresentaram resultados desfavoráveis poderá ser aperfeiçoado e o IFRN SPP terá chances de ser uma Instituição Aprendente.

Chat communication has been investigated within the frames of 5thD (Fifth Dimension). The study is based in field-material from two chat sessions, between children in Ronneby-Barcelona and Ronneby-Denver. During the chats there was plenty of interaction between children and, assistants, which is illustrated with the help of patterns of communication. The analysis of the data shows that chat is more than an interaction between two persons, it even connects two social settings. The thesis also deals with the question of how to create meaningful chat, since this did not occur in an entirely satisfactory way during the above-mentioned chats.

Metaphorlc competence of learning disabled and normally achieving fifth and seventh grade male children was Investigated. Four measures were made of metaphorlc abilities. The first task was a multiple choice written test to determine the rate of metaphorlc preference. Part two consisted of children developing metaphors. Part three and four required explanations of the meaning of preferred metaphors and produced metaphors.

The present research was an investigation of the effects of computer assisted instruction as a supplement to classroom instruction in reading and arithmetic. The purposes of this study were to determine the effectiveness of microcomputer usage in supplemental reading comprehension and math instruction. Utilizing an elaboration of the pre-test, posttest control group design, 66 fifth graders completed the 4-month study. One-way analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.

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Goal of this diploma thesis is drawing and elaboráte project documentation of apartment house, Třebíč. This subject is on planar terrain on building estate number 1037/9 in township Třebíč, cadastral area of Třebíč [769738], cadastral area of Třebíč. Apartment house has approximately rectangular shape with extent of 29,5 x 14,5 m. Project documentation solves five storey cellarless building with double skin roof. In first floor is placed vestibule, garages for cars, utility room and store rooms. In second and third residential floor are two flats 4+kitchenette and three flats 1+kitchenette. In fourth residential floor are two flats 4+kitchenette, one flat 2+kitchenette and one flat 1+kitchenette. In fifth residential floor are two flats 6+kitchenette and one spacious terrace. Vertical and horizontal construction are formed as reinforced concrete wall and ceiling panels.