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abstract: Excessive drinking in adolescence is a public health issue with major consequences on both an individual and societal level. Elucidating genetic and environmental influences could be particularly informative for prevention efforts. One potential source of genetic influence is sensitivity to environmental influences. It was hypothesized that parent knowledge would interact with genetic sensitivity to the environment to indirectly reduce risk for alcohol problems through less adolescent rule breaking behavior. Participants (N=316) provided genetic data and reported their rule breaking behavior and past year frequency of heavy drinking, and participants’ custodial parents reported their perceived knowledge of their child’s activities. A novel index of genetic sensitivity to environmental influence was created using published methylation quantitative trait locus data from the frontal lobe. Study hypotheses were mostly not supported. The study results likely reflect the poor distribution of study variables and the limitations of the current study’s sensitivity gene score. The current study underscored the importance of adhering to methodological rigor and explored alternate conceptualizations and methods that future research could use to elucidate the role of inherited to sensitivity to environmental influences in adolescent drinking. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Psychology 2020

The decathlon is a two-day competition of ten events, each event awarded points based on performance. The purpose of this study is to compare sub-national class decathlon scores and event performances with national and elite class decathlon performances and scores. The 2002 United States all-time decathlon performances and the 2002 world all-time decathlon performances were separated into elite, national or sub-national classes according to total points scored. Event performances, event scores, and total scores were then compared. Results indicated that the sub-national class decathletes on average scored less points in every event, showed more variability in performance, had weaker correlations between events and total score, and required more events to predict final score than national and elite decathletes.

[pt] Os modelos orientados por score, também conhecidos como modelos generalizados de score autorregressivo (GAS), representam uma classe de modelos de séries temporais orientados por observação. Eles possuem propriedades desejáveis para modelagem de séries temporais, como a capacidade de modelar diferentes distribuições condicionais e considerar parâmetros variantes no tempo dentro de uma estrutura flexível. Neste trabalho, apresentamos ScoreDrivenModels.jl, um pacote Julia de código aberto para modelagem, previsão e simulação de séries temporais usando a estrutura de modelos baseados em score. O pacote é flexível no que diz respeito à definição do modelo, permitindo ao usuário especificar a estrutura de atraso e quais parâmetros são variantes no tempo ou constantes. Também é possível considerar várias distribuições, incluindo Beta, Exponencial, Gama, Lognormal, Normal, Poisson, Student s t e Weibull. A interface fornecida é flexível, permitindo aos usuários interessados implementar qualquer distribuição e parametrização desejada. / [en] Score-driven models, also known as generalized autoregressive score (GAS) models, represent a class of observation-driven time series models. They possess desirable properties for time series modeling, such as the ability to model different conditional distributions and to consider time-varying parameters within a flexible framework. In this dissertation, we present ScoreDrivenModels.jl, an open-source Julia package for modeling, forecasting, and simulating time series using the framework of score-driven models. The package is flexible with respect to model definition, allowing the user to specify the lag structure and which parameters are time-varying or constant. It is also possible to consider several distributions, including Beta, Exponential, Gamma, Lognormal, Normal, Poisson, Student s t, and Weibull. The provided interface is flexible, allowing interested users to implement any desired distribution and parametrization.

This thesis is written within the field of education. I will be explaining what international students want to learn about in the subject areas of History and English. The question being answered is, “What Do Students Want in English and History Teaching?” The goal was to gain more specific insight into what students want to learn about and how. This paper will use and critique Lev Vygotsky and John Dewey’s theories on education as well as more current research done regarding the needs and wants of students.Several books and many articles regarding education theory and what students want were used to get an insight into current theory. My contribution of evidence to this area is through a questionnaire that was given to middle school students in four different classes in two different grades. The results of this questionnaire showed that students have a great demand for content that covers many different facets of English and many areas and time periods of History. Students had clear ideas of what a good teacher is like. The conclusion of this research is that students see the value in motivating, knowledgeable teachers who vary their lessons. Students want their teachers to be fun and sympathetic to the life of students today.

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Syfte: Företag i dagens samhälle befinner sig i en allt mer påträngande situation där de måste arbeta hållbart eller bedriva verksamhet på ett hållbart sätt, och detta har blivit centralt sedan flera år tillbaka. I och med att hållbarhet blir allt mer viktig och finansiella sektorn spelar en viktig roll för länders samhällsekonomier började forskningsvärlden undersöka sambandet mellan ESG-betyg och företagens finansiella prestationer. Mycket av den tidigare forskning har presenterat varierande och motstridiga resultat. Till följd av detta undersöker denna studie sambandet mellan finansiella sektorns finansiella prestationer och ESG-betyg. Studiens syfte är att undersöka samt analysera om det finns ett samband mellan företagets ESG-betyg och finansiell prestation inom den europeiska finanssektorn. Metod: Studien använder sig av en kvantitativ metod som tillämpar en deduktiv ansats. Den sekundärdata som använts har hämtats ifrån Refinitiv Eikon. Studiens urval består av 160 finansbolag som verkar i 23 olika länder inom den europeiska kontinenten, dessa företag har analyserats under en tidsperiod på 3 år. Studiens data har analyserats med hjälp av bivariat-, univariat- och multivariat analyser. Resultat och slutsats: Resultatet pekade inte på något signifikant samband mellan ESG-betyg och finansiella prestationer men inte heller mellan S-betyget samt G-betyget och finansiella prestationer. Resultatet visade ett signifikant samband mellan den enskilda dimensionen E-betyget och ROA. Utifrån legitimitet- och intressentteorins antaganden stärker företag som engagerar sig i just miljöfrågor sitt legitimitet och förtroende hos företagets intressenter och i samhället. Examensarbetets bidrag: Denna studie bidrar med en uppdaterad analys angående sambandet mellan hållbarhetsrapportering och finanssektorns finansiella prestationer. Studiens resultat bidrar med nyttig information för finanssektorns samtliga intressenter. Utifrån studiens resultat kan det konstateras att investerare, intressenter och bolag som engagerar sig i just miljöfrågor får en tydlig förklaring då studie fann ett signifikant samband mellan miljöaspekten och företagets finansiella prestationer, resterande resultat visar att europeiska finanssektorn är fortsatt till intresse för forskningsvärld. Förslag till framtida forskning: Ytterligare undersökningar bör göras gällande relationen mellan ESG-betyg och finanssektorns finansiella prestationer, ett  förslag till framtida forskning är att inkludera ytterligare variabler som står i förhållande till studerade ämnet. Detta kan göras genom att använda sig av olika databaser som publicerar företagens ESG-betyg, på så sätt kan antalet av både beroende och oberoende variabler få en ökning vilket ökar studiens trovärdighet. Nyckelord: ESG-betyg, E-betyg, S-betyg och G-betyg, hållbarhetsrapportering, ROA, ROE, finanssektorn, finansiell prestation / Aim: Companies in today's society find themselves in an increasingly pressing situation where they have to work sustainably or conduct business in a sustainable way. The financial sector plays an important role in countries economies, because of this, the relationship between ESG-ratings and companies financial performance has become a debated area of research. Much of the previous research has presented varying and conflicting results. Due to this, this study will focus on the relationship between financial performance and ESG ratings in the European countries in order to develop the current research. The purpose of the study is to investigate and analyze whether there is a relationship between the company's ESG-score and financial performance within the financial sector in the European countries.   Method: The study is based on a quantitative method that applies a deductive approach. The secondary data has been obtained from Refinitiv Eikon. The study's sample consists of 160 financial companies operating in 23 different countries in the EU, these companies have been analyzed over a period of 3 years. The study's data have been analyzed using bivariate-, univariate- and multivariate analysis in the statistical program SPSS.  Results and conclusion: The result did not indicate any significant correlation between ESG-score and financial performance, the result did not indicate any significant correlation between S-rating, G-rating and financial performance. The result showed a significant correlation between the individual dimension E-rating and ROA.  Contribution of the thesis: This study contributes an updated analysis regarding the relationship between sustainability reporting and the financial performance of the financial sector in the European countries. Based on on studys result, the study contribute useful information for all potential stakeholders and investors in the financial sector.  Suggestions for future research: Due to the study's limitations, it is suggested to use data from more than one database to include more variables that are in relation to the research area. Another suggestion is to investigate the correlation in more countries and sectors in the longer term. This can be done by using different databases that publish companys ESG ratings, in this way the number of both dependent and independent variables can increase, which increases the credibility of the study.  Keywords: ESG-score, E-score, S-score and G-score, sustainability reporting, ROA, ROE, financial sector, financial performance

Motiv: Dagens induktionsmetoder och policyn för när den ska utföras, har i både praktik och forskning setts bidra till ökad förekomst av komplikationer och akuta kejsarsnitt. Startar en förlossning på konstgjord väg är det inte säkert att den födandes kropp eller barnet är redo vilket kan leda till maternella och neonatala komplikationer. Det finns därför ett intresse att öka kunskapen om alternativa metoder för förlossningsinduktion. Syfte: Syftet var att sammanställa kunskap om alternativa metoder för förlossningsinduktion vid fullgången okomplicerad graviditet. Metod: För att svara på studiens syfte användes scoping review, vilket är en översiktsstudie som kan rikta in sig på en bredd av vetenskapliga artiklar. Data hämtades från tre olika databaser där 21 kvantitativa artiklar uppfylle inklusionskriterierna och användes i resultatet. Artiklarna analyserades genom en integrativ analysmetod. Resultat: Denna scoping review visade att akupressur och akupuntkur inte hade effekt att sätta igång en förlossning spontant. Bröststimulering visade sig ha effekten att öka oxytocinnivåerna, men ingen induktionseffekt. Med ricinolja som metod fanns effekt hos omföderskor men inte förstföderskor vad gäller kortare förlossningsförlopp. Ricinolja medförde ofta bieffekter som illamående och diarré. Dadlar, nattljusolja och samlag visade sig alla kunna spontant starta förlossning och att färre behövde medicinsk induktion. Konklusion: Resultatet visade viss effekt med några alternativa induktionsmetoder, men mer forskning behövs inom området och metoderna behöver testas på högre antal deltagare för ett trovärdigt resultat.

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第25001号 / 医博第5035号 / 新制||医||1070(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 近藤 尚己, 教授 古川 壽亮, 教授 森田 智視 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM