This paper examines the impact of U.S. monetary policy on sovereign bond spreads in emerging market economies under the period of Unconventional Monetary Policy (UMP). Applying a Fixed effects and Pooled Mean Group method on monthly data from 2009-2020 it shows evidence that changes in spreads can be attributed to an elevated probability of emerging markets being unable to repay loans, arising fro

Several sea duck species in Europe face dwindling population numbers with following increased conservation focus. Shot gun practices may put extra pressure on populations not only by direct hunting mortality but also crippling and lead poisoning from ingestion of pellets. In this study, we examined three sea duck species breeding in the Swedish Archipelago of the Baltic Sea by x-raying trapped inc

Numerous cost-optimal studies have been undertaken by EU member states to define minimum energy performance requirements for buildings within that member state in accordance with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. As few of these studies have examined the effect of heating and ventilation system parameters on life cycle cost (LCC) and energy use in detail, this paper analysed 84 HVAC s

Social workers use interventions in the expectation that they will make a positive difference for their clients. However, research about the effectiveness of interventions is typically presented at the group level, which places great demands on social workers’ ability to apply such results to the needs of individual clients. Further, the content and effects of “service as usual” (SAU) intervention

Microfluidic flows feature typically fully three-dimensional velocity fields. However, often the optical access for measurements is limited. Astigmatism or defocus particle tracking velocimetry is a technique that enables the 3D position determination of individual particles by the analysis of astigmatic/defocused particle images. The classification and position determination of particles is a tas

This paper introduces an algorithm for reconstructing the brain's white matter fibers (WMFs). In particular, a fractional order mixture of central Wishart (FMoCW) model is proposed to reconstruct the WMFs from diffusion MRI data. The pseudo super diffusive modality of anomalous diffusion is coupled with the mixture of central Wishart (MoCW) model to derive the proposed model. We have shown results

The Role of Polo Like Kinase-1 in Ovarian Cancer Progression Ovarian cancer it the most fatal gynecologic cancer, an urgent issue as it is also the eight most common cancer in the global female population. The poor prognosis of the disease is largely attributed to ineffective screening methods, asymptomatic or unspecific disease manifestation, insufficient treatment options and high occurrence of

Introduction and Hypothesis: The Manchester procedure is a classic native tissue prolapse technique with low recurrence and low complication rate. vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) is a vaginal approach to enter the intra or retroperitoneal space, with the guidance of endoscopic visualization. Different studies have shown women to prefer uterus-preserving correction

The thesis of this study is to point out by a hermeneutical phenomenological method how some objects are connected to the narrative of the witch trials in 16th ad 17th centuries. The study analyzes how museums as knowledge institutions relate to the use of history, objects and narratives when conveying historical events through objects. Museums as knowledge institutions choose to construct a certa

Background: Epidemiological studies that examined the association between Parkinson's disease (PD) and cancers led to inconsistent results, but they face a number of methodological difficulties. Objective: We used results from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) to study the genetic correlation between PD and different cancers to identify common genetic risk factors. Methods: We used individua

The majority of the single-family houses in Sweden are affected by deteriorations in building envelopes as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. These dwellings are, therefore, in need of extensive renovation, which provides an excellent opportunity to install renewable energy supply systems to reduce the total energy consumption. The high investment costs of the renewable ene

The objective of this paper is to investigate how Switzerland’s trade outcomes would have evolved had it decided to join the EU. Using the 1995 EU enlargement for identification, the synthetic control method is applied to construct a counterfactual scenario in which Switzerland joined the EU in 1995 together with Sweden, Finland, and Austria. Comparing the actual and the synthetic bilateral trade

In post-quantum cryptography (PQC), Learning With Errors (LWE) is one of the dominant underlying mathematical problems. For example, in NIST’s PQC standardization process, the Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM) protocol chosen for standardization was Kyber, an LWE-based scheme. Recently the dual attack surpassed the primal attack in terms of concrete complexity for solving the underlying LWE proble

While some religious institutions postponed their religious services during the pandemic, Orthodox Christian churches insisted on keeping their doors open. Why did churches challenge social distancing policies, and how did they succeed in defying state authority at any cost? We address this puzzle drawing on an analysis of official statements, media, in-depth interviews, and surveys in Georgia and

Understanding how organisms respond to their environment is essential in an increasingly fast changing world. For many organisms, phenotypic plasticity is the first response to environmental change. I investigated 1) if there are consistent differences in plastic response in three environmental gradients (Nitrogen/Phosphorus ratio, salinity and temperature) and 2) quantified the variation in react