Search for dissertations about: "ACCRUAL"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the word ACCRUAL.

2. 1. Physical activity and the young female skeleton

   Author : Örnolfur Valdimarsson; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; muskelsystem; reumatologi; Skelett; Skeleton; muscle system; rheumatology locomotion; Bone mass; Osteoporosis; Young female skeleton; Physical activity;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to identify the influence of calcium, physical activity and detraining on bone mass and bone size in girls and young women. We hypothesised that calcium intake above a specific level does not enhance the accrual of bone mineral, that exercise predominantly influences the skeleton in the early pubertal period and that reduced training is followed by a loss of exercise-induced skeletal benefits. READ MORE

4. 2. Physical Activity, Bone Mass and Bone Structure in Pre-pubertal Children

   Author : Gayani Alwis; Ortopedi - klinisk och molekylär osteoporosforskning; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bone size; BMD; BMC; hip structure analysis; DXA; boys; Physical activity; girls; acclerometers; school transportation;

   Abstract : Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a risk factor for fractures and much of the fracture preventive effort today is devoted to preventing low BMD. Physical activity (PA) has been described as one of the best strategies to optimize skeletal development in the growing child. READ MORE

5. 3. Accounting and auditing in municipal organisations – Four papers on accounting compliance and audit costs

   Author : Mattias Haraldsson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Accounting Transparency Accountability Compliance Auditing Public Sector;

   Abstract : This thesis is a quantitative study of accounting compliance and audit costs in Swedish municipal organisations, consisting of four papers. Three of the papers explore factors that explain accounting compliance concerning financial reporting and revenue recognition in Swedish municipal water, sewerage and solid waste management organisations. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Insider Trading and Initial Public Offerings

   Author : Abu Chowdhury; Jarkko Peltomäki; Tor Brunzell; Mika Vaihekoski; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Insider trading; Discretionary accruals; Information asymmetry; Opportunistic trades; Contrarian beliefs; Superior information; Monday IPOs; Underwriters; Institutional holdings; Delisting; Distance to default; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract :    This thesis consists of four self-standing articles on insider trading, initial public offerings and delisting of corporate firms.   The first paper in this thesis investigates whether insiders, in an asymmetric information environment, manipulate the earnings of a firm to influence investors’ perceptions of firm value in order to benefit from their trades. READ MORE

7. 5. Antinuclear and antiphospholipid antibodies versus disease manifestations and clinical outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus

   Author : Martina Frodlund; Christopher Sjöwall; Jonas Wetterö; Thomas Skogh; Lene Dreyer; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has an exceptionally heterogeneous clinical spectrum, ranging from mild disease limited to skin and joints to severe manifestations with renal disorder, central nervous system disease, severe cytopenias and thromboembolic events. Important clinical challenges include the prediction of disease flares and the identification of individuals that are likely to evolve severe disease with accrual of organ damage and worse prognosis. READ MORE