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  2. 1. Characterisation and Some Statistical Aspects of Univariate and Multivariate Generalised Pareto Distributions

    University dissertation from Göteborg : Chalmers University of Technology

    Author : Nader Tajvidi; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; [1996]
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; generalised Pareto distribution; multivariate extreme value theory; multivariate Pareto distribution; small sample properties; Bartlett s correction; maximum likelihood; statistical computations; simulation AMS 1991 subject classification: 62F11; 62E20; 60F17; 65U05;

    Abstract : Extreme value theory is about the distributions of very large or very small values in a time series or stochastic process. This has numerous applications connected with environmental science, civil engineering, materials science and insurance. A rather recent approach for modelling extreme events is the so called peak over threshold (POT) method. READ MORE

  4. 2. 'This heaving ocean of tones': nineteenth-century organ registration practice at St Marien, Lübeck

    University dissertation from Göteborg : Musikvetenskapliga institutionen, Göteborg University

    Author : Joachim Walter; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; [2000]
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hermann Jimmerthal 1809–1886 ; Karl Lichtwark 1859–1931 ; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 1809–1847 ; Johann Friedrich Schulze 1793–1858 ; Edmund Schulze; Friedrich Ladegast 1818–1905 ; Lübeck St. Marien; Lübeck St. Aegidien; Schwerin Dom Cathedral ; German 19th century organ registration; orchestral registration style; registration analysis; romantic organ music; organ repertoire; organ transcription; organ building;

    Abstract : The dissertation deals with German nineteenth-century registration practice with the example of St Marien, Lübeck. The time investigated covers almost one hundred years, from 1834 until 1929 and the tenures of two organists, Hermann Jimmerthal, a student of Mendelssohn, and Karl Lichtwark, a student of Jimmerthal. READ MORE

  5. 3. The role of oxidized LDL and inflammation in the metabolic syndrome, diabetes and atherosclerosis

    University dissertation from Göteborg : Göteborg University

    Author : Vilborg Sigurdardottir; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; [2005]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; atherosclerosis; ultrasound; C-reactive protein; oxidized low-density lipoprotein; metabolic syndrome; type 2 diabetes; carotid artery; femoral artery; intima-media-thickness; plaque; echogenicity; risk factors;

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  6. 4. Experimental Simulations of a Subsidy System to Reduce Production of Environmentally Harmful Products

    University dissertation from Göteborg : Göteborg University

    Author : Lars E Olsson; Karlstads universitet.; Karlstads universitet.; Karlstads universitet.; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; [2006]
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competition; Dilemmas; Environmental policy; Experimental Subsidy Game; Interdependent decision making; Reference values;

    Abstract : The environment on earth is threatened by increasing trends in consumption and production causing the highest emission levels ever. Therefore, finding solutions targeting these trends are needed. READ MORE

  7. 5. 'A passable and good temperament': a new methodology for studying tuning and temperament in organ music

    University dissertation from Göteborg : Dept. of Musicology

    Author : Johan Norrback; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; Göteborgs universitet.; Gothenburg University.; [2002]
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; organ; organ building; historical sources; methodology; tuning; temperament; Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750 ;

    Abstract : Playing Johann Sebastian Bach's organ chorale O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (BWV 656) on an organ tuned according to a historic temperament raises questions about the role of temperament in organ music. From the interpreters point of view it would be desirable to be able to compare different temperaments effect on the music, and based on that draw conclusions about the temperaments role in the interpretative process. READ MORE