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1. 6. Information, Security, Privacy, and Anonymity : Definitional and Conceptual Issues

   Författare :Björn Lundgren; Niklas Möller; Sven Ove Hansson; Kevin Macnish; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; definitions; distinctions; conceptual analysis; philosophy of information; philosophy of risk; security; information; information security; semantics; semantic information; veridicality thesis; informativity; appropriate access; CIA; privacy; control; context; pro tanto good; social relations; anonymity; deanonymization; ability to be anonymous; Filosofi; Philosophy;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis consists of five research papers that address four tangential topics, all of which are relevant for the challenges we are facing in our socio-technical society: information, security, privacy, and anonymity. All topics are approached by similar methods, i.e. with a concern about conceptual and definitional issues. LÄS MER

3. 7. The theory of mitigating risk : Information literacy and language-learning in transition

   Författare :Alison Hicks; Pam McKenzie; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This qualitative study explores the information literacy practices of students who were learning a language overseas as part of their undergraduate degree. Constructivist grounded theory and situational analysis were used to examine the information activities of 26 English-speakers from Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. LÄS MER

4. 8. Risk Talk : On Communicating Benefits and Harms in Health Care

   Författare :Mikael Hoffmann; Karin Kjellgren; Mats Hammar; Johan Ahlner; Bengt Mattson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; risk; communication; menopause; hormone replacement therapy; physician-patient relations; Clinical pharmacology; Klinisk farmakologi;

   Sammanfattning : One of the most critical elements in empowering the patient, and ensuring concordance, is communication of the possible benefits and harms of different actions in health care. Risk assessment is a complex task due both to the different interpretations of the concept of risk, and the common lack of hard facts. LÄS MER

5. 9. Information and Default Risk in Financial Valuation

   Författare :Marta Leniec; Erik Ekström; Christoph Kühn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; pricing; valuation; American options; Dynkin games; optimal stopping problem; optimal stopping games; credit risk; default risk; information; filtration; enlargement of filtrations;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and five articles in the field of financial mathematics. The main topics of the papers comprise credit risk modelling, optimal stopping theory, and Dynkin games. An underlying theme in all of the articles is valuation of various financial instruments. LÄS MER

7. 10. Essays on Credit Risk

   Författare :Caren Guo Nielsen; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Asset pricing; equity returns; size effect; value effect; momentum effect; credit risk effect; credit default swap; banks; asset risk; credit risk; portfolio choice; risk-based capital regulation; bank bailouts; moral hazard; distress risk; capital injections; TARP; CPP; market discipline; financial crisis;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation covers the issues related to credit risk that stem from the recent financial crisis and that are concerned by investors, financial intermediaries, and governments. The results of the research have important implications for asset managers, such as using the information from the credit risk market to rebalance stock portfolios, and for policy makers in regulating or bailing out banks. LÄS MER