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21. Essays on corporate risk, U.S. business cycles, international spillovers of stock returns, and dual listing
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays on the various topics in finance. The first essay, The Information Content of The Systematic Risk Structure of Corporate Yields for Future Real Activity: An Exploratory Empirical Investigation, constructs a proxy for the systematic component of the risk structure of corporate yields (or systematic risk structure), and tests how well it predicts real economic activity in the United States. LÄS MER
22. Cell-penetrating peptides, novel synthetic nucleic acids, and regulation of gene function : Reconnaissance for designing functional conjugates
Sammanfattning : Our genome operates by sending instructions, conveyed by mRNA, for the manufacture of proteins from chromosomal DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the protein synthesizing machinery in the cytoplasm. Alternative splicing is a natural process in which a single gene can encode multiple related proteins. LÄS MER
23. Studies on the Performance Bounds and Design of Current-Steering DACs
Sammanfattning : Digital-to-analog converters (DACs) are key building blocks in various applications including radar and wireless communications. With the exponential growth of data throughput in modern communication standards, e.g. LÄS MER
24. Nucleic acid delivery : reports from the search of the magic bullet
Sammanfattning : Gene therapy is regarded as one of the most promising therapeutic approaches, since it has the potential to treat disorders by correcting malformations at the nucleic acids level rather than proteins, as opposed to conventional medicine. However, for non-viral gene therapy to successfully fulfill the requirements associated to the “magic bullet” has proven difficult. LÄS MER
25. Pharmaceutical And Immunollogical Challenge Of Fungal Pathogens
Sammanfattning : Incidences of fungal infections are on the rise in immunosuppressed people. Predominant causative agents for these mycoses are species of the genus Candida, including Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Candida dublieniensis. Despite a wide range of emerging pathogens, C. albicans remains the leading cause. LÄS MER