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Performance and governance in microfinance institutions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)We examine the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) using a self-constructed global dataset on MFIs collected from third-party rating agencies. Using random ... -
Performance and international investments in microfinance institutions
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Performance and international investments in microfinance institutions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Using data from 319 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 68 developing countries, we study the degree to which international debt investments are related to the financial and social performances of MFIs. We find that ... -
Performance and reliability of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) : theoretical evaluation and practical testing in relation to requirement from use in Abu Dhabi Sewerage Directorate
(Master thesis, 2004)The primary objective of this research is to investigate the performance and reliability of using RFID technology. There are some factors that can have an effect on RFID performance. Reading distance and material’s ... -
Performance and trade-offs in microfinance organisations--does ownership matter?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Policy advocates argue for the transformation of non-government Microfinance Organisations (MFOs) into shareholder owned firms (SHFs). This paper investigates whether the proposed superiority of shareholder owned MFOs is ... -
Performance assessment of field deployed multi-crystalline PV modules in Nordic conditions
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Performance comparison of residual related algorithms for ToA positioning in wireless terrestrial and sensor networks
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2009)Time of Arrival (ToA) is a popular technique for terrestrial positioning. This paper presents a comparison of ToA based residual related positioning algorithms in wireless terrestrial and sensor networks in both long range ... -
Performance Degradation and Failure Analysis of 7 Years (of) Field Exposed Photovoltaic System in Southern Norway
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis covers an analysis of performance degradation and failure detection of thin-film (Sharp) and m-Si (REC and Suntech) PV modules located at Kjøita in the south of Norway. The analysis consists of performance ... -
Performance evaluation and stability of silicide-based thermoelectric modules
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Long-term studies on thermoelectric generators based on N-type magnesium silicide (Mg2.01Si0.49Sn0.5Sb0.01) and P-type higher manganese silicide (Mn0.98Mo0.02Si1.73Ge0.02) materials are presented, in the operating temperature ... -
Performance evaluation of behavioral finance mutual funds : a comparison between behavioral finance mutual funds and conventional funds in the Norwegian fund market.
(Master thesis, 2011)Behavioral finance has been gathering more and more attention in the last decade, and both academia and practitioners have slowly starting to accept that psychology influence financial markets. Even though markets are ... -
Performance evaluation of channel aggregation strategies in cognitive radio networks with queues
(Master thesis, 2012)With the growing usage of wireless communication devices, demand for the spectrum access is rapidly increasing. Therefore, an efficient spectrum management and spectrum access techniques are necessary and critical. However, ... -
Performance evaluation of norwegian equity funds 1998-2008
(Master thesis, 2008)The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the performance of Norwegian equity funds during the period from 1998 to 2008. We have identified the best and the worst performing funds during the period based on five performance ... -
A Performance Evaluation of Norwegian Mutual Funds: Luck versus Skill
(Master thesis, 2021)In this master’s thesis, we examine the performance of Norwegian mutual fund man-agers. Through a dataset of 107 Norwegian mutual funds’ monthly returns from 1987-2019, we estimate fund managers’ abnormal performance using ... -
Performance evaluation of robust header compression protocol for low data rate networks
(Master thesis, 2013)Mobile Ad hoc networks (MANETs) have limited capacity due to properties of the physical medium for tactical operations. Several traffic types are typical for tactical applications, i.e. transmit frequent short IP packets ... -
Performance evaluation of the GCR block ACK mechanism in IEEE 802.11aa networks
(Master thesis, 2013)With the growing demand for multimedia services, video streams have become major traffic sources in the Internet. However, it is challenging to transmit multimedia streams over IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks ... -
Performance improvement of a hydraulic active/passive heave compensation winch using semi secondary motor control: Experimental and numerical verification
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Performance measurement of the maintenance function within Ecomold Ltd
(Master thesis, 2006)This Master thesis is an advisory report primarily directed to the maintenance department within the Ecomold Ltd organisation in Dunstable, UK. The content is based on the maintenance manager’s request of a performance ... -
Performance of a thermoelectric module based on n-type (La0.12Sr0.88)0.95TiO3-δ and p-type Ca3Co4-xO9+δ
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Here, we present the performance of a thermoelectric (TE) module consisting of n-type (La0.12Sr0.88)0.95TiO3 and p-type Ca3Co4-xO9+δ materials. The main challenge in this investigation was operation of TE module in different ... -
Performance of molybdenum disulfide as anode material in lithium-ion
(Master thesis, 2023)Målet med denne avhandlingen var å forberede og karakterisere det naturlige mineralet molybden disulfid fra den lokale gruven Knaben Gruver, for bruk som anodemateriale i litium-ion-batterier. Prosessen med å rense med ... -
Performance of Technical Trading Rules in the US and Swedish Stock Markets
(Master thesis, 2015)In this thesis I am testing the performance of two of the most popular market-timing strategies, the simple-moving average and time-series momentum, compared to the performance of the passive buy-and-hold strategy using ...