1. Health related QoL in celiac disease patients in SloveniaEva Turk, Dušanka Mičetić-Turk, Maja Šikić Pogačar, Alojz Tapajner, Veljko Vlaisavljević, Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, 2020, original scientific article Abstract: Background: Measurements of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among celiac disease patients using a validated questionnaire have been lacking in Slovenia. This study aims to measure HRQoL in celiac disease (CD) patients using EQ-5D internationally validated questionnaire and comparing it to the HRQoL of the general population.
Methods: In this cross sectional analysis all of the approximately 2000 members of the Slovenian Celiac Society were invited to take part. We used a 3 step approach for recruitment and data collection. HRQoL was evaluated through the EuroQoL EQ-5D-5L instrument (Slovenian version) and analysed using the ordinal logistic regression.
Results: Out of 321 patients who gave their consent, 247 celiac patients were included in the study (77%). 68% of the participants were female and 53% of them lived in an urban setting. Most patients originated from North-East Slovenia, whereas approximately 30% of patients came from other Slovenian regions. The EQ-5D respondents’ self-reported health status at the time of the study show that most patients have slight or no problems when living with CD. The duration of the gluten-free diet, academic education and rare (< 1 × year) doctor visits affect EQ-5D in a positive way. On the other hand, higher age and chronic rheumatic disease were negatively associated with EQ-5D also when compared to the general population.
Conclusion: This is the first Slovenian study to measure the HRQoL of Slovenian CD patients, using an internationally validated questionnaire. The results of our study show that HRQoL is slightly impaired among Slovenian patients with CD. Clinical characteristics are better determinants of their HRQoL than socio-demographic factors. Greater awareness of the impact of CD on patients’ HRQoL would improve the holistic management of CD patients.
Keywords: health, quality of life, HRQoL, celiac disease, EQ‑5D, valuation, measurement, Slovenia
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2. Business model optmization based on value management principles - the case of Krka d.d.Gregor Gavranič, 2017, undergraduate thesis Abstract: The subsequent bachelor’s thesis comprises an investment report with equity valuation of Krka, d.d. company, the largest Slovenian company and one of the leading generic pharmaceutical companies in region.
Overall, the financial sector is coping with low interest rates and more and more investors are willing to enter the capital markets directly. The Slovenian equity markets was struggling to pick up the pace after the last major financial crisis, which was almost 10 years ago. The bull trend in other major and biggest markets in the world is on to set new records day by day. We try to find out if the company under scrutiny is attractive for investors and what upside potential it has in the future.
The analysis is presented trough most appropriate, popular and renowned techniques that surround equity research and is followed by the creation of final recommendation. Those are Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Economic Value Added (EVA), Dividend Discount Model (DDM), Relative Multiples Valuation (RMV). Additionally, the approaches like Porter’s five forces analysis, SWOT analysis, Sensitivity analysis, Altman Z-score, Piotroski F-score, Beneish M-score, and Monte Carlo Simulation (MSC) were made. Since equity markets provide a bigger risk for investors, we try to investigate how risky is a particular company and sector. The investment risks and Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) will help us do that. Risks and the future business surrounding also include macroeconomic analysis, which is also performed and helps us understand the topic under discussion better..
The key part of the thesis presents the building of financial valuation model with many variables and weighting it accordingly. The final fair value price is set and commented. In the conclusion, we summarise all our findings. Furthermore, some relevant facts are exposed and projected into the forecasted period.
At the end we can conclude that the Value-based Management (VBM) gives clear result and projects a path for future development. The company that was used for the research is a perfect example how VBM methods used for valuation can provide us with broader picture and inform investors about the company. On the other hand, the methods can also provide a large source of information that can be useful to the company’s management.
Keywords: Macroeconomic analysis, valuation methods, Monte Carlo simulation, intrinsic value, risk profile
Published in DKUM: 30.11.2017; Views: 3049; Downloads: 312
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3. Synergies between an observed port and a logistic company : application of the discounted cash-flow model and the Monte Carlo simulationDejan Dragan, Bojan Rosi, Toni Avžner, 2017, original scientific article Abstract: The paper addresses an analysis of potential synergies in collaboration between an observed Port in the Mediterranean Sea and Central-European logistic railway-services based company. Both companies have established a strategic partnership. The main motive was cooperation in rail transport, with a particular emphasis on potential synergies that would a rail traffic have brought to a port's business. For the purpose of synergies valuation under uncertain conditions, a Monte Carlo simulation-based framework with integrated discounted cash flow (DCF) model is applied. The possible values of future synergies are calculated via the DCF model by simultaneously changing values of different uncertain financial parameters at each repetition of a Monte Carlo scenario-playing mechanism. In this process, predicted forecasts of future synergetic throughputs are also used for various types of observed cargo. As it turned out, the generated synergies' values follow the approximate normal distribution. Based on statistical inference and analysis of probability intervals it was discovered that there might indeed exist certain important synergies in the collaboration between both companies. This fact has convinced us into a belief in the correctness of companies' decision to enter into such kind of strategic cooperation.
Keywords: port economics, financial management, valuation, discounted cash-flow model, Monte Carlo simulation, logistics
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4. [ast]-orderable semigroupsIgor Klep, Primož Moravec, 2010, original scientific article Abstract: Fiksirajmo ▫$ast$▫-uredljivi obseg ▫$k$▫. V članku vpeljemo razred ▫$ast▫-uredljivih polgrup kot tistih polgrup ▫$S$▫ z involucijo, za katere se da polgrupna algebra ▫$kS$▫, opremljena s kanonično involucijo, ▫$ast$▫-urediti Pokažemo, da je ta razred kvazi varieteta, ki je lokalno in residualno zaprta. Poleg tega dokažemo, da se da nilpotentna polgrupa s krajšanjem in involucijo ▫$ast$▫-urediti natanko tedaj, ko ima lastnost enoličnega izražanja korenov. V splošnem ta ekvivalenca ne drži, po drugi strani pa ima vsaka ▫$ast$▫-uredljiva polgrupa lastnost enoličnega izražanja korenov.
Keywords: algebra, ▫$^ast$▫-ureditev, polgrupa z involucijo, nilpotentna polgrupa, teorija valuacij, algebra, ▫$^ast$▫-ordering, semigroup with involution, nilpotent semigroup, valuation theory
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5. Student CD-ROM to accompany Principles of finance, 2eScott Besley, Eugene F. BrighamKeywords: CD-ROM, compact disc, computer application, finance, theory, enterprises, business finance, fundamental analysis, valuation, corporations, decision making, business decision-making, financial market, investment banks, banking systems, money, cash flows, interest rate, taxes, financial statements, end checking, financial planning, income, return on equity, capital, costs, budgeting, dividends, working capital, productions means, investments, investment decision-making, textbooks
Published in DKUM: 02.06.2012; Views: 2228; Downloads: 46
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6. Real estate investment : a capital market approachGerald R. Brown, George A. Matysiak, 2000, higher education textbook Keywords: real estate, investments, capital market, money, cash flows, valuation, models, depreciation, mortgages, price, investors, investments funds, decision making, risk, diversification, property, portfolio, management, hedging
Published in DKUM: 01.06.2012; Views: 3041; Downloads: 122
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7. The new financial capitalists : Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the creation of corporate valueGeorge Pierce Baker, George David Smith, 1999, professional work Keywords: financial capital, capitalism, capital company, institutionalization, maintenance, debts, USA, corporations, valuation, creativity, business finance, financial engineering, capital, restructuring, value added, management, creativity, risk
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