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Through a series of candid Facebook posts, Jan Becker offers a humorous and heartfelt look at her life in South Florida. The narrative captures her experiences with The Chef and Feline, alongside a cast of eccentric neighbors, including Creepy Maintenance Men and seasonal snowbirds. With a blend of laughter and poignant moments, the book presents a vivid portrait of domestic life and the quirky dynamics of a close-knit community, showcasing Becker's unique perspective on both her surroundings and broader life themes.

In recent years, the internet has developed very quickly and became a major source of information all over the planet. Many scientists have used search engine query data to forecast econometric time series like consumer confidence indicators, unemployment rates, retail sales, house price indices, stock prices, volatility of stocks and even commodity prices. Following the prior research this study analyzes the impact of internet search engine data on capital markets. Many authors already have contributed to index level data and most of them on the US market. This study adds to the existing literature on the German stock market. Two research questions are First, whether an increase in search queries drives individual stock returns and second, whether queries affect the implied volatility of stock options. After controlling for seasonality, autocorrelation and general market risk, in the further analysis also the Price-to-Book valuation, one year performance and historical volatility are examined in interaction with internet search queries.

The thesis provides an overview of the hedge fund industry, focusing on its regulation and various strategies, with a detailed analysis of statistical arbitrage. It introduces a semi-variance model that accounts for skewness, offering improved returns at lower volatility compared to the standard Garch model. By merging mean reversion and chart pattern detection, the model utilizes Brownian motion and technical analysis to generate significant investment returns. The findings suggest a profitable trading system, warranting further research into higher moment CAPM and market timing strategies.

Plasmons as Sensors covers the fundamental developments of plasmonic nanosenor design over the last few years. In his acclaimed thesis, Jan Becker addresses the relevant theoretical concepts and then applies these to discuss the properties and trends in nanoparticles of various shapes and sizes. The first discovery Jan makes in his PhD research is that there is an optimal shape for plasmonic nanoparticles used for sensing purposes. In further chapters he goes on to describe novel experimental methods to use plasmonic nanoparticles for molecular sensing. The approach he develops in parallel sensing is one which revolutionizes the field and allows investigation of a variety of topics from nanoparticle growth to membrane protein attachment. Many of the experiments described in this thesis have led to highly visible publications in international journals.