Essays about: "speaking"

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1. 21. Wildfire growth modelling in Sweden - a suitability assessment of available data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Henrik Hagelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Physical geography; Prometheus; WiSE-FASS; The 2014 Västmanland wildfire; Wildfire growth modelling; Wildfire suppression support; Wildfire behaviour; MESAN; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Wildfires are worldwide problems that stress societies by damaging their economies and they cause serious, sometimes fatal, health implications among the populations. In recent years, the rate of wildfire occurrence has increased as the global average temperature has risen. Because of global climate change, this rate is expected to continue rising. READ MORE

3. 22. Guardians of the Ecology : Navigating Challenges in Municipal Urban Planning in Stockholm County – Insights and Strategies from Ecologists

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Ebba Sidh; [2023]
   Keywords : municipal ecologists; value articulation; ventriloquism; municipal planning process;

   Abstract : Urban planning plays an essential role in preparing cities to handle and counteract the climate changes – and connected consequences – of today and the future. Municipal ecologists are specialists in environmental protection and therefore carry a crucial role when developing contemporary and future cities. READ MORE

4. 23. IFRS PRACTICAL EXPEDIENTS: Exploring antecedents of the phenomenon and preparer choices when offered simplified accounting treatments

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Heidi Hiltunen; Johanna Lindegren; [2023]
   Keywords : Practical expedient; Accounting choice; Cost vs. benefit; Rules vs. principles; IFRS;

   Abstract : This study investigates so-called practical expedients, a relatively new IFRS concept offering preparers simplified accounting choices. We run two parallel tracks: one qualitative part, where we analyse the definition of and the motivation for introducing practical expedients, and one quantitative part, where we collect annual report data to examine how practical expedients are applied by preparers. READ MORE

5. 24. “The road ahead will be difficult” : An analysis of conceptual metaphors used in political speeches

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Arsema Solomon Zeray; [2023]
   Keywords : conceptual metaphors; politics; gender; Africa; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Political speeches are complex in nature and call for a thorough exploration to unravel the underlying messages. Politicians tend to simplify their speeches by using conceptual metaphors as a means of taking a shortcut. READ MORE

6. 25. Violence at the border: Exploring portrayals of violence in news articles reporting the border conflicts between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Susanna Mäkelä; [2023]
   Keywords : Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; border conflict; slow violence; news media;

   Abstract : Using Nixon’s (2011) conceptualisation of slow violence, this study explores how violence is portrayed in English-language news articles reporting the Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflicts in April 2021 and September 2022. This study aims to discover the ways in which violence is communicated to English-speaking audiences, and, in a larger context, it contributes to the understanding of violence produced in border conflicts. READ MORE