Essays about: "Asymmetries."

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1. 1. Vertical movement asymmetries in 3-year-old SWB horses and their associations with scores in Young Horse Tests

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

   Author : Anna Kallings Larsson; [2024]
   Keywords : orthopaedic health; objective gait assessment; conformation; linear profiling; movement asymmetry; artificial intelligence; computer vision; Swedish Warmblood;

   Abstract : To improve equine performance and welfare, many attempts have been made to investigate associations between performance, longevity, orthopaedic health, conformation and talent. Causal relationships between these qualities supported by strong scientific evidence are lacking. READ MORE

3. 2. Mind the Gap: Quantifying fraud on Swedish exports using bilateral trade asymmetries

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Giulian Etingin-Frati; Ivelina Ilkova; [2023]
   Keywords : International taxation; Trade; Tax evasion; Customs;

   Abstract : Using open-source international trade statistics, we analyse cases where export country statistics do not match import country statistics for the same trade flow due to fraud. Specifically, we are interested in uncovering undervaluation fraud, whereby importers understate the value of their goods in order to pay lower taxes. READ MORE

4. 3. The role of the Countries' Institutional Quality on the relationship between Companies' Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Financial Performance

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

   Author : Isadora Siqueira Mafra; Roberto Carlos Imme Junior; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; financial performance; institutional quality;

   Abstract : It is known that ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) performance positively influences the company's financial performance. However, little attention has been paid to macro elements that can moderatethis relationship. READ MORE

5. 4. Better Never to Have Been? : A Critique of David Benatar’s Axiological Asymmetry Argument for Antinatalism

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Simon Fridh; [2023]
   Keywords : Antinatalism; Benatar; asymmetry; axiology; procreation; person-affecting; death; pro-mortalism;

   Abstract : David Benatar’s axiological asymmetry argument for antinatalism states that it is always bad for a sentient being to come into existence. There has been a lot of discussion about this argument since its publication in 2006, but this discussion has often been lacking by not accepting some ground rules, or assumptions, that Benatar establishes. READ MORE

6. 5. Green or Greed? Examining the Nexus Between Sovereign Green Bonds and National Climate Targets

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pontus Hällgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The fight against climate change has reached a critical point, requiring financial flows to align with climate-resilient pathways. This thesis investigates the alignment between sovereign green bonds and national climate targets. READ MORE