Essays about: "David Brown"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words David Brown.
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1. Creating a better Climate through Cultural Control - A case study on how a sustainability-oriented SME implements sustainability control through informal and formal management control systems
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : SMEs make up a significant portion of the emissions in the EU, and given the deepening climate crisis, it is vital to investigate how these firms manage sustainability. Therefore, we have conducted an in-depth case study of how a sustainability-oriented SME in the clothing industry implements sustainability activities using formal and informal management control systems (MCS). READ MORE
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2. Automated Feedback on Learning Progress : An exploratory study of opportunities and risks associated with automatically computed metrics and recommendations
University essay from KTH/LärandeAbstract : For the past 100 years, attempts have been made to develop teaching machines that support students’learning. Judging by the contemporary increase in funding for educational technology companies,there is now more than ever an interest in technology that facilitates learning. READ MORE
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3. Socio-Economically Responsible Investing and Income Inequality in the USA
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : To add to the tools currently available to combat income inequality in the United States an investment fund type is proposed, justified, described, and created using historical asset returns from 1960 to 2015. By focusing on two socio-economic indicators of poverty, inflation and unemployment rates, this fund, when marketed to investors who live near, at, or below the poverty line, seeks to increase returns during times of increased strain on the economies of the poor. READ MORE
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4. In vitro germination and embryo rescue of Lepidium campestre hybrids
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Lepidium species are members of the Brassicaceae family, in which some commercial oil crops belong to and these species are wild. In an effort for domesticating a new oil crop that started about 20 years ago, Lepidium campestre has been chosen as a target as it is cold hardy and has high seed yield potential. However, L. READ MORE
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5. Resource use and consumption of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) under different environmental conditions during winter.
University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : In temperate climate with pronounced seasonality, ice and snow cover reduces light conditions during winter which in turn reduce search efficiency for visual feeding consumers like fish. Furthermore, a suggested major effect of future climate change is an increased input of allochtonous DOC to aquatic systems which causes an increased brownification and hence reduced overall light conditions. READ MORE
