Essays about: "constrain"

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1. 1. Does CSR Performance Impact a Firms' Engagement in Earnings Management?

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

   Author : Tashfia Khan Latif; Maria Makhoul; [2024]
   Keywords : corporate social responsibility; earnings management; discretionary accruals; opportunistic perspective; integrative theory;

   Abstract : This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and earnings management (EM). Specifically, we question whether firms investing in CSR also behave in an ethical manner to constrain EM, or if they engage in CSR as a way to hide corporate misconduct. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring foreign language teachers’ professional agency in Romanian Public Secondary schools.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Camelia Dragomir; [2023-10-31]
   Keywords : teacher agency; ecological theory; foreign language teaching; accountability; professional development;

   Abstract : Aim: This research aims to explore how seven foreign language teachers in a few urban public secondary schools in Romania understand and enact their professional agency and how contextual factors support or constrain its achievement. The purpose is to understand the ways in which the participants’ teaching philosophies and experiences inform their awareness and achievement of agency, what they perceive as the available contextual resources within contextual constraints, and how that reflects in their beliefs and professional aspirations. READ MORE

4. 3. The potential use of black soldier fly larvae residue as a fertilizer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Agricultural Biosystems and Techology

   Author : An-Marthe Ingelaere; [2023]
   Keywords : organic waste; fertilizer; black soldier fly; residue; physico-chemical characteristics; sub-Saharan Africa; socio-economic constraints;

   Abstract : In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the primary constraint of agriculture productivity has consistently been ascribed to soil fertility. A common approach to improve soil fertility is the use of fertilizers, both organic and inorganic. Though recently interest is increasing in the use of newer alternatives like biostimulants. READ MORE

5. 4. Integrating Place Attachment into Local Government Climate Change Adaptation: Barriers and Implications for Equity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Paula Annet Härö; [2023]
   Keywords : Fairness; equity; climate justice; climate change adaptation; local government; public policymaking; place attachment; community values; decision-making; challenges; Australia; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This research examines how consideration of place attachment and community values can inform the development and implementation of fair and equitable climate change adaptation (CCA) practices in the Australian local government context. The research adopts a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with expert interviewees and reflective thematic analysis to answer three research questions. READ MORE

6. 5. Ray-tracing Based Investigations on the Deployment of RISs in Indoor Scenarios

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

   Author : Swaroop Divya Sai Prem Nambala; Dexin Kong; [2023]
   Keywords : Reconfigurable intelligent surface; RIS; optimization; Ray-tracing; Mixed integer linear programming MILP ; Complex impulse response; Wireless Insite.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Reconfigurable intelligence surface (RIS) is a promising candidate technology for future 6G wireless communication systems. In existing communication systems, the network operators are unable to control the propagation environment, which causes significant limitations on communication performance. READ MORE