Essays about: "diversification in expansion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words diversification in expansion.

1. 1. Multi-modal Public Transport Network Design Method

   University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

   Author : Mingui Liu; [2023]
   Keywords : multi-modal public transportation; mobility on demand; bi-level network planning and optimization; genetic algorithm;

   Abstract : With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, industrial development and population growth drive the expansion of urban space, urban transportation demand shows the characteristics of spatial decentralization and diversification, and transportation travelers' requirements for mobility, accessibility, and comfort of transportation travel services are enhanced. Mobility on demand (MoD) services such as DiDi and Uber are new modes of public transportation, bringing many new opportunities and challenges. READ MORE

3. 2. The assessment of ecosystem services provided by forest edge effects on fields in a fragmented Swedish agricultural landscape : a methodological framework

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

   Author : Juliette Nguyen; [2022]
   Keywords : carbon sequestration; cropping systems; DSSAT; ecosystem services; edge effect; food production; landscape diversification; landscape fragmentation; soil heterogeneity; soil organic carbon; spatial variability; total nitrogen; yield;

   Abstract : Agricultural expansion, prompted by increasing global food demand, has fragmented, simplified, and homogenized the landscape in the last decades. The resilience and sustainability of croplands are at stake, resulting in a hight vulnerability to climate change, and having major impacts on environmental protection, biodiversity preservation and food security. READ MORE

4. 3. Hedging and Diversification Benefits of Cryptocurrencies: A study of a novel asset class

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Andreas Karlsson; William Hahne; [2021]
   Keywords : Diversification; Hedging; Cryptocurrencies; Bitcoin; Spanning;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to conduct an examination into the hedging capabilities and diversification benefits of cryptocurrencies with the aim to add to a very limited set of existing literature. The objective is to investigate whether or not the role of cryptocurrencies in financial markets pertain to hedging and improving risk-adjusted returns. READ MORE

5. 4. Lantbrukare som entreprenör : hur kan resursutnyttjande leda till expandering, specialisering eller diversifiering i en föränderlig miljö?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Lee Treble-Read; Lena Wilhelmsson; [2020]
   Keywords : bricolage; effectuation; entreprenör; entreprenörskap; lantbruk; lantbrukare;

   Abstract : Entreprenörskap bidrar till samhällets utveckling genom förmågan att använda resurser och driva marknaden framåt. Med hjälp av entreprenörskap kan en lantbrukare hitta nya användningsområde för oanvända resurser. Detta ska hjälpa lantbrukaren till att skapa nya möjligheter och inkomstkällor i en föränderlig miljö. READ MORE

6. 5. The common meadow EuropeanGrasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)as a window to the process ofspecies formation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Enrique Celemín Amaro; [2020]
   Keywords : Speciation genomics; Phylogeography; Species tree; Incomplete Lineage Sorting ILS ; Gene tree discordance; Postglacial expansion; Secondary contact;

   Abstract : Despite more than 50 years of research on the genetic basis of speciation, we still know very little about the early stages of this process. A general rule of speciation is the Haldane’s Rule, which states that postzygotic isolation is expressed earlier in the heterogametic sex: sterility and inviability in hybrids is much more likely to occur in the heterogametic sex. READ MORE