Essays about: "gap-filling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word gap-filling.

  1. 1. Hardship and the application of CISG- Feasibility analysis of controversial issues

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Jiamin Gu; [2021]
    Keywords : Hardship; CISG; PICC; Exemption Clause; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The absence of provisions on hardship under the United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”) and the general recognition of the principle of hardship in private international law lead to some problems to maintain the legislative purpose of the Convention as the “lingua franca” of international trade. In order to make the application of the Convention not only on the surface of the text, but also to implement the uniformity of the law, it is necessary to discuss the controversial question about the application of CISG exemption clause under the hardship situation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Participatory Modelling for Carbon Footprint Analysis : A Case Study at DeLava

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Emil Deckner; Carl Mailer; [2020]
    Keywords : carbon footprint; corporate sustainability; participatory modelling; mediated modelling; system thinking; organisational learning; sustainability strategy; koldioxidutsläpp; hållbart företagande; participativ modellering; medlande modellering; systemtänkande; lärande i organisation; hållbarhetsstrategi;

    Abstract : Because of global warming, companies have started to tackle sustainability issues within their operations, but major uncertainties exist on how to establish a quantitative baseline of the current environmental performance of companies. Numerous investigations have been made to assess the carbon footprint of companies with a variety of methods, tools and strategies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Debt Maturity Structure. An empirical study on the firm specific and macroeconomic determinants of listed Swedish companies' debt maturity structure.

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

    Author : Andra Cristina Caragea; Marie Rasmussen; [2011]
    Keywords : Debt maturity structure; determinants; liquidity risk;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to find the firm specific and macroeconomic determinants that are relevant for listed Swedish companies' debt maturity structure. The hypotheses incorporated in our model are liquidity risk and signaling, agency costs, equity market conditions, tax minimization and gap filling. READ MORE

  5. 4. Detecting Wetland Change through Supervised Classification of Landsat Satellite Imagery within the Tunkwa Watershed of British Columbia, Canada

    University essay from Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Steven Lee; [2011]
    Keywords : wetlands; remote sensing; Landsat; Tunkwa watershed; land use; supervised classification; gap-filling;

    Abstract : Wetlands are considered to be one of the most valuable natural occurring forms of land cover in the world. Hydrologic regulation, carbon sequestration, and habitat provision for a wide assortment of flora and fauna are just a few of the benefits associated with wetlands. READ MORE

  6. 5. Masters of Their Own Destiny: Minorities' Right to Effective Participation in Public Life in Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Friberg; [2002]
    Keywords : Komparativ rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The main international provisions concerning minorities' right to participation in public life at national and local levels are enshrined in Article 2 of the UN Minority Declaration in conjunction with Article 25 of the ICCPR, providing minorities the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs. Vital adjacent political rights, include the freedom of association as enshrined in Article 2(4) of the UN Minority Declaration, which in conjunction with Article 22 of the ICCPR provides the right to establish and maintain minority associations. READ MORE