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Corporate social responsibility practices in a developing country: Empirical evidence from Sri Lanka
No full textThe purpose of this thesis is to extend the understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance and disclosure practices, particularly from a developing country perspective. The study captures deeply rooted sociocultural influences affecting the CSR practice by managers of Sri Lankan companies, and makes a comparison with findings from those of a developed country, New Zealand. It also provides empirical insights into how CSR practices are shaped by both local and global forces.
The empirical study of this thesis was carried out in two phases, adopting a mixed methodology approach. In the first phase, a questionnaire survey of listed companies was conducted to examine the current status quo of CSR practices. The questionnaire was adapted from one used in New Zealand, for comparative purposes. Following an interpretive paradigm in the second phase, follow-up interviews with senior managers were conducted and analysed to explore their own perspectives of adopting CSR practices.
In the questionnaire survey, it was found that environmental CSR practices are disappointing compared to socially-related CSR practices; corporate managers’ personal values significantly drive the adoption of CSR practices and such values are more significant than other drivers in Sri Lankan-owned companies than in foreign-owned companies. The results of the comparative analysis led to the conclusion that the level of economic development of a country could be a possible predictor for the level of CSR practices, although further research evidence would be required to confirm this conclusion. Through analysis of indepth interviews, five defining characteristics pertaining to the CSR practices in Sri Lanka were identified as themes. Legitimacy theory, stakeholder theory, and institutional theory were drawn on to explore these themes and the interview evidence was explained through these multitheoretical perspectives. The CSR behaviour of the companies with international connections can be explained by employing these mainstream CSR theories to a greater extent than is the case with local companies. The thesis argued that Sri Lankan managers are inspired and influenced by the Sri Lankan culture and traditions of philanthropic giving (dana) which historically flourished within Buddhist teachings and ethics. In Sri Lanka, what was once referred to as “philanthropy” has now been refashioned as “sustainability” or “corporate social responsibility”.
There have been few studies of CSR practices in developing countries. Those that have been conducted have lacked engagement with the organisations involved and have rarely tested the applicability of mainstream CSR theories. As a response, this thesis contributes to the literature by extending theoretical and empirical understanding of CSR practices
Identification and classification of differentially expressed proteins between <i>02</i> and <i>8213</i>.
No full text<p>(A) Venn diagram showing 20 up-regulated and 5 down-regulated proteins among 48 identified proteins comparing <i>02</i>-HS with <i>02</i>-NS. Functional classification of those 25 heat stress induced proteins is shown on the bottom. (B) Heat-map is shown to indicate relative protein abundance among the 4 samples. The abundance of each protein spot in <i>02</i>-NS was given a reference value of 1.0, the abundance of that spot from <i>02</i>-HS, <i>8213</i>-NS and <i>8213</i>-HS were transformed into relative value. The different colors correspond to the values of protein level changes as indicated by the bar at the bottom of the heat map. Venn diagrams present the two-step filtering process leading to 4 candidates to further select out the more important candidate proteins for functional studies (see text). The four asterisks mark the proteins that are upregulated by heat-stress in thermotolerant strain <i>02</i>, not upregulated by heat stress in thermo-sensitive strain <i>8213,</i> and expressed at lower levels in thermo-sensitive strain <i>8213</i> than in the thermotolerant strain <i>02</i> with or without heat-stress. <i>02</i>-NS: <i>02</i> non-stressed (23°C/24 h); <i>02</i>-HS: <i>02</i> heat-stressed (33°C/24 h); <i>8213</i>-NS: <i>8213</i> non-stressed (23°C/24 h); <i>8213</i>-HS: strain <i>8213</i> heat-stressed (33°C/24 h).</p
Transgenic overexpression of PABA synthase improves thermotolerance of strain <i>8213</i>.
No full text<p>(A) Relative mRNA level of <i>Pabs</i> gene of strains <i>02</i>, <i>8213</i> and two <i>Pabs</i>-overexpressing transgenic strains <i>TB-2</i> and <i>TB-3</i> (derived from <i>8213</i>) under normal temperature (23°C) and heat stress (33°C). The mRNA of corresponding samples was extracted and analyzed after 24 hours of treatment. (B) The PABA content of strains <i>02</i>, <i>8213</i> and <i>TB-2</i> and <i>TB-3</i> under normal temperature (23°C) and heat stress (33°C) for 3 days. The PABA content of corresponding samples was extracted and measured after 3 days of treatment. (C) The mycelia growth of Strains <i>02</i>, <i>8213</i> and <i>TB-2</i> and <i>TB-3</i> under normal temperature (23°C) and heat stress (33°C). Mycelia cultures were photographed after 2 weeks of treatment. (D) The mycelia elongation of strains <i>02</i>, <i>8213</i> and <i>TB-2</i> and <i>TB-3</i> under normal temperature (23°C) and heat stress (33°C). The mycelia length is measured after 14 and 21 days of treatment. Three independent biological replicates were performed for each analysis. Data are expressed as average ± SEM. Unpaired t-tests were performed between strain <i>8213</i> and all other strains as indicated within each treatment condition, ns: P>0.05, *: P<0.05, **: P<0.01.</p
Einsatz im Kaukasus - CIL XIII 8213
No full textA second century Latin inscription from Cologne (CIL XIII 8213) refers to a Roman military expedition to the region of the Caucasus mountains and the Alutus river. The present contribution discusses this inscription and its meaning as a source for Roman military interventions (particularly during the Parthian War of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus) to the South Caucasus
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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Decay heat fractions for DFA 8213 and 4192
Get PDFDecay heat fractions for FFTF driver fuel assemblies 8213 and 4192 were calculated to allow the assembly nozzles to be cut. Cutting the nozzles is required to allow the assemblies to fit in the center location of a core component container in an Interim Storage Cask
Exogenous PABA improves thermotolerance of strain <i>8213</i>.
No full text<p>(A) Strains <i>02</i> and <i>8213</i> mycelium culture were supplied with or without 5 mg/L PABA, followed by high temperature treatment at 33°C for 48 hours, the images were taken at the indicated time post-heat stress. The control groups were cultured under regular temperature of 23°C. (B) Dose-dependent protection by PABA of mycelium intactness under heat stress at 33°C for 48 hours. Strain <i>02</i> and strain <i>8213</i> were treated with different concentrations of PABA followed by high-temperature treatment at 33°C for 48 h, and the percentage of intact mycelia was counted. The intact mycelia percentage was calculated as compared to the control group (23°C). Three independent biological replicates were performed. Data are expressed as average ± SEM. Unpaired t-tests were performed between samples with and without PABA addition within each strain, respectively, ns: P>0.05, *: P<0.05, **: P<0.01.</p
Linked collectors and determiners for: An integrative taxonomic review of the South Asian microhylid genus Uperodon.
No full textNatural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "An integrative taxonomic review of the South Asian microhylid genus Uperodon". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="http://bionomia.net/dataset/497df965-0e55-4236-8213-78dcf6dab5df">https://bionomia.net/dataset/497df965-0e55-4236-8213-78dcf6dab5df</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/497df965-0e55-4236-8213-78dcf6dab5df">https://gbif.org/dataset/497df965-0e55-4236-8213-78dcf6dab5df</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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