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Viltotas preces – patērētāju izvēle un institūciju darbība pret to pieejamību tirgū

2021

Maģistra darba tēma ir “Viltotas preces – patērētāju izvēle un institūciju darbība pret to pieejamību tirgū”. Pētījuma mērķis ir novērtēt patērētāju izvēles ietekmējošos faktorus, apzināti izvēloties iegādāties viltotas preces, kā arī izvērtēt institucionālos aspektus cīņā ar viltojumu pieejamību Eiropas Savienības tirgū. Darbs strukturēts trīs nodaļās, aplūkojot patērētāju lēmumu pieņemšanas aspektus, viltojumu tirgus izplatības ekonomisko ietekmi, izpēti noslēdzot ar Latvijas patērētāju anketēšanas rezultātu apkopojumu un analīzi. Veicot analīzi secināts, ka Latvijas patērētāju galvenie iemesli, lai iegādātos viltotās preces ir to zemās cenas un informācijas trūkums par viltoto preču nega…

¿Existe violencia en las parejas del mismo sexo?

2010

El presente artículo intenta dar respuestas a preguntas relacionadas con la existencia o inexistencia de violencia en parejas del mismo sexo. Al igual que intenta explicar cómo es esta violencia, a qué es debida, y si es similar a la violencia que ejercen los hombres contra las mujeres. Concluyendo el mismo, con diferentes propuestas de trabajo en relación a la violencia que se da dentro de las parejas del mismo sexo a nivel individual, familiar, grupal y comunitario. This article sets out to provide replies to questions connected with the existence or nonexistence of violence in same-sex couples. It likewise attempts to explain what this violence is like, what its causes are, and whether t…

Femminicidi a processo. Dati, stereotipi e narrazioni della violenza di genere

2021

Il volume espone i risultati di una ricerca sulle rappresentazioni del femminicidio in ambito giudiziario in Italia, illustrandone il quadro teorico, le scelte metodologiche, l’impianto analitico, gli strumenti. La tematica del potere e della diseguaglianza tra i sessi è analizzata attraverso le definizioni fornitene in ambito giuridico e nei codici penali, esplorandone i significati sociali e questionando i possibili ancoraggi politici ed economici, attraverso il modello del “campo giuridico” di Bourdieu quale luogo di espressione di una forza simbolica che contende il potere ad altri “campi sociali”. L’indagine empirica è condotta attraverso un triplice livello di approfondimento di natur…

The Nasal Epithelium as a Factory for Systemic Protein Delivery

2002

We have previously shown that recombinant Sendai virus (SeV) produces efficient in vivo airway epithelial gene transfer. The ability to produce therapeutic levels of circulating proteins following noninvasive gene transfer would have widespread clinical application. Here, we compared nose, lung, and skeletal muscle for the ability to produce circulating levels of the secreted mouse antiinflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL10) following SeV-mediated gene transfer. High levels of serum IL10 were obtained from each site with a potency order of lung > nose > muscle for a given viral titer. Serum levels from each site were within the likely required range for anti-inflammatory effects. The co…

Passive Control of Linear Structures Equipped with non-Linear Viscous Dampers and Amplification Mechanism

2008

Fluid damper devices in civil structures such as buildings or bridges are commonly used as energy absorbers for seismic protection. The problem in the response analysis of structures with filled dampers mainly consists in the fact that, due to the strongly nonlinear behavior of such equipments, the response spectrum technique fails. Moreover, in order to enhance the damping effect various toggle brace configurations have been recently proposed. In this paper by using the concept of power spectral density function compatible with the elastic response spectrum and the stochastic linearization technique, the equivalent damping ratio is obtained. It is shown that once the system is linearized r…

Stochastic seismic analysis of MDOF structures with viscous damper devices

2009

Fluid damper devices in civil structures such as buildings or bridges are commonly used as energy absorbers for seismic protection. The problem in the response analysis of structures with filled dampers mainly consists in the fact that, due to the strongly nonlinear behavior of such equipments, the response spectrum technique fails. In this paper by using the concept of power spectral density function compatible with the elastic response spectrum and the stochastic linearization technique, the equivalent damping ratio is obtained. It is shown that once the system is linearized results obtained by Monte Carlo simulation and those obtained by stochastic analysis are in good agreement. Respons…

I look but do I see? : the application of visual design grammar in an introductory image analysis discussion course

2004

Visual Methodologies and Geography's education in the pandemic time: notes on geopolitics of migration in the "Mediterranean Complex"

2022

<abstract> <p>The relationship between Geography and the Visual has always been strong intertwined. As it is true that Geography has always operates through images (in the form of pictures, creative representations and above all cartographies), in the last two years, with the distance learning due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, this phenomenon has not only increased, but it also became necessary. "The classroom as the most radical space", in the words of bell hooks, had to turn into a virtual space, where images have a fundamental role in the teaching/learning process. This paper wants to analyse the relationship between Geography and the Visual by analysing three image…

Decoupled control scheme of grid-connected split-source inverters

2017

Grid-connected power conversion systems for renewable energy sources must fulfill several requirements, e.g., the high efficiency, the reduced cost and complexity, and, quite often, the boost capabilities that is usually achieved using a front-end dc–dc boost converter before the inversion stage, leading to a two-stage architecture. Meanwhile, single-stage power conversion systems, which perform the boosting operation within the inversion one, offer some potential advantages, in terms of reducing the complexity and the volume of the whole system. Among several proposed options, the split-source inverter (SSI) has been recently proposed by Abdelhakim et al. as an alternative option with some…

Anatomical and electrophysiological study of the vomeronasal circuits: Amygdaloid response to odours and pheromones

2017

Rodents detect information concerning the world around them mainly through two chemosensory systems: the olfactory and the vomeronasal systems. In order to develop an appropriate behavioural response to their environment, these systems exhibit both functional and physiological convergence. Further understanding of the organization and function of the olfactory systems would allow us to comprehend how their information is integrated in the brain. In a first approach we performed a thorough analysis of the connections of key structures involved in the processing of vomeronasal information: the medial (Me) and the posteromedial cortical (PMCo) amygdaloid nucleus. Then, we enquire the populatio…