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Automātiskā finanšu informācijas apmaiņa kā instruments cīņā pret nodokļu nemaksāšanu Latvijā

2019

Bakalaura darba tēma “Automātiskā finanšu informācijas apmaiņa kā instruments cīņā pret nodokļu nemaksāšanu Latvijā”. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir, balstoties uz teorijā sniegtajām atziņām un ekspertu intervijās iegūtajiem viedokļiem, izvērtēt automātiskās informācijas apmaiņas par finanšu kontiem darbības efektivitāti, kā arī tās ietekmi uz nodokļu nemaksāšanas faktu identificēšanu un apkarošanu. Bakalaura darba galvenie uzdevumi ir apskatīt automātiskās informācijas apmaiņas konceptu un problēmas, kas veicināja šī procesa veidošanos, izpētīt, kā tiek īstenota automātiskās informācijas apmaiņas darbība un kādā veidā tā ietekmē cīņas pret nodokļu nemaksāšanu realizēšanu, un apkopot, interviju …

Predictions of cancer mortality in Europe in 2021: room for hope in the shadow of COVID-19?

2021

Measuring the CO2 shadow price for wastewater treatment: A directional distance function approach

2015

Abstract The estimation of the value of carbon emissions has become a major research and policy topic since the establishment of the Kyoto Protocol. The shadow price of CO2 provides information about the marginal abatement cost of this pollutant. It is an essential element in guiding environmental policy issues, since the CO2 shadow price can be used when fixing carbon tax rates, in environmental cost-benefit analysis and in ascertaining an initial market price for a trading system. The water industry could play an important role in the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper estimates the shadow price of CO2 for a sample of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), using a param…

On fermionic shadow wave functions for strongly correlated multi-reference systems based on a single Slater determinant

2015

We demonstrate that extending the Shadow Wave Function to fermionic systems facilitates to accurately calculate strongly-correlated multi-reference systems such as the stretched H2 molecule. This development considerably extends the scope of electronic structure calculations and enables to efficiently recover the static correlation energy using just a single Slater determinant.

A Non-world : Chinese Perceptions of the Western International Order

2019

As the West struggles, China, economically and politically stable, has increased its criticism toward the Western-led international order. According to Chinese arguments, the ongoing decade has demonstrated that the Western liberal international order is no more capable of solving the troubles of the globalizing world. It is as if the Western political imagination has run out of steam and it is now the responsibility of China to take the lead in stabilizing the world. On the side of the official statements, Chinese theorists of world politics are envisioning a new alternative world order, which would be based on a historical, sinocentric system that was in place in East Asia for thousands o…

Colour segmentation based on a light reflection model to locate citrus fruits for robotic harvesting

1993

Abstract Colour segmentation with a vision system is a good procedure to identify and locate fruits in robotic harvesting. Natural illumination conditions present in these environments produce a very variable illumination of the scene, in addition, fruits are usually partially occluded, and complete visual information about them is not available. The colour segmentation used for these purposes must take into account the appearance of highlights and shadows that natural illumination conditions produce. A method based on the Dichromatic Reflection Model for the light reflected from the surface object is reported here. Through the assumption of this model the light rays reflected from points o…

A video-based real-time vehicle counting system using adaptive background method

2008

International audience; This paper presents a video-based solution for real time vehicle detection and counting system, using a surveillance camera mounted on a relatively high place to acquire the traffic video stream.The two main methods applied in this system are: the adaptive background estimation and the Gaussian shadow elimination. The former allows a robust moving detection especially in complex scenes. The latter is based on color space HSV, which is able to deal with different size and intensity shadows. After these two operations, it obtains an image with moving vehicle extracted, and then operation counting is effected by a method called virtual detector.

Cost–benefit analysis of water-reuse projects for environmental purposes: A case study for Spanish wastewater treatment plants

2011

Water reuse is an emerging and promising non-conventional water resource. Feasibility studies are essential tools in the decision making process for the implementation of water-reuse projects. However, the methods used to assess economic feasibility tend to focus on internal costs, while external impacts are relegated to unsubstantiated statements about the advantages of water reuse. Using the concept of shadow prices for undesirable outputs of water reclamation, the current study developed a theoretical methodology to assess internal and external economic impacts. The proposed methodological approach is applied to 13 wastewater treatment plants in the Valencia region of Spain that reuse ef…

Economic valuation of environmental benefits from wastewater treatment processes: An empirical approach for Spain

2009

Economic research into the design and implementation of policies for the efficient management of water resources has been emphasized by the European Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC). The efficient implementation of policies to prevent the degradation and depletion of water resources requires determining their value in social and economic terms and incorporating this information into the decision-making process. A process of wastewater treatment has many associated environmental benefits. However, these benefits are often not calculated because they are not set by the market, due to inadequate property rights, the presence of externalities, and the lack of perfect information…

How personal resources predict work engagement and self-rated performance among construction workers: A social cognitive perspective

2014

Traditionally, research focussing on psychosocial factors in the construction industry has focused mainly on the negative aspects of health and on results such as occupational accidents. This study, however, focuses on the specific relationships among the different positive psychosocial factors shared by construction workers that could be responsible for occupational well-being and outcomes such as performance. The main objective of this study was to test whether personal resources predict self-rated job performance through job resources and work engagement. Following the predictions of Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and the motivational process of the Job Demands-Resources Model, we exp…