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The Impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on the Economic Development of European Union and Latvia
No full textBakalaura darbs “Transatlantiskā tirdzniecības un investīciju partnerības līguma ietekme uz Eiropas Savienības un Latvijas ekonomiku attīstību” pēta TTIP potenciālo ieguvumu un risku attiecību ES un Latvijas ekonomiskajā attīstībā.
Bakalaura darbā veikta teorijas par ekonomisko integrāciju un brīvajiem tirdzniecības līgumiem izpēte, ES un ASV ekonomisko attiecību, šobrīd pastāvošo tirdzniecības barjeru un paredzētās tirdzniecības liberalizācijas un investoru aizsardzības TTIP ietvaros analīze un līdzšinējo TTIP ietekmes pētījumu salīdzinājums, uzsverot līdzības un atšķirības, un tādējādi apkopojot nozīmīgākos potenciālos ieguvumus un riskus ES un Latvijas ekonomiku attīstībā pēc līguma noslēgšanas, īpašu uzmanību pievēršot to proporcionalitātei Latvijā salīdzinājumā ar citām ES dalībvalstīm.
Darbā ir 107 lappuses, 14 attēli, 11 tabulas un 11 pielikumi, un izmantoti 134 literatūras avoti.Bachelor's thesis “The Impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on the Economic Development of European Union and Latvia” does a research on the potential benefit and risk ratio created by the T-TIP in the economic development of EU and Latvia.
The thesis reviews literature on the theory of economic integration and free trade agreements, analyzes the development of the EU and US economic relationship, current transatlantic trade barriers and the anticipated trade liberalization and investment protection framework in the T-TIP. Furthermore, a comparative study of existing T-TIP impact assessments follows, emphasizing major similarities and differences and summarizing the most significant potential benefits and risks in the economic development of EU and Latvia after the agreement is concluded. Distinct attention is paid to the proportionality of the potential benefits and risks in Latvia in contrast to the rest of the EU member countries.
The thesis contains 107 pages, 14 images, 11 charts and 11 annexes. 134 literature information sources have been used in the paper
Associations among dark tetrad personality traits, emotional intelligence and emotion regulation strategies
No full textŠī pētījuma mērķis ir izpētīt saistības starp tumšo tetrādi, emocionālo intelektu (EI) un emociju regulācijas stratēģijām (ERS), kā arī EI moderējošo lomu. Pētījumā piedalījās 103 respondenti (31 vīrietis, 72 sievietes). Pašvērtētā EI mērījumam tika izmantota Pašvērtētā EI anketa (Petrides & Furnham, 2006). Spēju EI mērījumam tika izmantots Emociju vadības situāciju tests (Allen et al., 2015), Tumšās tetrādes noteikšanai tika izmantota Īsā tumšās tetrādes skala (Paulhus et al., 2021). ERS mērījumam tika izmantota Emociju regulācijas aptauja (Gross & John, 2003), latviešu valodas adaptācija (Morozova, 2011). Makjavellisms, psihopātija un sadisms negatīvi korelēja ar pašvērtētā EI aspektiem; narcisms – pozitīvi. Tikai psihopātija negatīvi korelēja ar spēju EI emociju vadīšanu. Maladaptīvais ERS negatīvi saistījās ar pašvērtēto EI. Saistības netika atrastas starp adaptīvo ERS un EI; ERS un tumšo tetrādi. EI moderējošo lomu nebija iespējams noskaidrot. Pētījuma rezultātu interpretācija ir ierobežota dažu aptauju zemo Kronbaha alfu dēļ.The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between the dark tetrad, emotional intelligence (EI) and emotion regulation strategies (ERS), as well as the moderating role of EI. The study included 103 respondents (31 men, 72 women). Trait EI Questionnaire (Petrides & Furnham, 2006) was used to measure trait EI. Situational Test of Emotion Management (Allen et al., 2015) was used to measure ability EI, and the Short Dark Tetrad Scale was used to determine the dark tetrad. The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003), Latvian language adaptation (Morozova, 2011) was used to measure ERS. Machiavellianism, psychopathy and sadism correlated negatively with aspects of trait EI; narcissism – positively. Only psychopathy correlated negatively with ability EI emotion management. Maladaptive ERS was negatively associated with trait EI. No relationships were found between adaptive ERS and EI; ERS and the dark tetrad. The moderating role of EI could not be determined. The interpretation of the results is limited due to the low Cronbach's alphas of some of the questionnaires
Relationship Between Smoking, Perceived Stress and Loneliness
No full textBakalaura darba pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot uztvertā stresa, vientulības izjūtas saistības ar smēķēšanas intensitāti, smēķēšanas stāžu cigarešu lietotāju un e-cigarešu lietotāju grupās, kā arī uzzināt, vai un kādas atšķirības pastāv uztvertajā stresā un vientulības izjūtā starp cigarešu lietotāju un e-cigarešu lietotāju grupām. Pētījumā piedalījās 126 respondenti. No tiem 58 bija vīrieši un 68 sievietes. Respondenti tika sadalīti 2 grupās: 68 cigarešu lietotāji un 58 e-cigarešu lietotāji. Uztvertā stresa mērījumam tika izmantota Uztvertā stresa skala (Cohen et al., 1983), adaptēta latviešu valodā (Stokenberga, 2008). Vientulības izjūtas mērījumam tika izmantota UCLA vientulības skala (Russell, 1996), adaptēta latviešu valodā (Freivalde, 2004). Tika ievākti demogrāfiskie dati par dzimumu, vecumu, smēķēšanas veidu, smēķēšanas intensitāti un smēķēšanas stāžu. Pētījumā statistiski nozīmīgas saistības starp smēķēšanas stāžu, smēķēšanas intensitāti un uztverto stresu, vientulības izjūtu netika atrastas. Statistiski nozīmīgas atšķirības uztvertā stresa rādītājos starp cigarešu un e-cigarešu lietotāju grupām netika atrastas, taču statistiski nozīmīgas atšķirības starp grupām tika atrastas vientulības izjūtas mērījumā. Augstāki vientulības izjūtas rādītāji bija cigarešu lietotāju grupā.The aim of the bachelor thesis research is to investigate the relationship of perceived stress, loneliness with smoking intensity, smoking duration in groups of cigarette smokers and ecigarette smokers, and to find out whether and what differences exist in perceived stress and loneliness between groups of cigarette smokers and e-cigarette smokers. 126 respondents took part in the study. Of these, 58 were men and 68 were women. The respondents were divided into 2 groups: 68 cigarette smokers and 58 e-cigarette smokers. The Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983), adapted into Latvian (Stokenberga, 2008), was used to measure perceived stress. The UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, 1996), adapted into Latvian (Freivalde, 2004), was used to measure loneliness. Demographic data on gender, age, type of smoking, smoking intensity and smoking duration were collected. The study found no statistically significant relationships between smoking duration, smoking intensity and perceived stress, loneliness. No statistically significant differences were found in perceived stress between the cigarette and e-cigarette smoking groups, but statistically significant differences between the groups were found in the loneliness measure. Higher scores in loneliness were found in the cigarette-smoking group
Divergent population dynamics: The case of the inner city of Riga
Get PDFDynamika populacji wpływa na krajobraz przestrzenny Europy. Choć w literaturze podejmuje się badania w tym aspekcie zarówno obszarów podmiejskich, jak i śródmiejskich, to często traktowane są one oddzielnie. Co więcej, procesy te są odmienne w różnych kontekstach lokalnych. Celem opracowania było zbadanie dynamiki populacji w centrum Rygi w latach 2011–2021, porównanie z sąsiadującymi gminami Rygi, a także przeanalizowanie sposobu, w jaki dynamika ta odpowiada modelowi rozwoju obszarów miejskich. Analiza, obejmująca 58 dzielnic Rygi i 7 sąsiadujących gmin, wykazała zmianę trajektorii dynamiki populacji śródmiejskiej w drugiej połowie dekady, która ostatecznie charakteryzowała się wzrostem. Należy podkreślić, że urbanizacja w dalszym ciągu wyprzedzała reurbanizację, co wskazuje na współistnienie wielu etapów modelu rozwoju obszarów miejskich.Population dynamics shape the spatial landscape of Europe. Although broadly studied, both suburban sprawl and inner-city reurbanisation have often been treated in isolation. Furthermore, these processes manifest distinctively across different local contexts. This research aimed to explore the population dynamics in the inner city of Riga from 2011 to 2021, contrasting them with the bordering municipalities of Riga, and to analyze how these dynamics align with the urban development model. Covering 58 neighborhoods and 7 bordering municipalities of Riga, the analysis revealed a shift in the trajectory of inner-city population dynamics during the latter half of the decade, which was finally characterized by growth. However, suburbanisation continued to outpace reurbanisation, indicating the coexistence of multiple urban development model stages
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
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
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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