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Geothermal HVAC : green heating and cooling / Jay Egg, Brian Clark Howard.
Published 2011Table of Contents: “…-- Summary -- 3: Geothermal Heat Pumps And Their Uses -- Passive and forced-air earth-coupled duct systems -- Water-source, forced-air heat pumps (water-to-air heat pumps) -- Direct expansion geothermal heat pumps -- Water-to-water heat pumps (heat pump chillers and boilers) -- Applications of geothermal heat pumps -- Pool heaters -- Domestic hot water -- Process cooling and heating -- Rooftop equipment -- Modular or piggyback units -- Package terminal heat pumps -- Vertical stack modular units -- 100% fresh air equipment -- Refrigeration systems -- Hybrid systems -- Superefficient DC HVAC -- Keeping the cows cool -- Summary -- 4: Earth Coupling Through Ground Loops -- Getting the load and loop size right -- Piping material -- Grout and backfill -- Manifolds or header systems -- Loop designs -- Vertical loops -- Horizontal loops -- Pond, lake, or ocean loops (use with caution ) -- Pumping groundwater, lake water, or seawater (open-loop systems) -- Pump and reinjection -- Standing column wells -- Surficial aquifers and caisson infiltration -- Concerns with open loops -- Open loops versus closed loops -- Summary -- 5: Introduction To Load Sharing --Benefits of load sharing -- Case of a large hotel -- Earth coupling as thermal savings bank -- Summary -- 6: Efficiency And Load Calculations Simplified -- Rating geothermal systems -- Annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) (for gas furnaces) -- Cooling load in kW/ton -- Coefficient of performance (COP) -- Energy efficiency ratio (EER) -- Determining actual efficiencies -- Load calculations -- Manuals published by the air conditioning contractors of America -- Manual J: Residential heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual N: Commercial heat gain and loss analysis -- Manual D: Residential duct design -- Manual Q: Commercial low-pressure duct design -- Energy calculations and value -- Summary -- 7: Understanding Pricing And Geothermal Systems -- Factors that affect the price of geothermal HVAC -- Efficiency rating -- Quality -- System sizes -- Topography -- Load sharing -- Sales volume and competition -- Optional upgrades -- Heat recovery for domestic hot water -- Domestic hot water geothermal heat pumps -- Exchanger materials -- Compressor stages -- Hot gas reheat -- Intermediate exchangers -- Direct digital controls (DDC) -- Summary -- 8: Incentives, Tax Credits, Rebates -- U S federal tax credits -- Commercial tax credits and incentives -- Feingold-Ensign Support Renewable Energy Act -- Home star (cash for caulkers) -- Rural Energy Saving Program Act -- State and local incentives -- PACE funding -- Summary -- 9: Understanding Geothermal Project Proposals -- Typical geothermal HVAC proposals -- Poor proposals -- Good proposals -- Summary -- 10: How To Calculate Your Payback -- Determining ROI on residential systems -- ROI on geothermal pool heat pumps -- Calculating payback periods for commercial geothermal systems -- Net present value -- 30 cents a KWh: the big impact of higher electric rates -- Summary -- 11: Verifying Your Systems -- Actual SEER and EER results -- Factors that can affect efficiency -- Regional climate issues -- How to calculate your own EER -- Data points -- Minimum efficiency standards -- Summary -- 12: Life Cycles And Longevity -- Benefits of indoor equipment -- How to determine when upgrades pay off -- Summary -- 13: Common Problems And Horror Stories -- Word on water conservation -- Common issues -- Underground hazards -- Pressurized pockets -- Broken or damaged loops -- Design and installation fails -- Choosing the wrong loop type -- Unfinished jobs -- Pushy contracts -- Miscommunication, faulty equipment, inexperience-oh my! …”
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Systematic : how systems biology is transforming modern medicine / James R. Valcourt.
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…Applications -- Build me a buttercup: using synthetic biology to make diesel fuel, programmable cells, and malaria medicine -- More than just 86 billion neurons: the science of the brain, and how connections among neurons make it work -- Death and taxes: aging is governed by an organism-wide system that we might be able to manipulate -- Your microbiome and you: the body is host to trillions of microbes that affect human health -- This is your system on drugs: tweaking biological systems to produce better medical treatments.…”
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Financial Advice and Investment Decisions : a Manifesto for Change.
Published 2013Table of Contents: “…Resisting Forecasting OverconfidenceMaking Estimates More Robust to Extreme Observations; Taking Context into Account; Making Better Use of Information in Decisions; CHAPTER 7 Controlling Investing Behavioral Biases; Facing Up to Complexity; Promoting Independent Thinking; Controlling Organizational Biases; CHAPTER 8 Tax Efficient Investing; Context; Taxes that Affect Investment Returns; General Principles of After-Tax Investing; Measurement of After-Tax Performance and Benchmarks; CHAPTER 9 Matching Investment Vehicles to Needs; Revisiting Risk Aversion; Taxes Again; Diversification.…”
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Untapped Riches : Never Pay Off Your Mortgage and Other Surprisisng Secrets for Building Wealth.
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…a new, more flexible mortgage instrument -- What "smart loans" are -- "Smart loans" give you available cash -- Interest-only mortgages -- Interest-only mortgages : the increasingly popular way to free up usable cash -- The concerns over interest only mortgages -- Negative amortization loans -- Negative amortization : a mouthful of a phrase, a generator of quick cash -- More on negam mortgages : and why they are gaining more and more adherents -- The new real estate instruments -- Gaining a tax advantage : performing tenants-in-common real estate transactions -- 1031 exchanges : another great vehicle to avoid paying taxes -- 1031 exchanges and the importance of deadlines -- Save taxes and improve cash flow : do a cost segregation study -- The real estate budding pro -- Personal strategies for real estate transactions -- Mark Mouma : the handyman who buys and sells real estate -- Dan and Gayle Gile: they began by helping Dan's mother-in-law and then amassed $3 million in real estate equity -- Dean Budney: the freshly minted real estate pro who went to work for the Cutaias.…”
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Economic and Financial Crime, Sustainability and Good Governance edited by Monica Violeta Achim.
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Handbook of Merger Control and Environmental Policy Theory and Applications / by Luis Gautier, Mahelet G. Fikru.
Published 2024Table of Contents: “…Part I Merger Incentives in Pollution Intensive Industries -- Merger Incentives and the Natural Environment -- Mergers in Cournot Markets with Environmental Externality and Product Differentiation -- The Impact of Foreign Emission Tax on Domestic Merger Profitability -- Electric Utility Mergers in the Presence of Distributed Renewable Energy -- An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Environmental Policy on M&A Activities -- Part II Welfare Implication of Mergers -- Welfare Impact of New Firm Acquisition -- Merger Induced Welfare Gains in the Presence of Environmental Externality and Product Differentiation -- Are Big Mergers Welfare Enhancing when there is Environmental Externality -- Part III Environmental Policy in the Presence of Mergers -- Merger Control and Environmental Policy -- Environmental Taxation and Mergers in Oligopoly Markets with Product Differentiation -- Cross-Country Emission Tax Effect of Mergers -- The Design of Emission Taxes in Markets with New Firm Acquisitions -- An Analytical Approach for Policy Coordination.…”
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Principles of Public Finance by Toshihiro Ihori.
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…Public Finance and a Review of Basic Concepts -- 1 The Main Functions of the Public Sector -- 2 A Review of Analytical Basic Concepts -- 3 The Public Sector in Japan -- 4 Organization of the Book -- Appendix: Japan's Fiscal Management -- References -- Questions -- Part I Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 2 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy I -- 1 The Simple Keynesian Model -- 2 The IS/LM Analysis -- 3 The Open Economy -- 4 The Efficacy of Fiscal Policy and the Policy Maker -- Appendix: Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 3 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy II -- 1 The Permanent Level of Fiscal Variables -- 2 Consumption and Saving Behavior -- 3 The Labor Market and Supply Function -- 4 Equilibrium in the Goods Market -- 5 The Effect of Fiscal Policy -- 6 Evaluation of the Public Sector -- Appendix: The Size of Government Spending and the Private Sector's Evaluation -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 4 Public Debt -- 1 Ricard's Neutrality Theorem -- 2 The Shift of the Burden to Future Generations -- 3 Barro's Neutrality -- 4 Policy Implications of the Debt Neutrality Theorem -- 5 The Non-Keynesian Effect -- Appendix: Government Debt in a Overlapping Generations Model -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 5 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy -- 1 A Simple Growth Model -- 2 Optimal Public Investment -- 3 The Solow Model -- 4 The Endogenous Growth Model -- 5 Inequality and Economic Growth -- Appendix A: Taxes on Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth -- Appendix B: Supply-Side Effect of Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 6 Fiscal Management -- 1 Understanding Fiscal Management -- 2 Fiscal Bankruptcy -- 3 Fiscal Consolidation -- Appendix: Fiscal Deficits in a Growing Economy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 7 The Public Pension -- 1 Justification of the Public Pension -- 2 Economic effect of the Public Pension -- 3 Public Debt and the Public Pension -- 4 Public Pension Reform -- 5 Privatization of the Pay-as-you-go System -- Appendix A: Intergenerational Conflict in an Aging Japan -- Appendix B: Simulation Analysis in an Aging Japan -- Conclusion -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Part II Microeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 8 The Theory of Taxation -- 1 Taxation and Labor Supply -- 2 The Efficiency of Taxation -- 3 Interest Income Tax and Saving -- 4 Investment and Tax -- 5 Consumption Tax -- Appendix: The Savings Elasticity Controversy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 9 Tax Reform -- 1 Labor Income Tax and Interest Income Tax -- 2 The Theory of Optimal Taxation -- 3 The Theory of Tax Reform -- 4 General Consumption Tax and Labor Income Tax -- 5 The Timing Effect of Taxation -- 6 Simulation Analysis of Tax Reform -- Appendix A: Optimal Taxation in an Overlapping Generations Economy -- Appendix B: Tax Reform within Lump Sum Taxes -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 10 Income Redistribution -- 1 Progressive Income Tax -- 2 Endogenous Labor Supply -- 3 The Optimal Income Tax -- 4 Nonlinear Income Tax -- 5 Economic Constraint and Redistribution -- Appendix: Optimal Linear Income Tax -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 11 The Theory of Public Goods -- 1 Public Goods -- 2 Optimal Provision of Public Goods: The Samuelson Rule -- 3 The Theory of Public Good Provision: the Nash Equilibrium Approach -- 4 The Theoretical Analysis of Public Goods: the Lindahl Equilibrium -- 5 The Free Rider Problem -- 6 The Neutrality Theorem of Public Goods -- Appendix: Public Bads, Growth, and Welfare -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 12 Public Spending and the Political Process -- 1 The Failure of Government -- 2 The Voting Model -- 3 The Voting Model and Reality -- 4 Political Parties and Fiscal Policy -- 5 Theoretical Model of the Partisan Business Cycle -- 6 Further Comments -- Appendix A: Fiscal Privileges, Consolidation Attempts and Pigouvian Taxes -- Appendix B: Political Factors and Public Investment Policy in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 13 Local Public Finance -- 1 Intergovernmental Finance -- 2 The Supply of Local Public Goods -- 3 Tax Competition -- 4 The Time Consistency of a Tax Policy -- 5 The Principle of Local Tax -- 6 Redistribution among Local Governments -- 7 Further Issues on Intergovernmental Finance -- Appendix: Analytical Model of Central and Local Governments in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Index. .…”
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Game Theory in Management Accounting Implementing Incentives and Fairness / edited by David Mueller, Ralf Trost.
Published 2018Table of Contents: “…Fair Distribution of Cooperation Gains in Supply Chains – A Justification Program from an Economic Point of View -- 11. …”
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Insolvency and financial distress : how to avoid it and survive it / Brian Finch.
Published 2012Table of Contents: “…; Chapter 4: Practical problems; Cessation of service and supply; Dealing with tax authorities; Dealing with landlords; Dealing with banks; Dealing with bailiffs.…”
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Real Estate Economics : a Point-to-Point Handbook.
Published 2013Table of Contents: “…-- 9.5.1 Inheritance taxes -- 9.5.2 Tax capitalization and tax incidence -- 9.5.3 Capital-gains taxes -- 9.5.4 Sales taxes -- 9.5.5 (Recurrent) property taxes -- 9.5.6 More on the capitalization issue -- 9.6 Taxation of imputed rental income -- 9.6.1 The 'imputed rent is income' argument -- 9.6.2 The 'income redistribution' argument -- 9.6.3 The 'tenure-neutrality' argument -- 9.6.4 The 'equal treatment of investments' argument -- 9.6.5 The 'taxation efficiency' argument -- 9.6.6 Efficiency and preferences -- 9.7 Appendix: incidence calculation of an ad valorem tax -- Summary of main points -- Review questions and exercises -- 10 Land uses, values, and taxation -- Learning outcomes -- 10.1 The land-use pattern in a market economy -- 10.2 Land uses as expressions of urban hierarchies -- 10.3 Land uses outwards from a city's core -- 10.4 A firm's bid-rent curve -- 10.4.1 A constant-revenue firm -- 10.4.2 A variable-revenue, constant-price firm -- 10.4.3 A variable-revenue, variable-price, and variable-quantity firm -- 10.5 A household's bid-price curve -- 10.5.1 A more traditional approach -- 10.6 How bid-curves help create a land-use pattern -- 10.7 A bid-curve for all land uses in an urban area -- 10.8 Land-value taxation (LVT) -- 10.8.1 Preliminary remarks -- 10.8.2 Tax incidence and deadweight loss (DWL) -- 10.9 Critical appraisal of arguments favouring LVT -- 10.9.1 Argument 1 -- 10.9.2 Argument 2 -- 10.9.3 Argument 3 -- 10.9.4 Argument 4 -- 10.9.5 Argument 5 -- 10.9.6 Concluding remarks -- 10.10 Economic rent from land -- 10.11 Appendix: derivation of bid-rent curve and rend-gradient -- Summary of main points.…”
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The glossary of property terms / compiled by Jones Lang Lasalle in association with Estates Gazette ; edited by Geoff Parsons.
Published 2015Table of Contents: “…Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction to the First Edition; Introduction to the Second Edition; Editor's Note; Panels; Acknowledgements; Notes on Compilation and Usage; Terms; Changes in Society; References; Categories; Abbreviations; Glossary of Property Terms and Abbreviations; Appendix -- Terms grouped by subject-matter; Accounts; Agriculture and fisheries; Archaeology; Biometrics; Building and construction; Capital allowances; Capital Gains Tax; Case references; Companies and partnerships; Compulsory purchase; Contamination and pollution.…”
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The Economic and Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Romania in a European Context / edited by Valentina Vasile, Elena Bunduchi.
Published 2024Table of Contents: “…Tax Burden During the Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Challenges -- Chapter 7. …”
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Money matters;local government finance in the people's republic of china.
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Managing Concentrated Stock Wealth : an Advisor's Guide to Building Customized Solutions.
Published 2015Table of Contents: “…Chapter Note -- Appendix -- PART II: GIFTS -- CHAPTER 7 Gifts to Family -- Transfer Taxes -- Income Tax Leverage -- Special Rules on Employer Stock -- Transfer Structures -- Gifts Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act -- Minorâ#x80;#x99;s Trust -- Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts -- Family Limited Partnerships -- Gaining Psychic Distance -- CHAPTER 8 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Family -- Investment Leverage -- Tax Leverage -- Timing and Valuation -- CHAPTER 9 Gifts to Charity -- Tax Savings -- The Cost of Charitable Gifts -- Special Income Tax Considerations -- Loss Positions -- Short-Term Gains -- Seasoned Incentive Stock Option Stock -- Low-Basis Shares -- IRA Assets -- Tangible Personal Property -- Structures for Charitable Gifts -- Direct Gifts -- Donor-Advised Funds -- Private Foundations and Supporting Organizations -- A Word of Caution -- Appendix: Key Characteristics of Charitable Vehicles -- CHAPTER 10 Charitable Trusts -- The Charitable Remainder Trust -- Tax Requirements and Opportunities -- Tax Deferral -- Coordinating a CRT with the Clientâ#x80;#x99;s Financial Plan -- The Charitable Lead Trust -- CHAPTER 11 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Charity -- The Charitable Gift -- Mismatches of Valuation and Timing -- Why Bother? …”
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The writer's legal guide an authors guild desk reference / Tad Crawford and Kay Murray.
Published 2002Table of Contents: “…The business of writing -- Copyright : gaining and keeping protection -- Copyright : registration and deposit -- Copyright : works made for hire, joint works, and community property -- Copyright : infringement, fair use, and permissions -- Copyright : past and present -- Other rights of the writer -- The limitations on free expression -- The Freedom of Information Act -- Contracts : an introduction -- Negotiating a book contract -- Periodical and syndication contracts -- Film and television contracts and dramatic productions -- Electronic rights, e-books, and audio licenses -- Literary agents and agency agreements -- Collaboration agreements -- Book packagers -- The self-publishing option and subsidy presses -- Taxes : income and expenses -- Taxes : beyond schedule C -- The hobby loss rule -- Estate planning for professional authors -- How to avoid or resolve disputes.…”
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The Good Retirement Guide 2015, 29th Edition Kay, Frances.
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Elevate SwiftUI Skills by Building Projects Build Four Modern Applications Using Swift, Xcode 14, and SwiftUI for IPhone, IPad, Mac, and Apple Watch / Frahaan Hussain ; foreword by...
Published 2023Table of Contents: “…Validating the salary -- Passing the salary through to ResultsView -- Calculating tax breakdown -- Tax calculation -- Fixing the ContentView binding error -- Renaming ContentView to FrontView -- Extra tasks -- Different tax options -- Tax geography -- Summary -- Chapter 4: iPad Project -- Photo Gallery Overview -- Technical Requirements -- Understanding the Design Specifications -- Acceptance criteria -- Wireframe -- Building the Gallery UI -- Set Project to iPad -- Highlight Page -- Adding Highlight Page Components -- Implementing the Highlight View -- Summary…”
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San Marino and International Investments by Lorenzo Riccardi.
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