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This paper try to compose a taxonomy of constitutional values with reference to dismissal. Moving from the key decision of the Constitutional Court no. 194 of 2018, the author investigates the relevance of the founding value "work" compared and balanced with the other antagonistic values: the "enterprise" and the "employability". The author claims that "legal certainty", nay the predictability and computability of rights, is not a tyrant value, but a principle necessary for good law, and not only for the economy. Finally, this paper analyzes the important consequences of sentence no. 194 cit. in the field of regulatory technique and about application problems.

Model-driven approaches are experiencing an increasing acceptance in the automotive domain thanks to the availability of the AUTOSAR standard, which defines an open software architecture for the model-based development of real-time systems and a corresponding development methodology. However, the process of creating models of existing system components is often difficult and time consuming, especially when legacy code is involved or information about the exact timing is needed. The research community tackles this problem by developing algorithms for automatically deriving characteristics of the system’s timing behaviour, e.g., response times and resource blockings from various artefacts such as source code or runtime measurements. This work focuses on reversely engineering an AUTOSAR-compliant model, which can be used for further processing including timing simulation and optimisation, via a dynamic analysis from trace recordings of a real-time system. Although software reverse engineering via dynamic analysis has a long history, little research targets embedded systems and its use for multi-core architectures is largely unresearched. Furthermore, related work mainly discusses the analysis of individual characteristics of a real-time system, such as execution times or stimulation patterns instead of creating a description of the entire system. Huselius, whose work is among the publications most related to the topic of this thesis, proposes a technique to reverse engineer a model that reflects the general temporal behaviour of the original real-time software. However, like other existing solutions, it was not developed with AUTOSAR in mind. It is also not feasible to make this approach applicable to the automotive domain, because Huselius has not considered some required details, such as activation patterns, scheduling information, and compliance to the standardised development methodology of AUTOSAR. We want to tackle this deficiency by introducing, in this work, an approach that seizes on Huselius’s considerations and extends them in order to make them applicable to the automotive domain. To do so, we present CoreTAna, a prototypical tool that derives an AUTOSAR compliant model of a real-time system by conducting dynamic analysis using trace recordings. Its reverse engineering approach is designed in such a way that it fits seamlessly into the methodology specified by AUTOSAR. CoreTAna’s current features are explained and their benefits for reverse engineering are highlighted, and a framework for evaluating the quality of synthesised models is described. Motivated by the challenge of assessing the quality of reverse engineered models of real-time software, we also introduce a mathematical measure for comparing trace recordings from embedded real-time systems regarding their temporal behaviour and a benchmark framework based on this measure, for evaluating reverse engineering tools such as CoreTAna. This framework considers common system architectures and also includes randomly generated systems and systems of projects in the automotive domain and other industries. Finally, CoreTAna’s performance and applicability are evaluated on the basis of this benchmark.

This book reconstructs for the first time the library that Alfonso of Aragon and Ippolita Maria Sforza, Dukes of Calabria, assembled in Castel Capuano in Naples in the second half of the 15th century. Consisting of two independent collections, united by Alfonso after the death of Ippolita Maria, this collection was characterised as a princely library. It was, in fact, mainly composed of luxury manuscripts, made and illuminated in various cities, and was strongly permeated with the humanistic values and cultural and political ambitions of its owners. At the end of its existence, marked by the fall of the Aragonese dynasty and the dispersion of its possessions, this library came to number more than one hundred and fifty and was therefore one of the major private collections that existed on the soil of the Italian Peninsula during the Renaissance.

Pourquoi le travail du care est-il particulièrement fertile pour les questions morales ? Qu’est-ce que la psychologie sociale peut apporter à la réflexion en éthique ? En quoi la philosophie morale peut-elle renouveler l’écoute des psychologues ? Ceux-ci peuvent-ils transformer leur façon de comprendre les préoccupations du monde ordinaire ? Comment les discours savants peuvent-ils ne pas étouffer la voix différente en éthique ? À partir d’enquêtes réalisées sur le terrain de la recherche en nanomédecine, sur celui du soin gériatrique, ou de l’expérience de femmes confrontées à la violence, ce livre propose une lecture de « ce qui compte » pour les personnes qui sont engagées dans une relation d’attention à autrui. Les conditions de l’identification à l’autre, ou au contraire de l’impossibilité de s’imaginer à sa place, sont un fil rouge dans une réflexion portant tour à tour sur l’angoisse morale, le racisme et le mépris social, le rapport entre souci de soi et souci des autres.

Innovation is increasingly based on distributed knowledge sources, given that firms often do not possess all competencies necessary for fundamental innovations. Hence, the manner in which firms organize the access to external knowledge and make use of this knowledge in internal innovation processes is crucial for the success of innovation. Learning processes have to be organized across organizational, spa¬tial, functional, and disciplinary boundaries – in particular with regard to colla¬bo¬ra¬tion between knowledge producing and knowledge using firms, suppliers, clients, diverse knowledge based service providers, or research and development centers and universities. The crucial point is how external knowledge gathered in these collaborations can be used within the organization. At this juncture, a specific recontextualization prob¬lem arises for firms, because the successful adoption of externally created knowledge depends on shared experiences of actors and the specific context of the organization where the knowledge has been created. Therefore, externally created knowledge whichmay be incorporated into routines, products, services, and documents has to be (re–)contextualized and recombined using context specific and subjective ex¬pe¬riences, perceptions, and capabilities of the involved actors. It is the solution of re¬contextualization problems that poses the particular challenge of collaborative in¬no¬vation processes. The research project »Collaborative Innovations« (COLLIN) started from the assumption that hierarchical, market, network, and community based forms of go¬vernance play a crucial role for the adoption of external knowledge. Due to their different characteristics with regard to the access to the formation process of the external knowledge as well as the proprietary use of the acquired knowledge the respective governance forms facilitate different ways of dealing with external know¬ledge in collaborative innovation processes.

Con datos estadísticos que muestran el crecimiento de la educación superior, estas páginas ofrecen una visión general de la enseñanza de nivel terciario en México.

Besides live biomass and decaying dead biological matter, humus constitutes an important component of organic matter in the soil. Humic substances are heterogeneous polymers formed during the process of decay and degradation of plant, animal, and microbial biomass. The humic fraction of organic matter is a stable nutrient base that serves as a slow-release source of carbon and energy for indigenous, slow-growing microorganisms in the soil. This book discusses recent advances and applications of humus and humic substances in agriculture, industry, and the environment. Chapters address such topics as the chlorination and phenanthrene sorption for humic and fulvic acids extracted from different soils, humic substances as growth promoters for farm animals, dynamics and function of humus from tropical forests, and much more.

This synthesis highlights innovations addressing reservoir heterogeneity and fracture dynamics through integrated numerical modeling, data assimilation, and multi-physics coupling. Ensemble-based algorithms (e.g., ES-MDA) enhance history matching by assimilating 4D seismic and production data, reducing uncertainties by 15–20%. Hydro-mechanical models optimized with true triaxial experiments guide Discrete Fracture Network (DFN)-driven hydraulic fracturing, boosting shale gas productivity by 40%. Proxy models like INSIM-FT and Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) enable rapid simulation, cutting computational time from weeks to hours while maintaining >85% accuracy. Machine learning (XGBoost) achieves 92% permeability prediction in carbonates, while dynamic heterogeneity analysis reveals fracture-induced permeability contrasts exceeding 103. Geomechanical frameworks quantify risks in salt cavern storage (0.12% annual creep strain) and fractured reservoirs, extending operational lifespans by 20%. Field applications demonstrate 8% recovery gains in carbonate fields via 4D seismic integration and 60% leakage risk reduction through multi-physics cement design. Emerging trends fuse data-physics models (30–50% efficiency gains) and cross-scale simulations, while challenges persist in proppant transport modeling and sparse 4D data. Future directions prioritize quantum computing for fracture networks, IoT-enabled digital twins, and adapting reservoir engineering to carbon sequestration, positioning the field as pivotal for sustainable energy transition.

This open access book brings together perspectives from multiple disciplines including psychology, law, IS, and computer science on data privacy and trust in the cloud. Cloud technology has fueled rapid, dramatic technological change, enabling a level of connectivity that has never been seen before in human history. However, this brave new world comes with problems. Several high-profile cases over the last few years have demonstrated cloud computing's uneasy relationship with data security and trust. This volume explores the numerous technological, process and regulatory solutions presented in academic literature as mechanisms for building trust in the cloud, including GDPR in Europe. The massive acceleration of digital adoption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is introducing new and significant security and privacy threats and concerns. Against this backdrop, this book provides a timely reference and organising framework for considering how we will assure privacy and build trust in such a hyper-connected digitally dependent world. This book presents a framework for assurance and accountability in the cloud and reviews the literature on trust, data privacy and protection, and ethics in cloud computing.

This edited volume is about diversifying the teaching profession. It is unique in its inclusion of multiple dimensions of diversity; its chapters focus on a wide range of under-represented groups, including those from lower socio-economic groups, Black and minority ethnic groups, migrants, the Travelling community, the Deaf community, the LGBTQI+ community and those of mature age. The book includes contributions from Australia, England, Iceland, Portugal and Scotland, as well as a number of chapters from the Irish context, mostly emanating from projects funded under Ireland’s Higher Education Authority’s Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH): Strand 1—Equity of Access to Initial Teacher Education. The book also critically engages the rationale for diversifying the profession, arguing not only that representation still matters, but also that ultimately teacher diversity work needs to encompass system transformation to achieve a diverse, equitable and inclusive teaching profession. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Numerical linear algebra is a very important topic in mathematics and has important recent applications in deep learning, machine learning, image processing, applied statistics, artificial intelligence and other interesting modern applications in many fields. The purpose of this Special Issue in Mathematics is to present the latest contributions and recent developments in numerical linear algebra and applications in different real domains. We invite authors to submit original and new papers and high-quality reviews related to the following topics: applied linear algebra, linear and nonlinear systems of equations, large matrix equations, numerical tensor problems with applications, ill-posed problems and image processing, linear algebra and applied statistics, model reduction in dynamic systems, and other related subjects. The submitted papers will be reviewed in line with the traditional submission process. This Special Issue will be dedicated to the inspired mathematician Constantin Petridi, who has devoted his life to mathematics.

The PhD thesis presented here investigates the historic landscape of the Cinque Terre through analysis of the multiform territorial iconography, descriptions of the past and the ancient cadastral records. The aim is to define a methodology (which could possibly also be extended to other contexts) for the qualitative appraisal of the landscape, where the yardstick is yielded by the abstract status conditions brought to light by parameters defined as “historic indicators”. The temporal thresholds analysed (1612, 1643, 1799, 1918-32, 1982, 1990) lead to interpretative syntheses (for example, those on Riomaggiore) aimed at the identification of rules for project initiatives shared by the local communities.

East Asia has attracted great interest not only due to its economic, demographic and cultural potential, but also thanks to its rapidly rising international position. While in the past it was Japan that could be considered as a forerunner of economic and societal changes on the Asian continent, at present it is China that holds a dominant position in terms of economic, political and military power. China’s rapid rise has led both to increase in tensions in East Asia and to intensification of the efforts to institutionalize multi­lateral dialogue in the region. This edited volume aims to analyze the changes in distribution of power in East Asia at the beginning of the 21st century as well as their implications for the development of relations between Asian and European countries. The multi-dimensional analysis of political, economic, and societal shifts in East Asia will contribute to better understanding of the complex factors influencing Asia-Europe relations._x000D_ Publication is a part of the project: Regional Center for International Debate in Lodz 2017–2018. Project co-financed by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Sous l’effet des mouvements d’internationalisation et de constitutionnalisation, les droits de l’homme imposent progressivement de nouvelles limites au système pénal. Sous prétexte de punir le crime, l’État ne peut pas tout faire et les lois n’ont pas tous les droits. En contrepartie, les droits de l’homme renforcent la légitimité du droit de punir. Dans cette perspective, le présent essai apporte les éclairages nécessaires sur les considérations objectives et sur les raisons contextuelles...

Se si domanda a una persona di buon senso «a chi appartiene la scienza?», la risposta più probabile è: «a tutti!». Dietro il velo di una risposta istintiva e (apparentemente) superficiale si nasconde la storia dell’eterno conflitto tra apertura e chiusura della conoscenza, tra pubblicità e segretezza. Un conflitto che assume connotati peculiari nell’era digitale. All’alba dell’era di Internet una parte della comunità scientifica ha coltivato la speranza di potenziare il discorso scientifico e l’uso pubblico della ragione creando una Rete democratica delle menti. Questa speranza oggi appare minacciata dalla mercificazione della conoscenza e dalle forze che mirano ad accentrare il potere decisionale nelle mani di pochi. La scienza sembra sempre più in crisi. L’apertura può curare la crisi in cui versa la scienza? Cosa significa “scienza aperta”? Le risposte contenute nel libro sono parziali e attengono al dilemma evocato nel suo titolo: diritto d’autore o proprietà intellettuale?