A conceptual model for assessing the impact of Internet-of-Things technologies for people with reduced mobility in airports

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan José Herrera Martín ◽  
Iván Castilla Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Simulation Techniques ◽  
Assistance Service ◽  
The Right ◽  
Reduced Mobility ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Great Complexity

The European Union has regulated by law the elimination of barriers to guarantee the right to free movement, freedom of choice and non-discrimination of people with reduced mobility (PRM). This regulation also affects air transport. More specifically, airports of the member states must offer a quality assistance service to PRM, with the adequate human and technical resources to guarantee their rights. The changing characteristics of the operation of an airport (delays, cancellations, breakdowns, etc.) add great complexity to the design and management of a PRM service. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies pose a unique opportunity to integrate new services and solutions to deal with these problems. This work focuses on the use of modeling and simulation techniques for the evaluation of the impact of the incorporation of new IoT-based elements (such as autonomous vehicles, smart devices and 5G-enabled systems), for the improvement of the PRM service.

scholarly journals The competences of European Union institutions in the trade policy (Lisbon Treaty)

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margareta Timbur
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Trade Policy ◽  
Lisbon Treaty ◽  
International Negotiation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
External Relations ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Right ◽  
Common Trade ◽  
The Impact

The European Union is the best known at the world’s leading trade power and the common trade policy is the core of EU external relations. The events of the last years and the extension of the EU to 27 member proved that the functioning system could no longer continue and was requiring a new institutional framework. The Lisbon Treaty was the right solution. It purposes are to bring changes for the citizens, institutions, external relations foe the consolidation of democracy in EU. This paper attempts to provide an overview of the major revisions introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon regarding the trade policy. Also, it analyses the extension and clarification of EU competence, the greater role of the European Parliament and the inclusion of investment policy in trade policy, the voting rules in trade area and the international negotiation of trade agreements. The study describes, as well, the impact of Lisbon Treaty implementation on the MS which are independent nations, but without power of decision in the common trade policy.

Can public access to documents support the transparency of automated decision-making? The European Union law perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Access Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Automated Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Due to the concerns which are raised regarding the impact of automated decision-making (ADM) on transparency and their potential discriminatory character, it is worth examining the possibility of applying legal measures which could serve to increase transparency of ADM systems. The article explores the possibility to consider algorithms used in ADM systems as documents subjected to the right to access documents in European Union (EU) law. It is focused on contrasting and comparing the approach based on the right to access public documents developed by the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) with the approach to the right to access public information as interpreted by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The analysis shows discrepancies in the perspectives presented by these Courts which result in a limited scope of the right to access public documents in EU law. Pointing out these differences may provide a motivation to clarify the meaning of the right to access information in EU law, the CJEU’s approach remaining as for now incoherent. The article presents the arguments for and ways of bringing together the approaches of the CJEU and the ECtHR in the light of a decreasing level of transparency resulting from the use of ADM in the public sector. It shows that in order to ensure compliance with EU law, it is necessary to rethink the role which the right to access information plays in the human rights catalogue.

scholarly journals Exploiting Small World Problems in a SIoT Environment

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rehman Abdul ◽  
Anand Paul ◽  
Junaid Gul M. ◽  
Won-Hwa Hong ◽  
Hyuncheol Seo
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Small World ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Virtual Object ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Social Agent ◽  
The Social ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
The Right

Internet of Things (IoT) has been at the center of attention among researchers for the last two decades. Their aim was to convert each real-world object into a virtual object. Recently, a new idea of integrating the Social Networking concept into the Internet of Things has merged and is gaining popularity and attention in the research society due to its vast and flexible nature. It comprises of the potential to provide a platform for innovative applications and network services with efficient and effective manners. In this paper, we provide the sustenance for the Social Internet of Things (SIoT) paradigm to jump to the next level. Currently, the SIoT technique has been proven to be efficient, but heterogeneous smart devices are growing exponentially. This can develop a problematic scenario while searching for the right objects or services from billions of devices. Small world phenomena have revealed some interesting facts and motivated many researchers to find the hidden links between acquaintances in order to reach someone across the world. The contribution of this research is to integrate the SIoT paradigm with the small world concept. By integrating the small world properties in SIoT smart devices, we empower the Smart Social Agent (SSA). The Smart Social Agent ensures the finding of appropriate friends (i.e., the IoT devices used by our friend circle) and services that are required by the user, without human intervention. The Smart Social Agent can be any smart device in SIoTs, e.g., mobile phones.

scholarly journals Public policy: united in diversity... within the marriage?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1022-1031
Author(s):  
Silvia Marino
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Judicial Cooperation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The present paper tackles the development of the notion of public policy in the definition of the concept of marriage. It starts from brief remarks on the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the field of the right to free movement of people and of the European Court of Human Rights on the right to private and family life. Then, it analyses the uncertainties stemming from the national divergences. Further, the impact of the Coman case on the applicability of EU measures on civil judicial cooperation and on the notion of public policy is examined. Conclusively, the paper submits some considerations on the modern function of the public policy.

The Impact of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the Israeli Legal System

2020 ◽  
pp. 265-304
Author(s):  
Arie Reich
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Competition Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
System P ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

This chapter presents the findings of the author on the impact of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the Israeli legal system. After a short description of the Israeli legal system and its judiciary, including figures on the use of foreign legal sources by the courts, the chapter describes briefly the relations between the EU and Israel and notes the weak legal approximation provision in the Association Agreement. Despite the lack of obligation on Israel’s part to rely on CJEU judgments, the author has found steadily growing numbers of citations of these judgments by various Israeli courts and tribunals. The chapter presents the statistics of these citations over the years, the types of tribunals that cite the CJEU, and the fields of law where these citations are mostly found (mainly in trade marks, competition law, and labour law). It also lists the CJEU cases that are most cited by Israeli tribunals. It then assesses the impact of the citations by a coding system that allows us to observe the relative influence that the citations had in the various tribunals. After having presented a statistic overview on the citation patterns, the chapter zooms into some specific cases where the CJEU was cited in order to put the citation into context and better understand its significance. Finally, the chapter discusses instances of CJEU impact on Israeli regulation, not case law, namely in the field of competition law, sports (the Bosman case), and privacy (‘the right to be forgotten’).

Improved Human Muscle Biopsy Method To Study Neuromuscular Junction Structure and Functions with Aging

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 2098-2102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mylene Aubertin-Leheudre ◽  
Charlotte H Pion ◽  
Joanne Vallée ◽  
Sandrine Marchand ◽  
José A Morais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Method ◽  
Neuromuscular Junctions ◽  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Type I ◽  
Physical Independence ◽  
Muscle Changes ◽  
The Right ◽  
Reduced Mobility ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Reduced mobility and physical independence of elders has emerged as a major clinical and public health priority with extended life expectancy. The impact of the neuromuscular function on muscle activity and properties has emerged as a critical factor influencing the progress and outcome of muscle changes with aging. However, very little is known about the neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) in humans, in part due to technical constraints limiting the access to healthy, fresh neuromuscular tissue. Here, we describe a method, called Biopsy using Electrostimulation for Enhanced NMJ Sampling (BeeNMJs) that improves the outcome of muscle biopsies. We used local cutaneous stimulation to identify the area enriched with NMJs for each participant at the right Vastus lateralis (VL). The needle biopsy was then performed in proximity of that point. The BeeNMJs procedure was safe for the participants. We observed NMJs in 53.3% of biopsies in comparison with only 16.7% using the traditional method. Furthermore, we observed an average of 30.13 NMJs per sample compared to only 2.33 for the traditional method. Importantly, high-quality neuromuscular material was obtained whereby pre-, postsynaptic, and glial elements were routinely labeled, simultaneously with myosin heavy chain type I. The BeeNMJs approach will facilitate studies of NMJs, particularly in human disease or aging process.

Immersive Computing and Crowd Simulation Techniques in Modelling Urban Commons

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Artopoulos ◽  
Panayiotis Charalambous ◽  
Colter Eugene Wehmeier
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Crowd Simulation ◽  
Technical Note ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Computational Technique ◽  
Simulation Techniques ◽  
Urban Modelling ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Historic City

This article reports on the technical development and testing of the basic components of a virtual environment platform that could be used for the cross-disciplinary study of complex urban realities, such as the historic city of Nicosia, Cyprus - the last divided capital of Europe. This platform captures data of virtual visitors' movements in space, and the article suggests that these data could help better understand the impact of planning scenarios and design interventions in open public spaces that used to be popular among the citizens of the historic city. The article presents how this platform uses interaction and immersion opportunities to engage citizens and stakeholders in the management of public open spaces that are associated with built heritage. Crowd simulation is discussed as a computational technique that when is combined with the presented virtual environment platform, and under the right conditions, would contribute to a digital practice for small-scale urban modelling. However, it is beyond the scope of this technical note to provide a full empirical testing and validation of the presented immersive virtual environment.

scholarly journals El derecho a la libre prestación de servicios o libre circulación de capitales en la Unión Europea vs. la protección del consumidor nacional croata a la luz del asunto C-630/17 Anica Milivojević vs. Raiffeisenbank St. Stefan-Jagerberg-Wolfsberg Egen = The right to free provision of services or free movement of capital in the european union vs. the protection of the Croatian national consumer in the context of the case C-630/17 Anica Milivojević vs. Raiffeisenbank St. Stefan-Jagerberg-Wolfsberg Egen

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 531
Author(s):  
María José Catalán Chamorro
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Loan Contracts ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right ◽  
Municipal Court ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Free Movement Of Capital

Resumen: En el presente trabajo se analiza el impacto que ha tenido la Ley de nulidad de los contratos de préstamo con elementos internacionales celebrados en la República de Croacia con un acreedor no autorizado y su confrontación con la normativa europea. Esto se realiza a través de las cuestiones prejudiciales planteadas por un Tribunal municipal croata sobre la afectación del derecho a la libre prestación de servicios y libre circulación de capitales en la Unión Europea; alteración de los fueros competenciales, extensión del concepto de consumidor a empresarios y la concepción de los derechos reales.Palabras clave: Derecho a la libre prestación de servicios, Reglamento 1215/2012, defensa de los consumidores y derecho real de hipoteca.Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of the Law on the nullity of loan contracts with international elements entered into in the Republic of Croatia with an unauthorised creditor and its confrontation with European regulations. This is done through prejudicial questions raised by a Croatian Municipal Court on the effect of the right to the free provision of services and free movement of capital in the European Union; alteration of the jurisdictional privileges, extension of the concept of consumer to entrepreneurs and the conception of mortgage rights. Keywords: Right to freedom to provide services, Regulation 1215/2012, consumer protection and mortgage liem.

scholarly journals Immigration Problem in the Setting Up of Political Forces in Germany and France

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-115
Author(s):  
Mikhail S. Guzhev ◽  
Maria S. Semenova
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The importance of studying migration processes is due to their massive, regular nature, the impact on the political and social environment of the host countries. Often, a poorly thought out, inconsistent and generally ineffective immigration policy leads to problems in the host countries, reduces the quality of life of the indigenous population, thus creating a split in society, which may result in increasing migrant phobia, xenophobia, etc. A particularly striking example of this situation can serve as some countries of the European Union, in particular, Germany and France. The populations of these countries account for one of the largest shares of migrants not only in Europe, but throughout the world. Of particular research interest is the change in the political preferences of the voters in favor of the forces advocating a rigid migration policy. Within the framework of the systematic and historical-descriptive approaches, the electoral processes in Germany and France were analyzed during the period of the most intense manifestation of the migration problem. It was found that in parallel with the migration crisis in the host countries, a reshuffling of political forces is rapidly taking place: lesser-known political leaders, parties, movements not only appear on the political arena, but quickly gain voters’ support, starting to determine immigration policy. There is a clear relationship between anti-immigration slogans and the entry into the arena of Germany and France of right-wing parties, which are fundamentally changing the political alignment of forces and their political course as a whole. Supporters of the right-wing political persuasion quickly gained popularity at the peak of the migration crisis, but with this problem fading into the background, the need for these political forces began to decrease. As a result of the study, the hypothesis that the migration problem is one of the key factors in the alignment of political forces in Germany and France was confirmed.

scholarly journals FREE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGES ON THE EXAMPLE OF POLAND, IRELAND AND FRANCE

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Karolina BICZ
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Member States ◽  
European Court ◽  
Free Movement Of Persons ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

The article presents the issue of the free movement of persons in the European Union in the field of same-sex marriage rights, taking into account comparative elements. The research presents provisions of the European Union, as well as internal regulations in force in France, Ireland and Poland. The article discusses the approach to the analysed issue at the level of EU regulations and internal regulations of the examined Member States. Moreover, the interaction between EU and national regulations is an important research point. Besides the article shows case variants concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships due to the legal and ideological conditions in the analysed countries Also, the article analyses the impact and importance of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights for the studied topic. In addition, the study takes into consideration the impact of constitutional provisions on the legalization of homosexual couples in the analysed countries. The article is divided into parts covering the following issues: free movement of persons in the European Union, the right to family reunification of European Union citizens, relations between European Union law and the internal law of the Member States, recognition of same-sex marriages in France, Ireland and Poland, and summary. The opinions of A. Tryfonidou, H. Verschueren, P. Tulea and M. Bell were included in the study due to their importance to the research are.

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