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The Role the Static Maximization Approach Plays in Neoclassical Analyses

1994

This is an article on the methodology of economic thought. The critical assessment of the neoclassical research programme contained here basically comes from the contributions of J.M. Buchanan, Nobel prize winner in Economics 1986. These comments are aimed at pointing out the role that the static maximization approach plays in neoclassical analyses since L. Robbins and P. Samuelson’s influential contributions came about after World War II. Just to complement this basic purpose, I present in section 4 the alternative methodological foundations J.M. Buchanan proposes and uses to replace the static maximization approach when building public choice analyses and I sketch in section 5 several pe…

Visualization of Exchanged Information with Dynamic Networks: A Case Study of Fire Emergency Search and Rescue Operation

2017

To perform emergency response activities, complex networks of emergency responders from different emergency organizations work together to rescue affected people and to mitigate the property losses. However, to work efficiently, the emergency responders have to rely completely on the data which gets generated from heterogeneous data sources during search and rescue operation (SAR). From this abundant data, rescue teams share needed information which is hidden in the abundant data with one another to make decisions, obtain situational awareness and also to assign tasks. Moreover, understanding and analyzing the shared information is a complex and very challenging task. Therefore, in this pap…

Understanding the Importance of Proper Incentives for Critical Infrastructures Management – How System Dynamics Can Help

2016

International audience; Computer and information systems are now at the core of numerous critical infrastructures. However, their security management is by far not a trivial issue. Further, these systems, by their very nature, belong to the domain of complex systems, where system dynamics (SD) is an established method, which aims at modelling such systems, their analysis and understanding. Further, on this basis it enables simulation of various policies to properly manage complex systems. More precisely, through understanding of the basic elements of the whole mosaic and their interplay, proper incentives can be tested. And this is important, because proper incentives can lead to the desire…

Experimental study of a naturally weathered stiff clay

2016

Studying the shear strength of a naturally weathered clay is important to understand rain-induced slope failures in weathered soils. However, experimental studies on naturally weathered soils are limited. The paper focuses on the laboratory experimental investigation carried out to analyse the shear strength of a naturally weathered stiff clay that can be found in unsaturated conditions in situ. This has an important practical relevance in the evaluation of the stability conditions of natural slopes at clay outcrops. Different experimental techniques of suction measurement were used to obtain the soil-water retention curve of the clay over a wide range of suctions. Scanning electronic micr…

Secure and Privacy Preserving Pattern Matching in Distributed Cloud-based Data Storage

2019

Given two strings: pattern $p$ of length $m$ and text $t$ of length $n$ . The string matching problem is to find all (or some) occurrences of the pattern $p$ in the text $t$ . We introduce a new simple data structure, called index arrays, and design fast privacy-preserving matching algorithm for string matching. The motivation behind introducing index arrays is determined by the need for pattern matching on distributed cloud-based datasets with semi-trusted cloud providers. It is intended to use encrypted index arrays both to improve performance and protect confidentiality and privacy of user data.

From “Mano Dura” to “Enfrentamiento Directo”: swings of public policies in El Salvador

2019

RESUMEN Introduccion: El presente trabajo analiza las cuatro principales politicas publicas de seguridad contra las pandillas en El Salvador: Mano Dura (2003-2004), Super Mano Dura (2004-2009), Tregua entre pandillas (2012-2014) y Enfrentamiento Directo (2014-2019). El objetivo es identificar la influencia de estas politicas sobre la violencia. Materiales y Metodos: Se trata de una investigacion cualitativa apoyada en 12 entrevistas y el relato de vida con las que se explora la responsabilidad gubernamental frente al problema de la violencia en El Salvador. El trabajo de campo se efectuo durante 7 meses, entre septiembre de 2016 y marzo de 2017. El tratamiento de la informacion se efectuo m…

Participación sindical y salud laboral: una relación positiva

2018

espanolDespues de casi diez anos de reduccion progresiva de los registros estadisticos de accidentes de trabajo,la confluencia entre crisis economica y reforma laboral ha provocado, desde 2013, un repunte de lasiniestralidad, paralelo al incremento de la precariedad contractual, la contraccion de las politicaspublicas y empresariales en materia de salud laboral, asi como de la reduccion de la cobertura yfunciones de la representatividad sindical. El articulo revisa la regulacion normativa y evolucionreciente del modelo espanol de prevencion de riesgos laborales, tanto fisicos como psico-sociales,indagando sobre las causas y efectos de la correlacion detectada entre sus principales indicador…

Morfofisiología del diafragma torácico en las medicinas china y occidental

2016

Resumen Las autoras creen que el analisis comparativo de diversos temas entre la medicina china y la occidental supone una aportacion al progresivo —y deseado— avance hacia la mutua comprension y sinergia entre ambas disciplinas. La descripcion occidental del diafragma toracico sugiere ciertas lineas de confluencia respecto al enfoque chino: anatomicamente aportan sugerentes paralelismos las referencias de insercion muscular e inervacion del diafragma, asi como su biodinamica respiratoria, elementos coincidentes con la posicion de diversos puntos de acupuntura toracicos que presentan, ademas, posibles semejanzas en sus funciones fisiologicas reguladoras a diversos niveles, con las que la me…

Simple eddy current compensation by additional gradient pulses

2018

Meridianos distintos (Jīng Bié) y sistema linfático, comparación anatómica y funcional

2016

The analysis of possible meeting points between Chinese and Western medicine makes an addition to the gradual progress towards mutual understanding and synergy of both disciplines. The description of trajectories and functions of the Divergent Channels seems to suggest certain parallels regarding western anatomy and lymph system function. From the anatomical perspective, the trajectory of the JīngBie resembles the arrangement and energy flux direction to the lymph system. Besides, the position of the main JīngBie points, such as “Departure points” and “Window of Heaven points” tends to match regions with a high presence of lymph nodes. Also, the JīngBie functions resemble the physiology of …