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Estudio de derecho comparado sobre las garantías en la venta de bienes de consumo en España y Portugal a la luz de la Directiva (UE) 2019/771 = comparative legal studies on the sale of consumer goods and guarantees in Spain and Portugal in the light of the Directive EU 2019/771
Authors: Corvo López Felisa María
Published: March 2020

Resumen: Siendo fruto de la transposición de la hoy derogada Directiva 1999/44/CE del Parla­mento Europeo y del Consejo, de 25 de mayo de 1999, sobre determinados aspectos de la venta y las garantías de los bienes de consumo, la normativa española y la portuguesa en materia de garantías en la venta de bienes de consumo difieren en no pocos puntos. El presente estudio tiene por objeto analizar dichas diferencias y poner en relación el régimen de garantías previsto en el contexto ibérico con el Marco común de referencia y con las recientes Directivas (UE) 2019/770 y 2019/771, especialmente con esta última.Palabras clave: venta de bienes de consumo, conformidad, derechos del consumidor.Abstract: Although Spanish and Portuguese regulations about the sale of consumer goods com­ply with the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees, they differ on several issues. This paper tries to emphasize the discrepancies between the rules of these Member States and link the regulation about the sale of consumer goods in the Iberian context with the Draft Common Frame of Reference and the recent Directives EU 2019/770 y 2019/771, especially with the last one.Keywords: sale of consumer goods, conformity, rights of the consumer.
Lo que se está discutiendo en la CNUDMI: evolución o revolución en el sistema de solución de controversias inversor-Estado = What is being discussed in the UNCITRAL: evolution or revolution in the investor-State dispute
Authors: Fernández Masiá Enrique , Salvadori Margherita
Published: March 2020

Resumen: La principal iniciativa para reformar el sistema de solución de controversias inversor-Estado está siendo debatida en el Grupo de Trabajo III de la CNUDMI. Se están discutiendo propuestas específicas tanto para una reforma procesal como institucional. En lo que se refiere a la reforma institucional, la Unión Europea propone el establecimiento de un tribunal multilateral de inversiones, que rompería con el sistema actual ad-hoc. Con independencia de estas propuestas, cada vez parece existir un mayor acuerdo para la adopción de un Centro de asesoramiento sobre el Derecho internacional de inversiones, que podría solventar la cuestión de la duración y costes de los procedimientos, facilitar el acceso a la justicia y, mejorar la elaboración de los futuros Acuerdos internacionales.Palabras clave: Arbitraje inversor-Estado , Grupo de Trabajo III de la CNUDMI, Tribunal Multilateral de Inversiones, Mecanismo de Apelación, Centro de Asesoramiento.Abstract: The main initiative to reform the system of investor-State dispute settlement is being debated by Working Group III appointed by the UNCITRAL. Specific proposals for a procedural and institutional reform of the system are being discussed. As concerns the institutional reform, the EU proposes the establishment of a multilateral investment court, which would break the current ad hoc-based system. Independent from these proposals, there appears to be a growing consensus on the establishment of an Advisory Centre on International Investment Law, which could address the issue of costs and duration of procedures, enhance access to justice issues, apart from improving the future treaty law-making.Keywords: Investor-State Arbitration,UNCITRAL Working Group III, Multilateral Investment Court, Appellate Mechanism, Advisory Centre.
Las cuestiones del régimen matrimonial primario y la aplicación del Reglamento 2016/1103 = The questions of the primary matrimonial regime and the application of Regulation 2016/1103
Authors: Moreno Sánchez-Moraleda Ana
Published: March 2020

Resumen: estudio sobre las cuestiones que se plantean entre los cónyuges, con distinta nacionalidad, domicilio o residencia, o cuando sus bienes se hallan en el extranjero (o los acreedores o deudores son extranjeros), respecto a sus derechos y deberes esenciales una vez contraído matrimonio, y con independencia del régimen pactado o legal, cuando se aplica el Reglamento 2016/1103 por los órganos jurisdiccionales o autoridades de los Estados participantes en la cooperación reforzada. Se presentan fundamentalmente problemas en relación con la ley aplicable, debido a que, conforme a este Reglamento europeo, el régimen matrimonial primario pudiera ubicarse dentro de las normas imperativas (considerando 18), que funcionan como límite a priori de las normas de conflicto. No obstante, nos preguntamos si no sería más adecuado considerar el contenido de las normas que regulan estos derechos y deberes esenciales del matrimonio, para que pueda operar el orden público como límite a posteriori.Palabras clave: el matrimonio internacional, el régimen primario, las normas imperativas, el orden público.Abstract: presentation of the questions that arise between married couple with different nationality, domicile or residence, or when their property is abroad (or the creditors or borrowers are foreigners), with respect to their essential rights and duties upon marriage, and regardless of the agreed or legal regime, when Regulation 2016/1103 is applied by the courts or authorities of the States participating in the enhanced cooperation. Problems mainly arise in relation to the applicable law, since, under this European Regulation, the primary matrimonial regime could fall within the imperatives rules (statement 18), which function as a priori limit on conflict rules. However, we wonder whether it would not be more appropriate to consider the content of the rules governing these essential rights and duties of marriage, so that public order can operate as a posteriori limit. Keywords: the international marriage, the primary regime, the imperatives rules, the public order.
La aplicación en España del Convenio Hispano-Marroquí de Seguridad Social a la luz del Acuerdo Euromediterráneo y del Reglamento (UE) 1231/2010 = The application in Spain of the Hispanic-Morocco Social Security Agreement under the light of the Euromediterranean Agreement and Regulation (EU) 1231/2010
Authors: Sánchez-Rodas Navarro Cristina
Published: March 2020

Resumen: El Convenio-Hispano Marroquí es el más antiguo de los 24 Convenios de Seguridad Social actualmente en vigor celebrados por España. Su ámbito de aplicación material se restringe al Régimen General y a los Regímenes Especiales españoles que expresamente se mencionan, no incluyéndose los Regímenes Especiales de Funcionarios. Sólo se aplica al nivel contributivo de Seguridad Social, excluyéndose las prestaciones por desempleo, las prestaciones por cese de actividad, y las de dependencia. Sin embargo, por aplicación del Acuerdo Euromediterráneo, que consagra la igualdad de trato en el ámbito de la Seguridad Social de los trabajadores marroquíes y sus familias, estos tienen derecho a las prestaciones españolas no contributivas de Seguridad Social españolas y a las de dependencia. Asimismo, el Reglamento (UE) 1231/2010 les permite totalizar y exportar las prestaciones de Seguridad Social contributivas y no contributivas dentro del territorio de la Unión Europea.Palabras clave: Convenio Hispano-Marroquí, Acuerdo Euromediterráneo, Reglamento (UE) 1231/2010, Seguridad Social, dependencia.Abstract: The Moroccan Hispanic Social Security Agreement is the oldest of the 24 Social Security Agreements concluded by Spain currently in force. Its material scope is restricted to the General Regime and to the Spanish Special Regimes that are expressly mentioned, not including the Special Regimes of Public Officials. It only applies to the Social Security contributory level, excluding unemployment benefits, benefits for cessation of activity and long-term care benefits. However, by application of the EuroMediterranean Agreement, which enshrines equal treatment in the field of Social Security for Moroccan workers and their families, they are entitled to non-contributory benefits and long-term care benefits. Moreover, Regulation (EU) 1231/2010 allows them to aggregate periods of insurance to be entitled to contributory and non-contributory Social Security benefits inside the territory of the European Union. Keywords: Hispano-Moroccan Agreement, Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, Regulation (EU) 1231/2010, Social Security, long-Term Care.
Ley aplicable al régimen económico matrimonial. Algunas cuestiones de Derecho transitorio = Applicable Law to matrimonial property regimes. Some issues concerning transitional rules
Authors: Carrascosa González Javier
Published: March 2020

Resumen: El presente trabajo expone las relaciones entre la cuestión de la ley aplicable al régimen económico matrimonial en los casos de Derecho transitorio que han sido puestos de relieve por la jurisprudencia española y en particular por la SAP Barcelona 30 julio 2019. El estudio aborda la eliminación legislativa y jurisprudencia del punto de conexión discriminatorio “nacionalidad del marido”. También se explica la relación entre la teoría de la Drittwirkung y las normas de conflicto de leyes. Se distingue entre los matrimonios celebrados antes del día 29 de diciembre de 1978, los celebrados entre el día 29 de diciembre de 1978 y el día 7 de noviembre de 1990 y los que se llevan a cabo posteriormente. Finalmente, se exponen las razones por las que se aprecia una imparable emergencia de la residencia habitual común inmediatamente posterior a la celebración del matrimonio como punto de conexión para fijar la Ley reguladora del régimen económico matrimonial.Palabras clave: Iey aplicable al régimen económico matrimonial, nacionalidad del marido, Drittwirkung, Derecho transitorio, residencia habitual. Abstract: The present work deals with the law applicable to the matrimonial property regimes and transitional rules. The judgement rendered by the court of appeal of Barcelona on July 30th 2019 in examined. The husband’s nationality as a connecting factor is also studied and proves to be discriminatory and non compatible with the Spanish Constitution. In this scenario, the theory of Drittwirkung shows that the Spanish conflict rules are obviously subject to the Spanish Constitution. A distinction is made between marriages concluded before December 29, 1978, those celebrated between December 29, 1978 and November 7, 1990, and those carried out subsequently is made. Finally, this work analyses the reasons for an unstoppable rise of the common habitual residence after the marriage as a connecting factor to determine the Law applicable to matrimonial property regimes. Keywords: law applicable to the matrimonial property regimes, nationality of the husband’s nationality, Drittwirkung, transitional rules of law, habitual residence.
Exequatur de laudos arbitrales extranjeros en España: comentario al auto del TSJ de Murcia de 12 de abril de 2019 = Exequatur of foreign arbitral awards in Spain: commentary to the decision of the High Court of Justice of Murcia of 12th April 2019
Authors: Castellanos Ruiz María José
Published: March 2020

Resumen: En el Auto del TSJ de Murcia de 12 de abril de 2019 se acuerda conceder al exequatur en España de un laudo arbitral dictado en Colombia, solicitado por la parte demandante Productos Florida, S.A. Los motivos de denegación del exequatur que son alegados por la parte demandada, AMC JUICES, S.L y que son objeto de análisis son: a) Sentencia arbitral no obligatoria para las partes o que ha sido anulada o suspendida por una autoridad competente del país en que, o conforme a cuya Ley, ha sido dictada esa sentencia (art. V.1.e) Convenio de Nueva York de 1958); b) Reconocimiento o ejecución del laudo arbitral contrarios al orden público del Estado requerido (art. V.2.b) Convenio de Nueva York de 1958). En definitiva, la postura de los tribunales españoles en relación con el Convenio de Nueva York de 10 de junio de 1958 sobre el reconocimiento y ejecución de las sentencias arbitrales extranjeras, es la de favorecer el reconocimiento y ejecución de laudos arbitrales, de manera que sólo rechazan el exequatur de un laudo arbitral por motivos muy claros y evidentes.Palabras clave: laudos arbitrales extranjeros, convenios arbitrales, reconocimiento y ejecución, exequatur, Convenio de Nueva York de 1958, Ley española de Arbitraje de 2003. Abstract: In decision of the High Court of Murcia of 12th April 2019, it is agreed the exequatur in Spain of an foreign arbitral award issued in Colombia, requested by the plaintiff Productos Florida, S.A. The grounds for refusal of the exequatur that are alleged by the defendant, AMC JUICES, S.L. and that are subject to analysis are: a) The award has not yet become binding on the parties, or has been set aside or suspended by a competent authority of the country in which, or under the law of which, that award was made. (art. V.1.e) New York Convention of 1958); b) Recognition or enforcement of the foreign arbitral awards would be contrary to its public policy (art. V.2.b) New York Convention of 1958). In short, the position of the Spanish courts in relation to The New York Convention of June 10, 1958 on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, is to favor the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, so that only they reject the exequatur of an arbitral award for very clear and obvious reasons. Keywords: foreign arbitral awards, arbitral clauses, recognition and enforcement, exequatur, New York Convention of 10 june 1958, Spanish arbitration law of 2003.
Use of standard forms in EU Civil Judicial Cooperation: the case of the European Certificate of Succession = L’uso di formulari standard nella cooperazione giudiziaria civile: il caso del certificato successorio europeo
Authors: Marino Silvia
Published: March 2020

Abstract: The present paper analyses the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Brisch case. The reference for preliminary ruling concerns the optional or mandatory nature of the application form established by the Succession Implementing Regulation for the issue of an European Certificate of Succession. The present paper tackles the general framework, from the current CJEU’s case law on the Succession Regulation’s provisions on the ECS, to the main procedural issues. Then, an analysis of the case and of the CJEU’s reasoning is offered. The concluding remarks submit some considerations on the impact of the standard forms established by the EU Regulations within the civil judicial cooperation.Palabras clave: European Certificate of Succession, Standard Forms, Succession Regulation No 650/2012, Implementing Regulation No 1329/2014.Riassunto: Il presente contributo analizza la recente sentenza Brisch della Corte di giustizia dell’Unione europea. La domanda di pronuncia pregiudiziale verte sulla natura del modello di domanda di emissione del certificato successorio europeo, previsto dal regolamento di esecuzione del regolamento sulle successioni transfrontaliere. Pertanto, il contributo affronta lo stato attuale della giurisprudenza della Corte di giustizia sul certificato successorio europeo e le regole procedimentali fondamentali per il suo ottenimento. Quindi, è analizzato il caso con particolare attenzione alla motivazione della Corte. Infine, le conclusioni presentano alcune considerazioni più generali sul valore e sugli effetti dei moduli standard, previsti nei regolamenti dell’Unione in materia di cooperazione giudiziaria civile.Parole chiave: certificato successorio europeo, moduli standard, regolamento 650/2012 sulle successioni transfrontaliere, regolamento d’esecuzione 1329/2014
Trascendencia de la residencia habitual en las crisis familiares en el Derecho europeo. comentario de la sentencia de 24 de julio de 2019 de la Sección Segunda de la Audiencia Provincial de Girona = Transcendence of the habitual residence in family crisis in the European Law. Discussion of the judgement of July 24, 2019 Second Section of the Provincial Court of Girona
Authors: Pérez Martín Lucas Andrés
Published: March 2020

Resumen: La sentencia de la Sección Segunda de la Audiencia Provincial de Girona de 24 de julio de 2019 nos permite destacar la trascendencia que en las relaciones internacionales entre privados tiene la residencia habitual de las partes en el momento en el que surge el conflicto. En este caso, la residencia habitual en España en el momento del divorcio de dos cónyuges de nacionalidad francesa, casados en Francia, y con propiedades en España y en Francia, provocó, en aplicación de la normativa europea que aquí analizaremos, la competencia judicial de los tribunales españoles, aplicando la legislación espa­ñola. No dejaremos pasar la ocasión para exponer que argumentación y la terminología empleada en la resolución podrían hacer sido más exactas y correctas.Palabras clave: divorcio contencioso internacional, residencia habitual, nacionalidad, ámbito de aplicación.Abstract: The sentence of the Second Section of de Provincial Court of Girona of July 24, 2019 allows us to highlight the importance of the habitual residence for the parties in the international rela­tions between private parties at the moment when the conflict arises. In this case, the habitual residence in Spain caused at the time of the divorce of two spouses of French nationality, married in France, and with properties in Spain and France, and due to the application of the European regulations will be analyzed here, the judicial competence of the Spanish courts and the completion of the procedure through the Spanish legislation. We will not miss the occasion to highlight that the argumentation and the terminology used in the final decision could have been more accurate and correct.Keywords: International contentious divorce, habitual residence, nationality, scope of application.
Estudio jurídico del caso de Juana Rivas y Francesco Arcuri desde la perspectiva del Derecho Internacional Privado y del Derecho Civil = Legal study of the case of Juana Rivas and Francesco Arcuri from the perspective of Private International Law and Civil Law
Authors: Martínez Calvo Javier , Sánchez Cano María Jesús
Published: March 2020

Resumen: El presente trabajo tiene por objeto el estudio del denominado “Caso Juana Rivas”, cuyo desarrollo ha despertado la atención de los medios de comunicación. Dejando al margen el interés mediático, el asunto presenta notable importancia desde el punto de vista jurídico, debido a la presencia de elementos internacionales que vinculan la situación con dos ordenamientos jurídicos, el español y el italiano. Conviene, por tanto, abordar los interrogantes principales de la controversia desde un enfoque internacionalprivatista, así como desde el plano del Derecho comparado.Palabras clave: sustracción de menores, affidamento, collocazione, derecho de visitas, derecho de alimentos. Derecho comparado.Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study the so-called “Juana Rivas Case”, which has at­tracted the attention of the media. Leaving media interest aside, the case is of considerable importance from a legal point of view, due to the presence of international elements that link the situation with two legal systems, Spanish and Italian. It is therefore appropriate to approach the main questions of the con­troversy from an international-privatist approach, as well as from the point of view of comparative law.Keywords: child abduction, affidamento, collocazione, visiting rights, right to support, Compara­tive law.
Competencia en la modificación por tribunales españoles de medidas relativas a alimentos establecidas por tribunales extranjeros. Comentario al Auto del Tribunal Supremo de 17 de septiembre de 2019 = Jurisdiction and ammendments by Spanish courts of measures relating to alimony established by foreign courts. A commentary to the order of the Spanish Supreme Court of September 17, 2019
Authors: Valverde Martínez María José
Published: March 2020

Resumen: La modificación por tribunales españoles de medidas acordadas por tribunales extran­jeros es un tema candente por la conjunción de instrumentos normativos de muy diferente índole (eu­ropeos, internacionales y nacionales) que han de ser interpretados de forma integrada con el fin de determinar la competencia del órgano jurisdiccional correspondiente. En este estudio se aborda el Auto del Tribunal Supremo de 17 de septiembre de 2019; resolución que resuelve un conflicto negativo de competencia suscitado entre dos tribunales españoles, los cuales declararon su falta de competencia territorial en relación a una demanda de modificación de medidas adoptadas en sentencia de divorcio previamente pronunciada por un juzgado de Rumanía. La modificación de medidas solicitada en la de­manda presentada ante los tribunales españoles concernía al importe de la pensión alimenticia de la hija menor de los cónyuges divorciados.Palabras clave: modificación de medidas, pensión de alimentos, divorcio, competencia inter­nacional, competencia territorial de tribunales españoles, conflicto negativo de competencia, Derecho Internacional Privado.Abstract: The modification by Spanish courts of measures granted by foreign courts is a difficult topic due to the combination of different regulatory instruments of a very diverse nature (European, international and national). All of them must be interpreted in an integrated manner in order to determi­ne the competence of a specific court. In this study, the Order of September 17, 2019 rendered by the Spanish Supreme Court is analyzed. The order solves a negative conflict of jurisdiction between two Spanish courts, which declared their lack of territorial jurisdiction with regard to a claim of modification of measures adopted in a divorce decree previously pronounced by a Romanian court. The modification of measures was requested before the Spanish courts and concerned the amount of the child support of the daughter of the divorced spouses.Keywords: modification of measures, child support, divorce, International Jurisdiction, territo­rial jurisdiction of Spanish courts, negative conflict of jurisdiction, Private International Law.
Crisis familiar, responsabilidad parental y alimentos: revisando las cuestiones generales en un divorcio transnacional (Audiencia Provincial Barcelona - Sentencia de 15/04/2019) = Crisis of the couple, parental responsabilit and maintenance: reviewing core matters in a cross-border family judgement (Barcelona Court of Appeal - Decision of 15/04/2019)
Authors: Vargas Gómez-Urrutia Marina
Published: March 2020

Resumen: La interacción entre las normas de competencia judicial internacional y las cuestiones de fondo que resuelven las normas de conflicto en las distintas materias del derecho de familia constitu­yen un problema específico en los divorcios con elementos transfronterizo. En la SAP Barcelona de 15 de abril de 2019 se pone a prueba el sistema de competencia judicial internacional y de ley aplicable a raíz de una acción principal de divorcio donde, además, se han de establecer medidas de responsabilidad parental y fijar la obligación de alimentos.Palabras clave: competencia judicial internacional, ley aplicable, litigios transfronterizos: di­vorcio, responsabilidad parental, obligación de alimentos.Abstract: In family law matters specific issues raises from the interaction between the rules on international jurisdiction and applicable law. The Decision of the Barcelona Court of Appeal rended on April 15, 2019 tests the international jurisdiction system and the issues of applicable law in a cross-bor­der family litigation where a main divorce must be established in addition with parental responsibility measures and maintenance claims.Keywords: International jurisdiction, applicable law, cross-border UE family law: divorce, pa­rental responsability disputes, Maintenance claims.
Bases jurídicas relevantes del tratamiento de datos personales en la contratación de contenidos y servicios digitales = Relevant legal bases in the processing of personal data in the contracts of digital contents and digital services
Authors: García Pérez Rosa María
Published: March 2020

Resumen: El proceso emprendido a nivel europeo de revisión, modernización y adaptación de las reglas de protección de consumidores al entorno tecnológico ha puesto en contacto dos esferas nor­mativas de contrapuestos intereses: protección de datos personales y Derecho de consumo. El primer punto de inflexión de la compleja interacción entre ambos marcos regulatorios ha venido de la mano de la Directiva (UE) 2019/770 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 20 de mayo de 2019, relativa a determinados aspectos relacionados con los contratos de suministro de contenido digital y servicios digitales, que ofrece los mismos remedios contractuales tanto a consumidores que abonan un precio como a quienes, a modo de contraprestación, facilitan sus datos personales. De las nuevas e interesantes perspectivas de análisis que ofrece la imbricación del derecho fundamental a la protección de datos en la esfera contractual, este trabajo centra su atención en la determinación de las bases de licitud, conforme al Reglamento General de Protección de Datos, de los tratamientos de datos personales derivados del ámbito de aplicación de la Directiva y su incidencia contractual.Palabras clave: Mercado Único Digital Europeo, interacción derecho de consumo-protección de datos personales, suministro de contenidos y servicios digitales, datos personales como contrapresta­ción, principio de licitud del tratamiento.Abstract: The European process of revision, modernization and adaptation of consumer protec­tion rules to the technological environment has brought into contact two regulatory spheres of opposite interests: personal data protection and consumer law. The first inflection point of the complex interac­tion between both regulatory frameworks has come from the hand of Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 20 May 2019, on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services, which offers the same contractual remedies both to consumers who pay a price and to those who, by way of counter performance, provide their personal data. Of the new and interesting perspectives of analysis offered by the overlapping of the fundamental right to data protection in the contractual sphere, this paper focuses on the determination of the bases of lawfulness, according to the General Data Protection Regulation, of the processing of derived personal data of the scope of the Directive and its contractual impact.Keywords: EU Digital Single Market, interaction consumer law - data protection regulation, supply of digital content and digital services, counter-performance in the form of personal data, princi­ple of lawfulness of the personal data processing.
La aplicación de la normativa sobre accidentes de tráfico a los causados por vehículos automatizados y autónomos = Aapplication of road traffic regulations to accidents caused by automated and autonomous vehicles
Authors: Navarro-Michel Mónica
Published: March 2020

Resumen: La industria automovilística está trabajando para incrementar la seguridad de los ve­hículos a través de su automatización, con la idea de llegar al vehículo complemente autónomo. La Unión Europea fomenta la adopción de infraestructuras conectadas para promocionar el despliegue de los vehículos automatizados. Este trabajo tiene por objeto revisar la legislación actualmente vigente de responsabilidad civil derivada de accidentes de tráfico, para ver cómo se aplicará cuando se vea involu­crado un vehículo automatizado o autónomo. Si resulta inadecuada, será necesario introducir cambios legislativos, y presento las reformas hechas a las leyes de accidentes de circulación en Alemania y el Reino Unido, que pueden servir como modelo.Palabras clave: vehículos autónomos, vehículos automatizados, vehículos conectados, responsa­bilidad civil, accidentes de tráfico.Abstract: The car industry is working to increase vehicle safety through automation, aiming for the self-driving vehicle. The European Union encourages the adoption of connected infrastructures to promote automated vehicles. This paper aim to review the current civil liability legislation as it applies to traffic accidents, to see how it would be applied when an automated or autonomous vehicle is invol­ved. If it is inadequate, it will be necessary to introduce legislative changes, and I describe the amendments made to traffic accident laws in Germany and the United Kingdom, which may be used as a model.Keywords: autonomous vehicles, automated vehicles, connected vehicles, civil liability, traffic accidents.
The Internet - Privacy and rights relating to personality
Authors: Calvo Caravaca Alfonso-Luis
Published: March 2020

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THE 70-TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY OF THE IRKUTSK SCIENTIFIC CENTER OF THE SB RAS
Authors: Kustova E. M.
Published: March 2020

In 2019, the Central Scientific Library of the Irkutsk Scientific Center of SB RAS (CSL ISC) celebrated its 70th anniversary. The library history began with the creation of the East Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences (ESB or Branch) in Irkutsk in February 1949. Immediately the aim of information support for×scientific research arouse. One room was allotted on the second floor of the building on the Red Star street, 18 (now – Sukhe-Bator St.). The first 600 books were purchased at the local library collector. Anna Sergeevna Chumicheva, having at that time rich work experience in various types of libraries: trade-union library, NKVD club, and university library, was appointed director of ESB scientific library.

The library acquisition profile was determined in accordance with research directions of institutions that were part of the Branch at the very beginning of its activities: Institute of Geology, Institute of Energy and Chemistry, Biological Sector and Geographic and Economic Sector. Much attention was paid to bibliographic activities: in the 1960-1980s. the staff of ESB scientific library created a series of indexes on hydrogeology, seismicity and engineering geology of Siberia and the Far East, on Lake Baikal.

Currently, the Central Library is a methodological center for scientific libraries of academic institutes in Irkutsk and the Irkutsk region. The library has more than 366 thousand documents (books, brochures, journals), including 1000 documents on electronic media, about 4 thousand readers (scientists, graduate students, students), including 1260 online. CSL creates resources of own generation – the electronic database “Lake Baikal”, the database “Abstracts and Dissertations”, etc. In terms of popularizing science, the library has published a series of booklets about scientists and a documentary essay, “Irkutsk Academic-city: milestones in history” (Irkutsk, 2019). Since July 2017, the director of the Central Scientific Library is a young scientist Ivan Leonidovich Trofimov. From 1968 to the present day, the library is located in the building of the Institute of the Earth’s Crust of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences (since 1992 – SB RAS).
Factor Determinants of Customer Satisfaction with Airline Services Using Big Data Approaches
Authors: Lestari Yuliani Dwi , Murjito Eko Agus
Published: March 2020

In the commercial airline’s industry, customer satisfaction is critical.  Due to increasingly fierce competition, customer satisfaction can affect airlines’ customer decisions in providing recommendations for prospective customers. For this reason, this study aims to explore the determinant factors that influence customer satisfaction and recommendations for the top 10 airlines listed on the Skytrax list. Using the big data approach, this study collected data from 10.189 customer reviews from 2012 to 2019. Based on the results of statistical analysis using binary logistic regression techniques, it was found that out of 7 factors, only 5 significantly influenced customer recommendations, namely airline rate, seat comfort, cabin staff service, food and beverages, and value for money. In-flight entertainment and ground services were not significant. The findings of this study contribute to strengthening the literature related to customer satisfaction in the airline sector, as well as managerial contributions to be used as a reference for airlines in improving service quality, particularly for long international flights.
Selective sediment transport during Hurricane Sandy on Fire Island (New York, USA): Inferences from heavy-mineral assemblages
Authors: Cascalho João , Costa Pedro J.M. , Gelfenbaum Guy , La Selle Seanpaul , Jaffe Bruce
Published: March 2020

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused severe erosion on beaches and dunes of Fire Island (New York, USA). Major shoreline changes occurred with erosional dominance in the upper shoreline and aggradation in the lowermost section of the beach due to the deposition of eroded upper-beach and dune sediment. Sand laminae with a high concentration of heavy minerals (“black sand laminae”) were observed in three excavated trenches located on a washover terrace and fan on the east side of Fire Island. The mineral composition of these laminae reveals the presence of high quantities of magnetite, ilmenite (as opaque minerals), and garnet (as the main translucent mineral). These heavy-mineral-enriched laminae were formed as waves eroded and transported sand from the primary dune and smaller relict dunes under specific hydrodynamic conditions that promoted grain sorting according to differences in size and specific gravity. Based on the concentrations of certain heavy minerals, the threshold for primarily density-driven sorting probably lies between the specific gravity of less dense opaque mineral (ilmenite, 4.7) and almandine (4.3), the most common transparent heavy mineral. The number of laminae and concentrations of heavy minerals vary between trenches on the overwash terrace and appear to be controlled by their distance from sediment sources. The trench with the greatest number of laminae and higher heavy-mineral concentrations is located farthest from the main dune but is just 10 m inland of a relict dune that acts as the primary source of sediment of the washover deposit in this trench. A conceptual model for deposition of heavy-mineral layers is presented based on geomorphological and sedimentological evidence allowing the definition of a density threshold.
Residential vulnerability and the housing question: a social and spatial-oriented analysis for the Andalusia metropolitan areas
Authors: Andújar Llosa Andrea
Published: March 2020

The mismatch between basic household needs and the conditions and characteristics of dwellings is at the centre of residential vulnerability. According to the guidelines established in the international and national level, this paper aims to apply a two-dimensional perspective in urban and housing research. Indeed, the concept of residential vulnerability is used to address, jointly, the areas and social groups at risk due to housing characteristics and conditions. By analysing 2011 Population and Housing Census data, three indicators were developed, linking physical housing conditions to relevant social dimensions. This integrated perspective is used to identify the size and range of residential vulnerability situations brought about by the physical characteristics of dwellings and how they link to relevant social dimensions in the Andalusia metropolitan system. Results revealed significant deficiencies in housing conditions, yielding different impacts by metropolitan area and social group. Although the reported problems did not affect a sizeable proportion of the population, they proved relevant given the severity of the issues addressed and the social groups involved. These shortcomings should constitute a priority for sustainable housing policies and urban plans.
Upscaling Technique for Highly Heterogeneous Reservoirs Based on Flow and Storage Capacity and the Lorenz Coefficient
Authors: Rios Victor S. , Santos Luiz O. S. , Schiozer Denis J.
Published: March 2020

Field-scale representation of highly heterogeneous reservoirs remains a challenge in numerical reservoir simulation. In such reservoirs, detailed geological models are important to properly represent key heterogeneities. However, high computational costs and long simulation run times make these detailed models unfeasible to use in dynamic evaluations. Therefore, the scaling up of geological models is a key step in reservoir-engineering studies to reduce computational time. Scaling up must be carefully performed to maintain integrity; both truncation errors and the smoothing of subgrid heterogeneities can cause significant errors.

This work evaluates the latter—the effect of averaging small-scale heterogeneities in the upscaling process—and proposes a new upscaling technique to overcome the associated limitations. The technique is dependent on splitting the porous media into two levels guided by flow- and storage-capacity analysis and the Lorenz coefficient (LC), both calculated with static properties (permeability and porosity) from a fine-scale reference model. This technique allows the adaptation of a fine highly heterogeneous geological model to a coarse-scale simulation model in a dual-porosity/dual-permeability (DP/DP) approach and represents the main reservoir heterogeneities and possible preferential paths.

The new upscaling technique is applied to different reservoir-simulation models with water injection and immiscible gas injection as recovery methods. In deterministic and probabilistic studies, we show that the resulting coarse-scale dual-permeability models are more accurate and can better reproduce the fine-scale results in different upscaling ratios (URs), without using any simulation results of the reference fine-scale simulation models, as some of the current alternative upscaling methods do.
Impact of modified short-term fasting and the combination with a fasting supportive diet during chemotherapy on the incidence and severity of chemotherapy-induced toxicities in cancer patients – a randomised controlled cross-over pilot study
Authors: Zorn Stefanie Monika , Ehret Janine , Schäuble Rebecca , Rautenberg Beate , Ihorst Gabriele , Bertz Hartmut , Urbain Paul , Raynor Anna
Published: March 2020

Background This pilot trial aimed to investigate whether modified short-term fasting (mSTF) reduces the incidence of chemotherapy-induced toxicities and whether an initial ketogenic diet (KD) as fasting supportive diet reduces the fasting-related discomfort and increases the compliance. Methods In this randomised controlled cross-over trial, gynaecologic cancer patients receiving chemotherapy with a minimum of 4 cycles were randomised to mSTF for 96 h during half of chemotherapy cycles and to consume a normocaloric diet during the other chemotherapy cycles. The caloric intake during mSTF was restricted to 25% of each patient's daily requirement. In addition, half of the patients should eat a 6-day normocaloric KD prior to each mSTF period to investigate the hunger-suppression effect of a KD. Chemotherapy-induced toxicities, fasting-related discomfort, body composition, quality of life, laboratory values, and compliance were assessed on each chemotherapy. Results Thirty patients (30-74 years) completed the study. During mSTF frequency and severity scores of stomatitis [-0.16 ± 0.06; 95% CI -0.28 - (-0.03); P = 0.013], headaches [-1.80 ± 0.55; 95% CI -2.89 – (-0.71); P = 0.002], weakness [-1.99 ± 0.87; 95% CI -3.72 – (-0.26); P = 0.024] and the score of total toxicities were significantly reduced [-10.36 ± 4.44; 95% CI -19.22 - (-1.50); P = 0.023]. Additionally, significant fewer postponements of the chemotherapy were observed post-mSTF, reflecting an improved tolerance of chemotherapy [-0.80 ± 0.37; 95% CI -1.53 – (-0.06); P = 0.034]. A significant reduction of mean body weight by -0.79 ± 1.47 kg during mSTF could not be compensated and remained until the end of study ( P <0.005). On average, Insulin [-169.4 ± 44.1; 95% CI -257.1 – (-81.8); P <0.001] and Insulin-like growth factor 1 levels [-33.3 ± 5.4; 95% CI -44.1 – (-22.5); P <0.001] significantly decreased during fasting. The KD as fasting supportive diet could neither reduce fasting-related discomfort nor increase compliance of our fasting regime. Conclusion MSTF is safe and feasible in gynaecologic cancer patients. The results indicate that mSTF during chemotherapy can reduce chemotherapy-induced toxicities and increase the tolerance of chemotherapy. Larger clinical trials are required to recommend mSTF for cancer patients.
Regional and patient-related factors influencing the willingness to use general practitioners as coordinators of the treatment in northern Germany - results of a cross-sectional observational study
Authors: Hansen Heike , Schäfer Ingmar , Porzelt Sarah , Kazek Agata , Lühmann Dagmar , Scherer Martin
Published: March 2020

Background:In most countries, the general practitioner (GP) is the first point of contact in the healthcare system and coordinator of healthcare. However, in Germany it is possible to consult an outpatient specialist even without referral. Coordination by a GP might thus reduce health expenditures and inequalities in the healthcare system. The study describes the patients’ willingness/commitment to use the GP as coordinator of healthcare and identifies regional and patient-related factors associated with the aforementioned commitment to the GP.Methods:A cross-sectional observational study was conducted using a standardised telephone patient survey in northern Germany. All counties and independent cities within a radius of 120 km around Hamburg were divided into three regional categories (urban areas, environs, rural areas) and stratified proportionally to the population size. Patients were randomly selected from medical records of primary care practices in these administrative districts and recruited for the study. Multivariate linear regression models adjusted for random effects at the level of the German federal states, administrative districts and practices were used as statistical analysis methods.Results:811 patients (25.0%) from 190 practices and 34 administrative districts were interviewed. The patient commitment to a GP attained an average of 20 out of 24 possible points. Significant differences were found by gender (males: +1.14, p <0.001), morbidity (+0.10 per disease, p = 0.043), education (high vs. low: -1.74, p <0.001), logarithmised household net adjusted disposable incomes (-0.93 per point, p = 0.004), regional category (urban areas: -0.85, p = 0.022; environs: -0.80, p = 0.045) and healthcare utilisation (each GP contact: +0.30, p <0.001; each contact to a medical specialist: -0.75, p = 0.018).Conclusion:On average, the patients’ commitment to their GP was relatively strong, but there were large differences between patient groups. An increase in the patient commitment to the GP could be achieved through better patient information and targeted interventions, e.g. to women or patients from regions of higher urban density.
Factors Impacting Sustainability of Community Health Worker Programming in rural Uganda: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Ashaba Scholastic , Tumuhimbise Manasseh , Beebwa Esther , Oriokot Francis , Brenner Jennifer L , Kabakyenga Jerome
Published: March 2020

Background Despite significant global progress towards decreased child mortality over the past decades, over 5 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2018. Additionally, the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth was 295, 000 in 2017. Majority of these deaths occurred in sub Saharan Africa yet these deaths are preventable with known interventions. A huge global investment has been made in initiating community health work (CHW) programs which play a critical role in health promotion with increasing scale up in sub Saharan Africa. The government of Uganda continues to identify maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) programming as a priority and national policies continue to encourage community-based approaches for health promotion through the Village Health Team approach to reduce maternal and child mortality. However, sustaining of CHWs programs remains a challenge and less is known about if and how these CHW networks can be maintained. Methods A sustainability-focused qualitative evaluation was conducted five years following a district-wide comprehensive MNCH intervention that involved selection and training of a large CHW network (n =2626) in 2 rural districts in southwest Uganda. Focus Group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted to gain insights into the factors affecting CHW program sustainability. Interviews were digitally recorded then translated and transcribed directly into English. Data was managed using NVivo software (version 12, QSR International, Burlington Mass.). Thematic content analysis was done to identify themes relevant to sustainability. Results Enablers and barriers to CHW sustainability identified by study participants included health system effectiveness (availability of supplies, medicines and services and availability of facility health providers), community health worker program factors (CHW selection and training, CHW recognition and incentives, CHW supervision and CHW refresher trainings), community attitudes and beliefs, and stakeholder engagement (alignment with district priorities and programs and local government involvement). Conclusion Effectiveness of health systems and human resources were major factors in sustainability for this community health intervention. Sustainability could be strengthened through increased community member involvement during implementation and improved support for general health system effective functioning.
The safety of restrictive fluid therapy for major abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Li Ping , Wu Sheng-Wen , Ge Dong-Fang , Tang Zai-Rong , Ma Cong-Chao , Hu Fang-Yong , Li Peng-Fei , Jing Feng , Zhang Yue-Chao
Published: March 2020

Background: Restrictive fluid therapy is essential to enhanced recovery after surgery. A meta-analysis was conducted to explore the safety of restrictive fluid therapy for major abdominal surgery and compare it with liberal fluid therapy. Methodology : We searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and EMBASE in which restrictive and liberal fluid therapies were compared. Data on complications, anastomotic leaks, and wound infections were extracted. Results: Eleven RCTs comparing the two therapies were included. Compared with liberal fluid therapy, restrictive fluid therapy lowered the risk of complications and cardiopulmonary dysfunction and had similar rates of mortality, anastomotic leak, pneumonia and would infection. But increased kidney injury was also observed in restrictive fluid therapy. Conclusion: Restrictive fluid therapy is safe but may have potential dangers, so caution is warranted in its application.