61 research outputs found
Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, and Marion Sell Oral History Interview
No full textDuring the tenure of Tampa Mayor Sandy Freedman (1986-1995), Sherry Crawford, Debbie Rotolo, and Marion Sell all served as executive aides in the mayor\u27s office. Some of the topics they discuss include the mayor\u27s Model Cities Program, the United Way, Paint Your Heart Out, and downtown development issues. The interview ends with a discussion of various visiting dignitaries including Al Gore, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Simmons, Bill Clinton, and author James Michener
Profili di responsabilità medica alla 'luce' della medicina narrativa
No full textTraendo spunto da alcuni riferimenti letterari, il lavoro mira a introdurre gli aspetti più significativi della medicina narrativa, quale sviluppo del filone culturale che suggerisce un confronto costruttivo tra medicina e letteratura. In particolare, si delineano le differenze di approccio e i punti di incontro tra la Narrative Based e la Evidence Based Medicine.
In questa prospettiva il saggio si propone di illustrare quale apporto la medicina narrativa possa offrire al dibattito attorno ad alcune questioni centrali in tema di responsabilità medica: l’ossequio ai contenuti delle linee guida e la rilevanza del consenso informato del paziente.
L’approccio narrativo alla pratica medica, da un lato, sembra poter innalzare gli standard qualitativi della prestazione sanitaria, dall’altro, anche favorendo la realizzazione di una piena alleanza terapeutica tra il medico e il paziente, garantisce un freno alla diffusione di pratiche difensivistiche.Inspired by some literary references, the essay aims at outlining the main features of narrative medicine, such as the development of the cultural trend that suggests a constructive dialogue between medicine and literature. Specifically, the author attempts to define the differences in approach and the overlaps between Narrative Based and Evidence Based Medicine.
Under this perspective, the work seeks to illustrate what kind of contribution narrative medicine may offer to the debate concerning some key aspects of the medical liability field, in particular with regards to the contents of medical guidelines and patients’ informed consent.
Thus, the paper explains how the narrative approach to medical practice could raise the quality standards of the health care service by means of driving toward a full therapeutic alliance between physicians and patients. Among the positive aspects of such a trend, the author highlights how the narrative method put a brake on the spread of medical practitioners’ defensive practices
Interaction between Normative Systems and Cognitive Agents in Temporal Modal Defeasible Logic
No full textWhile some recent frameworks on cognitive agents addressed the combination of mental attitudes with deontic concepts, they commonly ignore the representation of time. An exception is [1]that manages also some temporal aspects both with respect to cognition and normative provisions. We propose in this paper an extension of the logic presented in [1]with temporal intervals
Temporal Deontic Defeasible Logic: An Analytical Approach
No full textBasic Defeasible Logic was extended to capture some temporal
aspects in legal reasoning. All these extensions can be criticized in two respects: first, a synthetical approach with which all temporal and substantial elements of the norm are represented within the same sentence was adopted instead of an analytical approach in which one sentence represents the substantive content
of the norm, and other sentences specify its temporal features. Second, no semantics was provided. This paper aims to provide a Temporal Deontic Defeasible Logic adopting an analytical approach and an argumentation semantics
A labelling framework for probabilistic argumentation
No full textFirst online: 20 March 2018The combination of argumentation and probability paves the way to new accounts of qualitative and quantitative uncertainty, thereby offering new theoretical and applicative opportunities. Due to a variety of interests, probabilistic argumentation is approached in the literature with different frameworks, pertaining to structured and abstract argumentation, and with respect to diverse types of uncertainty, in particular the uncertainty on the credibility of the premises, the uncertainty about which arguments to consider, and the uncertainty on the acceptance status of arguments or statements. Towards a general framework for probabilistic argumentation, we investigate a labelling-oriented framework encompassing a basic setting for rule-based argumentation and its (semi-) abstract account, along with diverse types of uncertainty. Our framework provides a systematic treatment of various kinds of uncertainty and of their relationships and allows us to back or question assertions from the literature.National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [61602453]Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship [PIEF-GA-2012-331472]European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skodowska-Curie grant [690974
Historical Pollution and the Prominence of Criminal Law Enforcement in Italy
No full textThe chapter is dedicated to the Italian system and focuses on the criminal enforcement of historical pollution, which is presented within the legal regime and critically discussed. Due to the lack of “tailor-made” regulation and of pertinent crimes, in order to tackle cases of historical pollution, case law has often recurred to extensive interpretation mainly of felonies conceived to protect public safety. However, such a choice represents the infringement of fundamental principles and the debasement of legal rules. In this respect, issues concerning causation, mens rea, the extension of the range of responsible parties, and the statute of limitation are discussed. Several snapshots are finally presented on the new legal regime which has introduced several felonies explicitly dedicated to environmental protection. The author opines that, in the absence of consistent case law, it is doubtful whether the new legal tools—although innovative—can guarantee greater effectiveness in respect of criminal enforcement, since the legal provisions do not fit the basic traits of historical pollution
Bridging the Boundaries of Science and Technology: Author-Inventors and Quality of Inventions
No full textA growing body of research examines the relationship between science and technology by using a social network lens to look at the collaboration networks between authors and inventors. Building on this research, we study how publishing inventors’ (author-inventors’) structural position in scientific (co-authorship) and technological (co-invention) networks affects the quality of their inventions. We probe author-inventors’ characteristics by identifying those who act as cutpoints—i.e., those who play a pivotal role in holding the two networks together. Cutpoints can be connected to more or less cohesive subgroups of the scientific network and hence have access to more or less diverse knowledge bases. The results of the analysis suggest that author-inventors’ structural position—in particular, whether they are cutpoints and belong to more cohesive subgroups of the scientific network—is highly consequential for the quality of the inventions with which they are involved. We tested our hypotheses in the emerging field of nanotechnology. The theoretical and managerial implications of the results are discussed
Bond, swap e delitto di truffa
No full textPuò la fattispecie di truffa offrire tutela ai singoli risparmiatori che abbiano subito un danno economico
a seguito di investimenti in prodotti finanziari? Se, da una parte, l’incertezza strutturale e l’accesso non
paritario alle informazioni caratterizzano il mercato, dall’altra, il ricorso al delitto in questione potrebbe
comportare estensioni interpretative della fattispecie, come per esempio rispetto all’individuazione del tempus
commissi delicti. Il lavoro esamina quest’ultimo profilo e in particolare le peculiarità di operazioni di investimento
in bond e in contratti derivati. Si afferma che deve essere mantenuto sempre fermo il principio
di diritto che individua nella deminutio patrimonii il momento consumativo della truffa.The paper questions if the behavior consisting in financial brokering of bonds, when the company or the State which emitted them are going to face a default, can be intended as a crime of fraud. As well the author analyzes the relevance as a crime of the same situation, under different circumstances: the financial brokering of derivative contracts (in particular swaps)
Vicarious reinforcement and ex ante law enforcement : a study in norm-governed learning agents
No full textWe propose a model of vicarious reinforcement in rule-based learning agents. The influence of this reinforcement is investigated in a population where a law is enforced ex ante. The norm-governed population of learning agents is formalised and simulated in an executable probabilistic rule-based argumentation framework. Vicarious experiences are expressed with rules and their learning effects are integrated into reinforcement learning. So, agents learn not only from their own experiences but also by taking into account the experiences of others. We show that simulation results differ from traditional calculus based on expected utilities
Il momento consumativo della truffa: casi giurisprudenziali e prospettive politico-criminali
No full textL'articolo approfondisce il tema della consumazione del delitto di truffa, anche proponendo una soluzione alle molte contraddizioni della giurisprudenza sul punto. Partendo dall'analisi di alcune recenti pronunce giurisprudenziali, si evidenziano i tratti essenziali degli orientamenti che divergono dall'interpretazione, sostanzialmente univoca, offerta dalle Sezioni unite della Corte di Cassazione, anche al costo di incorrere in una palese violazione del principio di legalità. Ferma l'individuazione del momento consumativo nella deminutio patrimonii che si accompagni all'ingiustizia del profitto, tale soluzione viene verificata rispetto ad alcuni casi problematici. In chiusura, si propongono soluzioni politico-criminali che possano porre un limite ai fraintendimenti cui incorre la giurisprudenza, in particolar modo con riferimento alla configurazione della truffa quale reato a “consumazione prolungata”.The paper examines the issue of the time of perpetration of the crime of fraud, even proposing a solution to the many contradictions arising from the Italian case law. Beginning with an analysis of recent judicial cases, the essay highlights the essential features of the opinions that differ from the interpretation offered by the Italian Supreme Court, "Corte di Cassazione a Sezioni Unite”. Established the identification of the time of perpetration in the property diminution, that is accompanied by the injustice of profit, the solution is tested with respect to some problematic cases. Finally, the author suggests a set of criminal policy strategies apt to stop the misunderstandings courts currently have to face, particularly with regard to the configuration of the fraud as an extended perpetration crime
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