Fundamental Texts On European Private Law

Abstract

Among the most significant legal developments of our time is the emergence of a European private law. The European Union enacts directives that profoundly affect the practice, teaching and study of core areas of ‘classical’ private law. Internationally, commissions have formulated principles of European trusts, contract and commercial law. Furthermore, uniform private law can be found in a number of international conventions. This second edition gathers together fundamental texts from these three sources into one convenient volume. Its emphasis is on general civil and commercial law, particularly on the obligations and property aspects of these. This second edition is a sister volume to the original German edition, now in its 5th edition. The Editors would like to thank Lucy Olley and Daniela Esposito, both of Warwick University, for their help in gathering and preparing the material for this edition.

Using Citizen Science to Scout Honey Bee Colonies That Naturally Survive Varroa destructor Infestations

“…At the end of the survey, the user was given the possibility to submit a personal contact, for future case validation and collaborative research (Figure 1). The respondent's personal data were treated confidentially, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) of the European Union [35].…”

Hydrodynamic testing of wind-assisted cargo ships using a cyber-physical empirical method

“…Figure 6 presents the lift and drag coefficients as a function of SR. When SR exceeded the validity range of the polynomial fitting (SR ∈ [1,3]), the closest values of lift and drag coefficients were used. One should be aware that [14] reports uncertainties on the order of 20-40%, particularly for C d , and especially at large SR ranges (> 2).…”

“…While the idea of using wind assistance for the propulsion of modern ships dates back to the early 1900s [1], the wind-assisted propulsion devices have been receiving increased attention over the recent years [2]. This is mainly due to the increasing pressure for emission reduction and decarbonization of maritime sector [3]. Figure 1 presents the most recent, at the time of writing, new-built vessel equipped with 24-meter tall by 4-meter diameter rotor sails.…”

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review of Clinical Treatment Protocols and Stimulation Parameters

“…The development and application of specific medical devices are required to meet the development-specific needs of children and adolescents. 11 Yet development-specific needs, particularly those of adolescents, have long received very limited attention in the history of medical device development. [12][13][14] Considering children, in turn, medical device development has been described to simply "gravitate […] towards the repurposing of adult's applications, on the basis of the incorrect assumption that devices can simply be made smaller in line with a child's size, with little consideration for changes in anatomy and physiology through growth and development" (p. 17).…”