RECENT PROGRESS ON THE FACILITY UPGRADE FOR ACCELERATED RADIOACTIVE BEAMS AT TEXAS A&M *

The Cyclotron Institute at Texas A&amp;M University is<br />involved in an upgrade, one goal of which is to provide<br />radioactive ion beams accelerated to intermediate<br />energies by the K500 superconducting cyclotron. The old<br />88&rdquo; cyclotron, now the K150, has been refurbished to be<br />used as a driver and also to provide higher intensity, lowenergy,<br />primary beams for experiments. Two external ion<br />sources, an electron-cyclotron-resonance ion source<br />(ECRIS) and a multi-cusp negative ion source, have been<br />installed on a new axial line to inject beams into a<br />modified K150 central region. Acceleration of negative<br />ions of protons and deuterons with stripping for<br />extraction will be used in order to mitigate activation of<br />the K150. Beams from the K150 will be used to create<br />radioactive species via a light-ion guide and a heavy-ion<br />guide. Singly charged ions from either ion guide will be<br />transported to an ECRIS that is configured to capture<br />these ions and further ionize them. One charge-state from<br />this second ECRIS will be selected for subsequent<br />acceleration by the K500. Progress on the upgrade,<br />including the acceleration and extraction of both negative<br />and positive beams by the K150, is presented

Mass Damage Claims for GDPR Infringements: A Multi-Jurisdictional Perspective

This contribution discusses mass claims seeking non-material damages for data privacy infringements under Articles 80 and 82 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It contributes to the understanding of these provisions by offering a comparative perspective of how they were implemented in France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and the UK (collectively referred to in this article as 'covered jurisdictions'). The authors highlight the points of convergence and divergence regarding the implementation of Articles 80 and 82 GDPR in these jurisdictions and analyse the interaction between domestic regimes on collective actions and the GDPR. This article also offers initial thoughts on the interplay between the above-mentioned GDPR provisions on mass damage claims and the recently adopted Consumer Redress Directive, which includes the GDPR in the material scope of its application

Mass Damage Claims for GDPR Infringements: A Multi-Jurisdictional Perspective

This contribution discusses mass claims seeking non-material damages for data privacy infringements under Articles 80 and 82 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It contributes to the understanding of these provisions by offering a comparative perspective of how they were implemented in France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and the UK (collectively referred to in this article as 'covered jurisdictions'). The authors highlight the points of convergence and divergence regarding the implementation of Articles 80 and 82 GDPR in these jurisdictions and analyse the interaction between domestic regimes on collective actions and the GDPR. This article also offers initial thoughts on the interplay between the above-mentioned GDPR provisions on mass damage claims and the recently adopted Consumer Redress Directive, which includes the GDPR in the material scope of its application

On the Economic Link Between Asset Prices and Real Activity

This paper presents a model linking two financial markets (stocks and bonds) with real business cycle, in the framework of the Consumption Capital Asset Pricing Model with Generalized Isoelastic Preferences. Besides interest rate term spread, the model includes a new variable to forecast economic activity: stock market term spread. This is the slope of expected stock market returns. The empirical evidence documented in this paper suggests systematic relationships between business cycle's state and the shapes of two yield curves (interest rates and expected stock returns). Results are robust to changes in measures of economic growth, stock prices, interest rates and expectations generating mechanisms. Copyright 2006 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.