"CENTROS" UND DIE BEITRITTSWERBER

Series: Arbeitspapiere des Forschungsinstituts für mittel- und osteuropäisches Wirtschaftsrech

Measures by the Austrian Regulatory Authorities in Response to the Financial Market Crisis

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Die erste urbane SOS-Kinderdorf-Familie in Wien

In der vorliegenden Diplomarbeit wird aus sozialpädagogischer Sicht die Tendenz beleuchtet, im Bereich familiennaher Fremdunterbringung im System der österreichischen Jugendwohlfahrt Minderjährige weitestgehend in ihrem bisherigen Beziehungs- und Lebensraumgeflecht zu belassen. Ziel dieser Form der Fremdunterbringung ist es, eine positive Identitätsentwicklung der Kinder und Jugendlichen nicht zusätzlich durch die Herausnahme aus der gewohnten sozialen Umgebung zu behindern. Diese Tendenz wird am Beispiel der ersten urbanen SOS-Kinderdorf-Familie in Wien/Floridsdorf aufgezeigt. Es wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob Kinder und Jugendliche – ausgehend davon, dass die Fremdunterbringung im Sinne des Kindeswohls notwendig war – am besten dann zu einer positiven Identitätsentwicklung gelangen, wenn ihr bisheriges Beziehungs- und Lebensraumgeflecht weitestgehend aufrechterhalten bleibt. Fazit - auch nach Auseinandersetzung mit den Einwänden gegen eine Kontakthaltung mit der Herkunftsfamilie – wird sein, dass die positiven Auswirkungen der Kontakthaltung und des Verbleibs im bisherigen sozialen Milieu auf die Entwicklung des Kindes/des Jugendlichen bei weitem überwiegen, weil dadurch eine zusätzliche Möglichkeit der Auseinandersetzung mit seiner Identität und Vergangenheit besteht

Ictal unilateral eye blinking and contralateral blink inhibition — A video-EEG study and review of the literature

AbstractIntroductionThere is limited information on ictal unilateral eye blinking (UEB) as a lateralizing sign in focal seizures. We identified two patients with UEB and propose a novel mechanism of UEB based on a review of the literature.Materials and methodsWe report on two patients with intractable focal epilepsy showing UEB among 269 consecutive patients undergoing noninvasive video-EEG monitoring from October 2011 to May 2013.ResultsUnilateral eye blinking was observed in 0.7% (two of 269) of our patients. Patient one had four focal seizures. Semiological signs in all of her seizures were impaired consciousness, bilateral eye blinking (BEB), and UEB on the right. During one seizure, BEB recurred after UEB with a higher blink frequency on the right. Patient two had ten focal seizures. Among them were one electrographic seizure and nine focal seizures with BEB (in 3/10) and UEB on the left (in 1/10 seizures, respectively). Both patients did not display any clonic activity of the face. In seizures with UEB, ictal EEG onset was observed over the ipsilateral frontotemporal region in both of the patients (over F8 in 2/4, Fp2-F8 in 1/4, Sp2-T2 in 1/4, and F7 in 1/1 seizures, respectively). Ictal pattern during UEB showed bilateral ictal activity (in 4/4) and ictal discharges over the ipsilateral frontal region (maximum over F3 in 1/1 seizure). Interictal EEG showed sharp waves over the same regions.DiscussionUnilateral eye blinking was ipsilateral to the frontotemporal ictal EEG pattern in both patients. The asymmetric blink frequency during BEB in patient one leads to the hypothesis that ictal UEB is caused by contralateral blink inhibition due to activation in frontotemporal cortical areas and mediated by trigeminal fibers

Österreichischer NPO-Governance Kodex

Der Österreichische NPO-​Governance Kodex wurde im Zeitraum Mai 2012 bis September 2013 von JuristInnen und BetriebswirtInnen der WU sowie BeraterInnen der Contrast Management Consulting erstellt. Der Österreichische NPO-​Governance-Kodex steht als frei verfügbare Ressource allen Österreichischen Nonprofit Organisationen zur Verfügung. Er versteht sich inhaltlich als Empfehlung zur Gestaltung der Leitung und Aufsicht einer Nonprofit Organisation (NPO) und vereint jene Regelungen und Praktiken, die aktuell aus rechtlicher Sicht und aus Perspektive eines verantwortungsvollen Managements als Good Practice bezeichnet werden können. Die Organe der jeweiligen NPO sollen klar erkennen können, welche Aufgaben sie übernehmen sollen und welche Regeln eingehalten werden sollten. Dies soll zur Entlastung der organisationsinternen Beschäftigung mit Abläufen und Strukturen von Kontrolle und Leitung dienen

Modern coatings in high performance cutting applications

Modern, state-of-the-art, PVD coatings are required to fulfill a variety of different applications. Each metal cutting operation requires an optimal combination of various film parameters to achieve a high end cutting performance. Especially, Al-based coatings such as AlTiN- and AlCrN-coatings show very good results in high performance metal cutting applications. Wear resistance, thermal stability such as oxidation resistance and hardness at elevated temperatures are key issues within these cutting operations. In this paper the influence of these properties on Al-based nitride coatings in relation to metal cutting tests such as milling and drilling will be discussed

Risk-shifting Through Issuer Liability and Corporate Monitoring

This article explores how issuer liability re-allocates fraud risk and how risk allocation may reduce the incidence of fraud. In the US, the apparent absence of individual liability of officeholders and insufficient monitoring by insurers under-mine the potential deterrent effect of securities litigation. The underlying reasons why both mechanisms remain ineffective are collective action problems under the prevailing dispersed ownership structure, which eliminates the incentives to moni-tor set by issuer liability. This article suggests that issuer liability could potentially have a stronger deterrent effect when it shifts risk to individuals or entities holding a larger financial stake. Thus, it would enlist large shareholders in monitoring in much of Europe. The same risk-shifting effect also has implications for the debate about the relationship between securities litigation and creditor interests. Credi-tors’ claims should not be given precedence over claims of defrauded investors (e.g., because of the capital maintenance principle), since bearing some of the fraud risk will more strongly incentivise large creditors, such as banks, to monitor the firm in jurisdictions where corporate debt is relatively concentrated

Wettability and corrosion of [NTf2] anion-based ionic liquids on steel and PVD (TiN, CrN, ZrN) coatings

Thewetting and corrosion behavior of three bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquids: 1-Dodecyl-3- methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [C12MIM][NTf2], tributylmethylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [N4441][NTf2] and methyltrioctylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [N1888][NTf2] are tested in this research. The surface tension was measured for temperatures of 293–353 K resulting in the expected linearly decreasing behavior with temperature increase. In addition, contact angle measurements were made on AISI 52100 steel and three coatings (TiN, CrN and ZrN) obtained by PVD technique, finding the regular behavior in hydrophobic (non-polar) systems: high contact angles led to high surface tensions. Complementary parameters like spreading parameter and polarity fraction were calculated to enhance the wetting evaluation of these ionic liquids. [N1888][NTf2]/TiN resulted as the best IL-surface combination for a good wettability, due to the higher dispersion of the charge on the large size cation in this IL and the higher values of total and polar component of the surface free energy for this coating. Finally, SEM-EDS analysis determined that [N1888][NTf2]/ZrN was the best option in order to avoid corrosion problems. The evaporation of water, present as impurity in the ionic liquids, was found the main reason because of corrosion did not occur in the tests carried out at 100 °C