The SASI Model

The task of the SASI project was to identify the way transport infrastructure contributes to regional socio-economic development in different regional contexts. For this purpose an interactive computer simulation model for forecasting the impacts of transport infrastructure investments and transport system improvements of the trans-European transport networks on socio-economic activities in the regions of Europe was developed (see the other SASI reports in the SASI Home Page). This report gives an overview of the structure of the SASI model, i.e. its submodels and the functional form of its model equations

Distortions in a multi-level co-financing system: the case of the agri-environmental programme of Saxony-Anhalt

In this paper we analyse the impact of the EU multi-level cofinancing system on regional policy-making and priority setting taking the case of the agri-environmental programme of Saxony-Anhalt. The implications of several co-financing scenarios are analysed and compared to respective lump-sum transfers using an interactive linear programming approach. The results reveal how regional choices on agri-environmental measures are influenced by the co-financing system leading to distortions. The extent of these distortions depends on the specific regional preferences and restrictions.agri-environmental programmes, co-financing, federalism, interactive programming, policy-making, Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy,

Distortions in a Multi-Level Co-Financing System: The Case of the Agri-Environmental Program of Saxony-Anhalt

In this paper we analyze the impact of the EU multi-level co-financing system on regional policy-making and priority setting taking the case of the agri-environmental program of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The implications of several co-financing scenarios are analyzed and compared to respective lump-sum transfers using an interactive linear programming approach. The results reveal that regional choices on agri-environmental measures are strongly influenced by the co-financing system leading to distortions. The extent of these distortions depends on the specific regional preferences and restrictions to be considered in the policy-making process.Agri-environmental programs, co-financing, federalism, interactive programming, policy-making, Environmental Economics and Policy, Financial Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, C61, H72, Q18,

Industrie 4.0 - die Zukunft der digitalen Fabrik

Vortrag, gehalten auf der Tagung VDD 2015 in Radebeul am 12. März 2015

Co-financing Implications for Regional Policy-Making: A Case Study for the Agri-environmental Programme in Saxony-Anhalt

Financing agri-environmental programmes in the European Union (EU) takes place in a multi-level system with mixed co-financing and shared financial responsibilities. In this paper we analyse how co-financing influences policy-making in regions taking the case of the agri-environmental programme in Saxony-Anhalt. Using an interactive linear programming approach the implications of several co-financing scenarios are analysed. EU co-financing certainly enhances the financial volume for the agri-environmental programme in Saxony-Anhalt; but as regional policy-making is distorted by the scheme of mixed co-financing as compared to unconditional financial transfers, the priorities for measures vary depending on different EU co-financing scenarios.agri-environmental programmes, co-financing, federalism, interactive programming, policy-making, Environmental Economics and Policy,

Co-reference annotation and resources: a multilingual corpus of typologically diverse languages

This article introduces a dialogue corpus containing data from two typologically different languages, Japanese and Kilivila. The corpus is annotated in accordance with language specific annotation schemes for co-referential and similar relations. The article describes the corpus data, the properties of language specific co-reference in the two languages and a methodology for its annotation. Examples from the corpus show how this methodology is used in the workflow of the annotation process

Trial Report – Closed Transfer Systems (CTS)

The measuring method used to measure operator exposure during the filling process has been significantly improved by several innovative measures, such as a better washing program with less water, the operation of the washing machine with demineralized water, the use of stainless steel sieves for sample preparation and new overalls. In particular, during the test period, valuable experience was gained with the correct textile composition, the correct storage of the contaminated dosimeters and the evaluation of the measured data. The complex process could be made more efficient by new ideas in many places, so that a faster processing of the trials is possible. The measurement accuracy was improved or at least maintained depending on the dosimeter. Due to the independent filling of the tracer solution in PPP canisters, short storage times between filling and the beginning of the test could be realized, whereby the stability of the tracer and thus also the measuring accuracy are positively influenced. Especially in the variants without the CTS, the results show in some cases larger situation-dependent differences in the exposure of different operators. The execution of the tests should therefore be carried out by several operators with a sufficient number of repetitions. It can be deduced from the trial results that visors, laboratory gloves and underwear can largely be dispensed with when evaluating a CTS, since the proportion of these dosimeters in the total exposure is negligible. For overalls, the particular problem is that only a few valid measurements above the detection limit are available, although appreciable exposures may occur. On the other hand, the distribution of measurement results in protective gloves allows the derivation of a suitable standard reference value and is well suited as a basis for evaluating the filling systems. Due to the limits of quantification of the dosimeters, however, restrictions in the measuring methodology are set, which must not be disregarded when defining the test requirements.The measuring method used to measure operator exposure during the filling process has been significantly improved by several innovative measures, such as a better washing program with less water, the operation of the washing machine with demineralized water, the use of stainless steel sieves for sample preparation and new overalls. In particular, during the test period, valuable experience was gained with the correct textile composition, the correct storage of the contaminated dosimeters and the evaluation of the measured data. The complex process could be made more efficient by new ideas in many places, so that a faster processing of the trials is possible. The measurement accuracy was improved or at least maintained depending on the dosimeter. Due to the independent filling of the tracer solution in PPP canisters, short storage times between filling and the beginning of the test could be realized, whereby the stability of the tracer and thus also the measuring accuracy are positively influenced. Especially in the variants without the CTS, the results show in some cases larger situation-dependent differences in the exposure of different operators. The execution of the tests should therefore be carried out by several operators with a sufficient number of repetitions. It can be deduced from the trial results that visors, laboratory gloves and underwear can largely be dispensed with when evaluating a CTS, since the proportion of these dosimeters in the total exposure is negligible. For overalls, the particular problem is that only a few valid measurements above the detection limit are available, although appreciable exposures may occur. On the other hand, the distribution of measurement results in protective gloves allows the derivation of a suitable standard reference value and is well suited as a basis for evaluating the filling systems. Due to the limits of quantification of the dosimeters, however, restrictions in the measuring methodology are set, which must not be disregarded when defining the test requirements