Challenging the Olympic Charter at the Swiss OECD National Contact Point

E-print/Working paper (2020)

Sequential Temporary and Permanent Control of Boolean Networks.

in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology (CMSB) (2020)

Cardiac cycle phases affect auditory-evoked potentials, startle eye blink and pre-motor reaction times in response to acoustic startle stimuli

in International Journal of Psychophysiology (2020), 157(1), 70-81

Startle stimuli evoke lower responses when presented during the early as compared to the late cardiac cycle phase, an effect that has been called ‘cardiac modulation of startle’ (CMS). The CMS effect may ... [more ▼]

Startle stimuli evoke lower responses when presented during the early as compared to the late cardiac cycle phase, an effect that has been called ‘cardiac modulation of startle’ (CMS). The CMS effect may be associated with visceral-afferent neural traffic, as it is reduced in individuals with degeneration of afferent autonomic nerves. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the CMS effect is due a modulation of only early, automatic stages of stimulus processing by baro-afferent neural traffic, or if late stages are also affected. We, therefore, investigated early and late components of auditory-evoked potentials (AEPs) to acoustic startle stimuli (105, 100, 95 dB), which were presented during the early (R-wave +230 ms) or the late cardiac cycle phase (R +530 ms) in two studies. In Study 1, participants were requested to ignore (n=25) or to respond to the stimuli with button-presses (n=24). In Study 2 (n=23), participants were asked to rate the intensity of the stimuli. We found lower EMG startle response magnitudes (both studies) and slower pre-motor reaction times in the early as compared to the late cardiac cycle phase (Study 1). We also observed lower N1 negativity (both studies), but higher P2 (Study 1) and P3 positivity (both studies) in response to stimuli presented in the early cardiac cycle phase. This AEP modulation pattern appears to be specific to the CMS effect, suggesting that early stages of startle stimulus processing are attenuated, whereas late stages are enhanced by baro-afferent neural traffic [less ▲]

Droit international privé de l'Union européenne (2019)

in Journal du Droit International (2020)

Droit international privé luxembourgeois, Volume 1 (Conflit de lois - Théorie générale, Obligations, Biens, Sociétés)

Book published by legitech (2020)

L’ouvrage présente de manière systéma-tique les règles de droit international privé applicables au Grand-Duché du Luxem-bourg. Ce premier volume est consacré à la détermination de la loi applicable et ... [more ▼]

L’ouvrage présente de manière systéma-tique les règles de droit international privé applicables au Grand-Duché du Luxem-bourg. Ce premier volume est consacré à la détermination de la loi applicable et expose la théorie générale du conflit de lois ainsi que les solutions particulières concernant les obligations (contrats, délits, régime gé-néral de l’obligation), les biens (corporels et incorporels) et les sociétés (y compris en cas d’insolvabilité).A l’instar du droit des autres Etats membres, le droit international privé luxembourgeois est dominé par des sources d’origines européenne et internationale. Sa spécificité demeure forte, cependant, car le Luxembourg a ratifié des conven-tions internationales différentes de ses grands voisins francophones et adopté des normes nationales qui s’inspirent de plu-sieurs expériences juridiques étrangères, mais peuvent aussi être originales. Sans négliger la jurisprudence européenne, l’ouvrage tente enfin de rassembler la ju-risprudence des juridictions luxembour-geoises en la matière qui, à nouveau, si elle s’inspire le plus souvent de la jurisprudence française, s’en écarte parfois. [less ▲]

La formation professionnelle transfrontalière en tant que processus d’apprentissage et mobilisation du savoir transfrontaliers

in Hamez, Grégory; Defays, Jean-Marc (Eds.) Réalités, perceptions et représentations des frontières (2020)

This article deals with cross border mobility in vocational and educational training in the Greater Region.

La réintroduction des contrôles frontaliers dans l’Espace Schengen. Réflexions préliminaires pour un agenda de recherche

in Hamez, Grégory; Defays, Jean-Marc (Eds.) Réalités, perceptions et représentations des frontières. L’Espace transfrontalier de la Grande Région Saare-Lor-Lux, (2020)

This articles analyses the potential impact of closed borders or the re-establishing of border checks on the Greater Region - especially in Luxembourg.

What’s in a name? Identity, indexicality and name-change in an immigrant context

in European Journal of Applied Linguistics (2020), 8(2), 333-353

The present study explores the case of a transnational Polish family in Norway in which one of the care givers as well as the teenage son underwent a name change after their initial experiences of ... [more ▼]

The present study explores the case of a transnational Polish family in Norway in which one of the care givers as well as the teenage son underwent a name change after their initial experiences of migration. Drawing on the audio-recorded interactions in the interview situation, the article investigates the identity constructions of the focal participant in his narrative about the name change. To this end, first, the indexicalities of the social identity category Pole as constructed in Norwegian media and the participants’ accounts are outlined. Then, against this backdrop, the focal participant’s identity claims as occasioned in the narrative on the name change are discursively analyzed. The analysis shows that the identity claims the focal participant makes aim at dissociating himself from the powerless, stigmatized position of a migrant, in which he was cast upon his arrival in Norway. Furthermore, the study suggests that migrant identity constructions need to be considered against the participants’ lived experiences of migration, larger societal discourses and against participants’ constructions of belonging to imagined communities. [less ▲]

The role of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in acquired capability for suicide

in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (2020), 50(6), 1121-1126

La cultura como imaginación social

in Theorie Now. Journal of Literature, Critique, and Thought (2020), 3(2), 117132