Rezension Christoph Ann Patentrecht (8. Aufl. 2022)

in Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht. Internationaler Teil (2023)

Efficient Hamiltonian Reduction for Quantum Annealing on SatCom Beam Placement Problem

in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Rome, Italy, May 2023 (2023)

INURA reflects on Luxembourg - Results of a feedback session with INURA

in INURA Bulletin (2023), 33

Identifying Key Transcription Factors of Cellular Mechanisms in Single-Cell Environment for Regenerative Medicine

Doctoral thesis (2023)

Member, Managing Board, European Banking Center Network

Diverse speeches and writings (2023)

Being an “outsider in”: skilled migrants' career strategies in local organizations

in Journal of Global Mobility (2023)

Purpose – Although the literature on the careers of skilled migrants is growing, relatively little is known about their experiences inside host country organizations. This article is a replication and an ... [more ▼]

Purpose – Although the literature on the careers of skilled migrants is growing, relatively little is known about their experiences inside host country organizations. This article is a replication and an extension of a study by Zikic et al. (2010) on career challenges and coping strategies of skilled migrants. In contrast to the replicated study, where the focus was on the unemployed pool of talented migrants, in this study, the authors look at the career experiences of those who are already employed. Similar to the study of Zikic et al. (2010), the authors seek to explore how migrants understand their careers and what approaches they use to enact career opportunities from the perspective of “insiders” in local organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The authors used a qualitative explorative approach. Based on 24 indepth interviews with highly qualified specialists, who were hired for positions in Luxembourg corresponding to their professional profiles, the authors explore what challenges they face at the workplace and how they tackle them. Findings – This research not only replicates the study of Zikic et al. (2010) but also extends the authors’ knowledge of the careers of skilled migrants in the context of local organizations. By focusing on employed skilled migrants, the authors open a “black box” of their career challenges and strategies and extend an earlier career typology (Zikic et al., 2010) into what happens within local organizations. In particular, this study identifies two major challenges that skilled migrants experience, namely, “trying to fit in” and “managing career mismatch”. Then, it shows three unique strategies that skilled migrants use to manage their careers. This allows us to cluster skilled migrants into three categories that the authors conceptualized, namely “workhorses”, “career rebels” and “career conformists”. Originality/value – This study contributes to the literature on the careers of skilled migrants by theorizing the experiences of migrant careers after organizational entry. It also contributes to the talent management literature by providing nuanced insights into the challenges, strategies and profiles that this global talent has. [less ▲]

What can inform us about the arrival of daily extreme stock market events?

E-print/Working paper (2023)

Remarks on Johan van der Walt’s Concept of Liberal Democratic Law. With Kelsen, Beyond Kelsen and the Unexplored Issue of Independent Technocratic Institutions

in Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy (2023), (1), 120-133

Towards assimilating SAR data into an anisotropic model of an underground aquifer

Scientific Conference (2023)

In this study, we aim to shed light on the feasibility of assimilating synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data into a partial differential equation-based model of a poroelastic homogeneous aquifer with ... [more ▼]

In this study, we aim to shed light on the feasibility of assimilating synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data into a partial differential equation-based model of a poroelastic homogeneous aquifer with anisotropic hydraulic conductivity (AHC). Although other authors [1] have considered the problem of assimilating SAR data into a poroelastic model that uses an inhomogeneous isotropic random field model for hydraulic conductivity, to the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to consider assimilating SAR data into a poroelastic model with AHC. Our study is inspired by the work of [2] where an aquifer test is performed on the Anderson Junction aquifer in southwestern Utah. Due to the inherent preferential direction of the fractured sandstone at the Anderson Junction site, the ratio of hydraulic conductivity along the principal axes can be on the order of 24 to 1. We build an anisotropically conductive poroelastic finite element model of the Anderson Junction site that can predict the coupled fluid flow and mechanical displacements. Our results show that the effective elastic response of the aquifer on the Earth’s surface has an anisotropic nature driven by the underlying anisotropy in the fluid problem, even when the elasticity problem is assumed to be isotropic. We interpret these results in the context of using SAR data to improve the characterization of aquifer systems, like the Anderson Junction site, with strongly anisotropic behavior. The Doctoral Training Unit Data-driven computational modelling and applications (DRIVEN) is funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund under the PRIDE programme (PRIDE17/12252781). [1] Amal Alghamdi. Bayesian inverse problems for quasi-static poroelasticity with application to ground water aquifer characterization from geodetic data. PhD thesis, 2020. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/86231. [2] Victor M. Heilweil and Paul A. Hsieh. Determining Anisotropic Transmissivity Using a Simplified Papadopulos Method. Groundwater, 44(5):749–753, 2006. 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2006.00210.x [less ▲]

The impact of traumatic childhood experiences on interoception: disregarding one’s own body

in Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation (2023), 10(1), 5

Background Deficient interoception, the processing and perception of internal bodily signals, has been discussed as a mechanism underlying various mental disorders. First results indicate a mediating role ... [more ▼]

Background Deficient interoception, the processing and perception of internal bodily signals, has been discussed as a mechanism underlying various mental disorders. First results indicate a mediating role of interoception in the interplay of traumatic childhood experiences and adult mental disorders. Traumatic childhood experiences may hinder the adequate processing, integration, and trust in bodily signals that are important in order to understand and regulate own needs and emotions, thereby increasing the vulnerability for mental disorders. However, an overarching study investigating alterations in different interoceptive measures and trauma-related disorders as well as their mediating role between early trauma and emotion dysregulation is still missing. Methods One hundred thirty-six individuals with varying levels of traumatic childhood experiences who either had a current diagnosis of major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, or somatic symptom disorder, or no mental disorder, took part in a multidimensional assessment of interoceptive processes, including interoceptive accuracy, sensibility, and awareness. Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to compare groups regarding interoceptive processes and associations with traumatic childhood experiences and emotion dysregulation were analyzed with Spearman correlations. Furthermore, mediation analyses were computed to examine and compare interoceptive processes as potential mediators between traumatic childhood experiences and emotion dysregulation. Results Only body dissociation, a measure for interoceptive sensibility, was significantly reduced in individuals with a current mental disorder. Body dissociation was also the only interoceptive measure significantly associated with traumatic childhood experiences and emotion dysregulation and the only significant mediator in the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and emotion dysregulation across groups. Conclusion Results suggest body dissociation, but not other interoceptive measures, as an important feature linking traumatic childhood experiences to current emotion dysregulation, an important transdiagnostic feature. As body dissociation refers to a habitual non-attendance or disregard of interoceptive signals, integrative therapeutic interventions could help affected individuals to overcome difficulties in emotion perception and regulation. [less ▲]