INFIDELIDADE: um crime de gestão contra o património

Diz o art. 224º do Código Penal português (CP): “1 - Quem, tendo-lhe sido confiado, por lei ou por acto jurídico, o encargo de dispor de interesses patrimoniais alheios ou de os administrar ou fiscalizar, causar a esses interesses, intencionalmente e com grave violação dos deveres que lhe incumbem, prejuízo patrimonial importante é punido com pena de prisão até 3 anos ou com pena de multa. § 2 - A tentativa é punível. § 3 - O procedimento criminal depende de queixa. § 4 – É correspondentemente aplicável o disposto nos n.os 2 e 3 do artigo 206.º e na alínea a) do n.º 1 do artigo 207º. Redacção da Lei nº 19/2013, de 21/2 – vigente a partir de 23/3/13. Referem, por um lado, os n.os 2 e 3 do artigo 206º: “Restituição ou reparação: (…) 2 - Quando a coisa furtada ou ilegitimamente apropriada for restituída, ou tiver lugar a reparação integral do prejuízo causado, sem dano ilegítimo de terceiro, até ao início da audiência de julgamento em 1ª instância, a pena é especialmente atenuada. § 3 - Se a restituição ou a reparação forem parciais, a pena pode ser especialmente atenuada”. § Says the art. 224 of the Portuguese Penal Code (PC): "1 - Who, having been entrusted by law or legal act, the disposal charge of other people's property interests or to manage or supervise, cause to those interests, intentionally and with serious breach of his duties, important material damage is punished with imprisonment up to three years or a fine. § 2 - The attempt is punishable. § 3 - The criminal proceedings on a complaint. § 4 - It is accordingly applicable the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 206 and paragraph a) of paragraph 1 of Article 207. Wording of Law No. 19/2013, of 21/2 - effective from 03.23.13. Refer on the one hand, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 206: "Restitution or repair: (...) 2 - When the stolen or illegally appropriate thing is restored, or have rise to full compensation for financial loss, no illegitimate damage Third, until the beginning of the trial, in 1st instance, the penalty is mitigated. § 3 - If the refund or repair are partial, the penalty can be mitigated. "

Letter - P. Mason to S.D. Woodruff

Letter from P. Mason of Ottawa to S.D. Woodruff stating that a certificate has been issued to pay full compensation for all the damage to lots 20 and 21 in the 5th Concession in Grantham by the overflow of the Welland Canal. A piece has been torn from the top of the letter. This does not affect the text, Sept. 24, 1880.

Les causes de déchéance du droit à limitation de responsabilité du transporteur maritime international de marchandises sous connaissement

La présente étude examine les causes de déchéance du droit à limitation de responsabilité du transporteur maritime de marchandises. En règle générale, les plafonds d’indemnisation fixés par les conventions internationales écartent la réparation intégrale du préjudice causé par le transporteur maritime de marchandises. Cependant, il est également prévu un certain nombre de causes de déchéance de ce droit à limitation, pour lesquelles les conditions d’application diffèrent d’une convention internationale à l’autre (Règles de La Haye, Règles de La Haye-Visby, Règles de Hambourg et Règles de Rotterdam). Parallèlement, les tribunaux nationaux, par le recours à des notions propres de leurs systèmes juridiques, modifient l’étendue des causes de déchéance de ce droit. En somme, la déchéance du droit à limitation de responsabilité variera selon la convention internationale appliquée et selon la juridiction compétente. Ce qui, en définitive, porte atteinte à la structuration rationnelle du régime de responsabilité du transporteur maritime dans sa globalité et à l’objectif d’uniformisation poursuivi jusqu’ici.

A antinomia existente entre as Convenções de Varsóvia e Montreal e o Código de Defesa do Consumidor: a questão da limitação da responsabilidade do transportador aéreo

O presente trabalho objetiva analisar, sob o ponto de vista doutrinário e jurisprudencial, a discussão sobre a antinomia entre as Convenções de Varsóvia e Montreal, que estipulam um teto máximo de indenizatório às vítimas de acidentes aéreos, e o Código de Defesa do Consumidor que, ao promover a proteção do consumidor, estabelece a indenização integral pelos danos sofridos pelo fato do serviço. Inicialmente, analisa-se regulação internacional do transporte aéreo no tocante ao regime de responsabilidade, atentando-se para sua evolução e origem histórica. Em seguida, contextualiza-se a proteção do consumidor no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, ressaltando o regime de responsabilidade pelo fato do serviço e o princípio da reparação integral dos danos. Por fim, passa-se para a análise da antinomia existente entre os diplomas, buscando-se a melhor solução diante da atual realidade da sociedade brasileira.

L'azione risarcitoria ex art. 2497 c.c.

Scopo della presente trattazione è quello di andare ad osservare in che modo il legislatore della riforma abbia cercato di offrire una disciplina ad un fenomeno sempre più in espansione nell’economia italiana: i gruppi di impresa. In particolare, l’elaborato è composto da 3 nuclei. Il primo analizza la disciplina, introdotta nel 2003, relativa all’attività di direzione e coordinamento (art. 2497 c.c. e ss) rintracciandone le regole generali e il rapporto con le norme del codice civile. Una seconda parte approfondisce gli elementi costitutivi dell'attivita' di direzione e coordinamento, i presupposti affinche' si possa configurare una responsabilita' da parte della societa' capogruppo e i soggetti conivolti all'interno di un gruppo. La terza parte e' invece dedicata allo studio delle problematiche legate all’azione risarcitoria introdotta con la disposizione di cui all’art. 2497 c.c., soprattutto confrontando la posizione dei soci di minoranza con quella dei creditori sociali. In particolare, vengono descritte le modalità con le quali i soci e i creditori sociali possono esercitare l’azione a tutela dei propri interessi e dunque tentare di trovare pieno ristoro ai danni sofferti; danni che in qualche modo risultano legati alle scelte operate dal gruppo di comando e, più tecnicamente, dalla società che esercita l’attività di direzione e coordinamento, la c.d. capogruppo.

Herbivores differentially limit the seedling growth and sapling recruitment of two dominant rain forest trees

Resource heterogeneity may influence how plants are attacked and respond to consumers in multiple ways. Perhaps a better understanding of how this interaction might limit sapling recruitment in tree populations may be achieved by examining species’ functional responses to herbivores on a continuum of resource availability. Here, we experimentally reduced herbivore pressure on newly established seedlings of two dominant masting trees in 40 canopy gaps, across c. 80 ha of tropical rain forest in central Africa (Korup, Cameroon). Mesh cages were built to protect individual seedlings, and their leaf production and changes in height were followed for 22 months. With more light, herbivores increasingly prevented the less shade-tolerant Microberlinia bisulcata from growing as tall as it could and producing more leaves, indicating an undercompensation. The more shade-tolerant Tetraberlinia bifoliolata was much less affected by herbivores, showing instead near to full compensation for leaf numbers, and a negligible to weak impact of herbivores on its height growth. A stage-matrix model that compared control and caged populations lent evidence for a stronger impact of herbivores on the long-term population dynamics of M. bisulcata than T. bifoliolata. Our results suggest that insect herbivores can contribute to the local coexistence of two abundant tree species at Korup by disproportionately suppressing sapling recruitment of the faster-growing dominant via undercompensation across the light gradient created by canopy disturbances. The functional patterns we have documented here are consistent with current theory, and, because gap formations are integral to forest regeneration, they may be more widely applicable in other tropical forest communities. If so, the interaction between life-history and herbivore impact across light gradients may play a substantial role in tree species coexistence.

Temperate Mountain Forest Biodiversity under Climate Change: Compensating Negative Effects by Increasing Structural Complexity

Species adapted to cold-climatic mountain environments are expected to face a high risk of range contractions, if not local extinctions under climate change. Yet, the populations of many endothermic species may not be primarily affected by physiological constraints, but indirectly by climate-induced changes of habitat characteristics. In mountain forests, where vertebrate species largely depend on vegetation composition and structure, deteriorating habitat suitability may thus be mitigated or even compensated by habitat management aiming at compositional and structural enhancement. We tested this possibility using four cold-adapted bird species with complementary habitat requirements as model organisms. Based on species data and environmental information collected in 300 1-km2 grid cells distributed across four mountain ranges in central Europe, we investigated (1) how species’ occurrence is explained by climate, landscape, and vegetation, (2) to what extent climate change and climate-induced vegetation changes will affect habitat suitability, and (3) whether these changes could be compensated by adaptive habitat management. Species presence was modelled as a function of climate, landscape and vegetation variables under current climate; moreover, vegetation-climate relationships were assessed. The models were extrapolated to the climatic conditions of 2050, assuming the moderate IPCC-scenario A1B, and changes in species’ occurrence probability were quantified. Finally, we assessed the maximum increase in occurrence probability that could be achieved by modifying one or multiple vegetation variables under altered climate conditions. Climate variables contributed significantly to explaining species occurrence, and expected climatic changes, as well as climate-induced vegetation trends, decreased the occurrence probability of all four species, particularly at the low-altitudinal margins of their distribution. These effects could be partly compensated by modifying single vegetation factors, but full compensation would only be achieved if several factors were changed in concert. The results illustrate the possibilities and limitations of adaptive species conservation management under climate change.

Developmentally related responses of maize catalase genes to salicylic acid.

The response of the maize catalase genes (Cat1, Cat2, and Cat3) to salicylic acid (SA) was examined at two distinct developmental stages: embryogenesis and germination. A unique, germination-related differential response of each maize catalase gene to various doses of SA was observed. During late embryogenesis, total catalase activity in scutella increased dramatically with 1 mM SA treatment. The accumulation of Cat2 transcript and CAT-2 isozyme protein provided the major contribution to the observed increase in total catalase activity. This increase was paralleled by the enhanced growth of germinated embryos at that stage. In a CAT-2 null mutant line, a full compensation of total catalase activity by the CAT-1 isozyme was observed in the presence of SA. This suggests that catalase is important for maintenance of normal cellular processes under stress conditions. SA at 1 mM, which enhances growth of precociously germinated embryos, appeared to inhibit seed germination at 1 day after inhibition. Furthermore, Cat2 transcript accumulation was inhibited at this stage. SA is probably not a direct signal for the induction of the catalase genes. Other signals, possibly germination-related regulator(s), might be responsible for the induction of the catalase genes. The effect of SA on the activity of purified catalase protein was also examined.

Retirement and survivor benefits for reservists : Military Compensation Subcommittee deliberation and full committee consideration of H. R.10340 (H.R. 11823) and H. R. 10348 (H.R. 11797) /

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"Full aid" insurance for the traffic victim; a voluntary compensation plan.

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Electronic dispersion compensation using full optical-field reconstruction in 10Gbit/s OOK based systems

We investigate the design of electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) using full optical-field reconstruction in 10Gbit/s on-off keyed transmission systems limited by optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR). By effectively suppressing the impairment due to low- frequency component amplification in phase reconstruction, properly designing the transmission system configuration to combat fiber nonlinearity, and successfully reducing the vulnerability to thermal noise, a 4.8dB OSNR margin can be achieved for 2160km single-mode fiber transmission without any optical dispersion compensation. We also investigate the performance sensitivity of the scheme to various system parameters, and propose a novel method to greatly enhance the tolerance to differential phase misalignment of the asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer. This numerical study provides important design guidelines which will enable full optical-field EDC to become a cost-effective dispersion compensation solution for future transparent optical networks.

Chromatic dispersion compensation using full-field maximum-likelihood sequence estimation

We investigate full-field detection-based maximum-likelihood sequence estimation (MLSE) for chromatic dispersion compensation in 10 Gbit/s OOK optical communication systems. Important design criteria are identified to optimize the system performance. It is confirmed that approximately 50% improvement in transmission reach can be achieved compared to conventional direct-detection MLSE at both 4 and 16 states. It is also shown that full-field MLSE is more robust to the noise and the associated noise amplifications in full-field reconstruction, and consequently exhibits better tolerance to nonoptimized system parameters than full-field feedforward equalizer. Experiments over 124 km spans of field-installed single-mode fiber without optical dispersion compensation using full-field MLSE verify the theoretically predicted performance benefits.

Full-field electronic dispersion compensation of a 10 Gbit/s OOK signal over 4 x 124 km field-installed single-mode fibre

We experimentally demonstrate the use of full-field electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) to achieve a bit error rate of 5 x 10(-5) at 22.3 dB optical signal-to-noise ratio for single-channel 10 Gbit/s on-off keyed signal after transmission over 496 km field-installed single-mode fibre with an amplifier spacing of 124 km. This performance is achieved by designing the EDC so as to avoid electronic amplification of the noise content of the signal during full-field reconstruction. We also investigate the tolerance of the system to key signal processing parameters, and numerically demonstrate that single-channel 2160 km single mode fibre transmission without in-line optical dispersion compensation can be achieved using this technique with 80 km amplifier spacing and optimized system parameters.

Mitigation of pattern sensitivity in full-field electronic dispersion compensation

We investigate the pattern-dependent decoding failures in full-field electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) by offline processing of experimental signals, and find that the performance of such an EDC receiver may be degraded by an isolated "1" bit surrounded by long strings of consecutive "0s". By reducing the probability of occurrence of this kind of isolated "1" and using a novel adaptive threshold decoding method, we greatly improve the compensation performance to achieve 10-Gb/s on-off keyed signal transmission over 496-km field-installed single-mode fiber without optical dispersion compensation.

Mitigation of pattern sensitivity in full-field electronic dispersion compensation

We investigate the pattern-dependent decoding failures in full-field electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) by offline processing of experimental signals, and find that the performance of such an EDC receiver may be degraded by an isolated "1" bit surrounded by long strings of consecutive "0s". By reducing the probability of occurrence of this kind of isolated "1" and using a novel adaptive threshold decoding method, we greatly improve the compensation performance to achieve 10-Gb/s on-off keyed signal transmission over 496-km field-installed single-mode fiber without optical dispersion compensation.