The rise of the Internet economy can be attributed to the worldwide spread of Internetaccess points and the rapid pace of ICT development (information and communicationtechnology), which together induced cross-border networking between privatehouseholds, enterprises and entire markets [Wirt01,...

This work is concerned with the conduct of MCDM by intelligent agents trading commodities in ALNs. These agents consider trustworthiness in their course of negotiation and select offers with respect to product price and seller reputation.

The European reference network for critical infrastructure protection (Erncip) has a Thematic Group for Radiological and Nuclear Threats to Critical Infrastructure (RN thematic group). It produced, in its 2014 work programme, a report on radiological and nuclear information sharing between the...

Strengthening chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) security in the European Union (EU) reduces the threat of and damage from CBRNE incidents. One of the main issues facing the EU security industry is its highly fragmented nature, exhibiting a lack of standardisation...

In this paper we empirically assess bankruptcy as a legal process. We examine a comprehensive reform to corporate bankruptcy law in Mexico, which streamlined the legal process and limits on litigation. Then we outline the ways in which bankruptcy law design affect a series of outcome variables....

High costs for fossil fuels and increasing installations of intermittent energy sources are imposing major challenges on power grid management. Uncertainty in generation and demand for electric energy require flexible generation capacity and stochastic optimization of generation schedules....