An Interview with Professor Mauro Zamboni : Striking Balance Between Law and Politics

( Mauro Zamboni ),( Jongcheol Kim ) 연세대학교 법학연구원 공공거버넌스와 법센터 2017 연세 공공거버넌스와 법 Vol.8 No.2

Professor Jongcheol Kim, interviewed Professor Mauro Zamboni on June 27, 2017, as part of his visit to Yonsei University. This interview records Mauro Zamboni`s encounter with legislative study, introduces his study on legislative models, discusses issues in the bordering realm of politics and law, and explores concepts as varied as legislative impact assessment, corporate social responsibility(CSR), constitutionalism, and the thought of Teubner. It provides new insight into Zamboni`s philosophy and theoretical backgrounds, while opening new avenues of research for scholars in legislative study in the future.

The round-the-clock technique for correction of gynecomastia

Mauro Tarallo,Giuseppe Di Taranto,Nefer Fallico,Diego Ribuffo 대한성형외과학회 2019 Archives of Plastic Surgery Vol.46 No.3

Background Gynecomastia is a common condition that can cause severe emotional and physical distress in both young and older men. Patients in whom symptomatic recalcitrant gynecomastia persists for a long time are potential candidates for surgery. Methods From January 2014 to January 2016, 15 patients underwent correction of gynecomastia through a single 3-mm incision at our institution. Only patients with true gynecomastia underwent surgery with this new technique. Through the small incision, sharp dissection was performed in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction describing two half-circles. Health-related quality of life and aesthetic outcomes were evaluated using a modified version of the Breast Evaluation Questionnaire (BEQ). Results The patients’ average age was 23.5 years (range, 18–28 years), and their average body mass index was 23.2 kg/m2 (range, 19.2–25.3 kg/m2). One case was unilateral and 14 cases were bilateral. The weight of glandular tissue resected from each breast ranged from 80 to 170 g. No excess skin was excised. Bleeding was minimal. The mean operating time was 25 minutes (range, 21–40 minutes). No complications were recorded. All lesions were histologically benign. The patients’ average score was 3.5 (on a 5-point Likert scale) in all domains of the BEQ for themselves and their partners. Conclusions In this study, we demonstrated the safety and reliability of a new technique that allows mastectomy through an imperceptible 3-mm incision. We obtained high patient satisfaction scores using our surgical technique, and patients reported considerable improvement in their social, physical, and psychological well-being after surgery.

Les sûretés-propriétés : un aperçu du droit continental

Mauro Bussani,Michel Grimaldi 인하대학교 법학연구소 2014 法學硏究 Vol.17 No.3

Response to Letter: Adjustments to the round-the-clock technique for correction of gynecomastia

Mauro Tarallo,Giuseppe Di Taranto,Nefer Fallico,Diego Ribuffo 대한성형외과학회 2019 Archives of Plastic Surgery Vol.46 No.6

소유권을 매개로 한 담보제도

Mauro Bussani,Michel Grimaldi,박수곤(번역자) 한국법학원 2014 저스티스 Vol.- No.142

본고에서는 담보법의 현대화의 요구에 프랑스 개정법이 대응한 방식, 즉 소유권을 매개로 한 담보제도를 통한 법적 도구의 단순화와 효율성 확보에 대해 살펴보았다. 그리고 그 특징은 다음과 같은 세 가지의 측면으로 나누어 설명할 수 있다. 우선, 그 내용의 측면에서, 담보신탁이라는 제도적 개혁을 통하여 효율성과 안전성을 추구한다는 점에서 독창성이 인정된다. 프랑스에서의 신탁은 특히 독일법에서의 양도담보(alienation fiduciaire) 같은 제도와 유사성이 인정되며, 어떤 점에서는 영미법에 기원을 두고 있는 트러스트(trust)나 유동담보(floating charge)와 유사성이 인정된다. 그러나 프랑스법에서의 신탁재산은 독일에서의 양도담보와는 달리, 어떤 사람이 수탁자에게 이전한 재산은 신탁의 목적을 위하여 ‘충당된’(affecte) 자산을 형성한다. 그리고 트러스트와는 달리 프랑스에서의 신탁은 명시적이고 서면에 의한 합의를 전제로 하는 반면, 트러스트는 묵시적이고 서면에 의하지 않거나 일방적일수도 있다는 것이다. 즉, 프랑스법에서는 신탁자(설정자)가 수탁자와의 법률행위 및 수익자의 승낙 없이는 신탁을 설정할 수 없다. 환언하면, 영미법에서의 수탁자(trustee)나 수익자(beneficiary)와는 달리, 프랑스법에서는 자신이 알지 못하는 사이에 수탁자나 수익자가 되지 않는다. 다음으로, 프랑스개정법은 다양한 물적담보제도에 적용될 수 있는 원칙을 단순화하고 규정 상호간의 일관성 및 형평성을 유지하고자 하였다. 그 주된 목적은 경제를 강화하기 위하여 금융을 보다 용이하게 하는 효율적이고, 유연하며 예견 가능한 담보법을 고안하는 것이었다. 그리고 이를 위하여 개정법에서는 채권자와 채무자 사이의 이해관계 뿐만 아니라 제3자의 보호법익과의 균형 또한 유지하고자 하였다. 예컨대, 유담보계약의 영역에 있어서, 채무자의 주된 주거지라든가(프랑스민법 제2459조) 관련 법령에서 채무자와 제3자를 보호하는 경우들은(프랑스민법 제2348조, 제2366조 및 제2459조) 이를 유담보의 적용영역에서 배제하여야 할 것이다. 즉, i) 합의나 판결에 의해 지정된 감정인에 의한 재산가액의 평가가 수반되어야 하며, ii) 재산가액이 피담보채무액을 초과하는 경우, 그 차액은 채무자에게 반환되거나 다른 채권자에게 지급되어야 한다. 한편, 현대적이고 효율적인 담보제도는 은행의 이익에 전적으로 기여한다는 오해가 있을 수 있다. 신뢰할 수 있고 효율적인 담보제도는 대주의 이익뿐만 아니라 우선적으로 외부로부터의 금융을 필요로 하는 차주나 다수의 중소기업 및 가계의 이익에 기여한다. 그리고 최근의 금융위기에 따른 대출의 품귀현상은 주로 대주의 이익에 경도된 금융제도의 유해한 결과를 대변하는 것이라고 할 수 있다. 마지막으로 프랑스개정법에서 주목할 점은 민법전으로의 영예의 회귀이다. 즉, 담보제도와 관련한 법원칙들이 다수의 법령들에 산재해 있는 것이 사실이다. 따라서 민법전이 체계적인 측면에서 그 내용이 없게 되는 위험이 있다. 이러한 측면에서, 개정법은 관련 원칙들이 분산되는 것을 막고, 민법과 상법의 괴리에 대해 다리를 놓으며, 가능한 범위 내에서 담보제도에 관한 원칙을 민법전 내에 편입하고자 하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

Acumulación, Facticidad y Constitución. Hacia Un Nuevo Consenso Juristocrático

Mauro Salazar J. 한국라틴아메리카학회 2021 라틴아메리카연구 Vol.34 No.2

A copious amount of literature about the constitutional process has been displayed on the Chilean case (2019-2021) by calling upon diverse factors. This paper develops a genealogy that states the problems of malaise and how these gradually affected the modernizer process promoted by the Chilean transitional to democracy (1990-2010). However, in contrast to the malaise thesis, we propose and advocate a synthesis of the diverse poles of the struggle that aimed to counteract the influence of the Pinochet regime on the modernization of thelegal system. It was through this struggle that the means of a new Constitution has been written under the current relevant urgencies of the Chilean social outburst that took place in 2019. From the author’s point of view, the “repealing insurgency” indicates the existencc of a radical crisis the mediation of institutional politics and the elites. Hence, congressional “lawfare” (legal warfare, of low intensity in the Chilean case) was a resource that has repercussions in the ‘legislative neocaesarisms’ of the region. The latter, in the midst of a crisis of representation, has been the elitist effort to institutionally channel social protest and restore the normative field. However, it is a notion that does not yet enjoy a precise status.

Lunar ascent and orbit injection via locally-flat near-optimal guidance and nonlinear reduced-attitude control

Mauro, Pontani Techno-Press 2022 Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science Vol.9 No.5

This work deals with an explicit guidance and control architecture for autonomous lunar ascent and orbit injection, i.e., the locally-flat near-optimal guidance, accompanied by nonlinear reduced-attitude control. This is a new explicit guidance scheme, based on the local projection of the position and velocity variables, in conjunction with the real-time solution of the associated minimum-time problem. A recently-introduced quaternion-based reduced-attitude control algorithm, which enjoys quasi-global stability properties, is employed to drive the longitudinal axis of the ascent vehicle toward the desired direction. Actuation, based on thrust vectoring, is modeled as well. Extensive Monte Carlo simulations prove the effectiveness of the guidance, control, and actuation architecture proposed in this study for precise lunar orbit insertion, in the presence of nonnominal flight conditions.

An evolutionary system for the prediction of high performance concrete strength based on semantic genetic programming

Mauro Castelli,Leonardo Trujillo,Ivo Gonçalves,Aleš Popovič 사단법인 한국계산역학회 2017 Computers and Concrete, An International Journal Vol.19 No.6

High-performance concrete, besides aggregate, cement, and water, incorporates supplementary cementitious materials, such as fly ash and blast furnace slag, and chemical admixture, such as superplasticizer. Hence, it is a highly complex material and modeling its behavior represents a difficult task. This paper presents an evolutionary system for the prediction of high performance concrete strength. The proposed framework blends a recently developed version of genetic programming with a local search method. The resulting system enables us to build a model that produces an accurate estimation of the considered parameter. Experimental results show the suitability of the proposed system for the prediction of concrete strength. The proposed method produces a lower error with respect to the state-of-the art technique. The paper provides two contributions: from the point of view of the high performance concrete strength prediction, a system able to outperform existing state-of-the-art techniques is defined; from the machine learning perspective, this case study shows that including a local searcher in the geometric semantic genetic programming system can speed up the convergence of the search process.

The Incidence of Adjacent Segment Degeneration after the Use of a Versatile Dynamic Hybrid Stabilization Device in Lumbar Stenosis: Results of a 5–8-Year Follow-up

Mauro Dobran,Davide Nasi,Domenico Paolo Esposito,Maurizio Gladi,Massimo Scerrati,Maurizio Iacoangeli 대한척추외과학회 2018 Asian Spine Journal Vol.12 No.2

Study Design: Retrospective study with long-term follow-up. Purpose: To evaluate the long-term incidence of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) and clinical outcomes in a consecutive series of patients who underwent spinal decompression associated with dynamic or hybrid stabilization with a Flex+TM stabilization system (SpineVision, Antony, France) for lumbar spinal stenosis. Overview of Literature: The incidence of ASD and clinical outcomes following dynamic or hybrid stabilization with the Flex+TM system used for lumbar spinal stenosis have not been well investigated. Methods: Twenty-one patients with lumbar stenosis and probable post-decompressive spinal instability underwent decompressive laminectomy followed by spinal stabilization using the Flex+TM stabilization system. The indication for a mono-level dynamic stabilization was a preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrating evidence of severe disc disease associated with severe spinal stenosis. The hybrid stabilization (rigid–dynamic) system was used for multilevel laminectomies with associated initial degenerative scoliosis, first-grade spondylolisthesis, or rostral pathology. Results: The improvement in Visual Analog Scale and Oswestry Disability Index scores at follow-up were statistically significant (p <0.0001 and p <0.0001, respectively). At the 5–8-year follow-up, clinical examination, MRI, and X-ray findings showed an ASD complication with pain and disability in one of 21 patients. The clinical outcomes were similar in patients treated with dynamic or hybrid fixation. Conclusions: Patients treated with laminectomy and Flex+TM stabilization presented a satisfactory clinical outcome after 5–8 years of follow-up, and ASD incidence in our series was 4.76% (one patient out of 21). We are aware that this is a small series, but our long-term follow-up may be sufficient to contribute to the expanding body of literature on the development of symptomatic ASD associated with dynamic or hybrid fixation.

Posterior Titanium Screw Fixation without Debridement of Infected Tissue for the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spontaneous Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis

Mauro Dobran,Maurizio Iacoangeli,Davide Nasi,Niccolo Nocchi,Alessandro Di Rienzo,Lucia di Somma,Roberto Colasanti,Carmela Vaira,Roberta Benigni,Valentina Liverotti,Massimo Scerrati 대한척추외과학회 2016 Asian Spine Journal Vol.10 No.3

Study Design: Retrospective study. Purpose: The aim of our study was to analyze the safety and effectiveness of posterior pedicle screw fixation for treatment of pyogenic spondylodiscitis (PSD) without formal debridement of the infected tissue. Overview of Literature: Posterior titanium screw fixation without formal debridement of the infected tissue and anterior column reconstruction for the treatment of PSD is still controversial. Methods: From March 2008 to June 2013, 18 patients with PSD underwent posterior titanium fixation with or without decompression, according to their neurological deficit. Postero-lateral fusion with allograft transplantation alone or bone graft with both the allogenic bone and the autologous bone was also performed. The outcome was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and the Frankel grading system for neurological status. Normalization both of C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate was adopted as criterion for discontinuation of antibiotic therapy and infection healing. Segmental instability and fusion were also analyzed. Results: At the mean follow-up time of 30.16 months (range, 24–53 months), resolution of spinal infection was achieved in all patients. The mean CRP before surgery was 14.32±7.9 mg/dL, and at the final follow-up, the mean CRP decreased to 0.5±0.33 mg/ dL (p <0.005). Follow-up computed tomography scan at 12 months after surgery revealed solid fusion in all patients. The VAS before surgery was 9.16±1.29 and at the final follow-up, it improved to 1.38±2.03, which was statistically significant (p <0.05). Eleven patients out of eighteen (61.11%) with initial neurological impairment had an average improvement of 1.27 grades at the final follow-up documented with the Frankel grading system. Conclusions: Posterior screw fixation with titanium instrumentation was safe and effective in terms of stability and restoration of neurological impairment. Fixation also rapidly reduced back pain.