Oligomers are aggregates made up of a small number of protein molecules. In the case of Alzheimer's disease, for example, this is the protein amyloid beta (Aβ). Apart from oligomers, larger structures can also develop out of these proteins, i.e. fibrils and ultimately plaques, which form from fibrils. All these substances are toxic to nerve cells. It is already known that the oligomers are the most dangerous, since even in very small quantities they damage or even kill off nerve cells.

Die Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes hat Professor Thomas Hoeren vom Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht der Universität Münster für sein herausragendes Engagement als Vertrauensdozent mit der Daidalos-Münze ausgezeichnet.

Eletiva será ministrada na FGV Direito Rio em 2018.2O Diretor da FGV Direito Rio, professor Sérgio Guerra, participou da aula de encerramento da disciplina Dinâmica da Regulação Administrativa do programa de Mestrado da Universidade de São Paulo (USP). A disciplina foi conduzida pelo professor titular da USP e colaborador do Mestrado em Direito da Regulação da FGV Direito Rio, Floriano de Azevedo Marques Neto, e contou com a participação em todos os encontros do professor Sérgio Guerra e do professor convidado Egon Bockmann Moreira, da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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In Deutschland entscheiden oftmals die familiären Hintergründe über den Bildungsweg. Hier setzt das NRW-Talentscouting an. Im Rahmen des im Ruhrgebiet bereits erfolgreichen Förderprogramms bauen seit 2017 fünf Talentscouts der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf ein Netzwerk mit Schulen in Düsseldorf und dem Rhein-Kreis Neuss auf.

Am Dienstag, den 03. Juli 2018, unterzeichneten die Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf und
die ARAG SE, die Dr. Paul-Otto Faßbender Stiftung für Bildung und Wissenschaft, die Provinzial Rheinland Versicherung AG, die ÖRAG Rechtsschutzversicherungs-AG, der Verband öffentlicher Versicherer, die Deutsche Rückversicherung AG und die RheinLand Versicherungs AG

While Europe tops many charts in terms of Internet connectivity in global comparison, a number of challenges still persist. One of these challenges is the continuing urban-rural digital gap, which concerns many countries both in Western and Eastern Europe.

Frome in Somerset has seen a dramatic fall in emergency hospital admissions since it began a collective project to combat isolation. There are lessons for the rest of the country.

• The Fab City Summit Gathers Public Institutions, Industry and Society in Paris to Define the Path Towards The Future of Productive Cities.
• 18 Fab City members, iCapital alumni and International City Leaders will gather in Paris.
• International speakers such as Neil Gershenfeld, Saskia Sassen and Dave Hakkens will discuss innovative approaches to future-proofing cities through local productivity.

By implementing internal communication platforms, enterprises are hoping to promote efficiency (vulgo: to get rid of e-mail), transparency and employee participation. But such platforms are unlikely to take off by themselves. Only those who understand their organization’s communication and information structures are able to exploit the full potential of Slack & Co. Unternehmensinterne Social Media-Plattformen…

Dwudziestego czerwca Komisja Prawna (JURI) Parlamentu Europejskiego przyjęła propozycję  Dyrektywy o prawie autorskim na jednolitym rynku cyfrowym, która w debacie publicznej wzbudza coraz większe kontrowersje. Kwestia jest na tyle ważna, a zarazem polaryzująca, że wymaga uwagi całego Parlamentu Europejskiego, głosującego na posiedzeniu plenarnym.

The Internet Society will be participating in the GÉANT Services and Technology Forum this week, as it continues to develop its relationship with research and education networking in support of improved routing security. GÉANT is the pan-European networking activity that connects and supports 41 National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), and which recently joined the MANRS initiative.

Bipolarização. Aparentemente, uma das palavras mais citadas nas manchetes políticas nos últimos anos. Seja no Brexit, nas eleições americanas ou no Impeachment sofrido pela ex-presidente Dilma Rousseff, as atuais sociedades nunca falaram sobre a construção de muros físicos e imaginários tanto quanto hoje. Visões maniqueístas e extremistas são sustentadas pelo bloqueio e falta de interesse em diferentes opiniões com a ajuda do filtro invisível nas mídias sociais e com as Fake News em diversas plataformas digitais.
A primeira ameaça: O filtro invisível

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In 2017, the Internet Society unveiled the 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. The interactive report identifies the drivers affecting tomorrow’s Internet and their impact on Media & Society, Digital Divides, and Personal Rights & Freedoms. In April 2018, we interviewed two stakeholders –Biddemu Bazil Mwotta, who introduced an agribusiness app, and Roxanne Varza, the director of  a startup incubator  – to hear their different perspectives on the forces shaping the Internet.

This blog has been rewritten from the original post on our Open Education Working Group blog and is co-authored by Javiera Atenas, Erdinç Saçan & Robert Schuwer.
 
The Greek philosopher Pythagoras once said:

“if you want to multiply joy, then you have to share.”

In 2017, the Internet Society unveiled the 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. The interactive report identifies the drivers affecting tomorrow’s Internet and their impact on Media & Society, Digital Divides, and Personal Rights & Freedoms. In April 2018, we interviewed two stakeholders –Biddemu Bazil Mwotta, who introduced an agribusiness app, and Roxanne Varza, the director of  a startup incubator  – to hear their different perspectives on the forces shaping the Internet.

Aula Aberta | Introdução às Startups, Venture Capital e Private Equity 19h00O Evento: A FGV DIREITO RIO apresenta a Aula aberta: Introdução às Startups, Venture Capital e Private Equity que integra o programa do LL.M em Direito: Negócios. O curso objetiva desenvolver competências e estimular reflexões em temáticas jurídicas relacionadas ao ambiente de negócios por meio de uma abordagem interdisciplinar e contemporânea. Na ocasião será possível experimentar a metodologia aplicada e conhecer toda a infraestrutura disponível para os alunos.

A more secure Wi-Fi: The Wi-Fi Alliance has released the new WPA2 standard for WiFi that’s designed to mitigate several long-standing security problems. Among the fixes: The new standard mandates stronger WiFi passwords, Wired.com reports. The new standard also will include 192-bit encryption.

A story about a wiki
Let me open by saying this is only a sketch – Michel Bauwens would probably want to elaborate, but I would like to mention only the very barest details here. Back around 2006, Michel started putting his notes about Peer-to-Peer and related ideas on the P2P Foundation wiki, and opened it up to trusted others to contribute as well. Naturally, after more than 12 years of committed input, there are thousands of pages, which have received millions of page views. Like many wikis, this can be seen as an information commons.