The tax implications of the electronic sports phenomenon

Among the fields of application of the universe constructed through global communication networks is the one in which some individuals simulate, at a competitive and professional level, the performances that characterize traditional sports by replicating them digitally. There is, however, a lack of legal definitions and regulations of the ecosystem with consequent shortcomings on the tax enforcement front, whose rules adapt each time expressions of contributory capacity emerge. Further probl...

From Atrial Fibrillation Management to Atrial Myopathy Assessment: The Evolving Concept of Left Atrium Disease in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

La seconda generazione dell’Eurocodice 9 (EN 1999 - “Aluminium Structures”)

Unico ad aver ricevuto il voto formale all’unanimità già a dicembre 2022, l'Eurocodice 9 di seconda generazione, dedicato alla progettazione delle strutture in alluminio porta con se alcune novità tra cui la riduzione del numero di parametri determinati a livello nazionale (NDP), l'introduzione di ulteriori tipologie strutturali (ponti, coperture, sistemi composti alluminio-calcestruzzo), nuove tipologie di connessione e altre ancora. Ce ne parlano Federico M. Mazzolani, Former Chair of CEN/T...

The Second Generation Eurocode 9 †

The paper summarizes the main results achieved in the context of CEN Mandate M/515 for amending and extending existing Eurocodes with regard to Eurocode 9 (EC9) on Aluminium Structures (EN1999). The revision process led to introducing additional structural typologies (bridging, roofing and a composite of aluminium–concrete), new connection types, new materials and a new buckling material class and to defining improved buckling curves accordingly. This resulted in the addition of several new a...