Controlling the authenticity of a product in the supply chain has been a struggle formanufacturers, and increasing complexity of the chains intensifies the imitation andcounterfeiting threats. Indeed, counterfeiting is absent from effective control in supply chainand manufacturers are looking for a technology to supply this control. The ability of RFID toprovide a tagged item with unique electronic code, it’s characteristic to hold some historicaldata about the item and supply automatic, immediate and accurate data about the tagged itemattracts manufacturers to use RFID technology to provide the effective control throughout thesupply chain. In line with this issue, SToP1 (Stop Tampering of Products), an EU foundedproject, aimed at developing an anti-counterfeiting solution based on auto-identificationtechnologies for consortium companies concerned with or affected by fake products. SToP iscommitted to establish the business cases, do research and at the end issue applicationguidelines for using RFID technology against counterfeiting in particular business contexts.Under SToP’s umbrella, this master thesis is initiated with the purpose to design a practicalguideline for choosing an appropriate RFID system for anti-counterfeiting in the aviationindustry that is one of the affected industries.The conclusion of the thesis consists of a number of sections, which altogether fulfill thepurpose of the thesis. The thesis forms a base for continues challenge of implementing RFIDas an anti-counterfeiting device focusing on the aviation industry, proposes solution scenariosbased on RFID technology, suggests applicable standards and proposes a secure RFID methodto prevent counterfeiting specially in the aviation industry. Jointly, these sections fromguidelines as a foundation for decision-making for kind of RFID system for anti-counterfeitingapplication in the aviation industry. / Uppsatsnivå: D

L’objectif de cette thèse était d’étudier les mécanismes responsables de la luminescence des ions lanthanides dans des polymères de coordination. Pour cela, des séries d’alliages moléculaires à base d’acide 4 carboxyphénylboronique ont été synthétisées, en faisant varier les proportions relatives des ions lanthanides. Les produits synthétisés ont été étudiés dans la perspective de leur application dans les domaines de la lutte anti-contrefaçon et des thermomètres moléculaires. D’autre part, de nouveaux systèmes utilisant d’autres dérivés d’acide boronique ont été synthétisés. Une nouvelle structure cristalline a été obtenue à base de l’acide 2-carboxyphénylboronique. La seconde partie de cette thèse a porté sur la synthèse et la caractérisation de poudres microcristallines de type coeur-coquille. Il s’agit de la première micro-structuration de polymères de coordination réalisée à l’échelle micrométrique. Les poudres synthétisées ont été caractérisées par microscopies électroniques à balayage, à transmission et par analyses EDS. Leurs propriétés optiques ont été comparées avec celles des alliages moléculaires. Les résultats obtenus ont mis en évidence l'intérêt de la micro-structuration de ces poudres concernant les transferts d'énergie intermétalliques. Cette technique de synthèse basée sur la croissance épitaxiale, est rendue possible par les propriétés chimiques similaires des terres rares. Nos travaux ont montré que lorsque les constantes thermodynamiques et\ou cinétiques le permettent, la phase cristalline de la coquille présente la structure cristalline du cœur même lorsque le composé constituant la coquille cristallise dans une autre phase lorsqu'il est synthétisé seul. / The aim of this thesis was to study the luminescence mechanisms of lanthanide ions in coordination polymers. Series of molecular alloys (hetero-lanthanide compounds in which lanthanide ions are randomly distributed) based on 4-carboxyphenylboronic acid were synthesized, by varying the relative contents of the lanthanide ions. The synthesized products have been studied from the perspective of their application in the fields of anti-counterfeiting and molecular thermometers. On the other hand, new systems using other boronic acid derivatives have been synthesized. A new crystal structure was obtained based on 2-carboxyphenylboronic acid. The second part of this thesis focused on the synthesis and characterization of core-shell microcrystalline powders. This is the first time that micro-structuration of a coordination polymer is achieved at the micrometric scale. The synthesized powders were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and EDS analyses. Their optical properties have been compared with those of the corresponding molecular alloys. The obtained results highlighted the interest of the micro-structuration concerning intermetallic energy transfers. This strategy of synthesis based on epitaxial growth, is possible because of lanthanide similar chemical properties. This work demonstrates that in the case where the thermodynamic and\or kinetic constants allow it, the shell crystallizes according to the same crystal structure than the core even if its crystal structure is different when it is synthesized alone.

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Sociology

Communications scholarship faces a convergent crisis. Research on networks includes the role of information networks in supporting social movements, networked civil society, the information society, and new forms of communication. But while communications literature utilizes a variety of approaches to describe the impact of networked communications, a dearth of technical expertise permeates scholarship. Despite the discourse on networks potentially bridging previously distinct disciplines, the lack of a fundamental understanding of communications networks and relationships between technical and socio-political networks remains a consistent gap. This thesis will investigate the extent that opposition to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Europe constitute a networked public sphere. Through studying the role of civl society and the networked public in the European ACTA debate, the horizontal and vertical dimensions of socio-political and communications technology networks are not only illuminated, but the importance of analyzing the mechanisms through which vertical hierarchies enclose the public sphere become abundantly clear. This research provides the foundation for an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the relationship between information technology and socio-political networks and offers lessons for information policy makers, communications scholars, and networked civil society within the context of European democracy.

This thesis analyzes the enforcement measures for the protection of intellectual property rights in an international and regional framework. The challenges posed by the digital technology / the difficulties faced by right holders, judiciary, public agencies, international and regional organizations in the implementation stages will be discussed by referring to the legal texts such as the TRIPS Agreement, the EU Enforcement Directive and Regulations. All dimensions of counterfeiting and piracy will constitute an important focus of this thesis. The thesis will seek to clarify uncertainties arising from the jurisdictional conflicts for the determination of the applicable law and competent courts in intellectual property cases involving foreign elements.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, November, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (M. S.)--Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. / Fernandez, Facundo, Committee Chair ; Janata, Jiri, Committee Member ; Mizaikoff, Boris, Committee Member.

Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία αναφέρεται στην ασφάλεια ενός συστήματος που χρησιμοποιεί κάποιο είδος μνήμης για αποθήκευση πληροφορίας. Πιο συγκεκριμένα αναφέρονται τρεις μέθοδοι προστασίας των αποθηκευμένων πληροφοριών της μνήμη. Όμως επειδή το ενδιαφέρον στρέφεται στην απόλυτη προστασία απόρρητων δεδομένων, με βάση αυτό αξιολογούνται οι παραπάνω μέθοδοι. Καταλήγουμε λοιπόν στην χρήση μιας εξ αυτών , όπου κάνουμε χρήση της αναξιοπιστίας και της αστάθειας της μνήμης υπό συγκεκριμένες συνθήκες τροφοδοσίας. Προσδιορίζουμε μέσω προσομοίωσης τα σημεία εκείνα στα οποία η μνήμη μετά την εφαρμογή ενός συγκεκριμένου εύρους τάσης τροφοδοσίας παύει στη συνέχεια να έχει την μέχρι πρότινος αποθηκευμένη απόρρητη πληροφορία. Τα αποτελέσματα αυτά μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν για την ανάπτυξη ενός συστήματος ασφαλείας βασισμένο στην εφαρμοζόμενη τάση τροφοδοσίας της μνήμης για προστασία των αποθηκευμένων δεδομένων. / The present diplomatic work is reported in the safety of system that uses some type of memory for storage of information. They are more concretely reported three methods of protection the stored information in memory. However because the interest is turned in the absolute protection of confidential data, with base this are evaluated these three methods. We lead therefore to the use one from these, where we make use of unreliability and instability of memory under concrete conditions of catering. We determine via simulation that points in which the memory afterwards the application of concrete breadth of tendency of catering ceases then it has up the stored confidential information. These results can be used for the growth of system of safety based on the applied tendency of catering in memory cell for protection of stored data.

Les travaux sur les déterminants de la criminalité intègrent peu le facteur de lamondialisation. La présente thèse vise à pallier ce déficit de réflexion sur la question et à évaluerdans quelle mesure le processus d'ouverture commerciale influe sur les marchés criminels et plusprécisément sur la criminalité économique. L'objectif est également d'utiliser des données desociologie et de sciences politiques pour affiner l'analyse de l'offre par le prisme de la criminalitéorganisée, et ce alors même que les travaux économiques actuels ne s'intéressent qu'à la marge à sescaractéristiques et à son impact sur les marchés criminels transnationaux. Le premier chapitre révèleque la mondialisation, envisagée doublement comme l'augmentation exponentielle des échanges demarchandises et l'accroissement des inégalités, ne permet pas d'expliquer la criminalité dans sonensemble. Pourtant, le résultat est tout autre si l'on précise la problématique en ne retenant qu'unecatégorie d'infractions : la contrefaçon. L'enjeu est alors de spécifier dans quelle mesurel'augmentation de ces fraudes économiques est symptomatique du processus d'intégrationéconomique mais également de la présence d'associations criminelles implantées localement. Enfin,la troisième partie s'attache à réaliser une étude sur les contrefaçons dans la filière vitivinicole enItalie et en France. / Studies on the determinants of crime generally do not incorporate the factor ofglobalization. This thesis aims to assess to what extent the process of trade opening affects criminalmarkets and specifically economic crime. The objective is also to integrate sociology and politicalscience data through the prism of organized crime. The first chapter reveals that globalization,defined as the exponential increase of trade in goods and increasing inequalities, does not explain thecrime as a whole. However, the result is far different as regards economic crime as more specificallycounterfeiting. The objective is then to specify to what extent the increase in these fraud issymptomatic to the process of economic integration and is directly linked with criminal activism.Finally, the third part focuses on a study case on counterfeiting in the wine sector in Italy and France