New types of optimization problems are faced by the generating companies that operate in the Italian electricity market. The characteristics of these problems depend on the various market structures. In the framework of the recently-settled Italian electricity market, one of these new problems is the transition from hourly energy programs, defined by the market, to more detailed power generatio...

Comparison results of Talenti type for elliptic problems with Dirichlet boundary conditions have been widely investigated in recent decades. In this paper, we deal Robin conditions. Surprisingly, contrary to the case, make comparison sensitive dimension, and while planar case seems be completely settled, higher dimensions some open are yet unsolved. © 2023 The Authors. Communications on Pure Ap...

This paper proposes a model for the claim occurrence, reporting, and handling process of insurance companies. It is assumed that insurance claims occur according to a Markovian arrival process. An incurred claim goes through some stages of a claim reporting and handling process, such as Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR), Reported But Not Settled (RBNS) and Settled (S). We derive formulas for the...

Over the past few years, many pharmaceutical manufacturers have settled claims brought by the US Department of Justice (USDOJ) alleging that the drug companies engaged in illegal, off-label product promotion. Between 2003 and 2007, 11 investigations involving off-label promotion in the US were settled. Six of those investigations settled in 2007 alone. In addition, Pfizer Inc. recently announce...