Analisi di sistemi portuali per la movimentazione di container mediante simulazione

Sistema di sospensioni interconnesse

Automated Content Analysis of Destination Image: a Case Study

Automated content analysis has become one of the most used approaches to extract “hidden” dimensions from text corpora over the last years. One of the data analysis techniques belonging to this approach is topic modeling, which can be fruitfully used to analyse complex phenomena like tourist destination image. With this aim in mind, this paper discusses the use of topic modeling to identify the main components of the image of cruise holidays spread through a specific type of visual text, i.e. the Television commercial. In order to achieve this goal, the paper presents the methodology and main results of a study carried out over a sample of TV commercials, which have recently been broadcast …

Ricerche a Solunto (2022)

New Investigations at Solunto (2022) ∙ The last fieldwork campaign in Solunto by the University of Palermo, in the sanctuary above the theatre and in the baths near the agora (the North Baths), obtained some relevant results concerning both the building sequences and the architectural configurations. In the sanctuary, a clearer picture is emerging of the oldest layout, dating from the 4th century B.C. (1st phase). After the first reshaping of the street grid and of the urban layout (2nd phase), in the second half of 2nd century B.C., an overall restyling (3rd phase) gave the whole sanctuary area an impressive organization into terraces linked through ramps and stairways. A striking feature,…

Public communication for addressing violence against women before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. A comparative analysis of the national communication campaigns of the Italian and Spanish Governments

This paper aims to explore the contribution provided by these campaigns in the two Countries to prevent and combat the “double emergency” of male violence against women under the Covid-19 pandemic.