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Using System Dynamics and Group Model Building to conceptualise Quality of Hospital Services
Despite the well-established Donabedian model of hospital quality and the notion that Performance Measurement (PM) leads to improved quality of healthcare services (Donabedian, 1988; 2005), a growing part of literature during the last two decades has started doubting those favourable outcomes of PM on quality (De Vos, et al., 2009; Nolan & Berwick, 2006; Werner et al., 2008a, 2008b; Werner & Bradlow, 2006; Wright & Hershman, 2014). The purpose of this research study is to build a more comprehensive conceptual model of hospital quality, able to encompass the feedback mechanisms between elements that the Donabedian model fails to capture. More specifically, we empirically establis…
Responsabilità da reato degli enti e infiltrazioni nella Pubblica Amministrazione delle organizzazioni criminali. La tutela penale dell'ambiente come…
Wearable sensor for real-time monitoring of hydrogen peroxide in simulated breath
Chemogenic versus biogenic synthesis of Selenium nanoparticles: a structural characterization
Among the plethora of available metal- and metalloid-based nanomaterials (NMs), selenium nanostructures (SeNSs) are one of the most interesting from an applicative perspective due to their intermediate properties between metals and non-metals, as well as their high biocompatibility. In this regard, the capability of microorganisms to biotransform toxic Se-oxyanions – i.e., selenite (SeO32-) and selenate (SeO42-) – into their less bioavailable elemental forms [Se(0)], mostly generating Se nanoparticles (SeNPs), represents as a useful and green alternative over chemogenic synthesis allowing to obtain highly thermodynamically stable NMs. However, their structural characterization, in terms of …
Political Patronage in a Small Italian Local Government: An Outcome-Based DPM Approach on Fiduciary Practices
Corruption is “the abuse of public office for personal gain” (World Bank, 1997: 8). Although this definition captures a broad notion of corrupt behaviour, many forms of corruption actually occur in small municipalities each reflecting context-specific features and dynamics. Their impacts are rather evident, but their cause-effects relationships are not always clear, so that tangled issues may ineluctably arise without an apparent explanation. As such, a systemic focus is needed in order to gain an insightful understanding of particular configurations of malfeasance at local level in the attempt to hinder them in the future. The aim of this research project is to explore the dynamic relation…
MODIFICAZIONI COVALENTI DI NANOTUBI DI ALLOSITE PER APPLICAZIONE NEL DRUG DELIVERY
Nell'ampio scenario dei nanomateriali, i sistemi nanotubolari godono di un consolidato e crescente interesse sia nell'ambito scientifico che industriale. Fra la miriade di sistemi tubolari, recentemente i nanotubi allosite (HNT) hanno attirato l’attenzione della comunità scientifica.1 Grazie alla presenza di una cavità vuota, gli HNT trovano, principalmente, applicazione come nanocontainer per il rilascio controllato di composti chimici, in particolare, farmaci. L’introduzione di modificazioni covalenti su entrambe le superfici permette di modulare le proprietà dell’allosite, aumentando così i suoi campi di applicazione. In questa comunicazione verranno presentati recenti risultati ottenuti…
SUPERHYDROPHOBIC TIO2-FLUORINATED POLYSILOXANE NANOCOMPOSITES WITH PHOTOCATALYTIC CLEANING ACTIVITY FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE APPLICATIONS
Frequenza periferica delle cellule CD28null e tipizzazione degli aplotipi KIR e degli alleli HLA e in soggetti con ictus ischemico acuto
Introduction: Inflammation and T cell activation have been also described as involved in pathophysiology of some complication of atherosclerosis, nevertheless no study has yet evaluated the relationship between KIR aplotypes and HLA alleles and acute cerebrovascular disease. Material and methods : Between November 2013 and February 2016, all consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke were recruited. As healthy controls we enrolled consecutive subjects without acute ischemic stroke. KIR aplotype and HLA allele phenotyping has been performed. Results : Subjects with acute ischemic stroke in comparison to subjects without acute ischemic stroke showed a significantly a higher frequency of …
Robust and Model Predictive Control applied to DC/DC converters and Shunt Active Filters
Al giorno d'oggi, la domanda di energia elettrica incrementa giorno per giorno. La gente spesso la usa con superficialità sottovalutando quanto essa sia preziosa. Fino a qualche decennio fa, la generazione di energia elettrica era centralizzata e dipendeva dallo sfruttamento delle risorse fossili. La limitatezza delle fonti fossili, insieme agli effetti ambientali del loro sfruttamento, hanno portato la ricerca a trovare vettori energetici alternativi poco inquinanti e facilmente reperibili. Lo sviluppo e la diffusione delle fonti energetiche rinnovabili hanno sancito la fine di una rete elettrica centralizzata a favore di una nuova idea di rete elettrica di tipo distribuita che permette di…
Parodia dei generi, della storia e della letteratura nel cinema di Franco e Ciccio
Intorno a Magiciens de la terre. Un percorso critico nella mostra di Jean-Hubert Martin.
Gozos al santo Christo de la Vega, que se venera en su ermita de la Ciudad de Santa Maria de Albarracin, Reyno de Aragon.
El full orlat Grav. xil. enmarcat del Crist, flanquejat per gerros amb flors Text del goig a tres col. separades per bandes
Mascarada de 1907 : el Tribunal de les Aigües y Sequies de Valencia.
Precedeix al títol: Sociedad Artística Los Excéntricos, Valencia Dades preses de la coberta
Falla de la plasa de Mosén Sorell : 1907.
Dades preses de la coberta
Villancicos, que se han de cantar en los solemnes Maytines del Nacimiento de N. Señor Jesu Christo, en la Santa Iglesia Metropolitana de Valencia, en…
Grav. xil. de la Mare de Déu de la Seu amb el Jesuset Totes les p. orlades Sign.: [ ]4 Text a línia tirada i a dues col. separades per filet
La vida militar
Mandatos, que ... D. Josef Climent Obispo de Barcelona impuso a la priora, y religiosas del Convento de nuestra Señora de los Angeles de esta Ciudad,…
Sig. A-E8 1 capital grav. xil Reclams
Representación que firma un ciudadano, y se muestra parte contra los escritos de D. Tomás Ronconi.
Nom de l'autor a la fi de l'escrit
Relacion de los libros legados á esta Universidad litª de Valª por el Exmo. Sor. D. Mariano Liñan, Pavorde de esta Santa Iglesia Metropolitana, Obisp…
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El pardal Sisâo que esta dalt del campanil de la Esglesia de Sent Joan, atarantat al veure la barahunda que es movia en la plaza del mercat ab motiu …
Autor pres de Palau Peu d'impremta pres del colofâo Segons Palau y Martâi Grajales fou impráes en 1797 Precedeix al tâit.: [creu grega Reclams Text a dues cols
Renegado, rey y mártir
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Vida y virtudes de ... Sor Josepha Maria de Santa Ines, (en el siglo Josepha Albiñana) Religiosa Descalça de el ... Convento de la Purissima Concepci…
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Gozos de la Virgen de los Dolores, sobre el Stabat Mater.
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De orthographia dictionum e graecis tractarum.
Discursos gratulatorios
Grav. calc. de Sant Vicent Ferrr, a qui es dedica l'obra en f. de làm.: "Se hallará en la Impta. de Joseph Tomas Lucas" Fris, vinyetes, filets Sign.: *4, A-C4, D2 Text a 1 col. - Notes a peu de p. - Reclams
Araucana
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Gozos á nuestra Señora del Don, venerada en el lugar de Alfafar.
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Ara ojats, queus fan asaber de part dels molts illustres señors iusticia, y jurats de dita ciutat de Valencia, com ses señories ha[n] tengut certes n…
Text signat per Vicent Felizes Escriva Precedeix el títol: "A llahor, honor, è gloria de nostre señor Deu Iesu Christ" Títol obtingut del començament del text Text datat a València el 18 d'abril de 1659 Signatures: [ ]3 Escuts calcogràfics de Jaume I i de València Caplletres ornades al començament de diversos paràgrafs Gravat de Sant Tomás de Villanueva "Pregó del Consell General de València sobre la canonització de Sant Tomàs de Villanova"
Historia sancti Paridis
Ms. il·luminat Títol obtingut de la rúbrica (f. 1r) Col·lació: Vitel·la, f. i (pergamí actual) + 12 (els f. 11v i 12 en blanc) + i (pergamí actual) ; foliació moderna a llapis Composició: Escrit a línia tirada a 22 línies Escriptura: Humanística antiqua Decoració: Dedicatòria en lletres daurades (f. 1r). Miniatura representant a sant Paris, amb mitra i bàcul, sobre el drac alat, que representa al diable, als costats del cap les inicials S i P (f. 1v). Mitja orla i escut dels sobirans de Nàpols sostingut per dos "putti", caplletra i títol en or (f. 2r). Inicials en or i blau, caplletres en or sobre blau o vermell; altres més petites, i les restants en or o blau, titolets en vermell Enquadern…
Relacion del primer centenar de la colocacion de la sagrada imagen de Maria Santissima de los Desamparados, en su magnifica Capilla de la Plaza de la…
Caplletra grav. al començament del text Sign.: A-I8 Reclams Alguna nota a peu de p
Bando, 1820, 03, 10
Signat a la fi: El Capitan General Conde de Almodóvar Còpia certificada per Manuel Joaquin Sancho Ornamentació tip
Mass transfer in channels in the presence of wall transpiration
Mass transfer to or from transpiring walls is studied. Examples from different fields of engineering, notably involving membrane processes, are illustrated, and analogies or differences with respect to heat transfer problems are discussed. With special reference to plane channel flow, suitable dimensionless parameters are introduced, and the dependence of the Sherwood number upon these parameters is computed by a number of approaches of different complexity, from two-dimensional CFD to simple algebraic correlations.