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Investigating Tools for Sustainability Assessment of Road Pavements in Europe

2022

Sustainability assessment (SA) is a method to support decision making processes through the evaluation of system effectiveness, environmental integrity, economic valuation, and social implications [1]. SA can be carried out through the application of life-cycle-based techniques for quantitative assessment, or by performing a mainly qualitative approach via sustainability rating systems (SRS). In the field of civil engineering, many SRS have been proposed, all based on assigning point values to actions that are determined to contribute to the overall sustainability of the project. However, only few of these systems can be applied specifically to compare road pavement technologies and/or main…

Reclaimed asphalt (RA)life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA)sustainability assessmentsustainability rating systemroad pavement

Increasing the Use of Reclaimed Asphalt in Italy towards a Circular Economy: A Top-Down Approach

2022

This contribution concerns recommendations which could be made to Italian regulatory bodies to improve their use of reclaimed asphalt (RA) in the road engineering sector. It is essential for the use of RA to be established as a standard practice since it has been proven that it can serve as an end-of-waste product that complies with the principles of a circular economy within both an open- and a closed-loop approach [1,2]. Several aspects will be covered, starting with an analysis of European nations whose economies can be classed as “more circular” compared to Italy’s. This refers to nations which have a high usage of RA. Furthermore, nations which have clear regulatory guidelines on the u…

legislationscircular economySettore ICAR/04 - Strade Ferrovie Ed AeroportirecyclingsustainabilityReclaimed asphalt

Proximal vertebral artery surgery. Results of treatment of ischemia of the rhombencephalon (hindbrain). Simultaneous carotid and vertebral artery dec…

2022

Surgical treatment of hindbrain ischemia is becoming the accepted surgical procedure in cases of stenosis of extracranial segments of vertebral arteries in the course of advanced atherosclerotic lesions in their initial segments (V1) or caused by external compression of these arteries in the canal formed by the transverse processes of cervical vertebrae. The latter is referred to as vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI). The transposition of the left vertebral artery to the common carotid artery in cases where stent graft implantation is necessary with coverage of the subclavian artery and possible blood supply disorders of both the hindbrain and the spinal cord has become important. In the D…

diagnosisvertebral artery surgeryconcomitant carotid artery endarterectomy proceduresCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineActa Angiologica

Investigating the Viability of Multi-Recycling of Asphalt Mixtures through a Preliminary Binder Level Characterization

2022

The incorporation of reclaimed asphalt (RA) in hot mix asphalt mixtures is widely considered a sustainable solution for road infrastructure development. Under the scope of the circular economy (CE), the multiple recycling capability of RA has to be assessed in order to ensure its performance at each recycling cycle and also its viability with different additives. The performance of asphalt mixtures with RA strongly depends on the type of rejuvenator, binder, and their degree of blending in the mix. For this reason, it is essential to know the properties of the aged binder extracted from RA to better understand its rheological properties and optimal dosage of rejuvenation to design a satisfa…

aged binderrejuvenatorcircular economybinder morphologyartificial ageingmulti-recyclingreclaimed asphalt binder

Sociolinguistic upsets and people of color in social media performances

2022

Abstract Particularly since the refugee “reception crisis” in 2015, Finland has started transforming into a more diverse and multicultural society. These societal changes have also been accompanied by sociolinguistic change, as well as language ideological debates and tensions, often manifesting in explicitly racist and xenophobic bursts of upset. In this article, our focus is on social media as a space where such societal and sociolinguistic upsets are articulated and re-worked. Drawing on recent sociolinguistic and discourse analytic work on transformative and critical popular cultural practices in social media, and studies on rap and belonging, we discuss how, in a mediatized society suc…

kieli ja kieletLinguistics and Languagesocial mediaverkkokeskustelurasismisosiaaliset ristiriidatsosiaalinen mediaasenteetheteroglossiavärillisetetniset ryhmätsosiolingvistiikkaLanguage and Linguisticskielellinen identiteettimonikulttuurisuusmonimuotoisuuspeople of colormonikielisyysyhteiskunnallinen muutosperformanceideologiatInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language

Statistically validated hierarchical clustering: Nested partitions in hierarchical trees

2022

We develop an algorithm that is fast and scalable in the detection of a nested partition extracted from a dendrogram that is obtained from hierarchical clustering of a multivariate series. Our algorithm provides a -value for each clade observed in the hierarchical tree. The -value is obtained by computing many bootstrap replicas of the dissimilarity matrix and by performing a statistical test on each difference between the dissimilarity associated with a given clade and the dissimilarity of the clade of its parent node. We prove the efficacy of our algorithm with a set of benchmarks generated by a hierarchically nested factor model. We compare results obtained by our algorithm with those of…

Statistics and ProbabilityHierarchical tree0303 health sciences03 medical and health sciencesClusterPartitions0103 physical sciencesStatistical and Nonlinear Physics010306 general physics01 natural sciencesMultivariate serieSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)030304 developmental biologyPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Separation of palladium and silver from E-waste leachate : effect of nitric acid concentration on adsorption to Thiol scavenger

2022

The development of recovery techniques for metals present in low concentrations in E-waste, such as silver and palladium, is important from the aspect of the circular economy. Adsorption of palladium and silver was studied in detail in a batch process with silica-based Thiol scavenger from nitric acid leachate of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs). High adsorption efficiencies of Pd(II) and Ag(I), >97%, were reached in nitric acid concentrations below 3 mol L−1. At higher acid concentrations, adsorption efficiency of Ag(I) decreased drastically which enables the separation of Ag(I) and Pd(II) based on nitric acid concentration in sample solution. Pd(II) and Ag(I) followed pseudo 2nd order …

separationmetal scavengerse-wastehopeaGeneral Medicinepalladiumtalteenottoadsorptionerotusmenetelmättyppihapposilversähkö- ja elektroniikkaromumetallitadsorptio

The response of Brent crude oil to the European central bank monetary policy

2022

Este artículo examina el impacto de las decisiones de política monetaria del Banco Central Europeo (BCE) sobre los precios del petróleo y la liquidez mediante un estudio de eventos con datos intradía. Analizamos el período de enero de 1999 a diciembre de 2020, que incluye la crisis financiera que comenzó en agosto de 2007. Nuestros resultados muestran una respuesta significativa de los rendimientos del petróleo solo durante la crisis financiera. Específicamente, encontramos que los rendimientos de los futuros de petróleo crudo Brent respondieron negativamente a variaciones inesperadas en la prima de riesgo italiana como medida de acciones de política monetaria no convencionales, y positivam…

Risk premiummedia_common.quotation_subjectMonetary policymonetary policyUNESCO::CIENCIAS ECONÓMICASMonetary economics:CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS [UNESCO]european central bankInterest rateMarket liquidityBrent Crudesymbols.namesakeExchange rateFinancial crisisEconomicssymbolsbrent crude oil futuresFutures contracthealth care economics and organizationsFinancemedia_common

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: critical review on potential diagnostic patterns

2022

Oral cancerOPMDOSCCOptical Coherence TomographyOral potentially malignant disorders.

Introduction : spaces of upset in the Nordic region

2022

Abstract This introductory article opens the thematic issue Spaces of Upset in the Nordic Region. It introduces the contributions of the issue, outlines the concepts that unite them, and discusses the sociolinguistic area in which they are set: the Nordic region. Centering on Denmark, Finland and Sweden, the article offers an overview of some of the sociolinguistic, ideological and political characteristics of the region and the countries it comprises. The Nordic region is widely seen as a paradigm case of social stability, consensus and cohesion. This vision is, however, a mirage. To be sure, upset often lingers below the discursive veneer of Nordic harmony, concord and agreement. Breaking…

SwedenLinguistics and Languagekieli ja kieletsocial cohesionDenmarkThe Nordic regionTanskalanguage ideologymigrationLanguage and LinguisticsRuotsispaces of upsetsosiolingvistiikkakielellinen identiteettipohjoismaalaisetsiirtolaisuushyvinvointivaltiolanguage and the welfare stateSuomikielipolitiikkasosiaalinen koheesioFinland

The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Dis…

2022

Artículo escrito por un elevado número de autores, solo se referencian el que aparece en primer lugar, el nombre del grupo de colaboración, si le hubiere, y los autores pertenecientes a la UAM

MedicinaRJ101Mental disordersSubstance use3121 Internal medicineEurope; Mental disorders; Mental health; Self-harm; Substance use; Young peopleCHILDRJ101 Child Health. Child health servicesSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSYSTEMATIC ANALYSISInternal MedicineSelf-harmPublic Environmental & Occupational HealthRISKMCCScience & TechnologyHealth PolicyYoung people; Mental health; Mental disorders; Self-harm; Substance use; EuropeDAS3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational healthPREVALENCEEuropeMental disorderHealth Care Sciences & ServicesOncologyMental healthYoung peopleHEALTHLife Sciences & BiomedicineThe Lancet Regional Health - Europe

Indagini conoscitive su popolamenti forestali di roverella (Quercus pubescens Willd. s.l.) con potenziali caratteri di vetustà

2022

Gli ecosistemi forestali, che attraversano un lungo periodo senza rilevanti azioni di disturbo antropico quali le utilizzazioni forestali, possono evolvere con caratteristiche compositive e strutturali che li distinguono nettamente da soprassuoli più giovani dello stesso tipo, e sotto particolari condizioni vengono definiti vetusti. La significativa presenza di piante adulte e grandi, una certa diversificazione strutturale, significativi quantitativi di legno morto sia in piedi che a terra e la presenza di fauna e flora specializzate, sono tra le caratteristiche più comunemente associate ai boschi vetusti. A livello italiano, con le modifiche apportate al Testo Unico Forestale (D.Lgs. 34 de…

Settore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E Selvicolturaboschi vetusti querce dinamiche evolutive naturali necromassa gestione forestale foreste mediterranee biodiversità

Regional heterogeneity in the business environment: the case of Italy

2022

How do we evaluate the business environment of regional economies? This paper makes use of primary data from the World Bank’s Subnational Doing Business studies to analyze the capacity of Italian regions to facilitate entrepre- neurs in setting up and operating new businesses. By comparing data across locations and over time, we are able to identify best practices that may help policy makers in the implementation of reforms aiming at improving the business environ- ment of Italian regions and, as a result, of the country.

Subnational Doing Business World Bank Regions Investments

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on European Integration 2022

2022

Caciocavallo Palermitano

2022

Il Caciocavallo Palermitano è un tipico formaggio bovino a pasta filata le cui spiccate peculiarità organolettiche rappresentano la piena espressione del territorio e del sistema di produzione. Ancora oggi, il Caciocavallo Palermitano è ottenuto in sistemi produttivi in cui le tecniche di allevamento delle bovine sono strettamente connesse all’ambiente territoriale, e la lavorazione del latte avviene direttamente nelle aziende di produzione seguendo l’originale tecnologia di caseificazione tramandata nel corso delle generazioni, basata su metodi e attrezzi artigianali, e rappresenta per questo un vero patrimonio storico, socio-culturale e alimentare. I sistemi di allevamento I sistemi di al…

Razze autoctoneFormaggi tradizionaliCaciocavallo PalermitanoLatte crudoAlimentazione al pascolo

Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Xylella fastidiosa: A Nonstationary Approach with Dispersal Barriers

2022

Spatial species distribution models often assume isotropy and stationarity, implying that spatial dependence is direction-invariant and uniform throughout the study area. However, these assumptions are violated when dispersal barriers are present. Despite this, the issue of nonstationarity has been little explored in the context of plant health. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of barriers in the distribution of Xylella fastidiosa in the demarcated area in Alicante, Spain. Occurrence data from 2018 were analyzed through spatial Bayesian hierarchical models. The stationary model, illustrating a scenario without control interventions or geographical features, was com…

Xylella fastidiosaAlmond leaf scorchNon-stationary modelsIsotropySpecies distributionStochastic partial differential equationPlant ScienceContainmentBiologySpatial distributionbiology.organism_classificationDisease controlINLABiological dispersalU10 Mathematical and statistical methodsStatistical physicsXylella fastidiosaSpatial dependenceInvariant (mathematics)H20 Plant diseasesAgronomy and Crop ScienceBarriersEradication

On Infiltration and Infiltration Characteristic Times

2022

In his seminal paper on the solution of the infiltration equation, Philip (1969), https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-4831-9936-8.50010-6 proposed a gravity time, tgrav, to estimate practical convergence time and the time domain validity of his infinite time series expansion, TSE, for describing the transient state. The parameter tgrav refers to a point in time where infiltration is dominated equally by capillarity and gravity as derived from the first two (dominant) terms of the TSE. Evidence suggests that applicability of the truncated two-term equation of Philip has a time limit requiring higher-order TSE terms to better describe the infiltration process for times exceeding that limit. Since …

Science & TechnologyEROSIONsorptivityHYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITYINFILTROMETERInfiltrationEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyPARAMETERSSOILMODELPhysical SciencesLimnology[SDE]Environmental Sciencesddc:550Water ResourcesEQUATIONSettore AGR/08 - Idraulica Agraria E Sistemazioni Idraulico-ForestaliWATERsteady statetime domain validityMarine & Freshwater BiologyLife Sciences & Biomedicinehydraulic conductivityEnvironmental SciencesWater Science and Technology

The Global Reading Room: Imaging Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2022

Diagnostic ImagingGadolinium DTPAmedicine.medical_specialtyCarcinoma Hepatocellularbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectLiver NeoplasmsGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingHepatocellular carcinomaReading (process)medicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingRadiologybusinessmedia_commonAmerican Journal of Roentgenology

A tale of two frames : Exploring the role of framing in the use discontinuance of volitionally adopted technology

2022

https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12355 The discontinuance of volitional IS (i.e., information systems adopted, used and discontinued at will) has recently attracted remarkable attention from academics and practitioners alike. However, most research to date has been ahistorical. Ignoring the temporal progression can be problematic when the phenomenon under investigation is dynamic and evolving. To balance this, we adopt a stage modelling approach to understand the process ending with the technology use being discontinued by users of a popular crowdsourcing platform. Two questions guided our investigation: (1) Why do users discontinue using an IS they have volitionally adopted and used? (2) How do…

Computer Networks and Communicationskäyttäjätqualitative studyMedia studiestietotekniikkaIS discontinuancekäyttöFraming (construction)teknologiavolitional ISlopettaminenstage modelPsychologyomaksuminenSoftwareInformation SystemsQualitative researchkäyttäjätutkimus

Lyme neuroborreliosis with encephalitis; a systematic literature review and a Scandinavian cohort study

2022

Background Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) presenting with encephalitis is rare and scarcely described. Objectives To describe the available literature on LNB encephalitis and to characterize this patient group through a Scandinavian retrospective cohort study. Data sources Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane library. Study eligibility criteria There was no discrimination on study type, time of publication or language. Participants Review: All articles with definite LNB and confirmed/possible encephalitis. Cohort: LNB cohorts from Denmark, Sweden and Norway 1990–2019 were screened for patients with encephalitis. Methods Review: Adhering to PRISMA guidelines; two authors extracted reviews and asse…

Microbiology (medical)Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyAtaxiaLyme neuroborreliosisNeuroinfectionCochrane LibraryCohort StudiesInfectious encephalitisEncephalitis/diagnosisLyme NeuroborreliosisMedicineHumansLyme Neuroborreliosis/cerebrospinal fluidVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700AgedRetrospective StudiesLiterature reviewbusiness.industryUnconsciousnessSystematic literature reviewRetrospective cohort studyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseInfectious DiseasesLyme NeuroborreliosisBorrelia burgdorferiCohortEncephalitisAtaxiamedicine.symptombusinessEncephalitisCohort study

Acciones para mejorar la eficiencia energética en los edificios en Europa: estado del arte sobre los standards técnicos

2022

The paper is aimed at reviewing the state of the art of the European technical normative implementation during the last decades concerning the building energy efficiency. Indeed, it is well acknowledged that the present building stock is largely obsolete and inefficient: in the European context alone, around 75% of the buildings is not energy efficient and most are expected to be in use until 2050. Consequently, buildings require not only a general rehabilitation, to extend, or even avoid, its end-of-life time, but also a complete afterthought of their energy performance. That is extremely urgent to improve the overall sustainability of the construction sector that, alone, is one of the mai…

Architecture and energy conservationEdificis--RemodelacióBuildings - Repair and reconstructionimprovement green deal building rehabilitation technical normative &ampBuilding rehabilitationTechnical normative and classificationSettore ICAR/10 - Architettura Tecnica:Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energètic [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Energy conservationEnergy efficiency &ampArquitectura i estalvi d'energiaclassificationGreen dealEnergy efficiency and improvement:Edificació::Rehabilitació d'edificis [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Energia--Estalvi

Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality

2022

[Background and Purpose] Recent studies suggested an increased incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We evaluated the volume of CVT hospitalization and in-hospital mortality during the 1st year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the preceding year.

StrokeVaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopeniaSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingCerebral venous thrombosisSARS-CoV-23112 NeurosciencesCOVID-19COVID-19; Cerebral venous thrombosis; Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia; Mortality; SARS-CoV-2; StrokeNeurology (clinical)MortalityCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3124 Neurology and psychiatryCOVID-19; Cerebral venous thrombosis; Mortality; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke; Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopeniaJournal of Stroke

Tailoring competitive information sources to the sequence of dynamic capabilities

2022

AbstractDynamic capabilities are central to firms' strategic decision-making and have received increasing attention in recent years due, in part, to the development of the information society. This research explores how web-based and human information sources interact and advance the development of dynamic capabilities. We use a mixed-methods approach executed in two studies. Study 1 reports insights gleaned from in-depth interviews with 12 senior managers. Study 2 provides the findings from a survey completed by 139 senior managers. The analysis indicates that the use of web-based and human information sources facilitates all dynamic capabilities types – sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring…

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200Business and International Management

Increasing tree survival to facilitate the conversion of conventional systems to agroforestry systems using plant growing aids and plant-plant facili…

2022

Several global commitments have established a compromise to greatly increase the presence of trees in agricultural lands, fostering therefore the adoption of agroforestry systems and the destination of some areas for reforestation. Such tasks are challenging, particularly under the current climate change scenarios, and several studies have demonstrated a high risk of seedling mortality under harsh and extremely variable environmental conditions, calling for solutions that must increase the success and reduce the costs of growing a tree. In this study, inside the project LIFE Desert Adapt, we tested the effects of different types of growing aids such as shelters, mulching and innovative meth…

Settore BIO/07 - EcologiaSettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E Selvicolturaagroforestry ecological restoration facilitation growing aids seedling recruitment

Life care annuities to help couples cope with the cost of long-term care

2022

This paper examines the possibility of including cash-for-care benefits in life care annuities (LCAs) to help retired couples cope with the cost of long-term care (LTC). It aims to assess how much it would cost to add an extra stream of payments to annuities for couples should either or both require LTC. We present an actuarial method based on array calculus to value this type of LCA. The impact of introducing the LTC contingency on the annuity is assessed by comparing the initial benefits in both cases. The difference in the initial benefit arises due to the annuity factors used to compute the benefits. We also analyse how willing couples would be to choose this type of LCA. Using Australi…

EconometríaSeguros

Morality, Aggression, and Social Activism in a Transmedia Sport Controversy

2022

This article examines how the interconnections between morality, aggression, and social activism are discursively articulated in two data sets: a face-to-face sport controversy and a corpus of evaluative online comments in response to reports of said controversy. The study adopted a combined transmedia, critical, and intersectional perspective that revealed the divergent interpretations of the controversy as an aggression that threatened the moral or a case of activism in defense of the moral. Thus, competing moral and social frameworks were found to lie behind social division and suggested the need for intersectional awareness and critical views on the complex and unstable distinctions bet…

Linguistics and LanguageAgressió (Dret internacional)Social PsychologyCommunicationExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyLanguage and Linguistics

RECYCLING SPENT COFFEE WASTE FOR INNOVATIVE THERMO-PLASTERS: DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE

2022

This paper presents an experimental study aimed at testing the real energy performance of a thermo-plaster prototype made of an ordinary mortar boosted by various percentages of spent coffee ground. That is one of the wastes of the brewing process that are usually disposed of in landfill with great concerns for the possible environmental footprint due to its organic nature and possible harmful components. In this paper, the mortar was manufactured froman ordinary Portland cement and sand, partially substituted by the waste. Specimens characterization is briefly outlined and a careful examination of the thermal properties is carried out. A plastering prototype was manufactured and placed in …

Cementitious Thermo-Plaster Prototype Development Spent Coffee Ground ReuseBuilding Energy Improvement.Settore ICAR/10 - Architettura Tecnica

Lifestyle versus ezetimibe plus lifestyle in patients with biopsy-proven non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (LISTEN): A double-blind randomised placebo-co…

2022

Background and aims: The LISTEN trial (ClinicalTrial.gov accession: NCT01950884) is a phase IV 52 weeks double blind parallel randomized controlled trial that evaluated the effect of ezetimibe plus lifestyle and dietary intervention (eze) vs. lifestyle and dietary intervention alone (placebo) on progression and complications of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) evaluated by liver histology. Methods and results: Forty patients with NASH ascertained by histology were randomly allocated on the two study groups and subjected to a follow-up of 52 weeks, when they underwent a second liver biopsy. Main composite end point (EP) was based on the histological improvement in the severity of NASH. T…

Settore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaNutrition and DieteticsSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismBiopsyMedicine (miscellaneous)Liver biopsyEzetimibeTreatment OutcomeDouble-Blind MethodRandomized controlled trialNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseHumansCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNon-alcoholic steatohepatitiLife StyleNutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD

The incidence of psychotic disorders among migrants and minority ethnic groups in Europe: findings from the multinational EU-GEI study

2022

AbstractBackgroundIn Europe, the incidence of psychotic disorder is high in certain migrant and minority ethnic groups (hence: ‘minorities’). However, it is unknown how the incidence pattern for these groups varies within this continent. Our objective was to compare, across sites in France, Italy, Spain, the UK and the Netherlands, the incidence rates for minorities and the incidence rate ratios (IRRs, minorities v. the local reference population).MethodsThe European Network of National Schizophrenia Networks Studying Gene–Environment Interactions (EU-GEI) study was conducted between 2010 and 2015. We analyzed data on incident cases of non-organic psychosis (International Classification of …

medicine.medical_specialtyDopamineRegion of originEthnic groupmigrationpsychosistress03 medical and health sciencesRace (biology)0302 clinical medicineEpidemiologymedicineHumanspsychosis10. No inequalityraceMinority GroupsApplied PsychologyTransients and MigrantsHigh rateIncidenceIncidence (epidemiology)Social environmentPREVALENCE030227 psychiatry3. Good healthEuropeschizophreniaPsychiatry and Mental healthGeographyPsychotic DisordersMultinational corporation1ST-CONTACT INCIDENCEethnicityepidemiology030217 neurology & neurosurgerySOCIAL DEFEAT HYPOTHESISDemographyPsychological Medicine

Breathing Solitons in a Passively Harmonic Mode-Locked Fibre Laser

2022

We report on the first experimental observation of breathing solitons in a passively harmonic mode-locked fibre laser. Various features of a 4th-harmonic operation state showing breather oscillations with a period of 5 roundtrips are discussed.

[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Enhancing upper secondary students’ engagement and learning through the INTERACT online, video-based teacher coaching intervention : Protocol for a m…

2022

This protocol outlines a mixed-methods cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) in upper secondary schools that will investigate how video-based online coaching can support teachers’ competences in teacher-student interactions (TSIs) and thereby improve student engagement and learning. The intervention will take place over a school year with at least 100 teachers and 2,000 of their students. During the implementation and one-year follow-up, we will conduct an extensive implementation and process evaluation (IPE) to understand the intervention's effects on TSI and student engagement and learning outcomes. This protocol outlines the background, design, intervention, and primary and secondar…

utdanningsvitenskapTeacher-student interactionstoisen asteen koulutusverkko-ohjausopettajatsosiaalinen vuorovaikutussatunnaistetut vertailukokeetEducationStudent engagementammatillinen kehitys:Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Pedagogiske fag: 280 [VDP]Study protocolopettaja-oppilassuhdeMixed-methods cluster RCT

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and hospitality sector: Charting new frontiers for restaurant businesses

2022

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a key theme of discussion and focus in all debates regarding the need for business enterprises to function in a manner that is responsive and sensitive to the needs of their communities and society. Academic research has also kept pace with the rising industry interest. The literature on CSR has grown appreciably, offering important insights that scholars must collectively evaluate if they are to inform theory and practice. Appreciating the value of such an endeavour, the present study utilised a critical systematic literature review (SLR) to analyse the literature published on the role of CSR in the restaurant sector from 2004 to 2021. The S…

VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210Marketing

Scuola inclusiva e Outdoor Education. Un’indagine esplorativa nel primo ciclo di istruzione

2022

Le tematiche dell’inclusione e dello sviluppo sostenibile rappresentano oggi, senza dubbio, uno dei terreni di dibattito fondamentali per una riflessione pedagogica, mossa verso la promozione di forme autentiche di convivenza democratica e di cittadinanza globale nell’ottica della costruzione di un’identità plurale e di un armonioso sviluppo umano. L’educazione inclusiva assume allora i connotati di un’educazione democratica i cui valori fondamentali dell’ambiente e dei contesti, della comunità e della partecipazione sono rivolti a tutti. Ma, se da un lato la letteratura nazionale ed internazionale ha fornito cospicue evidenze scientifiche a sostegno di come la relazione diretta con la natu…

Outdoor Education inclusion Place-based Education sustainability schoolOutdoor Education inclusione Place-based Education sostenibilità scuolaSettore M-PED/03 - Didattica E Pedagogia Speciale

SingleChannelNet : A model for automatic sleep stage classification with raw single-channel EEG

2022

In diagnosing sleep disorders, sleep stage classification is a very essential yet time-consuming process. Various existing state-of-the-art approaches rely on hand-crafted features and multi-modality polysomnography (PSG) data, where prior knowledge is compulsory and high computation cost can be expected. Besides, it is a big challenge to handle the task with raw single-channel electroencephalogram (EEG). To overcome these shortcomings, this paper proposes an end-to-end framework with a deep neural network, namely SingleChannelNet, for automatic sleep stage classification based on raw single-channel EEG. The proposed model utilizes a 90s epoch as the textual input and employs two multi-conv…

signaalinkäsittelyBiomedical EngineeringsignaalianalyysiHealth InformaticsSleep stage classificationConvolutional neural networkRaw single-channel EEGneuroverkotuni (lepotila)koneoppiminenSignal ProcessingContextual inputEEGunihäiriöt

In Search of Characters Without Signifiers

2022

This essay explores the question whether characters can exist without being signified in any way. If characters can exist trans-medially, independently of a particular form of signification or sign-vehicle, why not exist without any signification at all? What kind of existence would such a character have? And, paradoxically, what would examples look like? While the question at face value might appear logically invalid, I argue that at (or just beyond) the minimalist end of the character-representational spectrum, we find what might be called implied characters, that is, characters that are not in any way given, represented, named, or performed, but can only exist in the minds of their playe…

pelitpelaaminenLiterature and Literary Theorycharacterspelihahmotminimalist charactersgame charactersverkkopelitimplied charactersdigitaaliset pelit

A method for measuring wetting and swelling of bentonite using X-ray imaging

2022

A non-invasive method based on X-ray imaging for measuring deformation and water transport in wetting and swelling bentonite samples is introduced. Sequential X-ray images taken of the samples were used to calculate the attenuation coefficient and deformation. These results, together with careful calibration, allowed finding the dry density and water content distributions and their temporal evolution in the wetting and swelling samples. A specific correction technique, based on regularly taking reference X-ray images of aluminum plates of varying thickness, was developed and used to take into account X-ray beam instabilities and thus to improve the accuracy of density analysis. Large deform…

röntgenkuvausGeochemistry and PetrologytomografiaX-ray imagingbentoniittivesiGeologySwellingvesipitoisuussavikulkeutuminenDeformation