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Measurement of the production of charm jets tagged with D0 mesons in pp collisions at √s = 5.02 and 13 TeV
2023
The measurement of the production of charm jets, identified by the presence of a D0 meson in the jet constituents, is presented in proton–proton collisions at centre-of-mass energies of √s = 5.02 and 13 TeV with the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC. The D0 mesons were reconstructed from their hadronic decay D0 → K−π + and the respective charge conjugate. Jets were reconstructed from D0 -meson candidates and charged particles using the anti-kT algorithm, in the jet transverse momentum range 5 < pT,chjet < 50 GeV/c, pseudorapidity |ηjet| < 0.9 − R, and with the jet resolution parameters R = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6. The distribution of the jet momentum fraction carried by a D0 meson along the jet axis (z …
La Iglesia y los movimientos sociales en Brasil: Actos y fragmentos de sumisión y rebeldía
2023
Esta disertación tiene como principal objeto de estudio analizar los límites y posibilidades de cambio que están ocurriendo con los campesinos brasileños, de la región nordeste del país, más específicamente, del estado de Paraiba. Este proceso de cambio, se inicia a principios de este siglo, siendo más acentuado en el período 1975-1989. Este proceso puede ser caracterizado por tentativas de ruptura de prácticas y patrones de dominación a la vista de acontecimientos económicos, políticos y socioculturales y de nuevos actores, incluyendo especialmente la acción relevante de la Iglesia Católica. Intentamos comprender los cambios ocurridos en las prácticas políticas y sociales de los campesinos…
Scientific trends on research on denture stomatitis based on Scopus database: A bibliometric analysis
2023
Denture stomatitis is a clinical condition that affects people who wear removable maxillary dentures. It causes redness, soreness, and erythema and ultimately affects the general condition of the patient. The objective of this study was to analyze the lea
Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles: System Design Approach and Energy Storage Characterization
2023
This thesis is the result of the research work carried out as part of the PhD course in Energy and Information Technology between November 2019 and January 2023 at the University of Palermo jointly with the University of Lisbon. The research project has been focused on wireless charging systems for electric vehicles. A wide-ranging analysis was conducted on the topic, with a particular focus on the design aspects of these systems. This thesis, a summary of the work carried out over the previous three years, is organized into two parts, identifying the macro research activities into which the project was been divided. The first part is focused on the design approach of the Wireless Power Tra…
New measurement of double-β decays of 100Mo to excited states of 100Ru with the CUPID-Mo experiment
2023
The CUPID-Mo experiment, located at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (France), was a demonstrator experiment for CUPID. It consisted of an array of 20Li2100MoO4 (LMO) calorimeters, each equipped with a Ge light detector for particle identification. In this work, we present the result of a search for two-neutrino and neutrinoless double-β decays of 100Mo to the first 0+ and 2+ excited states of 100Ru using the full CUPID-Mo exposure (2.71kgyr of LMO). We measure the half-life of 2νββ decay to the 0+1 state as T2ν→0+11/2=(7.5±0.8(stat.)+0.4−0.3(syst.))×1020yr. The bolometric technique enables measurement of the electron energies as well as the γ rays from nuclear deexcitation and this all…
Il Perimetro di sicurezza nazionale cibernetica
2023
Il presente contributo intende approfondire la disciplina del Perimetro di sicurezza cibernetica istituito dal Decreto-legge 21 settembre 2019 , n. 105. Segnatamente, il lavoro intende approfondire l’architettura di tale sistema attraverso un’analisi del quadro organizzativo, con particolare riferimento alla distribuzione di competenze (e obblighi) dei diversi attori pubblici e privati coinvolti.
Kurt Vonnegut and the Postmodern Satire
2023
A broad look at the reformative qualities in Kurt Vonnegut's writing, through the analyses of three of his novels (The Sirens of Titan, Cat's Cradle, and Slaughterhouse-Five).
alMOST FUEL ung Optimalisering av en digital idrettsernæringsintervensjon, i lys av MOST rammeverkets fase for planlegging av studier
2023
Unge utøvere ved idrettslinjer har ofte høyt treningsvolum og et stort energibehov og anses derfor å være i stor risiko for utvikling av lav energitilgjengelighet (Bingham et al., 2015; Sherman & Thompson. 2014). Læringsintervensjoner for å øke kunnskap om idrettsernæring og dermed øke sannsynligheten fro å dekke næringsbehovet, opprettholde styrke og prestasjon, samt minimere risikoen for lav energitilgjengelighet og forstyrret spiseatferd i denne målgruppen, er etterspurt (Foo et al., 2021). FUEL intervensjonen (Fahrenholtz et al., 2022; 2023) er en 16 ukers digital læringsintervensjon gjennomført på kvinnelige utholdenhetsutøvere i alderen 18-35 år. Intervensjonen besto av 16 læringsvide…
Exploring CO2 hydrogenation to methanol at a CuZn–ZrO2 interface via DFT calculations
2023
Multi-component heterogeneous catalysts are among the top candidates for converting greenhouse gases into valuable compounds. Combinations of Cu, Zn, and ZrO2 (CZZ) have emerged as promisingly efficient catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. To explore the catalytic mechanism, density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the energetic span model (ESM) were used to study CO2 conversion routes to methanol on CuZn–ZrO2 interfaces with a varying Zn content. Our results demonstrate that the presence of Zn sites at the interface improves CO2 binding. However, the adsorption and activation energies are insensitive to Zn concentration. The calculations also show that the hydrogenation of …
Tilrettelegging for lek og samspill for elever som viser innagerende atferd
2023
I denne masteroppgaven i profesjonsrettet spesialpedagogikk rettes søkelyset mot pedagogers forståelse og erfaringer knyttet til innagerende atferd, og om hvordan de tilrettelegger for elever som viser slik atferd skal delta mer i lek og samspill i skolen. Problemstillingen for studien er følgende: Hvordan forstår pedagoger innagerende atferd, og hvordan tilrettelegger de for at elever som viser slik atferd skal delta mer i lek og samspill i grunnskolen? For å belyse problemstillingen ble tre pedagoger intervjuet om hvordan de hadde tilrettelagt, og hvilke tiltak de hadde satt i gang for å hjelpe elever de hadde hatt inn i lek og samspill. Formålet med studien var å synliggjøre elever som v…
Mercury and Amino Acid Content Relations in Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) in Subarctic Lakes Along a Climate-Productivity Gradient
2023
Mercury is a highly toxic element for consumers, but its relation to amino acids and physiology of wild fish is not well known. The main aim of this study was to evaluate how total mercury content (THg) of northern pike (Esox lucius) is related to amino acids and potentially important environmental and biological factors along a climate-productivity gradient of ten subarctic lakes. Linear regression between THg and sixteen amino acids content [nmol mg−1 dry weight] from white dorsal muscle of pike from these lakes were tested. Lastly, a general linear model (GLM) for age-corrected THg was used to test which factors are significantly related to mercury content of pike. There was a positive r…
Assessing the Performance of the Italian Translations of Modified MEIM, EIS and FESM Scales to Measure Ethnic Identity: A Case Study
2023
Measuring the ethnic identity of linguistic minorities is a research problem which can be tackled departing from a clear operational definition of the construct. This paper will present the performance of the Italian translations of various scales widely used in the relevant literature, which have been modified for the aims of this study and used in research conducted in 2016 in the ArberesheMunicipalities of Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela (Province of Palermo). These scales consist of modifications of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM), Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS) and Familial Ethnic Socialization Measure (FESM). The psychometric properties were analysed for all th…
Meeting the 24-h movement guidelines and health-related outcomes among youth with autism spectrum disorder: a seven-country observational study
2023
Abstract Background Meeting daily guidelines for physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration is associated with a host of health indicators for youth. In this cross-sectional observational study, we investigated the associations between adherence to the movement guidelines and health-related outcomes among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Parents of youth with ASD (10–17 years) from seven countries and regions were invited to provide online proxy-reports for child’s movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sleep and screen time), and health-related outcomes (i.e., body mass index [BMI], general health, and quality of life). A series of multiple linear regression…
Sekcja zwłok dziecka wobec braku zgody rodzica
2023
W sprawach o błąd medyczny przeprowadzenie badania post mortem jest bardzo ważne. Mogą zaistnieć sytuacje, w których rodzina zmarłego prosi o sekcję zwłok. Z drugiej strony, placówki medyczne nie mają obowiązku wykonywania jej na żądanie rodziny. Problemem poruszanym w niniejszej pracy jest ustalenie relacji między uprawnieniami rodziców a kompetencjami podmiotu wykonującego sekcję zwłok dziecka. Szczególnie zaś, określenie uprawnień rodziców wobec sekcji zwłok ich dziecka, zwłaszcza, gdy nie są oni zainteresowani jej przeprowadzeniem. Celem niniejszej pracy jest także ustalenie, czy sekcję zwłok dziecka można przeprowadzić w każdym przypadku, niezależnie od miejsca zgonu, czy zgody przedst…
Skill learning during an asynchronous music e-learning module
2023
Learning musical skills is often associated with face-to-face teaching. Few studies on musical skill learning through asynchronous e-learning have been conducted; however, the demand for e-learning has increased due to multiform learning and individual education paths, unrestricted by time and place. This demand is the basis of this research. The focus of this study is Finnish classroom teacher students’ skill learning, learning processes, and learning experiences, while studying music independently through e-learning. The research method is an intensive case study with six students. Their learning diaries were analysed using a data-driven content analysis. Background factors were musical i…
Climate Change Impact on the Hydropower Potential in Agder County
2023
Climate change poses significant uncertainties for the future of hydropower, both in terms of challenges and opportunities. This study uses an educational version of the HBV model to investigate climate change impact on the hydropower potential in Agder County over the next century. The results show that the model tends to overestimate the observed values, but results in a Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency of 73.4\% for calibration and 77.7\% for validation with a correlation of 89.0\%. This indicates that the model's simplicity does not surpass its accuracy. For annual discharge the study found that the RCP4.5 scenario predicted a 9\% increase close to 2100. The RCP8.5 scenario projected a more si…
Adaptive Evolution and Epigenetics
2023
Epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation and certain histone modifications, can be inherited but in many cases they do not follow Mendelian inheritance patterns and their stability appears to be lower than for changes in DNA sequence. Adaptive evolution by natural selection requires that differences among individuals are heritable to some degree. Epigenetic changes can be incorporated into evolutionary theory, and given that properties of epigenetic variation are distinct from genetic variation, spontaneous epigenetic changes can affect evolutionary dynamics in interesting ways. In this chapter, I review the properties of epigenetic variation and how they relate to the main parameters of…
Additional file 1 of Experimental community coalescence sheds light on microbial interactions in soil and restores impaired functions
2023
Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. Number of OTUs significantly differentially abundant among all treatments as estimated using a generalized linear mixed model, among the 515 most abundant 16S rRNA OTUs and the 439 most abundant 18S rRNA OTUs. Supplementary Figure 1. Abundances of total bacteria and total fungi. Quantification of 16S rRNA (a and c) and ITS (b and d) gene copy numbers in the original soil, the removal treatments and the control (Step 1; a and b) and in the coalescence treatment, the self-mixed removal treatment and the control samples (Step 2; c and d) (mean ± s.e. of log10-transformed data expressed as gene copy g-1 dry soil). Letters indicate significantly differen…
Association of oral lichen planus with hepatic disorders and hepatocellular carcinoma:systematic review and meta-analysis
2023
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a prevalent autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. The importance of the association between hepatic disease and OLP lies in the fact that many of these disorders (HC, HB, cirrhosis, hepatic steatosis) behave as risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus for studies published before January 2022. We evaluated the quality of studies (Joanna Briggs Institute tool). We performed meta-analyses, investigated the heterogeneity between studies, and we also carried out subgroups, meta-regression, and small-study effects analyses. 146 studies (21,187 patients) were included in this study. Our stu…
Brexit : Public Relations Campaign with Integrated Social Media Changed Political World
2023
Both the 2016 US election of President Trump and the outcome of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union Membership Referendum, in favour of the Vote Leave campaign, are frequently given as examples to illustrate the power of micro-targeting in PR campaigns. Harvesting data to profile audiences has made it possible to identify people who are likely to be especially receptive to particular ways of framing issues. It is allowing political campaigns with sufficient funding to buy access to many discrete audiences through Social Media (SM), and it is making it possible to develop psychological profiles to send tailored messages, designed as powerful triggers, to people who are judged to be potent…
Cross‐sectional associations between physical fitness and biomarkers of inflammation in children : the PANIC study
2023
Background Systemic low-grade inflammation has been proposed as an underlying pathophysiological mechanism for cardiometabolic diseases. We investigated the associations of physical fitness with systemic low-grade inflammatory state in a population sample of children. Methods Altogether 391 children aged 6–9 years were examined. Cardiorespiratory fitness (maximal power output, Wmax) was assessed by a maximal cycle ergometer test and neuromuscular fitness by hand grip strength, sit-up, standing long jump, 50-metre shuttle run, static balance, sit-and-reach, and box and block tests. Body fat percentage (BF%) and lean mass (LM) were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. High sensitivit…
Bivalve mollusks shells valorisation and recycling: market potentiality and novel building products
2023
Construction is a fundamental driver of the world economy, recognized as a sector that generates a great contribution to the social and economic development. At the same time, it shows an enormous environmental impact through an unstoppable consumption of non-renewable resources, a high energy consumption, and an associated atmospheric emission of pollutant. Consequently, the research and development of novel and green production processes and sustainable building materials is of paramount importance. The sustainability of materials and production processes could be improved by enhancing and reusing wastes from various industrial sectors. In this paper, the fishery sector will be analysed, …
Brisures du romaneque: 'La Malédiction de la Madone', ou d'une pratique ironique du docufiction.
2023
La Malédiction de la Madone, pubblicato nel 2022, è il primo romanzo in cui Philippe Vilain, scrittore tra i maggiori rappresentanti dell’autofinzione, ab- bandona la narrazione in prima persona per un “docufiction” in terza persona basato sulla vita della camorrista Pupetta Maresca. questo cambio di rotta, an- cor più sorprendente per un autore come Vilain che aveva sempre vilipeso que- sto genere letterario, è occasione di mettere in questione le sue concezioni del romanzo e della letteratura. Ne vien fuori una narrazione tesa tra l’aspirazione a far corpo unico con la sua precedente produzione letteraria e le condizioni im- poste dalla “docufinzionalizzazione” della storia. La Maléd…
Assessing the effectiveness of GraphoLearn combined with classroom instruction on phonics : a randomised control trial
2023
Proficiency in reading is a gateway for learning. However, the literacy rate in India stands at only 73% today. Many children studying in English-medium public schools often face a learning disadvantage through the schooling years since they struggle in learning to read in English which manifests into a struggle with reading to learn in later years. This disadvantage is more pronounced in children living in poverty. Thus, consistent efforts towards building foundational literacy skills of these children when developmentally appropriate is important to overcome the learning crisis. The aim of this study was to determine whether GraphoLearn, a computer assisted learning tool, combined with Gr…
Personalidad, calidad de vida, satisfacción laboral y engagement del profesorado de la Universitat de València que participa en el programa MOTIVEM
2023
El objetivo general de esta tesis se ha centrado en analizar variables del entorno laboral, satisfacción con la vida, satisfacción laboral, engagement, personalidad, estrategias de afrontamiento y valores del profesorado de la Universitat de València que participa en el programa MOTIVEM, y su comparación con profesorado de la misma universidad que no participa en este programa. La metodología empleada ha consistido en un diseño correlacional-descriptivo de corte transversal, con un muestreo no aleatorio, donde la muestra ha sido tomada en 2019, 2020 y 2021 y ha estado compuesta por 379 docentes de la Universitat de València (219 MOTIVEM y 160 NO MOTIVEM). Se ha utilizado una batería de 214 …
Tutkimus voi toiseuttaa uuden tiedon sijasta
2023
Prefazione a: "Metaversi culturali" : nuove frontiere digitali per le imprese e la cultura
2023
Preface to the volume by Claudio Calveri "Cultural metaverses. New digital frontiers for business and culture"
Initial training and professionalization process of volunteer firefighters
2023
The aim of this research is to contribute to a better understanding of the initial training of volunteer firefighters, with a particular focus on the process of appropriation of this training, the process of professionalization and the obstacles encountered by this population.Using a mixed-methods approach, 330 volunteer firefighters still in service were interviewed by questionnaire as part of a longitudinal survey, while 42 individuals who had ended their involvement during their initial training were consulted by means of semi-structured interviews. Sixteen direct observation sessions supplemented the data collection.Firstly, several types of appropriation of initial training have been h…
Desafios da Educação Física no currículo da Educação Infantil na Espanha: reflexões a partir de documentos oficiais
2023
A Educação Infantil na Espanha passou por diversas modificações nas últimas décadas. Atualmente, a recente Lei Orgânica 3/2020, de 29 de dezembro, que modifica a Lei Orgânica 2/2006, de 3 de maio, sobre Educação (mais conhecida como LOMLOE) incorpora uma série de inovações curriculares que merecem ser analisadas na Educação Infantil. Embora a abordagem de competências não seja nova, é a primeira vez que é definida na etapa da Educação Infantil, dando continuidade entre as diferentes etapas educacionais que compõem a educação básica do sistema educacional espanhol. A análise realizada oferece uma comparação entre o currículo da Educação Infantil na lei anterior e a atual, o que pode ser inte…
Girolamo Cardinale: le belle lettere per una pedagogia tra premesse morali e prospettive sociali
2023
L’impegno intellettuale di Girolamo Cardinale è sostanzialmente rivolto verso l’approfondimento di tematiche letterarie relative alla retorica, da lui trattata attraverso lo studio dei classici e in prospettiva pedagogica e morale.
Iodination of antipyrine with [N–I–N]+ and carbonyl hypoiodite iodine(i) complexes
2023
A series of iodine(I) complexes, both known and new, were synthesised and the dependence of iodination reactivity on the identity of the Lewis bases and anions present was investigated. Using a previously established screening protocol based on the iodination of antipyrine to iodo-antipyrine, the capability of the iodine(I) species to perform the iodination was tested and compared, especially in relation to Barluenga's reagent, [I(pyridine)2]BF4. The results indicated that the identity of both the Lewis bases and the anion influence the iodination capability of the iodine(I) species, and that the less efficient reagents can deliver favourably comparable percentage conversions with longer re…
Análisis de los efectos antiinflamatorios del bromuro de aclidinio sobre los neutrófilos de los pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica…
2023
INTRODUCCIÓN: La asociación de corticoides inhalados (ICS) con agonistas beta2 de acción prolongada es una terapia de combinación bien documentada para la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) basada en sus propiedades antiinflamatorias aditivas. Por el contrario, no existe evidencia científica en la recomendación de ICS en combinación con antagonistas muscarínicos de acción prolongada (LAMA). En este estudio, se utilizaron neutrófilos obtenidos de pacientes con EPOC para comparar los efectos antiinflamatorios del bromuro de iclidinium (un antagonista muscarínico de acción prolongada) con corticoides y su posible efecto aditivo. MÉTODOS: Se aislaron neutrófilos en esputo humano y s…
Highly-parallelized simulation of a pixelated LArTPC on a GPU
2023
The rapid development of general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) is allowing the implementation of highly-parallelized Monte Carlo simulation chains for particle physics experiments. This technique is particularly suitable for the simulation of a pixelated charge readout for time projection chambers, given the large number of channels that this technology employs. Here we present the first implementation of a full microphysical simulator of a liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) equipped with light readout and pixelated charge readout, developed for the DUNE Near Detector. The software is implemented with an end-to-end set of GPU-optimized algorithms. The alg…
Using machine learning on tree-ring data to determine the geographical provenance of historical construction timbers
2023
Funder: Bavarian Climate Research Network (BayKliF)
Approximation problems in linear and non-linear analysis
2023
En esta tesis estudiamos problemas relacionados con aplicaciones de varios tipos que alcanzan su norma u operadores que alcanzan su radio numérico. Tras un capítulo introductorio donde se comentan las notaciones, los principales conceptos, y un resumen histórico del estado del arte, hay 4 capítulos de contenido matemático donde se estudian diversos tipos de problemas. En el capítulo 2, se estudian clases de operadores entre espacios de Banach tales que cuando casi alcanzan su norma (respectivamente, su radio numérico) en un punto (respectivamente, un estado), necesariamente la alcanzan en un punto cercano (respectivamente, en un estado cercano). Se obtienen resultados positivos para dominio…
Robust Communications for the Underwater Internet of Things
2023
In recent years, the emergence of numerous applications and activities involving the underwater world have given rise to a new class of technologies that takes the name of Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT). Submarine activities such as remote control, pollution monitoring, data collection, disaster detection or even early warning and assisted navigation are just some of the main applications that require the use of underwater communication systems capable of providing connectivity between static and mobile nodes deployed at different depths. Generally, underwater communications employ audio signals which can propagate relatively far but are also significantly affected by Doppler distorti…