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How to integrate dreaming into a general theory of consciousness—A critical review of existing positions and suggestions for future research
2011
In this paper, we address the different ways in which dream research can contribute to interdisciplinary consciousness research. As a second global state of consciousness aside from wakefulness, dreaming is an important contrast condition for theories of waking consciousness. However, programmatic suggestions for integrating dreaming into broader theories of consciousness, for instance by regarding dreams as a model system of standard or pathological wake states, have not yielded straightforward results. We review existing proposals for using dreaming as a model system, taking into account concerns about the concept of modeling and the adequacy and practical feasibility of dreaming as a mod…
I LICENZIAMENTI COLLETTIVI NELL’ORDINAMENTO MULTILIVELLO: EFFETTIVITÀ, DISSUASIVITÀ, NON DISCRIMINAZIONE
2020
L'articolo analizza la recente lettura delle corti di merito della normativa in materia di licenziamenti collettivi alla luce della Carta Sociale Europea, ed evidenzia la discriminazione rimediale tra lavoratori assunti prima e dopo il 7 marzo 2015, data di entrata in vigore del d.lgs. 23/2015. The article focuses on the recent jurisprudence of first instance labour courts on collective dismissals in the light of the European Social Charter, and it underlines the discrimination in terms of applicable remedies among workers hired before and after 7th March 2020, date of entry into force of legislative decree 23/2015.
Comparison of the efficacy of chemomechanical caries removal (Carisolv') with that of conventional excavation in reducing the cariogenic flora
2004
Summary. Objectives. The usage of minimally invasive procedures and attention to patient comfort are of great importance, especially for dental treatment in small children. This has led to the development of chemomechanical methods for caries removal. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of chemomechanical caries removal with that of conventional excavation in reducing the count of the cariogenic flora. Design and setting. Subjects for this study were chosen from children admitted to dental clinic for restorative procedures under general anaesthesia. Samples and methods. Twenty-one children (mean age 43·5 ± 12·0 months) with early childhood caries were included in this stu…
Compensi e “buonuscita” dell’amministratore delegato di S.p.a.: problemi di competenza
2021
Il tribunale di Roma prende posizione sulla delicata questione della competenza alla determinazione dei compensi e delle altre remunerazioni degli amministratori delegati di società per azioni, discostandosi da una interpretazione consolidata, specie in dottrina, e optando per l’applicazione in materia del comma 1 dell’art. 2389 c.c., con argomentazioni idonee ad aprire un dibattito sul significato delle “particolari cariche” degli amministratori di S.p.a. In facing the thorny matter of competence to determine payments and other kind of remuneration for chief executive officers in corporations, the Court of Rome distances itself from a steady interpretation mainly spread among scholars, and…
Effects of a low-frequency sound wave therapy programme on functional capacity, blood circulation and bone metabolism in frail old men and women
2009
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a low-frequency sound wave therapy programme on functional capacity, blood circulation and bone metabolism of the frail elderly. Design: Single-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Setting: Two senior service centres. Subjects: Forty-nine volunteers (14 males and 35 females) aged 62—93 years with up to 12 diagnosed diseases were allocated in either the intervention group (n = 30) or control group (n = 19). Intervention: The intervention group underwent sound wave therapy, 3—5 times a week for 30 minutes per session over a period of 6 months. The control group received no intervention. Main measurements: Blood pressure, functional capacity, mobility, bo…
How neurophysiological measures can be used to enhance the evaluation of remote tower solutions
2019
New solutions in operational environments are often, among objective measurements, evaluated by using subjective assessment and judgment from experts. Anyhow, it has been demonstrated that subjective measures suffer from poor resolution due to a high intra and inter-operator variability. Also, performance measures, if available, could provide just partial information, since an operator could achieve the same performance but experiencing a different workload. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate: (i) the higher resolution of neurophysiological measures in comparison to subjective ones; and (ii) how the simultaneous employment of neurophysiological measures and behavioral ones could allow a…
Advancing Deep Learning for Earth Sciences: From Hybrid Modeling to Interpretability
2020
Machine learning and deep learning in particular have made a huge impact in many fields of science and engineering. In the last decade, advanced deep learning methods have been developed and applied to remote sensing and geoscientific data problems extensively. Applications on classification and parameter retrieval are making a difference: methods are very accurate, can handle large amounts of data, and can deal with spatial and temporal data structures efficiently. Nevertheless, several important challenges need still to be addressed. First, current standard deep architectures cannot deal with long-range dependencies so distant driving processes (in space or time) are not captured, and the…
FPGA/LST-SW Encryption Module Implementation for Satellite Remote Sensing Secure Systems
2020
The need for security of data transmitted from satellites to the ground has increased. Therefore, the need for secure onboard systems is in great demand, particularly in satellite remote sensing missions. This paper describes an approach for a secure Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) implementation of the Land Surface Temperature Split Window (LST-SW) algorithm, with objective to meat real-time requirements, area optimization and achieved higher Throughput goals to be sufficient for a secure remote sensing satellite applications and missions. The system is designed using VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) in a Highlevel design method. The experimental results demonstrate that th…
Cloud screening and multitemporal unmixing of MERIS FR data
2007
The operational use of MERIS images can be hampered by the presence of clouds. This work presents a cloud screening algorithm that takes advantage of the high spectral and radiometric resolutions of MERIS and the specific location of some of its bands to increase the cloud detection accuracy. Moreover, the proposed algorithm provides a per-pixel probabilistic map of cloud abundance rather than a binary cloud presence flag. In order to test the proposed algorithm we propose a cloud screening validation method based on temporal series. In addition, we evaluate the impact of the cloud screening in a multitemporal unmixing application, where a temporal series of MERIS FR images acquired over Th…
The effect of peatland drainage and restoration on Odonata species richness and abundance
2015
Background Restoration aims at reversing the trend of habitat degradation, the major threat to biodiversity. In Finland, more than half of the original peatland area has been drained, and during recent years, restoration of some of the drained peatlands has been accomplished. Short-term effects of the restoration on peatland hydrology, chemistry and vegetation are promising but little is known about how other species groups apart from vascular plants and bryophytes respond to restoration efforts. Results Here, we studied how abundance and species richness of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) respond to restoration. We sampled larvae in three sites (restored, drained, pristine) on each o…