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Brevi considerazioni su informativa antimafia e rating di legalità ed aziendale nella prevenzione delle infiltrazioni criminali nei contratti pubblici
2017
Un'analisi d'insieme di tanti istituti (la documentazione antimafia, i rating di legalità, le white list ed il nuovo istituto, recentemente introdotto dal codice dei contratti pubblici (art. 83 del d.lgs. n. 50 del 2016), del rating aziendale è preordinata a rilevarne non solo la coerenza interna, ma sopratutto quella con i principi generali dell'ordinamento interno ed europeo. Ed infatti, se appare evidente che la crescente serie di strumenti predisposti dal legislatore vada ricondotta all’interno dei “rimedi” che l’ordinamento ha apprestato nel tentativo di incoraggiare le imprese a porre in essere comportamenti virtuosi arginando così i fenomeni corruttivi e le infiltrazioni mafiose purt…
Verifica dell'efficacia didattica di un percorso laboratoriale per l'insegnamento dell'italiano nelle scuole dell'infanzia e primaria
2010
Le attività formative del laboratorio di Didattica della lingua italiana, rivolto a futuri maestri, hanno inteso promuovere buone pratiche di insegnamento linguistico, stimolando la trasformazione delle conoscenze in abilità professionali. Il laboratorio ha inteso offrire agli studenti la possibilità di riflettere e rielaborare, di osservare e sperimentare tecniche operative, di mobilitare risorse per l’analisi, la progettazione e la simulazione di situazioni didattiche e di interventi educativi. La verifica dei risultati, eseguita con strumenti di rilevazione ed autovalutazione delle competenze, e l’esame delle risposte degli studenti sull’efficacia e il gradimento dell’esperienza sottolin…
Social Cognition in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Associations with Executive…
2017
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by social impairments. The first objective of this study was to analyze social cognition deficits of children with ADHD, high-functioning ASD (HFASD), and typical development (TD) in their performance on explicit and applied measures of theory of mind (ToM). The second objective was to investigate the relationships between executive functions and social cognition in HFASD and ADHD. One hundred and twenty-six 7- to 11-year old children, 52 with HFASD, 35 with ADHD, and 39 with TD, performed the NEPSY-II social perception subtests. Parents estimated their children’…
Computation of vertically averaged velocities in irregular sections of straight channels
2015
Abstract. Two new methods for vertically averaged velocity computation are presented, validated and compared with other available formulas. The first method derives from the well-known Huthoff algorithm, which is first shown to be dependent on the way the river cross section is discretized into several subsections. The second method assumes the vertically averaged longitudinal velocity to be a function only of the friction factor and of the so-called "local hydraulic radius", computed as the ratio between the integral of the elementary areas around a given vertical and the integral of the elementary solid boundaries around the same vertical. Both integrals are weighted with a linear shape f…
La percepción de la funcionalidad familiar. Confirmación de su estructura bifactorial (The perception of the family functionality. Confirmation of it…
2012
Valid, reliable and easy-to-use instruments are required for the assessment of family functionality. The present study confirms the two-factor structure of a 23-item family Functionality Scale, providing indices of reliability and external validity in a sample of 185 families with teenage children. Parent discrepancy is analyzed, and the statistical descriptors of this variable are presented in the two dimensions that constitute the scale: Facilitator and Disturber. The instrument is useful for assessing functionality and for calculating parental discrepancy in the perception of family life, which is also an indicator of functionality.
The relationship between credit ratings and asset liquidity: Evidence from Western European banks
2020
This study examines the role of asset liquidity in Western European banks’ credit rating downgrades and upgrades over the 2005–2017 period. The results suggest that changes in bank credit ratings have been more favorable for banks that have a liquid asset portfolio. Furthermore, asset liquidity has a stronger effect on the credit rating of banks that already have an illiquid asset portfolio. In contrast, the effect is significantly smaller or nonexistent for the most liquid banks. These results imply that the new liquidity regulation introduced by the Basel III requirements will improve the stability and hence decrease the fragility of the European banking sector. Furthermore, the benefits …
El "estallido" financiero de 2008 en EEUU: Un análisis institucional de sus principales factores determinantes
2015
El objetivo básico de esta investigación ha sido el analizar lo ocurrido durante los años previos a 2008 en EEUU a efectos de averiguar qué principales factores institucionales, tanto formales como informales, contribuyeron de manera decisiva al estallido de su sistema financiero. Los análisis explicativos elaborados se fundamentan en el denominado enfoque de análisis económico institucional que caracteriza a las aportaciones más recientes elaboradas en la corriente de la Nueva Economía Institucional, en las que ya se presta atención tanto a los aspectos de eficiencia como a los distributivos. El trabajo contiene análisis tanto cualitativos como cuantitativos, con un capítulo final de contr…
Music Therapy for Depression Enhanced With Listening Homework and Slow Paced Breathing: A Randomised Controlled Trial
2021
Introduction: There is evidence from earlier trials for the efficacy of music therapy in the treatment of depression among working-age people. Starting therapy sessions with relaxation and revisiting therapeutic themes outside therapy have been deemed promising for outcome enhancement. However, previous music therapy trials have not investigated this issue.Objective: To investigate the efficacy of two enhancers, resonance frequency breathing (RFB) and listening homework (LH), when combined with an established music therapy model (trial registration number ISRCTN11618310).Methods: In a 2 × 2 factorial randomised controlled trial, working-age individuals with depression were allocated into gr…
Emotional expression in music: contribution, linearity, and additivity of primary musical cues
2013
The aim of this study is to manipulate musical cues systematically to determine the aspects of music that contribute to emotional expression, and whether these cues operate in additive or interactive fashion, and whether the cue levels can be characterized as linear or non-linear. An optimized factorial design was used with six primary musical cues (mode, tempo, dynamics, articulation, timbre, and register) across four different music examples. Listeners rated 200 musical examples according to four perceived emotional characters (happy, sad, peaceful, and scary). The results exhibited robust effects for all cues and the ranked importance of these was established by multiple regression. The …
Neurocognitive impairment and psychosocial functioning in bipolar II disorder
2011
Sole B, Bonnin CM, Torrent C, Balanza-Martinez V, Tabares-Seisdedos R, Popovic D, Martinez-Aran A, Vieta E. Neurocognitive impairment and psychosocial functioning in bipolar II disorder. Objective: There is a growing body of evidence on neurocognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar patients, but this issue has been studied mostly in bipolar I disorder, data on bipolar II (BD-II) are scant and discrepant. The two aims of this study were to ascertain whether strictly defined euthymic BD-II patients would present neurocognitive disturbances and to evaluate their impact on functional outcome. Method: Forty-three BD-II patients and 42 demographically and educationally matched healthy subjects …