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Trolligans : Conceptual Links Between Trolling and Hooliganism in Sports and Esports
2023
Both game-based trolling and hooliganism have existed in some form since the inception of online gaming and professional sports respectively. The two share many characteristics: provocation of an opposing entity, the tendency to taunt or trash-talk others based on their social or individual identity, and disruptive and/or destructive behaviour. However, despite this and the increasing similarity between the worlds of traditional sports and esports, research on the two negatively perceived phenomena has remained largely separate. The present article aims to both link and distinguish the two types of behaviour in terms of what motivates them, the agents involved, and the spaces in which they…
Nuove soluzioni e vecchie problematiche con riferimento al problema della tassazione delle imprese digitali
2022
Il contributo analizza il diverso approccio che negli studi domestici ed internazionali è stato utilizzato per affrontare il tema della tassazione dell'economia digitale: per un verso il cd. ring-fencing e cioè il tentativo di trovare soluzioni impositive specifiche e mirate alle peculiarità del fenomeno e, per altro verso, quello di considerare l'economia digitale al pari delle tradizionali forme economiche. In tale contesto, dopo aver analizzato i più diffusi fenomeni di base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) posti in essere principalmente dalle multinazionali dell'economia digitale, il contributo analizza le soluzioni che sono state proposte per arginare il fenomeno in campo internazion…
Relationaalisen asiantuntijuuden rakentuminen varhaiskasvatuksen opettajankoulutuksen ohjatun harjoittelun diskursseissa
2021
Akateemisen koulutuksen ja työelämän välisen yhteistyön luomat mahdollisuudet asiantuntijuuden kehittymiselle ovat ajankohtaisen keskustelun kohteena. Varhaiskasvatuksen opiskelijoiden ohjattu harjoittelu on perinteinen koulutuksen ja työelämän yhteistyön muoto ja keskeinen opettajaopiskelijoiden oppimisen konteksti. Tutkimuksessamme tarkasteltiin varhaiskasvatuksen opiskelijoiden sekä päiväkodin ja yliopistokoulutuksen ohjaavien opettajien relationaalisen asiantuntijuuden rakentumisen mahdollisuuksia ohjatun harjoittelun yhteydessä. Tutkittavaa ilmiötä tarkasteltiin opiskelijoiden sekä päiväkodin ja koulutuksen ohjaavien opettajien itselleen ja muille tuotettujen positioiden sekä asiantunt…
Receptor for advanced glycation end products is subjected to protein ectodomain shedding by metalloproteinases.
2008
The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is a 55-kDa type I membrane glycoprotein of the immunoglobulin superfamily. Ligand-induced up-regulation of RAGE is involved in various pathophysiological processes, including late diabetic complications and Alzheimer disease. Application of recombinant soluble RAGE has been shown to block RAGE-mediated pathophysiological conditions. After expression of full-length RAGE in HEK cells we identified a 48-kDa soluble RAGE form (sRAGE) in the culture medium. This variant of RAGE is smaller than a 51-kDa soluble version derived from alternative splicing. The release of sRAGE can be induced by the phorbol ester PMA and the calcium ionophore c…
The Investment Performance of U.S. Islamic Mutual Funds
2020
Islamic investment funds have become increasingly important because of high demand from many investors, including those outside the Muslim investment community. This article compares the performance and risk sensitivity of Islamic mutual funds in the United States with that of their conventional peers. This article also analyzes the performance of Islamic funds, and compares this performance with that of socially responsible investment (SRI) mutual funds. Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)-based methodology was used for the analysis. The results suggest that over the entire study period (1987&ndash
Promoting the Flexibility of Thermal Prosumers Equipped with Heat Pumps to Support Power Grid Management
2023
The increasing share of renewable energy sources in energy systems will lead to unpredictable moments of surplus/deficit in energy production. To address this issue, users with heat pumps can provide support to power grid operators through flexible unit operation achieved via Demand Response programs. For buildings connected to low-temperature heating networks with ensured third-party access, further room for flexibility can be explored by investigating the production of surplus heat that can be sold to the network. A key aspect lies in the identification of the energy pricing options that could encourage such flexible operation of a heat pump by “thermal prosumers”. To this aim…
Italian Consumers’ Preferences for Pasta and Consumption Trends: Tradition or Innovation?
2019
The aim of this study is to know Italian consumers’ preferences for Pasta and consumption habits. Food culture and concerns about food security and product innovation were investigated. A sample of Italian consumers was interviewed. Consumer’ profile, motivations and purchasing behavior were described. Relationships between observed variables and the latent constructs that explain the preferences were highlighted. There is asymmetric information between consumers and producers. Consumers believe Pasta is made with Italian grains, and therefore it is healthy and safe, although that’s not always the case. Intrinsic and extrinsic high quality, which derives from growing and production technolo…
Service Provisioning with Multiple Service Providers in 5G Ultra-dense Small Cell Networks
2015
In this work, a game theoretical approach for addressing the virtual network service providers (NSPs), small cell provider (SCP) and user interaction in heterogenous small cell networks is presented. In particular, we consider the users can select the services of different NSPs based on their prices. The NSPs have no dedicated hardware and need to rent from the SCP in term of radio resources, e.g., small cell base stations (SBSs) in order to provide satisfied services to the users. Due to the fact that the selfish parties involved aim at maximizing their own profits, a hierarchical dynamic game framework is presented to address interactive decision problem. In the lower-level, a Stackelberg…
A novel splice acceptor site mutation in the ATP2A2 gene in a family with Darier disease
2016
This study identifies a novel spice site mutation in the ATP2A gene in a family with the Darier disease
L’EQUA TASSAZIONE DELLE MULTINAZIONALI IN EUROPA: IMPOSIZIONE SUL DIGITALE O REGOLE COMUNI PER DETERMINARE GLI IMPONIBILI?
2019
Il tema della fair taxation delle società in Europa viene spesso accoppiato a quello della corretta tassazione delle imprese digitali. A queste ultime, più che ad altre, infatti, si imputa di aver fruito di forme impositive di favore e poco trasparenti. È proprio in quest’ottica che la Commissione ha recentemente formulato due proposte di direttiva per una soluzione “temporanea” ed una “a regime” al problema della tassazione del comparto digitale. Bisogna, tuttavia, comprendere se i più rilevanti fenomeni di “base erosion” e “profit shifting” siano ricollegabili esclusivamente alle modalità con le quali le imprese digitali attuano il loro business o se, invece, essi non siano stati determin…