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Photoelectrocatalytic Selective Synthesis of p-Anisaldehyde in Water by TiO2 Supported on Ti Anodes
2013
Photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic H2 evolution combined with valuable furfural production
2023
In this work the photocatalytic (PC) and photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) reforming of furfuryl alcohol (FA) under environmental friendly conditions was investigated. Both H2 evolution and partial oxidation to furfuraldehyde were followed. For the first time TiO2 based photocatalysts were studied and the photocatalytic activity of home prepared photocatalysts was compared with that of commercial ones under both UVA and simulated solar irradiation. PEC tests were performed by using home prepared TiO2 nanotubes (TiO2 NTs) as photoanode and Pt free Ni foam as cathode to improve the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). Both the partial FA oxidation reaction rate and H2 evolution rate were normalized f…
Advanced Formation Fluid Evaluation While Drilling with a New Heavy Gas Detector
2012
In this paper, a chromatograph which exploits the benefits of FID technology optimized for the high resolution detection of heavier hydrocarbon gas components is described. The components analyzed span from n-hexane to toluene. Flame Ionization Detector (FID) technology is not new to gas detection on the field, however it had never been applied to the detection of gases heavier than n-pentane. The instrumentation has been installed and run on a number of wells in different fields and countries, and it has operated as a complement of an advanced surface logging system for a period of two years. Unlike other technologies presently utilized for this scope, this system reduces dedicated equipme…
Electron structure, ultra-dense hydrogen and low energy nuclear reactions
2019
In this paper, a simple Zitterbewegung electron model, proposed in a previous work, is presented from a different perspective based on the principle of mass- frequency equivalence. A geometric- electromagnetic interpretation of mass, relativistic mass, De Broglie wavelength, Proca, Klein- Gordon, Dirac and Aharonov- Bohm equations in agreement with the model is proposed. A non-relativistic, Zitterbewegung interpretation of the 3.7 keV deep hydrogen level found by J. Naudts is presented. According to this perspective, ultra-dense hydrogen can be conceived as a coherent chain of bosonic electrons with protons or deuterons located in the center of their Zitterbewegung orbits. This approach sug…
The Shape of Energy. Fuels and Modernity in the Italian Industrial Imagery of the 1950s
2022
Il saggio affronta la peculiare materialità rinvenibile in numerosi filmati industriali prodotti in Italia durante gli anni ’50, prima e durante la fase iniziale del miracolo economico. L’analisi si concentra in particolare su metano e petrolio, due sostanze che giocano un ruolo decisivo nei discorsi sociali del tempo, per esplorare l’importanza conferita ai materiali come punto fondamentale che definisce l’originalità di questi filmati. L’obiettivo è far emergere alcuni aspetti cruciali del processo di modernizzazione italiano ed esplorare nuovi percorsi interpretativi nel campo ancora poco esplorato dei tecno-film, confrontandoli con il più ampio panorama artistico e culturale del periodo…
Sulla categoria della comunità in Kant
2015
Lo studio esplora la "deduzione metafisica" delle categorie nell' "Analitica trascendentale" kantiana, in specifico riferimento alla terza categoria della relazione. L'obiettivo è quello di mettere in evidenza il risvolto etico politico sotteso alla configurazione formale che Kant dà, in termini meramente logico-trascendentali, al concetto di "comunità (Gemeinschaft) " intimamente connesso con quello di "azione reciproca".
The Reciprocal Influences among Motivation, Personality Traits, and Game Habits for Playing Pokémon GO
2018
This article reports a study exploring motivations of Pokémon Game use, individual differences related to personality traits, and game habits. First, it analyzed Pokémon GO motivations through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) by administering online the Pokémon GO Motivational Scale to a group of Italian gamers (N = 560). Successively, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted testing three factorial models of Pokémon Game motivations on a selected random sample (N = 310). Results showed a three-factor model of Pokémon GO Game motivations (i.e. Personal Needs, Social Needs and Recreation), accounting for 68.9% of total variance plus a general higher order factor that best fits the…
Clinical-anatomical correlation in a selective phonemic speech production impairment
2004
Although phonemic paraphasias are common in aphasic disorders, including Broca's aphasia, conduction aphasia and transcortical motor aphasia, selective phonemic speech production impairment, or phonemic disintegration, is unusual. A patient with a selective phonemic speech production disorder underwent clinical, neuropsychological and structural neuroradiological assessment over a period of 6 years. The disorder was characterised by phonemic paraphasias (phonemic disintegration) with preserved comprehension and naming. Imaging showed a focal lesion in the white matter of the left precentral gyrus and, to a lesser extent, the posterior part of the left middle frontal gyrus, with overlying co…
Cannabis consumption and the risk of psychosis
2017
Summary Objectives: Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug globally and its use has been linked to an increased risk for psychotic disorders. An association between cannabis consumption and psychotic symptoms was consistently reported by several studies. This case-control study aimed to widen the current findings about the impact of cannabis exposure on the risk of psychosis, by investigating the pattern of cannabis consumption in a sample of first-episode of psychosis (FEP) patients compared to healthy controls. Material and methods: 68 individuals who presented for the first time to mental health services of Palermo (Italy) with an ICD-10 diagnosis of psychotic disorders and 74 hea…
Generalized (varphi,psi)-weak contractions involving (f,g)-reciprocally continuous maps in fuzzy metric spaces
2013
We introduce the notion of (f,g)-reciprocal continuity in fuzzy metric spaces and prove a common fixed point theorem for a pair of sub-compatible maps by employing a generalized (varphi,psi)-weak contraction. As an application of our result, we prove a theorem for a (varphi,psi)-weak cyclic contraction in fuzzy metric spaces.