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Moran on Self-Knowledge, Agency and Responsibility

2006

SUMMARY : In this paper I deal with Richard Moran’s account of self-knowledgein his book Authority and Estrangement . After presenting the main lines of hisaccount, I contend that, in spite of its novelty and interest, it may have someshortcomings. Concerning beliefs formed through deliberation, the account wouldseem to face problems of circularity or regress. And it looks also wanting concerningbeliefs not formed in this way. I go on to suggest a diagnosis of these problems,according to which they would arise out of a view of agents too strongly dependenton the will. KEY WORDS : first person, belief, deliberation, avowals RESUMEN : Este trabajo se ocupa de la concepcion del autoconocimiento…

Self-knowledgePhilosophymedia_common.quotation_subjectSpiteAgency (philosophy)Face (sociological concept)SociologyDeliberationHumanitiesmedia_commonCrítica (México D. F. En línea)
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The effects of rationing home-help services in Spain and Sweden: a comparative analysis

1999

In both Spain and Sweden the most important public support for older people that is provided in their own homes are home-help services. In Sweden, these programmes were expanded in years of economic growth but recently have radically declined. Spain still strives to expand them in spite of financial problems. Both countries ration these services but in different ways. Spain provides relatively few hours of help with household tasks, primarily to poor old people. At present, one to two per cent of the 65-plus population is covered. Local government is still trying to reach more people to relieve pressure on limited institutional care. Sweden continues to cut down the service from the present…

Service (business)education.field_of_studyEconomic growthHealth (social science)Social Psychologybusiness.industryPopulationPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthRationingSocial classArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Local governmentNeeds assessmentSpiteMedicineGeriatrics and GerontologyHome helpeducationbusinessAgeing and Society
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I semiochimici utilizzati nella localizzazione dell’ospite da parte del parassitoide oofago Ooencyrtus telenomicida

2009

Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Vassiliev) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) è un parassitoide oofago di Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) di origine paleartica frequentemente diffuso in Sicilia. Scopo del presente lavoro è stato quello di investigare il processo di localizzazione dell’ospite nel sistema tritrofico Solanum lycopersicum L. – N. viridula – O. telenomicida. In particolare sono stati condotti esperimenti in olfattometro a Y, per valutare il ruolo attrattivo dei composti volatili emessi sia dalle piante, sia dagli adulti della cimice verde, e in arena aperta, per biosaggiare. la risposta delle femmine del parassitoide alle tracce lasciate sul substrato dagli adulti di N. viridul…

Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataNezara viridula localizzazione dell’ospite cairomoni sinomoni Trissolcus basalis
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TRI-TROPHIC INTERACTIONS INVOLVING EULOPHID PARASITOIDS (HYMENOPTERA, EULOPHIDAE) OF THE CITRUS LEAFMINER PHYLLOCNISTIS CITRELLA STAINTON

2003

Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataParassitoidi Eulophidae Chalcidoidea relazioni ospite-parassitoide
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TROPHIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EULOPHID PARASITOIDS AND LEAFMINERS LIVING ON SPONTANEOUS FLORA

2002

Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataParassitoidi flora spontanea Eulophidae fillominatori relazioni ospite-parassitoide
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Rateless Codes Performance Analysis in Correlated Channel Model for GEO Free Space Optics Downlinks

2012

Settore ING-INF/03 - TelecomunicazioniFree Space Optics (FSO) technologies for satellite communications offer several advantages: wide bandwidth high rate capability immunity to electromagnetic interference and small equipment size. Thus they are suitable for inter-satellite links deep space communications and also for high data rate ground-to-satellite/satellite-to-ground communications. Nevertheless FSO links suffer impairments that cause power signal degradation at the receiver. Scattering and absorption cause power signal attenuations predictable by suitable deterministic models. Optical turbulence causes random irradiance fluctuations which can generate signal fading events and can thereby only be predicted by statistical models. Attenuation and fading events can corrupt FSO links and so it would be recommended to add mitigation error codes on the communication link. FSO channel can be described as an erasure channel: fading events can cause erasure errors. We have identified in rateless codes (RCs) a suitable solution to be employed in FSO links. RCs do not need feedback and they add a redundant coding on the source data that allows the receiver to recover the whole payload despite erasure errors. We implemented two different of rateless codes: Luby Transform (LT) and Raptor. We analyzed their performances on a simulated turbulent GEO FSO downlink (1 Gbps - OOK modulation) at a 106 μm wavelength and for different values of zenith angles. Assuming a plane-wave propagation and employing Hufnagel-Valley we modeled the downlink using: 1) a temporal correlated channel model based on Gamma-Gamma probability distribution and 2) an irradiance covariance function that we converted on a time function using Taylor frozen eddies hypothesis. Our new channel model is able to simulate irradiance fluctuations at different turbulence conditions as it will be shown in the full paper. We will also report performance results of LT and Raptor codes at overhead range varying between 0 and 50% and for different values of source packets.Settore ING-INF/01 - Elettronica
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Ospitare l'avversario. L'ospite ai confini della ragione

2010

La lunga storia del pensiero occidentale trae la sua origine dalla capacità - propria della poesia di Omero e della storia di Erodoto - di concepire "alla stessa stregua l'amico e il nemico, il successo e la sconfitta" (Arendt). Questo conferma non solo l'antica potenza aristotelica di un logos capace dei contrari, ma anche il fatto che la capacità critico-dialettica della ragione nasce proprio dal suo sapere "ospitare l'avversario".

Settore M-FIL/03 - Filosofia MoraleOspite ragione avversario
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A cognitive-behavioural intervention improves cognition in caregivers of people with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study

2017

Abstract As postulated by the stress process model, chronically stressed individuals, such as caregivers of people with chronic psychological disorders, have poorer cognitive performance and higher age-related cognitive decline than individuals not exposed to chronic stress. When analysing this topic in caregivers, the majority of research has been conducted in populations in which the care recipient has dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease, while relatively few studies have analysed cognition in caregivers of offspring with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The main objective of this pilot study was to analyse the effect of a cognitive-behavioural intervention on cognition in caregivers of pe…

Social PsychologyCognitive-behavioural interventionDevelopmental psychology03 medical and health sciencesCognition0302 clinical medicineRespite careDevelopmental and Educational PsychologymedicineVerbal fluency testDementia030212 general & internal medicineNeuropsychological assessmentAutism spectrum disorderCognitive declineApplied Psychologymedicine.diagnostic_testCognitive flexibilityCognitionmedicine.diseaseCaregiversAutism spectrum disorderChronic stressPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychologyPsychosocial Intervention
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The Use of Landscape Indicators in Environmental Assessment

2016

A fundamental characteristic of the Strategic Environmental Assessment procedure is the use of indicator-like tools for measuring effects generated by plans and programmes that affect the environment and landscape. There are many kinds of indicator categories, but this chapter focuses attention on those related specifically to the landscape. Measuring many aspects of reality, by indicators, is easy today—but for landscape and its cultural aspects, the same fails to apply because, differently from water, air, soil and all the biotic and abiotic elements, technicians must consider variables in which the degree of subjectivity is very high. In spite of this reflection, Strategic Environmental …

SubjectivityGeographyLandscape assessmentSpiteEnvironmental impact assessmentStrategic environmental assessmentEnvironmental planningField (geography)
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Embryo culture: can we perform better than nature?

2010

Culture of preimplantation-stage embryos has always been a key element of laboratory embryology and has contributed substantially to the success of many assisted reproduction procedures. During the past decade, its importance has increased as extended in-vitro embryo culture and single blastocyst transfer have become indispensable parts of the approach to decreasing the chance of multiple pregnancy while preserving the overall efficiency of the treatment. However, in spite of the scientific and commercial challenge stimulating research worldwide to optimize embryo culture conditions, a consensus is missing even in the basic principles, including composition and exchange of media, the requir…

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