Search results for "function"

showing 10 items of 14432 documents

Il primo concorso per il Palazzo di Giustizia a Roma del 1884. Ricostruzione critica del progetto di Ernesto Basile

2019

1. Breve descrizione dell’oggetto di studio Il concorso del Palazzo di Giustizia di Roma si svolge in quattro fasi svolte tra il 1884 e il 1887. Il progetto per il primo concorso, del 1884, redatto dall’allora giovanissimo Ernesto Basile (Palermo 1857-1932), rivela una grande perizia progettuale che trasforma il complesso programma funzionale in un austero edificio in stile neofiorentino. I disegni originari dell’opera, non realizzata, conservati presso la Dotazione Basile del Dipartimento di Architettura dell’Università di Palermo, sono stati oggetto di studio propedeutico alle fasi di analisi, interpretazione e ricostruzione congetturale del modello digitale. 2. Stato dell’arte e riferime…

the spatiality of the great vestibule• elaboration of axonometric and perspective view• choice of interpretation criteria in case of project incongruitiethe vaulted arcades.the space of the main courtyard which Basile outlines in a sketch• elaboration of analytical drawings (modular functional compositional volumetric schemes)• modular study and flat vectorization• application of rendering techniques consistent with the available information. 4. Objectives pursued and achieved Conjectural reconstruction achieved the following results: • formulation of analytical documents which show how the planimetric and altimetric articulation are perfectly consistent with the functional program• definition of the level of uncertainty1. Brief description of the object of study The competition of the Palace of Justice in Rome takes place in four phases between 1884 and 1887. The project for the first competition in 1884 drawn up by the then very young Ernesto Basile (Palermo 1857-1932) reveals a great deal of design expertise that transforms the complex functional program into an austere building in neo-florentine style. The original drawings of the building not realized kept in the Basile Endowment of the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo have been the subject of preliminary study to the phases of analysis interpretation and conceptual reconstruction of the digital model. 2. State of the art and main bibliographical references The conjectural reconstruction on the basis of drawings and archival documents is a well-established and codified practice thanks to various disciplinary contributions at national and international level. See: F. I. Apollonio Classification Schemes for Visualization of Uncertainty in Digital Hypothetical Reconstruction in M. Sander P. Mieke P. Kuroczyński M. Ioannides 3D Research Challenges in Cultural Heritage II Cham (CH) 2016. G. Antista M. Cannella Ricostruire. Architettura - Storia – Rappresentazione Palermo 2015. For studies related to the examinated project see: E. Mauro E. Sessa I disegni della Collezione Basile Roma 2015. E. Sessa Ernesto Basile. Dall'eclettismo Classicista al Modernismo Palermo 2002. 3. Definition of the methodologies adopted in the research Methodological phases: • historical analysi• survey of the original drawings and dimensional verification of the flat scanSettore ICAR/17 - Disegno• construction of perspective views deduced from the original drawings that highlight: the volumetric hierarchy and the function of the bugnate in the scanning of the masonry ma• three-dimensional modeling
researchProduct

Relationship Between Cannabis Use and Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019

Globally, there is increasing usage and legalization of cannabis. In addition to its reported therapeutic effects, cannabis has several health risks which are not clearly defined. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the most common male sexual disorder and there are plausible mechanisms linking cannabis use to ED. No attempt has been made to collate the literature on this topic. The aim of this review was to summarize the prevalence and risk of ED in cannabis users compared to controls. A systematic review of major databases from inception to January 1, 2019, without language restriction, was undertaken to identify studies investigating cannabis use and presence of ED. The analysis compared the p…

therapeutic effectAdultMaleMarijuana AbuseHealth (social science)prevalencelcsh:MedicineReviewRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinesystematic reviewErectile DysfunctionReference ValuesPrevalenceHumansMedicineErectile dysfunction030212 general & internal medicinelegalization of cannabiriskCannabisAnalgesics030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicinebiologybusiness.industrylcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthOdds ratioMiddle AgedCannabis usebiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseConfidence interval3. Good healthmeta-analysisMeta-analysisErectile dysfunctionCase-Control StudiesMeta-analysisSystematic reviewCannabisbusinessDemographyAmerican Journal of Men's Health
researchProduct

Self-reported reflective functioning mediates the association between attachment insecurity and well-being among psychotherapists.

2020

Objective: Subjective well-being is a crucial variable for mental health practitioners. This study examines the influence of therapists’ attachment dimensions and self-reported reflective functioning on their perceived well-being. Further, it examines if reflective functioning mediates the association between attachment insecurity and well-being. Method: A total of 416 experienced psychotherapists were enrolled in this cross-sectional study, and completed self-report measures of attachment insecurity, reflective functioning, and well-being. We tested the hypothesized mediation model with path analysis that examined indirect effects. Results: Both attachment anxiety and avoidance dimensions …

therapist subjective variable050103 clinical psychologyattachment avoidancePsychotherapisttherapistAttachment anxietyNegative associationtherapistsattachment anxiety attachment avoidance mentalizing psychotherapists reflective functioningtherapist factors therapist subjective variables therapists well-beingtherapist factorsDevelopmental psychology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePsychotherapistswell-beingSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPath analysis (statistics)attachment anxietyreflective functioning05 social sciencespsychotherapistProfessional-Patient RelationsMental healthObject Attachment030227 psychiatryPsychotherapyClinical PsychologyInsecure attachmentCross-Sectional StudiesMentalizationtherapist factortherapist subjective variablesWell-beingmentalizingSelf Reportattachment anxiety; attachment avoidance; mentalizing; psychotherapists; reflective functioning; therapist factors; therapist subjective variables; therapists; well-beingPsychologyPsychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
researchProduct

Oxidation-responsive and "clickable" poly(ethylene glycol) via copolymerization of 2-(methylthio)ethyl glycidyl ether

2016

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is a widely used biocompatible polymer. We describe a novel epoxide monomer with methyl-thioether moiety, 2-(methylthio)ethyl glycidyl ether (MTEGE), which enables the synthesis of well-defined thioether-functional poly(ethylene glycol). Random and block mPEG-b-PMTEGE copolymers (Mw/Mn = 1.05-1.17) were obtained via anionic ring opening polymerization (AROP) with molecular weights ranging from 5 600 to 12 000 g·mol-1. The statistical copolymerization of MTEGE with ethylene oxide results in a random microstructure (rEO = 0.92 ± 0.02 and rMTEG E = 1.06 ± 0.02), which was confirmed by in situ 1H NMR kinetic studies. The random copolymers are thermorespon…

thioether-functional PEGoxidation-responsiveEpoxide02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesBiochemistryRing-opening polymerizationMicelleCatalysischemistry.chemical_compoundColloid and Surface ChemistryPolymer chemistryCopolymerMoiety2-(methylthio)ethyl glycidyl etherEthylene oxidepoly(ethylene glycol)sulfoniumGeneral Chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical sciencesmulti-functional PEGMonomerchemistryPEOpolyetherthermoresponsive0210 nano-technologyEthylene glycol
researchProduct

How Does the Type of Migration Influence the Social Functioning of Polish Migrants in the Culture of the Host Country?

2014

The aim of the project was to research the social functioning of labour migrants in the culture of the host country. We were interested in showing the relationship between the time-frame of migration and the dimensions of socio-cultural adaptation. The study was conducted on a N=105 sample of Poles working abroad. A link to an online questionnaire was sent to those who had worked abroad during the study. The subjects were Poles who migrated to various countries in Western Europe. The research was of a quantitative-qualitative nature. The tools used in the study included a measure of Job Satisfaction, a Core Self Evaluation Score, and a questionnaire assessing work abroad. The qualitative pa…

time frame of migrationsociopsychological functioningmigrationcore self-evaluationidentity change
researchProduct

A Time-Non-Homogeneous Double-Ended Queue with Failures and Repairs and Its Continuous Approximation

2018

We consider a time-non-homogeneous double-ended queue subject to catastrophes and repairs. The catastrophes occur according to a non-homogeneous Poisson process and lead the system into a state of failure. Instantaneously, the system is put under repair, such that repair time is governed by a time-varying intensity function. We analyze the transient and the asymptotic behavior of the queueing system. Moreover, we derive a heavy-traffic approximation that allows approximating the state of the systems by a time-non-homogeneous Wiener process subject to jumps to a spurious state (due to catastrophes) and random returns to the zero state (due to repairs). Special attention is devoted to the cas…

time-non-homogeneous jump-diffusion processesComputer scienceGeneral Mathematicsdouble-ended queues01 natural sciencestransition densitiesdouble-ended queues; time-non-homogeneous birth-death processes; catastrophes; repairs; transient probabilities; periodic intensity functions; time-non-homogeneous jump-diffusion processes; transition densities; first-passage-time010104 statistics & probabilitysymbols.namesakeZero state responseWiener processrepairsComputer Science (miscellaneous)Applied mathematicstime-non-homogeneous birth-death processes0101 mathematicsSpurious relationshipEngineering (miscellaneous)Queuefirst-passage-timeQueueing theorytransient probabilitieslcsh:Mathematics010102 general mathematicslcsh:QA1-939catastrophesperiodic intensity functionssymbolsDouble-ended queueFirst-hitting-time modelConstant (mathematics)Mathematics; Volume 6; Issue 5; Pages: 81
researchProduct

Predicting Individual Differences from Brain Responses to Music using Functional Network Centrality

2022

Individual differences are known to modulate brain responses to music. Recent neuroscience research suggests that each individual has unique and fundamentally stable functional brain connections irrespective of the task they perform. 77 participants’ functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) responses were measured while continuously listening to music. Using a graph-theory-based approach, we modeled whole-brain functional connectivity. We then calculate voxel-wise eigenvector centrality and subsequently use it to classify gender and musical expertise using binary Support Vector Machine (SVM). We achieved a cross-validated classification accuracy of 97% and 96% for gender and musical exp…

toiminnallinen magneettikuvausclassificationfMRIfunctional connectivitynaturalistic paradigmmusiikkipsykologiacentralitykognitiivinen neurotiedeerotyksilöllisyysindividual differenceskuunteleminen2022 Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience
researchProduct

Neurocognitive Predictors of Response to Intervention With GraphoGame Rime

2021

This study explores the neurocognitive predictors of response to intervention with GraphoGame Rime, an adaptive software game designed to aid the learning of English phonics. A cohort of 398 children (aged 6 – 7 years) who had participated in a recent Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of GraphoGame Rime in the United Kingdom were studied. Half were randomly assigned to play GraphoGame Rime (GG Rime) and the other half were assigned to Business As Usual (BAU). A series of pretests were given prior to the intervention to all participants, designed to measure phonological awareness skills, executive function (EF) skills and the ability to synchronise finger tapping to a rhythmic beat. Finger t…

toiminnanohjaus (psykologia)Response to interventionPsychological interventionGraphoGamePhonicsEducationDevelopmental psychologyfonologinen tietoisuus03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinekielellinen kehitysPhonological awarenesstietokoneavusteinen oppiminenL7-991Hard rimephonological awareness05 social sciences050301 educationEducation (General)Cognitionoppimispelitexecutive functiontapping accuracyFinger tappingreading softwarephonics instructionPsychology0503 educationNeurocognitive030217 neurology & neurosurgery
researchProduct

Self-regulatory efficacy and sources of efficacy in elementary school pupils: Self-regulatory experiences in a population sample and pupils with atte…

2019

In this study, we examined self-regulatory efficacy and sources of self-efficacy (mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasion and physiological/emotional states) and the relationships between self-efficacy and its sources among elementary school pupils. Two groups were compared: a population sample (PS, N = 1284) and pupils with difficulties in attention and executive functions (AED, N = 61). Data gathered from self-report questionnaires indicated that pupils in the PS group had more positive efficacy beliefs and mastery experiences and fewer negative physiological/emotional states than the AED group. Analyses showed strong connections between sources and self-regulatory e…

toiminnanohjaus (psykologia)Social PsychologyPopulation samplemedia_common.quotation_subjectitsesääntelyomatoimisuusEducationDevelopmental psychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyADHDta5160501 psychology and cognitive sciencesFunction (engineering)ta515media_common4. Education05 social sciencesalakoululaiset050301 educationSocial persuasionVariance (accounting)Executive functionsself-regulatory efficacyattention deficitsexecutive function deficitssources of self-efficacyPsychology0503 education050104 developmental & child psychologyLearning and Individual Differences
researchProduct

Flipping and Blending : An Action Research Project on Improving a Functional Programming Course

2016

This article reports on an action research project on improving a functional programming course by moving towards a practical and flexible study environment—flipped and blended classroom. Teaching the topic of functional programming was found to be troublesome using a traditional lectured course format. The need to increase students’ amount of practice emerged, while subsequently challenges relating to students’ independent practical coursework were observed. Particular concerns relating to group work, learning materials, and the attribute of flexibility were investigated during the third action research cycle. The research cycle was analyzed using a qualitative survey on students’ views, t…

toimintatutkimusComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONfunctional programmingsulautuva opetusitseopiskelukäänteinen opetus
researchProduct