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From the great depression to bretton woods: Jacob Viner and international monetary stabilization (1930-1945)
2009
This paper examines Jacob Viner's contribution to the debate and the policy decision-making concerning international monetary policy from the Great Depression to the Bretton Woods agreements. An outstanding member of the so-called 'early Chicago School of Political Economy', Viner was actively engaged in the debate over the causes and cures of the Depression, emphasizing the important role international economic problems played in producing its onset and in reinforcing its duration. During the 1930s Viner was an outspoken supporter of international monetary cooperation, set up to secure exchange rates stability, which he regarded as a paramount factor in restoring business confidence and fo…
Environmentally driven changes in Baltic salmon oxidative status during marine migration.
2020
The fitness and recruitment of fish stocks can be markedly affected by environmental disturbances including global warming, eutrophication and contamination. Understanding the effects of environmental stressors on salmon physiology during marine residence is of a global concern as marine survival has decreased. We present a unique combination of physiological responses - antioxidant defence and oxidative damage biomarkers, stable isotopes and contaminant exposure biomarkers - measured from adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) collected at the Baltic Sea and studied in relation to environmental variables and fitness estimates. The results demonstrate that feeding populations of salmon display…
Borgese, Jovine e Silone prefatori per il Touring Club Italiano
2014
Si mettono a sistema tre brevi testi di tipo etnogeografico con cui si sono cimentati Silone, Jovine e Borgese negli anni Trenta-Quaranta del Novecento, concettualizzando e testualizzando i caratteri più peculiari della propria regione di appartenenza. Prenderò in esame la prefazione che Borgese scrisse per Sicilia (Touring Club Italiano, 1933) e le due prefazioni che Silone e Jovine scrissero per Abruzzo e Molise, (Touring Club Italiano, 1948). Mi ripropongo di innestare le ragioni di questi testi nel dibattito sui processi di “orientalizzazione” del Mezzogiorno italiano, intendendo per orientalizzazione i percorsi culturali di tra- sformazione in categoria metastorica e stereotipata dell'…
Partialsynthese neuer Ergolinderivate aus Clavinalkaloiden, 2. Mitt.1) O-Acyl-8-hydroxymethyl-6-methylergol-8-ene und -ergol-9-ene
1983
Die Titelverbindungen sind durch Acylierung von Elymoclavin (1) bzw. Lysergol (2) mit Saurechloriden, im Fall der Ester von 2 auch durch Isomerisierung von O-Acyl-1 mit aktiviertem Al2O3 darstellbar. Umgekehrt fuhrt die Acylierung von 2 in bestimmten Fallen spontan zur Bildung eines Gemisches der O-Acylderivate von 1 und 2.. Partial Synthesis of New Ergoline Derivatives from Clavine Alkaloids, II: O-Acyl-8-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methylergol-8-enes and -ergol9-enes The title compounds can be prepared by acylation of elymoclavine (1) and lysergole (2), respectively, with acid chlorides or, in the case of the esters of 2, by isomerization of O-acyl-1 with activated Al2,O3. On the other hand, in cer…
Negative and Positive Bias for Emotional Faces: Evidence from the Attention and Working Memory Paradigms
2021
Visual attention and visual working memory (VWM) are two major cognitive functions in humans, and they have much in common. A growing body of research has investigated the effect of emotional information on visual attention and VWM. Interestingly, contradictory findings have supported both a negative bias and a positive bias toward emotional faces (e.g., angry faces or happy faces) in the attention and VWM fields. We found that the classical paradigms—that is, the visual search paradigm in attention and the change detection paradigm in VWM—are considerably similar. The settings of these paradigms could therefore be responsible for the contradictory results. In this paper, we compare previou…
An expert system for vineyard management based upon ubiquitous network technologies
2011
Vineyard operations for quality wines production are currently based upon costly and time-consuming manual sampling operations required to assess the maturity phases of grapevines. The ripening process however is significantly influenced by the environmental parameters which nowadays can be effectively monitored by means of ubiquitous computing technologies. Besides the possibility of gathering data, hence, suitable tools are required to support the vineyard management process. The present research concerns the development of an expert system to effectively manage the vineyard operations. The methodology is based on the analysis of the time series of indices related to the maturation phases…
Soil management effect on soil penetration resistance in the vineyard
2013
In environments characterized by steep slopes or arranged in terraces, among the shallow tillage systems, rototilling is extensively used. However, the effect of the repeated use of rototilling has a considerable influence on soil characteristics; it appears finely powdered, soft and without structure. In order to limit these inconveniences, an innovative self-propelled machine equipped with working tools as a spade, to be used in steep slopes or arranged in terraces areas, was designed by the Mechanics Section of the SAF (Scienze Agrarie e Forestali) Department of the University of Palermo in cooperation with Agrotec company, Padua, Italy. The aim of this study is to compare the effects of…
"Kattokaa nyt missa? se kieli on" : English and French teachers' views on pronunciation and its teaching
2015
Tutkielman tarkoituksena oli selvittää, mitä mieltä suomalaiset englannin ja ranskan opettajat ovat ääntämisen roolista kieltenopetuksessa, ja millaisin keinoin he tukevat oppilaidensa ääntämisen oppimista. Alan kansainvälisessä tutkimuksessa olettamus on usein, että opettajat opettavat omaa äidinkieltään, joten halusin tällä tutkimuksella myös selvittää, miten suomalaiset kieltenopettajat kokevat oman roolinsa opettamiensa kielten ei-syntyperäisinä puhujina. Tutkielma on luonteeltaan laadullinen, ja sen aineisto kerättiin haastattelemalla viittä opettajaa, joista jokainen opettaa tai on opettanut sekä englantia että ranskaa, joko peruskoulu- tai lukiotasolla. Haa…
Teaching English through Arts in upper secondary school : a photographic teaching material package
2017
Lukion opetussuunnitelma uudistui vuonna 2015. Uudistuneessa OPS:ssa kannustetaan oppiainerajat ylittävään laaja-alaiseen oppimiseen. Tämä tarjoaa uusia ja mielenkiintoisia lähestymistapoja kielenopettamiseen lukiossa. Tämä materiaalipaketti yhdistää kuvataiteen ja englannin kielen opettamisen valokuvauksen avulla. Valokuvia on tänä päivänä helppo ottaa, sillä lähes jokaisella on älypuhelin, johon on tavallisesti integroitu kamera. Kameran avulla oppilaat pääsevät toteuttamaan luovuuttaan, jota tällä hetkellä ei painoteta tarpeeksi opiskelussa. Valokuvaukseen pohjautuvan oppimateriaalipaketin peruspilarit ovat kommunikatiivisessa kielenopetuksessa, oppijakeskeisyydessä ja motivaation löytäm…
The Berkeley Innovation Index: A Quantitative Approach to Measure, Track and Forecast Innovation Capability Within Individuals and Organizations
2018
Innovation and entrepreneurship are essential processes for human development, market growth, and technological breakthroughs, and it is vital for economic growth. Despite its importance, innovation is inherently difficult to measure and hence it is almost impossible for an individual or organization to know how they can improve their innovation output or claim that they are great at innovation. This paper presents a novel approach to measure and quantify innovation, called the Berkeley Innovation Index (BII). The BII characterizes and measures innovation capability of an individual or an organization. It builds on the hypothesis that innovation performance depends on the people, culture, a…