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QUANTHEM. Data for the time evolution of local spin observables in quantum circuits with free fermions in disguise. Version 1.
No full textThe dataset contains data generated in the framework of Horizon Europe ERC QUANTHEM project. The data were the result of numerical computations, simulating the time evolution of local operators in quantum circuits admitting a free fermion in disguise (FFD) solution. Specifically, it is the discrete time evolution of the edge mode of the theory, corresponding to a Pauli-Z operator acting on the last site of a one-dimensional system
New Land - New Name? About the Name Changes of German Emigrants to North America. Research Overview, New Findings and Suggestions for further Research
Full text linkMillions of Germans have emigrated to North America over the past few centuries. They started a new life, often with a new name. This article focuses on emigrants to the North American region of what is now the United States and asks: When did they change their names? What were the reasons for or against it? Did the linguistic structure of the German name play a role in the change? How can name changes be reconstructed and studied today? This article seeks answers, reviews existing research, presents some new findings, and encourages further research
"Per Questo per Altro e per Tutto" Storia Sindacale dello Stabilimento ex-Gkn di Campi Bisenzio (1996-2025) - Preprint
Full text linkIl 9 luglio 2021, cinquecento dipendenti dello stabilimento di Campi Bisenzio della multinazionale inglese Gkn sono licenziati con una e-mail. Meno di sei mesi dopo, non solo la vertenza resiste ancora, ma si è trasformata in un movimento su scala nazionale, che ha unificato forze operaie, progressiste, democratiche, ecologiste. Alla testa, fermamente, uno striscione rosso, la scritta “Insorgiamo!”, retto da un Collettivo di Fabbrica, da lavoratori che scrivono come poeti, che organizzano festival di letteratura, che si riuniscono in una Società di Mutuo Soccorso, portano in corteo le bandiere delle Brigate Garibaldi, parlano lotta di classe, ma da pagine social seguite da decine di migliaia di persone. Al che, si è portati a interrogarsi: perché in Gkn? Dopo trent’anni di declino industriale, delocalizzazioni, lotte, vertenze, perché il movimento operaio è sembrato ripartire da una delle tante industrie della filiera metalmeccanica?
Questa tesi si propone di contribuire a costruire una risposta a queste domande tramite uno studio delle relazioni sindacali presso lo stabilimento Gkn Driveline di Campi Bisenzio tra il 1996 e il 2025. In particolare, si pone innanzitutto l’obiettivo di contestualizzare, tramite la bibliografia ampiamente disponibile e le fonti archivistiche reperite, il contesto e la storia della costruzione dello stabilimento ex-Gkn di Campi Bisenzio dalla prospettiva degli operai. La trattazione si occupa poi di ricostruire la storia sindacale dello stabilimento tra il 1996 e il 2021, approfondendo la storia del territorio e dell’azienda per come si intersecano con la vicenda sindacale. La sezione finale è invece dedicata a fornire una cronologia della vertenza iniziata il 9 luglio 2021, limitatamente alla storia dei procedimenti sindacali, facendo affidamento su una ricerca basata su una metodica analisi delle fonti da social media disponibili e su un’ampia sitografia
Lolita, from Novel to Screenplay, an “Inter-semiotic” Rewrite?
Full text linkThis paper analyzes Vladimir Nabokov’s screenplay for Lolita as a case of intermedial rewriting rather than self-translation. Although remaining a written text, the screenplay operates as a transitional form between literature and film, reshaping the novel’s narrative for a new medium. In doing so, it reinforces Nabokov’s authorial control and clarifies his often misunderstood position regarding the story’s moral stance and the complexity of its characters. The study examines how the screenplay reinterprets key narrative elements, offering an alternative lens on issues of adaptation, authorship, and interpretation. It highlights the screenplay as a significant and creative intervention in the ongoing reception of Lolita
Dataset on accelerated sampling and ageing of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) on bronze coupons for corrosion studies
No full textThe present dataset contains data regarding ambient particulate matter (PM) sampled on bronze coupons in the city of Rimini (Italy) between September-October 2020 (summer-autumn campaign) and January-March 2021 (winter-spring campaign). The coupons made of quaternary bronze (Cu-Sn-Zn-Pb) were representative of bronze used for artistic casting in the field of cultural heritage. Specifically, a total of 15 samplings were conducted with different durations and on days with varying meteorological conditions. To evaluate the influence of atmospheric conditions on PM concentration and composition, key hourly parameters were retrieved from the databases of the regional environmental monitoring agency (ARPAE Emilia Romagna). After sampling, coupons with deposited PM were extracted in water and subsequently analysed by ionic chromatography (IC) and total carbon analysis (TC-L) to evaluate ionic concentrations in the soluble fraction. The coupons were then subjected to accelerated ageing in a climatic chamber to reproduce daily and seasonal T, RH and UVA variations. Surface characterisation was performed before and after ageing: Field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analyses were performed to investigate the insoluble fraction as well as to monitor any changes in composition after the ageing procedure. Similarly, colour analyses by UV-vis spectrophotometry were performed after PM deposition and after the ageing procedure to measure changes of the surface’s colour. The implemented method of accelerated sampling allowed to collect a sufficient quantity of ambient PM while retaining its compositional complexity. The aim of this study was to investigate PM-induced corrosion of bronze in a controlled environment
Dataset "PROEMA_REU": an Italian multicentric study about Leishmania infection in patients treated for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases with biologics.
No full textThe dataset includes information on 126 patients enrolled in an Italian study investigating asymptomatic Leishmania infection in individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases undergoing treatment with biologic therapies. Leishmania infection was assessed using three diagnostic methods: (1) a Western Blot to detect specific IgG antibodies; (2) a semi-quantitative real-time PCR targeting kinetoplast (k)DNA minicircles; and (3) a Whole Blood Assay (WBA) measuring the levels of two cytokines, IL-2 and IP-10, using a Cytokine Bead Array (CBA) in plasma derived from blood samples stimulated with soluble Leishmania infantum antigens (SLA). Patients were considered positive if at least one of the three diagnostic tests yielded a positive result
WRITE. The New Era Of Chinese Graffiti: Illegal Tag Bombing, Ancient Chinese Symbols and Chinese Calligraphy. Dataset.
No full textThe current dataset is associated with the Open Access publication “THE NEW ERA OF CHINESE GRAFFITI: Illegal Tag Bombing, Ancient Chinese Symbols and Chinese Calligraphy” (Italian Association for Chinese Studies. Selected Papers 5, 2025, Venezia: Cafoscarina). It collects the metadata descriptions of the main artworks analyzed in the publication as formalized in the “WRITE digital archive”, that is the semantic web digital archive of the WRITE project (G.A. 949645). Each file contains the metadata related not only to the artwork(s) itself, but also to its author(s), and Calli-Writing Unit(s) (CWU – artwork content unit with calligraphic features). The artworks were selected from a large number of works included in the archive as the most representative contemporary Chinese graffiti of the New Era (2020-ongoing). The dataset also includes the transcription of the two artists’ interviews cited in the publication.
The data, here provided in a machine-readable format, are already described in a discursive way in the related publication
Experimental data about Antioxidants inhibition during equine sperm capacitation
No full textIn vitro embryo production (IVP) is a highly demanded technique in the animal breeding industry. However, the conventional protocol based on in vitro fertilization (IVF) still shows low success rates in horses. For this reason, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is currently the most widely used method. Unlike in other species where IVF has long been established and yields higher success rates than ICSI, equine sperm capacitation remains a significant challenge. A repeatable IVF protocol was only published in 2022, which requires prolonged sperm capacitation (22 hours at 38 ºC), and not all ejaculates can withstand this process. Given the growing interest in applying IVF to equine reproduction and the known involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in sperm capacitation, this study aimed to enhance sperm capacitation in fresh semen by inhibiting intracellular antioxidant systems, using three specific inhibitors. The study compared the previously described capacitation protocol (CAP) with a non-capacitating control (CTR) and with CAP supplemented with the inhibitors, through four independent experiments:
- Experiment 1: Capacitation in the presence of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-AT), a catalase inhibitor.
- Experiment 2: Capacitation with LCS-1, an inhibitor of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1).
- Experiment 3: Capacitation with L-Buthionine-(S,R)-Sulfoximine (BSO), an inhibitor of
γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase, a key enzyme in glutathione (GSH) synthesis.
- Experiment 4: Assessment of capacitation progression with a combination of the three inhibitors used in the previous experiments.
In experiments 1-3, sperm samples were incubated for 22 hours at 38 ºC and evaluated at 0, 3, and 22 hours. In experiment 4, samples were incubated for 24 hours and analyzed every 3 hours.
The datasets include flow cytometry data on sperm viability, mitochondrial membrane potential, membrane lipid scrambling, intracellular calcium and ROS levels, and protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Additionally, they include kinetic sperm parameters analyzed by computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA)
Experimental Data on In Vitro Maturation of Cumulus-Enclosed Oocites Exposed to Polystyrene Nanoplastics
No full textIn recent years, there is increasing concern about the potential harmful effects of nanoplastics (NPs) on mammalian reproductive processes, especially regarding their impact on gametes. Given the limited research on NPs effect on mammalian oocyte, this study investigated the biological impact of increasing concentrations of 100 nm polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs)(5, 50, 100 and 200 μg/mL) on cumulus-enclosed oocytes (COCs), using an in vitro model of pig oocyte maturation (IVM).
These data sets contain the raw data on nuclear maturation, cytoplasmic maturation and developmental competence of oocytes, intracellular oocyte levels of glutathione (GSH) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), and steroidogenic activity of cumulus cells (CCs)
Dataset of the paper "Multiscale simulation of salt crystallization-induced damage in porous materials"
No full textThis dataset, developed in the framework of the H2020 HOLAHERIS project, contains data related to a multiscale modelling strategy to simulate salt crystallization-induced damage in porous materials. The method uses (i) a state-of-the-art multiphase model for the transport/crystallization simulation. In addition, (ii) salt crystallization pressure exerted on pore walls is directly modelled on a nonlinear representative volume element (RVE) at the microscale of the porous medium. Finally, (iii) an original phenomenological damage model, trained on a dataset generated through micromechanics-based simulations on RVEs, is developed to guarantee efficiency to the proposed approach, whose effectiveness is shown via the comparison with an experimental campaign on salt-aged traditional Dutch tiles. The micromechanics-based simulation results on RVEs used to train the phenomenological model, as well as the phenomenological model, are collected herein to provide data for future comparisons