293 research outputs found
CAPRI versus AGLINK-COSIMO: Two partial equilibrium models - Two baseline approaches
No full textThe agricultural modelling world has generated several models aiming at the analysis of the response of the sector to certain changes in exogenous mainly policy variables. Among those, the CAPRI modelling system developed by a consortium centred on the University of Bonn and the AGLINK-COSIMO model, a joint product of the OECD and the FAO, are well known and accepted as comprehensive tools. This analysis focuses on a qualitative comparison of both models and particularly on the process of setting up the baseline. The baseline is a medium-term projection of agricultural markets reflecting current policies and those already decided upon. This projection in turn serves as the base for comparisons when analyzing scenarios. It is shown that CAPRI uses generic and automatic procedures whenever possible for conducting the database and the baseline, while AGLINK-COSIMO puts more emphasis on expert knowledge in this process. Both approaches are shown to have certain advantages while the conclusion that a combination of them would potentially improve both models will be drawn from this analysis.CAPRI, AGLINK-COSIMO, Baseline process, Agricultural and Food Policy,
Prime osservazioni sul rapporto tra il reato di “Diffusione illecita di immagini o video sessualmente espliciti” e le libertà di corrispondenza e di manifestazione del pensiero
No full textL’articolo concerne il rapporto tra il reato di “Diffusione illecita di immagini o video sessualmente espliciti” (art. 612-ter c.p.) e le libertà costituzionali di corrispondenza (art. 15 Cost.) e di manifestazione del pensiero (art. 21 Cost.). Nello specifico, l’Autore si chiede se il reato di cui all’art. 612-ter incida sulle libertà di cui all’art. 15 e all’art. 21
Cost. Invero, l’unico obiettivo del reo è quello di ledere l’identità morale e l’onorabilità della vittima. Per questo motivo, non deve indurre in errore la circostanza che la condotta descritta dall’art. 612-ter verrà (esclusivamente) posta in essere utilizzando mezzi di comunicazione, deputati alla trasmissione del pensiero. Infatti, l’Autore ritiene che il fondamento costituzionale dell’art. 612-ter c.p. è da rinvenirsi negli artt. 2, 3 e 13 (intesa quale libertà di autodeterminarsi) Cost., mentre la libertà di corrispondenza e la libertà di manifestazione del pensiero non vengono compresse dal reato in esame.The paper concerns the relationship between the crime of “Illicit distribution of sexually explicit images or videos” (Article 612-ter of the Italian Criminal Code) and the constitutional freedoms of correspondence and expression of thought.
Specifically, the Author reflects on whether the offence under art. 612-ter affects the freedoms pursuant to Article 15 and Article 21 of the Constitution. Indeed, the offender’s sole objective is to damage the victim’s moral identity and reputation. For this reason, we should not be misled by the fact that the conduct targeted in Article 612-ter may (exclusively) be implemented using means of communication designed for the transmission of thought. In fact, the Author believes that the constitutional foundation for art. 612-ter of the Italian Criminal Code is to be found in Articles 2, 3 and 13 of the Constitution (regarding the freedom of self-determination), while the freedom of correspondence and freedom of expression of thought are not restricted by the crime in question
An emergent strategy for characterizing urban hotspot dynamics via GPS data
No full textThe increasing volume of urban human mobility data arises unprecedented opportunities to monitor and understand city dynamics. Identifying events which do not conform to the expected patterns can enhance the awareness of decision makers for a variety of purposes, such as the management of social events or extreme weather situations [1]. For this purpose GPS-equipped vehicles provide huge amount of reliable data about urban dynamics, exhibiting correlation with human activities, events and city structure [2]. For example, in [3] the impact of a social event is evaluated by analyzing taxi traces data. Here, the authors model typical passenger flow in an area, in order to compute the probability that an event happens. Then, the event impact is measured by analyzing abnormal traffic flows in the area via Discrete Fourier Transform. In [4] GPS trajectories are mapped through an Interactive Voting-based Map Matching Algorithm. This mapping is used for off-line characterization of normal drivers’ behavior and real-time anomalies detection. Furthermore, the cause of the anomalies is found exploiting social network data. In [5] the authors employ a Multiscale Principal Component Analysis to analyze Taxi GPS data in order to detect traffic anomalies. The most of the methods in the literature can be grouped into four categories: distance-based, cluster-based, classification-based, and statistics-based [6]. Typically, due to the complexity of this kind of data, the modeling and comparison of their dynamics over time are hard to manage and parametrize [7]. In this paper, we present an innovative technique aimed to handle such complexity, providing a study of urban hotspot dynamics
A historia e as histórias de Cosimo
No full textPublicado em 1957 e inserido na trilogia I nostri antenati em 1965, Il barone rampante de Italo Calvino retrata as mudanças ocorridas no século XVIII na Europa, através da insólita vida de Cosimo, o barão que viveu sobre as árvores. Cosimo pode ser lido como um microcosmo do período em questão e, através da narrativa de suas aventuras, é possível traçar um percurso intelectual do homem ocidental. Este trabalho tem por objetivos discutir as relações entre Ficção e História, através das análises estrutural e discursiva de Il barone rampante, e analisar a formação intelectual e de valores do protagonista, paralela a uma genealogia do romance, apresentada na obra. Para tanto, verificaremos a relação dos romances aos quais Il barone rampante faz referências com o crescimento do público leitor e com o nascimento e o amadurecimento do gênero literário que surge no berço da sociedade burguesa: o romance. Também serão discutidas as influências das obras iluministas no pensamento e nas ações do personagem, uma vez que, na figura de Cosimo, vemos um personagem leitor, inventor, filósofo e contador de histórias. Para o estudo da relação entre Ficção e História, privilegiaremos a reflexão metaficcional que aparece na voz do narrador, numa discussão sobre o papel do historiador e do escritor literário e a tênue linha que os separa. Aliada a essa discussão, verificaremos o posicionamento estético e ideológico de Calvino diante de suas reflexões ensaísticas sobre o papel da literatura e do intelectual na contemporaneidade.Published in 1957 and joined to the Our Ancestors trilogy in 1965, The Baron in the Trees, by Italo Calvino, is a portrait of the changes in Europe during the 18th century, shown through the preposterous life of Cosimo, the baron that lived in the trees. Cosimo can be interpreted as a microcosm of the 18th century, and the tale of his adventures is a way to trace the intellectual journey of the West. The present work aims to discuss the relationship between history and fiction with the structural and discursive analysis of The Baron in the Trees, and to analyze the intellectual and moral coming of age of the main character, along with a genealogy of the novel, presented in Calvino's work. To that end, we will show the relationship between the novels The Baron in the Trees alludes to and the growth of the readership, the birth and the coming of age of the literary genre that is part of the origins of the bourgeois society: the novel. We will also discuss the impact of the Enlightenment on the thoughts and actions of the main character, since, in the person of Cosimo, we see a reader, an inventor, a philosopher and a storyteller. To study the relationship between fiction and history, we shall prioritize the metafictional reflexion that appears in the narrator's voice, in a discussion about the role of the historian and the author and the thin line that keeps them apart. We will also investigate Calvino's aesthetic and ideological position in his reflexions on the role of literature and of the scholars in the modern world.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
A historia e as histórias de Cosimo
No full textPublicado em 1957 e inserido na trilogia I nostri antenati em 1965, Il barone rampante de Italo Calvino retrata as mudanças ocorridas no século XVIII na Europa, através da insólita vida de Cosimo, o barão que viveu sobre as árvores. Cosimo pode ser lido como um microcosmo do período em questão e, através da narrativa de suas aventuras, é possível traçar um percurso intelectual do homem ocidental. Este trabalho tem por objetivos discutir as relações entre Ficção e História, através das análises estrutural e discursiva de Il barone rampante, e analisar a formação intelectual e de valores do protagonista, paralela a uma genealogia do romance, apresentada na obra. Para tanto, verificaremos a relação dos romances aos quais Il barone rampante faz referências com o crescimento do público leitor e com o nascimento e o amadurecimento do gênero literário que surge no berço da sociedade burguesa: o romance. Também serão discutidas as influências das obras iluministas no pensamento e nas ações do personagem, uma vez que, na figura de Cosimo, vemos um personagem leitor, inventor, filósofo e contador de histórias. Para o estudo da relação entre Ficção e História, privilegiaremos a reflexão metaficcional que aparece na voz do narrador, numa discussão sobre o papel do historiador e do escritor literário e a tênue linha que os separa. Aliada a essa discussão, verificaremos o posicionamento estético e ideológico de Calvino diante de suas reflexões ensaísticas sobre o papel da literatura e do intelectual na contemporaneidade.Published in 1957 and joined to the Our Ancestors trilogy in 1965, The Baron in the Trees, by Italo Calvino, is a portrait of the changes in Europe during the 18th century, shown through the preposterous life of Cosimo, the baron that lived in the trees. Cosimo can be interpreted as a microcosm of the 18th century, and the tale of his adventures is a way to trace the intellectual journey of the West. The present work aims to discuss the relationship between history and fiction with the structural and discursive analysis of The Baron in the Trees, and to analyze the intellectual and moral coming of age of the main character, along with a genealogy of the novel, presented in Calvino's work. To that end, we will show the relationship between the novels The Baron in the Trees alludes to and the growth of the readership, the birth and the coming of age of the literary genre that is part of the origins of the bourgeois society: the novel. We will also discuss the impact of the Enlightenment on the thoughts and actions of the main character, since, in the person of Cosimo, we see a reader, an inventor, a philosopher and a storyteller. To study the relationship between fiction and history, we shall prioritize the metafictional reflexion that appears in the narrator's voice, in a discussion about the role of the historian and the author and the thin line that keeps them apart. We will also investigate Calvino's aesthetic and ideological position in his reflexions on the role of literature and of the scholars in the modern world.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Secretaria de Educaçã
Una lettera odeporica di Cosimo De Giorgi
No full textEnWhile the first half of the nineteenth century saw the inauguration of a penchant for local and circumscribed itineraries, Cosimo De Giorgi, in a long and detailed letter to a friend from Pisa (later given to the press), sets out his brief experience of a railroad journey from Bari to Taranto. It is a report that skillfully combines technical and naturalistic information about the territory with sketchy descriptions of the places, but it is also embellished with notes on the author's state of mind and with his erudite observations. The essay aims to frame this lesser-known text by the eclectic Salento author within the framework of nineteenth-century odeporics by noting its characters and specificities.ItMentre nella prima metà dell'Ottocento si inaugura l'inclinazione per il percorso di itinerari locali e circoscritti, Cosimo De Giorgi, in una lunga e dettagliata lettera ad un amico pisano poi data alle stampe, espone la sua breve esperienza di un viaggio in ferrovia da Bari a Taranto. Si tratta di una relazione che coniuga sapientemente informazioni di carattere tecnico e naturalistico sul territorio a descrizioni bozzettistiche dei luoghi, ma che è anche impreziosita da appunti sullo stato d'animo dell'autore e dalle sue erudite osservazioni. Il saggio si propone di inquadrare questo testo meno noto dell'eclettico autore salentino nell'alveo dell'odeporica ottocentesca rilevandone caratteri e specificità
A historia e as histórias de Cosimo
No full textPublicado em 1957 e inserido na trilogia I nostri antenati em 1965, Il barone rampante de Italo Calvino retrata as mudanças ocorridas no século XVIII na Europa, através da insólita vida de Cosimo, o barão que viveu sobre as árvores. Cosimo pode ser lido como um microcosmo do período em questão e, através da narrativa de suas aventuras, é possível traçar um percurso intelectual do homem ocidental. Este trabalho tem por objetivos discutir as relações entre Ficção e História, através das análises estrutural e discursiva de Il barone rampante, e analisar a formação intelectual e de valores do protagonista, paralela a uma genealogia do romance, apresentada na obra. Para tanto, verificaremos a relação dos romances aos quais Il barone rampante faz referências com o crescimento do público leitor e com o nascimento e o amadurecimento do gênero literário que surge no berço da sociedade burguesa: o romance. Também serão discutidas as influências das obras iluministas no pensamento e nas ações do personagem, uma vez que, na figura de Cosimo, vemos um personagem leitor, inventor, filósofo e contador de histórias. Para o estudo da relação entre Ficção e História, privilegiaremos a reflexão metaficcional que aparece na voz do narrador, numa discussão sobre o papel do historiador e do escritor literário e a tênue linha que os separa. Aliada a essa discussão, verificaremos o posicionamento estético e ideológico de Calvino diante de suas reflexões ensaísticas sobre o papel da literatura e do intelectual na contemporaneidade.Published in 1957 and joined to the Our Ancestors trilogy in 1965, The Baron in the Trees, by Italo Calvino, is a portrait of the changes in Europe during the 18th century, shown through the preposterous life of Cosimo, the baron that lived in the trees. Cosimo can be interpreted as a microcosm of the 18th century, and the tale of his adventures is a way to trace the intellectual journey of the West. The present work aims to discuss the relationship between history and fiction with the structural and discursive analysis of The Baron in the Trees, and to analyze the intellectual and moral coming of age of the main character, along with a genealogy of the novel, presented in Calvino's work. To that end, we will show the relationship between the novels The Baron in the Trees alludes to and the growth of the readership, the birth and the coming of age of the literary genre that is part of the origins of the bourgeois society: the novel. We will also discuss the impact of the Enlightenment on the thoughts and actions of the main character, since, in the person of Cosimo, we see a reader, an inventor, a philosopher and a storyteller. To study the relationship between fiction and history, we shall prioritize the metafictional reflexion that appears in the narrator's voice, in a discussion about the role of the historian and the author and the thin line that keeps them apart. We will also investigate Calvino's aesthetic and ideological position in his reflexions on the role of literature and of the scholars in the modern world.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
Keratoconus : current and future state-of-the-art
No full textThis book provides a practical guide to the most recent advances in the diagnostic management of corneal ectasia. Clear, concise chapters address new standardized nomograms of treatment of early progressive ectasia, new epithelium on future crosslinking with and without oxygen supplement, customized protocols, laser assisted corneal regularization protocols and the new femtolaser assisted lamellar corneal transplant. Clinicians and surgeons seeking a go-to guide on the topic of corneal ectasia will find this book to be an essential resource for the latest developments and predicted future trends in the field. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
Un nuovo diritto al tempo del Covid-19? Accesso a Internet e digital divide
No full textThe article analyses the issue of Internet access and digital divide, also considering Covid-19 health emergency. The Author acknowledges that Internet is now a fundamental prerequisite for exercising civil and political rights and for developing individual's personality. Therefore, retracing doctrinal orientations developed on Internet access, he believes that it should not be configured as a right but a mere functional instrument for exercising fundamental rights. Hence the need to shift the centre of gravity of the issue from the right to the instrument to the effectiveness of the right exercisable through the instrument. Therefore, without the need to include Internet access in the list of (fundamental) rights, it is argued that it must be subsumed in the context of the public service, and in particular in the universal service. This in fact would entail the undoubted advantage - with the Constitution unchanged - of not excluding any segment of the population from the Internet service (it would be better, from broadband connection). All this is also investigated from the visual angle of Covid-19 health emergency, which has sharpened digital divide and that made the intervention of the legislator necessary to better guarantee Internet access, since through the remote connection (and only through it) it was possible to exercise certain fundamental rights during the lockdown
The circulating miRNAs as diagnostic and prognostic markers
No full textA large portion of the human genome transcribes RNA sequences that do not code for any proteins. The first of these sequences was identified in 1993, and the best known noncoding RNAs are microRNA (miRNAs). It is now fully established that miRNAs regulate approximately 30% of the known genes that codify proteins. miRNAs are involved in several biological processes, like cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and metastatization. These RNA products regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, modulating or inhibiting protein expression by interacting with specific sequences of mRNAs. Mature miRNAs can be detected in blood plasma, serum and also in a wide variety of biological fluids. They can be found associated with proteins, lipids as well as enclosed in exosome vesicles. We know that circulating miRNAs (C-miRNAs) can regulate several key cellular processes in tissues different from the production site. C-miRNAs behave as endogenous mediators of RNA translation, and an extraordinary knowledge on their function has been obtained in the last years. They can be secreted in different tissue cells and associated with specific pathological conditions. Significant evidence indicates that the initiation and progression of several pathologies are "highlighted" by the presence of specific C-miRNAs, underlining their potential diagnostic relevance as clinical biomarkers. Here we review the current literature on the possible use of this new class of molecules as clinical biomarkers of diseases
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