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Le strategie competitive nel retail banking. Segmentazione della clientela, modelli organizzativi e politiche commerciali
No full textIl retail banking è il settore strategicametne rilevante sia nell'ottica dell'efficienza interna delle banche italiane, in termini di performance dei singoli busines, sia nell'ottica dell'efficienza esterna, in quanto tale attività svolge un ruolo determinante nel sostegno delle economie locali. Muovendo dai fattori chiave, il volume offre un contributo alla comprensione dell'evoluzione in atto nel retail banking, confrontando la situazione nazionale con quella internaizonale e facendo emergere gli orientamenti strategici prospettici
Metabololic alterations in women with severe endometriosis: an help for the discovery of new biomarkers?
No full textTHE MANAGEMENT OF GOOD COMMUNICATION IN THE P.A. BETWEEN ETHICS AND POST-MODERNITY
No full textEthics, understood as respect for others, is a cultural approach.
But, to think ethically and act accordingly, in our current system, often involves conflicts
with oneself and with others. In the post-modern era, where the role of the “media” is
fundamental for the proper functioning of the Public Administration (P.A.), it’s imperative
to set up a regulatory and cultural environment, that the role and ethical responsibility of “media” and “communication” in the same bureaucracy. It is undisputed that “mass
media” ensures greater visibility of the decision-making procedures and the public figures: all this increases their power and their responsibility towards the citizens.
IZSAM “G. Caporale”, an Italian veterinary public health institution, between the end of
2008 and the beginning of 2009, equipped itself with a new Institutional Communication
structure, focused on the specific task of conveying, through television communication too, its institutional activities (in the field of food, health and environmental safety), aimed at the protection and welfare of citizens... If, in the past, public sector workers could have been considered “even” civil servants, servant of the State, today, they must be above all identified as “servant citizens”. It, therefore, requires a public authority at the service of citizens, companies, communities, and not self-referential or, worse, tied to political power by a subjection relationship. Actually, the structure of institutional communication of IZSAM, was born to fill up the distance that still remains between its activities and public opinion. This gap needs to be shortened up to its final elimination. This gap can be solved via an “integrated” communication plan, consciously using each type of available communication tools (including journalistic deepening, Tv Spots, insights and press offices’ activity).
All that said, in the belief that at the center of public ethics is the correct functioning of the public sphere, understood as a space for debate, however, free by restrictions and private interests, a place for exploring ideas to build the public opinion. But all this can happen only if there are no restrictions and individual interests
Determinazione termografica della temperatura superficiale interdigitale del piede ovino sano ed affetto da pedaina: possibili implicazioni nella diagnosi precoce d'infiammazione del piede
Full text linkFootrot is a disease which has been known for approaching 200 years, and by the first half of the 18th century it was known to be infectious. The disease is characterised by lameness originating from severe pain in the foot, with important consequences on productivity and animal welfare. Despite substantial progresses have been made with regard to aetiology, pathogenesis and control strategies, footrot is still widespread in several sheep producing countries, including Italy. This is certainly true in the Author’ s experience as a sheep veterinary practitioner in Central Italy. The Introduction reviews current knowledge on footrot aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnostics and control strategies. Elements of infrared thermography and its use as a diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine, with particular reference to lameness are presented.
Two studies, aimed at establishing circadian rhythms of the temperature by thermography of the interdigital space in healthy sheep and sheep affected by footrot, are presented in the experimental section. This was meant to be a preliminary contribution at establishing a “normal” temperature range of this area, ultimately aiming at being able to detect deviation from this range during inflammatory abnormalities of the foot for diagnostic purposes. In Study 1, 360 thermoghaphic images of the interdigital space and the rectal temperature were obtained from 10 healthy sheep every 3 hours during 24 hours observation period. In Study 2, 32 sheep affected by footrot were similarly sampled on day 0 and 14. Study 1 showed a statistically significant effect of time over the monitored temperatures, confirming how important it is to consider circadian rhythmicity of the superficial skin temperature whilst establishing a normal range.La pedaina è una malattia nota da oltre 200 anni, la cui contaggiosità è riconosciuta dalla prima metà del 1800, caratterizzata da zoppia podale su base algica e forti ricadute sulla produttività ed il benessere animale. Nonostante i progressi compiuti sugli aspetti eziologici, patogenetici e sulle strategie di controllo della malattia, la stessa è ancora molto diffusa nei Paesi con popolazioni ovine di rilievo, inclusa l'Italia. Questa è certamente l’ esperienza professionale dell'Autore nel corso della pratica clinica veterinaria svolta in Italia centrale. La parte introduttiva fornisce una rassegna approfondita delle conoscenze attuali sulla pedaina, trattando elementi di eziologia, epidemiologia, patogenesi, segni clinici, diagnosi e metodi di controllo della malattia. Vengono quindi forniti elementi di termografia ad infrarossi e la sua applicazione in ambito diagnostico veterinario, specificamente nella diagnosi di zoppia.
Nella parte sperimentale vengono descritti due studi volti alla determinazione tramite rilievo termografico di possibili ritmi circadiani della temperatura cutanea interdigitale del piede ovino sano ed affetto da pedaina virulenta tramite. Si vuole contribuire preliminarmente alla determinazione di un range di temperatura “normale” di questa area, così da poter poi rilevare a fini diagnostici eventuali variazioni del range in corso di patologie infiammatorie podali. Nello Studio 1 si sono ottenuti 360 termogrammi dello spazio interdigitale di 10 pecore sane, insieme alla temperatura rettale, ogni 3 ore nell’arco delle 24 ore. Nello Studio 2, si sono campionate 32 pecore affette da pedaina ottenendo 128 termogrammi ai giorno 0 e 14. Lo Studio 1 ha messo in evidenza un effetto statisticamente significativo del tempo sulla temperatura monitorata, confermando la necessità di considerare la ritmicità circadiana della temperatura superficiale cutanea ogni qualvolta se ne voglia determinare un range di normalità
Entropy-Based Clutter Rejection for Intrawall Diagnostics
Full text linkThe intrawall diagnostic problem of detecting localized inhomogeneities possibly present within the wall is addressed. As well known, clutter arising from masonry structure can impair detection of embedded scatterers due to high amplitude reflections that wall front face introduces. Moreover, internal multiple reflections also can make it difficult ground penetrating radar images (radargramms) interpretation. To counteract these drawbacks, a clutter rejection method, properly tailored on the wall features, is mandatory. To this end, here we employ a windowing strategy based on entropy measures of temporal traces “similarity.” Accordingly, instants of time for which radargramms exhibit entropy values greater than a prescribed threshold are “silenced.” Numerical results are presented in order to show the effectiveness of the entropy-based clutter rejection algorithm. Moreover, a comparison with the standard average trace subtraction is also included
Federigo Enriques (1871-1946): a critical study of Lezioni di geometria proiettiva
No full textFederigo Enriques (1871-1946) was a protagonist of mathematical culture in the early twentieth century. The handbook prepared for one of his university courses at the University of Bologna, Lezioni di geometria proiettiva, constitutes probably the most representative work of his early teaching years. This book has influenced several Enriques’ researches, and in particular those relating to the foundations of geometry. The use of the synthetic approach in setting up the handbook leads Enriques to a new arrangement of the contents. The proposed analysis explores this aspect, showing in particular the law of duality, the postulate of continuity and the fundamental theorem of projectivity, without neglecting the importance that Enriques attributes to the historical developments of mathematics
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