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Participatory budgeting in Germany and Italy
No full textThe book investigates public management and – more extensive – public governance innovations introduced in Italy in the past three decades. Empirical evidence on the content and strategies of reform is provided and the Italian specificities are highlighted. Public sector innovation in Italy has not benefited from a sustained political support and the wide–ranging agenda of reforms has suffered an “implementation gap”, characterizing legalistic countries. A particularly strong dynamism and vivacity of innovation has been registered in local services, healthcare and social assistance, education and cultural heritage management. In these sectors, the regional and local governments have developed relevant capacities of network management. A differentiated approach to innovation – in terms of speed and degree of change – in the different geographical areas and levels of government can be observed. It can be fully understood only by taking into consideration the administrative culture and history of our country. Denita Cepiku, PhD, is researcher in public administration and management at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. She has been assistant to the Chair of the Public Governance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) from 2002 to 2006.Marco Meneguzzo is professor in public and non profit management at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and at the University of Lugano (Switzerland).Mariastefania Senese, holds a PhD in public administration and management. She works as assistant at the public management chair at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. In 2007, she worked as a consultant at the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
La cultura volgare senese all'epoca di Dante
No full textNell'articolo sono presi in considerazione i primi testi documentari in senese antico. I primi documenti sono lettere e inventari, si collocano quindi sul versante della comunicazione privata o comunque legata a singoli individui. A partire dall'ultimo decennio del Duecento, l’uso del volgare si associa a contesti ufficiali. Questo percorso ha il suo culmine nella scrittura del Costituto del Comune di Siena (1309-10), ma un momento intermedio e finora poco studiato è rappresentato dalle iscrizioni delle tavolette di Biccherna. Di una iscrizione si dà uno specimen di edizione diplomatica; inoltre le iscrizioni vengono commentate linguisticamente, con attenzione non solo agli aspetti fonomorfologici del testo, ma anche in riferimento alla sintassi, alla testualità e alla pragmatica storica dell’italiano. Oltre agli aspetti di linguistica interna, nella ricostruzione della cultura volgare senese si è posta particolare attenzione agli aspetti sociali; della scelta per il volgare è stata messo in luce il valore simbolico come strumento usato nella polemica tra ceti e gruppi sociali (in particolare i mercanti che si schierano contro i detentori del sapere giuridico); questa analisi da un lato ha confermato il rapporto tra classe al potere, uso del volgare, idea del bello; dall’altro lato ha portato alcune idee nuove relativamente al concetto di “democratizzazione” della cultura, a lungo dibattuto soprattutto dagli storici e dai linguisti
Notizie e documenti di storia senese.
No full text"Nozze Lisini-De'Vecchi"--Cover."Estratti dal Bullettino senese di storia patria. Anno XVIII. Fasc. II-III"--T.p. verso.Includes bibliographical references.Papa Onorio III e le sue relazioni con l'Inghilterra / N. Mengozzi -- Lettere d'un emigrato senese degli ultimi anni della Repubblica / F. Donati -- Descrizione della festa in Siena per la cavalleria di Francesco Bandinelli nel 1326 / C. Mazzi -- Onoranze rese a D. Diego di Mendoza nella sua venuta a Siena / A. Liberati.Mode of access: Internet
Landsat 8 OLI broadband albedo validation in Antarctica and Greenland
No full textThe albedo is a fundamental component of the processes that govern the energy budget, and particularly important in the context of climate change. However, a satellite-based high-resolution (30 m) albedo product which can be used in the polar regions up to 82.5◦ latitude during the summer seasons is lacking. To cover this gap, in this study we calculate satellite-based broadband albedo from Landsat 8 OLI and validate it against broadband albedo measurements from in situ stations located on the Antarctic and Greenland icesheets. The model to derive the albedo from raw satellite data includes an atmospheric and topographic correction and conversion from narrow-band to broadband albedo, and at each step different options were taken into account, in order to provide the best combination of corrections. Results, after being cleaned from anomalous data, show a good agreement with in situ albedo measurements, with a mean absolute error between in situ and satellite albedo of 0.021, a root mean square error of 0.026, a standard deviation of 0.015, a correlation coefficient of 0.995 (p < 0.01) and a bias estimate of −0.005. Considering the structure of the model, it could be applied to data from previous sensors of the Landsat family and help construct a record to analyze albedo variations in the polar regions
Pelagrilli Filastoppa
No full textSulla scorta del fervore di studi che da poco più di un decennio ha nuovamente arriso al teatro senese del Cinquecento, il presente volume offre l’edizione critica di due commedie in versi di Ascanio Cacciaconti detto Strafalcione, membro di punta della Congrega dei Rozzi. Si tratta del Pelagrilli (1544) e della Filastoppa (1545), opere di ambientazione rusticale incentrate sulle vicende ridicole di alcuni villani e scritte in un vigoroso dialetto senese deformato in chiave espressionistica. La restituzione dei testi, cui è premessa un’Introduzione che fa il punto sull’anticlassicismo della Siena rinascimentale, è corredata da una Nota ai testi che delinea i principali tratti formali della tradizione e da un commento di carattere storico-linguistico e culturale
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy is a useful tool for multi-perspective psychobiological study of neurophysiological correlates of parenting behaviour
No full textThe quality of the relationship between caregiver and child has long-term effects on the cognitive and socio-emotional development of children. A process involved in human parenting is the bio-behavioural synchrony that occurs between the partners in the relationship during interaction. Through interaction, bio-behavioural synchronicity allows the adaptation of the physiological systems of the parent to those of the child and promotes the positive development and modelling of the child's social brain. The role of bio-behavioural synchrony in building social bonds could be investigated using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). In this paper we have (a) highlighted the importance of the quality of the caregiver-child relationship for the child's cognitive and socio-emotional development, as well as the relevance of infantile stimuli in the activation of parenting behaviour; (b) discussed the tools used in the study of the neurophysiological substrates of the parental response; (c) proposed fNIRS as a particularly suitable tool for the study of parental responses; and (d) underlined the need for a multi-systemic psychobiological approach to understand the mechanisms that regulate caregiver-child interactions and their bio-behavioural synchrony. We propose to adopt a multi-system psychobiological approach to the study of parental behaviour and social interaction
Preliminary results from antarctic albedo from remote sensing observations
No full textThe aim of the study is to analyse the surface albedo of the Ant-arctica and investigate eventual signals of variations in space and time between summer 2000/2001 and 2011/2012 by means of the GLASS albedo product. We followed a step-by-step procedure from micro- to macro-scale. At first, we analysed 95 glaciers around the continent, and we found limited temporal variability. Then, looking at spatial varia-tions, we divided Antarctica based on oceanic basins and by continen-tality. We found spatial signals, since mean albedo values range between 0.79 (Pacific and Atlantic basins) and 0.82 (Indian basin) and between 0.76 (along the shore) and 0.81 (inner continent). An increasing vari-ability was found from the inner continent to the shore, and heteroge-neous patterns among the basins, most likely due to meteorological and environmental conditions (mainly: temperature, precipitation, katabatic winds). Finally, the general patterns observed (considering the specific gla-ciers, the three basins and the three continentality sectors) were verified by the analysis of the whole continent and we did not find a significant change of summer averages over time, as they range between 0.79 and 0.80
Modelling hydrological components of the Rio Maipo of Chile, and their prospective evolution under climate change
No full textWe used the Poly-Hydro model to assess the main hydrological components of the snow-ice melt driven Maipo River in Chile, and glaciers' retreat under climate change therein until 2100. We used field data of ice ablation, ice thickness, weather and hydrological data, and precipitation from TRMM. Snow cover and temperature were taken from MODIS. We forced the model using weather projections until 2100 from three GCMs from the IPCC AR5, under three different radiative concentration pathways (RCPs 2.6, 4.5, 8.5). We investigated trends of precipitation, temperature, and hydrology until 2100 in the projection period (PR, 2014-2100) and the whole period (CM 1980-2100, composite), against historical trends in control period (CP, 1980-2013). We found potentially increasing temperature until 2100, except for Spring (OND). In the PR period, yearly flow decreases significantly under RCP85, on average -0.25 m 3 ·s -1 ·year -1 , and down to -0.48 m 3 ·s -1 ·year -1 , i.e., -0.4% year -1 against CP yearly average (120 m 3 s -1 ). In the long run (CM) significant flow decrease would, occur under almost all scenarios, confirming persistence of a historical decrease, down to -0.39 m 3 ·s -1 ·year -1 during CM. Large flow decreases are expected under all scenarios in Summer (JFM) during PR, down to -1.6 m 3 ·s -1 ·year -1 , or -1% year -1 against CP for RCP8.5, due to increase of evapotranspiration in response to higher temperatures. Fall (AMJ) flows would be mostly unchanged, whileWinter (JAS) flows would be projected to increase significantly, up to 0.7 m 3 ·s -1 ·year -1 during 2014-2100, i.e., +0.9% year -1 vs. CP under RCP8.5, due to large melting therein. Spring (OND) flows would decrease largely under RCP8.5, down to -0.67 m 3 s -1 ·year -1 , or -0.4% year -1 vs. CP, again due to evapotranspiration. Glacier down wasting is projected to speed up, and increasingly so with RCPs. Until 2100 ice loss would range from -13% to -49% (-9%, and -39% at 2050) of the estimated volume at 2012, which changed by -24% to -56% (-21%, and -39% at 2050) vs. ice volume in 1982, thus with rapider depletion in the first half of the century. Policy makers will have to cope with modified hydrological cycle in the Maipo River, and greatly decreasing ice cover in the area
Effects of pasture on carcass composition in Cinta Senese pig
No full textThe trial was performed to investigate on the effects of different periods of grass pasture in fattening Cinta Senese pigs; growth performances, carcass characteristics and meat quality were studied. Control group was reared in paddock and fed concentrate, while experimental group grazed on grass pasture with an integration of 1.4 kg/pig/d of concentrate. Initial live weight was not different between the two groups and individual weights were periodically recorded. Animals were slaughtered from 36 to 160 days from the trial beginning. Carcass weight, body measures, backfat thickness, pH45 and pH24 were recorded. After 24 hours of refrigeration, each carcass was dissected into lean, fat and bone cuts. Results didn’t show differences between the two groups, revealing that Cinta Senese pigs can profitably utilize pasture on grass even in fattening period
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