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L'interpretazione dei soggetti pronominali in coordinazione e subordinazione: osservazioni sul fenomeno all'interfaccia tra sintassi e pragmatica.
No full textThe aim of this work is to formally account for the several interpretations associated to Italian third singular pronouns in both coordination and subordination contexts.
Assuming that pragmatic representations are encoded in the syntactic structure, we will identify the syntactic conditions which are to be met in order to allow coreferentiality between a null pronoun and a lexical constituent; then the function of the strong pronoun will be taken into account, as well as its syntactic position.
The central idea is that the Subject of the Predication feature, responsible for the selection of the pronoun antecedent, is realized in different projections, both in the higher part of the IP field and in CP (thematic projections). Some differences will be found between coordination and subordination contexts: coordination and subordination processes described in Chapter two will show that those differences rely on these processes, which crucially involve the syntactic areas where thematic projections are found.Nel presente lavoro si osserva come in italiano vengano interpretati soggetti pronominali nulli e realizzati di terza singolare in contesti di subordinazione e coordinazione.
Assumendo che a interpretazioni pragmatiche diverse corrispondano rappresentazioni sintattiche differenti, individueremo le condizioni sintattiche che si devono incontrare perché un costituente e un soggetto nullo siano coreferenziali; analizzeremo poi la funzione del pronome forte e ne proporremo una collocazione in struttura.
L'ipotesi centrale, che verrà presentata nel terzo capitolo a seguito di un'attenta descrizione dei dati, è che il tratto 'soggetto della predicazione', responsabile della diversa distribuzione dei pronomi, sia realizzato in struttura in diverse proiezioni che si guardano tra loro, collocate nella porzione alta di IP e in CP (proiezioni tematiche). Le differenze che si osservano in contesti di coordinazione e di subordinazione troveranno spiegazione alla luce di quanto presentato nel capitolo secondo, in cui si mostra come entrambi i processi, seppur in modi diversi, coinvolgano questi stessi pezzetti di struttura, modificando la disponibilità di proiezioni tematiche (come nel caso della coordinazione) o limitandone l'accessibilità
Recensione a: G. Vedovato, Le sfide di una lunga vita. Etica pubblica e presenza culturale
No full textRichiamo analitico dei contenuti della silloge di Giuseppe Vedovato, storico dei trattati e uomo politico, con particolare attenzione ai contributi aventi un più diretto interesse per le discipline ecclesiasticistiche
Large-scale optical interferometry in general spacetimes
No full textWe introduce a convenient formalism to evaluate the phase of a light signal propagating on a general curved background. It allows us to obtain a transparent relation between the frequency-shift and the phase difference in large-scale optical interferometry for a general relativistic setting, as well as to derive compact expressions generalizing the Doppler effect in one-way and two-way schemes. Our recipe is easily applicable to stationary spacetimes, and in particular to the near-Earth experiments where the geometry is described in the parametrized post-Newtonian approximation. As an example, we use it to evaluate the phase difference arising in the optical version of the Colella-Overhauser-Werner experiment
Characteristics of palytoxin-bound Na/K pump-channels mutated at their phosphorylation site
No full textThe Efficiency of Accounting Service Provision
No full textThe paper uses a procedure called data envelopment analysis (DEA) to compare internal against external (outsource) efficiency in the delivery of finance function activities. The approach allows a direct comparison between the in-house efficiency of UK small, medium and large companies in managing their accounting activities both with UK outsource contractors and also against the rather larger and more numerous contractors observed in Italy. The paper finds that, through comparative advantages, outsourcing presents a more efficient solution for the management of very small firm accounting than internal provision. Furthermore, there is evidence that substantial scale benefits continue to be available to outsource contractors, while inefficiency on internal provision is mainly technical. The paper concludes that outsourcing provision is likely to offer worthwhile savings to small firms, allowing them to shed competitive weaknesses and operate at efficient or best practice levels. At the same time, by converting an internal fixed cost, fixed capacity activity into a flexible, variable cost activity, SMEs have the potential to transform a previously unmanageable activity into an efficient or best practice activity that can grow or contract with the business
The influence of timing of elective cesarean section on neonatal resuscitation risk
No full textObjective: Cesarean section has negative effects on the physiologic responses to birth, including the development of lung volumes, pulmonary vascular resistance, and biochemical responses. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the timing of delivery between 37 and 42 wks gestation and neonatal resuscitation risk in elective cesarean section. Design: Observational, cohort study. Setting: Maternity Department of Padua University, Italy. Subjects: All pregnant women who delivered by elective cesarean section at term during a 3-yr period were identified from a perinatal database and compared retrospectively with pregnant women who delivered vaginally and matched for week of gestation. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Comparative neonatal resuscitation risk (odds ratio, OR; confidence interval, CI) was analyzed. During this time, 1,284 (13%) elective cesarean section deliveries occurred at or after 37 wks of gestation. Forty-four (3.4%) newborns delivered by elective cesarean section and 18 (1.4%) newborns vaginally delivered needed positive pressure ventilation resuscitation by laryngeal mask airway or tracheal tube. Positive pressure ventilation resuscitation risk was significantly higher in the infant group delivered by elective cesarean section compared with vaginal delivery (OR, 2.05; CI, 1.25-5.67; p < .01) and involved both laryngeal mask airway and tracheal tube resuscitation maneuvers (OR, 2.77 CI, 1.26 -5.8; p < .01 and OR, 2.9; CI, 1.02-7.81; p < .01, respectively). In the period of weeks 37+0 to 38+6, positive pressure ventilation resuscitation risk and single laryngeal mask airway and tracheal tube resuscitation maneuver risk were significantly greatly increased (OR, 4.25; CI, 1.46 -16.12; p < .01; OR, 2.25; CI, 1.46-6.12; p < .01; and OR, 11.3; CI, 2.15-16.0; p < .01, respectively). After 38+6 weeks, there was no significant difference in positive pressure ventilation resuscitation risk. Conclusions: Elective cesarean section at term, in an obstetric population without prenatally identified risk factors, remains associated with increased resuscitation risk with related implications for the neonate compared with vaginal delivery. A significant reduction in neonatal resuscitation risk would be obtained by waiting until week 39-0 before performing elective cesarean section. (Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004; 5:566 -570) Copyright © 2004 by the Society of Critical Care
Sampling and grading Chorioamnionitis (HCA): methods, pittfalls and correlations to clinical outcome in low birth weight infants.
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