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Alessitimia e aspetti quantitativi e qualitativi del ricordo dei sogni.
No full textThe issue of a quantitative and qualitative impoverishment of dream activity in alexithymic subjects was assessed by an analysis of the 14-day dream reports of two groups of accurately selected alexithymics and non-alexithymics. The aim of the current study was to replicate a previous finding on female subjects [De Gennaro et al. (2003) Psychosom Med, 65: 301-6], and to extend it to males.
Twelve alexithymics (6 M and 6 F) and twelve non-alexithymics (6 M and 6 F) were selected from a larger sample of 554 undergraduate students. The transcriptions of their audio-recorded dream reports upon 14 consecutive morning awakenings were compared with regard to their length and emotional content. Self-ratings obtained by a sleep and dream diary were further considered to assess between-group differences in dream recall frequency, and in its emotional valence, vividness and bizarreness.
Sleep quality, as measured by some variables of the sleep diary, was lower in alexithymic as compared to non-alexithymic subjects, but these differences dasappeared when the contribution of depression was taken into consideration.
A significant between-group difference in emotional vividness pointed to less vivid dreams in alexithymics, while self-rated emotional valence and emotions, scored according to the Hall & Van de Castle Coding System, were lower only in male alexithymics.
The results confirm the existence of an association between alexithymia and some features of dream recall, also pointing to necessity of further studies with larger samples
Medium-sized firms, groups and industrial districts: an Italian perspective
No full textThis chapter analyses Italian industrial districts on the basis of the size of firms by which they are populated. It is observed the emergence and relevance in terms of profitability and competitiveness of a middle capitalism. MSEs presence in district areas is very significant and has expanded in the most recent period. They include stand-alone companies as well as a certain number of industrial groups controlled by family holdings formed by a relatively small number of undertakings; but groups owned by family-holding companies appear to be a significant phenomenon, more so than pure industrial groups. The development in MSEs' presence within industrial districts derives from the new international scenario, where competition has become global and players come either from low industrialized countries or from relocated multinationals' local units. The search for competitiveness has led to a difficult selection of goods to be produced, quality upgrading, a new division of labour with some phases moved outside the industrial districts and a more direct presence in non-Italian market
Place-renewing leadership: trajectories of change for mature manufacturing regions in Europe
No full textThe forces of globalisation now impacting on local economies pose threats to the existing paradigm of competences and routines, yet simultaneously offer opportunities to integrate new knowledge and learning. This is particularly pertinent with respect to Europe's 'mature regions', which are undergoing a major economic restructuring by trying to shift from traditional manufacturing activities to hybrid activities that comprise a combination of manufacturing and a higher component of intangible inputs and related knowledge service activities. The objective of the article is to discuss the concept of 'place leadership' by looking at how the embedded skills, knowledge and cumulated learning of a place can be used by its institutional infrastructure to identify sustainable growth trajectories. In other words, its aim is to explore how the economic, social, institutional and cultural aspects of places shape the opportunities for upgrading and renovation drawing upon their historical specialisation. The conceptual contribution of the article draws on two case studies, in the West Midlands, UK and in Prato, Tuscany, where we study the processes of decision-making, forms of leadership and ultimately the nature of local leadership
Brightest cluster galaxies: The centre can(not?) hold
No full textWe explore the persistence of the alignment of brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) with their local environment. We find that a significant fraction of BCGs do not coincide with the centroid of the X-ray gas distribution and/or show peculiar velocities (they are not at rest with respect to the cluster mean). Despite this, we find that BCGs are generally aligned with the cluster mass distribution even when they have significant offsets from the X-ray centre and significant peculiar velocities. The large offsets are not consistent with simple theoretical models. To account for these observations BCGs must undergo mergers preferentially along their major axis, the main infall direction. Such BCGs may be oscillating within the cluster potential after having been displaced by mergers or collisions, or the dark matter halo itself may not yet be relaxed.Fil: de Propris, Roberto. University of Turku; FinlandiaFil: West, Michael J.. Lowell Observatory; Estados UnidosFil: Andrade-Santos, Felipe. Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics; Estados UnidosFil: Ragone Figueroa, Cinthia Judith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Rasia, Elena. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Forman, William. Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics; Estados UnidosFil: Jones, Christine. Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics; Estados UnidosFil: Kipper, Rain. University Of Tartu. Faculty Of Science And Technology. Tartu Observatory.; EstoniaFil: Borgani, Stefano. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica; ItaliaFil: Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Romashkova, Elena A.. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. Department Of Physics; Estados UnidosFil: Patra, Kishore C.. University of California; Estados Unido
Trajectories of change for mature manufacturing regions in Europe: the role of places-renewing leadership
No full textThe forces of globalisation that are impacting on local economies are both posing a threat to the existing paradigm of competences and routines, yet simultaneously offer opportunities to integrate new knowledge and learning. This is particularly pertinent with respect to Europe’s ‘mature regions’, which are undergoing a major economic restructuring by trying to shift from traditional manufacturing activities to hybrid activities that comprise a combination of manufacturing and a higher component of intangible inputs and related knowledge service activities.
The objective of the paper is to discuss the concept of ‘place leadership’ by looking at how the embedded skills, knowledge and cumulated learning of a place can be used by its institutional infrastructure to identify sustainable growth trajectories. In other words, its aim is to explore how the economic, social, institutional and cultural aspects of places shape the opportunities for upgrading and renovation drawing upon their historical specialisation.
In this context, the paper will compare the experience of the West Midlands in the UK and of Prato in Tuscany and identify good practice and policy recommendations
SUDDEN BLASTIC CRISIS (BC) IN CML PH+ PATIENTS IN COMPLETE CYTOGENETIC REMISSION (CCR) INDUCED BY IMATINIB
No full textNa-Li Countertransport and plasma insulin in relation to left ventricular mass in elderly hypertensives.
No full textGalaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) : merging galaxies and their properties
No full textWe derive the close pair fractions and volume merger rates for galaxies in the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey with -23 <M-r <-17 (Omega(M) = 0.27, Omega(A) = 0.73, H-0 = 100 km s(-1) Mpc(-1)) at 0.01 <z <0.22 (look-back time of <2 Gyr). The merger fraction is approximately 1.5 per cent Gyr(-1) at all luminosities (assuming 50 per cent of pairs merge) and the volume merger rate is approximate to 3.5 x 10(-4) Mpc(-3) Gyr(-1). We examine how the merger rate varies by luminosity and morphology. Dry mergers (between red/spheroidal galaxies) are found to be uncommon and to decrease with decreasing luminosity. Fainter mergers are wet, between blue/discy galaxies. Damp mergers (one of each type) follow the average of dry and wetmergers. In the brighter luminosity bin (-23 <M-r <-20), the merger rate evolution is flat, irrespective of colour or morphology, out to z similar to 0.2. The makeup of the merging population does not appear to change over this redshift range. Galaxy growth by major mergers appears comparatively unimportant and dry mergers are unlikely to be significant in the buildup of the red sequence over the past 2 Gyr. We compare the colour, morphology, environmental density and degree of activity (BPT class, Baldwin, Phillips & Terlevich) of galaxies in pairs to those of more isolated objects in the same volume. Galaxies in close pairs tend to be both redder and slightly more spheroid dominated than the comparison sample. We suggest that this may be due to 'harassment' in multiple previous passes prior to the current close interaction. Galaxy pairs do not appear to prefer significantly denser environments. There is no evidence of an enhancement in the AGN fraction in pairs, compared to other galaxies in the same volume.Peer reviewe
Giacomo Becattini, Marco Bellandi, and Lisa De Propris (eds.), A Handbook of Industrial Districts, Cheltenham, UK-Northampton, MA, USA, Ewdard Elgar, 2009
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