21 research outputs found
Sulle Rime di Domenico Ragnina (Dinko Ranjina)
No full textLo studio analizza il "microcanzoniere" in italiano di Dinko Ranjina (Domenico Ragnina) consegnato al "Secondo volume delle rime scelte da diversi eccellenti autori" (Venezia, Giolito, 1563), documentandone insieme la ricca intertestualità prodotta e i fenomeni di autotraduzione in esso registrati nel serrato confronto con i "Pjesni razlike", il ben più ricco canzoniere delle coeve "Poesie diverse", edito nello stesso anno a Firenze dall'autore raguseo presso la stamperia ducale del Torrentino
Optimum Currency Areas theory and the Slovak suitability for the euro adoption
No full textThis paper tests the present readiness of Slovakia to join the European Monetary Union (EMU) based on the classical Optimum Currency Area criteria, the degree of trade intensity and business cycle synchronization. The results do not fully confirm the hypothesis that Slovakia already constitutes an optimum monetary union with the rest of the EMU countries mainly the labour mobility is largely ineffective as adjustment mechanism. But, Slovakia is a open economy, its degree of trade integration is the highest among the Central and Eastern European countries and its economic and production structures are quite similar to the intra-EMU average. Moreover, Slovakia's business cycle appears at least as highly synchronized with the EMU''s one as some present, small and peripheral EMU member countries. This would indicate that this country is equally a suitable candidate for the EMU membership and that the Euro adoption should not increase the likelihood of asymmetric shocks.
Teaching Cyber Security: The Hack-Space Integrated Model
No full textNowadays cyber security is becoming an ever more stringent requirement and warned by organizations and companies all over the world. Furthermore, the educational offer on the topic is still modest and universities are
struggling to design training courses capable of producing professionals directly
employable. In this work, this need is addressed with the proposal of an integrated model "The Hack Space", developed within the Master of Science in
Computer Security of the University of Bari, composed of four main elements:
Organization, Knowledge, Skills/Tools and Collaboration. The Hack Space
aims to create professionals capable of dealing with security at various levels,
with clear ideas on what are the processes, functions and controls useful for security, using an in-depth knowledge structure of the company
DUE DIPINTI DI DOMENICO PERUZZINI A DUBROVNIK E NEI SUOI DINTORNI
No full textNella prima parte dell’ articolo l’autore analizza la pala rappresentante la »Discesa dello Spirito Santo« nella pittoresca chiesa del domenicani a Čelopeci (Župa dubrovačka), firmata nel 1633 da »Domenicus Pruzzinus Pisaurensis«. Si tratta di una interessante opera del pittore marchigiano Domenico Peruzzini (1602 - dopo il 1673), nato a Castel Durante (Urbania), scolaro del Pandolfi, che ebbe contatti con S. Cantarini e F. Barocci e che operò pure a Pesaro e a Ancona. L’autere analizza detagliatamente lapala di Čelopeci e la confronta colle altre opere di questo importante pittore dell’epoca barocca nelle Marche che in quel periodo ebbero con Dubrovnik stretti legami culturali e commerciali.
Allo stesso pittore viene qui attribuito anche il ritratto del gesuita raguseo Marin Gundulić in proprietà Kesterčanek a Dubrovnik, che vecchie fonti davano al »famoso pennello del Prussino Vecchio Anconitano«. Il ritratto corrisponde allo stile della ritrattistica di Domenico Peruzzini che eseguì il noto ritratto del Duca Francesco Maria della Rovere a Urbania. Cade così l’ipotesi che questo ritratto sia stato dipinto dal grande pittore francese Nicolas Poussin, come era stato supposto a suo tempo e il catalogo di Domenico Peruzzini viene ampliato da due opere di valore
Static and Dynamic Quantity-Setting Games: An In-Class Experiment
No full textThis paper illustrates the results of a case study on teaching economics issues employing an experiment where students were made to play quantity-setting games employing the Stackelberg and Cournot theory of oligopoly. A strictly theoretical approach to the study of the oligopolistic market structure is replaced by a discovery-learning method. The goal of the in-class experiment is both to illustrate to students the economics theory through learning by doing approach and to allow the instructors to discover how students act when they have to develop their own strategies, placing them in a role similar to that of firms aiming to maximize the profits. The main finding shows how students converged toward the Nash-equilibrium quantity. Several firms or groups of students, who were producing high output level at the beginning of the game later on reduced their output since they realized that their profit could increase by just producing less. At the end of the experiment, students have emphasized that they have really learned what it is like to interact in a market structure where firms can influence the market variables but not absolutely control them
On the Dynamic Relationships between the Non-profit and Public Providers of Welfare Services in European Union
No full textEconomic activity in a mixed economy is shared among different kinds of organizations: private for-profit, private non-profit and governmental organizations, which are closely interdependent among them. For a long time the private non-profit sector has been considered as a marginal sector that rises only in the wake of the failure of both the market and government. Indeed, it is likely that there exist important spillovers among non-profit, forprofit and public sectors, particularly in the provision of welfare services. This paper analyses the way European countries deal with the provision of welfare services. Univariate and multivariate econometric tests will be performed in order to search for the existence of a common European model of welfare services provision based on the relationship between non-profit and public providers. The main evidence provided by this analysis does not fully support the existence of a common and unique European model of welfare services provision. Rather, three different models or patterns of relationship between the non-profit and public welfare sectors are evident in Europe
Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study
No full textThe association between eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease is still controversial and its prevalence is highly variable. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis in a large group of children with celiac disease, prospectively followed over 11 years. Methods: Prospective observational study performed between 2008 and 2019. Celiac disease diagnosis was based on ESPGHAN criteria. At least four esophageal biopsies were sampled in patients who underwent endoscopy. The presence of at least 15 eosinophils/HPF on esophageal biopsies was considered suggestive of esophageal eosinophilia; at the same time, eosinophilic esophagitis was diagnosed according to the International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Results: A total of 465 children (M 42% mean age 7.1 years (range: 1–16)) were diagnosed with celiac disease. Three hundred and seventy patients underwent endoscopy, and esophageal biopsies were available in 313. The prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia in children with celiac disease was 1.6% (95% CI: 0.54–2.9%). Only one child was diagnosed as eosinophilic esophagitis; we calculated a prevalence of 0.3% (95% CI: 0.2–0.5%). The odds ratio for an association between eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease was at least 6.5 times higher (95% CI: 0.89–47.7%; p = 0.06) than in the general population. Conclusion: The finding of an increased number of eosinophils (>15/HPF) in celiac patients does not have a clinical implication or warrant intervention, and therefore we do not recommend routine esophageal biopsies unless clinically indicated
An in-class experiment with Augustin Cournot
No full textThis paper illustrates the results of an experiment where students were made to play quantity-
-setting game based on the Cournot theory of duopoly. The aim of the in-class experiment was
to provide student with a more active way of oligopoly strategy learning. At the same time the
experiment served teachers to earn some experiences from learning-by-doing method of teaching.
Based on this experiment teachers suppose to introduce similar activities to the study of different
decision-making models of firms.
Strictly theoretical approach to the study of the oligopolistic market structure was replaced with
a learning-by-doing method. Although only a short theoretical lecture preceded quantity-setting
game (essential assumptions of Cournot duopoly model were explained), students were able to
develop their own strategies from the very beginning of the experiment. Each group of students
has understood that their decision about quantity produced was not independent but determined
by the decision of the other group. Hence, they had to make assumptions about its rival’s strategy
and learn from each additional round of the game. At the end of the experiment students were
asked to describe anonymously their opinion about new learning method. They found experiment
interesting, stimulating and challenging. They have reported that they have really understood that
free rider behavior might harm efficient outcome in market structures where firms can influence
the main market variables but not absolutely control them. This experiment shows further possible
extension of duopoly in-class game and it also justifies new approach to the study of different
market structures
Cybersecuity Analysis of a Telemedicine Platform
No full textBackground: The global shift toward telemedicine, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has revolutionized healthcare delivery by enabling remote consultations and treatments. However, this rapid adoption has also introduced critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities, particularly in safeguarding sensitive medical data and ensuring the secure operation of telemedicine platforms. If not properly addressed, these vulnerabilities can compromise patient safety and the integrity of healthcare systems. As a result, implementing robust cybersecurity measures in telemedicine platforms is essential. Methods: The framework developed in this study allows for the assessment of a telemedicine platform’s cybersecurity posture and provides concrete recommendations for improvement. In this context, the Security Framework for Telemedicine Platforms, developed as part of the study, serves as a valuable tool for evaluating platform security, identifying vulnerabilities, and pinpointing areas for enhancement. Conclusions: This framework empowers organizations to effectively strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as demonstrated by a case study
