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Cosmic microwave background cosmology with Planck
No full textPlanck is the third-generation space mission aimed at measuring the
cosmic microwave background radiation, a relic of the hot Big Bang.
Planck ultimate measurement of temperature fluctuations in the cosmic
microwave background, together with its leading edge observations of
polarization, allowed us to perform unprecedented tests of the
cosmological model and derive stringent constraints of fundamental
physics. The high sensitivity data also enabled us to obtain the most
significant measurement to date of the gravitational lensing of the
cosmic microwave background. This represents a novel observable for
exploring thirteen billion years of structure formation in the universe.
In the paper, I discuss some of the main cosmological constraints we
obtained so far and their implications for the standard model of
cosmology. I also highlight several key aspects in the data analysis
process
Entrepreneurial Process-Driving Cooperation. An Analysis of the New Wine Producers in Sannio
No full textAccording to the integration of strategic management and entrepreneurship studies
proposed by many scholars, this article illustrates some results from an exploratory empirical
study carried out on new wine producers in Sannio, a rural area of Campania. The aim of this
study is to analyze the role of entrepreneurs networks in the establishment process. We have
tested three impacts within a logistic regression framework: the impact of network orientation
on market extension, the impact of market extension on marketing mix tools (particularly,
promotion and distribution) and, finally, the impact of typical productions on network
orientation. Results indicate that network orientation leads to wider markets, that companies
which operate on national scale use nationwide media to promote their products and image,
and finally that the production of typical goods does not lead to a stronger networkorientation
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