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IceCube constraints on Violation of Equivalence Principle
No full textParallel Contributed Talk at the
"XIX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes"
on line - 18-26 February, 2021based on D. Fiorillo, G. Mangano, S. Morisi, O. Pisanti, arXiv:2012.07867
Work supported by the research grant number 2017W4HA7S "NAT-NET: Neutrino and Astroparticle Theory Network" under the program PRIN 2017 funded by the Italian Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), and INFN Iniziativa Specifica TAs
The author's reply to N.R. Haddaway
No full textIn this reply we respond to the commentary of Dr. Haddaway addressed in searching for pitfalls in our systematic mapping exercise “Collating science-based evidence to inform public opinion on the environmental effects of marine drilling platforms in the Mediterranean Sea” recently published in Journal of Environmental Management (Mangano, M.C. and Sarà, G. 2017. Journal of Environmental Management 188: 195–202). We discussed each so called “pitfalls” and, in our opinion, the main cornerstones of systematic map – SM (repeatability, comprehensiveness, transparency, traceability, quality, generalizability) are safe guaranteeing the “gold standard” required by this technique. Where needed we explain our position in doing a “tailoring” of some steps, and we stressed the differences among our approach and a SM protocol. We also stressed the importance of our main message, to select the most rigorous approach (evidence-based), to create a credible, salient and effective knowledge baseline to inform end users and guarantee the creation of a solid science-policy nexus (here specifically we provided a final review product, an easy to follow up graphical evidence)
Single-tooth Morse taper connection implants after 1 year of functional loading: a multicentre study on 302 patients.
No full textThis prospective clinical study evaluated the survival rate and the implant-crown success of 314 Morse taper connection implants, used for single-tooth replacement, after 1 year of functional loading. Over a 4-year period (January 2003 to January 2007), 314 implants (168 maxilla, 146 mandible) were inserted in 302 patients (128 males, 174 females, aged between 23 to 79 years) in six different clinical centres. The sites included anterior (n = 118) and posterior (n = 196) teeth. To evaluate implant-crown success, the following clinical, prosthetic and radiographic parameters were assessed: modified plaque index (mPI), modified sulcus bleeding index (mBI), probing depth (PD), distance from the implant crown margin to the coronal border of the peri-implant mucosa (DIM), width of keratinised mucosa (KM), prosthesis function, and the distance between the implant shoulder and first crestal bone-implant contact (DIB). Success criteria included: absence of suppuration and mobility, PD<5.0 mm, absence of prosthetic complications, absence of continuous peri-implant radiolucency, and DIB<1.5mm after 1-year of functional loading. Prosthetic restorations were all-ceramic (n=116) and metal-ceramic (n=198) crowns. The implant survival rate was 98.4% (5 implant losses, 1 drop-out). A few prosthetic complications (0.6% implant-abutment loosening) were reported. The mean DIB was 0.887 + or - 0.308mm. Among the survived implants (308), four did not fulfill the success criteria, giving an implant-crown success of 98.7%. The use of Morse taper connection implants represents a successful procedure for single-tooth replacement, in the anterior and posterior areas of both arches. The high mechanical stability amy reduce prosthetic complications
Forms of Animality: The Dog
No full textAnimals are not the object of zoosemiotics as discussed here, neither is
their language nor any other system of signs that affects them directly as living
creatures that communicate, but the forms of animality, forms through which the
concept of animal itself is socially constructed and transformed over time. Now, if
there is one place in which such forms are plain to see, it is in those areas that focus
on their nutrition. Looking at feeding animals as a semiotic activity, this paper wants
to focus on what I call a nutritional pact, an implicit agreement that binds humans
and animals, and that is being continuously negotiated by cultures. A relationship
that advertising deeply contributes to build
Precision cosmology and neutrino properties
No full textI give an overview of what we do know from astrophysical data about some of neutrino properties and their role in cosmology. In particular, I focus on the number of effective neutrino species, active neutrino mass bounds and constraints on neutrino-antineutrino asymmetries. Finally, I also discuss the possibility of a non negligible abundance of eV mass scale sterile neutrino species in the early universe
L'Acqua
No full textL’ACQUA è la rivista italiana interamente dedicata ai problemi delle acque, è un luogo di incontro tra gestori e utilizzatori, promotori-imprenditori, professionisti, ricercatori in un armonico ed equilibrato interscambio, avente come obiettivo primario il progresso del Paese. Si interessa a tutti i problemi tecnico-scientifici, gestionali, giuridici, economici, di qualità, ambientali, urbanistici, sociali, culturali riguardanti i sistemi idraulici naturali ed artificiali, le risorse, i servizi e gli usi dell’acqua, ed il loro rapporto con l’ambiente, con gli insediamenti umani, con la società.
Direttore:
U. Majone
Condirettore:
P. Martini
Comitato di Redazione:
R. Bazzano, M. Benedini, A. Brath, R. Drusiani, A. Mangano, S. Tempesta, G. Tufarell
Scaffolds seeded with stem cells: research and clinical application in bone regeneration
No full textThe Value Proposition of innovative Last-Mile delivery services from the perspective of local retailers
No full textThe last-mile (LM) delivery is probably one of the most expensive and complex among global Supply Chain processes, and it suffers from problems such as road traffic congestion. On the other hand, urban goods delivery systems can be held accountable for the same negative externalities they suffer. The complexity of last-mile delivery systems arises from the heterogeneity of stakeholders and their objectives. In this context, local retailers might be called upon to adopt innovative last-mile delivery services offered by Logistics Service Providers (LSPs). The attractiveness of selected LM initiatives to local retailers has been explored by a stream of literature that focuses on the utility provided to the retailer by a sub-set of initiatives s, based on the retailers' preferred requirements. With this paper, we aim to build on this stream of literature by analyzing the perception of local retailers regarding the value proposition of a wider set of LM delivery innovations, including the ones that do not comprise retailers among their paying customers. To this end, a survey is submitted to retailers of different sizes and type located in the limited traffic zone (LTZ) of Turin (Italy). Through the survey, we aim to assess the relative importance of nine service requirements retrieved from literature, and cluster them into factors, i.e. value propositions, by means of a confirmatory factor analysis. Results show that retailers are able to accept higher costs for the delivery for deliveries that are more reliable and for the reduction of stock. Retailers also appear to correlate punctuality and flexibility of the LM delivery service, because flexible and on time deliveries allow for better inventory management, higher control and in turn improved customer service level by the retailer. The convenience of the delivery service is seen as correlated with its sustainability, because logistics activities can be carried out with small and low impact vehicles that allowing easier deliveries into the city center. The highlighted factors serve as a basis for the value propositions to be taken into account by practitioners in the design of LM innovations
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