Consumer analysis of upcycled foods: a survey-based study on Italian consumers

The increase in food waste over recent decades has led to significant environmental, resource, and socioeconomic challenges, exacerbating food insecurity and greenhouse gas emissions. This thesis explores upcycled foods as an innovative solution within the circular economy framework to address these issues. The research aims to understand consumer responses, assess factors affecting acceptability, and investigate attitudes and intentions towards upcycled foods. Through a comprehensive and sys...

Lifetime measurement of 6.79 MeV state in Oxygen-15

The 14 N(p, γ) 15 O reaction, the slowest step of the CNO cycle, critically influences stellar lifetimes and the chemical evolution of galaxies. Its low-energy cross section is still uncer- tain, largely due to the influence of the 6.79, MeV sub-threshold state in 15 O. This work presents a precision measurement of the lifetimes of short-lived excited states in 15 O, in- cluding the 6.79, MeV state, providing essential input for astrophysical reaction rates. The experiment employed the AGATA ...

Multiparametric Aging Profile in Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients: The Emerging Prognostic Role of Telomeric Repeat Containing RNA (TERRA) in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and its Involvement in Cellular Senescence

Aging is the primary risk factor for major human diseases, including cancer. In elderly patients, minimally invasive biomarkers that capture biological rather than chronological aging are critically needed to guide prognosis and clinical management. Multiparametric aging profile based on peripheral blood samples, including immune phenotype, telomere length, thymic output, circulating senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) factors, and markers of denervation and sarcopenia (C-termina...

Mining cosmology with Euclid

Gravitational wave signals from compact binary coalescences offer a powerful and reliable probe of cosmology and General Relativity. To date, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration has provided important cosmological constraints and tested gravity in the strong field regime. The path ahead is even more promising. In fact, LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA is expected to reach design sensitivity in the next few years, and, most importantly, the next generation of interferometers, like Einstein Telescope and Cosmi...

ENGINEERING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES WITH MicroRNA-31 AS A TARGET THERAPY FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Introduction: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that impairs epithelial regeneration and barrier integrity. Current therapies primarily target inflammation but do not directly promote mucosal healing. MicroRNA-31 (miR31) has been identified as a regulator of epithelial regeneration and inflammation; however, its therapeutic potential in IBD remains underexplored. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from bone marrow mesenchymal ...

AI-oriented Design Methods for Intelligent Aerospace Computing Systems

Optimization-Driven Dynamic Structural Design of Bladed Disks with Friction Contacts

Optical Fiber Data Sensor Fusion for Aerospace Systems Lifecycle Management

An Industrial PHM Framework Aimed at Condition-Based Maintenance and Fleet Management of Advanced Jet Trainers