νBDX: a Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CEνNS) experiment at Jefferson Lab

Particle physics is an ever-changing field seeking to explain phenomena that lie at the limits of our current knowledge. Among discovered and hypothesized interactions, Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CE$\nu$NS) stands out as a fascinating and elusive phenomenon, offering a unique window into the nature of neutrinos and their interactions with matter. CE$\nu$NS, a process predicted by the Standard Model, represents one of the subtle ways in which neutrinos can interact with a...

Aging and neurodegenerative diseases: Normative data of Mini Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (M-ACE) and a new version “M-ACE6” derived from the Mokken Scale Analysis

Dementia is an umbrella term encompassing neurodegenerative, progressive, and chronic diseases, characterized by a wide range of onsets, signs, and symptoms. The introduction of new diagnostic tools—or the adaptation of existing ones—addresses the need to update assessment methods for a population undergoing continuous cultural and social changes.This thesis aims to analyse the Italian normative data of the short version of the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-III (ACE-III), known as the M...

Intelligenza Artificiale e governo dei processi decisionali nella società per azioni

Il primo capitolo è dedicato all’analisi dell’Intelligenza Artificiale, concetto dai confini ancora incerti e tecnologia caratterizzata da differenti gradi di autonomia, sia nel proprio modus operandi, sia nella fase iniziale di apprendimento, con un grado di opacità e di dipendenza dai c.d. big data che rende l’utilizzo di tali sistemi ancora estremamente rischioso. Il secondo capitolo si focalizza sull’utilizzo dell’Intelligenza Artificiale come ausilio nei processi decisionali nella funz...

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La via cognitiva alla manutenzione preventiva nei sistemi di energie rinnovabili

Ottimizzazione di rivestimenti compositi a base di S-PEEK e Zeolite per applicazioni nel settore dei sistemi ad adsorbimento

È stato proposto un rivestimento composito a base di S-PEEK/Zeolite per l’utilizzo in pompe di calore ad adsorbimento. È stata valutata l’influenza del grado di solfonazione e del contenuto di zeolite sulle prestazioni del rivestimento. Questo ha mostrato ottime proprietà termiche e meccaniche superiori a molti rivestimenti adsorbenti tradizionali. L’analisi delle isobare ha confermato che la matrice in S-PEEK non ostacola la diffusione del vapore. Dopo questa prima ottimizzazione è stato s...

Nil sets defined through additive maps in prime and semiprime rings

Abstract Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences Doctor of Philosophy NIL SETS DEFINED THROUGH ADDITIVE MAPS IN PRIME AND SEMIPRIME RINGS by FRANCESCO AMMENDOLIA In this dissertation, we will focus on analyzing the structure of prime and semiprime rings equipped with additive maps that have nilpotent evaluations on appropriate subsets of the ring in which they are defined. In particular the involved maps on R will be derivations, ge...

Language Models in Education

The thesis explores the role of neural language models in education and the development of critical thinking. After outlining how modern Transformer-based models work and their early applications in schools, the work analyzes the concept of critical thinking and the main tools used to assess it. Through two empirical studies, it investigates, on the one hand, the ability of language models to display forms of critical reasoning, and on the other, the influence of using ChatGPT on students. Th...

Characterization of the endophenotypes and identification of new biomarkers in the Autism Spectrum Disorder

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a highly heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition, characterized by wide variability in clinical presentation, developmental trajectories, and underlying biological mechanisms. This heterogeneity poses major challenges for diagnosis and stratification and suggests the involvement of complex interactions among genetic, epigenetic, metabolic, immune, and neurobiological factors. Rationale: The identification of biologically meaningful endophe...