Four essays on applied economics

This doctoral thesis is based on four essays on applied economics. Although the topics differ across the essays which constitute the chapters of the thesis, they all utilize market or survey data to understand the economic effects of the related agents by means of econometric analysis. In particular, the first chapter is about the public opinion views on immigrants’ contribution to the local economy, more specifically about the effect of TV exposure on these views. The second chapter finds t...

Infectious diseases seeker (IDS): an innovative tool for prompt identification of infectious diseases during outbreaks

The rapid detection of an ongoing outbreak – and the identification of the causative pathogen – is pivotal for the early recognition of public health threats. Emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases is linked to several determinants, both human factors – such as population density, travel, and trade – and ecological factors – like climate change and agricultural practices. Several technologies are available for the rapid molecular identification of pathogens (e.g. RT-Real Time PCR),...

Le serie dei mythologische Prachtreliefs

Caratterizzazione molecolare del gene SMCHD1 in pazienti affetti da FSHD: applicazione clinica della medicina traslazionale

Introduction: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a neuromuscular disorder which is typically transmitted by an autosomal dominant pattern, although reduced penetrance and sporadic cases, caused by de novo mutations, are often observed. FSHD may be caused by a contraction of a repetitive element, located on chromosome 4 (4q35). The D4Z4 is normally hypermethylated and the genes located on this locus are silenced. In case of FSHD, the D4Z4 region is characterized by 1–10 repeats a...

Dal millantato credito al nuovo traffico di influenze passando per l’ejercicio de influencias

Explosive and non-conventional terrorist attacks against buildings: threat, vulnerability and risk assessments

Modelling approach and technical solutions for characterization and performance improvement of real biomass powered m-CHP system

Energy valorisation of organic waste material is nowadays an assessed practice of circular economy. The valorisation of residual biomass plays a decisive role in specific rural areas, where biomass represent a renewable energy source and may be abundant. The collection and energy valorisation at the local level of biomass from forest management practices and wildfire prevention cutting can be settled in protected areas to contribute to local decarbonization, by removing power generation from ...

Giustizia costituzionale in trasformazione: prospettive evolutive del giudizio incidentale

Tecniche di recepimento della disciplina dei contratti pubblici nell’ambito dei principali Stati membri: modelli di civil law e common law a confronto