A study on the effects of the groundwater table oscillations in Central Rome: characterisation of the made ground layer and constitutive modelling

Three essays on environmental disasters

The thesis is a collection of three papers focusing on the economics of natural disasters and climate change studies, each work investigate the topic from different perspectives and using the different tool. In the first paper: “Climate change, catastrophes and the Dismal Theorem: a critical review” I review in depth the main studies in the field. In the second paper, “Living on the Edge of the Catastrophe”, I provide a theoretical model on policy design under risk of suffering a natural disa...

I diari: studio di implementazione ed efficacia in setting assistenziali pediatrici ad alto rischio

Background I diari che integrano elementi clinici e narrativi sono stati ampiamente utilizzati in medicina. L'obiettivo iniziale del mio percorso dottorale ha previsto la conduzione di una scoping review per ottenere una sintesi della letteratura sull’utilizzo di questo strumento in pediatria. Dalla revisione è emerso che il diario narrativo viene utilizzato per riportare la diversità di esperienze di malattia o di vita quotidiana dal punto di vista del bambino, dell'adolescente o dei familia...

Microbial tool to improve salt tolerance in plants

Soil salinization, caused by enhanced concentrations of different salts in soils, usually is a consequence of anthropic activity. Saline soils induce stressful conditions to plants, thus leading to growth reduction and physiological dysfunctions, such as overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduction photosynthetic activity and osmotic imbalance. Several attempts have been tried to improve salt tolerance in different crops. Among them, seed priming and Plant Growth Promoting Bacte...

Investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa responses to zinc starvation reveals the existence of a pyochelin Zurregulated transport system

Previous studies have suggested that P. aeruginosa possesses redundant zinc uptake systems. In addition to the already characterized metal transport systems, genome wide expression studies have revealed other possible contributors to zinc uptake. The main goal of this study was to investigate the role of two uncharacterized Zur-regulated operons encoding putative metal import systems: PA4063-4065 and PA2911-2914. A structural characterization of the protein encoded by the PA4063 gene has show...

The co-evolution of social and technological transformations in a complex system framework

From the mainland to sea and back: plastic’s path in demersal communities exploited by fishing

L'inquinamento da rifiuti nei fondali marini è emerso come un problema ambientale significativo, che pone potenziali minacce alla biodiversità marina e al funzionamento dell'ecosistema. I fondali marini sono un habitat fondamentale per numerose specie marine e l'accumulo di rifiuti altera l'equilibrio e la funzione essenziale di questo sistema ecologico. Questo inquinamento può influenzare gli organismi sia a livello individuale, attraverso l'ingestione o l'impigliamento, sia a livello di com...

Classi di quote nei fondi comuni di investimento

Clinical implications of periprocedural myocardial injury in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion: role of antegrade and retrograde crossing techniques

Clinical Implications of Periprocedural Myocardial Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion: Role of Antegrade and Retrograde Crossing Techniques. Aims: Periprocedural myocardial injury (PMI) is frequently observed after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO). We investigated the prognostic impact of PMI with the antegrade or the retrograde crossing technique. Methods and Results: A total of 1’909 pati...