HOW TO ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY BY MINIMIZING THE GAP BETWEEN YOUTH AND THE GOVERNMENT? - SLR & CASE STUDIES WITH THEMATIC ANALYSIS APPROACH

This doctoral study was ignited by a media report documenting 600 youth casualties in the Mediterranean Sea, prompting a core research inquiry: how can sovereign nations mitigate unauthorized youth talent flight from the Global South to the Global North? Desk research reveals that volatile National Economic Development (NED) conditions drive disconnects between state authorities and young citizens or vice versa. Alongside compounding external pressures, it is prompting high-risk migration dec...

Mires at the southern edge of their European distribution: ecological changes, mapping gaps and distinctive biodiversity

The miR-214-MFN2 axis drives mitochondrial dysfunction, metabolic reprogramming and metastatic progression in melanoma

Malignant melanoma (MM) is the most aggressive form of skin cancer. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate cellular programmes involved in tumour progression, including metabolic adaptation and mitochondrial homeostasis. Among them, miR-214 is frequently upregulated in MM, promoting tumour progression and metastatic dissemination, although its role in metabolic reprogramming remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated the effects of miR-214 on melanoma metabolism and mitochondrial function using in...

Il video in scena: mappatura critica e funzioni del dispositivo video nello spettacolo dal vivo in Italia

La presente ricerca indaga l’utilizzo del video in scena nel teatro italiano contemporaneo, osservando in particolare il quindicennio 2010-2025. Il dispositivo video rappresenta una presenza diffusa sulla scena contemporanea, è un elemento ricorrente tanto da essere entrato a pieno titolo nella grammatica scenica dello spettacolo dal vivo, dal teatro di ricerca all’opera lirica. La tesi propone una mappatura dettagliata della presenza del video in scena nei cartelloni di sei istituzioni teatr...

Dried Matrix Spots Microsampling for Analysis of Clinical and Forensic Interest

Dried blood spot (DBS) microsampling has transformed bioanalysis by enabling minimally invasive, self-collected samples that can be shipped and stored without a cold chain. Its quantitative reliability, however, has historically been limited by uncontrolled sampling volume, the hematocrit eAect, incomplete extraction recovery and the mismatch between dried analytes and liquid internal standards. This thesis develops and validates analytical methods based on volumetric dried matrix spots (DMS)...

CROWD. STRESS. NEED FOR SPACE. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO SALIENT SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS: FROM SOCIAL ANXIETY TO EXTREME SOCIAL WITHDRAWA

Social interactions are fundamental to human functioning, yet social environments can be experienced very differently across individuals. Social anxiety can alter the perception of others, increasing perceived evaluation and physiological arousal to social cues. When interactions become difficult to manage, avoidance may serve as a strategy to reduce stress. At its extreme, disengagement from social life characterizes Extreme Social Withdrawal (ESW), a growing condition that has attracted inc...

Detection and characterization of gravitational wave signals with an astrometric antenna in space

Since the first detection of gravitational waves, continuous efforts in experimental gravitation have focused on advancing current and future detectors to expand the observable frequency range, enhance source parameter estimation, and refine sky localization. In such a context, the Astrometric Gravitational Wave Antenna (AstroGraWAnt) stands as an astrometric mission concept specifically designed for gravitational wave detection. It consists of a space-borne antenna equipped with a minimum of...

Paper fascisms. The politicisation of children’s and youth literature in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany

Situandosi nel filone degli studi comparati sul fascismo, la ricerca intrapresa offre un confronto sull’uso propagandistico della letteratura per ragazzi nei regimi fascista e nazionalsocialista. Terzo canale di indottrinamento destinato a occupare il tempo intercorrente tra istruzione scolastica e associazionismo premilitare, la produzione letteraria per l’infanzia e l’adolescenza ricopre una funzione non indifferente nella socializzazione politica del giovane fascista o nazionalsocialista, ...

Profiling of Food and Agricultural Supply Chain by Analytical Data Modelling and Machine Learning Techniques

The modern agricultural and food supply chain faces growing global demands regarding product quality, safety, authenticity, and environmental sustainability. Traditional quality control protocols rely heavily on off-site, destructive laboratory testing and single-target analytical methods that struggle to resolve the biochemical complexity and high dimensionality of modern food matrices. To address these bottlenecks, “smart” agriculture requires a transition toward rapid, non-invasive, and da...