Selected geometric aspects of general relativity from the standpoint of continuum mechanics: implications for measurements by VIRGO - and LISA - type interferometers

Eterotopie londinesi nel Fantasy urbano: tre casi dalla narrativa anglofona contemporanea

This thesis examines the representation of London’s urban space in contemporary anglophone fantasy through Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia, understood as a theoretical tool capable of illuminating the dynamics of otherness, displacement, and threshold that characterize the postmodern metropolis. Situating itself within the debate on the spatial turn and geocriticism, the study proposes an interdisciplinary approach that brings together literary theory, the semiotics of urban space, a...

Drag Séance: cortocircuiti medianici ed ecosistemi mediali della cultura drag

La cultura drag di parodia e problematizzazione dei generi sessuali s’inscrive all’interno di ciò che Elizabeth Freeman definisce «erotostoriografia», ovvero «una cronopolitica anomala» che facilita «l’attrito di corpi morti con quelli vivi, di costrutti obsoleti con quelli emergenti»: il drag, infatti, si mostra come un fenomeno ibrido dal punto di vista temporale, prendendo forma a partire dalla dissoluzione dei confini tra morte e vita, passato e presente. Con la premessa di intessere il d...

Indicators for fragile territories and classification of urban and peri-urban configurations: a methodological approach

The thesis research develops a multi-scalar planning process from the general (strategic asset) to specific (project solutions). The process describes an integrated methodological approach focused on fragilities of urban settlements and the proposed methodologies are devolved to comprehend and to analyse the Italian territory. The research is developed through 4 passages of scale (in 3 main chapters). The first chapter aims at introducing some macro-criteria that can characterize the fragile ...

Sull'automazione del rilevamento dei problemi di prestazioni nei sistemi software attraverso l'analisi empirica

Performance problems in software systems often go unnoticed until they degrade user experience or system trustworthiness. Detecting such issues requires targeted profiling or specialized tests, which are costly to develop, time-consuming to execute, and impractical to scale. As a result, developers often lack early feedback on the performance impact of their code changes. These limitations point to a broader challenge in software engineering. Developers often need to know what to test and whe...

Multi Agent System for Railway Steel Bridges Health Monitoring by Vibration Based Sensory Data and Fuzzy Logic

The Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of railway steel bridges is critical to ensure transportation safety, reliability, and timely maintenance. This thesis proposes a comprehensive vibration-based SHM framework that integrates signal processing, deep learning, and fuzzy reasoning to detect, classify, and interpret structural damage. This thesis proposes a comprehensive Multi-Agent System (MAS) for SHM of railway steel bridges using vibration-based sensory data, machine learning algorithms, ...

Interazione tra cavo orale e sistema riproduttivo femminile

Background Periodontal disease affects 90% of the population and in 10% of cases it expresses itself in its most severe form. Its multifactorial etiology, due to host susceptibility, environmental and behavioral factors, has an inflammatory basis. There are several diseases with which it is associated and there are numerous studies on the relationship between inflammation of the tooth's supporting tissue and many systemic diseases, but very few studies assess its relationship to female fertil...

Applicazione di approcci tecnologici avanzati per l’analisi della qualità e della diversità biologica nei tartufi

Truffles of the genus Tuber are highly valued fungi that host complex biological communities and undergo post-harvest transformations affecting their quality and shelf life. This study applies advanced technological approaches to investigate truffle quality and biological diversity, integrating quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (QMRI) with ecological and microbiological analyses. QMRI was used to monitor mass, volume, and water content variations in Tuber aestivum, Tuber melanosporum, a...

Tecniche avanzate di riduzione dell'ordine del modello di modelli PEEC ritardati

The partial element equivalent circuit (PEEC) method is a widely recognized electromagnetic computational technique due to its ability to represent electromagnetic phenomena using equivalent circuits. It is a popular technique in electromagnetic compatibility (EC) analysis, antenna, and interconnect design. Quasi-static PEEC models are represented by a set of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). However, delayed PEEC models are better suited for accurately capturing the behavior of comple...