The article analyses the historiographic culture of the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy (Turin University) between 1921 and 1961. The first part of the work focuses on the organization of the degree courses offered by the Faculty, the characterizing traits of the students and the impact of national politics within the institution. The second part conducts a quantitative analysis of the degree theses in History discussed at the Faculty during the chosen period, in order to study the presence of the different disciplines in the life of the Faculty. Finally, the work reflects on the particular interest that the subject History of the Risorgimento has caused in the students.
Abstract – Given the present climate of heated political debate and social tension over the question of migration, the aim of this study is to investigate how the topic is represented to the general public. The study will examine texts from the British press and from blogs of migration organizations and research centres. The research centres offer themselves as a medium for intelligent discourse on migration and their intent is to bring this discussion out of academia and into an accessible forum for anyone interested in the question. They will therefore give a different perspective to the linguistic landscape of migration from the more politically coloured discourse of the press. The study first uses corpus linguistic methods to examine how migration is represented linguistically in the two subcorpora and then the Appraisal Theory for a qualitative analysis of some extracts from the texts. The analyses show that both the blogs and the press do not use primarily attitudinal lexis, preferring other linguistic resources, such as dialogistic positioning, intensification and evoked evaluation.
In this focus article the book Making Social Sciences More Scientific by Rein Taagepera is discussed. The book proposes an innovative approach to quantitative modelling, the "quantitatively predictive logical modeling". In the first contribution, the originality of this approach is discussed, through a comparison with three traditional methodological perspectives: qualitative research; rational- choice modeling; empirically-oriented quantitative research. Then, the potential of Taagepera's approach is evaluated with respect to the problem of the relationship between concepts and signs. In this regard, the non-linear, theoretically-driven construction of mathematical models advocated by Taagepera could provide a far more accurate operationalization of the conceptual models developed in the social sciences, which often feature non-linear relationships. Finally, the possibility of integrating Taagepera's suggestion with the traditional quantitative approach -- based on the generalized linear model -- is discussed, by pointing out potential problems and possible solutions. In the second contribution, Taagepera's critique of the prevalent approach to quantitative analysis of social phenomena is illustrated and commented, along with his proposal to adopt quantitatively predictive logical models as the basic analytical tool of the social sciences. Then, it is argued that, though based on sound arguments, Taagepera's critique of generalized linear regression models is somewhat too severe, since it overlooks some of regression's analytical best strengths. Adapted from the source document.
The purpose of this study has been to investigate the relationship between the leadershipstyle of the owner-manager and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system adoptionin the family Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).Previous research has shown that ERP systems adoption is affected by different factorssuch as resource scarcity, the lack of IS strategic planning, company size and business complexity.Others research, instead, has also shown that the individual characteristics of theowner-manager could influence the adoption of these systems. However, in literature thereis a lack of study on role of leadership style in determining ERP system adoption. Therefore,this study investigates how autocratic and democratic leadership style of owner-managerinfluence the choice of adopting ERP adoption in the family SMEs.This research has been carried out through a quantitative methodological approachbased on a direct analysis (survey field study). Particularly, a structured questionnaire hasbeen administered to a sample of 200 family SMEs in the Campania Region (Italy), whilethe data have been analyzed using the logistic regression model for binary data. Findingsupport the hypothesis
La tesi prende in esame il modo in cui le rivolte scoppiate nel Regno Unito nel 2011 sono state riportate dalla stampa britannica, con particolare enfasi sulle rappresentazioni dei protagonisti coinvolti offerte dai maggiori quotidiani nazionali. Partendo dal presupposto teorico secondo cui le varie testate giornalistiche non si limitano a fare un resoconto degli eventi, ma piuttosto li costruiscono discorsivamente, facendo ricorso ad una serie di scelte linguistiche, stilistiche ed editoriali, grande attenzione è stata posta su come gli eventi sono stati formulati in base al pubblico di potenziali lettori e all'orientamento politico dei giornali. Un corpus di circa 1,700 articoli, raccolti dai sei quotidiani con maggiore tiratura e circolazione nell'agosto del 2011 (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian), è stato quindi analizzato adottando l'approccio conosciuto come 'corpus-based discourse analysis', che si avvale di tecniche qualitative e quantitative. I risultati della suddetta analisi hanno mostrato come le varie rappresentazioni linguistiche degli eventi e dei protagonisti siano portatrici delle diverse posizioni politiche, sociali e culturali dei giornali britannici, rivelando le dinamiche che operano a livello ideologico nella definizione delle relazioni di potere tra i gruppi (elitari o minoritari) nella società. The dissertation examines the ways in which the 2011 UK riots were reported by the British press, with a specific emphasis on the linguistic construal of the main participants involved in the events. Starting from the assumption according to which newspapers do not just mirror reality, but rather construct it in discourse through a series of linguistic, stylistic and editorial choices, great attention is paid to how the disturbances were construed according to different potential readerships and political orientations. A corpus of about 1,700 articles, collected from the six newspapers with the highest circulation rates in August 2011 (Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian), was analysed with a corpus-based discourse analysis approach, combining qualitative and quantitative techniques. The findings have shown that the linguistic representations of the events and the main participants signal the newspapers' varying political, social and cultural stances. More importantly, they reveal the ideological burden affecting power relations between (élite or minority) groups within society.
The debate between realists and liberals in the field of International Relations concerning the causes and effects of economic interdependence among states has led to a remarkable branch of empirical literature, but hardly any research has studied such dynamics in the period following the Cold War, which is so often defined "the age of globalization". This article is based on a quantitative analysis of the influence of international politics on commercial flows in the post-bipolar period and it performs such analysis on two datasets: the first one including all countries of the system for which data are available and the second one focused on the countries that previous similar studies have identified as great powers. The results show that the contemporary international system is marked by a high degree of complexity and by the simultaneous action of different and even contrasting logics. Liberal variables such as democracy and economic international institutions exert a remarkable effect on international trade, especially at the global level, but international security and even power politics issues are still relevant, particularly for the great powers in their reciprocal relationships. Adapted from the source document.
La tesi propone una descrizione del linguaggio politico di Guglielmo Giannini, fondatore del settimanale "L'Uomo Qualunque" e del partito "Fronte libero e democratico dell'Uomo qualunque", con l'obiettivo di individuare i possibili effetti cognitivi sul ricevente attivati dal discorso qualunquista (termine, quest'ultimo, coniato sulle pagine dell'Arno nel 1945 per indicare il messaggio politico del giornalista). L'analisi si compone di due parti: una deputata all'esame del linguaggio di Giannini secondo una prospettiva diacronica e diafasica; l'altra dedicata al confronto dei risultati con quelli derivati dall'osservazione dei linguaggi di altri leader, al fine di delineare somiglianze e differenze con modi e contenuti del messaggio gianniniano.
The research is divided into two sections. In sections 1, a review was completed on state-of-no-out literature in the field of transport costs and esternalities. The aim of the review is two fild: a) to estimate monetary values and parameters be used in section 2; b) to enlight the links between different policy options and both interest at stakes and proovelical developments. In sections 2 a quantitative analysis was completed using a cost-benefit approach to best be impacts of traffic diversion - from road to rail transport - on a wide warge of indicators: congestion, economy, accident and the environment.
This contribution presents a methodological path tailored to highlight and manage the generating processes of Community-based cooperatives in Italian inner areas. Some quantitative techniques are involved, in particular multivariate statistical techniques, together with text analysis, in order to process the outcomes of a direct survey based on open responses. Moreover, a study of scenario, based on balance sheet data, is proposed, to verify the potential profitability of a new cooperative.
Dottorato di ricerca in Ecologia Forestale ; Negli ultimi anni si sono sviluppate nuove linee di ricerca applicate al settore agro-forestale, finalizzate allo sviluppo delle migliori tecniche e alla selezione e al miglioramento genetico di materiale vegetale per la produzione delle biomasse ligno-cellulosiche. Questi studi sperimentali sono stati favoriti dalle necessità politiche generate dall'eccessivo consumo energetico dei Paesi industrializzati ed emergenti soggetti ad un intenso sviluppo economico ed al contemporaneo aumento dei costi delle fonti energetiche fossili. La scarsità di queste fonti, ed il loro implicito aumento di prezzo, sono la conseguenza della connaturata esauribilità di questi beni nel lungo periodo, della crescita significativa della domanda globale non supportata da un aumento di produzione nel breve e medio periodo, e delle continue tensioni politico-militari che si hanno in molti Stati produttori. Per la produzione delle biomasse in campo agro-forestale, le piantagioni forestali a turno breve(Short Rotation Forestry) potranno avere un ruolo significativo soltanto se le difficoltà, di natura tecnica ed economica, oggi riscontrabili in questo particolare settore dell'agricoltura, saranno affrontate e risolte. In Italia, le specie considerate utili per queste produzioni sono quelle a rapido accrescimento dei generi Eucaliptus L., Populus L. e Salix L. Nei terreni considerati marginali si ipotizza l'impiego di Robinia pseudoacacia L. Per quanto riguarda il genere Populus, gli obiettivi dell'attività di selezione e miglioramento genetico puntano ad ottenere un'elevata produzione, un rapido accrescimento e una maggiore tolleranza alle avversità biotiche ed abiotiche. Presso il Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente Forestale e delle sue Risorse (DiSAFRi) dell'Università della Tuscia, negli ultimi anni sono state realizzate collezioni di germoplasma di Populus, in particolare di Populus alba L. e Populus nigra L. Il materiale genetico raccolto è stato sviluppato all'interno dell'Azienda Agraria dell'Università della Tuscia, le cui progenie hanno costituito famiglie di fratellastri (half sib). I singoli genotipi sono stati identificati per mezzo di un codice, il quale rende possibile l'identificazione della famiglia e della popolazione di appartenenza. Oltre alla conservazione ex situ, queste famiglie half sib risultano essere un'ottima base di partenza per studi di genetica delle popolazioni e di genetica quantitativa. I caratteri quantitativi, alla base della produzione delle biomasse ligno-cellulosiche, possono essere compresi attraverso lo studio delle progenie di prima generazione generate da genotipi di pioppo appartenenti alla medesima specie o a specie differenti. Conseguentemente, è stato generato un pedigree che racchiudesse la più ampia variabilità genetica della specie, utilizzando dei parentali provenienti da ambienti e latitudini molto diverse. Il pedigree di pioppo bianco, denominato POP4 (142 genotipi), studiato in quest'attività di ricerca, è stato ottenuto dall'incrocio dei parentali "14P11" e "6K3", che fanno parte di popolamenti naturali ben distinti. Il "14P11" è il parentale femminile (♀), ed appartiene alla famiglia derivante dalla pianta madre 14P, originaria dell'Italia meridionale (Policoro, MT). Il "6K3" (♂), che appartiene alla famiglia 6K, è originario dell'Italia settentrionale (Carcare, SV). Nell'ambito del progetto di ricerca europeo, denominato POPYOMICS, tramite lo studio di questa progenie si tenta di valutare e comprendere l'importanza di alcuni caratteri quantitativi coinvolti nella produzione delle biomasse ligno-cellulosiche nella specie autoctona di P. alba. Quest'attività di ricerca si integra con studi di biologia molecolare necessari all'individuazione dei marcatori genetici coinvolti nell'espressione dei caratteri, utilizzando un'analisi QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) finalizzata al miglioramento genetico e allo sviluppo della selezione assistita da marcatori molecolari (MAS). La sperimentazione è stata condotta in tre siti situati in Inghilterra, Francia ed Italia. Gli impianti sono stati realizzati e gestiti con gli stessi criteri tecnici. I caratteri valutati nella sperimentazione possono essere distinti in caratteri legati all'accrescimento e alla produzione, circonferenza, altezza, indice di volume, produzione di biomassa epigea, in caratteri legati alla morfologia della foglia, area fogliare e lunghezza del picciolo, ed in caratteri che descrivono la ramificazione delle piante, numero dei rami sillettici ed indice dei rami. Per raggiungere gli obiettivi preposti, la sperimentazione è stata condotta secondo un piano generale di lavoro ben definito. Tale piano è suddivisibile secondo queste fasi: 1. Collezione dei dati; 2. Correzione dei dati (individuazione degli outliers, trasformazione dei dati, aggiustamento spaziale dei dati); 3. Analisi dei dati intrasito (medie genotipiche aggiustate, ereditabilità individuale e genotipica, correlazione fra caratteri, eterosi); 4. Analisi dei dati intersito (componenti della varianza, correlazione fra siti per singoli caratteri). ; In the last years new lines of search have been developed applied to the sour-forest field, finalized to the development of the best techniques and to the selection and the genetic improvement of material vegetable for the production of the biomass. These studies experience them have been favourite from the political necessities generated from the excessive energetic consumption of the Countries industrialize to you and emerged subject to an intense economic development and the contemporary increase of the costs of the fossil energetic sources. The sparsity of these sources, and their implicit increase of price, are the consequence of the inborn sparsity of these assets in along period, of the meaningful increase of the not supported total question from a production increase in the long and medium term, and of the continuous political-military tensions that have in many States producers. For the production of the biomass in sour-forest field, the forest plantations to short turn (Short Rotation Forestry) will only be able to have a meaningful role if the difficulties, of technical and economic nature, today found in this particular field of agriculture, will be faced and resolved. In Italy, the species considered useful for these productions is those to express increase of the kinds Eucaliptus L., Populus L. and Salix L. In lands it considers marginal assumes the employment you of Robinia pseudoacacia L. As far as the Populus genus of trees, it objects it you of the selection activity and genetic improvement heads to obtain a high production, an express increase and one greater tolerance to the stress. Near the Department of Forest Resources and Environment (DiSAFRi) of the University of the Tuscia, in the last years have been realized collections of germplasm of Populus, in particular of Populus alba L. and Populus nigra L. The collected genetic material has been developed to the inside of the Agrarian Company of the University of the Tuscia, whose progeny have constituted families of stepbrothers (half sib). The single genotypes have been identifying to you for means of a code, which it renders the identification of the family and the population of belongings possible. Beyond to the former conservation ex-situ, these families half sib turn out to be an optimal line of departure for studies of genetics of the populations and quantitative genetics. The quantitative characters you, to the base of the production of the biomass, can be comprised through the study of the progeny first generation generated from genotypes of poplar pertaining to the same different species or species. Consequently, it has been generated pedigree that the widest genetic variability of the species enclosed, using of the coming from ancestral celebrations from atmospheres and various latitudes much. The pedigree of poplar white man, called POP4 (142 genotypes), studied in this activity of search, have been obtained from the crossing of the ancestral celebrations "14P11" and "6K3", that they make part of natural populations very distinguished. "14P11" it is the feminine parent (♀), and belongs to the family deriving from the plant mother 14P, original of southern Italy (Policoro, MT). "6K3" (♂), that it belongs to the family 6K, it is original of northern Italy (Carcare, SV). In the within of the European plan of search, called POPYOMICS, through the study of this progeny it is tried to estimate and to comprise the importance of some quantitative characters been involved you in the production of the biomass in the native species of P. alba. This activity of integral search with studies of necessary molecular Biology to the location of the genetic markers been involved in the expression of the characters, using an analysis QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) finalized to the genetic improvement and the development of the selection assisted from molecular markers (MAS). The experimentation has been lead in three situated ones situates to you in England, France and Italy. The systems have been realize to you and managed with the same technical criteria. The characters estimated in the experimentation can be distinguished in characters legacies to the increase and the production, circumference, height, index of volume, production of biomass, in characters legacies to the morphology of the leaf, leaf area and length of the petiole, and in characters who describe the ramification of the plants, number of branches sylleptic and index of branches. In order to catch up he objects it to you places, the experimentation has been second lead a general plan of job very defined. Such slowly he is subdivided second this makes yourself: 1. Collection of the data; 2. Correction of the data (location of the outliers, transformation of the data, adjustment spaces them of the data); 3. Analyses of the data intra-site (medium fixed genotypic, hereditability characterize them and genotypic, correlation between characters, heterosis); 4. Analysis of the data inter-site (components of the variance, correlation between situated for single characters).
The article analyses the historiographic culture of the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy (Turin University) between 1921 and 1961. The first part of the work focuses on the organization of the degree courses offered by the Faculty, the characterizing traits of the students and the impact of national politics within the institution. The second part conducts a quantitative analysis of the degree theses in History discussed at the Faculty during the chosen period, in order to study the presence of the different disciplines in the life of the Faculty. Finally, the work reflects on the particular interest that the subject History of the Risorgimento has caused in the students.
Basandosi sui risultati del progetto di ricerca QUAINT (A comprehensive tool for the quantitative analysis of Italian national transport plans and policies), il Laboratorio di politica dei trasporti (TRASPOL) del Politecnico di Milano e la startup innovativa META (Mobilità-Economia-Territorio-Ambiente) srl, hanno sviluppato congiuntamente un modello multimodale di trasporto di alto dettaglio denominato i-TraM. Considerata la rilevanza degli impatti ambientali ascrivibili al sistema di trasporto nelle sue diverse modalità, attraverso il modello è possibile simulare gli effetti ambientali della mobilità merci e passeggeri alla scala nazionale sia per fini di ricerca che nella definizione di indicatori sintetici che possono divenire parte integrante delle procedure di VAS dei PGTU e PUMS, così come dei piani dalla mobilità redatti a scala regionale. ; A new analysis tool for transport impacts on the environmental system On the basis of the results of the research project QUAINT (A comprehensive tool for the quantitative analysis of Italian national transport plans and policies), the Transport Policy Laboratory (TRASPOL) of the Polytechnic University of Milan and the innovative startup META (Mobilità-Economia-Territorio-Ambiente) srl have jointly developed a high-detailed multimodal transportation model called i-TraM. Considering the relevance of the environmental impacts determined by the transportation system in its different modes , the model allows simulating the environmental impacts due to mobility of goods and passengers on a national scale, both for research purposes and for the definition of synthetic indicators, which can become part of the Strategic Environment Assessment (Valutazione Ambientale Strategica, VAS) of the Road Traffic Development Planning (Piano Generale del Traffico Urbano, PGTU) and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (Piano Urbano della Mobilità Sostenibile, PUMS), as well as of the Mobility Plans at regional scale
Nell'attuale contesto competitivo è di fondamentale importanza avere una conoscenza approfondita dei fattori che influenzano la competitività delle destinazioni turistiche, in modo da poter agire, rafforzando i punti di forza e riducendo i punti di debolezza migliorando, così, l'attrattività del territorio. In letteratura il dibattito sulla competitività in tema di tourism management, si è focalizzato sia sull'analisi dei fattori strategici in grado di influenzare le performance della destinazione turistica, sia sullo studio di modelli e strumenti che ne misurino il livello competitivo. Tali modelli mostrano la complessità del concetto di competitività e quanto siano numerosi i fattori da osservare per valutare, misurare e gestire la competitività di una destinazione. L'obiettivo della tesi è quello di valutare la competitività delle Regioni Italiane attraverso un'analisi statistica esplorativa che combini metodi fattoriali e metodi di classificazione. Le peculiarità della ricerca si identificano nel vasto dataset di partenza sintetizzato, attraverso l'analisi in componenti principali, in un numero abbastanza ristretto di indicatori rappresentativi dei driver di competitività e nella successiva applicazione, a tali indicatori, di una tecnica di classificazione di tipo sfocato (fuzzy clustering). L'applicazione della tecnica di classificazione di tipo fuzzy, consente di trattare con efficacia l'incertezza interna ai dati. Attraverso la fuzzy cluster ciascuna regione viene attribuita ad gruppo con un determinato grado di appartenenza in modo che la classificazione che ne risulta non solo mostri come si aggregano le unità, ma riesca a quantificare l'appartenenza della regione ad un cluster. Da Paese leader nel ranking del turismo, l'Italia oggi fatica a preservare il proprio livello competitivo sia verso i suoi concorrenti storici che rispetto alla competizione sempre più aggressiva di nuove destinazioni. Analizzare i fattori che determinano la capacità competitiva diventa quindi un esercizio fondamentale per il ricercatore ma anche per il policy-maker. Infatti, in questo modo esso dispone di un set di indicatori su cui poter sviluppare una strategia più coerente ed efficace. L'evidente 'ritardo' dell'Italia rispetto ai suoi concorrenti, tradizionali ed emergenti, ha motivato un'attenta analisi di come la minore competitività a livello nazionale si sia realmente manifestata a livello regionale. Ne esce un panorama regionale eterogeneo, caratterizzato da alcune eccellenze e da diversi elementi di criticità ma, al tempo stesso, da potenziali di crescita quantitativa e soprattutto qualitativa. ; In the current competitive environment, the knowledge of the factors that affect the destination competitiveness has become essential. This helps to enhance the strengths and to reduce the weaknesses and, more in general, to improve the entire destination attractiveness. In tourism literature the debate about competitiveness has focused on the strategic factors that can influence the destination performance and the study of models and tools that are able to "measure" the competitiveness level. All models highlight the complexity incorporated in the concept of competitiveness, and the presence of numerous factors that must be analyzed to assess, measure and manage the competitiveness of a destination. The main goal of this thesis is an assessment of the competitiveness of Italian regions using a statistical approach that combines factorial methods, for reducing of the large dataset into a limited number of representative indicators, and classification methods, for grouping the regions on the basis of the obtained indicators. The application of fuzzy clustering further enriches the research. Given the complexity of the data analyzed, this method can effectively treat the uncertainty internal to the data. Through the fuzzy cluster a single region is attributed to each group with a given degree of membership. The resulting classification permits not only to show how they aggregate units, but is able to quantify the membership of a region to a cluster. From leading country in the ranking of tourism, today Italy suffers so that it is losing competitiveness to the older competitors as well to new entrants. Analyzing the factors that determine the competitive ability of a destination becomes a fundamental exercise for the researcher but also for policy-makers. In fact, it provides a set of indicators that permits to develop a more coherent and effective strategy. Because of the strong 'delay' of Italy compared to its other traditional and emerging competitors, it's necessary to analyze how the low level of competitiveness at national level manifest itself at regional level. The results of the research highlight an heterogeneous regional scenario showing some critical elements but, at the same time, some quantitative and especially qualitative prospects. ; Dottorato di ricerca in Teoria e metodi Quantitativi per l'Analisi dello Sviluppo (XXII ciclo)
This article illustrates the results of the third stage of a research project on the generic structure and linguistic traits of court judgments written in Italian. Four corpora in electronic format have been compiled, including texts by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Italian Court of Cassation, the Swiss Federal Court and the Appeal Court of Canton Ticino. Statistical software was used to assess differences in terms of lexical richness, lexical density and readability and to calculate verb tense frequencies and distribution patterns. The shortcomings of automatic quantitative analysis may be redressed through qualitative surveys and, in addition to highlighting differences in the Italian written in Italy, Switzerland and the EU institutions, data can provide insights and suggestions for more effective drafting techniques.
The study is based on three subcorpora of German speeches delivered by native speakers. DE NAZ encompasses speeches for a German audience, DE EUR comprises speeches at the European Parliament for an international audience and DE DOLM includes interpreted speeches of the German booth at the European Parliament. The aim of the study is to recognize differences and similarities in the German language used by the three groups of speakers and to identify features of interpretese in the interpreted subcorpus. Lexical variety, lexical density as well as high-frequency lexical words were used in the quantitative analysis. The qualitative analysis examined at syntactic level the coordination through und das and 16 other coordination combinations with und. The frequency in the use of five modal particles was the object of a second analysis, while the use of passive or modal forms with three elements was the last analysis carried out. Results indicate that the interpreted subcorpus is more similar to the international subcorpus in terms of lexical variety and higher word frequency, but not in terms of lexical density. It is the one with the highest number of verbs with three elements. Further studies are needed to corroborate or confute these trends
