Obesity, Sedentary Behavior and Lifestyle: A Lifecycle Model of Eating and Physical Activity

We propose a theoretical model to study individual lifestyle choices related to calorie intake and physical activity, depending on personal fitness level and body weight. The model builds on the rational eating literature and can generate a variety of behaviors that are consistent with the empirical evidence. In particular, we show that engaging in periods of a sedentary lifestyle can be a rational, utility-maximizing decision—a finding that is not present in the existing literature but is empirically widespread. Additionally, we show the possible existence of multiple equilibria and multiple indifferent lifestyles. The former justifies policy interventions to help individuals exit a self-reinforcing, but unhealthy equilibrium; the latter provides a theoretical basis for remediation plans that compensate for earlier unhealthy behaviors

Data on the monitoring of volatile compounds in virgin olive oils, which was conducted over a twelve-month storage period, using a combination of targeted and untargeted analytical approaches

This data set contains data related to the evolution of volatile compounds in virgin olive oils during one year of storage. The influence of various agronomic and technological factors, including agricultural practices, olive ripeness at harvest, oil storage duration, and packaging methods, were evaluated. The data were obtained through a combined approach that encompasses sensory analysis as well as both targeted (HS-GC-IMS, SPME-GC-MS) and untargeted (FGC-Enose) analytical techniques. This research work is developed within the project funded under the PSR 2014-2020 program – Type of Operation 16.2 “INnovazione e PROmozione della filiera dell’OLIO extra vergine di oliva emiliano-romagnolo (INPRO-OLIO)” and within project OnFoods (ON Foods - Research and innovation network on food and nutrition Sustainability, Safety and Security - Working ON Foods)

INCA D1 A Theoretical Framework for Platform Capitalism

The file contains the literature references used for tasks 1.1 Politics-Economy: Historical Trajectories and 1.2 The relation between Economy and Democracy through a Technological Gaz

Dataset of “Mastering palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reactions: the Critical role of in situ pre-catalyst reduction design”

The dataset contains 31 P-NMR spectra as .fid files used to characterize palladium complexes formed during the in-situ generation of Pd(0) catalysts from Pd(II) precatalysts in cross-coupling reactions. The reduction process was examined via NMR to evaluate the influence of reagents, solvents, bases, ligands, and counterions. The spectra represent the optimal results obtained from the screening of each parameter

RNAseq analysis on the foot of mediterranean mussels experimentally exposed to heat waves for 3 and 30 days

This dataset contains RNAseq data to measure gene expression and identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) exposed for 3 and 30 days to experimental heat waves (28°C), mimiking the temperature increase expected in 2050. The control group was maintained at a temperature of 20.0 ± 0.5 ◦C, while the exposed group was brought to 28.0 ± 0.5 °C by warming the water at a rate of 0.5 °C·h-1. The water temperatures were kept constant for 30 days using electronic thermostats and heat exchangers. Seawater parameters (temperature, salinity, and pH) were checked daily

Beyond Time: Unveiling the Invisible Burden of Mental Load

This paper introduces a novel, scalable methodology to measure individual perceptions of gaps in mental load—the cognitive and emotional burden associated with organizing household and childcare tasks—within heterosexual couples. Using original data from the TIMES Observatory in Italy, the study combines time-use diaries with new survey indicators to quantify cognitive labor, emotional fatigue, and the spillover of mental load into the workplace. Results reveal systematic gender asymmetries: women are significantly more likely than men to bear organizational responsibility for domestic tasks, report lower satisfaction with this division, and experience higher emotional fatigue. These burdens are underestimated by their partners. The effects are particularly pronounced among college-educated and employed women, who also report greater spillovers of family responsibilities than men during paid work hours. The perceived responsibility for managing family activities is more strongly associated with within-couple gaps in time use than with the absolute time spent on their execution, underscoring the relational and conflictual nature of mental load

Dataset del progetto UniverS-Ita

Il dataset contiene il quadro complessivo dei metadati dei testi raccolti nell'ambito del Progetto PRIN 2017 UniverS-Ita. L'italiano scritto degli studenti universitari: quadro sociolinguistico, tendenze tipologiche, implicazioni didattiche. Il progetto aveva lo scopo di mappare le competenze nella scrittura formale della popolazione universitaria italiana, attraverso un campione di 2.137 studentesse e studenti di 44 atenei, rappresentativo per aree geografiche e disciplinari. I/le partecipanti hanno redatto un testo (di 250-500 parole) su una traccia comune e compilato un questionario sociobiografico di 58 domande (non tutte compaiono nel dataset in quanto alcune non hanno ottenuto un numero statisticamente rilevante di risposte). I testi prodotti sono poi stati analizzati sia quantitativamente, sia qualitativamente. Grazie a questo strumento è possibile individuare correlazioni sistematiche tra caratteristiche dei testi e profili degli e delle scriventi

La donna spagnola

Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851-1921) è una delle figure più importanti della cultura spagnola di fine ottocento. Scrittrice, giornalista e intellettuale influente, affronta nelle sue opere temi sociali, politici e di genere, mette in luce le ingiustizie e promuove i movimenti che cercano di ridare slancio alla Spagna durante la crisi di fine secolo. Le sue relazioni internazionali la stimolano a introdurre la letteratura russa coeva e la narrativa realista e naturalista francese e inglese negli ambienti culturali spagnoli. Prima nel suo genere è la “Biblioteca de la Mujer”, collana di narrativa femminile e saggistica sulla condizione della donna che Pardo Bazán scrive, cura e pubblica per le lettrici. Nell’ottocento le donne erano prive di diritti civili, subordinate al padre e poi al marito, escluse dall’istruzione superiore e dalla maggior parte delle professioni: questo è il quadro che presenta l’autrice ne La donna spagnola (1889), il suo primo testo importante sull’emancipazione femminile. Non è un caso che il saggio venga pubblicato da una rivista londinese, a testimonianza della vocazione internazionale e della modernità delle sue riflessioni, che ancora oggi appaiono così attuali. Non importa quale sia la classe sociale, sottolinea Pardo Bazán, la donna è come l’uomo la vuole, e la sua emancipazione passa dall’indipendenza che solo il lavoro e un’istruzione salda, che includa anche la presenza di modelli femminili, possono darle. Accanto così alla denuncia dell’immobilità della posizione sociale della donna, l’autrice sceglie di presentare donne spagnole illustri che oggi ci permettono di (ri)comporre un albero genealogico del femminismo spagnolo delle origini

LATONA. Functional, toxicological and technological characterization of Limosilactobacillus vaginalis BC17

This dataset contains data collected in the PoC MISE - AlmaValue project “LATONA” (“Lattobacilli della donna quali agenti bioterapeutici per promuovere il corretto sviluppo del microbiota intestinale e del sistema immunitario nel neonato”), funded by Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico on PNRR funds and within the framework of the European Commission's Next Generation EU programme. In particular, the research focused on the vaginal strain Limosilactobacillus vaginalis BC17 and its derivatives (cell-free supernatant and heat-killed cells), and some health-promoting features were considered: (i) L. vaginalis BC17 was indagated for the ability to adhere to intestinal cells (i.e. Caco-2 and HT-29 cells) and to survive in co-incubation with them. (ii) The absence of cytotoxicity of the strain and its derivatives was demonstrated on intestinal cells lines (i.e. Caco-2 and HT-29). (iii) Any genotoxicity effects of cell-free supernatant and heat-killed cells were excluded. (iv) L. vaginalis BC17 and its derivatives were sought for the capacity to favour the adhesion of beneficial Bifidobacterium spp. and to inhibit the adhesion of enteropathogens (i.e. enterotoxigenic E. coli, Salmonella enterica, and Yersinia enterocolitica) to Caco-2 cells. (v) Anti-inflammatory properties were highlighted both on intestinal cells and macrophages models. Moreover, the dataset provides the data relative to the development of freeze-dried tablets containing L. vaginalis BC17 or heat-killed cells in the presence of cell-free supernatant and maltodextrin. In particular, the dataset supplies raw data in terms of diameter, thickness and weight of tablets resulting from a screening procedure of different ratios of maltodextrin and cell-free supernatant. It also contains the characterization of the selected tablets in terms of diameter, thickness, weight, pH at dissolution, content uniformity, and disintegration time in different media at different temperatures. Moreover, the data set includes the stability of the selected tablets’ physical features (diameter, thickness, and weight), functional properties (impact on intestinal cells viability, impact on Bifidobacterium spp. and E. coli adhesion to Caco-2 cells, anti-inflammatory activities) and BC17 viability (only for the tablet containing the viable probiotic) over three months

Etica e giustizia nella Roma di Nanni Moretti

[Ethic and Justice in Nanni Moretti’s Rome] The essay examines the Rome described by Nanni Moretti in his films, a space from which spring the director’s reflections on ethics and justice from the mid-1970s until his last film, Il sol dell’avvenire (2023)