724 research outputs found
Intergroup Contact Is Associated with Less Negative Attitude toward Women Managers: The Bolstering Effect of Social Dominance Orientation
This cross-sectional study examined the intergroup contact hypothesis in the workplace by enrolling 150 Italian employees. Within the framework of social dominance theory, the purpose of this study was to test the assumption that individuals with higher levels of social dominance orientation are more likely to exhibit prejudice against women in managerial positions and benefit more from intergroup contact with a female supervisor. In particular, we found that individuals with higher levels of social dominance orientation exhibited more negative attitudes towards women in manager positions, but this effect only appeared when their superiors were women, as opposed to men. In addition, participants with higher social dominance orientation experienced more positive outcomes from intergroup contact, resulting in less negative attitudes toward women managers, than those with lower social dominance orientation. Overall, these findings yield insights into how intergroup contact affects individuals with prejudice tendencies, indicating that contact with the targeted group (i.e., women in managerial positions) is negatively associated with negative attitudes towards the group, even when the prejudice is driven by social dominance orientation. These results could shed light on new routes to design practical intervention aimed at solving prejudice towards women in leadership roles
Effects of Chickpea in Substitution of Soybean Meal on Milk Production, Blood Profile and Reproductive Response of Primiparous Buffaloes in Early Lactation
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the use of chickpea meal in substitution of soybean meal on plasma metabolites, reproductive response, milk yield and composition and milk coagulation traits of primiparous buffaloes in early lactation. Eighteen primiparous buffaloes were blocked by age, body weight and days in milk and equally allotted to two experimental groups from 10 to 100 days of lactation. The experimental diets consisted of the same forage integrated with two different isonitrogenous and isoenergetic concentrates containing either 210 g/kg of soybean meal or 371 g/kg chickpea. The use of chickpea meal had no negative effects on dry matter intake (p = 0.69), body condition score (p = 0.33) and milk yield (p = 0.15). Neither milk composition nor blood metabolites were influenced by dietary treatments (p > 0.05), but an increment of urea concentrations in milk (p 0.05) of the dietary treatment was highlighted on milk coagulation traits as well as buffalo reproductive responses. We concluded that soybean meal can be replaced by chickpea meal in the diet for primiparous dairy buffaloes in the early lactation period without impairing their productive and reproductive performance
Initial Results and Literature Review
Aim: To evaluate the role of stereotactic body radiation therapy in the retreatment of locally recurrent cervical cancers. Brachytherapy is the main choice to treat gynecologic cancers. Methods: Patients with recurrent cervical cancer, previously submitted to radiotherapy, were treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy using a CyberKnife system (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, California) with a fiducial tracking system. Results: From August 2011 to October 2014, 5 patients have been treated. Median age was 81 years (range, 70-84 years). Two patients were diagnosed with adenocarcinoma endometrioid and 3 with squamous cell carcinoma. Toxicity was scored according to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer criteria. After a median follow-up of 12 months (range, 8-34 months), no severe (>grade 3) acute/late genitourinary or low gastrointestinal toxicity was observed. Conclusion: Our preliminary results of stereotactic body radiation therapy "simulating" high dose rate for recurrent cervical cancers confirm a minimal toxicity and an optimal outcome. The stereotactic body radiation therapy is an alternative to high dose rate brachytherapy for gynecologic tumors
First observation of the cosmic ray shadow of the Moon and the Sun with KM3NeT/ORCA
This article reports the first observation of the Moon and the Sun shadows in the sky distribution of cosmic-ray induced muons measured by the KM3NeT/ORCA detector. The analysed data-taking period spans from February 2020 to November 2021, when the detector had 6 Detection Units deployed at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, each composed of 18 Digital Optical Modules. The shadows induced by the Moon and the Sun were detected at their nominal position with a statistical significance of 4.2
and 6.2
, and an angular resolution of
and
, respectively, consistent with the prediction of
from simulations. This early result confirms the effectiveness of the detector calibration, in time, position and orientation and the accuracy of the event direction reconstruction. This also demonstrates the performance and the competitiveness of the detector in terms of pointing accuracy and angular resolution.Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) ANR-15-CE31-0020Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Commission Europeenne (FEDER fund), FranceMarie Curie Actions
European Union (EU)Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), FranceLabEx UnivEarthS, France ANR-10-LABX-0023
ANR-18-IDEX-0001Paris ile-de-France Region, FranceGerman Research Foundation (DFG)Greek Ministry of Development-GSRTIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Ministero dell'Universita e della Ricerca (MIUR), PRIN 2017 program Italy NAT-NET 2017W4HA7SMinistry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, MoroccoArab Fund for Economic and Social DevelopmentNetherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
Netherlands GovernmentNational Science Centre, PolandNational Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS), RomaniaMCIN/AEI PID2021-124591NB-C41
PID2021-124591NB-C42
PID2021-124591NB-C43ERDF A way of making EuropeEuropean Union (EU)Center for Forestry Research & Experimentation (CIEF) ASFAE/2022/023
ASFAE/2022/014Programa Prometeo of the Generalitat Valenciana PROMETEO/2020/019GenT of the Generalitat Valenciana CIDEGENT/2018/034
CIDEGENT/2019/043
CIDEGENT/2020/049
CIDEGENT/2021/23Junta de Andalucia SOMM17/6104/UGR
P18-FR-5057EU: MSC program 101025085Programa Maria Zambrano (Spanish Ministry of Universities - European Union, NextGenerationEU), Spai
Intersection Redesign for Network Resilience and Safety
This paper describes a procedure for improving the resilience of roadway networks. A methodology is outlined that develops a time-dependent and performance-based resilience index. This methodology was applied to an Italian road, with the aim of optimizing intersections that are critical due to inadequate baseline capacity. The methodology uses a calibrated microscopic traffic model (using Aimsun™) whereby average delay at intersection approaches are estimated by an analytical model. From the simulation, average speed over time is obtained for each approach. These values in turn are used as inputs for calculating each intersection’s resilience index. The procedure allows the identification of less resilient intersections, and provides design solutions for each of them. Lastly, a safety assessment is tested for one of the intersections
KM3NeT broadcast optical data transport system
The optical data transport system of the KM3NeT neutrino telescope at the bottom of
the Mediterranean Sea will provide more than 6000 optical modules in the detector arrays with a
point-to-point optical connection to the control stations onshore. The ARCA and ORCA detectors of
KM3NeT are being installed at a depth of about 3500m and 2500 m, respectively and their distance
to the control stations is about 100 kilometers and 40 kilometers. In particular, the two detectors are
optimised for the detection of cosmic neutrinos with energies above about 1 TeV (ARCA) and for the
detection of atmospheric neutrinos with energies in the range 1 GeV–1 TeV (ORCA). The expected
maximum data rate is 200 Mbps per optical module. The implemented optical data transport system
matches the layouts of the networks of electro-optical cables and junction boxes in the deep sea. For
efficient use of the fibres in the system the technology of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing is
applied. The performance of the optical system in terms of measured bit error rates, optical budget
are presented. The next steps in the implementation of the system are also discussed.Agence Nationale de la
Recherche (contract ANR-15-CE31-0020)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Commission Européenne (FEDER fund and Marie Curie Program), Institut Universitaire de France
(IUF), LabEx UnivEarthS (ANR-10-LABX-0023 and ANR-18-IDEX-0001)Paris ĂŽle-de-France
Region, France; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)Germany; The General Secretariat of
Research and Innovation (GSRI)Greece Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Ministero
dell’Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), PRIN 2017 program (Grant NAT-NET 2017W4HA7S) ItalyMinistry of Higher EducationScientific Research and InnovationMorocco, and the Arab Fund
for Economic and Social Development, KuwaitNederlandse organisatie voor WetenschappelÂĽk
Onderzoek (NWO)The National Science Centre, Poland (2021/41/N/ST2/01177)National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS)Romania; Ministerio de Ciencia, InnovaciĂłn,
InvestigaciĂłn y Universidades (MCIU)Programa Estatal de GeneraciĂłn de Conocimiento (refs.
PGC2018-096663-B-C41-A-C42-B-C43-B-C44PID2021-124591NB-C41-C42,
-C43)MCIU/FEDERGeneralitat ValencianaPrometeo (PROMETEO/2020/019)GrisolĂa (refs.
GRISOLIA/2018/119, /2021/192)GenT (refs. CIDEGENT/2018/034, /2019/043, /2020/049,
/2021/023) programsJunta de AndalucĂa (ref. A-FQM-053-UGR18)La Caixa Foundation (ref.
LCF/BQ/IN17/11620019)EU: MSC program (ref. 101025085Spain; MarĂa Zambrano program
within the framework of grants for retaining in the Spanish university system (Spanish Ministry of
UniversitiesThe European Union, NextGenerationE
Machine Learning approach towards real time assessment of hand-arm vibration risk
In industry 4,0, the establishment of an interconnected environment where human operators cooperate with the machines offers the opportunity for substantially improving the ergonomics and safety conditions of the workplace. This topic is discussed in the paper referring to the vibration risk, which is a well-known cause of work-related pathologies. A wearable device has been developed to collect vibration data and to segment the signals obtained in time windows. A machine learning classifier is then proposed to recognize the worker’s activity and to evaluate the exposure to vibration risks. The experimental results demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the methodology proposed
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