Clero criminale: L’onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell’Italia della Controriforma. Volume 1. I documenti: il Cinquecento

[English]:With this rich anthology of sources, most of which are made available here for the first time, Michele Mancino and Giovanni Romeo add another element to the research project that began with their recent book (Clero criminale. L’onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell’Italia della Controriforma, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2013, 4th ed.). The two parts document from a range of perspectives the way in which the Tridentine project of combating the common crimes of the clergy was undone before the end of the sixteenth century. Instead, the Roman curia was mainly concerned with enforcing the right of delinquent priests to be judged only by ecclesiastical tribunals, a strategy intended to defend the honor of the clergy that was followed persistently over the long term. The material presented here describes a previously unknown historical precedent for the recent revelations about the treatment of pedophile priests. / [Italiano]: Con questa ricca antologia di fonti, in larga misura inedite, Michele Mancino e Giovanni Romeo aggiungono un nuovo tassello al progetto di ricerca che ha trovato la prima espressione in un libro recente (Clero criminale. L’onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell’Italia della Controriforma, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2013, IV ed.). I due volumi documentano con ampiezza di orizzonti come il progetto tridentino di una lotta incisiva ai crimini comuni del clero fu affossato subito, già nel corso del Cinquecento. La Curia romana badò soprattutto a riaffermare il diritto degli ecclesiastici delinquenti di essere giudicati solo da tribunali della Chiesa, a tutela dell’onore del clero: una strategia perseguita con lucidità e costanza, che conferisce un’inattesa profondità storica anche alle recenti vicende delle vittime dei preti pedofili

Speed of qubit states during thermalisation

Classifying quantum states usually demands to observe properties such as the amount of correlation at one point in time. Further insight may be gained by inspecting the dynamics in a given evolution scheme. Here we attempt such a classification looking at single-qubit and two-qubit states at the start of thermalisation with a heat bath. The speed with which the evolution starts is influenced by quantum aspects of the state, however, such signatures do not allow for a systematic classification

Use of chitosan for chromium removal from exhausted tanning baths.

A novel approach, based on chitosan heavy-metal sequestrating ability, is proposed for chromium(III) removal from spent tanning liquor. Experimental results, obtained at lab-scale using real wastewater, are presented and discussed. Resulting efficiencies are extremely high, and strongly dependent on chitosan dose and pH value. Comparative analyses with other polysaccharides is also carried out showing that amine groups are more efficient than carboxyl and sulphate ones. Chromium recovery from sorption complexes and chitosan regeneration is finally proposed to optimize the whole process

Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective

Food stamp recipients, like other Americans, struggle with nutrition problems associated with choice of foods, as well as amounts. This series of Economic Information Bulletins compiles evidence to help answer the question of whether the Food Stamp Program can do more to improve the food choices of participants. It examines the role of affordability and price of healthful foods in influencing food choices and the likely success of any policy targeted at changing food choices through food stamp bonuses or restrictions. It also examines other approaches to changing food choices, including nutrition education and potential strategies drawn from behavioral economics literature. Meaningful improvements in the diets of food stamp recipients will likely depend on a combination of many tactics. Measuring the effect of any policy change on food choices and health outcomes remains a challenge.Food Stamp Program, food consumption, food prices, food expenditures, nutrition education, behavioral economics, food choices, diet, health, fruits and vegetables, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, FANRP, ERS, USDA, Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Institutional and Behavioral Economics,

Do Obese and Nonobese Consumers Respond Differently to Price Changes? Implications of Preference Heterogeneity for Using Food Taxes and Subsidies to Reduce Obesity

Preference heterogeneity in food demand has important health and equity implications for targeted taxes and subsidies intended to enhance diet quality and reduce obesity. We study the role of obesity in the purchases of food at home and food away from home using data from the nationally representative National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey. We develop a method for incorporating the complex survey design and retail scanner data into the estimation of a 21-good Exact Affine Stone Index demand system with endogenous prices and truncated purchases. We find significant preference heterogeneity associated with the obesity status of household members. Counterfactual simulations find that 1) a sweetened beverage tax is effective in increasing the healthfulness of grocery purchases by lower-income obese consumers; 2) the nutritional benefits of a fruit and vegetable subsidy are concentrated on nonobese consumers with little improvement in obese consumers’ Healthy Eating Index and an increase in their total calories purchased; and 3) a fiscally neutral healthy food subsidy fully funded by an unhealthy food tax benefits nonobese consumers both financially and nutritionally more than it does obese consumers. These findings show that lowering healthy food prices without raising the cost of unhealthy foods is unlikely to reduce obesity. Policymakers in favor of a systems approach of simultaneously taxing unhealthy foods and subsidizing healthy foods should be mindful of the distributional effects of this policy on obese consumers and the lower-income population

Ottimizzazione dei tempi di set-up nelle lavorazioni per asportazione di truciolo

RIASSUNTO: Questo articolo, attraverso l'aiuto di un caso applicativo alla Piaggio, descrive un metodo per l'ottimizzazione del processo di lavorazione per asportazione di truciolo di un lotto di pezzi, mettendo in evidenza l'andamento dei costi in funzione del numero di sostituzioni degli utensili. SUMMARY This article, based on a case study about Piaggio, describes an optimization method for machining a batch of parts, focusing on costs as a function of tools chang

Ottimizzazione di lavorazioni per asportazione di truciolo

RIASSUNTO: La funzione di ottimizzazione di lavorazioni per asportazione di truciolo contiene vincoli tecnologici e numerosi parametri da impostare sulla macchina e relativi all’utensile, in funzione dell’operazione da svolgere e del materiale da lavorare. Tale ottimizzazione multidimensionale ammette soluzioni numeriche (ad esempio basate su intelligenza artificiale) ancora poco impiegate industrialmente. Questo articolo esamina gli effetti economici (costo, produttività e profitto) della scelta di velocità di taglio e durata dell’utensile basandosi sul modello dell’usura descritto dalla legge di Taylor. Progetto sviluppato nell’ambito dell’insegnamento di Studi di Fabbricazione del Corso di Laurea Specialistica in Ingegneria Meccanica anno accademico 2007-08, presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Università di Pisa, con il supporto della Società Piaggio & C. S.p.A. (Sig. Raffaello Fontanini). Gli autori tengono ad esprimere i più sentiti ringraziamenti agli ingegneri del Manufacturing Guido Batoni, Maurizio Mancuso e al Direttore Carlo Coppola che hanno portato l’esperienza di una grande azienda metalmeccanica. Corresponding author's home page: http://www.lanzetta.it.tt SUMMARY: Discussion of different optimisation criteria (cost, productivity and profit) for the parameters of machining operations, based on the Taylor's law

Clero criminale: L’onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell’Italia della Controriforma. Volume 1. I documenti: il Cinquecento

With this rich anthology of sources, most of which are made available here for the first time, Michele Mancino and Giovanni Romeo add another element to the research project that began with their recent book (Clero criminale. L’onore della Chiesa e i delitti degli ecclesiastici nell’Italia della Controriforma, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2013, 4th ed.). The two parts document from a range of perspectives the way in which the Tridentine project of combating the common crimes of the clergy was undone before the end of the sixteenth century. Instead, the Roman curia was mainly concerned with enforcing the right of delinquent priests to be judged only by ecclesiastical tribunals, a strategy intended to defend the honor of the clergy that was followed persistently over the long term. The material presented here describes a previously unknown historical precedent for the recent revelations about the treatment of pedophile priests