The opposition of trade unions to Renzi’s ‘Jobs Act’ shows they remain a conservative force in Italian politics

On 3 December, the Italian Senate gave final approval to a package of economic reforms supported by Matteo Renzi’s government, generally referred to as the ‘Jobs Act’. The reforms have divided opinion in Italy, with trade unions voicing opposition and backing a number of demonstrations by workers against the changes. Alessandro Giovannini and Ilaria Maselli write that while there are some legitimate problems with the reforms, such as the lack of accompanying changes in welfare spending, the opposition of Italian trade unions has acted as an obstacle to gaining a genuinely progressive deal for Italy’s workers

The 5th edition of the Roma-BZCAT. A short presentation

The 5th edition of the Roma-BZCAT Multifrequency Catalogue of Blazars is available in a printed version and online at the ASDC website (http://www.asdc.asi.it/bzcat); it is also in the NED database. It presents several relevant changes with respect to the past editions which are briefly described in this paper.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Scienc

SED Builder Tutorial (v4.0)

Il presente documento descrive il funzionamento del SED Builder, un tool sviluppato presso l'ASI Space Science Data Center (SSDC) per la creazione della distribuzione spettrale di energia (SED) di una sorgente astrofisica

K-NN FOREST: a software for the non-parametric prediction and mapping of environmental variables by the k-Nearest Neighbors algorithm

In the last decades researchers investigated the possibility of extending the information collected in sampling units during a field survey to wider geographical areas through the use of remotely sensed images. One of the most widely adopted approaches is based on the non-parametric k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) algorithm. This contribution describes the software K-NN FOREST we developed to provide a complete tool for the implementation of the k-NN technique to generate spatially explicit estimations (maps) of a response variable acquired in the field by sampling units through the use of remotely sensed data or other ancillary variables. K-NN FOREST is designed to guide the user through a graphic user interface in the different phases of the process. K-NN FOREST is freely available for download and it is designed to run under Windows environment in conjunction with the GIS software IDRISI

K-NN FOREST: a software for the non-parametric prediction and mapping of environmental variables by the k-Nearest Neighbors algorithm

In the last decades researchers investigated the possibility of extending the information collected in sampling units during a field survey to wider geographical areas through the use of remotely sensed images. One of the most widely adopted approaches is based on the non-parametric k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) algorithm. This contribution describes the software K-NN FOREST we developed to provide a complete tool for the implementation of the k-NN technique to generate spatially explicit estimations (maps) of a response variable acquired in the field by sampling units through the use of remotely sensed data or other ancillary variables. K-NN FOREST is designed to guide the user through a graphic user interface in the different phases of the process. K-NN FOREST is freely available for download and it is designed to run under Windows environment in conjunction with the GIS software IDRISI

Preoperative very short-term, high-dose erythropoietin administration diminishes blood transfusion rate in off-pump coronary artery bypass: A randomized blind controlled study

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How to make a 350-m-thick lowstand systems tract in 17,000 years : The Late Pleistocene Po River (Italy) lowstand wedge

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Two new high-energy γ-ray blazar candidates

We report the detection of two new γ-ray sources in the Fermi-Large Area Telescope sky (Pass 8) at energies higher than 20 GeV and confirmed at lower energies, using a source detection tool based on the Minimum Spanning Tree algorithm. One of these sources, at a Galactic latitude of about -4°, is a new discovery, while the other was previously reported above 50 GeV in the 2FHL catalogue. We searched for archival multiwavelength data of possible counterparts and found interesting candidates. Both objects are radio sources and their Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer infrared colours are typical of blazars. While, for the former source, no optical spectra are available, for the latter, a puzzling optical spectrum corresponding to a white dwarf star is found in the 6dF data base. We discuss the spectral energy distributions of both sources and possible interpretations

Acoustic pharyngometry: clinical and instrumental correlations in sleep disorders

Summary Matteo Gelardi 1 , Alessandro Maselli del Giudice 2 , Francesco Cariti 3 , Michele Cassano 4 , Aline Castelante Farras 5 , Maria Luisa Fiorella 6 , Pasquale Cassano 7 1 ENT specialist (Physician of the Bari University Otorhinolaryngology Department - Italy) 2 Physician (ENT Resident - Bari University - Italy) 3 Physician (ENT Resident - Bari University - Italy) 4 ENT specialist (Researcher of the Foggia University Otorhinolaryngology Department - Italy) 5 ENT specialist (Fellow of the Foggia University Otorhinolaryngology Department - Italy) 6 ENT specialist (Researcher of the Bari University Otorhinolaryngology Department - Italy) 7 ENT and Audiology specialist (Head of the Foggia University Otorhinolaryngology Department and Full Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Foggia University - Italy)Bari University - Italy; Foggia University - ItalyDr. Michele Cassano Via: Crispi 34/C CEP: 70123 Bari - Italy. Telephone: 00xx39-080-5235508/ 00xx39-3388105268 Fax: 00xx39-080-5211318. Dra. Aline Castelante Farras Rua Sete de Setembro, 676 Centro Vila Velha - ES Telefone: 27-32393661 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Paper submitted to the ABORL-CCF SGP (Management Publications System) on July 29th, 2005 and accepted for publication on November 3th, 2006. cod. 567