Tectonic and Sea Level Control on the Transport and Depositional Processes in a Siliciclastic Sedimentary Basin. Insights from the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh.

Climate, tectonic and sea level changes are the primary drivers for sedimentary basin dynamics at any time and space scale. Their mutual interaction during late Quaternary is studied in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta. High-resolution Multichannel Seismic and acoustic data collected during the SO188 Expedition, were processed and interpreted. It results that sea level cycles cannot be addressed as a fulfilling explanation for the uneven sediment depocentre distribution on the Bengal Shelf, whereas monsoon climate and the long term tectonic subsidence (0.18 mm/yr) are dominating the offshore export and the margin accretion respectively. Moreover active tectonic processes might have contributed to the initial formation ca. 245 ka ago and consolidation of the Swatch of No Ground shelf incised canyon, the main modern shelf depocentre. The Ganges-Brahmaputra subaqueous delta, during the last 300 years, has instead decreased from 22% to 13% the storage rate, possibly due to the global reduction in the monsoon precipitation and/or to the intensified anthropogenic stress

Saturn switch selector. phase ii- completion report

Saturn switch selector - breadboard containing logic circuitry, magnetic core input register, steady state register, and three representative decode and output channel

Health engagement, mood, and food choices

La tesi la prospettiva della psicologia dei consumi sul tema dei consumi alimentari e dell’alimentazione sana. In particolare, l’obiettivo della tesi è quindi quello di studiare e comprendere gli aspetti emotivi e motivazionali sottostanti alle scelte alimentari dei consumatori. Un costrutto, inoltre, che è stato particolarmente approfondito è quello del coinvolgimento: verso l’alimentazione (food involvement), e verso la salute (health engagement). La prospettiva di questa tesi è che il livello di coinvolgimento della persona nei confronti della propria alimentazione e della gestione della propria saluta moduli la sua relazione con il cibo, le motivazioni dietro alla sua scelta, e i comportamenti (sani o meno). La tesi include tre studi: una scoping review con l’obiettivo di identificare l’impatto delle restrizioni alimentari sulla qualità di vita di pazienti con MICI, e di capire se queste sono legate alla frequente non-aderenza ad uno stile alimentare sano; uno studio survey based, con l’obiettivo di profilare i consumatori attraverso una cluster analysis col metodo delle k-medie per identificare pattern comportamentali e motivazionali nelle scelte alimentari; uno studio basato su dati di eye-tracking per verificare come il coinvolgimento verso la salute e il cibo moduli le preferenze alimentari in una situazione in cui l’umore è stato manipolato per essere deflesso.The thesis examines the perspective of consumer psychology on the topic of food consumption and healthy eating. In particular, the goal of the thesis is to study and understand the emotional and motivational factors underlying consumers' food choices. One construct that has been particularly explored is engagement: towards food (food involvement) and towards health (health engagement). The perspective of this thesis is that the person's level of involvement in their food and health management modulates their relationship with food, the motivations behind their choices, and their behaviors (healthy or not). The thesis includes three studies: a scoping review with the aim of identifying the impact of food restrictions on the quality of life of patients with IBD, and to understand if these are related to frequent non-adherence to a healthy dietary style; a survey-based study, with the aim of profiling consumers through cluster analysis using the k-means method to identify behavioral and motivational patterns in food choices; an eye-tracking study to verify how involvement towards health and food modulates food preferences in a situation where mood was manipulated to be negative

Providing freedom or financial remuneration? A cross-sectional study on the role of monetary and legal incentives on COVID-19 further booster vaccination intention in the Italian context

Vaccine hesitancy became a more and more important issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the emergence of new variants, many international health agencies have already begun administering booster doses of the vaccine in response to these threats. Studies have emphasized the effectiveness of different types of incentive-based strategies to increase vaccination behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to identify the correlation between different types of incentives (legal or financial) with people’s intentions to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine. We conducted a cross-sectional study between 29 January 2022 and 03 February 2022. An online quantitative survey was carried out in Italy. One thousand and twenty-two Italian adults were recruited by a professional panel provider. Descriptive statistics were computed for the five variables concerning the incentives (monetary, tax, fee, health certification, travel) toward vaccination. A general linear model (GLM) was then computed to compare the scores of the five different variables within the subjects. The general linear model showed a significant within-subjects main effect. Post-hoc comparisons showed that among the financial incentive, the monetary reward is rated lower than all the others. Tax and fees both resulted lower than both the legal incentives. Finally, COVID-19 health certification and travel did not result significantly different from each other. This study offers an important contribution to public policy literature and to policymakers in their efforts to explain and steer booster vaccination acceptance while facing an ongoing pandemic

Providing freedom or financial remuneration? A cross-sectional study on the role of monetary and legal incentives on COVID-19 further booster vaccination intention in the Italian context

Vaccine hesitancy became a more and more important issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the emergence of new variants, many international health agencies have already begun administering booster doses of the vaccine in response to these threats. Studies have emphasized the effectiveness of different types of incentive-based strategies to increase vaccination behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to identify the correlation between different types of incentives (legal or financial) with people's intentions to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine. We conducted a cross-sectional study between 29 January 2022 and 03 February 2022. An online quantitative survey was carried out in Italy. One thousand and twenty-two Italian adults were recruited by a professional panel provider. Descriptive statistics were computed for the five variables concerning the incentives (monetary, tax, fee, health certification, travel) toward vaccination. A general linear model (GLM) was then computed to compare the scores of the five different variables within the subjects. The general linear model showed a significant within-subjects main effect. Post-hoc comparisons showed that among the financial incentive, the monetary reward is rated lower than all the others. Tax and fees both resulted lower than both the legal incentives. Finally, COVID-19 health certification and travel did not result significantly different from each other. This study offers an important contribution to public policy literature and to policymakers in their efforts to explain and steer booster vaccination acceptance while facing an ongoing pandemic

Der Einfluss von Tektonik und Meeresspiegel auf Transport- und Sedimentationsprozesse in einem siliziklastischem Sedimentbecken. Erkenntnisse aus dem Ganges-Brahmaputra-Delta, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh

Climate, tectonic and sea level changes are the primary drivers for sedimentary basin dynamics at any time and space scale. Their mutual interaction during late Quaternary is studied in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta. High-resolution Multichannel Seismic and acoustic data collected during the SO188 Expedition, were processed and interpreted. It results that sea level cycles cannot be addressed as a fulfilling explanation for the uneven sediment depocentre distribution on the Bengal Shelf, whereas monsoon climate and the long term tectonic subsidence (0.18 mm/yr) are dominating the offshore export and the margin accretion respectively. Moreover active tectonic processes might have contributed to the initial formation ca. 245 ka ago and consolidation of the Swatch of No Ground shelf incised canyon, the main modern shelf depocentre. The Ganges-Brahmaputra subaqueous delta, during the last 300 years, has instead decreased from 22% to 13% the storage rate, possibly due to the global reduction in the monsoon precipitation and/or to the intensified anthropogenic stress