The Gentile reform (1923) and academic strategies of the University of Macerata between national science and development of the local economy = La Reforma Gentile de 1923 y las estrategias académicas de la Universidad de Macerata

This paper aims to examine the peculiar and significant innovations introduced by the University of Macerata in the aftermath of the Gentile reform on the educational syllabus and, in particular, in relation to the rise of a specific line of applied research having as its object the improvement of the agricultural economy and the formation of specialists in this field. In this regard, on the basis of the need to «promote any form of involvement and financial contribution» of the local authorities, resulting from its being among the universities of B type, i.e. those only partially supported by the State, the University Macerata was engaged in a work of rethinking of its role in the local and regional level. In 1925, for example, the University inaugurated a School of Accounting and Foreign Languages, which would have to become a real center of higher education for the new financial and accounting professions related to the development and modernization of the agricultural and manufacturing enterprises, as well as of the trade and credit activities in the region. The initiative promoted by the University Macerata two years later, in 1927, was even more articulate and ambitious with the establishment of the Graduate School in Agricultural Law and Agricultural Economics and Statistics. In the intentions of the leadership of the university, these two institutions had to go beyond the expansion and diversification of the educational syllabus, to represent the fundamental elements of a more comprehensive project. According to this, the University of Macerata was intended to be a real source of «highlevel professionals», and, at the same time, the laboratory for the formation of a new local ruling class, capable of leading not only the cultural, but also the «industrial, agricultural and commercial» growth of the entire region.Este artículo pretende examinar las innovaciones específicas y significativas introducidas por la Universidad de Macetara como consecuencia de la Reforma Gentile de los planes de estudio y, en particular, en relación con el desarrollo de una línea de investigación aplicada que tenía como objeto la mejora de la agricultura y la formación de especialistas en este campo. En este sentido, partiendo de la necesidad de «promover cualquier forma de participación y contribución financiera» de las autoridades locales a consecuencia de su clasificación como universidad de tipo B que sólo recibía apoyo parcial del Estado, la Universidad de Macerata se esforzó en replantearse su papel en el ámbito local y regional. En 1925, por ejemplo, la Universidad inauguró una Escuela de Contabilidad y Lenguas Extranjeras, que debería convertirse en un verdadero centro de educación superior para las nuevas profesiones financieras y contables relacionadas con el desarrollo y la modernización de las empresas agrícolas y de fabricación, así como con las actividades comerciales y de crédito en la región. Más elocuente y ambicioso fue aún la iniciativa promovida por la Universidad de Macerata dos años más tarde, en 1927, de establecer una Escuela de Graduados en Derecho Agrario y Economía Agrícola y Estadística. Las intenciones de la dirección de la universidad eran que estas dos instituciones trascendieran la expansión y diversificación del currículo educativo para constituir los elementos fundamentales de un proyecto más amplio. Desde este planteamiento, la Universidad de Macerata estaba destinada a ser una verdadera fuente de «profesionales de alto nivel», y, al mismo tiempo, el laboratorio para la formación de una nueva clase dirigente local, capaz de liderar no sólo el desarrollo cultural, sino también «industrial,agrícola y comercial» de la región entera

Sentient Spaces: Intelligent Totem Use Case in the ECSEL FRACTAL Project

The objective of the FRACTAL project is to create a novel approach to reliable edge computing. The FRACTAL computing node will be the building block of scalable Internet of Things (from Low Computing to High Computing Edge Nodes). The node will also have the capability of learning how to improve its performance against the uncertainty of the environment. In such a context, this paper presents in detail one of the key use cases: an Internet-of-Things solution, represented by intelligent totems for advertisement and wayfinding services, within advanced ICT-based shopping malls conceived as a sentient space. The paper outlines the reference scenario and provides an overview of the architecture and the functionality of the demonstrator, as well as a roadmap for its development and evaluation

A design methodology for soft-core platforms on FPGA with SMP Linux, OpenMP support, and distributed hardware profiling system

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Association of kidney disease measures with risk of renal function worsening in patients with type 1 diabetes

Background: Albuminuria has been classically considered a marker of kidney damage progression in diabetic patients and it is routinely assessed to monitor kidney function. However, the role of a mild GFR reduction on the development of stage 653 CKD has been less explored in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic role of kidney disease measures, namely albuminuria and reduced GFR, on the development of stage 653 CKD in a large cohort of patients affected by T1DM. Methods: A total of 4284 patients affected by T1DM followed-up at 76 diabetes centers participating to the Italian Association of Clinical Diabetologists (Associazione Medici Diabetologi, AMD) initiative constitutes the study population. Urinary albumin excretion (ACR) and estimated GFR (eGFR) were retrieved and analyzed. The incidence of stage 653 CKD (eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) or eGFR reduction > 30% from baseline was evaluated. Results: The mean estimated GFR was 98 \ub1 17 mL/min/1.73m2 and the proportion of patients with albuminuria was 15.3% (n = 654) at baseline. About 8% (n = 337) of patients developed one of the two renal endpoints during the 4-year follow-up period. Age, albuminuria (micro or macro) and baseline eGFR < 90 ml/min/m2 were independent risk factors for stage 653 CKD and renal function worsening. When compared to patients with eGFR > 90 ml/min/1.73m2 and normoalbuminuria, those with albuminuria at baseline had a 1.69 greater risk of reaching stage 3 CKD, while patients with mild eGFR reduction (i.e. eGFR between 90 and 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) show a 3.81 greater risk that rose to 8.24 for those patients with albuminuria and mild eGFR reduction at baseline. Conclusions: Albuminuria and eGFR reduction represent independent risk factors for incident stage 653 CKD in T1DM patients. The simultaneous occurrence of reduced eGFR and albuminuria have a synergistic effect on renal function worsening