Spectrum of the Anomalous Microwave Emission in the North Celestial Pole with WMAP 7-Year data

We estimate the frequency spectrum of the diffuse anomalous microwave emission (AME) on the North Celestial Pole (NCP) region of the sky with the Correlated Component Analysis (CCA) component separation method applied to WMAP 7-yr data. The NCP is a suitable region for this analysis because the AME is weakly contaminated by synchrotron and free-free emission. By modeling the AME component as a peaked spectrum we estimate the peak frequency to be $21.7\pm0.8$\,GHz, in agreement with previous analyses which favored $\nu_{\rm p}<23$\,GHz. The ability of our method to correctly recover the position of the peak is verified through simulations. We compare the estimated AME spectrum with theoretical spinning dust models to constrain the hydrogen density $n_{\rm H}$. The best results are obtained with densities around 0.2--0.3\,cm$^{-3}$, typical of warm ionised medium (WIM) to warm neutral medium (WNM) conditions. The degeneracy with the gas temperature prevents an accurate determination of $n_{\rm H}$, especially for low hydrogen ionization fractions, where densities of a few cm$^{-3}$ are also allowed.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figures, published in Advances in Astronom

Engaging young people with STEAM: Destinazione Luna

AbstractOn the occasion of celebration of moon landing (2019) we designed a set of educational activities for the youngest, based on the moon. We wanted to talk, play and engage young people reflecting and enjoying different points of view and demystifying the idea of science and scientists in a personal and meaningful journey. After this year of experimentation we also engaged with public schools co-designing and tailoring those activities despite the current sanitarian crisis. We will describe a physical artifact called 'Lunatario' and its 3d printable version together with cross-disciplinary educational activities and our tentative documentation. We will also describe how, with the help of a very diverse team, we embedded other media in our moon exploration working in particular with picture books and animation. We believe this is a great way to deeply engage young people with STEAM in a democratic way

Band 2+3 integration product assurance requirement and procedures

This document aims to define the best practices and procedures in the integration and test phase of the prototype of the band 2+3 Cartridge for the ALMA system project. The purpose of these requirements is to ensure that all the components of the B2+3 cartridge and the facilities involved in the integration phase and in the verification phase are delivered with and maintained at a consistently high level of quality in their design, fabrication, performance, reliability, and documentation. This is essential to ensure this prototype will be useful in the context of the ALMA system

iALMA optical efficiency requirements

Scope of this document is to revise ALMA 2-3 band system optical efficiencies and requirements, highlight the cartridge dependent contribution and calculate the efficiency for the proposed configuration

Business model innovation in SMEs engaging in innovation ecosystems. A decoupling perspective

Digital technologies have been increasingly affecting our day-to-day activities, drastically reshaping markets and society. The diffusion of new digital technologies\u2014such as social media, cloud computing, mobile computing, 3D printing, and big-data analytics \u2013 is posing firms to challenges, creating opportunities to develop radically new business models. However, despite the growing interest towards this issue, the contribute of digitalisation from the perspective of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is still such an under-investigated topic. SMEs are considered a driving force in most national economies, contributing heavily to employment, innovation and economic growth, but at the same time they often suffer from lack of both financial and human resources. These weaknesses may be compensated by the inflow and outflow of knowledge and capital boosted by technological innovation and participation within innovation ecosystems. The aim of this paper is to understand, through the lens of the institutional theory, how both the relationships established within the ecosystem and the internal organizational capabilities of SMEs impact on business model innovation thanks to the adoption of digital technologies such as Internet of things, big data, and open data. To do so the authors carried out an embedded case study on an Italian Industry 4.0 project which involved several actors (e.g. food SMEs, universities, technology consulting companies, and Piedmont Region). First findings on this ongoing research show that innovation ecosystems could represent a strong driver for developing an innovative business model oriented to value co-creation provided that SMEs already own distinctive dynamic capabilities. Without these capabilities it would be difficult to fully exploit the digital opportunities arising from the relationships among the heterogeneous actors which are part of the project

Representing the Universe: a hands on challenge

Astronomical images are representations of reality mediated by observations, meaning an instrument with its characterization (resolution, sensitivity, etc.). We propose a hands-on approach that takes advantage of the fact that many children's toys use image sampling as a gaming tool, in order to reproduce images at different resolutions. The most innovative concept of this laboratory is the introduction of hard science subjects through a playful approach, and the use of toys as research instruments. This play-based learning activity takes place in a highly inclusive and participative environment, leaving much space to personal intuition and autonomous discovery. The use of familiar objects and ludic equipment, low tech, prevents literacy barriers and gender issues and encourages immediate commitment and engagement

B23 Cartridge Prototype Final Report

This is the final report document of the Study entitled ‘DEVELOPMENT PLAN STUDY FOR ALMA BAND 2+3 PROTOTYPE COMPONENTS’ for which the agreement No. 644776/15/69626/HNE was signed by ESO and INAF on 14 March 2016. This documents reports on the activity performed by INAF since the beginning of the Phase-A study started on 26 January 2015 with a meeting in ESO Garching, Germany, with the aim to setup the international collaboration (band 2+3 consortium), to agree on the content of the study and related timescale

Innovation for Sustainable Development by Educating the Local Community. The Case of an Italian Project of Food Waste Prevention

Service oriented perspectives represent an opportunity of innovation and an answer to current challenges for social welfare, sustainable development and everyday life. The prevention of food waste requires new networked and collaborating competences, in the light of the increasing inefficiencies of modern economic growth models and the improvement of new paradigms for sustainable development. This research presents the case of a project that, while addressing food waste at the level of several organizations throughout the supply chain, implemented a recovering process to reduce food impairment. The project (R.e.b.u.s.) applies the efficiency system originally developed for school and university canteens to other food donors. In order to support this project, a farreaching educational program for sustainable development was started in schools, universities and through public events. By educating the local community and enhancing processes that drive a change in behaviour, this initiative proved essential for the successful prevention of food waste

Support Band 2 development projects to optimize receiver components and vacuum lens INAF Final Report

Scope of this document is to report the activity @ INAF in relation to the work of the collaboration agreement No. 81231/18/88652/ADI for Support of Band 2 development projects to optimize receiver components and vacuum lens [AD 1]. Specifically, this release covers all the activities performed in agreement with the Statement of Work [AD2] and serve as a final report for the Final Review scheduled on 15 July 2019