The process of change in the ISTDP model: a single-case analysis with the Multiple Code Theory

openL’ISTDP è una tecnica psicoterapica messa a punto da H. Davanloo per la cura di un’eterogeneità di problemi psicologici. Uno dei suoi obiettivi principali è quello di aiutare i pazienti a superare le loro difficoltà in tempi brevi. Attraverso un approccio vis a vis e un atteggiamento attento e costantemente attivo del terapeuta, il paziente giunge ad esperire contenuti emotivi fino ad allora repressi e che, in quanto inespressi, hanno dato origine ad una sintomatologia patologica. La presente ricerca si propone di esaminare gli aspetti di outcome e processo in un single-case study condotto con il modello ISTDP al fine di comprendere quali fattori contribuiscano a un potenziale cambiamento del paziente in trattamento. Per realizzare questo effetto impiega alcune misure linguistiche ricavate dalla teoria del codice multiplo di W. Bucci. I risultati mostrano un miglioramento dell’outcome nella paziente; inoltre, si è osservato come la variazione di alcune misure linguistiche abbia contribuito al cambiamento nella paziente, la quale ha raggiunto una maggior integrazione tra aspetti subsimbolici e simbolici, assieme ad una migliore riflessione. I risultati evidenziano l’utilità di applicare le misure linguistiche ai casi per comprendere quali fattori concorrono al cambiamento.ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy) is a psychotherapeutic technique developed by H. Davanloo for the treatment of a variety of psychological problems. One of its main goals is to help patients overcome their difficulties in a short period of time. Through a face-to-face approach and the therapist's attentive and consistently active attitude, patients experience previously repressed emotional content, which, when unexpressed, has led to pathological symptoms. This study aims to examine the outcome and process aspects in a single-case study conducted using the ISTDP model to understand the factors contributing to potential patient change during treatment. To achieve this, it employs linguistic measures derived from W. Bucci's Multiple Code Theory. The results demonstrate an improvement in the patient's outcome. Furthermore, it was observed that changes in certain linguistic measures contributed to the patient's transformation, leading to greater integration between subsymbolic and symbolic aspects, along with enhanced reflection. The findings highlight the utility of applying linguistic measures to cases to comprehend the factors contributing to change

New magnetobiostratigraphic results from the Ladinian of the Dolomites and implications for the Triassic geomagnetic polarity timescale

We investigated for magnetostratigraphy the Rio Nigra and Rio Frommer stratigraphic sections from Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm (Dolomites, northern Italy) in order to improve the calibration of the Triassic time scale. Both sections are characterized by ammonoid and conodont associations typical of Longobardian (late Ladinian, Middle Triassic) age. Moreover, the Rio Nigra section is constrained by a U-Pb zircon date of 237.77 ± 0.05 Ma. Building on the recently veri ed Newark-Hartford astrochronological polarity timescale for the Late Carnian–Rhaetian (plus the Hettangian) and through magnetostratigraphic correlations of an updated inventory of Tethyan marine stratigraphic sections from the literature, some of which are provided with U-Pb zircon age constraints, we propose a revised Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale for the entire Triassic

The Norian "chaotic carbon interval": New clues from the δ13Corg record of the Lagonegro Basin (southern Italy)

A global carbon-isotope curve for the Late Triassic has the potential for global correlations and new insights on the complex and extreme environmental changes that took place in this time interval. We reconstruct the global δ 13 C org profile for the late Norian, improving on sparse published data from North American successions that depict a "chaotic carbon-isotope interval" with rapid oscillations. In this context, we studied three sections outcropping in the Lagonegro Basin (southern Italy), originally located in the western Tethys. The carbon-isotope profiles show four negative excursions correlatable within the Lagonegro Basin. In particular, a negative shift close to the Norian/Rhaetian boundary (NRB) appears to correlate with that observed in the North American δ 13 C org record, documenting the widespread occurrence of this carbon cycle perturbation. The 87 Sr/ 86 Sr and 187 Os/ 188 Os profiles suggest that this negative shift was possibly caused by emplacement of a large igneous province (LIP). The release of greenhouse gases (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere-ocean system is supported by the 12 C enrichment observed, as well as by the increase of atmospheric p CO 2 inferred by different models for the Norian/Rhaetian interval. The trigger of this strongly perturbed interval could thus be enhanced magmatic activity that could be ascribed to the Angayucham province (Alaska, North America), a large oceanic plateau active ca. 214 ± 7 Ma, which has an estimated volume comparable to the Wrangellia and the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) LIPs. In fact, these three Late Triassic igneous provinces may have caused extreme environmental and climate changes during the Late Triassic

Growth and performance of polycrystalline -Sexi-thiophene thin films deposited by Supersonic Molecular Beam Deposition

Conjugated small molecules are very interesting both as a model to study the growth model of crystalline organic films and as a very good performance organic material. Vacuum deposition is the most suitable technique to obtain high purity and order films. Nevertheless, the high anisotropy of organics makes easy the formation of different polymorphs or/and orientations that strongly limit the quality of the films. The innovative supersonic molecular beam deposition (SuMBD) technique, developed at the IFN-Lab, allows a wider control on the growth. The kinetic energy (EK) of the impinging molecules is the key factor that affects the growth modifying the assembling processes of molecules and their surface mobility. We report on the alfa-sexithiophene sub-monolayer growth, investigating the influence of energetic state of the impinging molecules, surface energy and substrate temperature. Each growth parameter affects the morphology of the molecular film in terms of coverage and fractality of the sub-monolayer islands. Optimizing the different parameters, we obtain larger and smoother islands and low density of grain-boundaries. The best conditions, including high kinetic energy of the beam, give rise to organic thin film transistors (OFETs) with a field effect mobility value of 1.5.10-1 V∙cm-1∙s-1, twice higher than the best values in literature. This work was financially supported by Provincia Autonoma di Trento Project Nanosmart and the Fondazione CARITRO Project ODINO

Enabling planetary science across light-years. Ariel Definition Study Report

Ariel, the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, was adopted as the fourth medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme to be launched in 2029. During its 4-year mission, Ariel will study what exoplanets are made of, how they formed and how they evolve, by surveying a diverse sample of about 1000 extrasolar planets, simultaneously in visible and infrared wavelengths. It is the first mission dedicated to measuring the chemical composition and thermal structures of hundreds of transiting exoplanets, enabling planetary science far beyond the boundaries of the Solar System. The payload consists of an off-axis Cassegrain telescope (primary mirror 1100 mm x 730 mm ellipse) and two separate instruments (FGS and AIRS) covering simultaneously 0.5-7.8 micron spectral range. The satellite is best placed into an L2 orbit to maximise the thermal stability and the field of regard. The payload module is passively cooled via a series of V-Groove radiators; the detectors for the AIRS are the only items that require active cooling via an active Ne JT cooler. The Ariel payload is developed by a consortium of more than 50 institutes from 16 ESA countries, which include the UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, and a NASA contribution

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods We used data from 3663 population-based studies with 222 million participants that measured height and weight in representative samples of the general population. We used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends in the prevalence of different BMI categories, separately for adults (age ≥20 years) and school-aged children and adolescents (age 5–19 years), from 1990 to 2022 for 200 countries and territories. For adults, we report the individual and combined prevalence of underweight (BMI 2 SD above the median). Findings From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity in adults decreased in 11 countries (6%) for women and 17 (9%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 that the observed changes were true decreases. The combined prevalence increased in 162 countries (81%) for women and 140 countries (70%) for men with a posterior probability of at least 0·80. In 2022, the combined prevalence of underweight and obesity was highest in island nations in the Caribbean and Polynesia and Micronesia, and countries in the Middle East and north Africa. Obesity prevalence was higher than underweight with posterior probability of at least 0·80 in 177 countries (89%) for women and 145 (73%) for men in 2022, whereas the converse was true in 16 countries (8%) for women, and 39 (20%) for men. From 1990 to 2022, the combined prevalence of thinness and obesity decreased among girls in five countries (3%) and among boys in 15 countries (8%) with a posterior probability of at least 0·80, and increased among girls in 140 countries (70%) and boys in 137 countries (69%) with a posterior probability of at least 0·80. The countries with highest combined prevalence of thinness and obesity in school-aged children and adolescents in 2022 were in Polynesia and Micronesia and the Caribbean for both sexes, and Chile and Qatar for boys. Combined prevalence was also high in some countries in south Asia, such as India and Pakistan, where thinness remained prevalent despite having declined. In 2022, obesity in school-aged children and adolescents was more prevalent than thinness with a posterior probability of at least 0·80 among girls in 133 countries (67%) and boys in 125 countries (63%), whereas the converse was true in 35 countries (18%) and 42 countries (21%), respectively. In almost all countries for both adults and school-aged children and adolescents, the increases in double burden were driven by increases in obesity, and decreases in double burden by declining https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/images/research_banner_face_lab_290.jpgunderweight or thinness. Interpretation The combined burden of underweight and obesity has increased in most countries, driven by an increase in obesity, while underweight and thinness remain prevalent in south Asia and parts of Africa. A healthy nutrition transition that enhances access to nutritious foods is needed to address the remaining burden of underweight while curbing and reversing the increase in obesity

Sistemi di pastorizzazione a radiofrequenza

La pastorizzazione a radiofrequenza sfrutta l’interazione della radiazione elettromagnetica con la materia. L’alimento da pastorizzare viene trattato con un campo elettromagnetico oscillante che ha una frequenza di oscillazione di 27 MHz. Questo sistema innovativo permette di superare i limiti delle tecniche di pastorizzazione tradizionali ed ohmiche. Vengono proposte ed analizzate due possibili implementazioni del circuito con due differenti oscillator

Analysis and Laboratory Verification of Bandgap Prototypes, Circuit Engineering, Optimization of Trimming Process

Lo scopo di questa tesi è la progettazione di due riferimenti di tensione bandgap ad alta precisione e basso consumo in una tecnologia economica. Nella fase di progettazione ogni singolo stadio viene analizzato, ottimizzato e confrontato con altre possibili soluzioni. Vengono inoltre esaminati gli effetti del processo e del mismatch. Per migliorare la precisione vengono studiate due reti di trimming resistivo, la cui verifica è ottenuta mediante un nuovo algoritm

Inquiry about the relationship between Transference and Countertransference measurements through an analysis of two therapeutic consultation session

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