Search Engine Optimization: principi e tecniche di ottimizzazione di siti web per i motori di ricerca

La tesi tratta i concetti fondamentali legati alla "Search Engine Optimization", ovvero all’ottimizzazione dei siti web per i motori di ricerca. La SEO è un’attività multidisciplinare che coinvolge aspetti tecnici dello sviluppo web e princìpi di web marketing, allo scopo di migliorare la visibilità di un sito nelle pagine di risposta di un motore di ricerca. All’interno dell’elaborato viene analizzato dapprima il funzionamento dei motori di ricerca, con particolare riferimento al mondo Google; in seguito vengono esaminate le diverse tecniche di ottimizzazione “on-page” di un sito (codice, architettura, contenuti) e le strategie “off-page” volte a migliorare reputazione, popolarità e autorevolezza del sito stesso.

64-section multidetector CT of the upper abdomen: optimization of a saline chaser injection protocol for improved vascular and parenchymal contrast enhancement

To prospectively investigate the effect of varying the injection flow rates of a saline chaser on vascular and parenchymal contrast enhancement during abdominal MDCT.

Thermal model for optimization of vascular laser tissue soldering

Laser tissue soldering (LTS) is a promising technique for tissue fusion based on a heat-denaturation process of proteins. Thermal damage of the fused tissue during the laser procedure has always been an important and challenging problem. Particularly in LTS of arterial blood vessels strong heating of the endothelium should be avoided to minimize the risk of thrombosis. A precise knowledge of the temperature distribution within the vessel wall during laser irradiation is inevitable. The authors developed a finite element model (FEM) to simulate the temperature distribution within blood vessels during LTS. Temperature measurements were used to verify and calibrate the model. Different parameters such as laser power, solder absorption coefficient, thickness of the solder layer, cooling of the vessel and continuous vs. pulsed energy deposition were tested to elucidate their impact on the temperature distribution within the soldering joint in order to reduce the amount of further animal experiments. A pulsed irradiation with high laser power and high absorbing solder yields the best results.

Radiation dose optimization in pediatric temporal bone computed tomography: influence of tube tension on image contrast and image quality

The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the effect of tube tension reduction on image contrast and image quality in pediatric temporal bone computed tomography (CT).