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I terremoti storici hanno fatto più danni nella parte nord-occidentale di Bologna: ricerca di una spiegazione geofisica per questo fenomeno

Dallo studio della sismicità storica della città di Bologna (Guidoboni e Boschi, 2003) emerge che la maggior parte dei danni causati dai terremoti è concentrata nella parte Nord e Nord-Ovest della città, a nord delle attuali vie S. Donato e S. Isaia. In questo lavoro abbiamo studiato la risposta sismica in diversi siti del centro storico di Bologna, per capirne il comportamento in caso di terremoto e verificare se i risultati fossero compatibili con i dati storici. È stata effettuata una campagna di misure geofisiche: 52 con tecnica passiva a stazione singola HVSR per misurare le frequenze di amplificazione dei sottosuoli (47 all’interno delle mura), 5 in array per misurare l’andamento delle velocità delle onde di taglio nel sottosuolo (tutte all’interno delle mura). 22 delle 47 misure H/V mostrano amplificazione nell’intervallo di frequenze tra 1 e 10 Hz, quello di interesse per le strutture del centro storico. Le cause di queste amplificazioni si ipotizzano essere un livello ghiaioso a circa 10-15 m di profondità (Fiori, 2002) in approfondimento da centro città verso est, e un livello sabbioso a circa 10 m di profondità (Amorosi, 2014). Le misure in array, invece, indicano sostanzialmente che l’estremità orientale della città storica ha rigidezze maggiori a profondità maggiori di 50 m. Il dato derivante dalla sismologia storica, in sintesi, non pare essere completamente supportato da evidenze geologiche o geofisiche: la risposta sismica all’interno delle mura di Bologna varia leggermente da punto a punto, ma senza mostrare trend applicabili ad estese macroaree. Solo l’estremo Nord-Est della città ha un comportamento amplificativo più omogeneo (amplificazione a 1-3 Hz) in linea con la geologia locale, che presenta livelli marcatamente ghiaiosi sotto i 15 m di profondità. La variabilità geologica e di risposta sismica locale è stata verificata essere molto maggiore fuori dalle mura di cinta della città.

Energy, emergy, and the city

In his book “Environment, Power, and Society” (1971) H.T. Odum introduced a picture of the energy metabolism of a city based on Wolman's paper from 1965 (Sci. Am., 213: 179-190). With the development of the emergy analysis--a branch of energy systems accounting--several authors have contributed to develop quantitative measures of HT Odum’s picture, which from many perspectives are diverging from traditional energy studies. In this paper, studies using emergy analysis to study cities are reviewed. The research regarding emergy and cities had during the period 1975-1995 its focus on cities in the United States, e.g. Miami, Jacksonville, San Francisco and Chicago. The research during 1995-2005 was almost exclusively focused on Taipei. From approximately 2006 up till 2015 the research focus has been on Chinese cities; Macao, Beijing and 37 other Chinese cities have been investigated. But there are resent also studies made on Rome (Italy) and Montreal (Canada). Studies up to about 2007/2008 were generally concerned with understanding spatial aspects of the cities investigated. After that, evaluating the sustainability of cities has become a main research focus.

I progetti del Dipartimento Energia Trasporti nell’ambito del VII Programma Quadro

Descrizione e monitoraggio dei progetti dal 2007 al 2010. Analisi dello stato dell’arte e scenari futuri.

I progetti DET ammessi al finanziamento nell’ambito del Bando Industria 2015. Criticità emerse

Questa relazione tecnica viene redatta per la Giunta dei Direttori che si terrà il giorno 19/01/2010 su richiesta del Direttore, per riassumere lo stato di avanzamento dei progetti ammessi al finanziamento insieme alle criticità emerse in fase di avvio rendicontazione. La relazione si compone di una prima parte con riferimenti normativi e di riepilogo sui progetti totali presentati a livello nazionale, come CNR e come Dipartimento nelle tre Aree Tecnologiche di riferimento: Efficienza Energetica, Mobilità Sostenibile, Made in Italy. Una seconda parte riguarda la rendicontazione, la metodologia applicata e una descrizione delle criticità di due progetti PIACE - MILD. Verranno, inoltre, illustrate in riunione delle schede tecniche (v. all. 1 Ind.)riepilogative dei progetti presentati nelle aree Efficienza Energetica e Mobilità Sostenibile, realizzate in collaborazione della Sig.ra Silvia Presello.

Partecipazione DET al PON Ricerca e Competitività 2007- 2013

Quadro normativo di riferimento, monitoraggio, presentazione della documentazione dei progetti del Dipartimento. Stato dell’arte dei progetti approvati.

Decorative tiles between Brazil and Europe: the case of the Santa Catharina factory

Abstract It was in the first decade of the twentieth century that the first white china Factory was implemented in Brazil. Fruit of the association between the Sao Paulo Aristocracy and the Italian Romeo Ranzini, this factory was responsible for producing significant amounts of crockery in industrial moulds in sao Paulo, Brazil. It was also the first factory to produce decorative tiles that would be part of the architecture of the public buildings built between 1919 and 1922 in Commemoration of the Centennial of the Brazilian Independence. Known as The Santa Catharina Factory, this factory was inaugurated in 1913 with the participation of Italian immigrants and German technologies for the development of its first manufacturing activities. As a result of a number of economic, political and social matters that started in the previous century in the city of Sao Paulo, The Santa Catharina factory played an important role in industrial development as regards the production of national white china and was used as a model for the construction of new ceramic factories in Sao Paulo. After acquired by Matarazzo industries in 1927, had closed their activities in 1937. This research is based on the identification and analysis of the first tiles produced in Brazil by the Santa Catharina Factory, which were part of the architectural decorations of the buildings built in Sao Paulo to the celebration of the Centennial of the Brazilian Independence. Designed by Victor Dubugras, The Largo da Memoria (located in the city of Sao Paulo) and the buildings located in the "Paths of the Sea" road marked the beginning of Brazilian industrialization and the emergence of Neocolonial Movement in architecture of Sao Paulo. Studies of the first national patterns of decorative tiles approach a subject poorly researched by experts in tiled studies in Brazil, although in this case these tiles have represented not only an important milestone in the national industrialization, but also have demarcated the significant changes in architectural and decorative practices in the country in the early twentieth century; RESUMÈ: C'est durant la premiere decennie du XXe siecle que la premiere usine de porcelaine blanche fut implant& au Bresil. Elle fut le fruit de l'association entre l'aristocratie de Sao Paulo et l'italien Romeo Ranzini. L'usine produisait une quantite signifiante de porcelaine sur le territoire industriel de Sao Paulo. Ce fut egalement la premiere usine a produire des carreaux decoratifs qui sont aujourd'hui visibles dans l'architecture des batiments publics construit entre 1919 et 1922, pour la commemoration du centenaire de l'independance bresilienne. Connue sous le nom de Santa Catharina, cette usine fut inaugure en 1912. Elle fut construite par des émigrés Italiens, et utilisa pour la technologie allemande pour so production. En tant que resultat d'un certain nombre de questions economiques, politiques et sociales qui ont &butes durant le siecle precedent dans la ville de Sao Paulo, l'usine Santa Catharina a joue un role important dans le developpement industriel de la production de porcelaine blanche nationale et a ete utilise comme modele pour la construction de nouvelles usines de ceramique a Sao Paulo. Apres avoir ete achete par l'industrie Matarazzo en 1927, elle cessa ses activites en 1937. Cette recherche est basee sur l'identification et l'analyse des premiers carreaux decoratifs fabriques au Bresil par l'usine Santa Catharina, qui etait une partie des decorations architecturales des batiments construits a Sao Paulo pour la celebration du centenaire de l'Independance Bresilienne. Connue par Victor Dubugras, le "Largo da Memoria" (situe dans la ville de Sao Paulo), et les batiments situes sur le "Path of the Sea", ont marque le debut de l'industrialisation bresilienne et l'emergence d'un mouvement neocolonialiste dans l'architecture de Sao Paolo. L'etude des premiers modeles nationaux de carreaux decoratifs est un sujet peut etudie par les experts bresiliens, bien qu'ils furent un jalon importante pour l'industrialisation nationale. Its ont egalement entrains des changements importants dans les pratiques architecturales, et decoratives au sein du pays au XXe siecle. Mots-cles: Ceramique - carreaux decoratifs — L'usine Santa Catharina, Bresil - Production de carreaux; RIASSUNTO: Nel primo decennio del Novecento vide luce la prima fabbrica di ceramica di porcellana in Brasile. Frutto dell'associazione tra l'aristocrazia Paulista e l'italiano Romeo Ranzini, questa fabbrica fu responsabile della produzione di notevoli quantita di ceramica di porcellana mediante stampi industriali nella citta di San Paolo, Brasile. Fu anche la prima fabbrica a produrre azulejos che avrebbero poi fatto parte dell'architettura degli edifici pubblici costruiti tra it 1919 ed it 1922, per la commemorazione del Centenario dell'indipendenza Brasiliana. Conosciuta come Fabbrica di Santa Catharina, questa fu inaugurata nel 1913, con la partecipazione di immigrati italiani e con l'impiego di tecnologie tedesche per lo sviluppo delle sue prime attivita produttive. Risultato di una serie di cambiamenti economici, politici e sociali, che ebbero inizio nel secolo precedente nella citta di San Paolo, la Fabbrica di Santa Catharina svolse un ruolo importante nello sviluppo industriale per quanto riguarda la produzione di ceramica di porcellana nazionale e fu adottata come modello per la costruzione di nuove fabbriche a San Paolo. Successivamente, fu acquisita dalle industrie Matarazzo nel 1927, vedendo poi chiudersi le sue attivita nel 1937. Questa ricerca si basa sull'identificazione e l'analisi dei primi azulejos prodotti in Brasile dalla Fabbrica di Santa Catharina che fecero parte delle decorazioni architettoniche degli edifici costruiti a San Paolo per la commemorazione del Centenario dell'indipendenza Brasiliana. Progettati da Victor Dubugras, it Largo da Mem(Via (situato nella citta di San Paolo) e gli edifici che si trovano nei Caminhos do Mar marcarono l'inizio dell'industrializzazione brasiliana e la nascita del Movimento Neocolonial dell'architettura Paulista. Gli studi dei primi modelli di azulejos nazionali affrontano un argomento poco studiato dagli esperti in azulejaria in Brasile, nonostante rappresentino un importante avvenimento dell'industrializzazione nazionale, ma segnano anche i cambiamenti di significative pratiche architettoniche e decorative nel Paese nel primo Novecento. Parole chiave: Ceramica - porcellana - La fabbrica di Santa Catharina - Produzione di ceramica .

Diseño de un sistema presupuestario para la planificación y control de utilidades de la pequeña empresa industrial dedicada a la elaboración de ropa interior femenina en el área metropolítana de San Salvador. Caso ilustrativo.

La elaboración de este trabajo, consiste en el Diseño de un Sistema Presupuestario en la pequeña empresa industrial dedicada a la elaboración de ropa interior femenina ubicadas en el Area Metropolitana de San Salvador, que le permita al subsector ejecutar los presupuestos operativos y financieros desarrollados con el fin de lograr una adecuada planificación y control de utilidades. Para la elaboración del Sistema Presupuestario, se realizó un diagnóstico a las pequeñas empresas industriales que se dedican a la elaboración de prendas íntimas de vestir femenina con el objeto de hacer un análisis sobre la utilización de la técnica presupuestaria en las actividades y operaciones de la empresa. Asimismo, formular y desarrollar cada uno de los presupuestos a través de un caso ilustrativo que permita llevar a cabo la evaluación y control del Sistema presupuestario Para diagnóstico del subsector en estudio se utilizó en la investigación el método científico auxiliándose del método deductivo utilizando como técnica la entrevista hecha al presidente de la empresa y un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas realizadas a las del subsector. Teniendo como resultado que la mayoría de las empresas de esta rama industrial no aplican dicha técnica presupuestaria por falta de conocimientos o recursos para su implementación. Por medio del caso ilustrativo se desarrolló la aplicación del Sistema presupuestario considerándose las generalidades de la empresa (objetivos, políticas, estrategias, filosofía y estructura organizativa); además de los supuestos básicos en los cuales se sustenta el Sistema. En la elaboración de los presupuestos, fue necesario apoyarse en el análisis de los datos históricos de la empresa, además de la experiencia del presidente de la organización. La aprobación del Sistema Presupuestario y la ejecución del mismo es responsabilidad del presidente de la empresa; para lo cual se presenta un plan de implementación del sistema, describiendo los recursos, costo y tiempo para la puesta en marcha del sistema. También es necesario llevar a cabo el control del Sistema Presupuestario, mediante el análisis de las variaciones y así poder implementar las medidas correctivas que lleven al cumplimiento de las metas y objetivos propuestos. Se recomienda a las pequeñas empresas industriales dedicadas a la elaboración de ropa interior femenina la aplicación del presente Sistema Presupuestario para una eficiente planificación y control de utilidades.

Experiments with underwater robot localization and tracking

This paper describes a novel experiment in which two very different methods of underwater robot localization are compared. The first method is based on a geometric approach in which a mobile node moves within a field of static nodes, and all nodes are capable of estimating the range to their neighbours acoustically. The second method uses visual odometry, from stereo cameras, by integrating scaled optical flow. The fundamental algorithmic principles of each localization technique is described. We also present experimental results comparing acoustic localization with GPS for surface operation, and a comparison of acoustic and visual methods for underwater operation.

Building a software architecture for a human-robot team using the ORCA framework

This paper considers the problem of building a software architecture for a human-robot team. The objective of the team is to build a multi-attribute map of the world by performing information fusion. A decentralized approach to information fusion is adopted to achieve the system properties of scalability and survivability. Decentralization imposes constraints on the design of the architecture and its implementation. We show how a Component-Based Software Engineering approach can address these constraints. The architecture is implemented using Orca – a component-based software framework for robotic systems. Experimental results from a deployed system comprised of an unmanned air vehicle, a ground vehicle, and two human operators are presented. A section on the lessons learned is included which may be applicable to other distributed systems with complex algorithms. We also compare Orca to the Player software framework in the context of distributed systems.

Knowledge-Intensive Business Processes: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Knowledge-intensive Business Processes [CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Volume 861]

Nowadays, Workflow Management Systems (WfMSs) and, more generally, Process Management Systems (PMPs) are process-aware Information Systems (PAISs), are widely used to support many human organizational activities, ranging from well-understood, relatively stable and structures processes (supply chain management, postal delivery tracking, etc.) to processes that are more complicated, less structured and may exhibit a high degree of variation (health-care, emergency management, etc.). Every aspect of a business process involves a certain amount of knowledge which may be complex depending on the domain of interest. The adequate representation of this knowledge is determined by the modeling language used. Some processes behave in a way that is well understood, predictable and repeatable: the tasks are clearly delineated and the control flow is straightforward. Recent discussions, however, illustrate the increasing demand for solutions for knowledge-intensive processes, where these characteristics are less applicable. The actors involved in the conduct of a knowledge-intensive process have to deal with a high degree of uncertainty. Tasks may be hard to perform and the order in which they need to be performed may be highly variable. Modeling knowledge-intensive processes can be complex as it may be hard to capture at design-time what knowledge is available at run-time. In realistic environments, for example, actors lack important knowledge at execution time or this knowledge can become obsolete as the process progresses. Even if each actor (at some point) has perfect knowledge of the world, it may not be certain of its beliefs at later points in time, since tasks by other actors may change the world without those changes being perceived. Typically, a knowledge-intensive process cannot be adequately modeled by classical, state of the art process/workflow modeling approaches. In some respect there is a lack of maturity when it comes to capturing the semantic aspects involved, both in terms of reasoning about them. The main focus of the 1st International Workshop on Knowledge-intensive Business processes (KiBP 2012) was investigating how techniques from different fields, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Knowledge Representation (KR), Business Process Management (BPM), Service Oriented Computing (SOC), etc., can be combined with the aim of improving the modeling and the enactment phases of a knowledge-intensive process. The 1st International Workshop on Knowledge-intensive Business process (KiBP 2012) was held as part of the program of the 2012 Knowledge Representation & Reasoning International Conference (KR 2012) in Rome, Italy, in June 2012. The workshop was hosted by the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica, Automatica e Gestionale Antonio Ruberti of Sapienza Universita di Roma, with financial support of the University, through grant 2010-C26A107CN9 TESTMED, and the EU Commission through the projects FP7-25888 Greener Buildings and FP7-257899 Smart Vortex. This volume contains the 5 papers accepted and presented at the workshop. Each paper was reviewed by three members of the internationally renowned Program Committee. In addition, a further paper was invted for inclusion in the workshop proceedings and for presentation at the workshop. There were two keynote talks, one by Marlon Dumas (Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia) on "Integrated Data and Process Management: Finally?" and the other by Yves Lesperance (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, York University, Canada) on "A Logic-Based Approach to Business Processes Customization" completed the scientific program. We would like to thank all the Program Committee members for the valuable work in selecting the papers, Andrea Marrella for his valuable work as publication and publicity chair of the workshop, and Carola Aiello and the consulting agency Consulta Umbria for the organization of this successful event.

Pathways for developing a 'smart' workforce : does the achievement of formal workplace qualifications encourage participation in higher education?

The purpose of this paper is to investigate a public workforce education initiative in the context of State and agency policies designed to enhance employee capabilities to adapt to a volatile and changing environment. In particular, we are concerned with public employees’ experience of a higher educational pathway that resulted in their obtaining a Diploma level qualification. In addition to understanding the employees’ experience of this pathway we were interested in whether the experience contributed to their openness to the prospect of university level education. We conducted telephone interviews with a sample of participants from the program. Employees reported very positive experience of the program; in particular employees reported enhanced efficacy beliefs, a strong sense of achievement, and a feeling of recognition. This experience is explained by four main factors; (1) a program design that was well aligned with the employees learning needs, (2) strong support by organisational staff who delivered and assessed participants on capability criteria, (3) strong management support for employees’ participation, (4) an academic ceremony that provided participants with public recognition of their achievement by valued others. Participants’ motivation to participate was primarily intrinsic rather than extrinsic. Participants in the study reported that their experience in this educational pathway gave them the confidence to consider the possibility of university level education. The paper also discusses the practitioner-academic collaboration that led to the development of this paper.