Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Simulation-based design and preliminary controller-level assessment of the real-time control logic of a proposed multimodal vibrotactile navigation belt

Wearable assistive technologies for blind and visually impaired users require discreet feedback channels that do not rely primarily on continuous auditory output. This study presents a simulation-based proof of concept focused on the controller logic of a proposed multimodal vibr...

Vibe Coding: An experiment with test-driven development

Abstract Context Conversational Large Language Models (CLLMs) can automatically generate code by collaborating with users through natural language. However, poor collaboration can lead to poor quality output. Objective This exploratory study aims to investigate how humans and CLL...

Tomato-mediated enrichment of stress-adapted rhizobacteria under salinity and drought: a combined microbiome and cultivation-based approach

Soil salinity and drought are major environmental constraints that increasingly threaten agricultural productivity by altering plant performance and rhizosphere microbial communities. Exploiting plant-mediated microbial recruitment under stress may represent an effective strategy...

Mid-term effect of organic fertilisation on the soil seed bank of moderately species-rich and moderately species-poor mountain meadows

Permanent mountain meadows provide forage for livestock farming and are potential small-scale biodiversity hotspots, but the response of their soil seed bank (SSB) to organic fertilisation is not completely clarified. Studies exploring changes over time are rare and experiments a...

Fast and Efficient Estimation of Macromodels with Large Shocks

We propose a new approach for efficiently estimating and analyzing macroeconomic models subject to large shocks. We apply the methodology to a two-sector model that captures the heterogeneous exposure of different sectors to the COVID-19 pandemic. We solve the model nonlinearly a...

Executing discrete/continuous declarative process specifications via complex event processing

Abstract Traditional Business Process Management (BPM) focuses on discrete events and fails to incorporate critical continuous sensor data in cyber-physical environments. Hybrid declarative specifications, using Signal Temporal Logic (STL), address this limitation by allowing con...

Italian Fluvial Sediment Transport Database: a comprehensive hub for archiving and analyzing hydrological data

Fluvial sediment transport plays a key role in geomorphological and hydrological processes, influencing river morphology, watershed and coastal sediment balances, and the environmental response to climatic and anthropogenic changes. In Italy, the availability of homogeneous and l...

How Likely Are Your Future Participants to Meet the Same Measurement Criterion? The R Package bruno

The R package bruno addresses two prospective questions in educational and psychological research: what probability should be assigned to a prespecified measurement-defined event in the next comparable case, and how many event-positive cases are plausible in a specified future sa...

Solvent-Cage-Controlled Radical Flux and Reactive Adduct Intermediates Govern Azo-Initiated Oxidation

Abstract Radical-mediated oxidation underlies processes ranging from oxidative stress in biological systems to antioxidant evaluation in food and pharmaceutical chemistry. In widely used azo-initiated systems such as those based on 2,2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) (AAPH), radical f...

Rethinking entrepreneurial negotiation: from isolated episodes to a processual framework

Purpose This paper addresses fragmentation in entrepreneurial negotiation research by developing a conceptual framework that shifts the focus from isolated negotiation episodes to a longitudinal perspective across the entrepreneurial journey, where entrepreneurs function as centr...

How robot dogs see the unseeable: Improving visual interpretability via peering for exploratory robots

In vegetated environments, such as forests, exploratory robots play a vital role in navigating complex, cluttered environments where human access is limited and traditional equipment struggles. Visual occlusion from obstacles, such as foliage, can severely obstruct a robot’s sens...

Coherent Oscillations of Protons in Hydrogen-Loaded Metals

We review recent calculations and numerical simulations showing the formation of coherent states of protons in hydrogen-loaded metals with a cubic crystal lattice. The characteristic frequencies discussed here are the local proton frequency, the plasma frequency, and the resonant...

Towards resilient forest establishment in Europe: functional traits, genetic diversity and multifunctional design

Abstract Forest restoration and afforestation across Europe are accelerating, yet the decision-making processes governing forest establishment remain unevenly examined, especially from a biodiversity perspective. Considering this and the global environmental changes of climate sh...

Unphysical coefficients of sliding friction in numerical simulations of granular materials

Abstract We focus on a simple model of elastic-frictional collisional contact employed in many numerical simulations of granular flows and highlight the role played by the tangential coefficient of restitution in determining an effective coefficient of normal restitution. We show...

Tail-risk in real-time electricity pricing: Experimental evidence on preferences, perception and comprehension

Do households comprehend the nature of tail-risks inherent to real-time electricity pricing (RTP) plans? We develop a randomized and incentivized experiment calibrated to real-world price distributions and find that (a) probabilistic risk disclosure, beyond that offered in standa...

A global dataset of forest disturbance regimes derived from satellite biomass observations

Abstract. Forests play a central role in the global carbon cycle by serving as critical carbon sinks for atmospheric CO2. Yet, the stability and continued capacity of these sinks are increasingly threatened by a growing number of disturbances. Accurately representing the stochast...

Sociality and nesting strategy account for non-random associations between bees and their parasitic dipterans

Abstract Bees (Apoidea: Anthophila) are recorded as common hosts of a diverse array of parasitic Diptera species, but information is widely scattered across the literature, limiting our knowledge of global bee-dipteran association patterns. Here, we retrieved published informatio...

What makes an effective ideator? The distinct roles of cognition, personality, and experience in early-stage venture ideation

A microfoundational account of organizational innovation capability should explain which individual-level attributes distinguish ideators who are better able to generate, select, and elaborate ideas into investment-worthy business concepts. Yet research remains fragmented because...

A factorial multi‐layer analysis reveals non‐additive sulfur–iron interactions shaping metabolic and transcriptional responses in durum wheat

Summary Reciprocal iron–sulfur regulation in durum wheat converges on a few metabolic hubs that integrate nutrient status with plant growth and performance. Iron and sulfur availabilities were factorially modulated in hydroponically grown wheat to establish how each nutrient and...

Application of an Off-Design Transient Simulation Framework for Pump-as-Turbine in OpenFOAM: Validation and Flow Analysis

Pump-as-Turbine (PaT) systems represent a cost-effective solution for hydraulic energy recovery in existing water networks and industrial processes. However, the prediction of their performance in turbine mode remains challenging, especially under off-design conditions where unst...