Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics

Sustainable lesson study in Italian secondary education: insights from a lesson on the regression line

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the adapted model of lesson study implemented in an Italian upper secondary school and sustained over the past seven years. To illustrate and reflect on this approach, the paper reports an example of lesson study activity carried ou...

A descriptor-oriented reporting framework for lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticle–semiconductor heterostructures in NIR-activated photocatalysis: Photophysics, interfaces, and ML-ready data

Near-infrared (NIR) photons remain underutilized in heterogeneous photocatalysis because most semiconductor catalysts absorb mainly ultraviolet or visible light. Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can convert NIR excitation into UV-visible emission and thereby ac...

Qualitative and Quantitative Differences between GSR and non-GSR Source Particles Revealed by Raman Spectroscopy

Analysis of Gunshot Residue (GSR) is relevant to forensic science by providing a correlation between an individual and a firearms incident. Detection of GSR is usually made by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). Pa...

Comics as a tool for teaching alternative energy: effects on cognitive achievement, motivation, attitudes, and learning environment among sixth-grade students

This study examined the effects of comic-based instruction in an alternative energy unit on sixth-grade students’ cognitive achievement, science learning motivation, attitudes toward alternative energy, and perceptions of the classroom learning environment. The study responded to...

Evaluation of Dual-Near-Infrared-Wavelength Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Treatment of Canine Otitis Externa: A Prospective Multicenter Pilot Study

This is the first prospective multicenter study investigating photobiomodulation (PBM) in canine OE. Inclusion criteria required an Otitis Index Score 3 (OTIS-3; scale 0–3) ≥1 for erythema and discharge and a Budach cytological score ≥1+ (scale 0–4+) for Malassezia spp. and/or ba...