Sapienza University of Rome

Intentional Semantic Geometry: Statements as Grammar-Mediated References into Determinable Spectra

Non-trivial scientific meaning is not, in general, a proposition in a fixed logic-space. A statement is a pointer into a semantic geometry - a spectrum - and its interpretation is grammar-mediated: a grammar decides how the statement names regions or positions in the spectrum. Bo...

Intentional Semantic Geometry: Statements as Grammar-Mediated References into Determinable Spectra

Non-trivial scientific meaning is not, in general, a proposition in a fixed logic-space. A statement is a pointer into a semantic geometry - a spectrum - and its interpretation is grammar-mediated: a grammar decides how the statement names regions or positions in the spectrum. Bo...

Identifying active surfaces for C2 decomposition relevant to the FC-CVD CNT synthesis process

Selecting for high quality carbon nanotube (CNT) growth during the floating catalyst vapour deposition (FC-CVD) synthesis process remains a challenge due to the coupling of physical and chemical phenomena inside the reactor. While there is evidence implicating C2 species as the p...

Contemplative Practice and Responses to Mortality Salience: Evidence from Long-Term Sufi Meditators

Mortality salience research has played a central role in understanding responses to death awareness and existential threat. At the same time, relatively little research has examined whether long-term contemplative practice may shape affective, cognitive, and implicit responses to...

A decision-support framework for selecting new energy bus technologies: Assessing battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses

New energy bus (NEB) technologies, including battery electric buses (BEBs) and hydrogen fuel cell buses (FCBs), offer pathways to support decarbonisation strategies in public transport. Selecting the most suitable technology represents a multi-dimensional decision problem encompa...

Cell senescence emerges as a hallmark and therapeutic target of chronic intracellular infection

<title>Abstract</title> Intracellular pathogens are ideal candidates for modelling the pathophysiology of chronic infection, as they hide within host cells and avoid conventional immune clearance through a controlled reshaping of cellular fate. This study unveils how the emerging...

Beyond Weight Loss: A Comprehensive Review of Integrated Pharmacotherapy and Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in Endometrial Cancer Care

Backgroundand Objectives: Endometrial cancer ranks among the most prevalent gynecologic malignancies in high-income countries, with increasing incidence and mortality driven by the global obesity epidemic. Evidence suggests that women with early-stage disease face a greater risk...

Scrolling away from our insecurity. The mediating role of affective job satisfaction in the relationship between job insecurity and cyberloafing

Cyberloafing, namely the use of the Internet during working hours for personal purposes, has gained increasing popularity in literature; however, the underlying job stressors and processes driving its occurrence remain insufficiently understood. Drawing on the Conservation of Res...

Data-Driven Fatigue Trajectories in Multiple Sclerosis and Their Predictors

Fatigue is one of the most disabling symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), yet its longitudinal trajectories and determinants remain poorly characterized. We aimed to identify trajectories of cognitive and physical fatigue in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and to determine baseline...

Real‐world outcomes of venetoclax plus hypomethylating agents in unfit acute myeloid leukaemia: Results of the GIMEMA AML2320 trial

Summary Venetoclax (VEN) plus hypomethylating agents (HMAs) represents the standard of care for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy, but prospective real‐world observational data outside randomized clinical trials remain limited...

Sulfur Dioxide Disproportionation by Magnesium Sulfite as Intermediate

Solar-assisted thermochemical cycles can convert intermittent solar energy into storable chemical fuels. Within the European SULPHURREAL project, elemental sulfur is investigated as a long-term energy-storage medium in a cycle based on H2SO4, S, and SO2. This work investigates an...

Hype vs. reality: the true impact of traditional and generative AI on users’ intention to use soft skills coaching chatbots in higher education

This study compares three soft-skills coaching chatbot configurations in higher education: traditional AI, hybrid AI, and generative AI-only systems. In collaboration with Rocky.ai, a prominent European AI coaching chatbot company, we investigate a sample of 120 higher education...

Isolated Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Associated with Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: A Systematic Review

Background: Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is a rare neurological condition with a broad differential diagnosis. Although neoplastic disorders are the most common cause, internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) is an uncommon but clinically important and potentially reversible...

Unveiling the Neural Correlates of Incidental Memory: a Meta-analysis of fMRI Studies

A significant body of research sought to understand the mechanisms underlying memory formation and retrieval. Even when focusing exclusively on episodic memory, several subcategories emerge, such as explicit, implicit, and autobiographical memory. In this study, we utilized Activ...

Analysis of 3GM High Accuracy Accelerometer data collected during JUICE lunar earth gravity assist

Abstract. The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, launched in April 2023 by the European Space Agency (ESA), is designed to investigate Jupiter and its largest icy moons, Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa, with a focus on assessing their potential habitability and investigat...

Operational Multi-Source Data Fusion for High-Resolution LULC Mapping

High-resolution and regularly updatable land cover maps are essential for local-scale environmental monitoring, water resource management, and territorial governance, yet existing global and regional products fail to provide the spatial detail and thematic richness required for o...

Algorithmic Prognostication in Female Oncofertility Counseling: Ethical Challenges of Bias, Autonomy, and Predictive Uncertainty

Advances in machine learning, predictive analytics, and clinical prediction modeling have accelerated the development of algorithmic tools for estimating reproductive outcomes after cancer treatment. In female oncofertility counseling, these models may support individualized asse...

Theory of mind and social competence in preschool children with cochlear implants: relationships with language proficiency

This study examined receptive and expressive language proficiency, Theory of Mind (ToM), emotional expressiveness, and social competence in preschool-aged children with cochlear implants (CIs) and age-matched typically hearing (TH) peers. Thirty-two children with CIs and 32 TH ch...

Algorithmic imaginaries: Definition and critical questions

Algorithmic systems play an increasingly central role across a variety of social domains. Over the last few years, various concepts have been developed in the interdisciplinary field of algorithm studies to understand how people make sense of these systems and interact with them...

Board of directors and innovation efficiency: a necessary condition analysis

Purpose This study examines whether corporate governance mechanisms constitute necessary conditions for achieving innovation efficiency in the healthcare industry. Building on the view that boards are not merely control bodies but strategic resources that enable the implementatio...