University of Bologna

Fourier and microlocal methods for quantum Rabi systems

Abstract We give a concise presentation two perturbative approaches to the spectral analysis of Quantum Rabi systems. For the one-mode two-level model, a metaplectic translation reduces the Hamiltonian to a bounded analytic perturbation of a doubled harmonic oscillator. The first...

Real-World Clinical Management of Keratoconus in Europe and the Middle East: A Multicountry Survey on Diagnostic and Surgical Practices (Keratoconus in Mind - KIM Project)

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the current management of patients with keratoconus in European and Middle Eastern countries through the collection of real-world data from clinicians actively managing keratoconus. Methods: Computer-assisted web interviewing survey targeting...

Belief Functions Meet Quantum Logic: A Mathematical Framework for Coherence-Based Decision Theories

Decision theories based on cognitive consistency understand decision-making as the process of constructing a coherent representation of reality, capable of providing a reliable causal map that connects actions to consequences. Rejecting assumptions concerning preferences and util...

Case-based pharmacotherapeutic learning structured around the prescribing optimization method and the WHO 6-step model: Medical students’ views from an exploratory questionnaire study

Abstract Purpose Pharmacotherapy is a core competence for physicians and case-based learning is a valuable teaching method for developing this competence. This study explored medical students’ views on structuring pharmacotherapeutic education around either the Prescribing Optimi...

On the nontrapping condition and its role in the smoothing effect of dispersive operators

Abstract In this paper, we discuss the smoothing effect of some dispersive operators with variable coefficients in connection with the so called nontrapping condition (NTC). The operators under consideration are of order $$m=2,3$$ m = 2 , 3 , and we shall show that, in some cases...

Higher prearthritic activity is associated with higher long‐term activity after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Abstract Purpose To evaluate long‐term sport participation after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and determine whether recalled prearthritic activity was associated with activity at final follow‐up. Methods This retrospective study included 76 knees in 70 patients evalu...

DARE to wear: digital health promotion and disease prevention using wearable devices

Global healthcare systems are under increasing strain to ensure long-term sustainability, necessitating a transition towards proactive, preventive healthcare strategies. Wearable sensor technologies are uniquely positioned to facilitate this paradigm shift by allowing continuous...

Psychometric properties of the PANSS autism severity score (PAUSS) in young peoples at clinical high risk for psychosis: does it really measure autistic features?

Abstract The PANSS Autism Severity Score (PAUSS) is a commonly used measure for autistic features in early psychosis, including in adolescents at Clinical High Risk (CHR). However, no research examining its psychometric properties in this at-risk population has been published to...

Integrating urgent care centers into primary care networks to reduce emergency department overcrowding: a real-world implementation and evaluation

Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding is a major challenge for health systems and is often driven by high volumes of low-acuity visits. In 2023, the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy implemented a network of community-based Urgent Care Centers (UCCs) to provide timely care for low-...

Consensus recommendations for standardising ILD multidisciplinary discussions in India

Abstract Background Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are complex, heterogeneous disorders that require accurate diagnosis and coordinated care. Multidisciplinary discussions (MDMs) are considered the gold standard for ILD management; however, in India, the implementation of stru...

From borders to courts: assembling pushback cases in a hostile transnational setting

Abstract This article examines the work of legal intermediaries in moving cases from the border to the court, focusing on pushbacks from Italy and Austria to Slovenia and along the Balkan corridor. It demonstrates that these practices occurred within a hostile transnational setti...

Regularity for a sum of two squares in two variables with symplectic characteristic manifold

Abstract We study the Gevrey hypoellipticity of the sum of two squares in two variables, satisfying the Hörmander hypothesis: $$ D_{x}^{2} + \left( f(x, y) D_{y}\right) ^{2} $$ D x 2 + f ( x , y ) D y 2 assuming that the function f , describing (the space projection of) its chara...

Statistical quality in RCTs of technology-based rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: A CHAMP-Based Meta-Research Study

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional meta-research study. OBJECTIVES: Technology-based rehabilitation (TBR) is increasingly used in spinal cord injury (SCI), with a growing number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating its effectiveness. However, inadequate statistical report...

The Italian Nanomedicine Platform (INP): national integration within the European nanomedicine ecosystem

Italy’s nanomedicine expertise has long developed in fragmented manner, with limited coordination across academia, clinical institutions, industry and regulatory bodies. The Italian Nanomedicine Platform (INP) was established to integrate discovery, preclinical validation, regula...

Total intravenous versus volatile anesthesia in living donor hepatectomy: A global prospective cohort study from the international LDLT registry

The choice between total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and volatile anesthesia for living donor hepatectomy remains controversial, with limited evidence comparing their impact on donor and recipient outcomes. This study evaluates the association between anesthetic technique and e...

Fostering public value through a collaborative organizational culture in highly vulnerable social contexts

Purpose This study aims to investigate how internal collaborative culture within public educational institutions influences the creation of public value, particularly in contexts of social and economic vulnerability. While public value theory has evolved from managerial to co-pro...

Ordo et connexio verborum Spinoza on the Genesis and Nature of Human Language

Spinoza’s remarks on language are often treated as fragmentary and inconsistent with his philosophy. This paper argues that they become intelligible when situated within his account of the imaginative origin of language. Drawing on Part II of the Ethics, it shows how linguistic s...

Bacillus haynesii VWC18 Drives Growth and Flowering Improvements in Euphorbia pulcherrima and Cyclamen persicum: A Sustainable Approach for Ornamental Crop Performance

This study evaluated the microbial strain Bacillus VWC18, isolated from waste vegetable compost, as a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) for two high-value ornamental crops: poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) and cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum). Identified as Bacillus hayn...

Flexible Late Mousterian lithic technological organisation at Riparo l’Oscurusciuto (Italy): A typo-technological and 3D-based approach

Abstract The portion of the Riparo l’Oscurusciuto (Italy) stratigraphic sequence so far excavated provides an outstanding record of the local population history between ca. 55 − 42 kya BP: a key period for understanding the end of the Middle Palaeolithic and the onset of the Uppe...

Celiac Disease Management in School Environments: An Interdisciplinary Narrative Review of Operational, Psychosocial, and Nutritional Barriers

Background: Pediatric celiac disease (CD) prevalence is rising, estimated at 2% to 3% in select screening cohorts. Affected children face significant environmental, psychosocial, and nutritional barriers within institutional school settings. Methods: This narrative review synthes...