This thesis addresses the use of cloud-native autoscalers, including Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), KEDA, and Cluster Autoscaler, in conjunction with streaming processing platforms like KStream and Flink within Kubernetes environments.
As Kubernetes emerges as the de-facto standard for container orchestration, the demand for effective autoscaling solutions to manage dynamic workloads has grown significantly.
This study evaluates the performance and scalability of selected autoscalers tria...
Obiettivi: Le alterazioni della voce e del linguaggio rappresentano manifestazioni frequenti e clinicamente rilevanti nelle sindromi extrapiramidali con un impatto significativo sulla comunicazione e sulla qualità di vita. Nonostante la loro alta prevalenza, tali disturbi risultano spesso sottovalutati nelle fasi iniziali di malattia. L’obiettivo del presente studio è stato analizzare in modo multidimensionale le caratteristiche vocali e articolatorie di pazienti affetti da Malattia di Parkin...
Background and aims: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a prevalent mental disease associated with multiple clinical manifestations, involving several organs and systems. Despite evidence supporting a sex-related disparity in AUD patients, the vast majority of data has predominantly focused on men, leaving unappreciated several features of the condition affecting women.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 907 patients with AUD from a single Alcohol-related Disease Unit over an 19-y...
Introduzione:
Negli individui anziani, la malattia cerebrovascolare rappresenta una delle principali cause di mortalità e disabilità. La principale causa alla base degli eventi ischemici è la patologia steno-occlusiva aterosclerotica delle arterie carotidi extracraniche. Queste placche sono responsabili di circa il 20% degli ictus a eziologia embolica o emodinamica. Tuttavia, non è noto se il grado di stenosi sia correlato alla sopravvivenza dopo un evento ischemico. Lo scopo dello studio è s...
This thesis explores the role of European projects as tools for integration, funding distribution, and
value dissemination across the EU. It investigates how organizations access and implement EUfunded
projects, and the ways they interact simultaneously in various consortia, according to its
role. Through qualitative interviews and project analysis, the research examines a case study of a
Foundation, focussing on project goals, consortium structures, funding mechanisms, and core
concepts such...
In questo lavoro di tesi sono stati analizzati gli effetti di tre farmaci antipsicotici di seconda generazione, ziprasidone, risperidone e olanzapina, in modelli preclinici di schizofrenia. In particolare è stato studiato il sistema endolisosomiale a livello del sistema nervoso servendosi di modelli di Drosophila Melanogaster, in assenza o dopo trattamento con antipsicotici. Sono stati presi in considerazione modelli loss of function di Disbindina, una proteina coinvolta nell'insorgenza del d...
This study explores how recent U.S. science policy shifts which led to severe funding cuts, tightened compliance requirements, and growing political interference, have influenced researcher perceptions and mobility, and how the European Union has responded strategically. The study focuses on 2025 as a turning point in transatlantic research dynamics and is anchored in the Presence-Opportunity-Capability (POC) framework, as well as complemented by a push-pull mobility lens.
Methodologically, ...
Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants adapted to extreme coastal conditions and known to produce high levels of bioactive secondary metabolites, making them attractive candidates for nutraceutical, pharmacological, cosmetic, and biotechnological applications. This study examines thirteen halophytic species from the North Adriatic lagoon system (Venice Lagoon and Po Delta areas) by assessing their biological potential through an integrated analytical workflow. Extracts from different plant organ...
Amvrakikos Gulf, an enclosed gulf in western Greece, was delinetaed as an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) in 2023 under the criteria of vulnerability and reproduction for three threatened species: Aetomylaeus bovinus, Gymnura altavela and Mustelus mustelus. The Gulf, a national park and the most extended wetland in Greece, hosts a remarkable diversity of 11 elasmobranch species, of which five are listed as Endangered (EN) and Critically Endangered (CR) by the IUCN Red List of Threatened S...
Harbour porpoises are small cetaceans that inhabit temperate and subpolar waters of the Northern Hemisphere, mainly in shallow, nearshore areas. The Iberian harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena meridionalis) is a genetically distinct population from other North Atlantic populations and is classified as “Critically Endangered”, having experienced a significant decline since the mid-20th century. This study presents the first assessment of harbour porpoise occurrence and behaviour along Portugal...
