Università degli Studi eCampus

About: Università degli Studi eCampus is a education organization based out in Novedrate, Italy. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Anxiety & Planck. The organization has 124 authors who have published 538 publications receiving 21483 citations. The organization is also known as: Universita degli Studi eCampus.

Robotic automated fiber placement of carbon fiber towpregs

Abstract: Robotic Automated Fiber Placement (R-AFP) technology was developed to manufacture composite laminates by placing carbon fiber thermoset towpregs, obtained by impregnating 12 K high-strength grade ca...

Uphill walking at iso-efficiency speeds.

Abstract: Uphill walking gait has been extensively studied, but the optimal uphill speed able to enhance the metabolic demand without increasing fatigability has so far received little attention. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the metabolic/kinematic demand at constant speed (6 km·h-1 G0 level, G2 2% uphill, G7 7% uphill) and at iso-efficiency speeds (G2IES 5.2 km·h-1 2% uphill and G7IES 3.9 km·h-1 7% uphill). For this aim, physically active women (n:24, Age 33.40 ± 4.97 years, BMI 21.62 ± 2.06 kg/m-2) after an 8-min warm-up were studied on a treadmill for 10' for every walking condition with a 5' rest in between. Average heart rate (AVG-HR), rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and kinematic variables (stance time, swing time, stride length, stride cycle, stride-length variability, stride-cycle variability and internal work) were studied. Modifications in stance time, stride length and stride cycle (p<0.005), and lower internal-work values (p<0.001) occurred in G7IES in comparison to the other conditions. Swing time was significantly modified only in G7IES compared to G0 and G7 (p<0.001 and p<0.005, respectively). Stride-length variability and stride-cycle variability were higher in G7IES compared to the other conditions (p<0.001). G7 induced the highest AVG-HR (p<0.005) and RPE (p<0.001) compared to the other conditions. This study demonstrates that by applying the equation for uphill walking gait, it is possible to maintain a similar metabolic demand and RPE at iso-efficiency speeds during uphill compared to level walking, inducing at the same time a modification of the kinematic parameters of walking gait performed at the same slope condition.

Smart Profiling of City Areas Based on Web Data

Abstract: The paper presents a framework for characterizing and profiling city areas from available data provided by online web services and web sites. These data are points of interest (restaurants, services, hotels, schools, churches, shops, wi-fi access points, etc.) disseminated in the city, local news, traffic information, city events, lifestyle and human behaviors. The framework allows selecting the different data sources, preprocessing the data, extracting meaningful features, executing a clustering algorithm to determine the profiles of the single areas of the city, and visualizing the results on the city map. The definition of the areas is based on the construction of a virtual grid of squared cells on the city. We employed the framework for profiling areas of the metropolitan city of Milan, Italy. We tested different cell sizes and employed the k-means clustering algorithm to group similar areas of the city. We highlight how areas belonging to the same cluster, although located in different zones of the city, actually present similar characteristics. Such a framework can be of the utmost importance for several entities. By exploiting the profiles of the city areas, citizens can benefit from tailored services, enterprises can define ad hoc marketing strategies, and local governments can be supported in decision making.

Relationship between Information System and Information Overload. A Preliminary Analysis

Abstract: The aim of this research is to investigate the role of information system in supporting companies to face with information overload. Specifically, the study provides an empirical analysis aimed to examine whether the quality of information systems is able to abate the negative effects of information overload/underload inside a company. Through a survey we assess the managerial feelings about the information overload (and underload) and the managerial assessment of the Information System (IS) quality. Preliminary empirical findings of our survey confirm, by performing a factor analysis, previous literature and suggest the items to be monitored for assessing the information underload and information overload phenomena and the dimensions to take into account for evaluating the IS quality, namely, information processing capacity, technical equipment and communication. Furthermore, results show that when the information underload increases, the information processing capacity of IS decreases and vice versa. This relation suggests that the IS quality could affect the information overload/underload phenomena.