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1. Optimizing Agrivoltaic Integration: Spatial Analysis and AHP Assessment

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Murgante, Beniamino, Rahmani, Shiva, Scorzelli, Rossella, Fattoruso, Grazia, Annunziata, Alfonso, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Taniar, David, editor, C. Rocha, Ana Maria A., editor, and Faginas Lago, Maria Noelia, editor

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2024
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2. Application of the 15-Minute City Criteria to a Metropolitan Area: The Case Study of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Italy

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Murgante, Beniamino, Annunziata, Alfonso, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Taniar, David, editor, C. Rocha, Ana Maria A., editor, and Faginas Lago, Maria Noelia, editor

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2024
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3. Mapping Emotional Landscapes: Understanding the Interplay of Emotions and the Built Environment in Potenza, Italy

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Murgante, Beniamino, Mazzarelli, Giovanni, van der Laag Yamu, Claudia Hedwig, Annunziata, Alfonso, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Taniar, David, editor, C. Rocha, Ana Maria A., editor, and Faginas Lago, Maria Noelia, editor

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2024
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4. Spatial Multi-criteria Analysis for the Planning of Green Hydrogen Infrastructure: The Case Study of the Industrial Area of Viggiano

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Scorzelli, Rossella, Rahmani, Shiva, Delfino, Michela, Fattoruso, Grazia, Annunziata, Alfonso, Murgante, Beniamino, Goos, Gerhard, Series Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Taniar, David, editor, C. Rocha, Ana Maria A., editor, and Faginas Lago, Maria Noelia, editor

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2024
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5. Strategies for Democratizing Development. Application of Geodesign in a Low-Context Culture

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Corrado, Simone, Santopietro, Luigi, Annunziata, Alfonso, Piro, Rosanna, Gatto, Rachele Vanessa, Scorzelli, Rossella, Rahmani, Shiva, Scorza, Francesco, Murgante, Beniamino, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Cui, Zhen-Dong, Series Editor, Marucci, Alessandro, editor, Zullo, Francesco, editor, Fiorini, Lorena, editor, and Saganeiti, Lucia, editor

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2024
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6. Assessing the Relationship Between Spatial Configuration and Proximity to Basic Services. The Case Studies of Matera and Terni, Italy

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Valluzzi, Raffaela, Annunziata, Alfonso, Murgante, Beniamino, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Cui, Zhen-Dong, Series Editor, Marucci, Alessandro, editor, Zullo, Francesco, editor, Fiorini, Lorena, editor, and Saganeiti, Lucia, editor

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2024
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7. Spatial and Configurational Analysis for the Implementation of the 15-Minute City Model. The Case Study of Perugia, Italy

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Patimisco, Lucia, Annunziata, Alfonso, Murgante, Beniamino, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Cui, Zhen-Dong, Series Editor, Marucci, Alessandro, editor, Zullo, Francesco, editor, Fiorini, Lorena, editor, and Saganeiti, Lucia, editor

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2024
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8. Spatial Smartness and (In)Justice in Urban Contexts? The Case Studies of Cagliari and Parma, Italy

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Garau, Chiara, Annunziata, Alfonso, Desogus, Giulia, Rossetti, Silvia, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Cui, Zhen-Dong, Series Editor, Marucci, Alessandro, editor, Zullo, Francesco, editor, Fiorini, Lorena, editor, and Saganeiti, Lucia, editor

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2024
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10. Describing and Understanding the Morphology of the Urban Landscape. The Case Study of Cagliari, Italy

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Garau, Chiara, Annunziata, Alfonso, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Scorza, Francesco, editor, Karaca, Yeliz, editor, and Torre, Carmelo M., editor

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2023
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11. Accessibility and Polarities of Pedestrian Network in University Campuses. A Space Syntax Application

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Marinelli, Lea Jeanne, Annunziata, Alfonso, Caselli, Barbara, Desogus, Giulia, Torrisi, Vincenza, Garau, Chiara, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Scorza, Francesco, editor, Karaca, Yeliz, editor, and Torre, Carmelo M., editor

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2023
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12. Measuring the Potential for Meaningful Usability of Spaces: The Case Studies of Two Social Housing Districts in Cagliari, Italy

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Garau, Chiara, Lotfata, Aynaz, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Scorza, Francesco, editor, Karaca, Yeliz, editor, and Torre, Carmelo M., editor

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2023
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13. Identification of Patterns of Socio-Economic and Spatial Processes via Principal Component Analysis and Clustering Algorithms. The Case Study of Southern Italy

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Scorza, Francesco, Corrado, Simone, Murgante, Beniamino, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Scorza, Francesco, editor, Karaca, Yeliz, editor, and Torre, Carmelo M., editor

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2023
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16. Health and Mobility in the Post-pandemic Scenario. An Analysis of the Adaptation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans in Key Contexts of Italy

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Desogus, Giulia, Mighela, Francesca, Garau, Chiara, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, and Garau, Chiara, editor

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2022
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17. Accessibility and Mobility in the Small Mountain Municipality of Zafferana Etnea (Sicily): Coupling of Walkability Assessment and Space Syntax

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Russo, Antonio, Campisi, Tiziana, Tesoriere, Giovanni, Annunziata, Alfonso, Garau, Chiara, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, and Garau, Chiara, editor

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2022
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18. The Monumental Heritage in Sardinia by Historical Eras: A Research to Evaluate the Place-Based Connections

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Garau, Chiara, Desogus, Giulia, Annunziata, Alfonso, Banchiero, Federica, Mistretta, Pasquale, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, La Rosa, Daniele, editor, and Privitera, Riccardo, editor

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2022
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21. From Alkenes to Cyclic Carbonates with a Stable Iron‐Cross‐Bridged Cyclam Catalyst.

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Yeamin, Md Bin, Annunziata, Alfonso, Ruffo, Francesco, and Masdeu‐Bultó, Anna M.

Subjects
*IRON catalysts, *CARBON dioxide, *EPOXIDATION, *CARBONATES, *STYRENE
Abstract

A stable iron(III) complex with the cross‐bridged cyclam 4,11‐dimethyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane catalyzes the epoxidation of aromatic alkenes and the fixation of CO2 into cyclic carbonates. Best results were obtained for styrene conversion to styrene carbonate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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22. Identification and Assessment of Thematic Paths Through the Cultural Paths Assessment Tool (PAST). The Case Study of Cagliari, Italy

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Garau, Chiara, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, La Rosa, Daniele, editor, and Privitera, Riccardo, editor

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2021
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23. A Literature Review on Urban Usability and Accessibility to Investigate the Related Criteria for Equality in the City

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Pinna, Francesco, Garau, Chiara, Annunziata, Alfonso, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Blečić, Ivan, editor, Taniar, David, editor, Apduhan, Bernady O., editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Tarantino, Eufemia, editor, and Torre, Carmelo Maria, editor

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2021
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24. A Literature Review on the Assessment of Vitality and Its Theoretical Framework. Emerging Perspectives for Geodesign in the Urban Context

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Garau, Chiara, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Blečić, Ivan, editor, Taniar, David, editor, Apduhan, Bernady O., editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Tarantino, Eufemia, editor, and Torre, Carmelo Maria, editor

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2021
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25. Smart Governance Models to Optimise Urban Planning Under Uncertainty by Decision Trees

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Garau, Chiara, Desogus, Giulia, Annunziata, Alfonso, Coni, Mauro, Crobu, Claudio, Di Francesco, Massimo, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Blečić, Ivan, editor, Taniar, David, editor, Apduhan, Bernady O., editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Tarantino, Eufemia, editor, and Torre, Carmelo Maria, editor

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2021
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27. A Literature Review on Walkability and its Theoretical Framework. Emerging Perspectives for Research Developments

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Garau, Chiara, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Garau, Chiara, editor, Blečić, Ivan, editor, Taniar, David, editor, Apduhan, Bernady O., editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A. C., editor, Tarantino, Eufemia, editor, Torre, Carmelo Maria, editor, and Karaca, Yeliz, editor

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2020
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30. Unveiling intra-rural divides: investigating decline and prosperity in rural areas. The case study of southern Italy.

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Scorza, Francesco, Corrado, Simone, and Murgante, Beniamino

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*RURAL geography, *INTERNAL migration, *PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation, *GOVERNMENT policy, *RURAL women
Abstract

Strategies to address the decline and marginalization of rural areas are emerging as a central issue of European and national policies. Yet, the conceptualization of decline and the recognition of forms of decline specific to distinct rural areas, resulting in conditions of intra-rural divide, are fundamental aspects for developing place-based and targeted strategies. The article thus focuses on the concept of intra-rural divide. It introduces the categories of declining, adapting, stabilizing, and developing regions as spatial clusters that present specific population trends and require specific place-based policies. These policies are defined as adaptation, mitigation, and development strategies. The aim of the study is to develop a procedure, based on a set of indicators of population trends and population structure, to investigate the impact of active decline resulting from out-migration and legacy decline resulting from demographic imbalances produced by past migration. The objective is to understand the intra-rural divide and identify clusters of declining transition and prosperous rural areas. Six Italian regions were selected as study areas, including Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, and Puglia. The Municipalities are selected as the unit of analysis. The study's findings provide relevant information for defining targeted policies and balancing adaptation, mitigation, and development strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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32. Smart City Governance and Children’s Rights: Perspectives and Findings from Literature on Natural Elements Influencing Children’s Activities Within Public Spaces

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Garau, Chiara, Annunziata, Alfonso, Vale, David, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Stankova, Elena, editor, Korkhov, Vladimir, editor, Torre, Carmelo, editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A.C., editor, Taniar, David, editor, Apduhan, Bernady O., editor, and Tarantino, Eufemia, editor

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2019
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33. Understanding Kid-Friendly Urban Space for a More Inclusive Smart City: The Case Study of Cagliari (Italy)

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Annunziata, Alfonso, Garau, Chiara, Hutchison, David, Series Editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series Editor, Kittler, Josef, Series Editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series Editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series Editor, Mitchell, John C., Series Editor, Naor, Moni, Series Editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series Editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series Editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series Editor, Tygar, Doug, Series Editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series Editor, Gervasi, Osvaldo, editor, Murgante, Beniamino, editor, Misra, Sanjay, editor, Stankova, Elena, editor, Torre, Carmelo M., editor, Rocha, Ana Maria A.C., editor, Taniar, David, editor, Apduhan, Bernady O., editor, Tarantino, Eufemia, editor, and Ryu, Yeonseung, editor

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2018
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37. A walkability assessment tool coupling multi-criteria analysis and space syntax: the case study of Iglesias, Italy.

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Garau, Chiara, Annunziata, Alfonso, and Yamu, Claudia

Subjects
*PUBLIC spaces, *WALKABILITY, *PEDOMETERS, *BUILT environment, *CITY dwellers, *PHYSICAL activity, *SOCIAL interaction
Abstract

The global trend towards the growth of urban population poses the issue of the public space influence on outdoor practices of different subjects. Urban public space is the carrier of an ever-increasing number and density of users. Walking, both as a form of transportation and as a vector to physical activity and social interactions, emerges as a fundamental category of behaviour. The proposed research develops a theoretical and methodological framework for assessing walkability of the urban space. Building on concepts of capability and affordance, walkability is herein conceptualized in terms of the effect of affordances incorporated into the built environment on individuals' propensity to walk for different purposes. The methodological framework aims to capture the characteristics of walkability across scales as the product of the intrinsic and extrinsic properties of an urban setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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39. Ruthenium(II)–Arene Complexes with Glycosylated NHC-Carbene Co-Ligands: Synthesis, Hydrolytic Behavior, and Binding to Biological Molecules

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Annunziata, Alfonso, primary, Cucciolito, Maria Elena, additional, Di Ronza, Maddalena, additional, Ferraro, Giarita, additional, Hadiji, Mouna, additional, Merlino, Antonello, additional, Ortiz, Daniel, additional, Scopelliti, Rosario, additional, Fadaei Tirani, Farzaneh, additional, Dyson, Paul J., additional, and Ruffo, Francesco, additional

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2023
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41. Investigating the socio-spatial logic of historic urban areas through space syntax

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Garau, Chiara, Annunziata, Alfonso, Yamu, Claudia, D'Orlando, Dario, and Giuman, Marco

Abstract

Starting from the Late Republican and First Imperial ages, the Roman Mediterranean has seen the development and transformation of urbanised areas due to the newly gained stability conferred by the so-called Pax Augusta. This phenomenon has significant consequences in transforming pre-existing urban structures and establishing a large number of newly founded urban areas. This study aims to address a gap in the existing literature by developing a method to analyse the configuration of historical urban sites to understand the social and cultural antecedents of the transformation and development of urban areas in the Roman era. The study builds on Space Syntax theories and techniques to develop an analytical protocol that combines syntactical analysis and statistical analysis to measure and compare spatial, visual and social relationships in four urban Roman sites in the Mediterranean. The selected areas of study are the urban sites of Nora and Cosa in Italy, of Timgad in Algeria and of Thuburbo Maius in Tunisia. The study areas include planned urban sites constituted by a grid structure (Cosa and Timgad) and cities with continuity of life (Nora and Thuburbo Maius) formed by an organic inspired spatial layout. The study significantly contributes to archaeology and urban studies by proposing a combination of methods that associates distinct analytical techniques to investigate the large-scale configurational properties of historical urban environments whose spatial structure and, therefore, social logic have been only partially explored., TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, Vol 16 No 1 (2023): The city challenges and external agents. Methods, tools and best practices

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2023
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44. Impact of Hydrophobic Chains in Five-Coordinate Glucoconjugate Pt(II) Anticancer Agents

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Annunziata, Alfonso, primary, Imbimbo, Paola, additional, Cucciolito, Maria Elena, additional, Ferraro, Giarita, additional, Langellotti, Vincenzo, additional, Marano, Alessandra, additional, Melchiorre, Massimo, additional, Tito, Gabriella, additional, Trifuoggi, Marco, additional, Monti, Daria Maria, additional, Merlino, Antonello, additional, and Ruffo, Francesco, additional

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2023
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45. Synthesis and Characterization of Chiral Iridium Complexes Bearing Carbohydrate Functionalized Pyridincarboxamide Ligands and Their Application as Catalysts in the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of α-Ketoacids in Water

Author

Tensi, Leonardo, primary, Dall’Anese, Anna, additional, Annunziata, Alfonso, additional, Mearini, Simone, additional, Nofrini, Vittorio, additional, Menendez Rodriguez, Gabriel, additional, Carotti, Andrea, additional, Sardella, Roccaldo, additional, Ruffo, Francesco, additional, and Macchioni, Alceo, additional

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2023
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47. Investigating the socio-spatial logic of historic urban areas through space syntax. A comparative analysis of the Roman towns Cosa, Nora, Timgad and Thuburbo Majus

Author

Garau, Chiara, Annunziata, Alfonso, Yamu, Claudia Hedwig, D`Orlando, Dario, and Giuman, Marco

Abstract

Starting from the Late Republican and First Imperial ages, the Roman Mediterranean has seen the development and transformation of urbanised areas due to the newly gained stability conferred by the so-called Pax Augusta. This phenomenon has significant consequences in transforming pre-existing urban structures and establishing a large number of newly founded urban areas. This study aims to address a gap in the existing literature by developing a method to analyse the configuration of historical urban sites to understand the social and cultural antecedents of the transformation and development of urban areas in the Roman era. The study builds on Space Syntax theories and techniques to develop an analytical protocol that combines syntactical analysis and statistical analysis to measure and compare spatial, visual and social relationships in four urban Roman sites in the Mediterranean. The selected areas of study are the urban sites of Nora and Cosa in Italy, of Timgad in Algeria and of Thuburbo Maius in Tunisia. The study areas include planned urban sites constituted by a grid structure (Cosa and Timgad) and cities with continuity of life (Nora and Thuburbo Maius) formed by an organic inspired spatial layout. The study significantly contributes to archaeology and urban studies by proposing a combination of methods that associates distinct analytical techniques to investigate the large-scale configurational properties of historical urban environments whose spatial structure and, therefore, social logic have been only partially explored.

Published
2023

49. Design, Synthesis and Study of Novel Glycoconjugate Organometallic Complexes as Potential Anticancer Agents

Author

ANNUNZIATA, ALFONSO and ANNUNZIATA, ALFONSO

Abstract

An important application of coordination chemistry consists in the design of metal complexes with anti-tumor activity. The advantage of this methodology lies in the control of the properties of the compounds, through the wide choice of the metal, its oxidation state, the number of coordination and the relative geometry. Within this frame, the present PhD thesis proposed the design of new organometallic complexes containing carbohydrate-derived ligands. The presence of a sugar fragment can have several beneficial effects on the resulting species, by enhancing the biocompatibility, water solubility and selectivity (Warburg Effect). Platinum anticancer drugs are regularly used in clinical therapy, despite the serious issues related to their administration. Therefore, in recent years several efforts were performed for searching valid alternative metallodrugs. In the first part of the PhD, organometallic platinum complexes were studied, by exploring different oxidation states, molecular geometries, and type of glycoconjugate ligands. Particular attention was given to coordinatively saturated Pt(II), by far less represented than square planar Pt(II), and octahedral Pt(IV) species. The synthesis, the structural characterization, and the study of the reactivity in miming-biological conditions were performed, followed by preliminary investigations of the in vitro cytotoxicity and of the mechanism of action. The results allowed to individuate key structural features that influenced the anticancer properties of the designed compounds. The last part of the PhD activity was carried out at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) under the supervision of Prof. Paul Dyson. In this frame, glycoconjugation was extended to ruthenium and gold organometallic scaffolds, considered valid alternative to more represented platinum ones. The results obtained during the PhD revealed that coordinatively saturated Pt(II) complexes displayed general high cytotoxicity and

Published
2022

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