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The ability to forecast Quality of Experience (QoE) metrics will be crucial in several applications and services offered by the future B5G/6G networks. However, QoE timeseries forecasting has not been adequately investigated so far, mainly due to the lack of available realistic datasets. In this paper, we first present a novel QoE forecasting dataset obtained from realistic 5G network simulations and characterized by Quality of Service (QoS) and QoE metrics for a video-streaming application; then, we embrace the topical challenge of trustworthiness in the adoption of AI systems for tackling the QoE prediction task. We show how an eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) model, namely Decision Tree, can be effectively leveraged for addressing the forecasting problem. Finally, we identify federated learning as a suitable paradigm for privacy-preserving collaborative model training and outline the related challenges from both an algorithmic and 6G network support perspective., http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3189/paper_07.pdf We acknowledge the support of: the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR), in the framework of the Cross-Lab project (Departments of Excellence) and PON 2014-2021 "Research and Innovation", DM MUR 1062/2021, Project title: "Progettazione e sperimentazione di algoritmi di federated learning per data stream mining"; the Center for Logistic Systems of Livorno; the EU Commission through the H2020 projects Hexa-X (Grant no. 101015956).

Potts shunt (PS) was suggested as palliation for patients with suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and right ventricular (RV) failure. PS, however, can result in poorly understood mortality. Here, a patient-specific geometrical multiscale model of PAH physiology and PS is developed for a paediatric PAH patient with stent-based PS. In the model, 7.6mm-diameter PS produces near-equalisation of the aortic and PA pressures and $$Q_p/Q_s$$ Q p / Q s (oxygenated vs deoxygenated blood flow) ratio of 0.72 associated with a 16% decrease of left ventricular (LV) output and 18% increase of RV output. The flow from LV to aortic arch branches increases by 16%, while LV contribution to the lower body flow decreases by 29%. Total flow in the descending aorta (DAo) increases by 18% due to RV contribution through the PS with flow into the distal PA branches decreasing. PS induces 18% increase of RV work due to its larger stroke volume pumped against lower afterload. Nonetheless, larger RV work does not lead to increased RV end-diastolic volume. Three-dimensional flow assessment demonstrates the PS jet impinging with a high velocity and wall shear stress on the opposite DAo wall with the most of the shunt flow being diverted to the DAo. Increasing the PS diameter from 5mm up to 10mm results in a nearly linear increase in post-operative shunt flow and a nearly linear decrease in shunt pressure-drop. In conclusion, this model reasonably represents patient-specific haemodynamics pre- and post-creation of the PS, providing insights into physiology of this complex condition, and presents a predictive tool that could be useful for clinical decision-making regarding suitability for PS in PAH patients with drug-resistant suprasystemic PAH.

The paper deals with a group of Etruscan nenfro sculptures found in Tuscania (Viterbo) and kept in the Archaeological Museum of Florence, where some of them were already displayed at the end of the 19th and early 20th century. After the flood of Florence in 1966, the Museum was heavily damaged, causing the dismemberment of many contexts, including those from Tuscania. The artefacts were then cleaned, restored and most of them were moved into the depository of the Museum and to the Villa Corsini, where they are currently kept. The sculptures were analysed by means of a totally non-invasive analytical protocol through imaging and single spot analysis. Traces mostly of yellow and red iron-based pigments for the skin tone as well as few traces of Egyptian blue were evidenced. The comparison of the obtained analytical results joined with the archaeological studies has provided new information about the sculptures, their conservation state and artistic technique as well as deepened the knowledge about their original contexts.

Background: The maternal mortality rate is an indicator of national health status. To reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), especially in Karanganyar Regency, the risk factors that affect maternal mortality must be known. Subjects and Met hod : This was a case-control study conducted in Karanganyar, Central Java, from 2016 to 2017. A sample of 57 study subjects was selected by fixed disease sampling. The dependent variable was maternal mor­tality. The independent variables were pregnancy complica­tions, labor complications, post­partum complications, maternal age, a distance of pregnancy, parity, maternal nutritional status during pregnancy, number of antenatal care visits, delay in making decisions, late referrals, late handling of staff, maternal education, maternal work, and income family. Data collected using questionnaires were then analyzed using bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis. Results : Maternal mortality was affected by pregnancy complications (OR= 6.98; 95% CI= 2.06 to 23.71; p= 0.001), labor complication (OR= 7.59; 95% CI= 2.19 to 26.28; p= 0.001), delayed labor (OR = 5.39; 95% CI= 1.17 to 24.75; p= 0.021), and family income (OR= 4.29; 95% CI= 1.28 to 14.41; p = 0.015). Conclusion : Maternal mortality was affected by pregnancy complications, labor complication, delayed labor, and family income. Keywords: risk factors, maternal mortality, Karanganyar Regency Correspondence: Noferi Kusnadi. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Moewardi Hospital/ Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Central Java. Mobile: 08112654789. Email: noferikusnadi.og@gmail.com Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2019), 4(6): 499-506 https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2019.04.06.10

Adelia Noferi (1922-2014) was one the greatest scholars of Petrarch, Bruno, and D’Annunzio and twentieth-century poetry, as well as one of the most refined theorists of the twentieth century and its poetics. This book collects previously unpublished texts, some of which arose from the courses that Noferi taught at university; they reflect with a wealth of doctrine and suggestions on poetry and criticism through Petrarchan readings and an adventurous journey through the topoi of the forest in literature. From the locus amoenus to the labyrinth, the investigation takes place at a structural, formal, symbolic and cultural level and retraces forms and junctions of the imagination through exemplary texts (from Dante to Bigongiari and Zanzotto). The second section, enriched by an iconographic apparatus, collects profiles and testimonies in multiple voices, a biography between generations, and a complete bibliography. Adelia Noferi (1922-2014) e stata tra i piu grandi studiosi di Petrarca, Bruno, D’Annunzio, poesia del Novecento, e tra i piu raffinati teorici del XX secolo e delle sue poetiche. Questo libro riunisce testi mai prima raccolti, alcuni dei quali risultato di corsi universitari, che riflettono con ricchezza di dottrina e di suggestioni sulla poesia e sulla critica attraverso letture petrarchesche e un avventuroso percorso tra i topoi del bosco in letteratura. Dal locus amoenus al labirinto l’indagine si svolge a livello strutturale, formale, simbolico, culturale e ripercorre forme e snodi dell’immaginario attraverso testi esemplari (da Dante a Bigongiari, a Zanzotto). La seconda sezione, arricchita da un apparato iconografico, contiene profili e testimonianze a molteplici voci, una biografia tra generazioni, la bibliografia completa.

Geothermal waste from PT. Geo Dipa Energy Dieng was transformed to Na-P zeolite (CFA-ZP) experimentally at a low temperature (100 °C) via conventional hydrothermal. This study was conducted to determine the effect of the hydrothermal process holding time on the characterization of Na-P zeolite. Synthesis process via hydrothermal method was performed with different holding times of 10, 15 and 20 h at a constant temperature of 100 °C. The synthesized material were characterized using XRD and SEM techniques. The results showed conventional hydrothermal process successfully converts geothermal waste into Na-P zeolite, zeolite A and sodalite. Increasing the holding time in conventional hydrothermal method has affected the material characterization of the synthesized zeolite.

Simpang Empat bersinyal Jalan Depati Purbo dan Jalan KH. Merupakan salah satu simpang bersinyal di Kota Jambi. Arus lalu lintas yang melalui simpang tersebut adalah arus lalu lintas menuju ke Provinsi Riau, Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, Kabupaten Batanghari dan Kota Jambi, yang merupakan daerah komersial. Simpang Empat Jalan Depati Purbo dan Jalan KH A. Majid mempunyai potensi yang dapat menimbulkan kemacetan karena banyaknya kendaraan sepeda motor, kendaraan ringan dan kendaraan berat yang melewati simpang tersebut dan tidak berfungsi lampu lalu lintas dengan baik. Jenis data yang digunakan untuk keperluan analisis adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Pencatatan arus lalu lintas dibagi dalam kendaraan ringan, kendaraan berat, sepeda motor dan kendaraan tak bermotor yang dipisahkan tiap interval waktu 15 menit pada kondisi jam puncak pagi, siang dan sore pengambilan data arus lalu lintas dilakukan pada hari Minggu 09 Agusus 2020 dan Senin 10 Agustus 2020. Data tersebut dianalisis untuk mencari kapasitas, derajat kejenuhan, panjang antrian, kendaraan terhenti dan tundaan dengan metode Manual Kapasitas Jalan Indonesia 1997. Berdasarkan hasil analisis diketahui bahwa arus lalu lintas yang melewati Simpang Empat Jalan Depati Purbo dan Jalan KH. A. Majid adalah padat. Jam puncak terjadi pada Jl. Jambi-Riau sebesar 1283.8 smp/jam pada tanggal 10 Agustus 2020 pukul 16.00 wib-19.00 wib. Dengan nilai waktu siklus sebesar 117 detik. Kinerja simpang dapat dilihat dari nilai kapasitas, derajat kejenuhan simpang yang cukup tinggi, panjang antrian , jumlah kendaraan terhenti , tundaan.

The paper deals with a group of Etruscan nenfro sculptures found in Tuscania (Viterbo) and kept in the Archaeological Museum of Florence, where some of them were already displayed at the end of the 19th and early 20th century. After the fl ood of Florence in 1966, the Museum was heavily damaged, causing the dismemberment of many contexts, including those from Tuscania. The artefacts were then cleaned, restored and most of them were moved into the depository of the Museum and to the Villa Corsini, where they are currently kept. The sculptures were analysed by means of a totally non-invasive analytical protocol through imaging and single spot analysis. Traces mostly of yellow and red iron-based pigments for the skin tone as well as few traces of Egyptian blue were evidenced. The comparison of the obtained analytical results joined with the archaeological studies has provided new information about the sculptures, their conservation state and artistic technique as well as deepened the knowledge about their original contexts.

Gens Statlane's sarcophagi, are part of the Florence National Archaeological Museum collection, currently preserved in Villa Corsini in a wonderful courtyard and warehouse, close to Sesto Fiorentino; previously forming a section around Tuscania inside the "Museo Topografico dell'Etruria", which was created between the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. After the devastating flood of November 4, 1966, the sarcophagi were damaged and partly confused with other contexts. In 2012, collecting archive sources concerning Statlane's tombs from Tuscania and Florence, a contribution was published aiming to put together all the finds purchased by the Museum in order to rebuild the context's history. Unfortunately, part of the finds were sold at the moment of their discovery. The tombs are located outside the modern town of Tuscania, in the heart of the once "Southern-inner Etruria", in the Rosavecchia necropolis whose current location is "Polledrara Bassetta", west of the city, about 200 meters from the road linking Tuscania to Tarquinia. The structure was discovered on March 31, 1898, and immediately excavated by G. Cerasa, the official "Ispettore degli Scavi per i Comuni di Toscanella, Arlena e Cellere", who updated L. A. Milani, the Director of Florence Museum, by mail.