Interest in detecting deceptive behaviours by various application fields, such as security systems, political debates, advanced intelligent user interfaces, etc., makes automatic deception detection an active research topic. This interest has stimulated the development of many deception-detection methods in the literature in recent years. This work systematically reviews the literature focused on facial cues of deception. The most relevant methods applied in the literature of the last decade have been surveyed and classified according to the main steps of the facial-deception-detection process (video pre-processing, facial feature extraction, and decision making). Moreover, datasets used for the evaluation and future research directions have also been analysed.

This article is a correction to: The medium-term perceived impact of work from home on life and work domains of knowledge workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A survey at the National Research Council of Italy

Come previsto dal Progetto Esecutivo, approvato da UNAR, viene di seguito proposta una analisi delle risorse finanziarie che sono state erogate nell'ambito della "Strategia Nazionale d'inclusione dei Rom, Sinti e Caminanti 2012-2020" (di seguito anche semplicemente "Strategia" come anche le comunità potranno essere indicate come "comunità RSC"). In particolare, nel presente Rapporto relativo alla Linea 2 del Progetto Esecutivo, vengono presentati alcuni dati relativi ai seguenti aspetti: o andamento tendenziale dei finanziamenti su scala nazionale e nei vari livelli territoriali relativamente all'importo complessivo per singola area territoriale; o soggetti che hanno beneficiato dei fondi e confronto dell'impegno finanziario erogato nei vari livelli di governo e contesti territoriali; o andamento tendenziale delle risorse disponibili nel tempo e determinanti di diverso impegno economico-finanziario, compresa l'incidenza di variabili esogene. Le riflessioni proposte hanno preso avvio da una schematizzazione delle risorse finanziarie allocate rispetto alle diverse iniziative condotte nell'ambito della Strategia, distribuite per ambiti territoriali e per annualità, come da Tabella allegata che riporta l'elenco dettagliato delle progettazioni inserite nella Strategia per Ente realizzatore e per anno di realizzazione/finanziamento. La strutturazione di sintesi consente di disporre di un quadro complessivo che risulta particolarmente utile per identificare programmi o tipologie di finanziamento unitarie. Tutte le informazioni sono state rese disponibili grazie alla preziosa collaborazione dei referenti per l'UNAR della Strategia e con loro discusse da gruppo di ricerca CNR per una più completa comprensione dei meccanismi che hanno guidato e caratterizzato la gestione finanziaria della Strategia.

In accordance with the European Commission Communication No. 173 of April 4th, 2011, the National Strategy for the Inclusion of Roma, Sinti and Travellers (RST) 2012-2020 was developed, which is referred to in this report. The objective of the Strategy was to guide concrete inclusion activities for Roma, Sinti and Travellers, overcoming the emergency phase that had characterized government action in the previous years, especially in large metropolitan areas of the country. The Minister for International Cooperation and Integration was entrusted with the responsibility of constructing, in collaboration with the Ministers of Labor and Social Policies, Interior, Health, Education, University and Research and Justice, a Steering Committee. This committee involved representatives from regional and local entities, including mayors of major urban areas, as well as representatives of the Roma, Sinti and Traveller communities present in Italy. The Steering Committee's efforts were supported by the UNAR - National Office Against Racial Discrimination, serving as the national focal point. UNAR, activated in 2003 (by Legislative Decree No. 215/03) in line with EU Directive No. 2000/43/EC aimed at countering all forms of discrimination, is thus a reference point for the Strategy itself and for initiatives supporting RST communities. It ensures effective coordination among diverse Stakeholders in terms of roles, functions and competences and serves as a privileged observatory for both discriminatory phenomena and positive integration practices. From a methodological standpoint, the Strategy identified four intervention axes that led to the establishment of four working groups and respective project areas: housing, health, education and employment. Alongside these axes, UNAR carried out additional cross-cutting actions over time to counter discrimination and encourage RST community participation in the Strategy's implementation. This in-depth analysis of the project known as "Evalu-Action - Evaluation Activities of the National Strategy for RST 2012-2020" represents a synthesis of what has been implemented following the territorial/national intervention promoted by the 2012-2020 national strategy. Therefore, this report presents the overview of the presence of Roma, Sinti and Traveller communities (hereinafter referred to as "RST communities") based on various sources of information. The report is structured around available information sources and potential insights related to the axes of the 2012-2020 Strategy. It also includes some comprehensive analyses. Starting from these sources, the evolution of the presence of RST communities in Italy (an element that, as will be repeatedly mentioned, is of extremely challenging analysis) and their living conditions are described. Defining the presence of RST communities and the characteristics of the individuals comprising them is indeed part of a research effort aimed at gaining an in-depth understanding of the living situations of Roma and Sinti groups across the national territory. By understanding housing conditions, territorial contexts, work and education profiles, relationships with local institutions and origins, this research provides a framework to identify both critical issues and priorities for resource allocation and intervention. The research, however, becomes more rigorous when it encompasses a variety of sources, including direct engagement with RST communities, observation of living environments, analysis of local policies, involvement of thirdsector entities and more.

Come indicato nel Piano Esecutivo presentato da CNR-Irpps e approvato da UNAR, il primo approfondimento del Progetto denominato "Evalu-Action - Attività di Valutazione della Strategia Nazionale per RSC 2012-2020" rappresenta una sintesi di quanto risulta essere stato attuato a seguito dell'intervento territoriale/nazionale promosso dalla Strategia 2012-2020. Nel presente Rapporto si ricompone pertanto il quadro della presenza delle comunità Rom, Sinte e Caminanti (di seguito anche "comunità RSC") a partire da alcune fonti informative. Il Rapporto è strutturato sulla base delle fonti informative disponibili ed eventuali approfondimenti relativi agli assi della Strategia 2012-2020: esso comprende anche alcune analisi di carattere complessivo. Non si può ad esempio, non iniziare a citare quanto indicato nella Nuova Strategia 2021-2030 nonché i Rapporti internazionali che hanno -nel tempo- descritto la situazione italiana e le condizioni della minoranza RSC. A partire dalle fonti si cercherà di descrivere l'evoluzione non tanto della presenza delle comunità RSC in Italia (elemento che, come si avrà modo di dire più volte, è di assoluta difficile analisi), piuttosto delle condizioni di vita. Si vedrà infatti che molte analisi, per descrivere la condizione sociale delle comunità RSC, partono o dalla condizione abitativa o da quella dell'accesso ai diritti (tra tutti quello dell'istruzione) nonché del peso della discriminazione vissuta. Tali analisi costituiranno una base sia per la lettura dei casi studio previsti nella Linea 3 del Progetto esecutivo, ma anche per la definizione del percorso valutativo della Nuova Strategia 2021-2030. La definizione della presenza delle comunità RSC e delle caratteristiche delle persone che le compongono si colloca infatti all'interno di un'azione di ricerca volta a capire in profondità le situazioni di vita dei gruppi Rom e Sinti sul territorio nazionale: se si conoscono le condizioni abitative, i contesti territoriali in cui vivono, i profili legati al mondo del lavoro e alla scolarizzazione, i rapporti con le istituzioni locali e le loro provenienze, si riesce a presentare un tipo di ricerca che può dare un quadro su cui iniziare a individuare da una parte sia le criticità sia le priorità sulle quali lavorare e impiegare risorse. La ricerca però sarà più rigorosa se completa, se cioè riuscirà a utilizzare una pluralità di fonti: direttamente le comunità RS, l'osservazione dei luoghi di vita, l'analisi delle politiche locali, il coinvolgimento degli Enti del Terzo settore ecc..

Senegal has been a country of migration since the 1970s (15 million inhabitants/over 2.5 million diaspora members). Although most Senegalese emigrate within Africa, 41% of all Senegalese emigrants live in Europe. This report is drawn up on the basis of research carried out in Senegal between 2020 and 2021 and is one of the outputs of the FUME research project. Its objective is twofold: * to illustrate the main environmental, demographic, socio-cultural, economic and geopolitical characteristics and patterns that, from the local to the regional and international level, shape internal and international Senegalese migration trajectories; * to analyse the results of the research undertaken in the Dakar region, including 30 in-depth interviews with potential migrants and 6 semi-structured interviews with migration experts. The report is structured in three parts. The introductory part sets out the objectives and justifications of the study, followed by the presentation of the main theoretical and methodological approaches adopted. The second part of the report is devoted to the presentation of the context of analysis. It is organized around six chapters which provide an updated overview of the country. The first chapter of this second part illustrates the environmental characteristics of Senegal and describes the main changes in terms of population mobility dynamics at the national and regional levels. The second chapter consists of a demographic description of the past and present situation of the population, with particular attention to the main trends that are likely to influence the composition of future demographic patterns. The third chapter focuses on the socio-cultural characteristics that shape the composition and profile of the Senegalese population. The key topics taken into consideration are the role of education, social networks (e.g., family ties, religious, cultural and migration networks) and the socio-cultural roots of the propensity to move. The fourth chapter provides an overview of Senegal's economic context, limiting its focus to regional development patterns. The fifth chapter provides a brief overview of the political context in Senegal. Particular attention is paid to geopolitical dynamics and political divisions, as well as current conditions concerning security and respect for human rights. The focus of the next chapter is on presenting the main migration policies implemented at the national level, aimed at internal mobility and international mobility to the European Union. In this sixth chapter, a final section is dedicated to the presentation of the main migration patterns in the Dakar region, the selected city of the research. The third part of the report focuses on analysing the information provided by the interviewees, potential migrants and key experts.

Due to the increasing trend in the use of pornography recorded in recent years, along with the decreasing age of its consumers, many studies have investigated its potential negative effects on adolescents, who are developing their social and sexual identity, often producing inconsistent results. With the present study, which is based on a large representative sample of Italian students attending public upper secondary schools, predictors as well as negative and positive effects of pornography use on adolescents' attitudes, beliefs and well-being have been identified through a psychosocial approach. To achieve these results, the study involved a two-step analysis: first, the decision tree method for classification was applied to identify the main predictors of different frequencies in pornography consumption; subsequently, multinomial logistic regressions were carried out to detect the effects of pornography use. The results show a large difference between boys and girls in terms of frequency of pornography use, but also in the effects on adherence to gender roles, which is related to a still strongly stereotyped socialisation. Instead, similar negative effects on both girls and boys were found on self-esteem, body satisfaction, negative primary emotions and distress, suggesting the need for adequate sex education provided by both parents and schools to counteract taboos and blind internalisation of models of beauty and sexual behaviours provided by pornography.

miRNAs are involved in the generation and progression of musculoskeletal pain, a condition that causes significant clinical, economic and social burden. In runners, the presence of musculoskeletal pain related to an inflammatory state or ongoing underlying tissue damage may result in poor training ability and performance. This study aims to evaluate the association between circulating and salivary miRNAs and pain in runners with and without musculoskeletal pain and to observe whether dysregulated miRNAs can distinguish between responders and nonresponders to a kinesiological intervention. The possible correlation between these miRNAs and inflammatory molecules, stress parameters and individual or behavioral characteristics will be evaluated. Finally, in silico analysis will be used to characterize miRNAs function. Ethics approval was obtained.

Ambienti virtuali e storytelling non lineare nei videogiochi

Il principale contributo dello studio proposto è quello di fornire una panoramica dell'evolu- zione della figura del traduttore, focalizzando l'attenzione sulle abilità che hanno caratterizzato tale professione nel tempo e sulle nuove sfide che la società globalizzata sta imponendo, in particolare riguardo la necessità di adattamento linguistico-culturale dei prodotti informatici.

Gli studi di scenario planning costituiscono un filone consolidato di ricerca nell'ambito del CNR-IRPPS, e nel tempo hanno trovato applicazione in campo nazionale e internazionale su tematiche che hanno riguardato aspetti sociali, culturali, demografici e sanitari della popolazione. Il presente studio, realizzato nell'ambito del progetto Osservatorio sulle Tendenze Giovanili attraverso il metodo Delphi MIX e mediante il coinvolgimento di un prestigioso panel nazionale, ha riguardato la costruzione dell'Agenda delle politiche per l'infanzia e l'adolescenza, contenente interventi politici innovativi, desiderabili e realizzabili, atti a contrastare la devianza sociale e a promuovere benessere, pari opportunità e inclusione giovanile, con particolare attenzione ai riflessi psicosociali prodotti dalla diffusione del COVID19.

realizzata nell'ambito del progetto Osservatorio sulle Tendenze Giovanili ed è parte di un consolidato filone di studi sociopsicologici condotti dal gruppo di ricerca Mutamenti Sociali, Valutazione e Metodi (MUSA) del CNRIRPPS. L'indagine, di tipo campionario, ha coinvolto 4.288 studenti e studentesse di scuole pubbliche secondarie di secondo grado d'Italia attraverso interviste realizzate con la tecnica CAPI. Mediante la costruzione di innovativi indicatori comportamentali e attitudinali, i risultati d'indagine offrono informazioni dettagliate circa i fattori di tipo individuale e sociale che promuovono e ostacolano la diffusione del benessere adolescenziale, le pari opportunità e l'inclusione sociale. Con l'ausilio di confronti con tendenze analogamente registrate presso la popolazione adolescenziale nel 2019 dal gruppo MUSA, il presente lavoro offre inoltre la misura dell'impatto sociale e psicologico della diffusione del COVID-19. L'analisi dei risultati d'indagine si incentra su una molteplicità di fenomenologie e patologie sociali afferenti ai mutamenti in atto nell'interazione sociale, allo stato del benessere individuale e relazionale, alla violenza e alla devianza offline e online, ai comportamenti e ai consumi a rischio, ai condizionamenti socio-culturali e alle opinioni circa la società e le istituzioni. Parole chiave: adolescenza, comportamenti, atteggiamenti, devianza sociale, stereotipi

Il termine "stereotipo" deriva dal greco stereós (duro, solido) e typos (impressione, tipo). Letteralmente significa "immagine rigida". E tale è l'immagine che spesso si crea in noi delle differenze sociali, siano esse culturali, geografiche, etniche o di genere. Sebbene il processo di stereotipizzazione di per sé non sia né positivo né negativo, esso implica una distorsione cognitiva, che è nell'idea dell'equivalenza fra un caso particolare e i tratti generali di una categoria, e dunque nell'attribuzione di un certo numero di caratteristiche, di tipo psicologico o attinenti a qualità morali o giudizi di valore, a specifici gruppi sociali sulla base di un processo inferenziale che orienta i nostri atteggiamenti e comportamenti verso ciò che è diverso da noi

This paper presents the development and testing of a novel electronic device for Wireless Motion Capture (W-MoCap), a technology that allows the reconstruction of movements of objects and body parts with many potential applications in various contexts. The device integrates UHF RFID technology with sensors for low-power backscattering communication. It consists of a Battery Assisted Passive UHF RFID chip, an Inertial Measurement Unit, an ultra-low power microcontroller, and a custom-designed edge-fed body-tolerant antenna operating at 866 MHz. The proper matching between the RFID chip and antenna is ensured through a well-designed L-match unbalanced network, and the separation of RF and DC signals is achieved with a meandered microstrip quarter-wavelength transformer, choke inductor, and decoupling capacitor. The designed and realized RFID W-MoCap Sensor-Tag has been thoroughly evaluated in terms of current consumption, front-end sensitivity, and sensing accuracy. Finally, five prototypes have been applied to specific segments of a human subject and successfully tested in a practical scenario for real time reconstruction of human movements.

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. The first lockdown occurred in Italy in the spring of 2020, drastically disrupting people's daily schedules, work schedules, socialisation, and relationships with co-workers, family and friends. To overcome physical isolation, collect impressions and keep a record of the period, the "How are you?" online questionnaire has been designed as a potential conversation among friends during home confinement for all but essential reasons. What impact this situation had on people? The study investigates some of the social and relational consequences the first lockdown in Italy had on a group of professionals in terms of similarities and differences regarding changes and limitations on their work and daily routines, primarily focusing on the emotions felt at that time. Text mining techniques have been applied to almost one hundred replies, as well as an unsupervised method of emotion analysis; the latter is used for the entire sample and a subgroup consisting only of female scientists. Our findings show that during the Spring 2020 lockdown, a moment of physical and relational confinement was bear, causing bewilderment due to several factors: in terms of work-life balance, the overlap between public and private space, and the established daily routine to return, while regarding the relational sphere, the lack of physical contacts and interactions - such as support for dependent elderly - that technology has only partly been able to fill. Two primary emotions emerge from the entire sample: acceptance of the virus containment measures imposed and restlessness about the present and future. The group of female scientists appears more optimistic. The experienced situation of deprivation of individual freedoms such as movement and social contact, however, has brought along a new awareness of the frailties of our society, refocusing attention on the importance of scientific research, ecological transition, and, more generally, a reflection on our development model.

Local food traditions are an essential part of culture and society, reflecting a community's history, values, and beliefs. Elders play a major role in passing on local food knowledge to younger generations, ensuring local food traditions and cultural identity do not disappear over time. To preserve these traditions, it is essential to engage older and younger generations of a community in a transgenerational dialogue. From this perspective, the study utilizes a hybrid participatory approach, composed of design thinking and learning-by-doing. Results of the case study underline the effectiveness of the approach in stimulating both the transfer of knowledge, as well as the involvement of younger generations, in the preservation of local food traditions

Indeterminate follicular thyroid lesions (Thyr 3A and 3B) account for 10% to 30% of all cytopathologic diagnoses, and their unpredictable behavior represents a hard clinical challenge. The possibility to preoperatively predict malignancy is largely advocated to establish a tailored surgery, preventing diagnostic thyroidectomy. We analyzed the role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) as prognostic factors of malignancy for indeterminate thyroid nodules. In patients affected by cytological Thyr 3A/3B nodules, NLR, PLR and LMR were retrospectively compared and correlated with definitive pathology malignancy, utilizing student's t-test, ROC analysis and logistic regression. One-hundred and thirty-eight patients presented a Thyr 3A and 215 patients presented a Thyr 3B. After the logistic regression, in Thyr 3A, none of the variables were able to predict malignancy. In Thyr 3B, NLR prognosticated thyroid cancer with an AUC value of 0.685 (p < 0.0001) and a cut-off of 2.202. The NLR results were also similar when considering the overall cohort. The use of cytological risk stratification in addressing the management of indeterminate thyroid nodules in patients is not always reliable. NLR is an easy and reproducible inflammatory biomarker capable of improving the accuracy of preoperative prognostication of malignancy.

In occasione del progetto sull'attività dei CAV abruzzesi, è stata effettuata una va-lutazione dell'impatto sociale del nodo della rete più attivo in termini di copertura dei fabbisogni di intervento a protezione e supporto delle vittime di violenza. Si è svolto uno studio di caso nel Comune di Pescara realizzato secondo un approccio valutativo che integra la Teoria del programma con la Teoria dell'implementazione. Tale attività produce in termini di output un'analisi dell'impatto sociale del Centro Antiviolenza Ananke sul territorio comunale e un'analisi territoriale del valore sociale prodotto dalle iniziative di contrasto della violenza. L'attività di ricerca valutativa ha permesso distinguere le situazioni di contesto che facilitano oppure ostacolano l'attività di promozione dell'impatto sociale e ha evidenziato gli altri meccanismi che si sono rivelati utili in termini di impatto maggiore delle progettualità realizzate dal CAV di Pescara

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The increase in the use of the Internet, strongly boosted by the spread of COVID-19, has amplified the risk of involvement in cyberbullying and online grooming among minors. To date, most research on these phenomena has focused on middle and high school students, with fewer studies on younger children. The present study aims to fill this knowledge gap by measuring the spread of cyberbullying and online grooming in a sample of 410 primary school students in the city of Rome and by identifying the main individual and environmental predictors associated with the involvement of children in these phenomena using factor analysis. Results indicate that both cyberbullying and online grooming are widespread among respondents, showing common traits within the four latent dimensions identified. Screen time is among the main predictors of children's involvement, together with parental supervision, phubbing behaviours, prosocial tendencies and family socio-economic background. These findings highlight the need for further studies on representative samples of this age group, as well as for a greater cooperative effort among schools, parents and caregivers to keep children safe in the virtual world.