• Effect of thermo wood modification and polyoxometalates catalysts on yield and extractives composition 

      Mecca, Marisabel (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)
      The aims of this work were to investigate the impact of the heat treatment on the chemical composition (holocellulose, lignin and extractives) of different wood species, to characterise and quantify wood extractives and ...
    • Efficient distributed load balancing for parallel algorithms 

      Cosenza, Biagio (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-04-29)
      With the advent of massive parallel processing technology, exploiting the power offered by hundreds, or even thousands of processors is all but a trivial task. Computing by using multi-processor, multi-core or many-core ...
    • Electical properties of pure and Co-substituted ZnO thin films investigated by UV-assisted SPM experiments 

      D'Agostino, Domenico (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-06-28)
      ZnO is an intrinsic n-type, wide band-gap (3.4 eV at 0 K), semiconductor which has been attracted the interest of the scientific community for several decades. More recently, ZnO has caught a renewed interest due to the ...
    • Electric transport properties of S/F hybrids: weak and inhomogenous ferromagnet 

      Katsiaryna, Ilyina (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-03-30)
      Superconductivity (S) and ferromagnetism (F) are competing phases whose coexistence is unlikely to occur. Exceptions require a non−uniform profile both for the pairing and the magnetization, as in the case of the FFLO ...
    • Electrical and thermal transport properties of superconducting materials relevant for applications 

      Avitabile, Francesco (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-07-06)
      Superconducting materials are used in several applications among which the large-scale ones take advantage of the high energy transport capabilities of superconductors due to the low losses in electrical conduction. From ...
    • Electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions in strongly correlated systems 

      Sica, Gerardo (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-04-29)
      In this work we investigate some aspects of the physics of strongly correlated systems by taking into account both electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions as basic mechanisms for reproducing electronic ...
    • Elliptic Operators with Unbounded Coefficients 

      Gregorio, Federica (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-04-28)
      Aim of this manuscript is to give generation results and some Hardy inequalities concerning elliptic operators with unbounded coefficients of the form Au = div(aDu) + F ·Du + V u where V is a real valued function, a(x) = ...
    • Enantioselective construction of new heterocyclic scaffolds via organocatalyzed cascade reactions 

      Capaccio, Vito (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-04)
      Chirality plays a vital role in human daily life. After the famous but tragic case regarding the Thalidomide, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a guide in relation to the submission of new drug applications... [edited ...
    • Environmental and catalytic applications of alkaline oxides 

      Cucciniello, Raffaele (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-04-20)
      Alkaline oxides are widely used in industrial processes involving removal of gaseous compounds as unwanted by-products such as CO2, hydrogen sulphide and nitric oxides. Traditional processes generally involve Ca-based ...
    • Enzymatic synthesis of macrolactones 

      Fortunati, Tancredi (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-02-24)
      Macrolactones are a large and structurally diverse class of compounds. Natural products having a macrolactone structure have been isolated from many natural sources such as plants, insects, marine organism and bacteria. ...
    • Event triggering and deep learning for particle identification in KM3NeT 

      De Sio, Chiara (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-11)
      Neutrino astronomy experiments like KM3NeT allow to survey the Universe leveraging the properties of neutrinos of being electrically neutral and weakly interacting particles, making them a suitable messenger. Observing ...
    • Exact solutions in general relativity and alternative theories of gravity: mathematical and physical properties 

      Canonico, Rosangela (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-06-06)
      In this thesis, we discuss several subjects connected with the framework of GR, in order to characterize astrophysical compact objects. The main purpose is to provide simple models describing gravitational fields generated ...
    • Exploring the transport properties of quantum systems on different lenght scales 

      Avallone, Guerino (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2021-11-10)
      In this thesis, after introducing some theoretical aspects of Mott insulators, pure single crystals of the Mott insulator Ca2RuO4 was investigated from an experimental point of view. The surprisingly low current density ...
    • Fabrication of graphene based devices and study of their electrical and optical properties 

      Santandrea, Salvatore (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-05-13)
      This work is dedicated to investigate the unique and excellent electrical and optical properties of graphene, through the fabrication and experimental study of several graphene based devices. Particular attention is paid ...
    • Flavor mixing in quantum field theory and quantum information 

      Di Mauro, Marco (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-05-10)
      After reviewing the formalism for describing flavor mixing, both in Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory, some consequences along three different directions are studied. First, it is proposed that flavor mixing can ...
    • Fluorescence-based sensors for the detection of biologically and environmentally relevant molecules 

      Mirra, Silvia (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-15)
      Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been known for long time as a toxic molecule in biological systems. More recent studies have shown that mammals can produce H2S in a controlled fashion, suggesting that it’s important in maintaining ...
    • Foam Injection molding with physical blowing agents 

      Volpe, Valentina (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-04-20)
      Foam injection molding uses environmental friendly blowing agents under high pressure and temperature to produce parts having a cellular core and a compact solid skin (the so-called “structural foam”). The addition of a ...
    • Forensic analysis for digital images 

      Cembalo, Maurizio (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-11-23)
      Nowadays, taking and sharing digital pictures is becoming a very popular activity. This is witnessed by the explosive growth of the digital cameras market: e.g., more than one billion of digital cameras have been ...
    • Forest fire modelling 

      Malangone, Luca (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-04-21)
      Wildland fires have always been undesired and dangerous events. The danger includes the destruction of a renewable natural resource, damage of the atmospheric environment through the emissions of pollutant gases, which ...
    • Fractional derivative of the riemann zeta function 

      Guariglia, Emanuel (Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-05-02)
      In this work of thesis, the Riemann zeta function was studied by using an unconventional approach. The reason for choosing this approach was to explore the many applications that the Riemann zeta has not only in pure ...