PURPOSE To develop and validate 28 short Italian sentences for the construction of the Italian version of the Radner Reading Chart to simultaneously measure near visual acuity and reading speed. METHODS 41 sentences were constructed in Italian language, following the procedure defined by Radner, to obtain "sentence optotypes" with comparable structure and with the same lexical and grammatical...

Background In a clinical science-based profession such as physiotherapy, research is mandatory to update knowledge and to provide cost-effective, high quality treatments. This study aimed to provide point prevalence of Italian physiotherapists who are academics, holding a PhD degree, or being authors of scientific papers. The scientific journal productivity of physiotherapists was also thorough...

this paper examines the influence of persian words on italian culture and literature. these words entered italian literature before the 14 th century . first , it should be mentioned that the standard italian language has a literary origin that starts in the twelfth century, and the modern standard language was largely shaped by relatively recent events. this european language did not remain un...

Let G be a graph with vertex set V ( ). A total Italian dominating function (TIDF) on is f : ) → {0, 1, 2} such that (i) every v = 0 adjacent to u 2 or two vertices w and z (ii) ≥ 1 1. The domination number γ tI the minimum weight of function. In this paper, we present Nordhaus–Gaddum type inequalities for number.

the art of carpet weaving has undergone changes during the course of history. this ancient art has gradually found its place among other branches of art due to its artistic and consumer characteristics. the art of carpet weaving has heavily influenced other fields like painting for its elegant ornamentation. this paper will elaborate on the widespread relations between persian and italian art d...

By estimating a staggered price model over the period 1980q1-2010q2, this paper documents that, after the euro changeover, Italian retailers have increased the number of price adjustments, which has translated into a higher inflation rate, with a detrimental effect on the competitiveness of the Italian economy.

By estimating a staggered price model over the period 1980q1-2010q2, this paper documents that, after the euro changeover, Italian retailers have increased the number of price adjustments, which has translated into a higher inflation rate, with a detrimental effect on the competitiveness of the Italian economy.

As Leti has noted in the presentation of the volume, it is not uncommon for Italian statisticians to find, in foreign statistical literature, the elucidation of concepts and statistical indexes which originated in Italy, and, for many years, have been an important part of the cultural background of every Italian statistician. The reason for this situation is that Italian statistical work is rel...

We report on a number of experiments aimed at verifying the role of the syllable as a representational unit in Italian. In experiments 1A-B (Finocchiaro & Bertinetto 2000), we found a syllabic effect within the syllable induction paradigm. However, the effect disappears when Italian subjects name words (exp. 2) or perform a lexical decis ion (exp. 3A-B). We interpret these findings as evidence ...