How Online Digital Employment Platforms Reshape the International Labour Market

Lucca - ITALIA
Norwich - REGNO UNITO

Regno Unito


Zoe Charlotte Bett


Dipartimento:

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Abstract

The research conducted as part of this project is centred around an online experimental design using the Online Digital Employment Platform, Upwork. Using a 2×2 factorial design, we study the performance effects of advertising the same job on an online platform as entry level or expert level (as per Ke & Zhu, 2021)., and of offering a fixed fee or allowing freelancers to name their own fee (as per Charness et al., 2012).
Whilst data analysis is still on-going it appears that the ability to wage set, the freelancers profile rate, and the number of completed and billed assignments on the freelancer’s profile are proving significant to performance on the task. Furthering this analysis will provide insights for employers on the platform on effective job advert design, and how to select effective freelancers.


The role and mechanism of three RNA binding proteins, namely LARP4A, LARP4B and LARP 6 in cancer cell biology

Napoli - ITALIA
Londra - REGNO UNITO

Regno Unito


Neha Agrawal


Dipartimento:

Scienze e Tecnologia ambientali biologiche e farmaceutiche

Abstract

The proposed project will focus on elucidating the detailed role and mechanism of three RNA binding proteins, namely LARP4A, LARP4B and LARP6 in cancer cell biology. LARP4A, LARP4B and LARP6 belong to the family of La-related proteins and play a pivotal role in numerous essential cellular functions, and defects lead to pathologies, including cancer.
We propose to perform a comprehensive NMR-based metabolomics analysis of LARP4A, LARP4B and LARP6-depleted and mutant cancer cells to identify key metabolic pathways affected by these proteins. These studies will be allied were appropriate with ad hoc cell and in vitro assays (proliferation, redox activity, motility, morphology, binding studies etc.) for a comprehensive understanding of the roles and mechanisms of LARP4A, LARP4B and LARP6.
These studies will reveal the mechanisms of action of how LARPs regulate cancer metabolism and energetic reprogramming. Insights coming from this project would lead to identify novel downstream targets of LARP mutants in cancer cells, and this may lay the foundation for novel therapeutic opportunities in tumours differential expressing LARPs or harbouring LARP mutations.


Breaking the Efficiency Limit of Halide Perovskites Solar Cells by Imaging the Nanoscale Trap Density in Real Time

Pavia - ITALIA
Cambridge - INGHILTERRA

Regno Unito


Andaji Garmaroudi Zahra


Dipartimento:

Chimica

Abstract

In this work, we explored a series of 2-dimentional perovskites by halide substitution in combination
with the use of two different long-chain organic cations. A combination of hyperspectral photoluminescence
imaging and elemental mapping measurements were performed to understand the microscale distribution
emissive species in these films. lmaging of the emission and chemical mapping allowed us to demonstrate
that a careful contrai of the halide mixture in 2D perovskites can drive a microscale distribution of
phases. We demonstrated how by playing with halide composition and organic moieties, it is possible to
contrai the microscale segregated domains’ size and their emission distribution.


Excessive corporate debt in extreme environments. Can ESG factors be a cure?

Milano - ITALIA
Londra - INGHILTERRA

Regno Unito


Simone Boccaletti


Dipartimento:

Scienze Economico-Aziendali e Diritto per l'Economia

Abstract

L’obiettivo del progetto è la valutazione del problema dell’eccessivo livello di indebitamento delle imprese verificatosi dopo la crisi finanziaria del 2008. Il progetto prevede di identificare quali imprese sono più inclini ad indebitarsi eccessivamente, attraverso la definizione di soglie di indebitamento eccessivo, e analizzare l’effetto di questo indebitamento sul livello degli investimenti. In secondo luogo, il progetto intende valutare il ruolo dei fattori ESG nel miglioramento delle condizioni di finanziamento delle imprese (in particolare per quelle imprese che non hanno seguito un processo di “deleveraging” nell’ultimo decennio).