The completeness and consistency of ground effect catalogues are critical for reliable analysis of scenarios in a multi-hazard risk perspective under a multidisciplinary framework, particularly for assessing the impact of earthquake-induced landslides on the environment and human activities. The updated Italian Catalogue of Earthquake-Induced Ground Failures - CEDIT ( http://gdb.ceri.uniroma1.it ) addresses these issues by integrating historical and recent data. This release expands the 2014 version by including seismic events up to the 2022 Adriatic coast and the 2025 Campi Flegrei earthquakes, and revisions based on recent publications and reports. It currently documents 4256 earthquake-induced ground effects, landslides, ground cracks, liquefactions, surface faulting, and ground changes, triggered by 215 events since 1117 A.D. Using this compilation, the paper provides an operational appraisal of catalogue completeness and spatial coverage, highlighting key sources of bias (e.g., overlapping effects during multi-event sequences) and identifying survey gaps through GIS-based visibility diagnostics, and updates the Italy-calibrated magnitude-maximum distance relationship for disrupted landslides, which offers an empirically constrained first-order tool for scenario delineation. Despite intrinsic limitations arising from heterogeneous historical reporting and the under representation of low-magnitude events, the extended spatio-temporal coverage of CEDIT supports reproducible national-to-regional analyses, improves comparisons across occurred scenarios of earthquake-induced effects, and provides actionable constraints for susceptibility modelling and risk-management applications in complex seismotectonic contexts.
Evaluating the state of activity of Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation (DSGSD) is a challenge that requires multidisciplinary analytical approaches. This research focuses on the slope-scale gravitational process, framing the role of the Quaternary morphodynamics of a river valley where multiple DSGSDs coexist, to reconstruct the causative factors controlling slope instabilities in a long-term evolutionary history. The study area, located in the Velino River Valley (Rieti, Central Italy) and the San Vittorino intermontane plain, experienced a complex geological history significantly influenced by the interplay of tectonic and climatic processes. The Quaternary geomorphological evolution of this sector was framed to shed light on fluvial and slope dynamics and assess the residual landslide hazard along the valley. In this research, we investigated the case study of the Paterno slope, which, according to the previous official risk mapping, was characterized by a high risk. The reported reconstruction is based on numerous breccia outcrops distributed at different elevations along the slope, leading to an updated evolutionary model of the Velino River and Paterno slope system, which is further corroborated by the most current official risk mapping. This study also allows us to infer the preparatory role of karstic and fluvial processes in Quaternary morphoevolution. Geomorphic markers, such as evidence of flat surfaces and a paleolandscape resulting from erosional processes, have been identified at different sites along the Velino Valley, attributed to the Lower Villafranchian (2.58 Ma). The reported findings revealed that these deposits, composed mainly of slope talus breccias, outcrop at elevations lower than that of the relict 'Fontanelle Surface' in the study area since they are partially dislodged by gravitational processes. Geomorphic analysis, together with field investigations and laboratory analyses, focused on these breccias, trying to understand their genesis and Quaternary history. Based on these findings, combined with field surveys, geomorphological analysis and evidence from InSAR satellite data, we revisit the extent and current state of activity of the Paterno DSGSD. As a result, this multidisciplinary approach led us to propose an updated hazard assessment, indicating a low level of associated hazard, also adding pieces of evidence to the morphoevolution of the area with a lookout to the residual risk conditions in this sector of the Apennine mountain chain. This transferable combination of multiple techniques to support the DSGSD hazard assessment can be applied to other mountainous contexts prone to DSGSD. This study aims to provide a comprehensive example of how geomorphological large-scale analysis, integrated with local thin section analysis and remote sensing, can be adopted to make a step in the analysis of DSGSD affecting tectonically active mountain areas.
The aim of this study was to analyze the association between sleep quality and daytime sleepiness with sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral variables during the COVID-19 pandemic in physically active and inactive older adults. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted with 150 older adults (88
Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT) represents a promising solution to advance sustainable electric mobility by reducing vehicle downtime, extending driving range, and mitigating the need for battery oversizing. However, the lack of integrated and flexible experimental testbeds still limits the validation of emerging technologies. This paper presents DEXTER (Development of an Enhanced eXperimental proTotype of wirEless chargeR), a 1:2-scale open platform specifically designed for research on DWPT systems. The setup integrates a three-axis motion control for coil misalignments and trajectory emulation, digitally regulated TX/RX converters, a programmable battery emulator, and electromagnetic shielding coils equipped with field probes. A MATLAB-based interface enables automated testing and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) integration. By combining modularity, scalability, and reproducibility, DEXTER provides a comprehensive framework for experimental optimization of power electronics and electromagnetic design while ensuring compliance with international safety standards. The case studies analyzed here demonstrate the capability of such a platform to validate and optimize the DWPT design choices, checking their impact on the overall performance of these systems. The platform constitutes a reference environment for both academia and industry, supporting the development of next-generation wireless charging systems and contributing to the sustainability and reliability of future electric mobility infrastructures.
This paper presents a comprehensive methodology for reconstructing seismic bedrock and investigating its role in areas where seismic (i.e. amplification) and co-seismic (i.e. liquefaction) effects are expected. Reconstructing seismic bedrock can be challenging, particularly in the presence of deep interfaces. To address this, a field campaign was conducted in 2021 in the municipality of Terre del Reno (Po Plain, Italy), an area characterised by deep and liquefiable deposits and significant damage after the 20 May 2012 Mw 6.1 earthquake and its aftershocks. The newly acquired geophysical dataset comprises 107 single station ambient vibration data points, revealing high-amplitude HVSR curves in the 0.2–1 Hz range. The shear-wave velocity (Vs) profile used for geophysical imaging of the subsoil model incorporated results from available passive and active multichannel seismic arrays, enabling calibration of seismo-stratigraphic models. Additionally, 1D seismo-stratigraphies subjected to 1D modelling supported a parametric analysis useful for investigating uncertainties related to liquefaction triggering. Various synthetic input motions were simulated using the DEEPSOIL code. These results confirmed that the assumed depth of seismic bedrock significantly influences outcomes.
