Comparative is a concept that derives from the verb “to compare” (the etymology is Latin comparare, derivation of par = equal, with prefix com-, it is a systematic comparison). Comparative studies are investigations to analyze and evaluate, with quantitative and qualitative methods, a...

Nowadays the Government of industrialised countries, in presence of reduced public funds, has to manage the public research laboratories to increase the efficiency and research performance, necessary to the competitiveness of firms and of economic systems. The purpose of this paper is to...

The current debate on public sector research in modern economies has generated an increasing interest regarding the scientific activity of research units for external users. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between production of basic research and applied activity of...

Nowadays the Government of industrialised countries, in presence of reduced public funds, has to manage the public research laboratories to increase the efficiency and research performance, necessary to the competitiveness of firms and of economic systems. The purpose of this paper is to...

The paper here investigates possible relationships between violent crime, migration and unemployment. Results seem to show an association between some crimes - such as theft, assaults and sexual violence- and immigration but not between intentional homicides and immigration. Preliminary evidence...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze possible relations between crime, migratory phenomenon and some socioeconomic factors in Europe. In particular, this preliminary study here endeavors to investigate relationships between some types of crime, such as homicides, thefts, sexual violence,...

The goal of this study is to analyze the variability of topics in research fields of technologies to explain scientific and technological evolution. Empirical research focuses on quantum technologies (quantum optics, metrology, imaging and sensing) to explain characteristics of the variation...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations play a main role in the immunization campaign of nations but countries, after a certain share of people vaccinated have to cope with vaccine hesitancy and resistance in population. The goal of this study here is the detection of the max share of...

The purpose of this study here is to explain the dynamics and characteristics of research fields in the presence of crisis. This paper focuses on effects of global pandemic crisis of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) in science dynamics. Results suggest that crisis-driven research field is...

The statistical evidence of the study here shows that countries with a low average COVID-19 fatality rate have high expenditures in health sector and a lower exposure of population to air pollution, regardless a higher percentage of population aged more than 65 years. This study suggests that...