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On some inverse eigenvalue problems with Toeplitz-related structure

Some inverse eigenvalue problems for matrices with Toeplitz-related structure are considered in this paper. In particular, the solutions of the inverse eigenvalue problems for Toeplitz-plus-Hankel matrices and for Toeplitz matrices having all double eigenvalues are characterized, respectively, in…

Evidence of thin-film precursors formation in hydrokinetic and atomistic simulations of nano-channel capillary filling

Characterizing networks of propaganda on twitter: a case study

The daily exposure of social media users to propaganda and disinformation campaigns has reinvigorated the need to investigate the local and global patterns of diffusion of different (mis)information content on social media. Echo chambers and influencers are often deemed responsible of both the…

Unstructured lattice Boltzmann in three dimensions,

MUPHY: A parallel MUlti PHYsics/scale code for high performance bio-fluidic simulations

We present a parallel version of MUPHY, a multi-physics/scale code based upon the combination of microscopic Molecular Dynamics (MD) with a hydro-kinetic Lattice Boltzmann (LB) method. The features of the parallel version of MUPHY are hereby demonstrated for the case of translocation of biopolymers…

Numerical simulations of self-diffusiophoretic colloids at fluid interfaces

The dynamics of active colloids is very sensitive to the presence of boundaries and interfaces which therefore can be used to control their motion. Here we analyze the dynamics of active colloids adsorbed at a fluid-fluid interface. By using a mesoscopic numerical approach which relies on an…

On a relaxation approximation of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

We consider an hyperbolic singular perturbation of the incompressible Navier Stokes equations in two space dimensions. The approximating system under consideration, arises as a diffusive rescaled version of a standard relaxation approximation for the incompressible Euler equations. The aim of…

Contact inhibition of growth described using a multiphase model and an individual cell based model

In this work the phenomenon of contact inhibition of growth is studied by applying an individual based model and a continuum multiphase model to describe cell colony growth in vitro. The impact of different cell behavior in response to mechanical cues is investigated. The work aims at comparing the…

On the solution of a class of nonlinear systems governed by an M -matrix

We consider a weakly nonlinear system of the form (I + phi(x)A)x = p, where phi(x) is a real function of the unknown vector x, and (I + phi(x)A) is an M-matrix. We propose to solve it by means of a sequence of linear systems defined by the iteration procedure (I + phi(x(r))A)x(r + 1) = p, r = 0, 1…

COVID-19 cumulative incidence, intensive care, and mortality in Italian regions compared to selected European countries

Background: The high contagiousness and rapid spreading of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a high number of critical to severe life-threatening cases, which required urgent hospital admission and treatment in intensive care units (ICUs). The pandemic has been a tough test for all…