Hintze Centre for Astrophysical Surveys

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Context. The H I mass function (HIMF) is a crucial tool for understanding the evolution of the H I content in galaxies over cosmic time and, hence, to constraining both the baryon cycle in galaxy evolution and the reionization history of the Universe. Aims. We aim to derive semiempirical constraints at z  ∼ 0.37 by combining literature results on the stellar mass function from optical surveys with recent findings on the M HI  −  M ⋆ scaling relation derived via spectral stacking analysis applied to 21 cm line interferometric data from the MIGHTEE and CHILES surveys, conducted with the MeerKAT and VLA radio telescopes, respectively. Methods. We drew synthetic stellar mass samples directly from the publicly available results underlying the analysis of the COSMOS2020 galaxy photometric sample. We then converted M ⋆ into M HI using analytical fitting functions to the data points from H I stacking. We next fit a Schechter function to the median HIMF from all the samples via Monte Carlo Markov chains. We finally derived the posterior distribution for Ω HI by integrating the models for the HIMF built from the posteriors samples of the Schechter parameters. Results. We find a deviation of the HIMF at z  ∼ 0.37 from the results at z  ∼ 0 from the ALFALFA survey and at z  ∼ 1 from uGMRT data. Our results for Ω HI are in broad agreement with other literature results and follow the overall trend on Ω HI as a function of redshift. The derived value Ω HI = (7.02 +0.59 −0.52 ) × 10 −4 at z  ∼ 0.37 from the combined analysis deviates by ∼2.9 σ from the ALFALFA result at z  ∼ 0. Conclusions. Our findings regarding the HIMF and Ω HI derived from deep, state-of-the-art interferometric surveys differ from previous literature results at z  ∼ 0 and z  ∼ 1. We are unable to confirm at this stage whether these differences are due to cosmic evolution consistent with a smooth transition of the H I content of galaxies over the last 8 Gyr or due to selection biases and systematics.

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Drawing on four well‐established theoretical perspectives, this paper proposes an intersectional, emotionally grounded framework for understanding how gender and age jointly shape entrepreneurial perceptions across psychological, social, and cultural domains. Using 2024 Italian Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data and ordinal logistic regression, we find that women are approximately 30% more likely to report fear of failure and 20% less likely to feel self‐efficacious, despite perceiving high social respect for entrepreneurs. These emotional constraints persist across age, suggesting that gendered affective barriers are stable over time. We also demonstrate that composite indices, commonly used in entrepreneurial research, partially obscure gendered nuances that are better revealed through disaggregated analysis. This study contributes to entrepreneurship theory by integrating emotional risk into socially embedded models of entrepreneurial cognition. By addressing gendered emotional barriers, we contribute to building more socially sustainable and resilient entrepreneurial ecosystems, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We further frame these barriers as strategic obstacles to environmentally responsible entrepreneurship, underscoring their relevance to SDGs 5, 8, 9, and 12. Finally, we highlight managerial implications: Incubators, accelerators, and firms should design gender‐sensitive interventions, such as inclusive training, mentorship, and financial instruments, to foster innovation, responsible production, and the resilience of entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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Abstract Understanding black hole–galaxy co-evolution and the role of AGN feedback requires complete AGN samples, including heavily obscured systems. Such sources are key to constraining the black hole accretion rate density over cosmic time, yet they are challenging to identify and characterise across most wavelengths. In this work, we present the first UV line–selected ([Ne v]3426 and C iv1549) sample of obscured AGN with full X-ray-to-radio coverage, assembled by combining data from the Chandra COSMOS Legacy survey, the COSMOS2020 UV–NIR catalogue, mid- and far-IR photometry from XID+, and radio observations from the VLA and MIGHTEE surveys. Using CIGALE to perform spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting, we analyse 184 obscured AGN at 0.6 < z < 1.2 and 1.5 < z < 3.1, enabling detailed measurements of AGN and host galaxy properties, and direct comparison with Simba hydrodynamical simulations. We find that X-ray and radio data are essential for accurate SED fits, with the radio band proving critical when X-ray detections are missing or in cases of poor IR coverage. Comparisons with matched non-active galaxies and simulations suggest that the [Ne v]-selected sources are in a pre-quenching stage, while the C iv-selected ones are likely quenched by AGN activity. Our results indicate that [Ne v] and C iv selections target galaxies in a transient phase of their co-evolution, characterised by intense, obscured accretion, and pave the way for future extensions with upcoming large area high-z spectroscopic surveys.

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ABSTRACT Understanding the cold atomic hydrogen gas (H i) within cosmic filaments has the potential to pin down the relationship between the low density gas in the cosmic web and how the galaxies that lie within it grow using this material. We report the discovery of a cosmic filament using 14 H i-selected galaxies that form a very thin elongated structure of 1.7 Mpc. These galaxies are embedded within a much larger cosmic web filament, traced by optical galaxies, that spans at least $\sim 15$ Mpc. We find that the spin axes of the H i galaxies are significantly more strongly aligned with the cosmic web filament ($\langle \vert \cos \psi \vert \rangle = 0.64 \pm 0.05$) than cosmological simulations predict, with the optically selected galaxies showing alignment to a lesser degree ($\langle \vert \cos \psi \vert \rangle = 0.55 \pm 0.05$). This structure demonstrates that within the cosmic filament, the angular momentum of galaxies is closely connected to the large-scale filamentary structure. We also find strong evidence that the galaxies are orbiting around the spine of the filament, making this one of the largest rotating structures discovered thus far, and from which we can infer that there is transfer of angular momentum from the filament to the individual galaxies. The abundance of H i galaxies along the filament and the low dynamical temperature of the galaxies within the filament indicates that this filament is at an early evolutionary stage where the imprint of cosmic matter flow on galaxies has been preserved over cosmic time.

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This study offers a comprehensive bibliometric and text‐mining overview of two decades of sustainability‐oriented entrepreneurship research. Drawing on 7563 peer‐reviewed articles from the Web of Science Core Collection, we map the field's evolution, thematic structure, and disciplinary convergence, identifying influential authors, networks, and journals. Using rule‐based classification and unsupervised learning, we categorize contributions within a four‐pillar framework encompassing environmental, social, economic, and cultural dimensions and examine their prevalence, overlap, and temporal trends. The results reveal a pronounced shift toward transdisciplinarity: 77% of articles engage with at least three pillars, and 34.5% address all four simultaneously. Building directly on this empirical evidence, we propose the Four‐Pillar Intersectionality Framework (F‐PIF), which reconceptualizes sustainable entrepreneurship as a transdisciplinary knowledge domain shaped by interdependent sustainability logics. The F‐PIF is therefore both derived from and supported by the bibliometric findings, providing an empirically grounded conceptual model that advances theoretical understanding and offers practical guidance for scholars and practitioners navigating entrepreneurship in the age of sustainability.