Rule reminder
Academic Italian uses: 'poiché' and 'dal momento che' for stating research premises; 'in quanto' for theoretical qualifications; causal gerund for compressed, elegant reasoning; 'grazie a' / 'a causa di' for attributing outcomes to factors. Avoid 'siccome' and 'visto che' in academic prose.
RESEARCH PAPER — 'I risultati del secondo esperimento non possono essere considerati definitivi _____ il campione era statisticamente insufficiente.'