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Dataset of the Inscriptions of Greek Cyrenaica and Greek Verse Inscriptions of Cyrenaica (v.03)
No full textThis dataset cointains the XML files of the inscriptions and the bibliography used in the critical edition: Dobias-Lalou, Catherine. Inscriptions of Greek Cyrenaica in collaboration with Alice Bencivenni, Hugues Berthelot, with help from Simona Antolini, Silvia Maria Marengo, and Emilio Rosamilia; Dobias-Lalou, Catherine. Greek Verse Inscriptions of Cyrenaica in collaboration with Alice Bencivenni, with help from Joyce M. Reynolds and Charlotte Roueché. Bologna: CRR-MM, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, 2017. ISBN 9788898010684, http://doi.org/10.6092/UNIBO/IGCYRGVCYR. The inscriptions are marked up according to the principles of EpiDoc. The Inscriptions of Greek Cyrenaica (IGCyr) and the Greek Verse Inscriptions of Cyrenaica (GVCyr) are two corpora, the first collecting all the inscriptions of Greek (VII-I centuries B.C.) Cyrenaica, the second gathering the Greek metrical texts of all periods (VI B.C.-VI A.D.). These new critical editions of inscriptions from Cyrenaica are part of the international project Inscriptions of Libya (InsLib). For the first time all the inscriptions known to us in March 2018, coming from this area of the ancient Mediterranean world, are assembled in a single online and open access publication
Bowing of marble slabs: can the phenomenon be arrested and prevented by inorganic treatments?
Get PDFBowing of thin marble slabs is a phenomenon affecting both historic monuments and modern buildings. In spite of the ubiquity and destructiveness of this phenomenon, no fully satisfactory treatment is currently available to arrest and/or prevent bowing. In this study, a treatment based on formation of hydroxyapatite (HAP) was investigated as a possible route to arrest and possibly prevent bowing of Carrara marble slabs. Four different formulations of the HAP-treatment were tested and compared to ammonium oxalate and ethyl silicate (widely used in the practice of marble conservation). The treatments were applied onto pre-weathered and unweathered specimens to investigate their ability to arrest and prevent bowing, respectively. Marble behavior was studied in terms of residual strain and bowing after thermal cycles up to 90°C in dry and wet conditions. Marble cohesion was assessed before and after the thermal cycles by ultrasound. The HAP-treatments exhibited promising results, as the residual strain and the bowing after the cycles were always lower or equal to the untreated references, while marble cohesion was always higher. Surprisingly, ammonium oxalate caused marked worsening of marble thermal behavior. In the case of ethyl silicate, most of the initial benefit after consolidation was lost after the thermal cycles. In general, the results of the study point out the importance of evaluating marble thermal behavior to assess the suitability of any conservation treatment and suggest that treatments able to strengthen marble without causing excessive pore occlusion and stiffening are preferable to enhance durability to thermal cycles
New method for controllable accelerated aging of marble: use for testing of consolidants
Get PDFResearch is needed on novel consolidants to restore weathered marble, because the available products exhibit limitations. To test new consolidants, samples with features similar to naturally weathered marble (i.e. near-surface damage) are recommended. We developed a novel method that produces decayed samples with a gradient in properties that can be tuned to any desired level, in terms of depth from the surface and decrease of dynamic elastic modulus. The idea is to produce near-surface damage by putting a marble sample in contact with a plate at a certain temperature for a certain time, calculated by a mathematical model. The model was used to predict the heating conditions to produce a certain decrease in dynamic elastic modulus in the first 1 cm from the surface, comparable to naturally weathered marble. Good confirmation of the model predictions was found experimentally. The suitability of using thermally “weathered” samples for testing consolidants was demonstrated in the case of a hydroxyapatite-based treatment. The mathematical model can be tailored to other lithotypes or ceramics, using the relevant property data
Integrated technological and management solutions for wastewater treatment and efficient agricultural reuse in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia
Get PDFMediterranean‐African countries (MACs) face a major water crisis. The annual renewable water resources are close to the 500 m3/capita threshold of absolute water scarcity, and water withdrawals exceed total renewable water resources by 30%. Such a low water availability curbs economic development in agriculture, which accounts for 86% of freshwater consumption. The analysis of the current situation of wastewater treatment, irrigation, and water management in MACs and of the research projects targeted to these countries indicates the need for 1) an enhanced capacity to analyze water stress, 2) the development of water management strategies capable of including wastewater reuse, and 3) development of locally adapted water treatment and irrigation technologies. This analysis shaped the MADFORWATER project (www.madforwater.eu), whose goal is to develop a set of integrated technological and management solutions to enhance wastewater treatment, wastewater reuse for irrigation, and water efficiency in agriculture in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. MADFORWATER develops and adapts technologies for the production of irrigation‐quality water from drainage canals and municipal, agro‐industrial, and industrial wastewaters and technologies for water efficiency and reuse in agriculture, initially validated at laboratory scale, to 3 hydrological basins in the selected MACs. Selected technologies will be further adapted and validated in 4 demonstration plants of integrated wastewater treatment and reuse. Integrated strategies for wastewater treatment and reuse targeted to the selected basins are developed, and guidelines for the development of integrated water management strategies in other basins of the 3 target MACs will be produced. The social and technical suitability of the developed technologies and nontechnological tools in relation to the local context is evaluated with the participation of MAC stakeholders and partners. Guidelines on economic instruments and policies for the effective implementation of the proposed water management solutions in the target MACs will be developed
Performance of Nanoparticles in the Electrical Behavior of DC Capacitor Films
Get PDFIn this work space charge accumulation characteristics of nanostructured PP-SiO2 films are investigated, providing preliminary results at the basis of the new materials formulations developed in the European project GRIDABLE, where novel MV and LV DC capacitor films having enhanced performance with respect to present polypropylene films are being developed. This paper shows that nanostructuration may be beneficial, especially at higher temperature, to improve material performance. Better space charge performance will help in optimizing the dielectric strength, design field and reliability of the insulation system for DC use
QADIS boreholes 2017-2018 (EDUU Project)
Get PDFThe dataset includes the main data of the boreholes carried out in the Qadisiya region during the 2017 and 2018 field season
Os conceitos de “skandala” e “falácia do mal menor” de Arendt. Uma Leitura Transdisciplinar desde as fábulas A Ovelha Negra e O Monólogo do Mal de Augusto Monterroso
Get PDF[The Arendt’s concepts of “skandala” and “evil minor fallacy”. A Transdisciplinary Reading for The Black Sheep and The Monologue of Evil by Augusto Monterroso] Trough an interdisciplinary perspective, the aim of this essay is to analyse two fables by the Honduran writer Augusto Monterroso –The Black Sheep and The Monologue of Evil– as interpretative keys of the Arendt’s concepts of “skandala” and “evil minor fallacy”. In this sense, it seeks, through Latin American literature, political philosophy and law, to understand how and why, without any constraint, a pedagogy of fear becomes actual and it can be able to overthrow the very bases of contemporary society, forged on human rights and democracy
LCA and CBA of the lab-scale WW treatment technologies
No full textThis report is part of the European Horizon 2020 project MADFORWATER, which aims to develop solutions to enhance wastewater treatment, reuse treated wastewater for irrigation and water efficiency in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) are used together with considerations about the technological performance and social acceptance of the technology in the target country, in order to select technologies that will be optimized and scaled up for the field pilots. The CBA provides insight into the economic performance of the different technologies for the field pilots, the LCA into the environmental burdens and benefits. In particular, this deliverable focuses on the WP2 technologies for wastewater (WW) treatment, whereas D3.2 focuses on the WP3 irrigation technologies
Discorsi sul colore della pelle tra bambini di scuola primaria: parole, significati e pregiudizi
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to highlight a specific form of discrimination related to the “melanin diversity”. This form of discrimination is often and unconsciously acted through the words. The results of this study are part of a wider research project with a view to detect stereotypes and prejudices relatedto skin color in primary school children. This research project had confirmed that the melanin prejudice is still present and widespread in this age group and it allows to focus on the words that children use to name skin colors and their meanings. Ethnocentric and white-centric shades are often hidden under these words
Tradurre Petrarca
Get PDFCon l’intento di porre una volta di più l’attenzione al dialogo fra la classicità e una modernità che si fonda sulle suggestioni dei testi del passato, richiamati a nuova vita e reinterpretati dalla lingua del presente, il 22 novembre 2016 si è svolto a Bologna, presso il Dipartimento di Filologia classica e Italianistica, un seminario su Tradurre Petrarca, da cui procede questa raccolta di saggi