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The Belle II experiment: Status and prospects
Get PDFThe Belle II experiment, a substantial upgrade of the BELLE detector operating at the SuperKEKB energy-asymmetric e+e− collider, has recently restarted its data taking with the so called “Phase 3” run at the Υ(4S) resonance. Belle II is designed to operate at a peak luminosity of 8×1035cm−2s−1 with a target integrated luminosity of 50 ab−1, a factor of 50 more than the BELLE experiment. This will allow studies of B meson decays, along with charm, and many other physics topics, with unprecedent precision in the clean e+e− collider environment. In this paper the Belle II experiment is described, with its planned physics program and prospects
La retorica della pena: quando le coincidenze fanno riflettere
Get PDFIl presente articolo focalizza l’attenzione su due congiunture che si sono verificate nel corso del 2018 e che ispirano narrazioni della pena assimilabili ad una concezione retributiva.
La prima circostanza è la riedizione – a quarant’anni di distanza dalla prima – dell’opera di Dario Melossi e Massimo Pavarini Carcere e fabbrica, in cui l’analisi del rapporto tra pena e società presenta una istituzione penitenziaria che si conforma al modello di organizzazione sociale ed industriale. La seconda è la pubblicazione dei decreti di attuazione della delega contenuta nella legge n. 103/2017 che introducono modifiche all’ordinamento penitenziario, benché in una direzione che contrasta con l’orientamento emerso in occasione dei lavori degli Stati Generali dell’Esecuzione Penale, almeno nella misura in cui, sottolineando la necessità di investire sulla “responsabilizzazione” del detenuto, evidenziano la centralità del lavoro penitenziario, in particolar modo quello di pubblica utilità. Tali circostanze divengono occasione per condurre una riflessione sulle pratiche e sulle politiche penali nella società contemporanea sullo sfondo di una retorica della pena intesa come strumento di riparazione del danno arrecato alla società.
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Cet article concentre l'attention sur deux coïncidences observées en 2018 et qui rappellent les discours sur la peine assimilables au concept rétributif.
La première circonstance est la réédition - quarante ans après la première – du livre de Dario Melossi et Massimo Pavarini, Prison et fabrique, où l'analyse de la relation entre peine et société décrit une institution pénitentiaire conforme au modèle d'organisation sociale et industrielle. La seconde est la promulgation des décrets d'application de la loi déléguée n°103/2017 qui introduisent des modifications du système pénitentiaire, bien que dans une direction qui contraste avec l'orientation annoncée à l'occasion des travaux des États généraux de l'Exécution Pénale, au moins dans la mesure où, soulignant la nécessité d'investir dans la « responsabilisation » du détenu, ils mettent l'accent sur la centralité du travail d’intérêt général. Ces circonstances deviennent une opportunité pour réfléchir sur les pratiques et les politiques pénales de la société contemporaine dans le contexte d’une rhétorique de la peine destinée à servir d’instrument de réparation de torts causés à la société.
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This article concentrates on two coincidences that occurred during 2018 and which inspire penal discourses assimilable to a retributive concept.
The first circumstance is the re-edition - forty years after the first - of the work of Dario Melossi and Massimo Pavarini Prison and factory, in which the analysis of the relationship between punishment and society presents a penitentiary institution that conforms to the model of social and industrial organization. The second is the publication of the implementation decrees of the delegated law n. 103/2017 that modify Italian prison system, although in a direction that contrasts with the orientation emerged during the work of the General States of the Penal Execution, at least to the extent that, underlining the need to invest on the “responsabilization” of the convict, highlights the centrality of prison work, especially that one of public utility. These circumstances become an opportunity to reflect on practices and criminal policies in contemporary society against the background of a rhetoric of punishment intended as an instrument to repair the damage done to society
Towards a new approach in the study of Ancient Greek music: Virtual reconstruction of an ancient musical instrument from Greek Sicily
Get PDFIn the summer of 2012, the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Selinunte
Mission began to explore the interior of the cella of Temple R. This excavation
showed that the classical and archaic layers had been sealed by a deep fill of the
Hellenistic period and left untouched by earlier archaeological research at the
site. Among the discoveries were a series of votive depositions positioned against
the walls, dating to the sixth century BCE. One of the most striking finds among
those votive depositions was the discovery of two parts of a bone aulos, which can
be dated to 570 BCE. The virtual reconstruction of the aulos found in Temple R
at Selinunte aims to increase and improve its scientific investigation, overcoming
the limitations caused by the fragility of the instrument. Digital technology has
allowed us to produce a three-dimensional (3D) model of the aulos. This digital
model has been translated into a 3D artificial copy, using polymer as a material.
Our goal is to reconstruct the aulos, after analysing its organological characteristics.
We also hope that this new study of the aulos will increase our knowledge
of Ancient Greek music
Benchmarking of graphene-based materials: real commercial products versus ideal graphene
Get PDFThere are tens of industrial producers claiming to sell graphene and related materials (GRM), mostly as solid powders. Recently the quality of commercial GRM has been questioned, and procedures for GRM quality control were suggested using Raman Spectroscopy or Atomic Force Microscopy. Such techniques require dissolving the sample in solvents, possibly introducing artefacts.A more pragmatic approach is needed, based on fast measurements and not requiring any assumption on GRM solubility. To this aim, we report here an overview of the properties of commercial GRM produced by selected companies in Europe, USA and Asia. We benchmark: (A) size, (B) exfoliation grade and (C) oxidation grade of each GRM versus the ones of ‘ideal’ graphene and, most importantly, versus what reported by the producer. In contrast to previous works, we report explicitly the names of the GRM producers and we do not re-dissolve the GRM in solvents, but only use techniques compatible with industrial powder metrology.A general common trend is observed: products having low defectivity (%sp2 bonds >95%) feature low surface area (<200 m2 g−1), while highly exfoliated GRM show a lower sp2 content, demonstrating that it is still challenging to exfoliate GRM at industrial level without adding defects
Sapida scientia. Percorsi gastronomici da “Il Sole 24 Ore” (1999-2018)
Get PDFIl volume Sapida scientia. Percorsi gastronomici da “Il Sole 24 Ore” (1999-2018) è stato precedentemente stampato in poche copie non venali e donato a Tullio Gregory per il suo novantesimo compleanno il 28 febbraio 2019 in occasione di un incontro conviviale. Il testo raccoglie alcuni articoli di Gregory pubblicati tra il 1999 e il 2018. Il tema che ispira la scelta degli articoli è quello della cultura gastronomica nel senso più ampio, con implicazioni letterariofilosofiche e non solo. Il volume - che si collega tematicamente con il precedente Sapor mundi. Scritti sulla civiltà dei sapori da “Il Sole 24 Ore” (1994-1998), stampato nel 1999 - comprende anche i “menù della cucina filosofica”, proposti da Gregory al festivalfilosofia di Modena, Carpi, Sassuolo dal 2001 al 2018, e nasce da una proposta e dalla collaborazione di Eugenio Canone, Roberto Palaia e Ada Russo
La fortuna critica di Giovannoni negli scritti e nelle opere di Angiolo Mazzoni in Colombia per il restauro architettonico e urbano della Candelaria di Bogotá
Get PDFPaper in the International Proceedings “Gustavo Giovannoni e l’architetto integrale” by Francesco Moschini and Giuseppe Bonaccorso, Accademia di San Luca, Roma 201
GIS mapping of the archaeological sites in the Molise region (Italy)
Get PDFThe Molise Region, on the Adriatic coast of southern Italy, experienced human presence since prehistoric times. Site distribution is not homogeneous throughout the region and a comprehensive census of all known archaeological sites has never been performed. In this paper, we present the results of a three-year project for the GIS mapping and database creation for all the known archaeological sites of the Molise Region. As a result, 3111 archaeological sites have been mapped, stored in a GIS database and then analysed through Spatial Analyst tools. Most of the mapped sites have been classified as area of archaeological finds (57.1% of the total sites), followed by settlements (12.9%) and buildings (9.8%). Site distribution is mainly clustered along the Biferno river valley, in the central and in the south-western sectors of the Molise Region. The largest human occupation of the region occurred during the Samnite and Roman ages. Archaeological sites are also located at different elevation a.s.l., with a general increasing trend of site elevation through time. This GIS database is, up to now, the most complete census of archaeological sites in the study area, thus representing a powerful tool to promote the archaeological heritage of the Molise Region and to address urban planning
Archeologia e Calcolatori. Accessibilità e diffusione della cultura scientifica
Get PDFBased on the case study of the journal ‘Archeologia e Calcolatori’, the authors investigate specific issues related to the promotion of Open Science in archaeology. The first part analyses the initiatives undertaken in order to foster the dissemination of the journal’s digital resources on the web, such as the use of descriptive metadata (Dublin Core), the attribution of unique identifiers (DOI), the uploading of the full texts on institutional repositories for long term preservation (CNR-SOLAR), the collaboration with initiatives aiming at the aggregation of cultural and scientific digital contents (MiBACT-CulturaItalia). The second part illustrates many initiatives and projects promoted by the editorial committee to spread the principles of the ‘open access’ philosophy, nationally and internationally. The journal has thus become a record and memory of the progress in the theoretical, as well as applied, aspects of the Open Access movement. This study shows the relevance of the continuous experimentation of the practices for publishing scientific initiatives, adhering to and promoting the Open Access and facilitating the accessibility to its own resources
Archaeology and Audience Development digital strategies: a research conducted with the team of Archeologia e Calcolatori
Get PDFAn internship at the CNR-ISMA was the starting point for the Master’s Graduation thesis ‘Audience Development in Archaeology: Strategies Based on Digital Innovation’ (Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi). The three-month internship was linked to several different educational initiatives carried out by the Institute. A series of activities was designed expressly: namely, analysis of the database of the scholarly journal ‘Archeologia e Calcolatori’, with a special focus on the articles related to data dissemination and education in archaeology, as well as Virtual Reality and multimedia projects; field observation of Audience Development initiatives in archaeology through on-site multimedia projects, presented in the cultural itinerary for the Virtual Museum of Archaeological Computing (Virtual Journey at ‘Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini’); and finally focus-group interviews both with high-school students, taking part to the Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro (ASL) program, and with expert scholars
Archeorobotics. Applicazioni robotiche aperte e archeologia estrema
Get PDFThis paper presents an overview on the development and use of open hardware devices in archaeology and their operation in extreme conditions. State-of-the-art technologies are analysed, based on the working experience of the Arc-Team company, which, in 2006, started up a new branch of research, informally called Archeorobotics. The research was initially focused on open hardware radio-controlled UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle); over time different devices were developed, like ROV (Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle), USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle), CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine and other electronic and mechanical tools