480 research outputs found
Angelo Conti lettore di Dante
No full textIl saggio costituisce l'introduzione a carattere critico e filologico all'edizione di un testo inedito di Angelo Conti (1860-1930), "Nel Paradiso di Dante"
\u3ci\u3eUn angelo senza paradiso\u3c/i\u3e, by Nicoletta Confalone
No full textA review of Nicoletta Confalone, Un angelo senza paradiso: La chitarra alla ricerca di Schubert (Bologna: Ut Orpheus, 2017)
I fiumi del Paradiso. Considerazioni alla luce dei commenti coranici e delle tradizioni islamiche.
No full textanalisi comparativa delle leggende sui fiumi del Paradiso nell'ambito religioso del Vicino Oriente
«E quivi daremo forma alla dilettevole gita del Paradiso»: linguistic and stylistic analysis of Paradiso degli Alberti by Giovanni Gherardi da Prato
No full textopenIl presente lavoro di tesi consiste nell’analisi linguistica e stilistica del Paradiso degli Alberti, opera dell’autore Giovanni Gherardi da Prato composta a partire dal 1426. L’opera è composta da cinque libri che comprendono nove novelle; essendo un’opera lunga e che rievoca diversi generi letterari (come il romanzo o la raccolta di novelle), l’obiettivo è quello di analizzare la lingua utilizzata da Giovanni Gherardi da Prato. Infatti, dopo una breve descrizione dell’autore e dell’opera (inserendola nel contesto storico-temporale) i capitoli si soffermano sulla fonologia, sulla morfologia e sulla sintassi. Viene infine descritto lo stile dell’opera prima e delle novelle poi, comparando quest’ultime per evidenziare le somiglianze e le differenze tra di esse.The present thesis consists of linguistic and stylistic analysis of Il Paradiso degli Alberti, the work of the author Giovanni Gherardi da Prato, composed from 1426. The work consists of five books that include nine novellas; being a long work that evokes different literary genres (such as the novel or the novella collection), the goal is to analyze the language used by Giovanni Gherardi da Prato. In fact, after a brief description of the author and the work (placing it in historical-temporal context), the chapters focus on phonology, morphology, and syntax. Finally, the style of the work first and the novellas later is described, comparing the latter to highlight the similarities and differences between them
Role of Bone Targeting Agents in the Prevention of Bone Metastases from Breast Cancer
No full textBreast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women worldwide and leads, in more than 70% of patients with advanced disease, to skeleton colonization and formation of bone metastases (BM). This condition implies a severe disability and deterioration of the quality of life, with consequent additional social costs. In recent decades, several studies explored the role of agents acting within the bone microenvironment to counteract BM development, and several bonetargeting agents (BTAs) have been introduced in the clinical practice to manage bone lesions and reduce the risk of skeletal complications. However, long-term exposure to these agents is not free from potential toxicities and needs careful monitoring. In this context, the potential capability to prevent BM onset in selected BC patients, through the early administration of BTAs, has been explored by several researchers, with the belief that “prevention is better than cure” and that, ultimately, metastatic BC is an incurable condition. Here, we revised the mechanisms of BM development in BC as well as the strategies for selecting high-risk patients suitable for early BTA treatment
Biobanks and scientists: supply and demand
No full textAbstract The biobanks, providers of biospecimens, and the scientists, users of biological material, are both strategic actors in translational medicine but the communication about those two subjects seems to be delicate. Recently, biobank managers from US and Europe stressed the danger of underuse of biospecimens stored in their biobanks thus stimulating the debate about innovative ways to collect samples and to communicate their availability. We hypothesize that the already stored collections meet the interest of present scientists only in specific situations. Serial biospecimens from patients with large associated clinical data concerning voluptuary habits, environmental exposure, anthropomorphic information are needed to meet the even more specific projects the scientists are planning. The hypothesis of activation of specific sections in ranked journals aimed to facilitate the communication between partners interested in finding/collecting ad hoc biospecimens is discussed
Faba Greens, Globe Artichoke’s Offshoots, Crenate Broomrape and Summer Squash Greens: Unconventional Vegetables of Puglia (Southern Italy) With Good Quality Traits
No full textGlobe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. subsp. [L.] scolymus Hayek), summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) and faba bean (Vicia faba L.) are widely cultivated for their immature inflorescences, fruits and seeds, respectively. Nevertheless, in some areas of Puglia (Southern Italy), other organs of these species are traditionally used as vegetables, instead of being considered as by-products. Offshoots (so-called cardoni or carducci) of globe artichoke, produced during the vegetative growing cycle and removed by common cultural procedures, are used like to the cultivated cardoons (C. cardunculus L. var. altilis DC). The stems, petioles, flowers and smaller leaves of summer squash are used as greens (so-called cime di zucchini), like other leafy vegetables such as chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) and Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L.). Also the plant apex of faba bean, about 5–10 cm long, obtained from the green pruning, are used as greens (so-called cime di fava) like spinach leaves. Moreover, crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata Forssk.), a root parasite plant that produces devastating effects on many crops (mostly legumes), is used like asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) to prepare several traditional dishes. In this study ethnobotanical surveys and quality assessment of these unconventional vegetables were performed. For their content of fiber, offshoots of globe artichokes can be considered a useful food to bowel. Summer squash greens could be recommended as a vegetable to use especially in the case of hypoglycemic diets considering both content and composition of their carbohydrates. For their low content of nitrate, faba greens could be recommended as a substitute of nitrate-rich leafy vegetables. Crenate broomrape shows a high antioxidant activity and may be considered as a very nutritious agri-food product. Overall, the results of the present study indicate that offshoots of globe artichoke, summer squash greens, faba greens and crenate broomrape have good potential as novel foods, being nutritious and refined products. Their exploitation aiming to the obtainment of labeled and/or new potential ready-to-eat retail products could satisfy the demand for local functional foods
Aminium Salts-Induced Dimerization of alpha-Methylstyrene and 1-Aryl-1-Phenylethylenes. Solvent Effect
No full textThe aminium salts-induced dimerization of alfa-methylstyrene lb gives rise,
depending on the solvent employed, to high yields of 1,3,3-trimethyl-1-phenylindane
2b, or 2,4-diphenyl-4-methyl-l-pentene 6b. Several 1-aryl-l-phenylethylenes la,c-e
afford, instead, cyclodimers 2a,c-e, or 2,5-diaryl-2,5-diphenyltetrahydrofuran
derivatives 3a,c-e
Genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks in microarray data analysis: a distributed approach
No full textMicroarrays allow biologists to better understand
the interactions between diverse pathologic states at the gene level.
However, the amount of data generated by these tools becomes
problematic. New techniques are then needed in order to extract
valuable information about gene activity in sensitive processes like
tumor cells proliferation and metastasis activity. Recent tools that
analyze microarray expression data have exploited
correlation-based approach such as clustering analysis. Here we
describe a novel GA/ANN distributed approach for assessing the
importance of genes for sample classification based on expression
data. Several different approaches have been exploited and a
comparison has been given. The developed system was employed in
the classification of ER+/- metastasis recurrence of breast cancer
tumors and results were validated using a real life database.
Further validation has been carried out using Gene Ontology
based tools. Results proved the valuable potentialities and
robustness of similar systems
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