453 research outputs found
Video "Visitatori". Video e quindici opere digitali stampate su PVC e calandrate su lastre di alluminio.
No full text"Visitatori" è il titolo di un'insieme di opere, un video e quindici opere digitali ideate e realizzate da Dal Falco. Per il video ha curato l'animazione con l'autrice Daniele Spanò, mentre le musiche sono di Fabio Recchia.
Dal Falco ha raccolto negli ultimi dieci anni un vasto archivio di immagini, fotografando superfici materiche cui attinge per realizzare i video e le opere digitali. La sua è una ricerca che prende spunto dalla metamorfosi della materia e dalla stratificazioni di segni, individuando nel tempo il grande tessitore di memorie. Il risultato è quasi una mappa che alla precisione del qui preferisce l’ubiquità del quando, all’evidenza di un corpo o di un oggetto l’eco della sua presenza.
Il progetto, un video e quindici immagini digitali, è nato a seguito di un viaggio in Egitto e all’idea di rappresentare la convivenza tra la cultura occidentale e musulmana attraverso l’affiorare di immagini di persone di diverse origini che hanno visitato le rovine di Luxor in un arco di tempo esteso. Nel video i visitatori, prelevati da cartoline e fotografie rinvenute sul luogo, affiorano da un muro inciso di geroglifici rianimati dal passaggio di tappeti volanti, per poi essere nuovamente risucchiati nella pietra che conserva impresse la memoria e le tracce del loro passaggio. "Visitors" is the title of a video and fifteen digital works conceived and created by Dal Falco. For the video he curated the animation with the author Daniele Spanò, while the music is by Fabio Recchia.
In the last years, Dal Falco has collected a vast archive of images, photographing surfaces of materials to which it draws to create videos and digital works. His research is inspired by the metamorphosis of matter and the stratification of signs, identifying over time the great weaver of memories.
The project, a video and fifteen digital images, was born following a trip to Egypt and the idea of representing the coexistence between Western and Muslim culture through the emergence of images of people of different origins who visited the ruins of Luxor in an extended period of time. In the video, visitors, taken from postcards and photographs found on the site, emerge from a wall engraved with hieroglyphs revived by the passage of flying carpets, and then again sucked into the stone that preserves the memory and traces of their passage
Yeast Metabolites of Glycated Amino Acids in Beer
No full textGlycation reactions (Maillard reactions)
during the malting and
brewing processes are important for the development of the characteristic
color and flavor of beer. Recently, free and protein-bound Maillard
reaction products (MRPs) such as pyrraline, formyline, and maltosine
were found in beer. Furthermore, these amino acid derivatives are
metabolized by Saccharomyces cerevisiae via the Ehrlich
pathway. In this study, a method was developed for quantitation of
individual Ehrlich intermediates derived from pyrraline, formyline,
and maltosine. Following synthesis of the corresponding reference
material, the MRP-derived new Ehrlich alcohols pyrralinol (up to 207
μg/L), formylinol (up to 50 μg/L), and maltosinol (up
to 6.9 μg/L) were quantitated for the first time in commercial
beer samples by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography
tandem mass spectrometry in the multiple reaction monitoring mode.
This is equivalent to ca. 20–40% of the concentrations of the
parent glycated amino acids. The metabolites were almost absent from
alcohol-free beers and malt-based beverages. Two previously unknown
valine-derived pyrrole derivatives were characterized and qualitatively
identified in beer. The metabolites investigated represent new process-induced
alkaloids that may influence brewing yeast performance due to structural
similarities to quorum sensing and metal-binding molecules
Metallo bianco
No full textMetallo bianco “Prodotti e applicazioni”. Nell’Italia degli anni ’30 la produzione di metalli subisce un forte impulso e contemporaneamente si sviluppa una specifica letteratura tecnica. In particolare, l’Alluminio e le sue leghe sono presentati sulle principali riviste specializzate come simboli della modernità. Le loro applicazioni, anche a seguito dell’autarchia in edilizia, costituiscono un importante “stratificazione” della cultura materiale che oltre all’architettura comprende artefatti emblematici e di uso comune. Le qualità fredde dei metalli bianchi, spesso accoppiati a innovative tipologie di vetri, hanno coerentemente espresso l’estetica modernista, corrispondendo alle esigenze di astrazione e artificialità dei linguaggi figurativi e diventando una delle costanti dei caratteri costruttivi e morfologici del patrimonio edilizio italiano. Il saggio restituisce, attraverso una ricerca sulla letteratura tecnica dell'epoca e sulle principali riviste specializzate un panorama sui principali prodotti e applicazioni dei metalli bianchi nell'architettura e nel design.
Il contributo “Autori e opere”, descrive alcune esemplificative applicazioni dei metalli bianchi dall’architettura al design. Le leghe di alluminio, considerate all’epoca una delle risposte più adeguate alla naturale evoluzione del gusto sono state impiegate per realizzare particolari costruttivi e arredi di significative opere del Razionalismo italiano quali ad esempio, il Palazzo per Uffici Montecatini di Gio Ponti a Milano, la Casa del Fascio di Giuseppe Terragni a Como, le Poste di Via Marmorata a Roma di Adalberto Libera.
Il contributo “Tecniche di conservazione” - che approfondisce le tematiche relative alla manutenzione e restauro dei materiali prodotti o lavorati nell'Italia degli anni '30 durante l'autarchia economica - è in continuità con gli studi e le pubblicazioni condotte Dal Falco partire dalla sua tesi di PhD in Tecnologia dell'Architettura (1993, Materiali innovativi nell'architettura del razionalismo Italiano: le leghe d'alluminio e i prodotti vetrari. Tecnologie, manutenzione, restauro) perseguite con la ricerca CNR del 1994 (Repertorio di materiali edilizi e soluzioni tecniche innovative nel decennio 1930-1940) e nelle ricerche condotte per il Progetto finalizzato Beni Culturali CNR 1197-2001 (Restauro dell'architettura del movimento moderno - Caso studio: le stazioni ferroviarie di Angiolo Mazzoni, Prof. L. Cupelloni resp. scientifico). Tale tematica è ricompresa nel volume: F. Dal Falco, Stili del Razionalismo. Anatomia di quattordici opere del razionalismo italiano, con scritti di A.A.V.V., Gangemi, Roma 2002, nel volume F. Dal Falco, Prodotti autarchici. Architettura Design Moda, Rdesignpress, Roma 2014 e in altre pubblicazioni scientifiche (do.co.mo.mo. giornale, Imprese edili) dell’autrice.
Il saggio “Progetto e restauro” indaga sulle questioni inerenti la tutela e il restauro di sistemi di oggetti e dettagli architettonici realizzati in metallo bianco, interrogandosi sulle metodologie e sulla complessità delle diverse pratiche: manutenzione, restauro, musealizzazione, rifunzionalizzazione, riedizioni.
La bibliografia di riferimento è da p. 442 a p. 443.White metal. “Products and applications” In the Italy of the '30s, the production of metals underwent a strong impulse and at the same time a specific technical literature developed. In particular, Aluminum and its alloys are presented in the main specialized magazines as symbols of modernity. Their applications, also as a result of self-construction, constitute an important "stratification" of material culture that in addition to architecture includes emblematic and commonly used artifacts. The cold qualities of white metals, often coupled with innovative types of glass, have consistently expressed the modernist aesthetic, corresponding to the needs of abstraction and artificiality of the figurative languages and becoming one of the constants of the constructive and morphological characteristics of the Italian building heritage. The essay returns, through a research on the technical literature of the time and on the main specialized magazines, an overview of the main products and applications of white metals in architecture and design.
The contribution “Authors and works” describes some exemplary applications of white metals from architecture to design. Aluminum alloys, considered at the time one of the most appropriate responses to the natural evolution of taste, have been used to create constructive details and furnishings of significant architeture and design of Italian Rationalism.
The contribution “Conservation techniques” - which explores the issues related to the maintenance and restoration of materials produced or worked in Italy during the 1930s during economic autarky - is in continuity with the studies and publications conducted by Dal Falco starting from his PhD thesis in Technology dell'Architettura (1993, Innovative materials in the architecture of Italian rationalism: aluminum alloys and glass products Technologies, maintenance, restoration) pursued with the CNR research of 1994 (Repertory of building materials and innovative technical solutions in the decade 1930- 1940) and in the research carried out for the Project finalized Beni Culturali CNR 1197-2001 (Restoration of the architecture of the modern movement - Case study: the railway stations of Angiolo Mazzoni, Prof. L. Cupelloni scientific manager). This theme is included in the volume: F. Dal Falco, Styles of Rationalism. Anatomy of fourteen works of Italian rationalism, with writings by A.A.V.V., Gangemi, Roma 2002, in the book F. Dal Falco, Autarchic Products. Architecture Design Fashion, Rdesignpress, Rome 2014 and other scientific publications (do.co.mo.mo. newspaper, Building contractors) of the author.
The contibution “Project and restoration” investigates the issues concerning the protection and restoration of systems of objects and architectural details made of white metal, questioning the methodologies and the complexity of the different practices: maintenance, restoration, musealization, refunctionalization, re-editions. The bibliography, attached is from p. 442 on p. 443
Why are American kestrel (Falco Sparverius) populations declining in North America?: Evidence from nest box programs
No full textDeclines in American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) populations are widely reported, and Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data suggest that the North American population declined significantly from 1984 to 2007. Potential factors include the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV), increases in populations of Cooper's Hawks (Accipiter cooperii), and loss of suitable habitat.Peer reviewedReprint from: Journal of Raptor Research v.43 (4) 2009 p.274-28
Falco Peregrinus Pealei in Ohio : An Error
No full textAuthor Institution: Section of Ecology and Systematics, Langmuir Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14805A specimen of peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus from Ohio, originally erroneously assigned to the Pacific Coast population F. p. pealei, is an individual of the nearly expirant eastern forest-inhabiting F. p. ana turn
Ellissi e predicazione. La significazione nel campo simbolico del linguaggio
No full textIn Theory of language (Sprachtheorie) Karl Bühler deals with Ellipsis and propositions. His remarks are based on his two-fields theory: deictic field and symbolic field. The paper proposes the path traced by the author in his best-known work Sprachtheorie (1934), in which some considerations about ellipsis are introduced through the symbolic field’s analysis. The contribution consists in a set of notes and reflections about deixis, proposition and predication analyzed by the author. Indeed Buhler’s study of proposition and ellipsis combines syntactic and pragmatic aspects through the “Synsemantic field” analysis and the “Symbolic field” one. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the central role of deixis in communication following Bühler’s thought. He thinks about deixis as an important contribution to the understanding of meaning. Ellipsis and proposition’s analysis become ways to demonstrate the importance of deixis in languag
Preface Special Issue: Differential Linear Logic, Nets and Other Quantitative and Parallel Approaches to Proof-Theory
No full textThis special issue is devoted to some aspects of the new ideas that recently arose from the work of Thomas Ehrhard on the models of linear logic (LL) and of the λ-calculus. In some sense, the very origin of these ideas dates back to the introduction of LL in the 80s by Jean-Yves Girard. An obvious remark is that LL yielded a first logical quantitative account of the use of resources: the logical distinction between linear and non-linear formulas through the introduction of the exponential connectives. As explicitly mentioned by Girard in his first paper on the subject, the quantitative approach, to which he refers as ‘quantitative semantics,’ had a crucial influence on the birth of LL. And even though, at that time, it was given up for lack of ‘any logical justification’ (quoting the author), it contained rough versions of many concepts that were better understood, precisely introduced and developed much later, like differentiation and Taylor expansion for proofs. Around 2003, and thanks to the developments of LL and of the whole research area between logic and theoretical computer science, Ehrhard could come back to these fundamental intuitions and introduce the structure of finiteness space, allowing to reformulate this quantitative approach in a standard algebraic setting. The interpretation of LL in the category Fin of finiteness spaces and finitary relations suggested to Ehrhard and Regnier the differential extensions of LL and of the simply typed λ-calculus: Differential Linear Logic (DiLL) and the differential λ-calculus. The theory of LL proof-nets could be straightforwardly extended to DiLL, and a very natural notion of Taylor expansion of a proof-net (and of a λ-term) was introduced: an element of the Taylor expansion of the proof-net/term α is itself a (differential) proof-net/term and an approximation of α
Principi di una sematologia generale nella Sprachtheorie. Metodi, temi e nozioni
No full textThe paper focuses on the principles of Karl Bühler’s general sematology through the main concepts presented in the Sprachtheorie (1934). According to the author, a unitary theory of language has its scientific foundation in sematology, meant as a general theory of the sign. In the articlesome important notions for semiotic reflection will be explored, such as sign, field, value and abstractive relevance, from which it is possible to deepen the themes of a Bühlerian sematology. They can be summarized in the significative and instrumental nature of language, and linguistic forms. The goal is to place the author’s work in the broad scenario of semiotic disciplines
Falco: A quick and flexible single-cell RNA-seq processing framework on the cloud
No full text© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) is increasingly used in a range of biomedical studies. Nonetheless, current RNA-seq analysis tools are not specifically designed to efficiently process scRNA-seq data due to their limited scalability. Here we introduce Falco, a cloud-based framework to enable paralellization of existing RNA-seq processing pipelines using big data technologies of Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark for performing massively parallel analysis of large scale transcriptomic data. Using two public scRNA-seq datasets and two popular RNA-seq alignment/feature quantification pipelines, we show that the same processing pipeline runs 2.6-145.4 times faster using Falco than running on a highly optimized standalone computer. Falco also allows users to utilize low-cost spot instances of Amazon Web Services, providing a ∼65% reduction in cost of analysis.link_to_OA_fulltex
Поселок Вайсенхоф, 1927. Технологический спор между архитектурой и дизайном / Poselok Vaysenkhof, 1927. Tekhnologicheskiy spor mezhdu arkhitekturoy i dizaynom / Weissenhofsiedlung 1927. Technologic debate between Architecture and design.
No full textАвтор рассматривает опыт создания поселка Вайсенхоф (Штутгарт, 1927) с позиций различения архитектурных и дизайнер-ских проектных концепций в создании модернистско й жилойсреды ХХ века.The author analyzes the experience of the construction of the Weißenhofsiedlung (Stuttgart, 1927) from the point of view of the differences between architectural and design concepts of the modernist dwelling in the XX century
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