753 research outputs found
A Gift for Eleonora
No full textThe performance, ‘A gift for Eleonora’ is a research output, which investigates the cultural value of the arts for health, happiness and well-being as a cultural health intervention for public engagement in an UNESCO World Heritage Site. This was performed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Basilica di Santa Croce, in the Cappella dei Pazzi, Florence, Italy on May 13-15, 2015
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No full text‘A gift for Eleonora’ investigates the cultural value of the arts for health, happiness and well-being as a cultural health intervention for public engagement.
Eleonora di Toledo (1522-1562), was a Spanish noblewoman, who married into the Medici dynasty, and was the first Duchess of Florence in Renaissance Italy. I researched, devised and wrote the performance text, taking the funeral dress of Eleonora, restored over 12 years and housed in the Galleria del Costume in the Palazzo Pitti; the site-specificity of Filippo Brunelleschi’s design and plan of the Cappella dei Pazzi, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture in the Basilica di Santa Croce; Agnolo Bronzino’s portrait of ‘Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni’ c.1545 located in the Galleria degli Uffizi, and the Early Renaissance form of a madrigal of voices as the starting points for experimentation.
My interdisciplinary research process builds on previous publications of the performing lives of women and research themes of identity, motherhood and being. I have investigated renaissance history, memory, art and identity in Europe from the visual culture of Bronzino’s portraiture of Eleonora di Toledo, the interrogation of her world of fashion, textiles and trade, her attitude to health, well-being and the apothecary’s cabinet, through to the literature of Tullia d’Aragona’s poetry as search for self-expression and identity. As part of these identity making research processes, I interviewed contemporary Florentine aristocracy, which involved them bringing a gift for Eleonora, a fashion memento that was particularly special to them and linked to the cultural heritage, history and life of Eleonora di Toledo. Edited footage of these filmed interviews in March 2015 at the Villa Favard in Florence was used to make the trailer for the performance, see website.
From original historical documents, the use of portraiture as document for a period and the interrogation of textile as the principle decorative medium in how fabrics were woven, dyed, printed and stitched to give varying textures, has created a life lived through performance and the mediums of language, fashion and culture
Conservazione programmata e monitoraggio nell’area archeologica di Santa Croce (Ravenna)
No full textThe paper presents the results of the activities conducted in the church and archaeological area of Santa Croce (Ravenna, Italy) as part of the H2020 SHELTER project. The heritage site is situated below the groundwater table level and relies on a continuously working drainage system to be kept dry. This system, which already malfunctioned and caused flooding during the project years, will be increasingly under stress by the variation in rainfall patterns brought by climate change. The team of researchers from the University of Bologna involved in the project has implemented an interdis- ciplinary monitoring system in the area aimed at gathering a comprehensive cognitive picture of the site criticalities. Starting with regional level data collection, the research extensively addressed threats such as hydraulic risk, subsidence, and structural instability. The conducted study, surveying and monitoring investigations revealed deficiencies in the drainage system and a lack of consistent and systematic maintenance of the site and its service infrastructures. The data and outcomes of the research activities contributed to the development of a monitoring and programmed conservation Plan, delivered to the local stakeholders in charge of the management of the area of Santa Croce. This contribution highlights the twofold purpose of the research outcomes. On one hand, they consti- tute an extensive, detailed and up-to-date database of information about the site and its context. On the other, the Plan is a tool for site management driven by an interdisciplinary approach that considers both the current challenges and those that may arise due to climate change. Ultimately, the findings become a powerful operational tool at disposal of the administrations involved in occurrence of future project intervention for this heritage area, in compliance with current regulations
Systemic autoinflammatory disease following COVID-19 mRNA vaccine: a severe and rare clinical presentation
No full textSARS-CoV-2 pandemic infection caused thousands of deaths and the vaccination was the life-saving tool but some adverse effects have been also described among patients such as redness at the injection site, fever, fatigue, headache, chills, vomiting, and urticaria. Although rare, some cases of systemic hyperinflammation after vaccination have been reported, highlighting the need for a precocious identification and treatment of severe clinical manifestation.
We describe here Adult Onset Still Disease (AOSD) that developed after vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and caused a macrophage activation syndrome. The pathogenetic mechanism underlying the occurrence of an autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease after a vaccination has not been yet clarified: a viral infection can trigger autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases through the mechanisms of the molecular mimicry and the bystander activation
Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of 6-Chloro-4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine and 4,4′-Dimethyl 2,2′-bipyridine N-Oxide
No full textNew Efficient Intercalation of Bioactive Molecules into Layered Double Hydroxide Materials by Solid-State Exchange: An in Situ XRPD
No full textThe monitoring of sexual and reproductive health in Argentina and the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development: Possibilities and challenges of data compiled at official level
No full textEste trabajo indaga acerca de las posibilidades de las fuentes de datos oficiales de Argentina para monitorear los compromisos sobre salud sexual y salud reproductiva, asumidos mediante la adopción del Consenso de Montevideo. Se analiza una selección de fuentes de datos, en función de la propuesta metodológica para el seguimiento regional del Consenso, la sinergia entre esta y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y requisitos para el monitoreo de derechos. Los resultados revelan que las fuentes analizadas permiten calcular menos del 50% de los indicadores requeridos internacionalmente. Estos refieren mayormente a mujeres en edad reproductiva, siendo inferiores las posibilidades de monitorear otras poblaciones igualmente relevantes para el Consenso (personas mayores, hombres, adolescentes, etcétera). También se evidencian problemas de cobertura, representatividad, periodicidad, desagregación y publicación. De allí la necesidad de reforzar los sistemas de información para la rendición de cuentas y la toma de decisiones acertadas en materia de derechos.This paper investigates the possibilities of the official data sources in Argentina to monitor sexual and reproductive health commitments, assumed since the adoption of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development. A selection of data sources is analyzed, based on the methodological proposal for monitoring the Consensus at regional level, the synergy between it and the Sustainable Development Goals and the requirements for monitoring rights. The results reveal that the data sources allow calculating less than 50% of the indicators required internationally. These indicators mainly refer to women of reproductive age, being less likely to monitor other populations equally important to the Consensus (such as older people, men, and adolescents). Problems of coverage, representativeness, periodicity, disaggregation, and publication are also evident. Hence the need for redoubling efforts related to the information systems for accountability and taking accurate decisions concerning rights.Fil: Rojas Cabrera, Eleonora Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad; Argentin
“but I am also influenced by no such thing”-The Radical Pietist and Theological Author Johanna Eleonora Petersen
No full textJohanna Eleonora von und zu Merlau, verheiratete Petersen, von jeher tief gläubig, veränderte die religiöse Welt des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sie bekannte sich zur Bewegung des Pietismus und vertrat radikale Ansichten, nicht nur im privaten Kreis, sondern als anerkannte und heftig kritisierte theologische Autorin. Ihrem Werk ist eine Studie gewidmet, in der neue Forschungsergebnisse vorgestellt und Leben und Werk dieser bedeutenden Autorin in zeitgenössische Diskurse eingebunden werden.The deeply devout Johanna Eleonora Petersen, whose maiden name was „von und zu Merlau,” changed the religious world of the seventeenth century. She avowed herself to Pietism and held radical views, not only in private but also as an acknowledged and sharply criticized theological author. This study attends to her work. It presents new research results and weaves the life and work of this important author into contemporary discourses
La notion de défectuosité du produit dans les jurisprudences des pays européens
No full textThis work analyses the notion of defective product originally developed by US Courts, then ambiguously defined by the European directive n. 374 of 1985 and differently interpreted and applied by the respective domestic Courts. In particular, some European jurisdictions apply the risk / utility test introduced by the US Courts for design defects cases, although this test is not mentioned by the European Directive. The author, having highlighted the inconsistences of the risk / utility test, proposes an alternative model of classification of defective products according to the elements actually used by judges in order to allocate the liability, as emerging from the text of their decisions. This classification leads to held the manufacturer strictly liable not only for manufacturing defects, but also for those design defects which he was aware of (as in some cases of defective vaccine).Cette étude examine la notion de défectuosité du produit initialement élaborée par les Cours américaines, définie de manière ambigüe par le législateur européen avec la directive n° 374 de 1985, puis différemment interprétée et appliquée par les Cours respectives des pays membres. Notamment certains systèmes juridiques européens appliquent le risk/ utility test élaboré par les Cours américaines pour les cas de défaut de conception du produit, bien que ce test ne soit pas mentionné par la directive européenne. L’auteur, après avoir mis en évidence les incongruences du risk/ utility test, propose un modèle alternatif de classification des cas de produits défectueux sur la base des critères d’imputation de la responsabilité qui sont concrètement utilisés par les juges et tels qu’imagés dans les textes de leurs décisions. Cette reconstruction amène à imputer au fabricant une responsabilité objective non seulement pour les cas de défaut de production, mais aussi pour les cas de défaut de conception dont il était averti (tel que certain cas de vaccin défectueux).Rajneri Karageorgevitch Eleonora. La notion de défectuosité du produit dans les jurisprudences des pays européens. In: Revue internationale de droit comparé. Vol. 67 N°1,2015. pp. 185-205
Spigolature poetiche di una performance teatrale: Eleonora Duse ritratta dalla Contessa Lara
No full textIn un suo intervento ne «La Critica», Benedetto Croce sostiene che il lavoro dell’attore consiste nella creazione di un’opera
d’arte che si distanzia, un poco o molto, dal suo originale. Tale opera è però fugace, destinata a quanti l’abbiano vista
realizzarsi sul palcoscenico: poche le «faville», che si fissano nella memoria e nella pagina di chi assiste in sala. Per il critico,
tra le poche testimonianze autentiche dell’arte di Eleonora Duse vi sono alcune poesie della Contessa Lara, che la fissò nei
versi scritti per il «Corriere di Roma» del 25 dicembre 1885. Il contributo intende dare una prima verifica di tale intuizione,
analizzando il sonetto ispirato dall’interpretazione dusiana della Femme de Claude, per far emergere quei gesti, quegli
sguardi, quegli atteggiamenti, che la poetessa colse come la nota particolare impressa da Eleonora a un controverso personaggio
femminile
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