43 research outputs found
«In un mondo diverso / illuminato dagli ordigni». Un esempio di riscrittura poetica della Grande Guerra fra Tardoantico e XXI secolo
No full textRecent Italian poetry has often treated the Great War through the filter of family memories, and through comparison with conflicts from different historical periods, including Classical antiquity. My paper concentrates on a notable example of this trend, the collection Mortalissima parte (2008) by Massimo Bocchiola. Ostensibly concerned with the general theme of war throughout human history, the collection is in fact dominated by memories of the Great War on the one hand, and by allusions to (Late-)Ancient and Byzantine historiography on the other. I analyse the role played by Latin- and Greek-language sources on both the structural and thematic level, discussing the different ways the author engages with his hypotexts. I conclude by comparing the use of Classics in this ‘secondary’ war poetry with that of British War Poets as studied by Vandiver (2010), and I try to motivate their diverging choices of themes and models
Espressioni dell'eros infelice in due poeti italiani del nuovo millennio
No full textIl mio contributo si propone di studiare l’espressione poetica del nesso fra eros e melancolia in due poeti italiani nati all’inizio degli anni ‘90 e che hanno esordito nel secondo decennio del XXI secolo: Marco Malvestio (1991) e Simone Burratti (1990). Questi autori, stilisticamente molto diversi – prevalentemente in prosa, con alcuni debiti verso tecniche d’avanguardia (googlism, sought poetry), la scrittura di Burratti; rigorosamente in versi, e con tratti di classicismo, quella di Malvestio – mettono al centro della loro opera un erotismo problematico e malinconico. L’analisi si concentrerà sugli specifici mezzi linguistici, stilistici e strutturali impiegati da ciascun autore per esplorare questa tematica.In this paper I study the poetic expression of the connection between eros and melancholia in two Italian poets born in the early Nineties who made their debut in the first decade of the 21st century: Marco Malvestio (1991) and Simone Burratti (1990). These authors, stylistically quite different – Burratti’s writing mainly in prose, with some debts to avantgarde techniques (googlism, sought poetry); Malvestio’s strictly in verse, with hints of classicism – both center their work on a problematic and melancholy eroticism. My analysis will focus on the specific linguistic, stylistic and structural means employed by each author to explore these themes
Parenteral Solutions: Nature of Particulate Matter
No full textAn investigation on the level and nature of particulate contamination in 36 large volume injectable solutions produced in Italy was performed, using Scanning Electron Microscopic (SEM) and X-ray microanalitic (EDS) techniques. Wide variability of the contaminant level, even within each individual batch, was observed. About 20% of the samples revealed a considerable amount of contaminants greater than 20 μm. Fibers of presumably textiles, cellulose or plastic materials were detected. Other particulate matter, from manifacturing and packaging processes, were observed
Mineral fibres and dusts in lungs of subjects living in an urban environment.
No full textWe have undertaken a study on 200 autopsy lung samples collected from subjects who lived in the Rome urban area and were not occupationally exposed to mineral dusts. The samples belonged to subjects who died aged between 15 and 65, both male and female. Subjects suffering from diseases and drug addicts were excluded. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether any correlation existed between subjects' life-style, in particular smoking habits, and the presence of mineral fibres and dusts in their lungs. The data obtained were compared with those on airborne mineral dusts in the environment of the subjects themselves, particularly data on the concentration and types of mineral fibres present in that environment
Cavalos alados e dragões de fogo, do caos ao poder da imaginação. O desejo busca palavras,
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How to measure bacterial genome plasticity? A novel time-integrated index helps gather insights on pathogens
No full textGenome plasticity can be defined as the capacity of a bacterial population to swiftly gain or lose genes. The time factor plays a fundamental role for the evolutionary success of microbes, particularly when considering pathogens and their tendency to gain antimicrobial resistance factors under the pressure of the extensive use of antibiotics. Multiple metrics have been proposed to provide insights into the gene content repertoire, yet they overlook the temporal component, which has a critical role in determining the adaptation and survival of a bacterial strain. In this study, we introduce a novel index that incorporates the time dimension to assess the rate at which bacteria exchange genes, thus fitting the definition of plasticity. Opposite to available indices, our method also takes into account the possibility of contiguous genes being transferred together in one single event. We applied our novel index to measure plasticity in three widely studied bacterial species: Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Our results highlight distinctive plasticity patterns in specific sequence types and clusters, suggesting a possible correlation between heightened genome plasticity and globally recognized high-risk clones. Our approach holds promise as an index for predicting the emergence of strains of potential clinical concern, possibly allowing for timely and more effective interventions
[Concentration of asbestos fibers in urothelial tumors and in the neoplasm-free bladder wall]. FT Concentrazione di fibre di asbesto nei tumori uroteliali e nella parete vescicale esente da neoplasia.
No full textMeltingPlot, a user-friendly online tool for epidemiological investigation using High Resolution Melting data
No full textBackgroundThe rapid identification of pathogen clones is pivotal for effective epidemiological control strategies in hospital settings. High Resolution Melting (HRM) is a molecular biology technique suitable for fast and inexpensive pathogen typing protocols. Unfortunately, the mathematical/informatics skills required to analyse HRM data for pathogen typing likely limit the application of this promising technique in hospital settings.ResultsMeltingPlot is the first tool specifically designed for epidemiological investigations using HRM data, easing the application of HRM typing to large real-time surveillance and rapid outbreak reconstructions. MeltingPlot implements a graph-based algorithm designed to discriminate pathogen clones on the basis of HRM data, producing portable typing results. The tool also merges typing information with isolates and patients metadata to create graphical and tabular outputs useful in epidemiological investigations and it runs in a few seconds even with hundreds of isolates.Availabilityhttps://skynet.unimi.it/index.php/tools/meltingplot/ .ConclusionsThe analysis and result interpretation of HRM typing protocols can be not trivial and this likely limited its application in hospital settings. MeltingPlot is a web tool designed to help the user to reconstruct epidemiological events by combining HRM-based clustering methods and the isolate/patient metadata. The tool can be used for the implementation of HRM based real time large scale surveillance programs in hospital settings
Correction to: Cell adhesion molecules, plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1, and metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis (Clinical and Experimental Medicine, (2020), 20, 1, (39-48), 10.1007/s10238-019-00595-2)
No full textThe original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. Camila Cataldi de Alcantara was not listed among the authors. The corrected author group should be: Guilherme Gomes Teixeira · Naiara Lourenço Mari · Jaqueline Costa Castardo de Paula · Camila Cataldi de Alcantara · Tamires Flauzino · Marcell Alysson Batisti Lozovoy · Ligia Márcia Mário Martin · Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche · Michael Maes · Isaias Dichi · Andréa Name Colado Simão The original article has been corrected
