182 research outputs found
«Preferirebbe buttar via il nome». L’evasione dal principium individuationis del nome e dall’identità in ‘Rubè’ di Borgese
No full textThe paper highlights the remarkable pregnancy, in thematic, ideological, formal and
even structural terms, of names in Rubè (1921), a novel by Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, focusing on
the troublesome relationship that the main character Filippo Rubè establishes with them, leading
to an identity crisis. Capone identifies five modes of using names in Rubè: the escape from the principium
individuationis of the name as an ideological breakout from the chains of a fixed identity; the
intentional modifications of his name made by Rubè in order to avoid his registry and social identity
and, thus, to be able to escape from the duties of ordinary life; the change of the names of the women
loved by Filippo; some irreversible plot twists brought about by proper names; the inability to give
adequate names to blurred feelings. By the analysis of these uses, the author points out how many
times in Rubè not just nomina sunt consequentia rerum, but res sunt consequentia nominum as well
Formation of varietal thiol aroma compounds in wine: synthetic and analytical studies of grape and wine thiol conjugates
No full textD.L. Capone, M.J. Herderich, K.H. Pardon, Y. Hayasaka, A.G. Cordente, P.A. Grant-Preece, M.A. Sefton, G.M. Elsey, D.W. Jeffer
Terpenoids and their role in wine flavour: recent advances
No full textThe terpenoids are a major class of natural products with a range of functions in plants. In the grape, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and C13-norisoprenoids are present either in a free volatile form, or bound to sugars and rendered non-volatile. Of the many terpenoids in grapes, only a relatively small number makes an important contribution to wine aroma. This review summarises new developments in understanding terpenoids, including the monoterpenes linalool, cis-rose oxide, 1,8-cineole and wine lactone; the sesquiterpene rotundone; and the C13-norisoprenoids β-damascenone, β-ionone, 1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene and (E)-1-(2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)buta-1,3-diene. Their origin, formation and behaviour during winemaking and ageing, and viticultural influences on their concentration, will be discussed, as well as their role in different wine styles.C.A. Black, M. Parker, T.E. Siebert, D.L. Capone and I.L. Franci
Exploratory study of sugar and C(6) compounds in single berries of grapevine ( Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Cabernet Sauvignon throughout ripening
No full textBackground and Aims: This study explored changes in the profile of selected aroma compounds in individual berries during development to establish whether a correlation exists between aroma compounds and sugar. Previous studies have assessed changes in the aroma compounds of ripening grapes using multiple berries randomly pooled together or sorted according to their diameter, density or colour. These data, while of value from a winemaking perspective, may prevent a fine interpretation of the compositional changes within individual berries characterised by asynchronous development. Methods and Results: Individual berries of Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon at different stages of development were sampled from veraison to harvest. Sugar concentration and mass of individual berries were measured, and C6 compounds analysed. The content of C6 compounds per berry was strongly correlated to the stage of development, while changes between stages were compound specific. Berries of similar TSS shared comparable composition of C6 compounds, with little influence of the sampling date. Conclusions: Investigation of the composition of individual berries during ripening showed a strong dependency between the stage of development and the composition of sugar and C6 compounds. Significance of the Study: Compositional changes of metabolites occurring in individual grape berries throughout ripening were identified. This study provides a starting point for a detailed study of the sugar/flavour nexus that may lead to an improved understanding of how to produce grapes with less sugar and more aroma, to overcome challenges associated with climate change.P. Previtali, N. Dokoozlian, D.L. Capone, K.L. Wilkinson, C.M. For
The narrative sections of Macarius Magnes' Apocriticus
No full textThe analysis of the narrative sections of the Macarius Magnes’ Apocriticus highlights the particular accuracy of the Christian replay from a rhetorical point of view, as testified by many classical reminiscences, used to discredit the opponent, and by recourse to the instruments of the polemic between rhetoricians, with the aim of presenting the exuberant eloquence of the heathen ironically. On the whole the study brings out the picture of a very polished author, who does not limit himself to confute the charges of his opponent, but intends to overcome him with the vehemence of his argumentations and the elegance of the style
Defining wine typicity: sensory characterisation and consumer perspectives
No full textWine encapsulates the expression of multiple inputs – from the vineyard location and environment to viticultural and winemaking practices – collectively known as terroir. Each of these inputs influence a wine's chemical composition and sensory traits, which vary depending on cultivar as well as provenance. These aspects underpin the overall concept of wine typicity, an important notion that enables wine from a delimited geographical area to be differentiated and recognisable in national and international wine markets. Indeed, consumers are increasingly more aware of the significance of regionality and may use this to influence their purchasing decisions. Understanding which sensory attributes represent regional typicity and how these are best conveyed to consumers is therefore important for the prosperity and reputation of producers. As reviewed herein, the sensory typicity of wine can be identified using different types of testing methods, with the most effective being a combination of approaches, such as sorting task in combination with descriptive sensory analysis. Consumer perceptions of regionality and wine typicity are then examined to provide insight into their behaviours. This includes consideration of the importance of origin to perceptions of quality and typicity, in terms of meeting expectations and engaging consumers. Based on the literature reviewed, it is proposed that wine typicity can be defined as a juxtaposition of unique traits that define a class of wines having common aspects of terroir involving biophysical and human dimensions that make the wines recognisable, and in theory, unable to be replicated in another territory.L. Souza Gonzaga, D.L. Capone, S.E.P. Bastian, D.W. Jeffer
Tertulliano e Isidoro di Siviglia
No full textThe present study sets out to define to what extent Isidore was familiar with Tertullian’s works. The starting point is the analysis of the manuscript tradition of Carthaginian writings and a reexamination of Tertullian’s memoirs, already dealt with in specific studies, highlighting the textual variants and the value in Isidore’s text. In this perspective it is possible to compose an overview, specifying those Carthaginian writings which were used by the Bishop of Seville and describing the relationship between the medieval corpora which have passed on Tertullian’s works
Belief reports and pragmatic intrusion: the case of null appositives
No full textIn this paper, I explore Bach’s idea (Bach, 2000) that null appositives, intended as expanded qua-clauses, can resolve the puzzles of belief reports. These puzzles are crucial in understanding the semantics and pragmatics of belief reports and are presented in a section. I propose that Bach’s strategy is not only a way of dealing with puzzles, but also an ideal way of dealing with belief reports. I argue that even simple unproblematic cases of belief reports are cases of pragmatic intrusion, involving null appositives, or to use the words of Bach, ‘qua-clauses’. The main difference between my pragmatic approach and the one by Salmon (1986) is that this author uses the notion of conversational implicature, whereas I use the notion of pragmatic intrusion and explicature. From my point of view, statements such as ‘‘John believes that Cicero is clever’’ and ‘‘John believes that Tully is clever’’ have got distinct truth-values. In other words, I claim that belief reports in the default case illuminate the hearer on the mental life of the believer, that includes specific modes of presentation of the referents talked about. Furthermore, while in the other pragmatic approaches, it is mysterious how a mode of presentation is assumed to be the main filter of the believer’s mental life, here I provide an explanatory account in terms of relevance, cognitive effects, and processing efforts. The most important part of the paper is devoted to showing that null appositives are required, in the case of belief reports, to explain certain anaphoric effects, which would otherwise be mysterious. My examples show that null appositives are not necessitated at logical form, but only at the level of the explicature, in line with the standard assumptions by Carston and Recanati on pragmatic intrusion. I develop a potentially useful analysis of belief reports by exploiting syntactic and semantic considerations on presuppositional clitics in Romance
Novel use of activated carbon fabric to mitigate smoke taint in grapes and wine
No full textPublished online 27 February 2022Background and Aims: Grapegrowers and winemakers, around the world, are searching for strategies to mitigate the compositional and sensory consequences of grapevine exposure to smoke from wildfires. This study evaluated the use of activated carbon fabrics as protective coverings to mitigate the uptake of smoke-derived volatile phenols by grapes, and accordingly, the intensity of smoky, ashy characters in wine. Methods and Results: Smoke was applied toMataro grapes, with and without individual bunches being enclosed in bags made fromthree activated carbon fabrics (felt, light cloth and heavy cloth). Winemade fromsmoke-exposed grapes had an elevated concentration of volatile phenols, but the composition ofwinesmade fromgrapes protected by activated carbon fabric was comparable to that of the Control wine; the difference in concentration of guaiacol, o- andm-cresol and/or syringolwas only 1 μg/L. Winemade from smoke-exposed grapes had diminished fruit and prominent smoke characters, whereas the sensory profile of the wines corresponding to activated carbon fabric treatments could not be differentiated from that of the Control wine. Analysis by GC/MS of the activated carbon fabrics following repeated smoke exposure confirmed their adsorption of smoke volatiles. Conclusions: The activated carbon fabrics successfully protected Mataro grapes and wine from being tainted by smoke exposure. Significance of the Study: This study demonstrates a promising new technology for overcoming smoke taint, an issue of major concern for grape and wine producers worldwide.K.L. Wilkinson, R. Ristic, C. Szeto, D.L. Capone, L. Yu and D. Losi
Strongly nonlinear Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality in Orlicz spaces and Boyd indices
No full textGiven a N-function and a continuous function satisfying certain assumptions, we derive the inequality \begin{eqnarray*} \int_\r A(|f^{'}(x)|h(f(x)))dx\leq C_1\int_\r A\left(C_2 \sqrt[p]{ |{\cal M}f^{''}(x){\cal T}_{h,p}(f,x)| }\cdot h(f(x)) \right)dx, \end{eqnarray*} with constants independent of , where
belongs locally to the Sobolev space , { has}
compact support, is smaller than the lower Boyd index of , is certain nonlinear transform depending of but not of and denotes the Hardy-Littlewood maximal function. Moreover, we show that when , then can be improved by
. This inequality generalizes previous result by third author and Peszek, which was dealing with
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