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Beato Iohannes Traguriensis and Dominik Andreis
No full textIn the 17th century, the hagiography and iconography of Bishop Iohannes Traguriensis were enriched by various members of Trogir’ s noble families. In this promotion of the cult of the local beato, Dominik Andreis stands out with his efforts: he was the author of an unpublished Litany in Croatian (1632), the instigator of publishing an Italian Vita by Giovanni Francesco Loredan (1648), and the sponsor of a three act drama by Girolamo Brusoni (1656), performed in Trogir with musical intermezzos and published two years later (1658)
Correction to: Cardiac involvement at presentation in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and their outcome in a tertiary referral hospital in Northern Italy (Internal and Emergency Medicine, (2020), 15, 8, (1457-1465), 10.1007/s11739-020-02493-y)
No full textIn the original publication of the article, the first name and last name of the author ‘Federica Borrelli de Andreis’ was incorrectly tagged in the xml. The correction citation of the author name should be read as ‘Borrelli de Andreis F’. The original article was corrected
The Composer Episode of Josip Andreis
No full textMalobrojni su i u redovima najuže struke oni koji doajena hrvatske muzikologije i leksikografije te dugogodišnjeg predanog sveučilišnog profesora Josipa Andreisa znaju i kao skladatelja. To nije nimalo neobično jer je on sam o svojim skladateljskim iskustvima i pokušajima vrlo rijetko govorio. A kada se to i događalo u zreloj i poznijoj životnoj dobi bilo je jasno da rezultate ne smatra dijelom svoga opusa o kojemu bi trebalo voditi brigu. Iz poštovanja takva njegova stava prema vlastitom skladanju nije niti ovome prilogu cilj ulaziti u vrednovanje njegovih skladbi, nego ga treba shvatiti tek kao nastojanje da se podsjeti na zanimljivu crticu u Andreisovoj biografiji odnosno na neobičnu a nedovoljno poznatu epizodu njegova puta u svijet glazbe i postepenog profesionalnog opredjeljivanja za glazbenu znanost.Only a few people, even in the immediate ranks of the profession of musicology, recognise the doyen of Croatian musicology and lexicography and long-term dedicated university professor, Josip Andreis, as a composer. That is not at all unusual because he talked very rarely about his composer experiences and attempts. And when that happened in his mature and later years, it was clear that he treated those results as the less important part of his opus. Out of respect for this attitude on his part towards his compositions, this contribution is not aimed at their evaluation; rather it should be treated as an attempt to draw attention to an interesting episode in Andreis’s biography, that is, to an unusual and insufficiently known episode along his way to the world of music and his gradual professional orientation to musicology.
According to his own words he was attracted to and preoccupied with music back in the time of his high-school education in Split. Inspired by curiosity and music talent, he had already obtained at the time - in addition to the information on music works and composers - a considerable music-theoretical education, which encouraged him to make an attempt at composing. On graduation from high school, he chose the study of Romance languages at the Zagreb Faculty of Arts and Letters but he did not neglect music - quite the contrary. During his first student years, he had already presented himself to the public as a music writer and composer. Apart from texts on music, to the best of our knowledge he then also published his compositions for the first time.
Andreis’s composition Molitva na Božić [Christmas Prayer] was published on the pages of the Zagreb journal Luč at the beginning of 1929. If that demanding through-composed composition (to his own text?) represents the realisation of his composer’s aspirations of that time, it is obvious that Andreis wanted to follow the modern stream of stressed expressiveness and of daring usage of dissonance, but without breaking the connections with the basic experiences and tradition of previous composers.
It is interesting and indicative that he almost simultaneously published the piano miniature Ples lutke [The Doll’s Dance] from his cycle Otroška suita [The Children’s Suite] as the music appendix to the Slovenian journal Nova muzika in Ljubljana, which promoted new composing tendencies. In this composition he also forms the music development in the way he did in Molitva na Božić - although simpler in every respect - by the arch’s clear form and by the balancing on the way from consonance to dissonance and back.
In the 1930s, when he graduated from university and started his high-school teacher career, Andreis engaged himself increasingly in preparing material and in writing the book on music history. Deepening his knowledge of music he undoubtedly raised standards, and formed more rigorous judgements on his composition, but he still did not give up composing. Namely, in March 1941, the Split newspaper Novo doba announced the premiere of Andreis’s Sonatine for the piano, performed by the Split pianist Estela Ivić. In the music review published after the concert, the music critic of the paper, Ambro Novak, encouraged the author and wrote that he formed music of "complex tonal structure […] following the principles of both the classical form and the modern spirit and technique", drawing also on folk elements. That evaluation allows the assumption that Andreis then began to follow the way of neoclassicism, that is, of its variant (with an overtone of /domestic/ folklore), which characterized the earlier phase of musical expression of the then already respectable domestic composers among Andreis’s age contemporaries, such as Božidar Kunc, Boris Papandopulo or Milo Cipra.
However, the score of Sonatine is not available, and there is no trace of other Andreis’s compositions in the available sources. Consequently, it is not possible to suppose what Andreis’s contribution to Croatian music would have been if by any chance he had continued to compose. But it is certain that (not only) Croatian music science and lexicography would be unimaginable without Josip Andreis
Correction to: Anemia in patients with Covid-19: pathogenesis and clinical significance (Clinical and Experimental Medicine, (2021), 10.1007/s10238-020-00679-4)
No full textThe original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The correct information is given below. The co-authorship of the members of ‘‘Internal Medicine Covid-19 Collaborators” was inadvertently not clearly indicated. The names of these members should have been clearly linked to the author line of the article, to ensure that the article can be found under each of their names in PubMed and other databases. In order to rectify this situation, this erratum provides a corrected author line, found above, that includes the names of the members of ‘‘Internal Medicine Covid-19 Collaborators”. The given name and family name of the second author was incorrectly tagged in the xml data, therefore it is abbreviated wrongly as ‘‘de Andreis FB’’. The correct given name is Federica and family name is Borrelli de Andreis. The original article has been corrected
OUTFITTING OF THE GALLEY OF THE SUPERCOMITUS JAMES ANDREIS IN 1470
No full textThe author of the article presents a detail illustrating the maritime past of Dalmatia at the time when the Dalmatian cities were under the Venetian rule. It was the time when the Dalmatian communes were obliged to outfit their own galleys that made part of the Venetian naval forces.
The article deals with the outfitting of the galely belonging to the city of Trogir in 1470, in the course of the war between Venice and Turkey (1463-1479). The grand Council of Trogir nominated the Trogir nobleman James Andreis as supercomitus of the galley. With the exception of a few members of the crew, the officers, sailors, archers, and oarsmen were from Trogir and its territory; some of them were hired from other Dalmatian cities.
The sources reveal interesting information about the fittin out the galley, about the salaries of the crew, etc. The data referring to names of persons and places in Trogir, its territory, and Dalmatia at large, are particularly important. Over two hundred oarsmen, archers, and crew in general are covered by those data. Descriptions of all persons on the galley are very interesting: basing on them, we may study also the physical constitution of Dalmatian in the second half of the 15th century
Dual camera autonomous optical navigation for deep-space applications
No full textLAUREA MAGISTRALENel campo dell'esplorazione spaziale, la diffusione dei CubeSats è in grande aumento, la miniaturizzazione fornisce spesso un compromesso vincente in termini di costi, funzionalità e prestazioni, avviando l'accesso allo spazio a una democratizzazione senza precedenti. La maggior parte dei CubeSats opera nell'orbita bassa terrestre, ma negli ultimi anni la ricerca si è concentrata sull'estendere il loro dominio di attività allo spazio interplanetario. Un requisito essenziale in una missione spaziale è la determinazione dell'orbita della sonda, che porta a conoscere statisticamente la sua posizione e velocità nel tempo. La tecnica standard odierna, prevedendo il tracciamento radiometrico, è dipendente dal segmento terrestre. Sebbene le prestazioni di questa tecnologia siano eccellenti, quest'ultima incide fortemente sul costo di una missione di un CubeSat, che, per sua natura, dovrebbe avere il punto di forza nell'economicità, e sarà ancora meno sostenibile in futuro considerando l'aumento previsto della domanda. Da qui la necessità di avere un sistema di navigazione autonomo direttamente a bordo, che permetta al veicolo spaziale di essere indipendente da terra; in particolare l'attenzione sarà posta sulla navigazione ottica autonoma basata sulle linee di vista dei pianeti. La tesi intende estendere i risultati già ottenuti nell'ambito del progetto EXTREMA (Engineering Extremely Rare Events in Astrodynamics for Deep-Space Missions in Autonomy), studiando gli effetti dell'introduzione di una seconda camera in termini di qualità della determinazione dell'assetto e della stima dello stato del satellite. Quest'ultima, eseguita per mezzo di un filtro di Kalman esteso, dovrebbe trarre particolare beneficio dalla seconda camera che permette di misurare simultaneamente le linee di vista di due pianeti. Verrà effettuato uno studio parametrico per determinare la miglior configurazione del sensore ottico (in termini di campo visivo e angolo fra le direzioni di puntamento delle camere), partendo da una traiettoria Terra-Marte e successivamente estendendo l'analisi a diverse traiettorie.In the field of space exploration, CubeSats popularity is greatly increasing, miniaturization often provides a winning compromise in terms of costs, functionalities and performance, initiating access to space to an unprecedented democratization. The vast majority of CubeSats operate in low Earth orbit, but in recent years, research has been pushing to extend their domain of activity to interplanetary space. An essential requirement in a space mission is to perform the orbit determination of the spacecraft to statistically determine its position and velocity in time. Nowadays, the standard technique is ground-dependent, as it involves radiometric tracking. Although the performance of this technology is excellent, it strongly affects the cost of a CubeSat mission, which by its nature should have its strength in cheapness and will be even less sustainable considering the expected increase in demand. Hence a need to have an autonomous navigation system directly on board that allows the spacecraft to be independent from the ground; in particular the focus will be placed on autonomous optical navigation based on planets lines of sight. The thesis intends to extend results already obtained in the framework of the EXTREMA (Engineering Extremely Rare Events in Astrodynamics for Deep-Space Missions in Autonomy) project, investigating the effects of the introduction of a second camera in terms of quality of attitude determination and state estimation. The latter, performed by means of an extended Kalman filter, should particularly benefit from the simultaneous measurement of the lines of sight of two planets. A parametric study to assess the best sensor configuration (in terms of field of view and cameras inter-boresight angle) is carried out, starting from an Earth-Mars transfer and eventually extending the analysis to different trajectories
Analysis on unilateral hearing loss: a monocentric retrospective study of correlations between aetiology, severity, evolution and hearing aid usage in 159 patients
No full textreservedIntroduzione. L’ipoacusia monolaterale (UHL) infantile è una patologia di comune riscontro negli ambulatori di Audiologia. I bambini che ne sono affetti sono stati inclusi con crescente interesse all’interno di studi mirati a testare le differenze tra essi e quelli affetti da ipoacusia bilaterale (BHL) e normoacusici. Sono state riscontrate differenze nell’eziologia, nei percorsi diagnostici e nelle opportunità di riabilitazione. Al contempo, questa condizione, non evolvendo nel drammatico deficit nella sfera del linguaggio tipico della BHL, è stata oggetto di un’iniziale carente attenzione da parte dei medici. Con le evidenze attuali, si può affermare che un solo orecchio sano non sia sufficiente per un corretto sviluppo linguistico e che il deficit monolaterale inveterato comporti sequele anche negli ambiti accademico e sociale. Questi bambini beneficiano particolarmente dello screening uditivo neonatale, che intercetta l’ipoacusia ed evita che si mantenga celata fino all’età scolare, quando arriverà a manifestarsi con i problemi suddetti. Questo studio mira a descrivere una popolazione di bambini affetti da UHL in trattamento presso l’Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova in termini di: entità dell’ipoacusia, evoluzione, eziologia e guadagno protesico.
Metodi e Materiali. È stata condotta un’analisi descrittiva di 159 pazienti con UHL, diagnosticati prima dei 18 anni di età, tra il 2003 e il 2023. Successivamente, su 93 di questi pazienti con dati di evoluzione disponibili, è stata eseguita un’analisi di regressione univariata e multivariata per identificare associazioni tra caratteristiche, quali eziologia dell’ipoacusia, peggioramento e guadagno protesico.
Risultati. L’età mediana dei pazienti alla diagnosi era di 9,7 mesi (IQR 3,5; 70,8). La soglia audiometrica (PTA4) mediana alla diagnosi era di 75,0 dB (IQR 55,0; 95,0) con il 44% che presentava un’ipoacusia profonda o totale. Al controllo, dopo un periodo mediano di 32,2 mesi (IQR 10,8; 64,1), la soglia mediana era di 72,5 dB (IQR 51,3; 95,0). Il miglioramento veniva riscontrato nel 26,9% dei casi (mediana –20,0 dB; IQR –30,0; –10,8), mentre il peggioramento nel 21,5% (mediana 15,6 dB; IQR 10,0; 22,8). Le cause di ipoacusia erano suddivise in cinque categorie: genetica (0,6%), infettiva (16,4%), malformativa (23,3%), multifattoriale (22,6%), sconosciuta (37,1%). La protesizzazione era stata adottata solo per il 24,5% dei pazienti e principalmente mediante apparecchio acustico, i cui portatori avevano un significativo guadagno protesico. Incrociando queste variabili si sono ritrovate entità mediane di miglioramento maggiori per l’ipoacusia da causa infettiva e di peggioramento maggiori per l’ipoacusia da causa malformativa. Mediante l’analisi univariata, nessuna variabile studiata ha mostrato una correlazione con l’evoluzione quantitativa; ma, il tipo di ipoacusia neurosensoriale, la soglia alla diagnosi, l’intervallo diagnosi-controllo e l’eziologia multifattoriale si sono rivelati predittori significativi della soglia uditiva al controllo. Infine, l’analisi multivariata ha mostrato la predittività del lato destro di ipoacusia, della soglia alla diagnosi e dell’eziologia multifattoriale per la soglia al controllo.
Conclusioni. L’ipoacusia infantile monolaterale richiede un’attenzione particolare in ambito clinico. In attesa della redazione di linee guida italiane per la gestione specifica di questi bambini, ulteriori dati sull’entità, l’evoluzione, l’eziologia e il guadagno protesico devono essere raccolti col fine di orientare il percorso assistenziale sia sulle caratteristiche individuali sia sui marcatori di predittività della popolazione di bambini affetti.Introduction. Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) in children is a common condition in Audiology clinics. Increasing interest has been directed towards comparison studies with children with bilateral hearing loss (BHL) or normal hearing. Some differences have been observed in aetiology, diagnostic pathways and rehabilitation chances. Initially, this condition received little clinical attention because it does not lead to the severe language deficits typical of BHL. Current evidence, however, indicates that one healthy ear is not sufficient for proper linguistic development and that longstanding unilateral losses have repercussions in the academic and social domains. These children particularly benefit from newborn hearing screening, which detects early hearing loss and prevents it from remaining undiagnosed until school age, when the issues become apparent. This study aims to describe a population of children with UHL being treated at the Padova University Hospital in terms of severity of hearing loss, progression, aetiology and aid gain.
Methods and Materials. A descriptive analysis was conducted on 159 patients with UHL, diagnosed before 18 years of age, between 2003 and 2023. Subsequently, a univariate and multivariate regression analysis was performed on 93 of these patients with available progression data to identify associations between characteristics such as type of hearing loss, aetiology, progression and aid gain.
Results. The median age at diagnosis was 9.7 months (IQR 3.5; 70.8). The median audiometric threshold (PTA4) at diagnosis was 75.0 dB (IQR 55.0; 95.0), with 44% presenting with profound or total hearing loss. At follow-up, after a median period of 32.2 months (IQR 10.8; 64.1), the median threshold was 72.5 dB (IQR 51.3; 95.0). Improvement was observed in 26.9% of cases (median –20.0 dB; IQR –30.0; –10.8), while deterioration occurred in 21.5% (median 15.6 dB; IQR 10.0; 22.8). The causes of hearing loss were categorized into five groups: genetic (0.6%), infectious (16.4%), malformative (23.3%), multifactorial (22.6%), and unknown (37.1%). Prosthetic fitting was adopted in only 24.5% of patients, primarily through conventional hearing aids, which showed significant gain for users. Greater median improvement was found for hearing loss due to infectious causes, while greater median deterioration was associated with malformative causes. Univariate analysis showed no variable correlated with quantitative progression; however, sensorineural hearing loss, threshold at diagnosis, diagnosis-to-follow-up interval and multifactorial aetiology were significant predictors of the hearing threshold at follow-up. Multivariate analysis revealed that right-sided hearing loss, threshold at diagnosis, and multifactorial aetiology were predictive of the follow-up threshold.
Conclusions. Unilateral hearing loss in children requires specific clinical attention. To develop national guidelines for the management of these children, further data on severity, progression, aetiology, and aid gain are needed to guide health care pathways, taking into account individual characteristics and predictive markers of the affected population
Valutazione comparativa di sostenibilità di sistemi di addolcimento delle acque per macchine da caffè
No full textLAUREA MAGISTRALEL’analisi del ciclo di vita (LCA) è lo strumento più usato al giorno d’oggi per valutare la sostenibilità ambientale di un sistema o prodotto. In questo lavoro di tesi si sono analizzati differenti sistemi per l’addolcimento dell’acqua con lo scopo di valutare come l’innovativo sistema, che utilizza una membrana di nanofiltrazione, si pone nei confronti dei sistemi che utilizzano resine a scambio ionico. Si sono utilizzati gli ecoindicatori "Greenhouse Gas Protocol" per realizzare una carbon footprint, "Recipe 2008" per avere una visione più globale dell’impatto e "Selected LCI results, additional" per ottenere una water footprint. I risultati mettono in evidenza che il nuovo dispositivo ha un impatto comparabile con le tecniche tradizionali di addolcimento e, quindi, il suo profilo ambientale è pienamente sostenibile.Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is nowadays the most used tool to evaluate the environmental sustainability of a product or a system. In this work different water softening options were analyzed with the aim to assess the environmental position of the new system, which uses a nanofiltration membrane, compared to traditional ones, using cationic exchange resins. Three ecoindicators were used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol to assess the carbon footprint, Recipe 2008 in order to have a global view involving different environmental issues and Selected LCI results additional to perform a water footprint. The results showed that the environmental impacts of the new device were comparable to the ones of the traditional softening techniques and it had a fully sustainable environmental profile
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