124 research outputs found
Molto amore per nulla: il "Furioso" in pittura nel Settecento italiano
No full textAll'interno di un ponderoso volume Treccani (quasi 800 pagine) realizzato sotto la direzione scientifica di Lina Bolzoni della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, dove numerosi contributi critici esaminano complessivamente la fortuna figurativa del poema dell'Ariosto dal XV al XXI secolo e in diversi media, il saggio censisce e discute per la prima volta la presenza di soggetti ariosteschi nella pittura italiana del Settecento. In particolare ci si sofferma sugli affreschi di Giovan Battista e Gian Domenico Tiepolo a Villa Valmarana (1756-57), e sulle pitture murali di Giuseppe Cades a Palazzo Chigi ad Ariccia (1788-89). Di entrambi i cicli si enucleano le particolarità stilistiche e iconografiche in riferimento al contesto sociale e culturale del tempo
L'artista satirico nell'epos: Giandomenico Tiepolo e il cavallo di Troia
No full textThe Artist Satirist and the Classical Epos: Giandomenico Tiepolo and the Trojan Horse
This study reconsiders a remarkable but overlooked work by Giandomenico Tiepolo–the so-called Building of the Trojan Horse in the collections of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art at Hartford. Starting from a fresh look to the content, the author identifies a slightly different iconography, as well as the presence of an enigmatic self-portrait of the painter seen from the back. The possible precedents in the tradition of the artists' self-portraits in Venice are investigated, and an interpretation is offered in connection with the peculiar satirical themes of Gian Domenico's art
La politica : Montini a Milano: innanzitutto pastore
No full textTra il 1954 e il 1963 Giovan Battista Montini fu arcivescovo di Milano e in tale veste seguì l'evoluzione della vita politica italiana e milanese. Il saggio illustra l'atteggiamento di Montini di fronte all'apertura a sinistra e in particolare i suoi non facili rapporti con la corrente della Base. Contrario all'apertura al Partito Socialista, fu però convinto da Aldo Moro e da Giuseppe Lazzati ad accettare l'esperimento
Increased incidence of urinary tract infections in patients with coeliac disease
No full textPatients with coeliac disease seem to have an unusually high risk of urinary tract infections. This could be due to an altered immunity [3]. As coeliac disease is rather common in Italy (prevalence 163 in 100,000), screening programmes of the general population have been proposed, which are, however, rather expensive and time-consuming. Since the first episode of urinary tract infections was reported to precede the diagnosis of coeliac disease in most cases, as a first attempt screening programs could be applied to children suffering from urinary tract infections rather than to the general population
Optimal air quality policies and health: a multi-objective nonlinear approach
No full textThe use of modelling tools to support decision-makers to plan air quality policies is now quite widespread in Europe. In this paper, the Regional Integrated Assessment Tool (RIAT+), which was designed to support policy-maker decision on optimal emission reduction measures to improve air quality at minimum costs, is applied to the Porto Urban Area (Portugal). In addition to technological measures, some local measures were included in the optimization process. Case study results are presented for a multi-objective approach focused on both NO2 and PM10 control measures, assuming equivalent importance in the optimization process. The optimal set of air quality measures is capable to reduce simultaneously the annual average concentrations values of PM10 and NO2 in 1.7 and 1.0 μg/m3, respectively. This paper illustrates how the tool could be used to prioritize policy objectives and help making informed decisions about reducing air pollution and improving public health
Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Exposure to Particulate Matter from Vehicular Traffic: A Case-Control Study
No full text(1) Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with still unknown etiology. Some occupational and environmental risk factors have been suggested, including long-term air pollutant exposure. We carried out a pilot case-control study in order to evaluate ALS risk due to particulate matter with a diameter of ≤10 μm (PM10) as a proxy of vehicular traffic exposure. (2) Methods: We recruited ALS patients and controls referred to the Modena Neurology ALS Care Center between 1994 and 2015. Using a geographical information system, we modeled PM10 concentrations due to traffic emissions at the geocoded residence address at the date of case diagnosis. We computed the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of ALS according to increasing PM10 exposure, using an unconditional logistic regression model adjusted for age and sex. (3) Results: For the 132 study participants (52 cases and 80 controls), the average of annual median and maximum PM10 concentrations were 5.2 and 38.6 μg/m3, respectively. Using fixed cutpoints at 5, 10, and 20 of the annual median PM10 levels, and compared with exposure <5 μg/m3, we found no excess ALS risk at 5-10 μg/m3 (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.39-1.96), 10-20 μg/m3 (0.94, 95% CI 0.24-3.70), and ≥20 μg/m3 (0.87, 95% CI 0.05-15.01). Based on maximum PM10 concentrations, we found a statistically unstable excess ALS risk for subjects exposed at 10-20 μg/m3 (OR 4.27, 95% CI 0.69-26.51) compared with those exposed <10 μg/m3. However, risk decreased at 20-50 μg/m3 (OR 1.49, 95% CI 0.39-5.75) and ≥50 μg/m3 (1.16, 95% CI 0.28-4.82). ALS risk in increasing tertiles of exposure showed a similar null association, while comparison between the highest and the three lowest quartiles lumped together showed little evidence for an excess risk at PM10 concentrations (OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.50-2.55). After restricting the analysis to subjects with stable residence, we found substantially similar results. (4) Conclusions: In this pilot study, we found limited evidence of an increased ALS risk due to long-term exposure at high PM10 concentration, though the high statistical imprecision of the risk estimates, due to the small sample size, particularly in some exposure categories, limited our capacity to detect small increases in risk, and further larger studies are needed to assess this relation
Progettazione di una copertura gridshell in vetro e acciaio
No full textL’argomento trattato in questa tesi di laurea riguarda la progettazione di una copertura gridshell in vetro e acciaio per un ristorante posto all’ultimo piano di un edificio in ristrutturazione nel centro di Londra. Il lavoro è stato svolto in collaborazione con lo studio di progettazione Maffeis Engineering, società italiana di Ingegneria con sede a Solagna (VI), sotto la guida dell’Ing. Giuseppe Fusaro, capo del dipartimento di ingegneria delle facciate.
Lo scopo del lavoro svolto è quello di riuscire a descrivere in maniera dettagliata tutte quelle che sono le scelte progettuali che stanno dietro a questo affascinante tipo di strutture, le quali, appartengono ad uno scenario in costante evoluzione, dove la conoscenza del progettista è sempre accompagnata e supportata da sofisticati strumenti di calcolo e di modellazione
Could the savory taste of snacks be a further risk factor for overweight in children?
No full textIntroduction: The quantity, type and composition of snack foods may play a role in the development and maintenance of obesity in children. A high consumption of energy-dense snacks 41 may promote fat gain. Aims: To assess the type and number of snacks consumed weekly by a large sample of 8- to 10-year-old children, as well as to assess its relationship with body size. Results: The children consumed oil average 4 snacks per day. There was no statistical difference in the number of servings per day between obese and nonobese children. However, the mean energy density of the foods consumed was significantly higher for obese and overweight children than for normal weight children [6.8 (0.3) kJ/g, 6.8 (0.16) kJ/g, and 6.3 (0.08) kJ/g, respectively; P < 0.05]. Logistic regression analysis showed that the energy density of the snacks (kJ/g), their savory taste (servings/week), television viewing (hours/day) and sports activity (hours/week) independently contributed to predict obesity in children. However, when the parents' body mass index was included among the independent variables of the regression, only salty foods and sports activity showed ail independent association with childhood obesity. Conclusions: Parents' eating habits and lifestyle influence those of their children, as suggested by the association between parents' obesity and their children's energy-dense food intake at snacktime, the savory taste of snacks and sedentary behavior. However, regardless of parents' body mass index, the preference for savory snacks seems to be associated with overweight in prepubertal children
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