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Fashion Design Practices And Emerging Transformations. A Case Of Interdependence Between Fashion Creative Processes And Manufacturing System In The Made In Italy Districts
Get PDFThe current article focuses on emerging transformations in fashion creative processes in regard of the enhancement of digitalization processes, the opportunities offered by new sustainable business models, and a new relation between user, production, and consumption. In particular, this article discusses the case of the Italian manufacturing districts where digitalization strongly pervades the production, integrating the local craftsmanship savoir-faire with up-to-date technologies. Within the strategic duo “fashion and technology”, we highlight emerging opportunities for the integration of creative processes and manufacturing skills. Moreover, the need for sustainable practices offers new significant insights into the integration of the roles of the designer and manufacturing processes. Moving from this discussion, the article presents an overview of ongoing transformations of fashion design practices in relation to the technological and social issues, offering a framework to read the articles included in this issue
Fashion Design Practices and Emerging Transformations. A Case of Interdipendence between Fashion Creative Processes and Manufacturing Systems in the Made in Italy Districts
No full textThe current article focuses on emerging transformations in fashion creative processes in regard of the
enhancement of digitalization processes, the opportunities offered by new sustainable business models,
and a new relation between user, production, and consumption. In particular, this article discusses
the case of the Italian manufacturing districts where digitalization strongly pervades the production,
integrating the local craftsmanship savoir-faire with up-to-date technologies. Within the strategic duo
“fashion and technology”, we highlight emerging opportunities for the integration of creative processes
and manufacturing skills. Moreover, the need for sustainable practices offers new significant insights into
the integration of the roles of the designer and manufacturing processes. Moving from this discussion,
the article presents an overview of ongoing transformations of fashion design practices in relation to the
technological and social issues, offering a framework to read the articles included in this issue
Occurrence of actinosporean stages (Myxozoa) in the Nera River system (Umbria, central Italy)
No full textWe investigate the oligochaetes populations in the Nera River systems (central Italy) in order to highlight the occurrence of actinosporean stages in this natural environment. The survey was carried out during 2 years of monitoring 24 stations upstream and downstream the 12 trout farm along the rivers. In four of the 24 sites, oligochaetes releasing Echinactinomyxon and Aurantiactinomyxon types spore were collected. The actinospores
observed were described morphologically, by transmission
electron microscopy and by molecular analysis. Histological
observations of the infected oligochaetes were carried
out. A single morphotype of the collective group Echinactinomyxon
were detected showing the presence of branches
at the distal end of the caudal processes. The morphological
and morphometrical characters showed that the Echinactinomyxon
type herein described is a novel phenotype. This
data has to be confirmed by the molecular comparison with
sequences not yet available in GenBank. The molecular
analysis of the Aurantiactinomyxon type, showed high
genetic similarity (99.8%) with the two alternate stages of
Chloromyxum truttae even if our type showed some
differences in morphology stressing the importance of
combining the two methods to avoid misidentifications.
This is the first survey carried out in natural environment in
Italy. Further analyses on fish population are required in
order to detect myxosporean stage in the vertebrate hosts
and confirm the molecular data
Savoir Faire and Innovation: Place-Based Design Heritage in undergraduate education
Get PDFThe concept of craftsmanship (it. Saper fare, fr. Savoir faire) means "knowing how to do things," including the arts and skills of doing, knowledge of the materials and craft processes. When this knowledge meets innovation - without to delete it - then we speak about advanced craftsmanship.
Surviving of production systems in some European areas derive from this synergy between historical artisan knowledge based in specific places and advanced manufacturing processes. High-end industrialized processes are ofetn based on craftsmanship. Prototyping and hand made finishing are crucial in advanced machines setting and production planning to get the final artefact quality.
Craftamanship in contemporary product manufacturing is not easly understandable for the students. In particular, Design process informed by artisan know–how, including genius loci and cultural heritage is a very difficult study; the appearance of the modern production instruments are often covering the craftman human value.
An immersive experience of students in craft-based industrial process can highlight this historical heritage. University of Florence, DIDA department, structured joint labs between Product Design Course and advanded craftsmanship manufacturers in Tuscany production districs. A team of students - in 6 months cycles – is included in the company technical departments, making the scholars aware of connections between historical artisanal proctices and innovation processes
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Mitomycin C in highly myopic eyes - Author reply
No full textOphthalmology. 2005 Feb;112(2):208-18; discussion 219.
Mitomycin C modulation of corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy in highly myopic eyes.
Gambato C, Ghirlando A, Moretto E, Busato F, Midena E.
SourceRefractive Surgery Service and Antimetabolite Therapy Research Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of topical mitomycin C in corneal wound healing (CWH) after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in highly myopic eyes.
DESIGN: Prospective, double-masked, randomized clinical trial.
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-two eyes of 36 patients affected by high (>7 diopters) myopia.
METHODS: In each patient, one eye was randomly assigned to PRK with intraoperative topical 0.02% mitomycin C application, and the fellow eye was treated with a placebo. Postoperatively, mitomycin C-treated eyes received artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months), whereas the fellow eye was treated with fluorometholone sodium 2% and artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity, manifest refraction, and biomicroscopy. Contrast sensitivity was determined using the Pelli-Robson chart. Corneal confocal microscopy documented CWH.
RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 18 months (range, 12-36). No side effects or toxic effects were documented. At 12-month follow-up examination, UCVAs (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution) were 0.4+/-0.48 and 0.5+/-0.53 (P = .03) in mitomycin C-treated eyes and corticosteroid-treated eyes, respectively. At 1 year, corneal haze developed in 20% of corticosteroid-treated eyes, versus 0% of mitomycin C-treated eyes. At 12, 24, and 36 months, corneal confocal microscopy showed activated keratocytes and extracellular matrix significantly more evident in untreated eyes (Ps = 0.004, 0.024, and 0.046, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Topical intraoperative application of 0.02% mitomycin C can reduce haze formation in highly myopic eyes undergoing PRK.
Comment in
Ophthalmology. 2006 Feb;113(2):357; author reply 357-8
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Psychrophilic yeasts in glacial environments of Alpine glaciers
No full textThe presence of psychrophilic yeasts in supra- and subglacial sediments, ice and
meltwater collected from two glaciers of the Italian Alps (Forni and Sforzellina – Ortles-Cevedale group) was investigated. After incubation at 4°C, subglacial sediments contained from 1.3 x 10^3 to 9.6 x 10^3 CFU of yeasts g^(-1). The number of yeast cells in supraglacial sediments was c. 10–100-fold lower. A significant
proportion of isolated yeasts exhibited one or more extracellular enzymatic
activities (starch-degrading, lipolytic, esterolytic, proteolytic and pectinolytic activity) at 4°C. Selected isolates were able to grow at 2°C under laboratorysimulated in situ conditions. In all, 106 isolated yeasts were identified by MSP-PCR fingerprinting and 26S rRNA gene sequencing of the D1/D2 region as belonging to 10 species: Aureobasidium pullulans, Cryptococcus gilvescens (over 50% of the
total), Cryptococcus terricolus, Mrakia gelida, Naganishia globosa, Rhodotorula
glacialis, Rhodotorula psychrophenolica, Rhodotorula bacarum, Rhodotorula creatinivora and Rhodotorula laryngis. Four strains, all belonging to a new yeast species, yet to be described, were also isolated
PENGGUNAAN BENTUK GEOMETRI DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENGELOMPOKKAN BANGUN DATAR PADA MURID TUNARUNGU KELAS DASAR II DI SLB-C YPPLB 2 MAKASSAR
Get PDFMARIA GORETTI. 2012. Penggunaan Bentuk Geometri dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Mengelompokkan Bangun Datar Pada Murid Tunarungu Kelas Dasar II SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar. Skripsi. Dibimbing oleh Drs. Djoni Rosyidi, M. Pd. dan Drs. Mufa’adi, M. Si. Jurusan Pendidikan Luar Biasa. Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Negeri Makassar.
Penelitian ini di latar belakangi oleh fenomena yang terjadi di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar, dimana terdapat murid tunarungu di kelas dasar II yang mengalami kesulitan dalam mengelompokkan bangun datar. Rumusan masalah penelitian ini adalah: 1) Bagaimana kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar sebelum penggunaan bentuk geometri?, 2) Bagaimana kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar setelah penggunaan bentuk geometri?, 3) Apakah ada peningkatan kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar melalui penggunaan bentuk geometri?. Tujuan penelitian ini: 1) Untuk mengetahui kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar sebelum penggunaan bentuk geometri?, 2) Untuk mengetahui kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar setelah penggunaan bentuk geometri?, 3) Untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar melalui penggunaan bentuk geometri?. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar. Data dikumpulkan dengan teknik tes hasil belajar. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis deskriptif kuantitatif kemudian divisualisasikan dalam bentuk tabel dan grafik batang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar sebelum penggunaan bentuk geometri berada pada kategori “tidak tuntas”. 2) Kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar setelah penggunaan bentuk geometri. Tiga murid yakni (YD, DW dan EX) pada tes akhir mengelompokkan bangun datar melalui penggunaan bentuk geometri dikategorikan tuntas sedangkan satu murid yakni AL masih berada pada kategori tidak tuntas. 3) Terjadi peningkatan kemampuan mengelompokkan bangun datar pada murid tunarungu kelas dasar II di SLB-C YPPLB 2 Makassar melalui penggunaan bentuk geometri
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