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Giuseppina Lo Presti
No full textVideo interview with Giuseppina Lo Presti as part of the Italian Cinema Audiences projec
CLPdyn: a cheap and reliable tool for molecular dynamics studies of organic molecules in condensed phase
Full text linkWe present CLPdyn, a freely available code intended to perform Molecular Dynamics simulations of organic molecules in condensed phase.[1–3] CLPdyn can handle both continuous phases (liquids, crystals) and finite-size clusters (liquid droplets, nanoparticles), and exploits the thoroughly tested Coulomb-London-Pauli atom-atom intermolecular potential[4,5]. The implementation relies on standard MD algebra, but also includes new algorithms, specifically designed to deal with isolated clusters, to (i) suppress net overall translational and rotational momenta, (ii) handle the evaporation of molecules from the cluster surface, and (iii) measure the amount of residual symmetry from the number and kind of isometries present in the cluster. Application to organic solvents (benzene, chloroform, methanol and pyridine) [2] and crystals spanning very different intermolecular recognition patterns (maleic/succinic anhydrides, alanine/glutamic acid, methylurea, 1,4-cyclohexadiene and methyl-2-amino-5-hydroxybenzoate) [3], shows that CLPdyn reliably reproduces macroscopic thermodynamic quantities, and highlights the effect of the relative strengths of intermolecular forces on rotational correlation times, self-diffusion coefficients and pair distribution functions. Possible applications of CLPdyn to the molecular–level study of non–equilibrium solution chemistry, including the early stages of crystal nuclei formation, are also discussed.
[1] A. Gavezzotti, CLPdyn, Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics modules, Description and user manual, www.angelogavezzotti.it (2018).
[2] A. Gavezzotti, L. Lo Presti, New J. Chem., 2019,43, 2077-2084.
[3] A. Gavezzotti, L. Lo Presti, in preparation
[4] A. Gavezzotti, New J. Chem. 2011, 35, 1360–1368.
[5] A. Gavezzotti and L. Lo Presti, Crystal Growth Des. 2016, 16, 2952–2962
Time-lagged test of Lo Presti & Pluviano (2016) employability model
No full textData were collected in three times on Italian employees from the private sector
Drawing (on) Cartographic Intimacies
No full textThis chapter provides both a conceptual and practice-based perspective on the ways in which emotions can be grasped, and spatially interpreted, through creative and critical map-centred activities. It also highlights the potential of the cartographic humanities to access inner worlds differently, by enhancing understanding of the psychic, somatic and social dimensions of one’s being through body mapping experiences. Drawing on examples from the HuMaps Lab (Laboratory of Cartographic Humanities) in which undergraduates mapped out both personal and larger public stories by drawing and assembling pieces of literary, visual, lyric and video narratives, the emotional force of mapping is unfolded in the terms of ‘cartographic intimacies’; here, maps are addressed as infrastructures of feelings, deep surfaces that emerge out of visceral emotions but conceived to be shareable with the outside, driving dis-orientations toward—as well as agitation and care for—humans, non-humans, memories, bodies and places
Didattica a Distanza e ICT come fattori propulsivi di cambiamento: quali impatti sociali nelle scuole secondarie di II grado di Roma
No full textDi fronte all’emergenza nazionale legata alla diffusione del Covid-19 in Italia, le tecnologie digitali hanno consentito di portare avanti le attività ordinarie delle varie agenzie educative, attraverso lo strumento principale della Didattica a Distanza (DaD). Partendo da queste premesse, il presente contributo focalizza l’attenzione sull’impatto sociale (OEC-DAC in Stern, 2016) della DaD per valutare: la portata e l’intensità dell’innovazione metodologico-didattica richiesta ai docenti per l’organizzazione e lo svolgimento delle lezioni a distanza; l’accrescimento – negli studenti – delle competenze trasversali e di digital literacy (team working, problem solving, ecc..) potenzialmente associabili all’utilizzo delle ICT; il coinvolgimento e la collaborazione delle famiglie nel processo di valutazione e verifica degli apprendimenti. all’interno del framework della Positive Thinking Evaluation (Lo Presti, 2020)
The Cartographic Lives of the Italian Fascist Empire
No full textThis chapter examines the pervasive and obsessive circulation of maps during the Italian Fascist Empire, particularly in contexts beyond traditional surveys and expeditions. While Italy’s first attempts at colonization began after its unification in 1861, it was under Mussolini's regime (1922–1943) that a more coherent imperial order was established, shaping cultural, political, economic, and social life. During this period, the relationship between geography and power became more pronounced, with the Fascist state using maps as key tools of empire-building. These maps were not merely geographic representations but were woven into the fabric of everyday life, serving as instruments of propaganda. The chapter argues that the widespread and repetitive circulation of these maps, often in subtle or unconscious ways, played a crucial role in both imagining and enacting the empire. By engaging with the sensory and embodied experiences associated with various forms of mapping—whether physical maps, map-like objects, or everyday interactions with cartographic representations—the author highlights how these tools of imperialism were integrated into daily routines, shaping perceptions and political realities. Ultimately, this study seeks to reveal how cartographic practices during Fascist rule helped sustain imperial power, acting as both vehicles for ideological control and sites of potential resistance.
The (Aesth)Ethics of Publishing Geopolitical Maps
No full textThis chapter stems from a decade of ethnographic encounters between the editors of the Handbook of Cartographic Humanities and Laura Canali, designer of geopolitical maps for the popular magazine Limes: Italian Review of Geopolitics and map artist based in Rome. Drawing from a selection of excerpts from those recurring encounters, this conversation unfolds and reflects upon the complexities of the craft of making geopolitical/poetical cartography for different publics, from that of the magazine’s readers to the map/art exhibition’s audience. The idiosyncratic experience of this mapmaker shows how ethnography is a crucial way to investigate the public dimension of cartographic authorship as it is felt by the mapmaker, as well as the decisions, ethical interrogations and precariousness it always implies, particularly in the case of geopolitical maps
Introduction: Why Cartographic Humanities?
No full textThe humanities have been part of geographical knowledge and its expression for centuries,
finding in maps and cartographic imaginations useful and intimate companions to reflect
with, challenge and advance new spatial paradigms, methods and metaphors. After the more
recent rise of the ‘spatial turn’ in the arts and humanities and the proliferation of digital
technologies in several cultural domains, new research areas such as spatial digital humanities,
geohumanities, deep mapping and map art, to name a few, have shown that the engagements
of scholars and practitioners with cartography and mapping practices have expanded
further, becoming increasingly diverse and highly mutable. In parallel to the growing fascination
with cartography that arose within various humanistic fields, in the last 15 years, we
have witnessed the emergence of ‘map studies’ as a transversal research area that is strongly
affected by humanistic approaches and methodologies. This area intersects not only more
established traditions such as the history of cartography and critical cartography but also the
multifaceted realm of ‘cultural cartography’ (Cosgrove, 2008). The Routledge Handbook of
Cartographic Humanities is precisely designed to explore the intersection and convergence
between cultural map studies and the humanities, expressing multifaceted traditions and
inclinations coming from different disciplinary, geographical and cultural contexts
Le motivazioni di una riflessione
No full textVengono tracciate le finalità e l'attualità di una raccolta di scritti elaborati in occasione dell'anniversario della stipula del Trattato di Osimo con cui si era definitivamente stabilito il confine orientale nel 1975, da cui emergono una serie di riflessioni che si innervano in un panorama tutto differente, in cui la Repubblica Socialista Federale di Jugoslavia si è smembrata e molte delle nuove realtà statuali hanno aderito (o intendono aderire) all'Unione Europea
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