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Hydrogen-implantation ed effetti di anelasticità in metalli di transizione
No full textQuesta memoria contiene la tesi di laurea in Fisica di Alberto Francescutto (Relatore prof. L. Verdini, Corr: prof. P. Ciuti) pubblicata come Rapporto Tecnico dell’Istituto Nazionale di Acustica “O. M. Corbino”
P/Ink Noir: le nuove signore in nero del Giappone contemporaneo
No full textLa detective fiction ha sempre rappresentato un luogo privilegiato per la riflessione sulla vita moderna, in particolare metropolitana. Ma, per il fatto che implica un coinvolgimento con il lato più sordido della vita, è stata spesso considerata un genere non appropriato per una donna. Eppure, negli ultimi quindici anni, si è assistito in Giappone a un vero e proprio boom di giovani e meno giovani autrici di mistery, le cui opere combinano il poliziesco tradizionale con l'hard boiled, filtrandoli attraverso una nuova sensibilità riguardo al ruolo delle donne all'interno della società contemporanea. Non solo, ma la struttura narrativa della detective story ritorna anche in romanzi, sempre firmati da donne, che non possono tecnicamente essere considerati gialli: forse perché il nucleo della letteratura femminile ancora oggi è una ricerca, la ricerca del sé, o di una nuova, più forte e assertiva, identità. Fra le scrittrici più interessanti, sicuramente Kirino Natsuo e Miyabe Miyuki, entrambe sensibili alle tematiche a sfondo sociale: il consumismo, la discriminazione sul luogo di lavoro, la violenza e la molestia sessuale, il ruolo della donna nel Giappone contemporaneo. E, soprattutto, l’isolamento. Una solitudine alla quale si aggiunge la difficoltà di affermarsi in una società che ancora vede le donne come oggetti sessuali, o come madri.
Queste scrittrici sanno avvalersi del potenziale critico del genere per portare all’attenzione del pubblico problematiche associate alla condizione femminile, servendosene come di una sorta di lente attraverso la quale filtrare questioni culturali e problemi che possono essere negoziati - se non risolti - come parte della narrativa di investigazione
Webcam and smartphone for the measure of spatial-temporal parameters of gait for treadmill use
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Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume 392, 2016, Pages 261-272
International Workshop on Mobile Networks for Biometric Data Analysis, 2014; Ancona; Italy; 30 October 2014 through 31 October 2014; Code 179299
Webcam and smartphone for the measure of spatial-temporal parameters of gait for treadmill use (Conference Paper)
Barone, V. , Verdini, F., Di Nardo, F., Maranesi, E., Burattini, L., Fioretti, S.
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Abstract
A very low cost prototype has been developed for the spatial and temporal analysis of human movement using an integrated system of last generation smartphones and a high-definition webcam, controlled by a laptop. The system can be used to analyse mainly planar motions in non-structured environments. In this paper, the accelerometer signal captured by the 3D sensor embedded in one smartphone, and the position of coloured markers extracted from the analysis of the webcam frames, are used for the computation of spatial-temporal parameters of gait. The system has been tested on a treadmill at different gait speeds. Accuracy of results is compared with that obtainable by a gold-standard stereometric instrumentation. The system is characterised by a very low cost and a very high level of automation. It has been thought to be used by non-expert users in ambulatory settings
Struggle and Liberation Today / Lucha y Liberación Hoy
No full textMarina P. Verdini Aguilar introduces at 00:00:00 ; Ramiro Lago presents at 00:06:33; Natalia Lentino y Matías Ahumada presents at 00:33:24; Discussion at 00:56:18.
I partiti, la "costituzione" che c'è e quella che verrà
No full textL'evoluzione della forma partito nella attuale trasformazione del sistema politico italian
Brillouin light scattering from shear waves in an epoxy resin through the glass transition
No full textOregano and its potential use as bioherbicide
No full textWidespread use of synthetic herbicides in weed control could result in negative impact on human health and on the environment. Natural compounds could be successfully used as bioherbicides because they are potentially more environmental friendly and safe. Plants are an important source of active compounds. In particular, many species belonging to the Labiate family produce essential oils containing compounds that could act as natural herbicides. In this paper we report on preliminary studies about the effects on seed germination and plant growth of an oregano hybrid (Origanum vulgare L. ssp. virilidum × O. vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (Link) Iestwart). Experiments were done both in pots and in the field. Increasing amounts of chopped leaves and stems of oregano were added to the soil. In the pots, several weed species were sown, whereas naturally occurring infestation was evaluated in the field. In comparison with the control, a reduced number of weeds was observed where oregano biomass was added. The above-mentioned trend was more visible in the pots than in the field. The results suggest that the hybrid of oregano used in the trial could be an interesting source of natural compounds effective against weeds. Hence, further studies with this plant are likely to be successful
Conformation and properties od DNA-(Lys33-Leu67)100-Orn20 complex: a nucleohistone model
No full textFunctional donor-site morbidity after soleus muscle-flap procedure in the treatment of lower limb severe injuries
No full textBACKGROUND: The gastrocnemius and soleus muscle flaps are the most commonly used transfer flaps to treat lower limb severe lesions. The use of the muscle as coverage tissuemay incur in functionality loss and motor control deficits. The aim of this study is to assess whether functional deficits are present during gait, posture and heel rise test (HRT). METHOD: From 2008-2013 we treated 9 patients suffering from complex injury of the lower third of the leg (Gustilo III B). A population of 9 patients (group A) was examined after reconstruction with a soleus muscle flap. The results were compared with a control population (group B: 9 patients). Each patient performed at least 3 gait tests at a fast pace, 2 posture tests and 2 HRT on an inclined plane. RESULTS: Gait parameters for group A: Spatio-temporal parameters such as step length, cadence were reduced compared to the homolateral leg (p < 0.05). The initial double support phase was shorter in relation to the final phase and the first peak in the vertical ground reaction component was reduced compared to the contralateral leg.Posture for the group A: the mediolateral excursion (during open- and closed-eyes test) and the related mean velocity (in the open-eyes test) were significantly lower compared to the control group (p < 0.05).HRT for group A: the number of rises and relative height and angular excursion were reduced in the operated leg in relation to the control group (p < 0.05) and to the contralateral leg. CONCLUSION: The patients treated with the soleus muscle used as tissue defect coverage completely recovered the ability to walk but showed some deficits in kinetic parameters during the body weight-loading phase. During gait prolonged muscle activity compared to controls was observed. The absence of soleus (group A) revealed no significant alterations in postural control. However, the HRT remained the most relevant test to measure patients' performance when treated with soleus flap in relation to the control group
Solution Conformation of Tuftsin
No full textTuftsin, a natural linear tetrapeptide (Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg) of potential antitumor activity, has been studied in DMSO-d6 solution by 2D NMR spectroscopy. 1H and 13C spectra show the presence of two families of conformations characterized by a trans or cis Lys-Pro bond, respectively. The family of conformers containing the cis peptide bond is a mixture of extended structures as expected for a short linear peptide. On the contrary, the trans isomer appears to be a rigid, folded conformer, as indicated by crucial NOEs and by the exceptionally low temperature coefficient of Arg NH. Analysis of the solution data by means of energy calculations leads to a unique structure, characterized by a Lys-Pro inverse gamma-turn
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