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Scultura funeraria napoletana in età moderna. Per un avvio alla catalogazione del patrimonio 1470-1623
No full textNella premessa al volume sulla scultura napoletana del Cinquecento, Francesco Abbate, riprendendo le parole di Jacob Burckhardt, elogiava il «ricco tesoro» della scultura funeraria partenopea, che lo storico svizzero aveva considerato, probabilmente non senza una dose di ammirato stupore, una «schiera marmorea di guerrieri e funzionari, come forse solo a Venezia ne esiste un’altra simile». In queste pagine si è tentato di offrire, attraverso un censimento complessivo di tipo territoriale e una catalogazione più specifica relativa alle chiese cittadine, una visione d’insieme di quel «ricco» patrimonio della scultura funeraria napoletana fra gli ultimi decenni del Quattrocento e i primi del Seicento. Sono stati oggetto di indagine i monumenti funebri e le lastre tombali, in particolare quelle che presentano l’effigie del defunto. Ad essi va però aggiunta un’altra tipologia funeraria, molto diffusa a Napoli, che è quella del sediale.
Si è partiti dal 1470, data incisa sul sepolcro di Diomede Carafa nel Cappellone del Crocifisso in San Domenico Maggiore: un monumento tipologicamente innovativo, che al momento della sua ideazione non trova simili nel contesto napoletano. La catalogazione è proseguita per Napoli fino al 1560, attenendoci al tracciato di De Stefano sulle epigrafi delle sepolture. Il censimento delle opere giunge invece fino al 1623, che è anche la data dell’ultima opera presa in considerazione, vale a dire il monumento Severino in Santa Maria la Nova, oggetto di uno studio più mirato nel successivo volume previsto per la primavera 2025, come spiegato da Letizia Gaeta nell’introduzione. Queste due date non sono casuali: la prima è l’anno in cui viene pubblicata la Descrittione dei luoghi sacri della citta di Napoli di Pietro de Stefano, il 1623 è invece l’anno in cui è data alle stampe, presso Ottavio Beltrano, la Napoli sacra di Cesare D’Engenio Caracciolo. È una scelta dettata dal voler affidarci nello specifico a due fonti letterarie coeve al periodo esaminato. In entrambe le opere l’interesse riservato alle sepolture è sottolineato sin dal frontespizio, dove si preannuncia la trascrizione degli epitaffi. Nella Napoli sacra è persino presente una «Tavola Delle Famiglie contenute ne’ Sepolchri». Partendo da qui, è possibile cogliere le differenze fra le due ‘guide sacre’ della città anche per il versante epigrafico. Un primo distinguo si può infatti riscontrare osservando il numero di sepolcri citati. (Dall'Introduzione alla Catalogazione del Patrimonio 1470-1623, di Giacomo Perrone
Correction to: The decrease of non-complicated acute appendicitis and the negative appendectomy rate during pandemic (European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, (2021), 10.1007/s00068-021-01663-7)
No full textThe original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The Acknowledgement with the members of the Appendicitis- COVID study group is missing. The correct version of is given below. Acknowledgements Members of the Appendicitis-COVID study group: Monza: Marco Nizzardo, Luca Nespoli, Luca Fattori, Luca Degrate, Stefano Perrone, Marco Cereda Bergamo: Michele Pisano, Elia Poiasina, Paolo Bertoli Lodi: Michele Ballabio, Stefano Braga Pavia: Giorgio Graziano Pisa: DarioTartaglia, Francesco Arces Lecco: Marco Mariani, Fulvio Tagliabue Parma: Gennaro Perrone, Alfredo Annicchiarico, Mario Giuffrida Legnano: Giovanni Ferrari, Antonio Benedetti, Niccolò Allievi Ponte San Pietro: Michele Ciocca, Enrico Pinotti, Mauro Montuori San Raffaele: Michele Carlucci, Valentina Tomajer Cesena: Paola Fugazzola The original article has been corrected
Effects of short light-dark regimes on in vitro shoot rooting of some fruit tree rootstocks
No full textExperiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of 4/2 light-dark cycles (4 h of light followed by 2 h of dark) on the rooting responses of shoots cultivated in vitro of the fruit tree rootstocks GF 677 (peach × almond hybrid), Mr.S. 2/5 (Prunus cerasifera), MM 106 (apple Nothern Spy × Paradise M1) and BA 29 (Cydonia oblonga). Under this light regime rooting percentage of GF 677, Mr.S. 2/5 and MM 106 shoots reached 100 % as in the control treatment (16/8), while in BA 29 shoots, short light-dark cycles increased rooting response by about 65 %. Moreover, the shoots of all rootstocks submitted to the 4/2 cycle showed an appreciable increase in root number and length, and an earlier root emergence of about 4 - 5 d compared to the 16/8 cycle. Finally, rooting percentage of BA 29 shoots submitted to the 4/2 light regime and treated with 0.2 mg dm-3 indolebutyric acid (IBA), was equal to that reported with 0.4 mg dm-3 IBA under the 16/8 regime, indicating that the former light regime also amplified the rhizogenic effect of auxin
Who is the author of the 1876 Stefano manuscript?
No full textFor over one hundred years the Stefano manuscript was a private document in the possession of the Baccich family and descendants. It told a story of the 1875 Stefano shipwreck as narrated by the shipwreck survivor and the founding family patriarch Miho Baccich. In these circumstances the question of authorship of the manuscript was immaterial and did not arise as an issue. However, with the publication of the manuscript the author‟s name, or names, need to be formally attributed to it. It turns out that this is not such a clear-cut matter.
As we shall see, all informed sources attributed the authorship, and the ownership, of the manuscript to Miho Baccich. But the manuscript itself was written by Canon Stjepan Skurla – a priest from Miho‟s hometown of Dubrovnik. The question then arises: should Skurla also be considered as an author of the manuscript, or, even as the sole author (as some would have it)
Fashion Culture: Power In Fashion with Stefano Tonchi and Grazia d'Annunzio
No full textStefano Tonchi, global chief creative officer for L’Officiel Group, and Grazia d’Annunzio, former deputy director of Vogue Italia, discuss the power of military uniforms and their influence on high fashion. Tonchi is co-author of the book "Uniform: Order and Disorder.
NT-proBNP and the risk of incident hypertension: Is change over time a better predictor than baseline value?
No full textCoherent and Spectral Beam Combining Approaches to Lunar Wireless Power Transmission
No full textFuture lunar missions require reliable energy sources to support intensive surface operations and activities including robotic and human exploration, in-situ resource utilization, and scientific activities. Contin uous power availability is a challenge, particularly in permanently shadowed regions and during the lunar night. Space-based wireless power transmission (WPT) can be a transformative technology for enabling sustainable lunar exploration and habitation. This study explores coherent and spectral beam combining (CBC and SBC) approaches for high-power laser-based WPT onboard a satellite constellation designed to provide continuous energy to the lunar surface. The research is part of the all-italian DESIGN project funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) in the context of development of projects and scientific experiments for the Moon. Laser-based WPT systems must overcome significant challenges, including working reliably in a space environment, delivery over very long distances, and power scalability. Coherent and spectral
beam combining techniques offer promising solutions to enhance power delivery by mitigating diffraction limitations and improving thermal management. CBC achieves high-intensity beams through phase control of multiple laser sources, while SBC increases total transmitted power by combining different wavelength channels. Both methods have been extensively studied for terrestrial applications, but their implementation in space environments requires new design considerations. This first phase of the project focuses on modeling and simulating CBC and SBC architectures in the space context, evaluating their performance in terms of power density, pointing accuracy, and resilience to space-induced perturbations. The study will assess key technological trade-offs, including laser array configurations, phase stabilization mechanisms, and optical receiver designs for maximum energy conversion efficiency on the lunar surface. The findings of this research will inform the development of a prototype system for future experimental validation and contribute to the broader vision of sustainable lunar infrastructure. The outcomes will also have implications for deep-space applications, including planetary exploration and space-based solar power systems
Heat stress affects reproductive performance of high producing dairy cows bred in an area of southern Apennines
No full textA 5-year retrospective (from 2008 to 2012) survey was carried out by analyzing data of high producing dairy cows reared in farms located in an area of southern Apennines. The indicators of fertility obtained were related to either season variations or the temperature-humidity index (THI). A significant lower number of conceptions evaluated per month on an annual basis (NCY), i.e., a parameter obtained by subtracting gestation length to the calving date, was found during the summer months; furthermore, this parameter decreased along with THI increase. The number of heats detected varied equally to NCY and represented the main cause of the lower fertility consequent to heat stress (HS). The age at first calving was not significantly affected by either the season or the THI. The mean number of AI/pregnancy in relation to the calving time was significantly affected by the season but it was not related to THI. The number of days open was significantly larger in the animals calved from January to July than from August to December (163±33 vs 123±36 days; P< 0.001); this causes an annual economic loss of several thousand euro in each farm analyzed. In conclusion, HS causes severe economic losses in dairy farms located in southern Apennines that are mainly due to a lower number of heats detected as well as a larger number of days open and semen doses used
Introduzione [a I cartolari del notaio Stefano di Corrado di Lavagna]
No full textSaggio introduttivo all’edizione dei frammenti dei protocolli del notaio Stefano di Corrado di Lavagna nel quale viene fatta l’analisi codicologica dei frammenti e si ricostruisce la biografia del notaio. Vengono inoltre esaminate la tipologia dei documenti, le tecniche redazionali del notaio e l’organizzazione burocratica della Chiesa genovese nella seconda metà del secolo XIII.
Introduction essay to the edition of the fragments of the protocols of the notary Stefano di Corrado of Lavagna in which the analysis of the codex fragments and reconstructs the biography of the notary is made by the author. She also examined the types of documents, the technical drafting of the notary and the bureaucratic organization of the Church of Genoa in the second half of the thirteenth century
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