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“Rodi antica, medievale e cavalleresca”: exemplary restoration of a Walled City during the Italian Colonialism
No full textMay 1928: a large Italian delegation, a compact foreign representation and a selected number of university professors, welcomed by Mario Lago, Governor of the Aegean Islands, gather for the I International Archaeological Convention of Rhodes. The event, which follows those of Tripoli, Cagliari and Florence, will engage them in the visit of the monuments, and opens with the inauguration of Fert, the Historical Archaeological Institute of Rhodes which proves a fifteen years of Italian "mission", researches and restorations. Within a huge and strong critical framework, aware of the essays proposed in the past editions of the conference (Scaduto, 2016; Aterini&Nocentini 2016) the contribution will be moved towards the analysis of the debate, as presented in journals, to highlight, through operators - archaeologists, architects but also engineers and soldiers - the different models proposed to restore the ‘Rodiese’ architecture and its fortified urban system but also to enquire whether they have been recognized as an ‘exempla’ for other Mediterranean sites
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Il quadro strategico-difensivo della costa adriatica pontificia in una relazione di fine Seicento
No full textNel bacino mediterraneo la pirateria e la guerra di corsa hanno rappresentato per oltre tre secoli una seria minaccia per genti e terre litoranee. Pertanto, sulle coste adriatiche dello Stato pontificio il governo centrale e le comunità locali hanno riservato costante attenzione alla protezione di insediamenti, abitanti e attività economiche apprestando nel tempo apparati difensivi indirizzati a fronteggiare le ricorrenti incursioni corsare provenienti, per lo più, dalle regioni marittime orientali. Ne sono testimonianza le numerose ispezioni e i relativi rapporti sullo stato delle fortificazioni adriatiche come esemplifica il resoconto redatto a fine Seicento dal Commissario delle Armi e vescovo anconetano mons. Marcello D’Aste, presentato nel 1701 al papa Clemente XI. La relazione, contenuta nel Codice Vaticano Latino 10700, illustra nei minimi dettagli la situazione strategico-difensiva dell’intero territorio soggetto allo Stato Ecclesiastico considerando, in particolare, le piazzeforti dei maggiori centri urbani adriatici ma anche minori postazioni fortificate con relativi armamenti e addetti militari
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Enhancing Parametric Design Education Through Rhinoceros/Grasshopper: Visual Perception Principles, Student Learning, and Future Integration with AI
No full textParametric design has become increasingly significant in architecture due to its capability to optimize building performance and generate complex shapes computationally. Tools like Rhinoceros/Grasshopper play a crucial role in facilitating the creation and educational exploration of intricate geometries, making the design process and element connections explicit. This paper presents a pedagogical method focused on visual perception principles and understanding AI text-to-image prompt design. The approach aims to enhance students’ grasp of parametric design by linking geometrical operations with perception concepts. Furthermore, it addresses the integration of AI for image generation, emphasizing the need for a structured learning framework to ensure responsible and educational use of these tools
New representation tools in VR and holographic view
No full textThe research focuses on exploring the role of Representation in enhancing and managing Architecture, the environment, or infrastructure through virtual tools like Oculus and Holographic Table. It aims to enable the representation of Architecture in the virtual domain by importing BIM objects into Unity using the "Unity Reflect" plugin. Unity serves as the platform for visualizing these models in both VR and Holograms, with the possibility of customizing the model visualization and supporting additional functionalities.
While traditional representation methods excel in providing immediate visualization of plans, sections, and special content, VR often falls short in this regard. The research seeks to bridge this gap by enabling interactive visualization of 3D mesh models in both VR and Holographic experiences. Two new features, "Section" and "Heatmaps," will be added to the Unity Reflect plugin. "Section" allows for the creation of a movable and rotatable plane to separate visible and invisible parts of the model, while "Heatmaps" enable the visualization of the model based on different parameters, with each 3D object colored according to its specified physical parameter value.
The research will also implement two new interfaces for Unity Reflect, one for mixed reality with the Holographic Table and one for virtual reality with Oculus, offering user experiences in the field of Architecture Representation. Additionally, the study explores the potential of AI-driven approaches to integrate AI into Reflect for automatic checks on 3D models in Unity, with the results viewable in immersive mixed and virtual reality environments, especially with the "Heatmap" functionality
Nuvole di punti per l’accessibilità universale del patrimonio storico: il caso studio del castello di Francolise.
No full textThe topic of universal accessibility is considered to be highly relevant from the social point of view and is assuming a fundamental role for the enhancement and fruition of cultural heritage. It is aimed at people who present both temporary both permanent conditions of sensory, motor or psychic disability. In fact, denying the possibility of fully perceiving the space or object of cultural interest is equivalent to favoring discriminatory conditions. The design of conservation and valorization works on archaeological areas, historic buildings and monumental architectures, requires a new awareness, aimed at the inclusiveness of different categories of users (Cemoli et al, 2017). This research is aimed at defining a methodological approach, rather than strictly technical and operational, in line with the theme of Universal Design in cultural heritage. The case study is the medieval castle of Francolise, in the province of Caserta. Located in Terra di Lavoro, it was built starting from the second half of the ninth century by the Normans, probably at the request of St. Tommaso d’Aquino. After some recent, but not organic, interventions of maintenance and structural consolidation, today it appears in semi-abandoned conditions. The aim of the work is to obtain a deep knowledge of the monument from a morphometric point of view through the systematic three-dimensional survey conducted according to scientific protocols and with reliable instruments. In fact, infographic models obtained from laser-scanning and/or photomodeling, metrically and formally responding to reality, represent the fundamental database to evaluate design hypotheses coherent with the enlarged accessibility strategies. This is also possible thanks to the new possibilities offered by Computer Vision through the simulation of the architectural and functional impact in virtual and augmented reality specifically built
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe 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
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