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Controllo di qualità nella fase di distribuzione dei pasti in un'azienda ospedaliera ad alta specializzazione
No full text«Tu eras interior intimo meo, superior summo meo» (Conf., III, 6, 11). A proposito della presenza di Agostino nella Controversia inter Philosophos et Theologos di Giovanni Duns Scoto
No full textL’articolo prende in esame la presenza dei riferimenti ad Agostino nella Controversia
inter Philosophos et Theologos di Giovanni Duns Scoto. Definire il pensiero
di Scoto come una forma di agostinismo era frequente all’inizio del XX secolo;
in tempi più recenti, alcuni studiosi sono tornati a mettere a tema l’influenza
di Agostino sul pensiero di Scoto, riscontrando una ricca presenza di
riferimenti agostiniani nel testo della prima parte del Prologo della Lectura e
dell’Ordinatio. L’articolo ricostruisce quindi gli elementi salienti di tale testo, rimarcando come Scoto intenda sottolineare la centralità della libertà, quale
carattere costitutivo dell’incontro tra Dio e l’uomo. In coerenza con la libertà
umana, la ragione naturale resta indeterminata rispetto alle questioni cruciali
della vita umana e della relazione dell’uomo con Dio. L’autore sostiene quindi
che Scoto richiami Agostino in modo solo strumentale, come supporto per la
sua propria dottrina. Ciò non rende però irrilevante l’influenza di Agostino:
l’atteggiamento che Scoto adotta nel corso della controversia appare ben ispirato
da quanto Agostino esprimeva nelle Confessioni, quando si rivolgeva a Dio
dicendo: «Tu eras interior intimo meo, superior summo meo» (Conf., III, 6, 11).The article examines the presence of references to Augustine in John Duns
Scotus’ Controversy inter Philosophos et Theologos, contained in the first part of
the Prologue of the Lectura and Ordinatio. Defining Scotus’s thought as a form
of Augustinianism was common during the first half of the 20th century.
In more recent times, some scholars have returned to the issue of Augustine’s
influence on Scotus’s thought, finding a rich presence of Augustinian references
in the text of the Controversy. Therefore, the article reconstructs the salient
elements of such a text, pointing out how Scotus intends to emphasize the
centrality of freedom as a constitutive character of the relationship between
God and human beings. Consistent with human freedom, natural reason remains
indeterminate with respect to the crucial questions of human life and
man’s relationship with God. The author argues that Scotus refers to Augustine
only in an instrumental way for supporting of his own doctrine. However,
this does not make Augustine’s influence irrelevant: the attitude Scotus adopts
developing the Controversy appears to be very inspired by what Augustine expressed
in the Confessions, when he addressed God saying: “Tu eras interior
intimo meo, superior summo meo” (Conf., III, 6, 11)
The Author/Translator Interactional Process. A Case Study
No full textSee Naples and Kill (1988) is a lively and colourful novel by the con-temporary English writer, Gregory Dowling, translated into Italian in 2015.
Following the tradition of translation studies (Venuti 2000, Bass-nett 2002, Cronin 2006), this paper analyses the rewriting process of literary translation, considering in particular the fruitful but sometimes tense and even conflictual relationship between writer and translator.
The translation of the novel See Naples and Kill was an ongoing rewriting process entailing a constant dialogue between the writer and the translator. Therefore, the study aims at answering two main ques-tions: what happens if the rewriting process of translation is constant-ly questioned by the author? What happens if the author has a good mastery of the target language and s/he is her/himself a translator?
By exploring the relationship between translation and re-creation, the research focuses on the differences and similarities between the primary creation (source text) and the secondary creation (target text), and aims to verify in which way the dialogic encounter of two different personalities and cultures does not make them merge but, by retaining their own uniqueness, leads eventually to their mutually en-riching each other. A comparative analysis of the source text and the different drafts of the translated version accompanied by the author’s comments will shed light on the tense author-translator relationship in the specific case under investigation and how both actors handle this tension in order to create a new work resulting from the (dis)agreement of the two parties
Study of recent Prussian Blue-based and uric acid biosensors with development of an enzymatic biosensor for human saliva detection of uric acid
No full textA key point of clinical research is the improvement of the quality of life, whose fundamental requirements are prevention and monitoring. The development of tools for rapid and accurate detection of biomarkers is essential in this regard. The possibility for such devices to be used directly in the physician study or the comfort of people homes would be an additional benefit, designing it as point-of-care or PoC tools. Electrochemical biosensors, especially screen-printed ones, gather several features which make them particularly feasible for application as PoC devices, especially considering their cost effectiveness, high performance and good sensitivity comparable to that of traditional methods, avoiding lengthy and laborious procedures, large sample volumes and pre-treatments. Furthermore, electrochemical biosensors can be designed to be disposable, easy-to-use and low-cost manufacturing, which facilitates large-scale production. For such reasons, biosensor development is spreading and has a strong impact on applications not only in clinical and biomedical but also in defence, food analysis and environmental fields. Contemporary, the use of nanomaterials has hugely gained attention in the electrochemical field thanks to their high surface-to-volume ratio, which strongly improves the electrochemical performances and the loading capacity of biorecognition elements on the sensing surface of biosensors. This thesis is focused on two strategies to realize an enzymatic biosensor aimed at detecting uric acid in human saliva. The relevance of detecting this biomarker relies on its main role as a scavenger in our body and the manifestation of severe diseases when its functionality and levels are impaired, often evolving into chronicity. In part I, or the Background section, a definition and classification of biosensors are provided, especially focusing on electrochemical ones realized with enzymes. In particular, screen-printed electrodes are briefly discussed, reporting materials employed for fabrication and nanomaterials used for their functionalization and consequent improvement of analytical performances, especially Carbon Black and Prussian Blue nanomaterials. Finally, a short description of the electrochemical techniques used: cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. In part II or Prussian Blue: a walkthrough since its discovery to the spreading of PB-based electrochemical biosensors in three main areas of interest, an in-depth study is reported regarding Prussian Blue nanomaterial in all its features, mainly focusing on the ameliorations provided in biosensors realized using this nanomaterial, successfully utilized for the detection of analytes of interest in the biomedical, environmental, and food analysis fields. In part III, or the outstanding role of carbon black in enhancing the performance of electrochemical biosensors, we'll explore carbon black amorphous material, focusing on its morphology, physicochemical properties, and fields of application. We'll examine the structure, characterized by aggregated nanoparticles and high surface area, which enhances interactions with other materials. The material electrical conductivity and stability make it a crucial component in many fields. Particularly, we'll delve into its role in electrochemical biosensors, where carbon black boosts sensitivity and facilitates rapid electron transfer, making it ideal for applications like glucose monitoring, pathogen detection, environmental sensing, and medical diagnostics. We aim to highlight how these properties contribute to its effectiveness in (bio) sensor applicationsn. In part IV, Nanomaterials and paper-based electrochemical devices: merging strategies for fostering sustainable detection of biomarkers, a review article of which I am co-first author, is quoted. This work examined how in recent decades, nanomaterials have significantly advanced biosensors by enhancing sensitivity, selectivity, robustness, and reproducibility. The sustainability trend has further driven the development of eco-friendly electrochemical paper-based devices, capable of detecting target analytes with high sensitivity in complex matrices. These devices are cost effective, require no external equipment due to paper capillary action, allow reagent-free operation by loading reagents onto the paper, and enable easy multistep analyses via the origami approach. Benefits offered by nanomaterials, are leading to a new generation of paper-based electrochemical biosensors for biomedical applications and the reported review covers the past decade progress, highlighting the functionalities from integrating nanomaterials with paper-based biosensors for biomarker detection. The part V, or trends and advancements in electrochemical devices for uric acid detection in the most common human diagnostic fluids: new perspectives toward the development of point of-care tools concerns about trends in the development of electrochemical sensors and biosensors for uric acid detection, which are critically compared, especially focusing on the biological matrices which have been validated. At last, part VI, or designing enzymatic biosensors for point-of-care application and monitoring of uric acid in human saliva, a comparative electrochemical study is performed for two biosensor configurations aimed at detecting uric acid in human saliva. The study was performed using screen printed electrodes modified with a nanoparticle dispersion of Carbon Black and Prussian Blue and applying the biorecognition element, which is the uricase enzyme, in two ways that characterize the different configurations. On one side, the paper pad with adsorbed uricase is applied on the modified screen-printed electrode, resulting in a hybrid origami configuration; on the other, the enzyme is directly immobilized on the previously modified sensing surface. This thesis is then concluded with closing remarks and future perspectives
Kiss to Abacus: a comparison of P2P-TV classifiers
No full textAbstract. In the last few years the research community has proposed several techniques for network traffic classification. While the performance of these meth-ods is promising especially for specific classes of traffic and particular network conditions, the lack of accurate comparisons among them makes it difficult to choose between them and find the most suitable technique for given needs. Motivated also by the increase of P2P-TV traffic, this work compares Abacus, a novel behavioral classification algorithm specific for P2P-TV traffic, and Kiss, an extremely accurate statistical payload-based classifier. We first evaluate their performance on a common set of traces and later we analyze their requirements in terms of both memory occupation and CPU consumption. Our results show that the behavioral classifier can be as accurate as the payload-based with also a substantial gain in terms of computational cost, although it can deal only with a very specific type of traffic.
Dalla parte di lei di Alba de Céspedes: le due redazioni
No full textLa tesi esamina in prospettiva comparativa le due redazioni del romanzo Dalla parte di lei di Alba de Céspedes. Attraverso un lavoro di collazione e commento critico, la ricerca individua le varianti introdotte dall’autrice nella seconda redazione, caratterizzata da numerosi tagli per un totale di circa cento pagine. L’indagine evidenzia le principali aree di intervento dell’autrice, concentrandosi sugli ambiti strutturali e tematici modificati o soppressi nella riscrittura. L’analisi delle varianti e del percorso editoriale del romanzo consente di mettere in luce le implicazioni ideologiche e stilistiche delle scelte autoriali, restituendo la complessità di un testo che, nella sua duplice forma, mostra la tensione di Céspedes tra esigenza di testimonianza e necessità di misura espressiva.
The thesis undertakes a comparative examination of the two versions of Alba de Céspedes’s novel Dalla parte di lei. Through a process of collation and critical commentary, the research identifies the variants introduced by the author in the second version, marked by extensive cuts amounting to approximately one hundred pages. The study delineates the principal areas of authorial intervention, with particular attention to the structural and thematic dimensions modified or suppressed in the rewriting process. The analysis of the variants and of the novel’s editorial history illuminates the ideological and stylistic implications of Céspedes’s creative choices, thereby revealing the complexity of a work which, in its dual form, reflects the author’s tension between the imperative of testimony and the pursuit of expressive restraint
A diachronic study into the distributions of two Italo-Romance synthetic conditional forms
No full textTwo distinct conditional paradigms are available to speakers of Italian, derived from the Latin periphrases cantare habui/cantare habebam. The aim of this thesis is to describe and explain their patterns of attestation in the earliest northern Italian and Tuscan texts, which date from between 1200 and 1400.
Textual analysis showed that while the cantare habui periphrasis was native to both areas, the use of the cantare habebam periphrasis differed in the northern and central dialects. In the northern dialects, the cantare habebam periphrasis was attested in all genres over the whole time period, whereas in the Tuscan dialects it only appeared in literary genres. Moreover, although the northern texts attested both periphrases consistently over time in every genre, only Tuscan poetry followed this pattern. Other genres attested reflexes of the cantare habebam periphrasis for short periods in the fourteenth century. These results suggest that different influences resulted in different patterns of conditional use in the two areas.
This thesis postulates that in the northern Italo-Romance dialects the cantare habebam periphrasis was introduced through the proximity to, and influence of, Provençal. Although the use of reflexes of cantare habebam was reinforced in the north by the Sicilian school of poets, the dual nature of the sources meant that it was also retained in prose, and thence into modern dialect use. In contrast, reflexes of the cantare habebam periphrasis were introduced into central Italy through the Sicilian school alone. Although it appeared in prose texts, this was a sporadic phenomenon, resulting from imitation of the influential poetic texts. Because there was no prose source for reflexes of the cantare habebam periphrasis, it did not enter non-literary genres and quickly disappeared from literary prose genres. The cantare habebam periphrasis eventually disappeared entirely from Tuscan poetry as well, and is not attested at all in the modern central dialects
L’industria tessile a Herakleia di Lucania e nel territorio tra III e I secolo a.C.
No full textThe paper focuses on the role of Herakleia and Metaponto in textile production during the Hellenistic period. The analysis of thousands of loom weights from several houses in the so-called Quartiere occidencate in Herakleia provides new insight into textile production during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. The fact that some households possessed two looms and were able to produce textiles of outstanding quality has led to the hypothesis that urban households produced textiles for exportation, as also indicated by epigrams attributed to Leonidas of Taras. On the other hand, the author argues that textile production in the rural hinterland was focused on self-supply, and that the surplus was sent to the urban center where it was processed by professional labourers
Sporotrichoid Mycobacterium marinum infection in an elderly woman
No full textWe describe the case of an elderly woman who acquired a Mycobacterium marinum infection following skin exposure to the bacteria through a small wound on her right ring finger, obtained while preparing fish. The resultant sporotrichoid nodules of the right hand and the distal forearm, refractory to the initial therapy with doxycycline and rifampicin, were successfully treated with oral regimen of clarithromycin. © 2015 by the article author(s)
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