185 research outputs found
La fortuna iconografica del beato Agostino Novello in Toscana e Sicilia
No full textThis paper aims to investigate the cult and iconographic critical fortune of Beato Agostino Novello in Tuscany and Sicily throughout the centuries. It
deals with the analysis of the famous painting by Simone Martini Il Beato Agostino Novello and four of his miracles, on which in 1985 Giovanni Previtali had promising opinions
Interview: developing therapies for lung cancer
No full text Silvia Novello speaks to Roshaine Wijayatunga, Managing Commissioning Editor: Silvia Novello is a Full Professor of Medical Oncology in the Oncology Department at San Luigi Hospital in Orbassano, Italy, part of the University of Turin. She earned her medical degree and completed the postgraduate training in respiratory medicine and medical oncology at the University of Turin and partially at the Institut Gustave Roussy in France. Currently, she is head of the Thoracic Oncology Unit at the San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano (Turin), where she also tutors medical students and postgraduate students in respiratory medicine and medical oncology. Novello's research interests include thoracic malignancies, primary prevention, gender differences in lung cancer, basic and clinical applied research on lung cancer, including pharmacogenomics. She is involved in many European and national controlled clinical trials evaluating new approaches in diagnosis and lung cancer therapy. From July 2012 until 2016, Novello has been a Member of the Board of Directors of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and since October 2016 Member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology and member of other several scientific societies including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the European Society of Medical Oncology. Currently, she is the President of Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe, a nonprofit European Association founded in 2006 in Turin, Italy, part of the scientific Committee of Lung cancer Europe and also a member of the Scientific Committee of Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Member of the Scientific Committee of Investigación sobre Cáncer de Pulmón en Mujeres. She is the author or co-author of over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. </jats:p
Il Fior novello, musica a cinque voci di Giovanni Maroni, 1596
No full textLa raccolta di madrigali Il Fior novello di Giovanni Maroni costituisce un interessante elemento di collegamento tra diverse figure della letteratura italiana e alcuni protagonisti delle vicende politiche di fine Cinquecento. Il Fior novello è stato infatti pubblicato nel 1596 a Venezia da Ricciardo Amadino ed è dedicato al giovane marchese Ambrogio Spinola, il governatore di Milano all’epoca in cui si svolsero i fatti narrati nei Promessi Sposi di Alessandro Manzoni. L’opera, dimenticata per secoli, attirò l’interesse di Gabriele d’Annunzio durante la sua visita alla città estense avvenuta nel novembre 1898. Numerosi sono gli interrogativi irrisolti aperti da questo libro: le vicende biografiche dell’autore, la paternità dei testi messi in musica e il loro oggetto poetico. Il presente volume propone, insieme allo studio introduttivo, una trascrizione moderna, secondo criteri ecdotici rigorosi e aggiornati, attenta però a soluzioni editoriali che ne consentano l’agevole lettura a chi voglia attualizzarne oggi il contenuto in un’esecuzione dal vivo. Lo stesso formato di stampa è stato scelto a questo scopo.The collection of madrigals Il Fior novello by Giovanni Maroni is an interesting link between different figures in Italian literature and some players of the political events of the late Sixteenth century. Il Fior novello was in fact published in 1596 in Venice by Ricciardo Amadino and is dedicated to the young Marchese Ambrogio Spinola, the governor of Milan at the time when the events narrated in the Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni took place. Maroni’s work was forgotten, and after three centuries attracted the interest of Gabriele d'Annunzio during his visit to the Ferrara which took place in November 1898. There are numerous unresolved questions opened by this book: the biography of the author, the authorship of the texts and their poetic object. The present volume proposes, together with the introductory study, a modern transcription, according to rigorous and up-to-date ecdotic criteria, but attentive to editorial solutions that allow easy reading to those who want to actualize their content today in a live performance
Sensitivity of Candida albicans to essential oils: are they an alternative to antifungal agents?
No full textAims: Candida albicans is an important opportunistic pathogen, responsible for the majority of yeast infections in humans. Essential oils, extracted from aromatic plants, are well-known antimicrobial agents, characterized by a broad spectrum of activities, including antifungal properties. The aim of this work was to assess the sensitivity of 30 different vaginal isolated strains of C. albicans to 12 essential oils, compared to the three main used drugs (clotrimazole, fluconazole and itraconazole).
Methods and results: Thirty strains of C. albicans were isolated from vaginal swab on CHROMagarTM Candida. The agar disc diffusion method was employed to determine the sensitivity to the essential oils. The antifungal activity of the essential oils and antifungal drugs (clotrimazole, itraconazole and fluconazole) were investigated using a microdilution method. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy analyses were performed to get a deep inside on cellular damages. Mint, basil, lavender, tea tree oil, winter savory and oregano essential oils inhibited both the growth and the activity of C. albicans more efficiently than clotrimazole. Damages induced by essential oils at the cellular level were stronger than those caused by clotrimazole.
Conclusions: Candida albicans is more sensitive to different essential oils compared to the main used drugs. Moreover, the essential oil affected mainly the cell wall and the membranes of the yeast.
Significance and impact of the study: The results of this work support the research for new alternatives or complementary therapies against vaginal candidiasis
In vitro activity of twelve essential oils against clinical skin isolates Staphylococcus aureus
No full textSusceptibilities of Candida albicans and non-albicans strains vaginal isolates to antifungal agents and essential oils
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A Malmquist-Based Approach to Change in Local Economic Well-being
No full textMurias P., Novello S. and Martínez-Roget F. A Malmquist-based approach to change in local economic well-being, Regional Studies. The focus on the multifaceted nature of well-being has increased substantially in recent years. This paper employs data envelopment analysis (DEA) combined with the Malmquist index to examine the temporal change in the economic well-being of Spanish provinces over the ten-year period between 1996 and 2006. This method not only allows the aggregation of multiple indicators and the estimation of well-being shifts over time, but also shows the sources of variation in local economic well-being. The results seem to suggest that whilst economic well-being has improved in the great majority of provinces, this advancement stems largely from a more favourable environment than from the specific capacity of each province to reduce its relative distance from key benchmarks.</p
Tra il pensare e il fare in architettura: le arti del disegno e le metodologie BIM nella gestione del cantiere
No full textThere is, in Architecture, an intellectual responsibility that involves each author-designer about the relationship between time of conception and practical realization; the cycle of construction activities is a crucial stage in this production
process. The most advanced procedures of Building Information Modeling (BIM) are an added value not only for
the design but also for operations and controls on site during construction.
To assess dynamics, opportunities and achievements of representation language supported by BIM technologies we will expose some experiments carried out by the research group who have achieved significant savings in production and adopted important amendments to construction process
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