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A survey on students of the University of Ferrara
No full textThe role played by the University within the city of Ferrara is central. The aspects related to culture and learning are important as well as those related to society and economy. In order to evaluate all these aspects, the University of Ferrara has set up a sample survey on its students. In the paper, the results of the survey are presented and deeply discussed
Design for Cultural Heritage at the University of Ferrara
Get PDFAlongside Teaching and Research, Italian universities are also committed to Public Engagement activities featuring teaching and cultural initiatives for a non-academic audience. At the University of Ferrara, this commitment was translated into an exhibition in April 2019, originating from a virtuous union of cultural heritage and teaching activities. The creation of the “Natura Naturata” exhibition involved the synthesis of taught courses and research by the University of Ferrara's Industrial Product Design students together with their teachers, in collaboration with librarians. In the Product Design 2 Workshop, students develop exhibition projects, starting from the curatorial concept, through the construction, up to the graphic-communicative aspects and the creation of information and teaching tools. The exhibition was created based on the study of rules used to properly protect library assets so that students could gain specific skills for the preparation of bibliographic exhibitions. It took shape in the Chemistry and Life Sciences Library Santa Maria delle Grazie to emphasize the importance of the University's tangible and intangible cultural heritage with the intention of conveying the 'world' of library collections – and also the University's historical and architectural heritage - to students, scholars, and citizens.Bernabè, A.; Contarini, M.; Manfra, M.; Turrini, D. (2020). Design for Cultural Heritage at the University of Ferrara. En 6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'20). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. (30-05-2020):455-463. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd20.2020.11085OCS45546330-05-202
Giovanni Tumiati and the origin of the “Museo Anatomico” of the University of Ferrara
Get PDFIn the 1790s Giovanni Tumiati, a professor of anatomy and obstetrics at the University of Ferrara, prepared some wax models of the fetus and the female body to be used in his obstetrical teaching to midwives. The models were then acquired by the University of Ferrara and formed the original nucleus of the anatomical Museum of the University, which is now dedicated to Tumiati (1, 2). In his Elements of anatomy, published in 1799-1800, Tumiati explained that the models were the result of his collaboration with Giuseppe Chiappi, an anatomical sculptor from central Italy, and described the method of their production (3). Although there was a long tradition of wax modelling in anatomy and obstetrics, which certainly influenced Tumiati and Chiappi’s work, Ferrara’s models were original both in design and concept (4), thus representing a unique example of anatomical wax models in the history of medicine
In vitro analysis with human bone marrow stem cells on Ti-15Mo alloy for dental and orthopedic implants application
No full textBiomaterials Group IQ - UNESP, P.o.Box 355, Araraquara - SPDepartment of Stomatology Dental School University of Chieti-Pescara, ChietiDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery University of Ferrara, FerraraBiomaterials Group IQ - UNESP, P.o.Box 355, Araraquara - S
Exploration of photonic networks on chip with the University of Ferrara
Get PDFModern chips include several processors that communicate through an interconnection network, which has a direct impact on system performance, power consumption and chip area. Recent research points out the great potential of optical networks to reduce on-chip communication latency and energy. We plan to explore this state-of-the-art field during an internship in the University of Ferrara
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Amazonian plants from ethnomedicine to biotechnology through pharmaceutical biology approaches: a PhD experience in connecting forest with laboratory
No full textThe South american Natives, Shuar and Achuar people and their ethnomedical culture constitute the
background subject of the Phd research, performed both in Ecuador (Salesian Politechnic University,
Quito), and in Italy (Pharmaceutical biology labs, University of Ferrara). Based on ethnomedical
responses, Piper aduncum, Maytenus macrocarpa, Schinus molle, Tecoma stans and Eugenia hallii were
chosen as amazonian plant species subject of the research.
AIMS
The research has been focused on:
− checking the presence of endophytic fungi in plants;
− isolating and subculturing pure endophytic strains;
− checking the biotransformation capacity of the isolated endophytes on pure compounds; the most
performing endophytes were also tested on phytocomplexes and pure chemicals obtained by the
plant from which the fungi were isolated;
− phytochemical characterization and bioactivity assays of plant extracts: P. aduncum.
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METHODS
Biotransformations. Fresh aerial plant parts were properly washed in sanitizing solutions and in vitro
cultured using adequate solid media to isolate endophytes. (+/-)-cis-bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one,
acetophenone, 1-indanone, 2-furyl methyl ketone, 2-methylcyclopentanone, 2-methylcyclohexanone, 2-
methoxycyclohexanone were chosen as substrate model for biotransformations. The cultures were
sampled after 1, 3, 7, 10 days of culturing, and ethyl acetate extracted to verify by GC-MS the presence of
possible biotransformation products. Biotransformations were also checked on P. aduncum whole
essential oil and on dillapiol, cis-ocimene, piperitone, (-)-terpinen-4-ol as most abundant chemicals.
Chemical fingerprinting of P. aduncum essential oil. Steam distillation was adopted to obtain the essential
oil, then characterized by GC-MS, NMR analyses.
In vitro bioassays of P. aduncum essential oil. Antimicrobial activities were checked in vitro using proper
agarized media to reach MIC. Antioxidant capacities were checked through DPPH test, ABTS and
photochemiluminescence assays. Born's turbidimetric method and Writhing test were respectively
adopted to check platelet-aggregation and anti-nociceptive properties. Mutagenic, antimutagenic
properties and toxicity were assayed using classical and modified Ames test.
MAIN RESULTS
364 fungal strains were in vitro isolated. Among all, 5 strains performed biotransformations on
acetophenone to (S)-1-phenylethanol, with important yields (78-97%) and enantiomeric excess (78-
100%). Three strains gave also phenols probably by enzymatic reactions (Baeyer-Villiger oxidations). 15
fungal strains gave the lactones (-)-(1S,5R)-2-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-6-en-3-one and (-)-(1R,5S)-3-
oxabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-6-en-2-one from (+/-)-cis-bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one, probably as result of
monooxygenase activation. Phytochemical characterization of P. aduncum essential oil has evidenced
dillapiol as the most abundant terpene, followed by cis-ocimene, piperitone and terpinen-4-ol. Only cisocimene
and piperitone gave several biotransformation products through dehydrogenation and
hydroxylation reactions. The essential oil has evidenced non-mutagenic properties and interesting
antifungal and antioxidant activities.
CONCLUSIONS
Several endophytic fungal strains from Amazonian plants were isolated and checked for
biotransformations on pure chemicals and on P. aduncum essential oil. Data obtained will be useful for
possible following patents about micro-organisms able to transform pharmaceutically interesting
chemicals. Taxonomical characterization of the most performing fungal strains is still in progress. P.
aduncum essential oil can be considered genotoxically safe and provides interesting antifungal and
antioxidant properties, supporting its ethnomedical use as cicatrising and disinfectant crude drug and
suggesting an extension of its employ as preservative ingredient
Using accounting as a political weapon. The University of Ferrara and Italian Fascism
No full textIntroduction: The paper considers the case of the University of Ferrara during the Fascist regime (1922-1943) and investigates the use of accounting practices in the government's attempt to achieve control of the organisation.
Aim of the work: The study seeks to document how accounting practices can be enlisted to subjugate institutions that had traditionally enjoyed significant independence from governments and pursue the ideological programmes of dominant elites.
Methodological approach: The paper is based upon primary sources gathered from the historical archive of the University of Ferrara. Their interpretation has been guided by the literature that has explored the connections between accounting and the State.
Main findings: Accounting ensured that key information on the University could be gathered by the government. It also helped to make visible the need of the University to rely on government funding when Fascist policies had the effect of “starving” the organisation of funds, which caused the University to accept penetrating controls by the State.
Originality: The paper has broadened the compass of research into the interrelation between accounting and State power by considering an under-research context and documenting the role of accounting in controlling institutions that were essential to the achievement of political goals
Funding policies and accounting at the University of Ferrara under the Fascist Regime in Italy
No full textAccounting was a fundamental tool for the Italian Fascist regime to exert its power on universities, which are recognised to be among the most independent public organisations within a State. For the Fascists, educational discourses were extremely important in forming the “new Italians” by shaping the values and beliefs of future generations and ruling classes according to the Fascist creed. Limiting the autonomy of these organisations was extremely important to take control of the educational process and limit freethinking. Accordingly, at the time when Fascists came into power the University of Ferrara enjoyed the status of “Free University”. Accounting provided the Fascist Government with key information about the activities of the University of Ferrara, thereby enabling an individualised intervention. At the same time, it helped to make visible the need of the University to rely on government funding when Fascist policies had the effect of “starving” the organisation. So persuasive was the action enabled by accounting information that the University eventually surrendered to the pressure coming from the government and requested to become a “Kingdom University”, subject to formal, penetrating controls by the State
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