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From LSP trainers to trainees and back: what can be learnt from developing terminology resources for future legal experts
No full textThe Department of Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies of the University of Trieste is working on TERMitLEX, a new terminological knowledge base (TKB) containing legal terminology. This knowledge base is specifially meant to meet the needs and expectations of legal experts besides those of terminologists and translators. Expert input through consultation with legal practitioners was sought to design the template for the terminological records to be included in TERMitLEX. As part of this consultation process, a questionnaire was
submitted to first-year students of the Department’s own 5-year degree programme in Law. This paper first presents the questionnaire and then analyses participant responses. The results of the questionnaire not only provide information for the design of TERMitLEX (e.g. what aspects of a legal TKB students are most interested in, such as contexts, phraseology, and equivalence), but also shed light on other important factors in the learning process: the students’ attitudes to using English as a foreign language, a general lack of awareness of linguistic
resources (both electronic and printed), and scarce online information retrieval skills. This information could be useful in the design or redesign of LSP course syllabuses
Short-period evolution in EU legal text: old and new terms, old and new concepts
No full textDue to the ever-changing legal landscape of the European Union, the terminology used in EU documents is subject to constant formal and conceptual evolution. In this paper, a bilingual (Italian and English) corpus of equally authentic EU legal texts covering a time span of fifteen years (1998-2012) and concerning the legal area of victims of crime is analysed from a diachronic perspective. The aim is to discuss the terminological changes observed in the corpus in the light of the classification of evolution phenomena proposed by Tartier (2003) and Picton (2011). In order to examine both formal and conceptual terminological evolution, the distinction between genotypes and phenotypes introduced by Sacco (1991) is applied to the terms identified in the corpus and the underlying concepts. The analysis of the EU corpus shows that the three categories proposed by Tartier (appearance, disappearance and stability) and the first three (novelty and obsolescence, implantation of terms and concepts, and centrality) of the four categories proposed by Picton for the terminology of space technologies also apply to the terms of the examined legal area
Prepazione e caratterizzazione di polveri fini effettuate nella Clinica del Lavoro di Milano a supporto di studi sperimentali
No full textLime mortar of the Renaissance bridge in Brandýs nad Labem (Czechia): an electron backscatter diffraction study
No full textLime-based materials have been largely employed as traditional binders in mortars. Their characterization is aimed at gaining knowledge on the traditional production processes, and, ultimately, helps in choosing the correct replacement material for the conservation of cultural heritage. Analysis of mortars is a complex task that is usually accomplished adopting a multi-analytical approach. In this context, it is here reported an example of the level of information that can be retrieved from the electron backscatter diffraction technique (EBSD), which can be implemented in a conventional scanning electron microscope (SEM). The studied sample was obtained from the mortar employed in the construction of the medieval bridge of Brandýs nad Labem (Czechia). The inspection of the sample revealed the presence of large (up to 5 mm) white grains, which have been identified as lime lumps. According to their nature, these binder-related particles can provide information on the nature and the provenance of the raw materials and on the technology adopted for lime production and mortar preparation [1]. The mortar was observed in thin section under petrographic microscope (OM), whereas, polished sections of two lime lumps, removed from the matrix, were investigated with EBSD. Rietveld quantitative phase analysis (QPA) of both crystalline and amorphous fractions of the binder was performed by X-ray powder diffraction. In thin section the sample exhibits the typical texture of a lime mortar. The binder, with the high interference colors of calcite, homogeneously fills the space between the aggregate grains. The QPA evidenced the presence of all three CaCO3 polymorphs with the predominance of calcite (15 wt%) followed by minor amounts of aragonite (3.2 wt%) and vaterite (1.2 wt%). Notably, the amorphous fraction sums up to more than 50 wt%, indicative of silicate-hydrates, therefore, of a significant degree of hydraulicity of the mortar. Under SEM and OM, the lime inclusions appear porous, with occasional rims of hydration, without traces of overburning and relics of the original carbonate rock. They are prevalently composed of calcite (recarbonated) with diffuse presence of fine grained minerals, which have been identified with EBSD. The EBSD analysis allowed for the identification of calcium silicates (C2S, akermanite-gehlenite, wollastonite), brownmillerite, spinel and perovskite (Fig. 1). The following conclusions can be drawn: The analysis of the aggregate fraction and of the local geology, indicate that their provenance can reasonably be ascribed to the local fluvial deposits. The mortar employed in the construction of the Brandýs bridge is a lime mortar with significant hydraulicity. This is consistent with the burning of local limestone, as documented for other medieval artifacts in the region [2]. According to the mineralogical composition of the lime lumps, the burning temperature is in the range 850-1150 oC [3], although the association brownmillerite-wollastonite-perovskite would suggest values above 950 oC. The fact that a high number of nearly intact lime particles has been preserved during mortar processing, indicates that the hot mixing technique was adopted [1]
Thyristor Making Switch System for Plasma Startup Control in RFX
No full textThe necessity of better plasma current control during the startup phase asks for a toroidal loop voltage modulation obtained with the multi step reduction of the transfer energy resistor in the OH circuit. The paper begins by discussing the characteristics of such a modulation and then describes the modifications realized and tested on the power supply and magnet systems to prove the feasibility of such an operation; finally, on the basis of the results obtained, we describe the design of the making switch system, based on a 100 mm thyristor valv
Target emission probe for suprathermal electrons detection
No full textThe design and preliminary results of a target emission probe (TEP), applied to the continuous detection of suprathermal electrons in the edge of fusion plasmas, is presented in this paper. This diagnostic, developed for the RFX reversed field pinch experiment, is based on the measurement of the x‐ray emission from a material target, exposed to the edge plasma, due to the bremsstrahlung of the electrons. The diagnostic has been successfully tested in RFX and a clear indication of the presence of a mostly unidirectional fast electron flow in the RFX plasma edge has been found. © 1995 American Institute of Physics
Quantum interference and manipulation of entanglement in silicon wire waveguide quantum circuits
No full textIntegrated quantum photonic waveguide circuits are a promising approach to realizing future photonic quantum technologies. Here, we present an integrated photonic quantum technology platform utilizing the silicon-on-insulator material system, where quantum interference and the manipulation of quantum states of light are demonstrated in components orders of magnitude smaller than previous implementations. Two-photon quantum interference is presented in a multi-mode interference coupler, and the manipulation of entanglement is demonstrated in a Mach–Zehnder interferometer, opening the way to an all-silicon photonic quantum technology platform
In vivo antiproliferative activity of the phoshino copper(I) drug [Cu(thp)4][PF6]
No full textSeveral studies report that tumour tissues have proved to be avid of copper. Tberefore, tumour cells may represent an appropriate, selective target for a properly designed copper-based antitumor drug. Non-tumour cells may promote, instead, elimination of excess copper through homeostatic mechanisms, as it happens under natural phases of the life characterized by the occurrence of neovascularization processes as embryonic and postembryonic deveìoprnent,
reproductive cycle, wound repair, etc ..
The interest of the inorganic chemistry community in the development of copper-based antitumor drugs has rapidly expanded in the last few years. Despite the huge number of
complexes showing promising antitumor activity in in vitro tests (sometimes at nanomolar level), the transfer into in vivo models remains poorly practiced.
Based on the above arguments, we have been testing the amiproliferative properties of the cationic copper(I) complex, (Cu(thp)4](PF6] (CP; thp = tris-hydroxymethylphosphine). CP is a bydrophilic derivative, stable toward metal disproportionation in aqueous media. The chemical structure of CP is tetrahedral in the solid state (X-ray) and in the solution state at 10-2 / 10-3 M concentrations. On the contrary, at 10-5 concentration CP was found to promote the forrnation of co-ordinatively unsaturated [Cu(thp)3]+, [Cu(thp)2]+, [Cu(thp)]+, species.
In vitro assays have established that CP is an effective anticancer agent against several human cancer cells in vitro, and against murine Lewis lung carcinoma (LCC) in vivo
Use of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) for the characterization of ancient metallic artifacts: a preliminary investigation on bronze finds from Frattesina
No full textRiassunto presentato al V Forum italiano di Scienze della Terra, Geoitalia 2005, Spoleto, 21-23 settembre 2005
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