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Caterina Colombini, o della cugina sedotta. Una ‘ricostruzione’ della figura di Caterina attraverso i testi
No full textIn this essay the author demonstrates that it is possible to “reconstruct” the figure of Caterina Colombini (1340?-1387) – Giovanni Colombini’s cousin – through a group of texts: the hagiography of Caterina, the letters sent to her by Giovanni Colombini and, finally, Giovanni’s biography written by Feo Belcari. The author divides his text into four parts: the first part analyzes the content of Caterina’s hagiography; the second examines the linguistic form of the hagiographic text; in the third, the author analyzes the latent meaning of the window, a symbolic place where Giovanni and Caterina converse on divine topics; in the last part, to conclude, the teachings that Giovanni gives to Catherine and her spiritual daughters – the Gesuate – are analyzed
Chapter Caterina Colombini, o della cugina sedotta. Una ‘ricostruzione’ della figura di Caterina attraverso i testi
No full textIn this essay the author demonstrates that it is possible to “reconstruct” the figure of Caterina Colombini (1340?-1387) – Giovanni Colombini’s cousin – through a group of texts: the hagiography of Caterina, the letters sent to her by Giovanni Colombini and, finally, Giovanni’s biography written by Feo Belcari. The author divides his text into four parts: the first part analyzes the content of Caterina’s hagiography; the second examines the linguistic form of the hagiographic text; in the third, the author analyzes the latent meaning of the window, a symbolic place where Giovanni and Caterina converse on divine topics; in the last part, to conclude, the teachings that Giovanni gives to Catherine and her spiritual daughters – the Gesuate – are analyzed
Caterina Tarabotti Unveiled
No full textCaterina Tarabotti (1615–1693) never identified herself as a painter in contemporary
documents or claimed authorship of any picture with her signature. She would have
surely joined the ranks of the many anonymous women painters of her time, were
it not for the art critic and historian Marco Boschini (1602–1681). In his La Carta
del Navegar Pitoresco (1660), Boschini was the first to notice Caterina’s talents and
provide information about her life.1
Alluding to her namesake saint and surname,
Boschini infused the painter’s biography with lyric flair. A light coming out of the
Varotari workshop, Caterina was, according to Boschini, a virgin very gifted in
painting. She herself honored art with her achievements, which came effortlessly.
Comparing her to a silver lamp that never burns out, the author, with a sense of
optimism, concluded that Caterina would live forever and her name would bear
eternal light and splendor
Complete genome sequence of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 11A causing meningitis in an adult patient, Italy 2022
No full textStreptococcus pneumoniae is a major global health concern, being a common cause of meningitis in both children and adults. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of P10_PNE_LCR, a S. pneumoniae 11A strain isolated in Northern Italy from an adult patient diagnosed with meningitis
Engineering dielectric materials for high-performance organic light emitting transistors (Olets)
No full textFunding Information: The Author thanks the support from Academy of Finland Flagship Program (Grant No.: 320167, PREIN). Author thanks Gianluca Generali and many colleagues in ETC srl and CNR-ISMN (Italy) for valuable discussions on organic light emitting transistors during the years. Funding Information: Acknowledgments: The Author thanks the support from Academy of Finland Flagship Program (Grant No.: 320167, PREIN). Author thanks Gianluca Generali and many colleagues in ETC srl and CNR-ISMN (Italy) for valuable discussions on organic light emitting transistors during the years. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Organic light emitting transistors (OLETs) represent a relatively new technology platform in the field of optoelectronics. An OLET is a device with a two-fold functionality since it behaves as a thin-film transistor and at the same time can generate light under appropriate bias conditions. This Review focuses mainly on one of the building blocks of such device, namely the gate dielectrics, and how it is possible to engineer it to improve device properties and performances. While many findings on gate dielectrics can be easily applied to organic light emitting transistors, we here concentrate on how this layer can be exploited and engineered as an active tool for light manipulation in this novel class of optoelectronic devices.Peer reviewe
Dengue and falciparum malaria co-infection in travelers returning from Burkina Faso: Report of two cases in Northeastern Italy
No full textRationale: Malaria and dengue are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases in tropical countries. Plasmodium parasite and dengue virus (DENV) concurrent infection is possible and often under-recognized in geographical areas where these infections are both endemic. Patients concern and diagnosis: We describe the first two cases of Plasmodium falciparum and DENV-3 co-infection in travelers returning to northeastern Italy from Burkina Faso during 2013-2014. Interventions: Malaria infection in both patients was treated with mefloquine. Due to the persistence of symptoms despite of the antimalaria treatment, dengue was also investigated; the treatment of dengue was symptomatic. Outcomes: The patients were discharged in good general condition. Lessons: The need for surveillance of potential malaria and dengue co-infection in travelers returning to Europe from endemic areas is highlighted, as infection with Plasmodium does not exclude arboviral co-infection
Complete genome sequence of a Listeria monocytogenes serotype 1 isolated from a critically ill patient in Italy, 2023
No full text: Listeria monocytogenes, a concerning foodborne pathogen, causes severe infections in vulnerable subjects such as pregnant women and the elderly. In this article, we present the complete genome sequence of P4_LIS, an L. monocytogenes isolated from a patient with invasive bacteria infection
Comunicazione non verbale
No full textIl capitolo offre una panoramica sulla comunicazione non verbale intenzionale e inconsapevole, distinguendo successivamente i sistemi di comunicazione non verbale vocale, cinesico, prossemico e visivo, fornendo definizioni ed esempi.
Sono infine illustrate le funzioni dei segnali non verbali a livello individuale, interpersonale, intergruppi e nella comunicazione mediatica
Erratum to: Monitoring antigenic protein integrity during glycoconjugate vaccine synthesis using capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, (2016), 408, 22, (6123-6132), 10.1007/s00216-016-9723-5)
No full textUnfortunately the name of Luciano Piubelli was missing as co-author of this contribution. The correct list of authors is: Sara Tengattini, Elena Domínguez-Vega, Luciano Piubelli, Caterina Temporini, Marco Terreni, Govert W. Somse
Analisi della trasmissione di SARS-CoV-2: influenza delle condizioni termoigrometriche rispetto al rischio di diffusione del contagio
No full textIn questo articolo vengono analizzati i principali meccanismi di diffusione del virus SARS-CoV-2, fornendo elementi utili per la corretta gestione per il contrasto alla diffusione del virus stesso.
Lo studio prende le mosse dalla constatazione che, allo stato dell’arte, manca una terminologia rigorosa e univocamente accettata nella letteratura tecnico-scientifica con riferimento alle modalità con cui può avvenire la trasmissione del contagio di SARS-CoV-2 e, in particolare, alle modalità di trasporto cosiddette “droplet” e “airborne”.
La corretta analisi dei meccanismi che governano la diffusione del virus non può prescindere da una rigorosa definizione dei termini che entrano in gioco nella descrizione dei fenomeni, da cui discendono importanti indicazioni volte a determinare soluzioni tecniche finalizzate alla minimizzazione del rischio di contagio.
Partendo dalla definizione di una terminologia rigorosa ed univoca, attraverso l’applicazione un nuovo modello per lo studio della propagazione del contagio, lo studio, sulla base di valutazioni fisico-matematiche, dà ragione di come il contagio avvenga solo mediante goccioline, sole a poter veicolare efficacemente il virus.
Sulla base di queste valutazioni, lo studio analizza il trasporto del virus, incluso nelle goccioline, sulla base dei principi della termo-fluidodinamica, ovvero accoppiando alle equazioni del moto le equazioni che descrivono la variazione di massa per evaporazione. Infatti, la gittata di una goccia emessa da un soggetto infetto, ovvero la distanza di sicurezza da mantenere per minimizzare il rischio di contagio, dipende da numerosi parametri fra i quali, di notevole importanza, il grado igrometrico dell’ambiente in cui questa, la goccia, si trova: da esso, infatti, dipende la velocità di evaporazione e, quindi, la sussistenza della goccia.
Pertanto, lo studio dimostra che il controllo del trasporto del contagio non può essere affrontato in assenza di controllo del grado igrometrico dell’ambiente in cui la goccia si muove: infatti, la definizione stessa di distanza di sicurezza perderebbe di significato in quanto la gocciolina potrebbe “sopravvivere” nell’ambiente con elevata umidità, anche per tempi lunghi e realizzando percorsi casuali, qualora le goccioline fossero al di sotto di certe dimensioni.
A conclusione dello studio, è riportato un caso di studio che dimostra non solo la correlazione fra grado igrometrico e distanza di sicurezza ma anche che la trasmissione del contagio di tipo airborne, ovvero tramite virioni rilasciati a seguito di evaporazione della goccia, in virtù della loro bassissima concentrazione e del moto di tipo browniano che li caratterizza, abbia una probabilità del tutto trascurabile rispetto alla trasmissione dell’infezione da SARS-CoV-2
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