The role of motor system in action-related language comprehension in L1 and L2: An fMRI study

2018

The framework of embodied cognition has challenged the modular view of a language-cognition divide by suggesting that meaning-retrieval critically involves the sensory-motor system. Despite extensive research into the neural mechanisms underlying language-motor coupling, it remains unclear how the motor system might be differentially engaged by different levels of linguistic abstraction and language proficiency. To address this issue, we used fMRI to quantify neural activations in brain regions underlying motor and language processing in Chinese-English speakers’ processing of literal, metaphorical, and abstract language in their L1 and L2. Results overall revealed a response in motor ROIs …

Iacobi Bidermani e Societate Iesu Utopia seu sales musici, quibus ludicra mixtim, et seria litterarie ac festive denarrantur.

Through this collection of satirical pieces of prose, set in a fictional land whose people have abandoned all arts and sciences to indulge in pleasures, the author, a member of the Society of Jesus, celebrates the ideal State.

Dispersion of magnetic susceptibility in a suspension of flexible ferromagnetic rods

2020

Abstract The properties of suspensions of magnetosomes extracted from magnetotactic bacteria are investigated. By using dynamic light scattering and measuring the dispersion of magnetic susceptibility it is shown that sonicated samples with broken magnetosome chains have qualitatively different behavior in comparison with native samples. This is explained by the presence of flexible chains of magnetosomes in non-sonicated samples which have the qualitative features of magnetic susceptibility predicted by the model of flexible magnetic rods.

Description and effectiveness of two standardized treatment programs for the fear of flying: CB Therapy and EMDR Therapy

2010

Impact of exercise interventions on physical fitness in breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review

2022

Abstract Background This systematic review aims to identify the effects of exercise interventions in patients with breast cancer (BCP) and survivors (BCS) on selected variables of physical fitness. Methods A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Medline and Scopus. Randomized controlled trials with isolated exercise interventions in BCP and BCS women (< 5 years from therapy completion) were included. The risk of bias (RoB) assessment was conducted using the Cochrane RoB-2-tool. Variables regarding cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), strength (ST), fatigue (F) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were discussed. Results Of the 336 studies initially identified, 22 met all …

Scientific Collections of the Architecture Department

The historical and documentary materials, coming from the collections of architects and artists, constitute a cultural heritage of great scientific and artistic value. The heterogeneity of sources and the different origins make the collection of great interest, especially for a possible future expansion and further valorization.

Laboratory for the Study of Learning and Development

The LEAD is a cognitive psychology laboratory that studies the modifications of information processing processes following learning (implicit, didactic and professional) and development. The theoretical originality of the unit is to defend a parsimonious approach to cognition that differs from the dominant theoretical models. Basic research is complemented by research with direct implications in the field of health, and to a lesser extent, education and business. An increasing place is given to interdisciplinary studies. LEAD studies the mental activities that regulate our behavioural interactions with the environment. The development of these mental activities as well as their dysfunctions…

Baldone Observatory

Baldone Observatory - an object of national significance and the only base of professional optical astronomical observations in Latvia - is currently the basic structure of the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Latvia. The Schmidt Telescope, a unique large-field instrument, is the largest in the Baltics and the twelfth largest telescope of such a system in the world. The telescope is designed for both direct and spectral observations of celestial bodies. Baldone Observatory is the only professional observatory in Latvia, which deals with observations in the optical range.

Polybii Megalopolitani Historiarvm libri priores quinque, Nicolao Perotto Sipontino interprete.

Latin translation of the first five books of the Histories of Polybius, followed by an epitome of the following books up to the seventeenth. These first 17 books tell with a didactic purpose the story of the rise of Rome, from the first Punic war (264 BC) to the end of the second Macedonian war (197 BC).

Iacobi Menochii iurisconsulti Papiensis divini atque humani iuris scientia peritissimi

Juridical work about the arbitrariness and power of judges, especially in the most difficult legal questions, for which there are no certain rules.

Sacrae Rotae Romanae Decisiones coram reverendissimo P. domino Cyriaco Lancetta …

Collection of the sentences of Sacra Rotafrom from January 11, 1715 to December 12, 1718, taken from the autographs of Ciriaco Lancetta, auditor of the Sacra Rota.

Chemistry and technology of polymers and polymer materials

Our research covers the following main areas: (1) the design, synthesis and characterization of homogeneous and supported on inorganic carriers catalysts for coordination polymerization, (2) study of alkylaluminium ionic liquids, determination of physical properties and application as a medium of polymerization reaction, (3) evaluation of synthesized catalysts in olefin (co)polymerization, ethylene-norbornene copolymerization and cyclic esters polymerization, (4) modification of polyethylene by copolymerization of ethylene with higher olefins, polar monomers and other comonomers, (5) preparation and characterization of (nano)composites based on polymers and biopolymers with inorganic and or…

Iosephi Binghami ... Origines sive antiquitates ecclesiasticae. Ex lingua anglicana in latinam vertit

Translation from English into Latin of a vast religious-historical work which gives a systematic account of Christian antiquities, grouped by headings.The seventh volume contains book XVI.

Early history of European domestic cattle as revealed by ancient DNA

2006

We present an extensive ancient DNA analysis of mainly Neolithic cattle bones sampled from archaeological sites along the route of Neolithic expansion, from Turkey to North-Central Europe and Britain. We place this first reasonable population sample of Neolithic cattle mitochondrial DNA sequence diversity in context to illustrate the continuity of haplotype variation patterns from the first European domestic cattle to the present. Interestingly, the dominant Central European pattern, a starburst phylogeny around the modal sequence, T3, has a Neolithic origin, and the reduced diversity within this cluster in the ancient samples accords with their shorter history of post-domestic accumulation…

Museo della Specola

The Museo della Specola is located on the top of the Torre Pisana (or Torre di Santa Ninfa) of the Palazzo dei Normanni, on the site that housed the ancient observatory (Specola Panormitana), established in 1790 at the behest of King Ferdinand I of Bourbon. In this place, on January 1st 1801, the Theatine father Giuseppe Piazzi, first director of the observatory, discovered the first asteroid, Ceres (today classified as a dwarf planet). The entire structure, with most of its original furnishings and instruments, was completely restored in the 1990s and the Museum was inaugurated in 2001. It includes the original premises of the Observatory, such as the Circular Room (hosting the famous Rams…

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2022

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Terrestrial Magmatic System

Magmatic processes are central to the geosciences, as they constitute the main connection between the deep solid Earth and the surface. They are responsible for the creation of continents on Earth, for the generation of large ore deposits, and for catastrophic volcanic eruptions that directly and indirectly affect the lives of millions of people. Over the last decade, significant advances have been made in our investigation of magmatic systems, and we now know that we can only understand such systems in an integrative and interdisciplinary manner. They need to be considered at the mantle-to-atmosphere scale and not just by analyzing shallow magma chambers that directly feed volcanoes. It ha…

Biotechnology applied to forest and aromatic species

Research activity focused on the conservation and improvement of forest and aromatic species. It comprises two lines of research funded by MINECO, EU, and GVA (PrometeoII). 1- Biotechnology of forest species. It applies somatic embryogenesis (SE) as a tool to increase the resilience of forest species towards sustainable forest exploitation. In recent years, protocols of SE have been optimized in Pinus pinaster (maritime pine) and Quercus ilex (holm oak), highlighting the selection of Pinus pinaster families with high embryogenic capacity, the creation of a germplasm bank with these lines, the development of genetic transformation protocols in maritime pine and stone pine, and the establish…

Research group Innovative diagnostic and therapeutical Developments in Solid Tumors

One of the main objectives of InDeST is to help in the development of new therapies and diagnostic methods in cancer. For this, they have a large clinical and research team. For almost a decade, there has been a significant increase in studies related to digestive tract cancer and its treatment, as shown by various clinical guidelines disseminated at a European and global level. Therefore, the development of new drugs and their testing in clinical trials is one of their main lines of research. InDeST also focus on the study and identification of new prognostic and predictive biomarkers using liquid biopsy, with particular interest in the analysis of circulating free tumor DNA (ctDNA) and ci…

An Analysis of the Immunomodulatory Properties of Human Spheroids from Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

2023

Aims Current methods to induce tolerance following allotransplantation or in autoimmunity carry significant morbidity, and research is very active in investigating alternative methods which could minimize toxicity. Spheroids from adipose stem cells (SASCs) are increasingly gaining interest, they hold a great proliferative and differentiating potential. An immunomodulatory effect has not been investigated on SASCs yet. In this study, we analysed the immunomodulatory properties of SASCs and compared them to ADSCs. Main methods Adipose stem cells (SASCs and ADSCs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected from healthy individuals. We analysed the cytokine production and pro…

Collection “Lagumina”

“The Sicily told by cartographers” is an exhibition project set up in December 2014, in the spaces of the former Steri Prison, thanks to the sensitive support of Antonio Lagumina, who has created a significant collection of maps of Sicily from the 16th to the 19th century, through long and exciting research conducted over many decades.