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Mid-region parathyroid hormone-related protein is a genome-wide chromatin-binding factor that promotes growth and differentiation of HB2 epithelial c…
2018
Human parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a polyhormone that undergoes proteolytic cleavage producing smaller peptides which exert diversified biological effects. PTHrP signalization is prominently involved in breast development and physiology, but the studies have been focused onto either N-terminal species or full-length protein introduced by gene transfer techniques. Our present work investigates for the first time the effect of the mid-region PTHrP secretory form, that is, the fragment [38-94], on HB2 non-tumoral breast epithelial cells. We examined viability/proliferation of cells grown in PTHrP-containing media supplemented with different serum concentration and on differen…
Archaeometric characterization of late Archaic ceramic from Erice (Sicily) aimed to provenance determination
2019
A set of 20 ceramic samples was autoptically selected from the numerous findings recovered from the stratigraphic excavations of the late Archaic city walls of Erice (western Sicily), in order to be analyzed with archaeometric techniques for provenance determination. The excavations were recently carried out as part of a research project funded by the Freie Universiat Berlin and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. Specifically, the ceramic material consists of tableware with a painted geometric decoration of presumed local/regional production, as well as apparently imported black-glazed pottery. Both the categories can be traced back to a chronological period between the second half/last quarter …
Pottery decoration in the Neolithic of Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Tetouan, Morocco). AGRIWESTMED Works 2012
2021
Presentamos el estudio de los restos cerámicos de la fase neolítica de Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Mechrouha, Tetuán, Marruecos), enfocado principalmente en el análisis de técnicas y patrones decorativos. Ello cuenta con el interés añadido de corresponder, en su fase antigua, a las cerámicas asociadas a las primeras evidencias de agricultura y ganadería en el Magreb Occidental, encuadradas en el tercer cuarto del VI milenio cal AC. En dichas decoraciones dominan impresiones variadas, en particular las realizadas con concha estriada y lisa, peine y de cypraea. El uso de tales técnicas podría incluir estas primeras producciones cerámicas dentro del mundo impresso-cardial de la Europa mediterránea centr…
Majolica tiled spires in Sicily. Shape, structure and problems
2014
From the Classical era, the architecture of the Mediterranean were characterized by strong polychrome obtained with various decorative forms by elements of poor workmanship in the building smaller. This decorative forms were more ornate on the monumental architecture; among these the tiles are very present in the border regions. According to the architecture of the Islamic world and the local building culture, the tiles were reworked from surface decorations in brick and shingle, to less frequent three-dimensional elements that can be found in large numbers in the Sicilian area. The spires in majolica wedges, placed at the top of bell towers of urban centers Sicilian, represent striking arc…
Iconography and monumental art in "feodal space" from the 10th to the 12th century : the depiction of the Three Kings and its spread
2012
This dissertation deals with the iconography of the Three Kings from the Xth to the XIIth century, by means of a study of its adaptation on monumental decoration in Latin Europe, so as to unravel how it was adapted by feudal society. In order to do so, the first question is that of the new royal status acquired in the Xth century by the Magi from the Gospel of Matthew, analyzed thanks to the concept of “ruler figure” that emerged at the time and was depicted by Marc Bloch in Les Rois thaumaturges (1924) and Ernst Kantorowicz in the The King’s Two Bodies (1957). The aim is to define where the newly defined Three Kings stand in the intricate network of “ties between man and man” theorized by …
Finiture storiche. Dalle sperimentazioni del XIX secolo ai brevetti per le decorazioni interne
2012
Gli esiti di questa ricerca sulle finiture architettoniche, impiegate prevalentemente nella definizione degli ambienti interni delle architetture, vogliono integrare e rendere più completo il quadro conoscitivo in materia di “pietra artificiale” tra la fine dell’Ottocento e l’inizio del Novecento. Gli esperimenti ottocenteschi di silicatizzazione artificiale ebbero ricadute evidenti sui metodi di marmorizzazione delle superfici e i procedimenti della tradizione furono ritenuti superati. Un settore particolarmente stimolante fu quello della produzione dei materiali per la pavimentazione degli ambienti interni. Lo studio di numerosi documenti conservati presso l’Archivio Centrale dello Stato …
Il gusto “pompeiano” a Palermo tra Sette e Ottocento
2019
Uno studio delle principali attestazioni del gusto "pompeiano" nelle decorazioni dei palazzi palermitani tra diciottesimo e diciannovesimo secolo. A study of the main testimonies of the "Pompeian" taste in the decorations of Palermo buildings between 18th and 19th centuries.
From the management plan to a protection management system of mosaic decorations in ‘Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù and Mon…
2014
The rich Arab - Norman architectural heritage of Palermo is, in its manifestation of different forms of art, an exceptional and unique result of a cultural syncretism. It describes the city as a privileged gathering place of the West Christian culture with the Eastern Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world in the twelfth century. The serial nomination of the ‘Arabic - Norman itinerary of Palermo’ includes monuments holding inside a unique mosaic wall and pavement decoration as one of the major artistic features of its outstanding value. Starting from the ‘Management Plan’ presented in December 2011 for the nomination in the World Heritage List of UNESCO, the present contribution reflects ab…
Les détails archéologiques dans les décorations monumentales des bâtiments publics siciliens du XXe siècle : une recherche d’identité
The intervention presented a premise aimed at reconstructing the Greek and Roman past of Sicily, the importance of the archaeological heritage rediscovered during the years of the Grand Tour and the archaeological excavation campaigns between the 18th and early 20th centuries. Subsequently, the presence of «archaeological» details or at least attributable to Greek and Roman classical art and architecture in the monumental decorations of Sicilian public buildings of the 20th century was analyzed, focusing on the period of the fascist regime. Fascist ideology, inspiration from the Roman past for the constitution of the «Third Rome» and references to it in periodicals and Italian architectural…
I tamburi a cornice in Sicilia
2015
Le prime attestazioni della presenza del tamburo a cornice in Sicilia risalgono al V secolo a.C. Lo strumento è poi documentato fino ai giorni nostri attraverso raffigu¬razioni, documenti d’archivio, resoconti di viaggiatori stranieri, testi di interesse folklorico e, piuttosto ampiamente, dalla ricerca etnomusicologica moderna, per mezzo di audio-registrazioni e videofilmati. Morfologia, tecniche esecutive, repertori, decorazioni, contesto d’uso dei tamburelli in Sicilia si inscrivono nel più ampio quadro dell’area italiana (centro-meridionale) e mediterranea, ma con alcune specificità, soprattutto nelle tecniche esecutive. Queste, sebbene affini a quelle impiegate in altre regioni italian…