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Noise characterization of analog to digital converters for amplitude and phase noise measurements
2017
International audience; Improvements on electronic technology in recent years have allowed the application of digital techniques in phase noise metrology where low noise and high accuracy are required, yielding flexibility in systems implementation and setup. This results in measurement systems with extended capabilities, additional functionalities and ease of use. In most digital schemes the Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs) set the ultimate performance of the system, therefore the proper selection of this component is a critical issue. Currently, the information available in literature describes in depth the ADC features only at frequency offsets far from the carrier. However, the perfo…
Le absidi nelle prime chiese normanne e nella Cappella Palatina di Palermo
2015
Nei primi decenni del XII secolo si realizzano in Sicilia numerosi edifici religiosi, le cui absidi seguono in genere i modelli bizantini, ma non mancano soluzioni originali. Tra le chiese basiliane del Val Demone si distingue quella dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Casalvecchio Siculo (1117-1172), la cui abside centrale assume esternamente la forma di una torretta a pianta rettangolare, che include due nicchie pentagonali negli spazi di raccordo con la curva interna. Tutte e tre le absidi della chiesa di Sant’Andrea a Piazza Armerina (ante 1148) presentano esternamente un profilo rettilineo e la massiccia struttura muraria ingloba la torre campanaria. Nella cappella palatina di Palermo, consacra…
Aging well in the community: Understanding the complexities of older people's dial-a-ride bus journeys
2021
Older peoples' independent living in their own homes and their ability to move around and maintain social relations in their communities have been acknowledged as important aims to support their well-being. In this article, we study Special Transport Services as a means to support older persons with ‘aging in place’ – that is, within their communities. From “go-alongs” (shared dial-a-ride bus journeys) and “sit-down interviews” (at participant's home or a café) with 12 older people living in a Finnish suburb, we explored their everyday dial-a-ride bus trips to the local mall. We used actor-network theory and the concept of motility to show how at first glance what appeared to be simple dial…
Multiscalarity of Adaptive Architecture. The efficiency of micro and the resilience of macro in contemporary design
2020
Dealing with the multiscalar approach of contemporary architectural design raises the question of which architecture today is willing to accommodate a constant comparison between different scales, materials, and practices. It is believed that the processes that best show this purpose are related to resilient architecture, which elaborates innovative features through adaptive processes. With the introduction of external factors to the building as design materials, adaptive architecture can be considered as a transformative condition for some invariants of the discipline. The resilient and adaptive approach, therefore, uses technological elements, whose scale is Micro, embedded in the buildin…
Sacred atmospheres. A baroque church in a market as a case study
2020
Sebbene l’architettura abbia spesso attribuito un ruolo chiave allo spazio cartesiano, fondato sulla geometria e sul paradigma visivo, l’estetica delle atmosphere – intesa come indagine sulla relazione tra le qualità espressive dell’ambiente e le condizioni percepite soggettivamente – può offrire ulteriori prospettive teoriche. L’articolo sostiene che l’estetica delle atmosphere, tenendo conto di tutti i sensi, dovrebbe essere considerata uno strumento interpretativo valido a integrare il punto di vista tradizionale della storia dell’architettura. Per dimostrarlo, il saggio si concentrerà su un caso di studio: la chiesa barocca dell’ Immacolata Concezione al Capo, collocata all'interno di u…
Architettura
2015
L’architettura, fin dalle origini è stata un’arte ancipite, ancorata tanto alla sfera dell’utile (con le sue derivazioni funzionaliste, propugnate in varia misura dai teorici del Movimento Moderno) tanto a quella del bello (che in casi estremi approda a quelle forme di architettura/scultura in cui la destinazione d’uso si annulla nell’esperienza estetica). Questo numero della “Rivista di estetica” vuole fare il punto sullo stato attuale del dibattito, in area analitica e continentale, mettendo a fuoco gli interrogativi che la società oggi pone all’architettura. Nuove problematiche legate alla globalizzazione, all’ecologia, al paesaggio e alla salvaguardia dell’ambiente, richiedono l’interve…
Composantes de l’architecture racinaire de la plante associées aux QTL de résistance à Aphanomyces euteiches dans des lignées quasi-isogéniques de po…
2021
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is the most cultivated seed legume in the world after common bean. But it issubject to a disease against which there is no effective treatment, root rot caused by Aphanomyceseuteiches. The only sustainable solution to control A. euteiches is genetic control. Previous studies haveidentified a positive correlation between the root area or biomass of lines and their level of resistance toroot rot caused by A. euteiches. The aim of the internship, which was part of the research project"Diversification and Combination of Aphanomyces Resistance QTLs in Protein Pea (DORA)", was toidentify whether changes in the components of the root system architecture of pea are induced by…
Becoming a multilingual health professional in vocational education - two adult migrants’ translanguaging trajectories
2022
The number of migrant students in vocational education in Finland is rising. Their educational backgrounds and language resources are diverse, and research is needed to gain better understanding on how their existing knowledge can be acknowledged, supported, and deployed when they become multilingual professionals in their own fields. In this ethnographic study, we drew on the theoretical approaches of translanguaging and language architecture (García, O., and T.Kleyn. 2016. “Translanguaging Theory in Education.” In Translanguaging with Multilingual Students: Learning from Classroom Moments, edited by O. García, and T. Kleyn, 9–33. New York, London: Routledge; Li, Wei. 2018. “Translanguagin…
Browsing the information highway while driving: three in-vehicle touch screen scrolling methods and driver distraction
2012
Distraction effects of three alternative touch screen scrolling methods for searching music tracks on a mobile device were studied in a driving simulation experiment with 24 participants. Page-bypage scrolling methods with Buttons or Swipe that better facilitate resumption of visual search following interruptions were expected to lead to more consistent in-vehicle glance durations and thus, on less severe distraction effects than Kinetic scrolling. As predicted, Kinetic scrolling induced decreased visual sampling efficiency and increased visual load compared to Swipe, increased experienced workload compared to both Buttons and Swipe, as well as decreased lane keeping accuracy compared to ba…
Remarks on the History of the Navy of the Empire of Nicaea in the Light of the Chronicle of Georgios Akropolites
2016
The Empire of Nicaea was a successor of the Byzantium shattered in 1204. In the newly established state marine traditions of Byzantines, remain alive. The best testimony to this, are the evidence contained in the chronicle of Georgios Akropolites, devoted to activities of the rulers of Nicaea, aimed to build their own naval forces. In this paper I'll also try to answer, where was beating the heart of the Nicean shipbuilding industry and how large was the navy of this state. This is important from point of view of the maritime history, because of the fleet of the Empire of Nicaea, filled the gap created after the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, which was the local naval powe…