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Moving the Limits of Representation: Invention, sequel, continuation in Buzzati' Miracles
2016
The Miracles of Morel Valley by Dino Buzzati are actually a sequel of a previous work of the author . The beginning and the end of the last Buzzati’s iconotext are brought backwards and forwards to prolong the phases of the artistic genesis and to substantiate in the double mediality its raison d’etre .
La crisi del credere ne I Miracoli di Val Morel di Dino Buzzati
2018
Se è possibile ipotizzare che la tematica principale dei Miracoli di Val Morel di Dino Buzzati sia quella del credere, in realtà si tratta non soltanto dell’espressione di una fede cieca e incondizionata, ma di un allargamento della prospettiva in un credo universale, declinato in tutti i suoi aspetti, dalle verità religiose a quelle delle cronache, dalle verità della letteratura a quelle della pittura, dalle verità interiori basate sulla corporeità sensibile a quelle oggettive ricostruite in base alle documentazioni visive e verbali In particolare, Buzzati rappresenta non tanto il credere, nella sua accezione universale, quanto la crisi del credere, quel momento indecidibile in cui l’adesi…
Sacro, erotismo e ironia. Il corpo della donna ne "I Miracoli di Val Morel" di Dino Buzzati
2018
Ne "I miracoli di Val Morel" (1971) – una raccolta di immaginarie pitture votive originarie della valle bellunese e dedicate a Santa Rita – Dino Buzzati contrappone due tipi femminili: la peccatrice e la santa; la donna lussuriosa e la donna casta; la donna della tentazione e la donna della salvezza; la donna che espone il proprio corpo allo sguardo maschile e la donna pudica in abiti agostiniani. Le due figure femminili non costituiscono però una semplice contrapposizione tra due tipi ideali di donna, estetici o moraleggianti, ma la loro compresenza, nel testo verbale e visivo, si lega strettamente alle strategie di veridizione o, detto altrimenti, alla ricerca della verità, tema centrale …
El espectáculo de la otredad: la representación racial y de género en Roman Scandals
2020
The present paper analyses the strategies of racialization and genderization developed in the musical film Roman Scandals (Frank Tuttle 1933) and especially those used in the musical number “Keep Young and Beautiful”, in which Eddie (Eddie Cantor) uses blackface to hide in the bathrooms of ancient Rome in the company of half-naked white women and their black maids. Through a theoretical framework that draws on the contributions of Decolonial Studies, Postcolonialism Studies and Whiteness Studies, together with the methodological tools of Feminist Film Theory, we aim to reveal the phenomena of coloniality of power and gender that returns the white man’s position of power that he had lost as …
The molecular changes driving the carcinogenesis in Barrett's esophagus: which came first, the chicken or the egg?
2013
Esophageal adenocarcinoma originates from columnar metaplastic epithelium of the distal esophagus. Various steps for this carcinogenetic process are known. Before the onset of high-grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma, endoscopic surveillance is possible. However, because of the high cost of long-term surveillance, predictive factors for cancer are being evaluated to identify subjects with metaplasia who have a higher risk of developing malignancy. Molecular changes seem suitable for this purpose, but could require a high resource expenditure. While trying to identify the best predictive factors for cancer risk, molecular changes and differences in miRNA expression profile between the various…
Effetti di ecfrasi nei canti XVI e XVIII della Gerusalemme liberata. Una proposta didattica
2019
The essay analyzes particular scenes of the poem by Tasso (XVI and XVIII) where the symbolic meaning of the places and scenes depicted by the characters is more explicit. It traces the long pictorial, artistic and musical reception of Gerusalemme Liberata to reflect on the transformative effects of ecfrases in the development of epic events
Effect of boundaries on vacuum field fluctuations and radiation-mediated interactions between atoms
2017
In this paper we discuss and review several aspects of the effect of boundary conditions and structured environments on dispersion and resonance interactions involving atoms or molecules, as well as on vacuum field fluctuations. We first consider the case of a perfect mirror, which is free to move around an equilibrium position and whose mechanical degrees of freedom are treated quantum mechanically. We investigate how the quantum fluctuations of the mirror's position affect vacuum field fluctuations for both a one-dimensional scalar and electromagnetic field, showing that the effect is particularly significant in the proximity of the moving mirror. This result can be also relevant for poss…
Emblemática mariana. Flores de Miraflores de Fray Nicolás de la Iglesia
2009
Fray Nicolás de la Iglesia, prior de la Cartuja de Burgos, mandó decorar una capilla dedicada a la Virgen con emblemas marianos. Poco después, entre 1653-54, los insertó —añadiendo otros nuevos, hasta un total de cincuenta y uno— en un libro dedicado exclusivamente a la Inmaculada titulado: Flores de Miraflores, hieroglificos sagrados, verdades figuradas, sombras verdaderas del Mysterio de la Inmaculada Concepción de la Virgen y Madre de Dios María Señora nuestra. Se da así la circunstancia de que un conjunto pictórico origina una obra escrita. En este artículo se analizan los jeroglíficos creados por fray Nicolás explicando sus fuentes y significado. Friar Nicolás de la Iglesia, prior of t…
Non-coding RNAs and Coronary Artery Disease
2020
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading death cause worldwide. Non-coding RNA (ncRNA) are key regulators of genetic expression and thus can affect directly or indirectly the development and progression of different diseases. ncRNA can be classified in several types depending on the length or structure, as long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), microRNA (miRNA) and circularRNA (circRNA), among others. These types of RNA are present within cells or in circulation, and for this reason they have been used as biomarkers of different diseases, therefore revolutionizing precision medicine. Recent research studied the capability of circulating ncRNA to inform about CAD presence and predict the outcome …
Rear-view mirror use, driver alertness and road type: An empirical study using EEG measures
2006
Abstract The use of rear-view mirrors has been suggested as a good behavioural indicator of driver alertness in traffic situations (Brookhuis, K. A., De Vries, G., & De Waard, D. (1991). The effects of mobile telephoning on driving performance. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 23 (4), 309–316). In general terms, drivers look in the mirrors to find information and adapt their driving to traffic variations. This paper aims to analyse the links between time variations in alertness—measured from EEG activity data—and the frequency of rear-view mirror use in a group of drivers, both on motorways and conventional roads. The results point to a direct relationship between alertness level and mirro…