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Un monte in cinque colline. La figurazione araldica del soffitto della Sala Magna chiaromontana ne La Cartagine Siciliana di Agostino Inveges e nel m…
2020
Il saggio affronta la componente araldica nella decorazione del soffitto dipinto della Sala Magna dello Steri di Palermo, raffrontando gli stemmi ancora esistenti con quelli descritti in due autorevoli fonti scritte secentesche. La seconda di queste, un manoscritto finora anonimo, viene adesso assegnata a Vincenzo Auria e datata ante 1668. The essay deals with the heraldic component in the decoration of the painted ceiling of the Sala Magna of the Steri in Palermo, comparing the still existing coats of arms with those described in two important 17th century written sources. The second of these, a manuscript until now anonymous, is now assigned to Vincenzo Auria and dated before 1668.
Editorial: Emerging heterocycles as bioactive compounds
2023
Heterocycles represent a privileged scaffold due to their ability to interact with biological systems via heteroatoms. It is no coincidence that every year the Food and Drug Administration approves numerous new drugs that contain at least one heterocyclic system as active pharmacophoric part in their structure. Many heterocyclic compounds with therapeutic properties, including anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and so on, come from natural sources such as plants and animals, and medicinal chemists very often use them to study their chemical space and improve their biological activity. In fact, several efficient approaches for the formation of aromatic heterocyclic compounds and th…
Wizerunek św. Floriana jako symbol heraldyczny w niektórych herbach polskich gmin i miast
2016
Wizerunek św. Floriana w porównaniu z wizerunkami innych świętych, obok św. Jerzego, jest jednym z najczęściej wykorzystywanych wizerunków w herbach polskich. Nasuwa się pytanie: Dlaczego tak się dzieje? Odpowiedź jest bardzo prosta. Otóż św. Florian to wzór człowieka nieugiętego w swoich przekonaniach, wzór wierności wyznawanej wiary, wzór męstwa, odwagi, ofiarności, który narażał się dla bliźnich, przyjaciół, chciał pomóc, chciał ulżyć w cierpieniu. Św. Florian, patron m.in. ludzi, którzy w trosce o życie, zdrowie i mienie bliźniego oraz środowisko walczą z pożarami i miejscowymi zagrożeniami, jest wciąż pamiętany i czczony w wielu zakątkach naszego kraju i poza nim, a pamięć ta jest okaz…
Innovative, Translucent and Multi-functional Components for the Building Envelope: technological and performance optimization
2017
The paper describes the actions aimed at the technology and performance optimization of an innovative, multi-functional building component made of precast and pre-stressed glass blocks useful for the construction of sustainable building envelopes able to reduce the energy consumption and to produce clean energy from the sun. The design optimization of different sub-components and the choice of the right materials for guaranteeing their good response in terms of mechanical resistance, thermal and acoustic insulation, light transmission, electricity production, integration with other components, dimensional coordination, are particularly described.
Effect of abrasive pretreatment on hot dried goji berry
2015
Goji (Lycium barbarum L.) is a Solanaceous deciduous shrub that grows in China, Tibet and other parts of Asia. Nowadays, goji berries are known as being very rich in nutrients with high antioxidant capacity, fact for which they were included in the novel category of “superfruits”. Goji berries contain high amounts of antioxidants, carotenoids, vitamin A and zeaxanthin. Most of goji berries produced are dried because they are very delicate fruits. Drying process improves fruit stability, since it decreases considerably the water activity of the food, reduces microbiological and enzymatic activity and minimizes physical and chemical reactions during storage. However, drying of goji berries ca…
Drying kinetics and physico-chemical quality of mango slices
2019
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important tropical fruit consumed worldwide and grown in Italy only in Sicily, where the areas of the Tyrrhenian coast have proved to be suitable to produce valuable fruits. Mango fruit has a pleasant aroma and taste, which are important qualities for consumer’s sensorial acceptance. However, they are highly perishable, prone to progressive undesired changes if stored untreated, resulting in around 25% postharvest losses, which is further increased during storage and transportation. An alternative for reducing the above-mentioned undesired changes is the dehydration of the cut fruit, which reduce the fruit water activity, thereby avoiding the deteriorative …
The electric properties of ionic solutions: a molecular dynamics (preliminary) study
2011
Investigating the Multi-Recyclability of Recycled Plastic-Modified Asphalt Mixtures
2023
Although the benefits of asphalt recycling have been scientifically proven and several best practices are being implemented, further research is required in specific and specialized areas. One of these circumstances is the recycling of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements (RAPs) that contain asphalt modifiers such as elastomers and/or plastomers. Following the principles of the circular economy and considering the sustainability implications of asphalt mixtures, this paper deals with the multi-recyclability of asphalt mixtures containing 50% RAP with and without a recycled plastic asphalt modifier and rejuvenating agent. The recycled plastic asphalt modifier was made of hard recycled plastics and wa…
Increasing the drying efficiency of cylinder drying
2011
This PhD Thesis concentrates on paper drying: first on the drying rate in a cylinder covered with fabric, enhanced using hot air impingement through the fabric, and its potential effects on paper quality, and second, on the heat transfer rate from hot steam to paper through the cylinder shell. Cylinder drying is a drying method where a heated surface in contact with paper causes water removal from the latter by evaporation. Impingement through the fabric of hot air has been suggested to cause increase in the water removal and drying of paper. Increase in the drying rate by impingement of hot air was confirmed by laboratory tests and by simulations. In laboratory tests the increase in the dr…
LECTURA DEL ESCUDO DE RIOBAMBA A TRAVÉS DE LA HERÁLDICA Y LA EMBLEMÁTICA
2021
El ejercicio hermenéutico sobre el escudo de Riobamba ha nucleado a historiadores, cronistas y autoridades municipales, entre ellos, Pedro Traversari, diseñador del actual escudo ecuatoriano. Ante la escasez de documentos auténticos, Traversari acometió la interpretación del escudo a partir de la tradición y la narración de los historiadores Juan de Velasco y González Suárez. Dichas descripciones, hasta la fecha generan confrontaciones entre la población, en cuanto a reconocer al emblema como elemento de identidad. En este contexto, el objetivo del estudio es presentar una lectura alterna a la narración histórica del escudo de Riobamba fundamentados en la Heráldica y la Emblemática como her…