Search results for "Feast"
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The role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on aerobic granules formation: comparison between a case of synthetic wastewater supply and anot…
2017
The paper focused on the evolution and the comparison of the extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) content during the granulation process in two Granular Sequencing Batch Airlift Reactors (GSBAR) (3,5 L) fed with synthetic (R1) and industrial wastewater (R2). The results showed that in both the reactors the EPSs, in particular proteins (PN), were mainly produced during the feast phase because of the high substrate availability, especially under conditions of metabolic stress. Then, the EPSs content reduced during the famine period, because of biodegradation by bacteria. More in detail, during the granulation process, a greater polysaccharides (PS) consumption occurred in both reactors, …
La procesión del Corpus en Sevilla: influencias sociales y políticas en la evolución del cortejo
2007
This paper deals about the changes happened in the procession of the Corpus Christi in Seville. We have news of that from 1363, and along the following centuries, but the most interesting is the way the procession is represented by two series of drawings one from 1747, and the other from 1866. This two series allow us to see the differences between them, that were due mainly to the politic, social, and religious changes. Se trata en este artículo sobre los cambios ocurridos en la procesión del Corpus Christi en Sevilla. La primera noticia es de 1363, y a partir de esta fecha se conocen bastantes acontecimientos en los siglos siguientes, pero lo más interesante es la manera en que se represe…
Plants in Sicilian holy simbology
2019
The Sicilian religious festivals present a rich and varied plant symbolism. In addition to the widespread practice of decorating processional statues with flowers, fruits, ears of wheat, green beans depending on the season and the phases of the agricultural cycles, the use of carrying processionally simple branches of laurel or more complex plant artifacts is widely observed. These uses are particularly present in the ceremonies of the Holy Week, in the spring festivals dedicated to Saint Joseph (March 19) and to the Holy Cross (May 3), in the summer ones dedicated to the patron saints. These are phenomena that clearly testify the continuity of ritual structures and symbols and which presen…
Effect of extended famine conditions on aerobic granular sludge stability in the treatment of brewery wastewater
2017
Results obtained from three aerobic granular sludge reactors treating brewery wastewater are presented. Reactors were operated for 60 d days in each of the two periods under different cycle duration: (Period I) short 6 h cycle, and (Period II) long 12 h cycle. Organic loading rates (OLR) varying from 0.7 kg COD m-3 d-1 to 4.1 kg COD m-3 d-1 were tested. During Period I, granules successfully developed in all reactors, however, results revealed that the feast and famine periods were not balanced and the granular structure deteriorated and became irregular. During Period II at decreased 12 h cycle time, granules were observed to develop again with superior structural stability compared to the…
Simultaneous nitrogen and organic carbon removal in aerobic granular sludge reactors operated with high dissolved oxygen concentration
2013
Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) together with organic removal in granules is usually carried out without Dissolved Oxygen (DO) concentration control, at ‘‘low DO’’ (with a DO 7–8 mg/L, during feast and famine conditions respectively). In particular, different strategies of cultivation and several organic and nitrogen loading rate have been applied, in order to eval- uate the efficiencies in SND process without dissolved oxygen control. The results show that, even under conditions of high DO concentration, nitrogen and organic matter can be simultaneously removed, with efficiency >90%. Nevertheless, the biological conditions in the inner layer of the granule may change sig- …
San Calogero eroe mietitore: continuità rituali, tempi delle feste e ritmi ergologici in Sicilia
2020
Le “somiglianze” tra antico e presente rituale non sono né accidentali né, necessariamente, frutto dell’adozione di certi modelli “forti” derivati da contatti culturali. Sono, piuttosto, specifici atti di parole, costruiti a partire da una langue simbolica comune (un apparato simbolico, sostanziato di credenze con valore cognitivo, diretto a riempire di senso i discreta culturalmente estrapolati dalla “realtà”) formatasi al momento dell’affermarsi dei regimi di vita neolitici. L’emergere, al momento del passaggio a un’economia agricola e a forme di insediamento stabili, di nuovi problemi socio-ecologici aveva imposto all’uomo, infatti, l’adozione di nuove configurazioni simboliche che organ…
Historiografia del “Ball de Torrent”: De la moixiganga barroca al quadre de balls populars valencians (1692-1929)
2013
Resum: El Ball de Torrent és una moixiganga dramàtica popular escenificada a la ciutat de València i altres indrets del País Valencià des de finals del segle XVII fins a principis del segle XX. Estava organitzada per agrupacions gremials, juntes d’hospitals o clavaris de festes i protagonitzada per personatges agrupats en comparses que representaven una paròdia sobre les relacions entre les estructures de poder i les classes populars. Tot i la variabilitat segons el moment històric, es conforma com una mescla de quadres amb danses, música i jocs teatrals. El ball interacciona de diverses formes amb algunes festes valencianes i és, probablement, una de les mostres de teatre de carrer més nos…
Study of aerobic granular sludge stability in a continuous-flow membrane bioreactor.
2015
A granular continuous-flow membrane bioreactor with a novel hydrodynamic configuration was developed to evaluate the stability of aerobic granular sludge (AGS). Under continuous-flow operation (Period I), AGS rapidly lost their structural integrity resulting in loose and fluffy microbial aggregates in which filamentous bacteria were dominant. The intermittent feeding (Period II) allowed obtaining the succession of feast and famine conditions that favored the increase in AGS stability. Although no further breakage occurred, the formation of new granules was very limited, owing to the absence of the hydraulic selection pressure. These results noted the necessity to ensure, on the one hand the…
Madonne e Sante di Palermo. Continuità, risorgenze, invenzioni. Un omaggio a Pino Martorana
2021
A distanza di oltre un ventennio dalla scomparsa di Giuseppe Martorana (1939-2005) alcune delle tematiche centrali del suo insegnamento storico-religioso appaiono quanto mai attuali se rapportate alla vitalità con la quale Sante e Madonne siciliane sono tutt’oggi celebrate in numerose località dell’Isola. Lo studio delle figure femminili del pantheon della Sicilia antica e cristiana è stato infatti oggetto di importanti indagini da parte di Martorana da Il Riso di Demetra. Dee eroi e santi di Sicilia (1985) a Madonne e Sante di Sicilia (1995), quest’ultimo dedicato in particolare ai culti mariani dei paesi della provincia di Palermo con l’esplicita intenzione di sottolineare i peculiari rap…
L'invenzione della Cucina Nordica
2015
The article proposes an analysis of the success of the restaurant Noma in Copenhagen. In order to achieve this goal, it focuses on the viewpoint of its chef, René Redzepi and analyses the new trending culinary movement known as New Nordic Cuisine. Behind the success of the restaurant Noma, a deep reconfiguration of the Northern European culinary culture can be recognized which is not limited to food but claims for a general turnover of the entire Scandinavian identity. The article enlightens a deep connection between the story of the fictional character Babette (protagonist of both the short novel and the movie "Babette's Feast") and the shift led by the New Nordic Cuisine's movement over t…