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Development of New Bio-based Materials Derived from Sicilian Agri-Food Industry Waste
2023
La necessità di soluzioni di materiali da costruzione a base biologica e sostenibili è aumentata drammaticamente nell’ultimo ventennio. Questa ricerca esplora i possibili modi per riutilizzare materiale di scarto a base biologica (come i gusci della frutta secca), derivati dall'industria agroalimentare, per la produzione di nuovi materiali da costruzione sani in linea con i principi dell'economia circolare. L’analisi di alcuni casi di studio precedenti e le attuali ricerche dimostrato la possibilità di riutilizzare i gusci della frutta secca per la realizzazione di nuovi componenti edilizi. Le attuali tendenze mostrano che le resine sintetiche sono sempre più usati come legante per incollar…
Light project e strumenti digitali: per una fruizione narrativa dei beni culturali
2016
Lighting design, exhibition design and communication design play together a very important and significant role during the processes related to conservation, requalification, restoration, promotion and fruition of cultural heritage. Through the selection of some projects of light design, in association with the use of new technologies and digital tools, the article describes new design processes for the fruition and promotion of cultural heritage. Expanding the concepts of conservation, fruition and promotion of cultural heritage, these projects encourage a very deep relation between the cultural heritage and the visitor, who moves in a “cognitive and emotional space increased” by the combi…
Per il sistema difensivo di Rodi "insigne monumento cioè di tutta la città murata"
2016
Tra la seconda metà del XIX sec. e l’inizio del XX sec. in Europa si assiste alla progressiva distruzione dei sistemi difensivi delle città, in quanto, oramai, considerati inutili ingombri rispetto ai motivi che li avevano originati. Delle fortificazioni delle città, solamente alcuni elementi furono conservati, come, ad esempio le porte urbiche e alcune torri. In particolare la città di Rodi, in Grecia, fino all’arrivo degli occupanti italiani, nel 1912, possedeva un sistema di fortificazioni formato da mura, bastioni, fossati e terrapieni. Quest’ultimi, dopo più di duecento anni, dalla conquista dello stato dei Cavalieri di Rodi, erano stati adibiti a cimiteri israeliani e musulmani. Con l…
Effect of Vibration on the Quality of Strawberry Fruits Caused by Simulated Transport
2016
Mechanical damage of agricultural products is one of the main problems in the harvest and postharvest chain due to the large economic loss that the shelf life reduction could generate. Measurements of change in the chemical components of highly perishable products and microbial growth under different static and dynamic loads is the first step in the development of intelligent logistic units that could help in predicting the residual shelf life in order to minimize losses along the supply chain. In our research, the effects of vibration along the supply chain of a case study were analyzed on strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) and woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) in terms of microbiological…
The "Fossa della Garofala" in Palermo: a geological site rich in cultural heritage
2008
The Fossa della Garofala is a short, narrow valley, enclosed by sub-vertical banks, which was carved out by the Kemonia creek on the calcarenitic table that makes up the bedrock of the Plain of Palermo. It forms the outermost hem of the Conca d’Oro landscape where, set in an urban area, geologic and geomorphologic features of value join historical cultural values dating from the Punic period to the XIX century. This combination places the entire area in one of the most significant, albeit little known, pages of history: the history of traditional suburban landscape. This rare synthesis of natural and anthropic landscapes offers the opportunity to create theme itineraries of great cultural a…
FABBRICAZIONE DI SENSORI ELETTROCHIMICI NANOSTRUTTURATI PER APPLICAZIONI NELL’INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARE E BIOMEDICHE
2023
Exploitation of Mobile Access to Context-Based Information in Cultural Heritage Fruition
2012
More than one billion smartphone users are estimated by 2014. With this in mind, visiting cultural heritage sites and exhibits may offer new level of engagement and entertainment just reaching down in our pockets. With orders of magnitude more computational horsepower than a five years-old desktop machine, stuffed with all sorts of sensors, these modern gizmos have a largely untapped potential to gain us access to personalized and on-demand information wherever it is needed. This paper is exactly about this, exploring with several case studies how these devices may become part of a memorable experience during a visit that one may want to share with friends and relatives. Specifically, the p…
Multimodal virtual navigation of a cultural heritage site: The medieval ceiling of Steri in Palermo
2009
The advance of information technology has enabled in recent years new fruition scenarios for cultural heritage sites. Multidisciplinary approaches integrate survey techniques with multimodal interfaces to allow enhanced fruition for larger group of users. In this paper we propose a multimodal interface to a virtual representation of a medieval ceiling, built in the XIV century, which covers the “Sala Magna” of Steri, the historical headquarters of the University of Palermo, in Italy. This research deals with the definition of a process for the integration of surveying techniques, modelling processes and communication technologies for the documentation of such artifacts. This is a two-stage …
Il dibattito sul canone delle donne e le sue ricadute. Qualche annotazione
2023
Questo breve contributo torna a riflettere intorno al dibattito sul canone letterario italiano e la scrittura delle donne degli ultimi trent’anni: un fecondo conflitto delle idee che consente ormai di ripensare modi e criteri di selezione e trasmissione dei testi letterari italiani.
Using differential geometric LARS algorithm to study the expression profile of a sample of patients with latex-fruit syndrome
2011
Natural rubber latex IgE-mediated hypersensitivity is one of the most important health problems in allergy during recent years. The prevalence of individuals allergic to latex shows an associated hypersensitivity to some plant-derived foods, especially freshly consumed fruit. This association of latex allergy and allergy to plant-derived foods is called latex-fruit syndrome. The aim of this study is to use the differential geometric generalization of the LARS algorithm to identify candidate genes that may be associated with the pathogenesis of allergy to latex or vegetable.