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Sangre de nobles, mártires y pecadores. Los caballeros de San Juan entre la reforma religiosa y la vida militar
2018
After the fall of Rhodes in 1522, the Order of St. John needed to recover new headquarters (which were finally established in Malta in 1530) and its reputation as militia Christi. This Religion in arms had now to redraft its chivalrous ideals within the new context of the Reformation and the Catholic Renewal. However, Hospitallers met this challenge partially and late, although they represented themselves as belonging to this glorious Religion. Such a dialectic between practice and theory is proved, for example, by an apologetic book published in 1619 in Italy and Spain, as well as by unpublished instructions in the late seventeenth century directed at the chaplains providing religious supp…
Tourism Destination Image, Tourism Discourse and UNESCO sites: a contrastive analysis
2018
The purpose of this paper is to analyse tourism discourse - i.e. English as specialised and promotional discourse in the tourism field (Dann 1996, Gotti 2006, Maci, 2013) – as it is applied on websites promoting UNESCO sites in Sicily and in Malta. The consequent Tourism Destination Image (Crompton 1979; Echtner & Ritchie 1991) conveyed by the websites will also be investigated. A mixed methodological approach, both qualitative and quantitative, has been adopted. More specifically, the Corpus Linguistics approach has been privileged (Teubert 2005; Nigro 2006). The websites considered concern five UNESCO sites in Sicily and five UNESCO sites in Malta in a comparative study; both corpora of w…
Intrecci preziosi Arti Decorative Siciliane a Malta 1565-1798
2016
Il volume indaga opere e artisti siciliani quasi totalmente inediti attivi sull'Isola dei Cavalieri nel periodo compreso tra il 1565, anno della fondazione di La Valletta, e il 1798, allorché Malta fu conquistata da Napoleone Bonaparte. Interessanti figure di orafi e argentieri emerse da un’approfondita ricerca archivistica, e superbi manufatti quali argenti, coralli, alabastri, avori e ceroplastiche parte di collezioni pubbliche e private maltesi vengono studiati in relazione al più ampio contesto riguardante gli scambi artistici e culturali tra le due isole del Mediterraneo. The book deals with Sicilian artifacts and artists almost entirely unpublished active on the Island of Knights in t…
New Energy Corridors in the Euro-Mediterranean Area: The Pivotal Role of Sicily
2018
The present paper deals with the new opportunities deriving from the interconnections of the European and North African transmission systems. In order to achieve a single international market for electricity exchanges, interconnections between networks in different countries are becoming increasingly important and Sicily, for its geographical position in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, will undoubtedly play an important role as an electrical bridge between Europe and the North Africa in the near future. The paper, presenting the actual electro-energetic context of Tunisia, reports the new important interconnection already realized in South Italy (in particular in Sicily) and describe t…
Annotazioni sull’elenco dei giogali d’argento del cavaliere trapanese Fra’ Alessio di Ferro
2019
The article deals with the inventory of 1763 of the giogali owned by the knight of Saint John Fra' Alessio di Ferro, which is located in the State Archives in Trapani. In particular, these are some notes relating to the silver items in his possession. Alessio di Ferro was an illustrious exponent of one of the most prominent families in the centuries of the city of Trapani linked to the island of Malta.
Note sulle arti decorative a Malta. Inediti argenti siciliani di inizio XIX secolo.
2015
L’articolo si occupa di preziosi e inediti argenti siciliani di inizio Ottocento (ante 1826/1829), tra Rococò e Neoclassicismo, che si trovano a Malta. La maggior parte di essi recano il marchio consolare della città di Catania e sono stati realizzati negli anni 1810-1812. The article deals with precious and unpublished Sicilian silverware of the early nineteenth century (ante 1826/1829), between Rococo and Neoclassicism, that are located in Malta. Most of them bear the consular city mark of Catania and were made in the years 1810-1812.
Awareness and knowledge of cyberethics : a study of pre-service teachers in Malta, Norway, and Spain
2021
This paper explores the awareness and knowledge of cyberethics held by pre-service teachers across three European countries. The study was conducted via an online survey and yielded 1,131 responses from pre-service teachers in Malta, Norway, and Spain. The facets of cyberethics included in this study focused on behaving responsibly online, safeguarding privacy, respecting copyright, seeking consent of friends before posting images or videos on social media platforms, and considering their professional identity as future teachers when posting online. The findings indicate that pre-service teachers reported relatively similar levels of competence in applying copyright and respecting privacy r…
Note sulla stereotomia tra Sicilia sud-orientale e Malta nel secondo Settecento
2013
L'architettura della Sicilia sud orientale e quella di Malta hanno goduto per secoli di un continuo interscambio di maestranze e di esperienze professionali. Le strette affinità tra i materiali lapidei da costruzione locali hanno reso ancora più stringente il confronto, permettendo significativi avanzamenti nelle pratiche stereotomiche. Tra le molteplici stagioni che meritano approfondimenti specifici, la fase finale del XVIII secolo appare particolarmente intrigante. Il ruolo di un architetto con una formazione internazionale come Stefano Ittar non va limitato al rinnovamento linguistico, ma apre il campo anche una all'applicazione di temi di stereotomia moderna che sembrano presupporre la…
WebGIS Implementation for Dynamic Mapping and Visualization of Coastal Geospatial Data: A Case Study of BESS Project
2021
Within an E.U.-funded project, BESS (Pocket Beach Management and Remote Surveillance System), the notion of a geographic information system is an indispensable tool for managing the dynamics of georeferenced data and information for any form of territorial planning. This notion was further explored with the creation of a WebGIS portal that will allow local and regional stakeholders/authorities obtain an easy remote access tool to monitor the status of pocket beaches (PB) in the Maltese Archipelago and Sicily. In this paper, we provide a methodological approach for the implementation of a WebGIS necessary for very detailed dynamic mapping and visualization of geospatial coastal data
Chemical fingerprint of outdoor PM2.5 in Malta
2015
Intro: RESPIRA (EU Funded - Italia-Malta 07-13) indicated that living in Malta is a risk factor for asthma. Aim: To determine the chemical profile of PM2.5 in Malta, and compare with reference values. Methods: Using FAI pumps at 10l/min/48hr, samples were collected on Teflon and Quartz filters from 6 schools and 46 homes in Malta. Total ICP-MS measurement (Residual+extracted), X ray Fluorescence, and thermo-optical methods(TO) were used for analysis by CNR in Rome. Aeroqual IQM60 counters were used for total PM2.5 mass. All data in ng/m3, Mean, (1st to 3rd quartile) of all 48 hour measurements.