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Dalla Fotografia alla ricostruzione: Porta Maqueda a Palermo
2022
The reconstruction of gone, or never built buildings has ever been one of the preferred subjects of digital representation. Many researches have focused the reconstruction of buildings that were modified by human actions, as wars or demolitions, or by natural causes as earthquakes or decay. Many buildings, destroyed or reshaped from the second half of the 19th century have been photographed before they vanished; when no drawing or document are available, the memory of the architecture layout of these buildings is entrusted to few period photos. Digital representation makes the reconstruction of gone buildings from period photos possible. Descriptive Geometry provides the conceptual and oper…
Influenze ed effetti della comunicazione politico/mediatica sul cittadino elettore
2009
Influenze ed effetti della comunicazione politico/mediatica sul cittadino elettore - This paper inquire the circular relationship between media, politics and voters examining the theories about the influences of the media on the individuals; media represent sources of knowledge and information about politics and they can be seen as tool of persuasion. Three levels of the influence exerted by media will be described: the dyadic influence, the influence within groups and the influence on individual opinions. Finally the theories about use and rewards offered by media, about media addiction, about the information processing approach and the perspec- tive of social constructivism encompassing i…
Złudna idea de(kon)strukcji architektury
2017
Artykuł jest polemiką z poglądami dwóch XX-wiecznych architektów: Petera Eisenmana i Bernarda Tschumiego, którzy w związku, ale też i poza filozoficzną ideą dekonstrukcji Jacques’a Derridy rozwijali własny zamysł zdekonstruowania architektury. Sięgając do historycznych „korzeni” architektury i korzystając z opracowania Cezarego Wąsa na temat dekonstrukcji w architekturze, autor pokazuje, że zaprezentowana przez tych architektów idea jest złudna, gdyż rozmija się z istotą architektury i prowadzi do destrukcji tej formy sztuki.
A New Technique for Coronaplasty in Penile Reconstruction.
2018
Abstract Background The coronaplasty is an important step of the phalloplasty procedure as it creates a prominent coronal ridge and a constricted coronal sulcus, resulting in the transformation of a regular skin flap into a flap resembling a circumcised penis. Aim The aim of this article is to describe our new coronaplasty technique that exploits opposing contracting forces of 2 different skin grafts to hold the shape of a thick, distally based skin flap, resulting in a natural looking neo-phallus. Methods A distally based flap is raised at the junction of the middle and distal thirds of the neo-phallus. The dissection continues until adequate mobilization is obtained, so the flap can stand…
Pre-expanded Anterolateral Thigh Perforator Flap for Phalloplasty.
2016
The anterolateral thigh (ALT) perforator flap for phalloplasty is gaining popularity because it avoids the well-known scars of the radial forearm flap. However, scars are not eliminated, just moved to a different location, the thigh, that can for some patients be of great sexual value. Preexpansion of the ALT flap allows primary donor site closure, thus avoiding not only the unsightly appearance of a skin grafted ALT donor site, but also the skin graft donor site scar. Preoperative perforator location by means of computed tomography angiography allows safe expander placement through 2 small remote incisions.
Determination of Cochlear Duct Length With 3D Versus Two-dimensional Methods: A Retrospective Clinical Study of Imaging by Computed Tomography and Co…
2021
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare three different methods for measurement of cochlear duct length (CDL) in the clinical setting for two different imaging modalities, namely computed tomography (CT) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred temporal bone data sets (CT: n=50; CBCT: n=50) of non-malformed cochleae were retrospectively analyzed using three different CDL estimation techniques: 3D curved multiplanar reconstruction (cMPR), 2D cMPR and the A-value formula. RESULTS The data sets belonged to 60 patients (34 males, 26 females; mean age=50.28±18.58 years). For both imaging modalities, application of the 3D cMPR estimation technique led to …
Bader's analysis of the electron density in the Pbca enstatite - Pbcn protoenstatite phase transition
2011
The Bader’s topological analysis of the electron density obtained via ab initio quantum mechanical simulation at Hartree–Fock and DFT level has been performed for experimentally in situ heated structures of enstatite–protoenstatite MgSiO 3 . The measurements have been performed in the temperature range 1200–1400 K. The work was aimed at characterizing both the evolution of the electron arrangement in the crystal and that of the crystal-structure at the enstatite–protoenstatite phase transition in terms of topology of the electron density, with particular care about the Mg–O and the O–O bonds. The observed breaking of some chemical bonds with increasing temperature and/or due to the phase tr…
Artificial Suffering: An Argument for a Global Moratorium on Synthetic Phenomenology
2021
This paper has a critical and a constructive part. The first part formulates a political demand, based on ethical considerations: Until 2050, there should be a global moratorium on synthetic phenomenology, strictly banning all research that directly aims at or knowingly risks the emergence of artificial consciousness on post-biotic carrier systems. The second part lays the first conceptual foundations for an open-ended process with the aim of gradually refining the original moratorium, tying it to an ever more fine-grained, rational, evidence-based, and hopefully ethically convincing set of constraints. The systematic research program defined by this process could lead to an incremental re…
“Deconstruction” in the Framework of Traditional Methodical Hermeneutics
1986
(1986). “Deconstruction” in the Framework of Traditional Methodical Hermeneutics. Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 275-288.
THEORIZING THE CONCEPT OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2019
The concept of learning experience holds its eminent place within the paradigm of constructivism in contemporary educational science. The study process is being designed and construed to foster educative experiences in accordance with the desired learning outcomes. Transformative learning theory and the concept of perspective transformation marks a specific type of learning experience – one that reconstructs the frame of reference of the learner. Such a paradigmatic shift is also considered necessary for large-scale educational reforms to succeed. Transformative learning theory itself doesn’t provide clear-cut solutions for implementation of a certain reform ideology, to the contrary – it q…