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Parthenolide induces caspase-independent cell death mediated by AIF in osteosarcoma and melanoma cells.
2012
Parthenolide, the major bioactive sesquiterpene lactone present in Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), has recently attracted considerable attention because of its complex pharmacological action involving anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. However, the mechanism of its cytotoxic effect on tumor cells still remains scarcely defined today. The aim of this study was to analyse the mechanism of parthenolide action on two lines of cancer cells, the human osteosarcoma MG63 and the melanoma SK-MEL-28 cells, on which parthenolide exerted its action inducing similar effects. Staining with Hoechst 33342 showed that parthenolide induced in the first phase of treatment (0-5 h) in m…
Entanglement trapping in structured environments
2008
The entanglement dynamics of two independent qubits each embedded in a structured environment under conditions of inhibition of spontaneous emission is analyzed, showing entanglement trapping. We demonstrate that entanglement trapping can be used efficiently to prevent entanglement sudden death. For the case of realistic photonic band-gap materials, we show that high values of entanglement trapping can be achieved. This result is of both fundamental and applicative interest since it provides a physical situation where the entanglement can be preserved and manipulated, e.g. by Stark-shifting the qubit transition frequency outside and inside the gap.
The Review Power of the Chinese Supreme People’s Court on Death Sentences
2008
The Chapter illustrates the history, philosophical background, and current law and practice regarding the death penalty in China, following the legal reform on this matter.
In ricordo di Federicomaria Muccioli
2020
Un anno fa non avrei pensato di scrivere queste poche parole: sapevo che le condizioni di salute di Federico Muccioli erano peggiorate; lo sentivo anche dalla voce molto affaticata al telefono, ma aveva già superato momenti difficili e speravo che avrebbe visto l’uscita di questi Atti, magari a Palermo, città che ormai conosceva bene e con cui aveva stabilito anche una feconda intesa scientifica, grazie tra l’altro alla sua collaborazione con la nostra rivista ὅρμος. Ricerche di Storia antica...
L'Orchestra di Auschwitz. Inchiesta su Alma Rosé
2023
Il libro è un'inchiesta sulla vita e il tempo di Alma Rosé (1906-1944), nipote di Gustav Mahler, debuttante e ragazza alla moda fra gli anni Venti e Trenta del secolo scorso, violinista il cui talento matura – paradossalmente – mentre l’ombra del nazismo si dispiega sull’Europa e infine direttrice dell’orchestra di Auschwitz. in un’epoca in cui la carriera del direttore d’orchestra era declinata soltanto al maschile. Giunta ad Auschwitz nell’estate 1943 e assegnata dapprima al Block degli esperimenti medici, Alma riuscì in breve tempo a diventare – nel piccolo mondo terribile del Lager – una specie di celebrità: ed è in quelle tenebre, d’altronde, che si svolge l’atto finale del dramma, oss…
Riti musicali del cordoglio in Sicilia
2014
Questo testo illustra svariate pratiche vocali e strumentali (canti, lamenti, richiami, suoni di campane, ritmi dei tamburi, musiche bandistiche) associate ai riti per la celebrazione e commemorazione dei defunti, caratterizzati in Sicilia da un evidente sincretismo tra le norme dettate dalla Chiesa e gli usi popolari. I “suoni del cordoglio” sono stati analizzati sia sotto il profilo musicale sia in ordine alle funzioni sociosimboliche, ponendo in evidenza le dinamiche di persistenza e mutamento fra un recente passato e quanto è ancora oggi osservabile. L’indagine è inoltre estesa alle celebrazioni in cui si inscenano “funerali fittizi”, come quelli del Cristo nelle processioni pasquali e …
Musical Mourning Rituals in Sicily
2017
This article surveys various vocal and instrumental performances (chants, laments, calls, sounds of church bells and drums, band music) connected to the ritual celebration and commemoration of the dead that are still characterized in Sicily by a manifest syncretism between Christian Church rules and folk customs and beliefs. These “sounds of mourning” are examined in terms of both their musical aspects and their social and symbolic functions, with special attention given to the changing dynamics between the present day and the recent past. The focus also extends to include celebrations in which “fictitious funerals” are performed, such as those for Christ during the Easter procession and fo…
«IL GRANDE PAN (NON) È MORTO». LA LEGGENDA DELLA MORTE DI PAN DA PLUTARCO A D’ANNUNZIO
2016
In Plutarch’s De defectu oraculorum a mysterious voice announces to a ship’s helmsman that «the Great Pan is dead». This enigmatic legend gave rise to two different interpretations crossing the history of European literatures. The first, concerning ritualism and folklore, connects this episode to the death of vegetations’s God (Tammuz, Adonis) or of another demonic entity. According to the second, common in Christian authors, Pan is the same crucifix Jesus or, on the contrary, the paganism defeated by his death. Gabriele D’Annunzio overturns announcement’s meaning and proclaims that «the Great Pan is not dead».
Lavitalamorte o la genesi dell'aporia
2021
The author finds the genesis of her concept of aporia in the Derrida Seminar of the 1970s on La vie la mort. The essay problematizes the co-belonging between life and death in Plato's Gorgias and starting from this datum compares Derrida's position with the dialectical-metaphysical one.
The relationship between fear of COVID-19 and intention to get vaccinated. The serial mediation roles of existential anxiety and conspiracy beliefs
2021
Abstract Today, we witness the progress toward global COVID-19 vaccinations organized by countries worldwide. Experts say a mass vaccination plan is the only effective antidote against the spread of SARS-COV-2. However, a part of the world population refuses vaccination. The present study aimed to understand the impact of some individual variables on the intention to get vaccinated. Through a serial mediation model, we tested the influence of fear of COVID-19 on the intention to get vaccinated and the serial mediating effect of existential anxiety and conspiracy beliefs. Via a cross-sectional design this research was conducted with the participation of 223 French adults (Female: 69.5%; Male…