Placido Mossello. Progetti di decorazione

Placido Mossello (1835-1894) e la sua ditta specializzata in pittura a fresco, oli, tempere nonché in minor misura oggetti d’arredo, rappresentano l’apice di quella imprenditoria a cavallo tra la vena artistica e la maniera propria della seconda metà del XIX secolo. Le commesse, che alternano il servizio per la Real Casa alle esigenze delle famiglie nobili e alto borghesi, nelle due capitali, prima Torino e poi Firenze, e nelle residenze di villeggiatura, rendono conto dell’importanza assunta dalla ditta e della riconosciuta competenza tecnica di Mossello. Ai temi leggeri, con gusto per il panneggio, per l’ornamentazione a fiori, per i falsi sfondati prospettici, per i richiami all’antico che caratterizzano le commesse reali e private, egli alterna il gusto – a tratti sovraccarico – tipicamente ottocentesco per i temi devozionali, per l’iconografia agiografica dei santi, per il culto mariano, soggetti di maniera resi tuttavia con consumata perizia e aderenza alla religiosità dell’epoca. Con la sua attività, Placido apre a una fortunata progenie (di adozione) di decoratori che si esprimono nelle ditte e negli studi Fratelli Musso e Papotti, Carlo Musso, Giovanni Clemente e Paolo Musso, che per quasi un secolo rappresentano la forma più corrente di decorazione di interni, di plastica monumentale e financo di progettazione architettonica in ambito piemontese. Il presente volume, edito a chiusura della mostra Placido Mossello. Progetti di decorazione - allestita presso il Politecnico di Torino, DIST, Castello del Valentino, Manica Sud, da marzo a novembre 2023 - apre a una quadrilogia di esposizioni di disegni e fotografie, attinti dall’archivio Musso Clemente, conservato presso il DIST-APRi (Archivi Professionali e della Ricerca) e acquisito per donazione nel 1989

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From nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) to positive energy buildings (PEB): The next challenge - The most recent European trends with some notes on the energy analysis of a forerunner PEB example

The European energy policies introduced the Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB) objective (Directive, 2010/31/EU and 2018/844/UE) to stimulate the energy transition of the construction sector. EU programs, specifically “Horizon 2020”, promote the NZEB design and also its evolution, namely the Positive Energy Building (PEB) model. Based on the most recent developments, a critical review of the main actions of the European Union towards the development of the NZEB and PEB design models has been conducted. Some considerations on advanced materials and technologies (PCM, VIP, smart glass, integrated photovoltaic systems) have also been added. Finally, a case study is presented (single-family residential NZEB) to show how a careful and integrated design of the building envelope and systems not only allows to obtain an almost total coverage of the energy consumption by renewable sources, but also to generate an energy surplus that could be shared with urban grids (PEB potential)

Continuous leakage monitoring with Sn-medronate - 99mTc - labelled RBC and hand-held gamma-probe during hypertermic isolated limb and lung perfusion

The aim of this study was to analyze the value of continuous leakage monitoring with red blood cells (RBC) labelled with 99mTcmedronate and an external scintillation detector (surgical probe) in patients treated with hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) and melphalan. Systemic hematological and metabolic profiles and tumor response were determined. The mean isotopically measured leakage was 5.8% per hour. The correlation between the monitored systemic activity in the blood by surgical probe and by blood samplings were calculated. A good correlation was observed between the two techniques. Patients with a low leakage rate showed reduced adverse effect. Real time monitoring of the leakage during ILP obtained with this method seems to be in our experience easy, safe and accurate, and serves as a good guide for the effectiveness of isolation during perfusion