Possible influence of natural events on heavy metals exposure from shellfish consumption: A case study in the north-east of Italy

open8noopenLosasso, Carmen; Bille, Laura; Patuzzi, Ilaria; Lorenzetto, Monica; Binato, Giovanni; Pozza, Manuela Dalla; Ferrè, Nicola; Ricci, AntoniaLosasso, Carmen; Bille, Laura; Patuzzi, Ilaria; Lorenzetto, Monica; Binato, Giovanni; Pozza, Manuela Dalla; Ferrè, Nicola; Ricci, Antoni

Minimum Information about a Neuroscience Investigation (MINI) Electrophysiology

This module represents the formalized opinion of the authors and the CARMEN consortium, which identifies the minimum information required to report the use of electrophysiology in a neuroscience study, for submission to the CARMEN system (www.carmen.org.uk).
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Book Review: Mejor Dicho

Review of Garcia, Carmen and Emily Spinelli. Mejor Dicho. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1995, ISBN 066928906X (pbk). 307 pp

Fire in the Soul of Zurga: Bizet\u27s The Pearl Fishers and Male Sati

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Although in recent years Georges Bizet’s “other” opera, Les Pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), has been performed on occasion, scant attention has been paid to it, compared to his world-renowned masterpiece Carmen. Even those who are not avowed opera goers have at least heard of the Habañera (L’amour est un oiseau rebelle) and more so, the ever-popular Toreador Song. Bizet penned The Pearl Fishers at age 25, and enthusiasts of this early work praise the “freshness of inspiration” which contributes to its “perennial success.” (9). The Pearl Fishers takes place on a “wild, arid beach on the island of Ceylon [modern-day Sri Lanka]” (10), where bold divers brave death every year (18). It is a French Orientalist opera, as is Carmen, although there is not yet the mezzo-soprano to embody the “exotic” seductress (in the case of Carmen, the Andalusian Gypsy). We only have the pure coloratura soprano, the opposite end of the narrow spectrum allotted to female characters who do not come from “our” world. The late Dr. Edward Said bases his main argument on the distinction between “our” world and the inaccessible “Orient”: “Indeed, my real argument is that Orientalism is – and does not merely represent – a considerable dimension of modern political-intellectual culture, and as such has less to do with the Orient than it does with ‘our’ world” (12)

Review of "This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly"

Reinhart, Carmen M. and Rogoff, Kenneth (2009) This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly. Princeton University Press

Metafictional mise en abyme in Saura\u27s Carmen

In the 1983 film Carmen, Carlos Saura creatively refashions Mérimée\u27s novella and Bizet\u27s opera into an exciting new rendering of the Carmen myth. The foundation of this film rests on Mérimée\u27s narrative, which Saura admires for having the ability to convey a passionate love that still seems as fresh and expressive as it was in its own day (52). Since Saura views the plot modification introduced in Bizet\u27s opera as being a betrayal of Mérimée\u27s novella (55), he ignores the opera\u27s story line and concentrates instead on its music, which he describes as being very beautiful, truly inspired, and having moments that are both extraordinary and unforgettable (56). This double heritage of Mérimée\u27s plot and Bizet\u27s music provides the context within which Saura is able to introduce yet another art form -- dance -- through the brilliant choreography of Antonio Gades

The mirror’s narrative technique in Carmen de Icaza (1899-1979) and in Carmen Martín Gaite (1925-2000)

El texto muestra algunas coincidencias entre las técnicas narrativas de la olvidada novelista Carmen de Icaza (1899-1979) y Carmen Martín Gaite (1925-2000). Analizamos en La fuente enterrada (1947) y en Yo, la reina (1950) de Carmen de Icaza el uso del espejo como una técnica narrativa para describir la apariencia física de los personajes y sus sentimientos interiores. Luego, estudiamos cómo estos dos aspectos han sido tomados por Carmen Martín Gaite y desarrollados en un modo más amplio e imaginativo.The text shows some coincidences in narrative techniques between the forgotten novelist Carmen de Icaza (1899-1979) and Carmen Martín Gaite (1925-2000). We analyze in La Fuente Enterrada (1947) and in Yo, la Reina (1950) by Carmen de Icaza the use of mirror as a narrative technique intended to describe the characters’ appearance and their inner feelings. Then we study how this aspect has been taken by Carmen Martin Gaite and developed in a broader and more imaginative way

Book review : The precursors of financial crises

"This time is different: eight centuries of financial folly" by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009, 463p.Books - Reviews

Treehoppers (Hemiptera: Aetalionidae and Membracidae) from Madre de Dios region, Peru

A list of treehoppers (Aetalionidae and Membracidae) is presented from Madre de Dios region at the southeastern Amazon basin in Peru. The treehopper specimens were collected as by-catch in a survey of the beetles in the Villa Carmen Biological Station and Los Amigos Biological Station. The list comprises 44 species, 31 genera, 16 tribes and 9 subfamilies. Ten genera are new records to Peru. The images of representative specimens of each identified species and genera are provided to facilitate the identification of the local treehopper fauna. Resumen: Se presenta una lista de los membrácidos (Aetalionidae y Membracidae) de la región Madre de Dios, en el sureste de la cuenca Amazónica, en Perú. La lista está basada en especímenes recolectados como captura fortuita en un inventario de escarabajos en las estaciones biológicas Villa Carmen y Los Amigos. La lista incluye 44 especies, 31 géneros, 16 tribus y 9 subfamilias. Diez géneros son nuevos registros para Perú. Se presentan las imágenes de especímenes representativos de cada especie y género para facilitar la identifición de la fauna local de los membrácidos