Archaeology and natural sciences. Giovanni Antonio Antolini’s unpublished texts and drawings

In the years prior to 1818, Giovanni Antonio Antolini (1753-1841) devoted himself to studying the ruins of the ancient Roman settlement of Velleia, which at the time was part of the Duchy of Parma. With regard to the studies he conducted at the site, Antolini left a rare illustrated, handwritten notebook and a collection of original drawings, both of which have been preserved in the Piancastelli Collection at the Forlì municipal library and, to the best of our knowledge, are unpublished. The notebook relates to the third and last journey Antolini made to Velleia in the spring of 1818. This paper discusses the documents in the context of the architectural culture and the natural scientific culture at the turn of the nineteenth century. Prior to becoming an architect and an academy professor, Antolini was an engineer, an expert in hydraulics and the use of geodetic instruments. His scientific education took place in Bologna and he later worked in a context modelled on the political and cultural influences of a French culture shaped by the Enlightenment, typical of the Duchy of Parma at that time. In the field of archaeology and that of the observation of nature, Antolini displayed a curiosity for all aspects of the real world and an aptitude for understanding its rationale and finding thorough explanations. He observed and meticulously annotated each phenomenon, drew and measured every detail, making many observations before later reorganising them into a single rational system

Chapter Viaggiare attraverso la storia. I disegni giovanili di Viollet-le-Duc

The 43rd UID conference, held in Genova, takes up the theme of ‘Dialogues’ as practice and debate on many fundamental topics in our social life, especially in these complex and not yet resolved times. The city of Genova offers the opportunity to ponder on the value of comparison and on the possibilities for the community, naturally focused on the aspects that concern us, as professors, researchers, disseminators of knowledge, or on all the possibile meanings of the discipline of representation and its dialogue with ‘others’, which we have broadly catalogued in three macro areas: History, Semiotics, Science / Technology. Therefore, “dialogue” as a profitable exchange based on a common language, without which it is impossible to comprehend and understand one another; and the graphic sign that connotes the conference is the precise transcription of this concept: the title ‘translated’ into signs, derived from the visual alphabet designed for the visual identity of the UID since 2017. There are many topics which refer to three macro sessions: - Witnessing (signs and history) - Communicating (signs and semiotics) - Experimenting (signs and sciences) Thanks to the different points of view, an exceptional resource of our disciplinary area, we want to try to outline the prevailing theoretical-operational synergies, the collaborative lines of an instrumental nature, the recent updates of the repertoires of images that attest and nourish the relations among representation, history, semiotics, sciences

Art du trait. Considerations on double orthogonal projection in medieval stereotomy

The ancient art of stereotomy lies at the origins of the long process of formalizing the method of double orthogonal projection, which found its conclusion at the end of the nineteenth century with Gaspard Monge (1746-1818). Beginning from some statements contained in the famous Dictionnaire raisonné of Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814- 1879), and in particular under the entry ‘Trait (art du)’ the current essay discusses the hypothesis of the use of rigorous projection techniques in the Gothic building site and the ante litteram knowledge of descriptive geometry on the part of medieval artisans. On this theme, the essay offers some considerations regarding the restoration architect’s hypotheses, by considering them in view of more recent studies by Italian and French authors in the field of the history of architectural drawing and the history of the codification of forms of representation

DISCOVERING THE EVERYDAY LANDSCAPE A cultural heritage education project in the urban periphery

Heritage and landscape education is crucial to training young people in active and responsible citizenship, protection of the public assets, appreciation of the cultural diversity and intergenerational dialogue. Therefore, it cannot be limited to sporadic experiences and on outstanding heritage and contexts but must be transdisciplinary, inclusive and practicable everywhere. This book relates the research and action project “Scuola Attiva Risorse” (ScAR), winner of the Polisocial Award that recognizes research for social purposes at the Politecnico di Milano. The text describes an experimental and innovative action delivered within the fragile context of the urban peripheries. This participatory process involved schools, universities, cultural institutions, administrations and private actors in interpreting and enhancing the “hidden” cultural heritage in Milan’s fringe neighbourhoods

Pathogenicity of Phoma betae isolates from red beet (Beta vulgaris) at seed farms in Canterbury, New Zealand

Phoma betae is an economically important pathogen of red beet causing pre-emergence seedling damping, leaf spot and root rot. However, the pathogenicity of P. betae is unknown in New Zealand despite the economic importance of this pathogen. Twenty-five isolates were collected from a survey of red beet seed farms in Canterbury, New Zealand during 2016/2017 and three of these PB101 (from seeds), PB103 (from roots) and PB106 (from leaves) were used for pathogenicity testing of two red-beet cultivars. Isolate PB106 was further used to investigate its effects on spinach and fodder beet as well as red beet under greenhouse conditions. All three P. betae isolates were pathogenic on both red-beet cultivars tested, causing leaf-spot symptoms. Isolates PB101 and PB106 produced significantly larger leaf-spot lesions (P<0.001) compared with PB103. Phoma betae isolate PB106 was pathogenic to both red-beet cultivars, spinach and fodder beet but fodder beet was less susceptible than the other species tested. Regardless of cultivar, P. betae is an important pathogen of beets and is capable of causing leaf spots

Effect of the VWF promoter (GT)n repeat and single-nucleotide polymorphism c.-2527G>A on circulating von Willebrand factor levels under normal conditions.

Thrombosis and Hemostasi

Biodireito no século XXI

The rapid pace in the progression of life sciences pushes law in one of its most significant intrinsic features: the principle of certainty. While uncertainty and the modifiability of its results are of normal currency in life sciences, they are especially problematic in law, jeopardizing the very essence of equality and non­ discrimination. lt is also worth mentioning that life sciences work on a very diverse set of materials and cases that usually differ from each other. Any even minimum specific traits ofbio-objects must be considered so as to avoid an undifferentiated and therefore unreasonable legal regulation. Law as a codified set of general principles also suffers from this perspective. Taking the above into consideration, this article proposes a number of coordinates, which can give biolaw the necessary features to cope with a diflicult, ever-changing and very specific dimension of human knowledge - building, in this way, an open, updated and attentive biolaw for 21st Century life sciences.El rápido ritmo en la progresión de las ciencias de la vida impulsa al derecho en una de sus características intrínsecas más significativas: el principio de certidumbre . Si bien la incertidumbre y la modificabilidad de sus resultados son moneda corriente en las ciencias de la vida, son especialmente problemáticos en el derecho y ponen en peligro la esencia misma de la igualdad y la no discriminación. También cabe mencionar que las ciencias de la vida trabajan sobre un conjunto muy diverso de materiales y casos que suelen diferir entre sí. Cualquier rasgo específico mínimo de los bio-objetos debe considerarse para evitar una regulación legal indiferenciada y, por lo tanto, irrazonable. El derecho como conjunto codificado de principios generales también adolece de esta perspectiva. Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, este artículo propone una serie de coordenadas, que pueden dotar al bioderecho de las características necesarias para hacer frente a una dimensión difícil, cambiante y muy específica del conocimiento humano, construyendo, de esta manera, un bioderecho abierto, actualizado y atento para las ciencias de la vida del siglo XXI.La progression rapide des sciences de la vie entraine le droit dans l'une de ses caractéristiques intrinseques les plus importantes : le principe de certitude. Si l'incertitude et la modifiabilité de ses résultats sont monnaie courante dans les sciences du vivant, elles sont particulierement problématiques en droit et mettent en péril l'essence meme de l'égalité et de la non-discrimination. Il convient également de mentionner que les sciences de la vie travaillent sur un ensemble tres varié de matériaux et de cas souvent différents. Toute caractéristique spécifique minimale des bio-objets doit etre prise en compte afin d'éviter une réglementation juridique indifférenciée et done déraisonnable. Le droit en tant qu'ensemble codifié de principes généraux souffre également de cette perspective. Compte tenu de ce qui précede, cet article propose une série de coordonnées qui peuvent fournir aux bio-droits les caractéristiques nécessaires pour faire face a une dimension difficile, changeante et tres spécifique de la connaissance humaine, construisant ainsi un biodroit ouvert, actualisé et attentif pour les sciences de la vie du 21eme siecle.O rápido ritmo de progressao nas ciencias da vida impulsiona o direito numa das suas características intrínsecas mais significativas: o princípio da certeza. Embora a incerteza e a modificabilidade dos seus resultados sejam comuns nas ciencias da vida, sao particularmente problemáticas no direito e póem em perigo a própria essencia da igualdade e da nao discriminac;:ao. Deve também ser mencionado que as ciencias da vida trabalham num conjunto muito diversificado de materiais e casos muitas vezes diferentes. Qualquer característica específica mínima dos bio-objectos &lt;leve ser considerada a fim de evitar urna regulamentac;:ao legal indiferenciada e, portanto, irrazoável.&nbsp; A&nbsp; lei&nbsp; como&nbsp; um&nbsp; conjunto&nbsp; codificado de princípios gerais também sofre desta perspectiva. Tendo em conta o acima exposto, este artigo propóe urna série de coordenadas, que podem fornecer bio-direitos com as características necessárias para enfrentar urna dimensao difícil, mutável e muito específica do conhecimento humano, construindo assim um biodireito aberto, actualizado e atento para as ciencias da vida do século XXI