From The Photograph To The Meta-Image My Practice-Led Search For A New Digital Epistemology

My contribution explores how design impacts visual communication. Building on my professional background as a photographic journalist, I contextualise my practice to assess the ontological shift from the photograph to the Meta-Image. I conclude by recommending for visual journalism a framework of theoretical research and digital practice, which is visually embedding, multimedia and multi-layered. Its digital format and media platform is what I call the Meta-Image

The Tentmakers of Islamic Cairo

The exhibition The Tentmakers of Islamic Cairo represents the main output from the 2014 AHRC-funded collaboration between the University of Durham (UK) and Dr. Fusari. The exhibition includes 40 (forty) colour prints measuring 80 by 67 cm (32 by 25 inches) on a 5mm light metal support, and is complemented by a screen interactive show presenting more than 400 documents including videos, texts and photographs via a multimedia platform. The exhibition opened in March 2014 at the Cathedral of Durham (UK), to travel to The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels (Belgium) in April 2014. Between April and June 2015 it was visited by more than seven thousand people at the Brunei Gallery of London (UK) to later become part of the permanent collection of the Durham Oriental Museum (UK)

Representing the Bektashis - Exploring Epistemologies in Visual Anthropology

As a professional photojournalist collaborating with anthropologists, I have o en con- fronted perspectives from academic scholars with little (if none) practical knowledge of, attention to, and understanding of the visual medium. In such a context, current theoretical approaches to how visual cultures are thought and signified, might o er a valuable and clarifying occasion to address the profound misconceptions visual media, and photography particularly, su er. Based on my 2008 fieldwork on the Bektashi community in Albania, I aim to foster montage as a practical tool for visual signification of anthropological research. By applying the professional photographer’s hands-on expertise to the academic field of anthropology, and of visual anthropology specifically, I will even- tually advocate for a more articulated and aesthetic-led understanding of visual communication

INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND LANDSCAPE: THE ROLE OF WATER IN THE ARCHITECTURAL REACTIVATION DESIGN FOR THE BURGO PAPER MILL IN MANTUA

The paper is part of a research project, carried out within the Polytechnic University of Milan about the Burgo Paper Mill, an industrial settlement involved in the production of paper near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mantua, on the banks of the Lago di Mezzo lake. The area represents an exceptional case study related to the topics of industrial reconversion, landscape, environmental design, and the valorization of cultural and natural heritage. The recent change in the site ownership fostered a new life cycle, which represents the occasion for the enhancement of its architectural and landscape heritage. The research project focused on a new system of relations between architectural artefacts and open spaces, with a particular consideration about socioeconomic and cultural themes, as well as the role that water can play in the future development of the site. Water plays a key role in the definition of cultural and natural elements in this research project, revealing new possibilities for revitalization of the industrial settlement as well as the whole territorial framework. Between theoretical thought and design experimentation, pursuing to tackle the problem in its whole complexity, the authors understood the necessity of a multi-scalar approach structured within a time-based strategy

Passive mode locking of a Tm,Ho:KY(WO4)(2) laser around 2 μm

We report the first demonstration, to our knowledge, of passive mode locking in a Tm3+, Ho3+-codoped KYWO42 laser operating in the 2000-2060 nm spectral region. An InGaAsSb-based quantum well semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is used for the initiation and stabilization of the ultrashort pulse generation. Pulses as short as 3.3 ps were generated at 2057 nm with average output powers up to 315 mW at a pulse repetition frequency of 132 MHz for 1.15 W of absorbed pump power at 802 nm from a Ti:sapphire laser

Representative volume element (Rve) analysis for mechanical characterization of fused deposition modeled components

Additive manufacturing processes have evolved considerably in the past years, growing into a wide range of products through the use of different materials depending on its application sectors. Nevertheless, the fused deposition modelling (FDM) technique has proven to be an eco-nomically feasible process turning additive manufacture technologies from consumer production into a mainstream manufacturing technique. Current advances in the finite element method (FEM) and the computer-aided engineering (CAE) technology are unable to study three-dimensional (3D) printed models, since the final result is highly dependent on processing and environment parame-ters. Because of that, an in-depth understanding of the printed geometrical mesostructure is needed to extend FEM applications. This study aims to generate a homogeneous structural element that accurately represents the behavior of FDM-processed materials, by means of a representative volume element (RVE). The homogenization summarizes the main mechanical characteristics of the actual 3D printed structure, opening new analysis and optimization procedures. Moreover, the linear RVE results can be used to further analyze the in-deep behavior of the FDM unit cell. Therefore, industries could perform a feasible engineering analysis of the final printed elements, allowing the FDM technology to become a mainstream, low-cost manufacturing process in the near future

Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and analysis of Linkage Disequilibrium in sunflower elite inbred lines using the candidate gene approach

Background. Association analysis is a powerful tool to identify gene loci that may contribute to phenotypic variation. This includes the estimation of nucleotide diversity, the assessment of linkage disequilibrium structure (LD) and the evaluation of selection processes. Trait mapping by allele association requires a high-density map, which could be obtained by the addition of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and short insertion and/or deletions (indels) to SSR and AFLP genetic maps. Nucleotide diversity analysis of randomly selected candidate regions is a promising approach for the success of association analysis and fine mapping in the sunflower genome. Moreover, knowledge of the distance over which LD persists, in agronomically meaningful sunflower accessions, is important to establish the density of markers and the experimental design for association analysis. Results. A set of 28 candidate genes related to biotic and abiotic stresses were studied in 19 sunflower inbred lines. A total of 14,348 bp of sequence alignment was analyzed per individual. In average, 1 SNP was found per 69 nucleotides and 38 indels were identified in the complete data set. The mean nucleotide polymorphism was moderate ( = 0.0056), as expected for inbred materials. The number of haplotypes per region ranged from 1 to 9 (mean = 3.54 1.88). Model-based population structure analysis allowed detection of admixed individuals within the set of accessions examined. Two putative gene pools were identified (G1 and G2), with a large proportion of the inbred lines being assigned to one of them (G1). Consistent with the absence of population sub-structuring, LD for G1 decayed more rapidly (r 2= 0.48 at 643 bp; trend line, pooled data) than the LD trend line for the entire set of 19 individuals (r2= 0.64 for the same distance). Conclusion. Knowledge about the patterns of diversity and the genetic relationships between breeding materials could be an invaluable aid in crop improvement strategies. The relatively high frequency of SNPs within the elite inbred lines studied here, along with the predicted extent of LD over distances of 100 kbp (r2∼0.1) suggest that high resolution association mapping in sunflower could be achieved with marker densities lower than those usually reported in the literature.Fil:Fusari, C.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil:Lia, V.V. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil:Hopp, H.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.Fil:Heinz, R.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina

Telerehabilitation for Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (Tele-LSVT)-Loud on voice intensity and voice use in daily living in people with multiple sclerosis: A protocol for a feasibility and pilot randomized controlled study

Objective: Alterations in voice intensity and quality may constitute a social life limitation in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but only 2% of cases receive speech therapy. Especially the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT)-Loud is a highly effective intensive method for voice intensity, requiring subjects’ repeated attendance at the clinic. Telerehabilitation may represent a feasible solution to bypass potential barriers related to speech therapy attendance, scaling up the beneficial effects of the treatment to a broader population. The proposed protocol aims to test the feasibility and the pilot efficacy of the LSVT-Loud delivered in telerehabilitation (Tele-LSVT-Loud), compared to the same treatment delivered in the clinic (LSVT-Loud). Methods: A single-blinded, parallel, two-arm, pilot randomized (1:1 ratio) controlled trial will be performed involving 20 people with MS. Patients will be allocated to 4 weeks of Tele-LSVT-Loud by accessing a telerehabilitation platform at home or LSVT-Loud conventionally delivered in the clinic. Feasibility and pilot effectiveness will be evaluated three times: before (T0), after the treatment (T1), and 3-month follow-up (T2). Feasibility measures will include adherence, adverse events, user experience, motivation, engagement, and acceptability. Vocal intensity during a 1-minute monologue will be the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures will be the vocal quality during a 1-minute monologue, sustained /a/ voice intensity, quality and stability, voice use in daily life, voice subjective perception in daily life, and quality of life. Results: Expected results will be (1) high feasibility of Tele-LSVT-Loud and (2) a non-inferiority effect of Tele-LSVT-Loud compared with face-to-face treatment delivery on voice intensity and quality outcomes. Conclusions: Tele-LSVT-Loud may be a feasible intervention for MS alteration in voice intensity and quality with a non-inferior effect compared to LSVT-Loud