IL MUSEO DELL’OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO E IL SUO PUBBLICO. ANNI 2005 - 2009

The Vesuvius Observatory, first volcanological observatory in the world, was built in 1841 by King Ferdinand II of Bourbon. It is now the Naples section of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Since its foundation it has been not only a reference point for national and international scientific community, but also a place of information and dissemination for the population in the field of research and monitoring of volcanic phenomena. Always museum activities, guided tours through the collections of scientific instruments, rocks and minerals have been carried out in it. Since 2000 scientific and historical collections located into the old building of Vesuvius Observatory have been organized in the exhibition "Vesuvius: 2000 years of observations", which describes the eruptive history of Somma-Vesuvius, with the aim of providing updated information about monitoring of active volcanoes, on eruptive phenomena and related hazards, educating the population of areas exposed to volcanic hazards. The museum path is targeted to public of any geographical origin and cultural background and could be considered a journey through the history of volcanology from the beginning until the present day. In the exhibition, Vesuvius is the backdrop to an exhibition in which purely scientific elements coexist with historical, archaeological, literary, artistic aspects, thanks to the support of images, documents such as the geological map of Henry James Johnston-Lavis and the book "Campi Flegrei" by William Hamilton, specimens of rocks and minerals and old scientific instruments, used in the past for monitoring volcanic activity, including the first electromagnetic seismograph made by Luigi Palmieri. The first part of this work is focussed on the description of the existing exhibition. Since 2000 the statistical survey of the public of the museum has been carried out through an evaluation procedure form. The findings relate to the monthly and annual attendance, geographical origin and kind of visitors. In the second part of this work results for the five years from 2005 to 2009 are described. The characterization of different audiences in the museum means that, from time to time, the path of the visit could be arranged according to the expectations and needs of visitors; in this context, the museum educator plays the delicate role of mediator, with accurate language, between the contents of the museum and those who interact with it

‘Stick them to the cross’:Anti-trafficking apps and the production of ignorance

There is a long history of ignorance production around trafficking in human beings. A proliferation of anti-trafficking apps plays an important role in the reinforcement of this ignorance. Anti-trafficking apps work in different ways to other (mis)information tools, but there is a lack of academic research on the topic. This paper addresses this gap through an agnotological approach: focusing on how ignorance is produced and becomes productive, rather than seeing ignorance as just a lack of knowledge. We investigate how anti-trafficking apps are used to manipulate (mis)understandings of and responses to human trafficking by enabling new types of awareness raising, user participation and ignorance production. The networking of ignorance that this allows – and the integration of this into new aspects of everyday life – illustrates de Goede’s (2012) warning that “the network is problematic as a security technique…because, ultimately, it has no outside” (p. 228)

Educational robotics as an Innovative teaching practice using technology: minimization of risks

This research is focused on studying educational robotics, specifically robots which provide functions of educational activity. We have considered the questions of intelligent agents' behavior and have studied their educational opportunities. Educational robotics is a powerful tool of developing person's skills and abilities in various fields of technical creativity and professional activity. The evolutionary development of robotics is connected with development of artificial intelligence, where emotions play a great role in operations. Nowadays the main thing is to form the ability and skills of optimum interaction with social environment when a person, based on gained knowledge, is capable to put goals of the activity in strict accordance with laws and society conditions and using current technology

Virtual Restoration 3.1. Architecture. Principles and methods for virtual archaeological reconstruction of ancient monuments

This volume is the third in a series of books dedicated to Virtual Restoration and specifically the first dedicated to architecture, or rather to the reconstructive study of ancient monuments. Within the discipline, virtual restoration of ancient buildings is certainly the most complex field of application, as it encompasses all sectors of virtual restoration. This includes mosaics, frescoes, painted plaster, and stucco, sculptures and plastic works, wooden works for roofing, and ceramics (roof tiles, bricks, and tiles, etc.). Each area has its own autonomous intervention methodologies, which are combined to create the complete three-dimensional reconstruction of the building. This book illustrates all aspects and issues related to virtual reconstructions of ancient buildings through 28 specific case studies. The aim is to propose a correct use of digital visualization of an ancient monument, showcasing the sources used for 3D reconstruction. It explicates the logical process followed in reconstructing various hypotheses, and in the most controversial case studies, it proposes different reconstruction hypotheses or one for each chronological phase of the ancient object under study for reconstruction

La valutazione della personalità nei disturbi alimentari

Disturbi alimentari, Personalità, Trattament

SOLUNTO 2023: SCAVI E RICERCHE NELL’AREA URBANA

The paper briefly accounts for the results of the third archaeological campaign held by the team of the University of Palermo at the Solunto site, in the large sanctuary west of the theatre and in the North Baths. In the sanctuary at the top of the public area, new data help to delineate an even more complex and articulated situation than had been imagined. In the central part, on the axis of the theater, the existence of a monumental staircase is ascertained, corresponding perfectly to the raised front of the two-cellae temple (“Temple of Astarte”) and prolonged by a staircase in the epitheatron; this ascending system was framed by two (?) transversal terraces in an E-W direction (the terrace to the N of the staircase is for now conceivable from a few visible remains). On its part, the singlecella temple with front steps further south was served by a narrower staircase that reached the two altars in front. The two-aisled sacred building, on a lower terrace, was also elevated and provided with steps on the front connecting it to the terrace to the east, which was shared with the adjacent building with two staircases. This whole system belongs to the great monumental phase of the mid-2nd century b.c. However, remains of an older phase (end of 3rd century b.c.?) with the same alignment have been identified – as in the westernmost part (portico adjoining the plateia) – also in the area immediately west of the theatre: it is the basis of a terrace or narrow building, parallel with the western trait of the analemma wall, but earlier than the theatre-temple complex. At the North Baths, research continued in the north-eastern sector, where in previous campaigns the water-heating system, a new room and an ash discharge had been identified. The excavation of the hypocaust and the removal of the ash levels have been completed, recognizing also two new rooms/spaces with probable service function to the bathing complex. Keywords · Solunt

IL MUSEO DELL’OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO E IL SUO PUBBLICO. ANNI 2005 - 2009

The Vesuvius Observatory, first volcanological observatory in the world, was built in 1841 by King Ferdinand II of Bourbon. It is now the Naples section of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Since its foundation it has been not only a reference point for national and international scientific community, but also a place of information and dissemination for the population in the field of research and monitoring of volcanic phenomena. Always museum activities, guided tours through the collections of scientific instruments, rocks and minerals have been carried out in it. Since 2000 scientific and historical collections located into the old building of Vesuvius Observatory have been organized in the exhibition "Vesuvius: 2000 years of observations", which describes the eruptive history of Somma-Vesuvius, with the aim of providing updated information about monitoring of active volcanoes, on eruptive phenomena and related hazards, educating the population of areas exposed to volcanic hazards. The museum path is targeted to public of any geographical origin and cultural background and could be considered a journey through the history of volcanology from the beginning until the present day. In the exhibition, Vesuvius is the backdrop to an exhibition in which purely scientific elements coexist with historical, archaeological, literary, artistic aspects, thanks to the support of images, documents such as the geological map of Henry James Johnston-Lavis and the book "Campi Flegrei" by William Hamilton, specimens of rocks and minerals and old scientific instruments, used in the past for monitoring volcanic activity, including the first electromagnetic seismograph made by Luigi Palmieri. The first part of this work is focussed on the description of the existing exhibition. Since 2000 the statistical survey of the public of the museum has been carried out through an evaluation procedure form. The findings relate to the monthly and annual attendance, geographical origin and kind of visitors. In the second part of this work results for the five years from 2005 to 2009 are described. The characterization of different audiences in the museum means that, from time to time, the path of the visit could be arranged according to the expectations and needs of visitors; in this context, the museum educator plays the delicate role of mediator, with accurate language, between the contents of the museum and those who interact with it.Published1-385.9. Formazione e informazioneN/A or not JCRope