Watching the city: the politics of space in Pizza, birra, faso

In this article I discuss the representation of Buenos Aires in Pizza, birra, faso. Paying attention to some of the film’s salient aspects vis-a-vis its portrayal of urban space, my analysis has as ultimate goal to reveal the ways in which the film engages in a political critique that might seem absent if studied solely from a narrative point of view. In this sense Pizza, birra, faso is a paradigmatic example of the ways in which many of the films of New Argentine Cinema engaged with their political context differently to films of the post-dictatorship generation. To unearth this political content, I will argue, it is necessary to study these films as films, and not merely texts

Argentina's presidential elections

On 22 November 2015, Mauricio Macri of the Cambiemos (Let’s Change) coalition defeated Daniel Scioli of the Frente para la Victoria (FpV, Victory Front) to become Argentina’s president. Macri is the first president to be elected in the country on a right-wing ticket since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1916. Menem, president from 1989 to 1999, oversaw structural adjustments and massive privatisations, but won office first as a left-wing Peronist with a very different set of pledges. Before then, Argentina’s political right had tended to dispense with elections, with a succession of military coups ushering in conservative or reactionary regimes

Evolution of hyphenated techniques formineral oil analysis in food

peer reviewedThe occurrence of mineral oil in food is known since the early 1990s, and it was discovered by chance in one of the first applications using the hyphenated LC–GC system. Since then, the relationship between hyphenated techniques and mineral oil analysis has been tightly interrelated and successful. This review aims to show and explain how this mutual interaction has driven the development of the hyphenated techniques on one side and has supported the increase of knowledge on the other, supporting the complex task of mineral oil determination in food. The paper presents the background of the mineral oil problem in food (a brief history of its finding, toxicology, and occurrence), moving then toward the analytical determination. The development of different hyphenated techniques in relation tomineral oil determination is discussed, focusing mainly on 2D techniques, such as LC–GC. The necessity of additional dimensions, such as LC–LC–GC and comprehensive approaches, such as GC × GC and LC × GC, is also discussed. Finally, the role of the hyphenation with MS is presented.CDR projects-MOHPlatform, J.0170.2

A Review of MOSH and MOAH Analysis in Food

peer reviewedMineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) are a very complex mixture of isomers classified into mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH). The analysis of such contaminants in food is a challenging task and requires a comprehensive approach to tackle the cumbersome issues related to their determination. Additionally, their toxicity is still under investigation and requires further studies supported by more detailed analytical data. This review aims to give an overview of the different analytical approaches proposed, from sample preparation to the final chromatographic determination, to respond to the request of consumers and institutions, such as the European Food Safety Authority and European Commission, for a reliable risk assessment. Emphasis is given to hyphenated chromatographic techniques as powerful tools to gain deeper insights into the MOSH and MOAH problem.CDR projects- MOHPlatform, J.0170.2

Evolution of hyphenated techniques for mineral oil analysis in food

The occurrence of mineral oil in food is known since the early 1990s, and it was discovered by chance in one of the first applications using the hyphenated LC\u2013GC system. Since then, the relationship between hyphenated techniques and mineral oil analysis has been tightly interrelated and successful. This review aims to show and explain how this mutual interaction has driven the development of the hyphenated techniques on one side and has supported the increase of knowledge on the other, supporting the complex task of mineral oil determination in food. The paper presents the background of the mineral oil problem in food (a brief history of its finding, toxicology, and occurrence), moving then toward the analytical determination. The development of different hyphenated techniques in relation to mineral oil determination is discussed, focusing mainly on 2D techniques, such as LC\u2013GC. The necessity of additional dimensions, such as LC\u2013LC\u2013GC and comprehensive approaches, such as GC 7 GC and LC 7 GC, is also discussed. Finally, the role of the hyphenation with MS is presented

Evaluating deep retrofit strategies for buildings in urban waterfronts

The renovation and requalification of existing building stock and the exploitation of renewable energy sources are considered key actions in the European Energy Roadmap to 2050. In this scope, a noticeable potential application is represented by urban constrained built heritage, whose rehabilitation can be considered both as a strategy for its conservation and an enhancement of competitiveness for a sustainable city. The proposed research evaluates the potential of scalable retrofit strategies in existing buildings through the exploitation of on-site renewable energy sources available in urban waterfront. The methodology starts with the collection of data concerning environmental and climate conditions, predictable building energy demand for heating and cooling services, and timescales of available on-site renewable energy sources. The approach has been tested by the development of a detailed building energy model (BEM) for a constrained building in the urban waterfront of Trieste, in Northeastern Italy; the building construction dates back to the early 1980s and it is located in a valuable historical and cultural context. According to the preliminary rehabilitation proposal by Trieste Municipality, a baseline energetic model has been carried out to evaluate and optimize retrofit strategies for building envelope and energy systems, including renewable energy source exploitation. The study considers particularly hydrothermal energy stored in sea basin that could play a significant role in urban waterfronts contexts. The main results show that the most effective adaptation strategies are characterized by key factors such as envelope thermal inertia in reducing heating and cooling demand in middle seasons, thermal effects of roof greening, and the combination of plants that exploit several discontinuous renewable sources and accumulation systems, such as photovoltaic systems and sea hydrothermal energy. This paper looks at a strategic vision that focuses the need to manage plant systems through advanced commissioning or by developing an integrated smart thermal grid. This research is embedded in a pilot project concerning the development of a low-temperature thermal grid in the waterfront of the old town of Trieste

QUANTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MINERAL OIL IN FISH FEED BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-COMPREHENSIVE MULTIDIMENSIONAL GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER/FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR

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A cotton thread fluidic device with a wall-jet pencil-drawn paper based dual electrode detector

A simple and sensitive device is presented based on the use of pencil-drawn paper based electrochemical detector placed at the end of a cotton thread fluidic channel in wall-jet configuration. This innovative and fast responding electroanalytical system can be adopted for both single and dual electrode electrochemical detection, this last achieved by applying two different potentials at two independent working electrodes drawn on the opposite faces of the paper based detector. Its performance was preliminarily optimized by adopting hexacyanoferrate(II) as probe species undergoing reversible electrochemical processes. These devices were then used for the single electrode detection of ascorbic acid in aqueous samples and the dual electrode detection of orthodiphenols in extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs). In fact, these devices enable hydrophilic orthodiphenols, typically present in EVOOs (extracted by a 80:20% v/v acetonitrile/water mixture), to be discriminated from hydrophilic monophenols instead present in almost all vegetable oils. Flow-injections runs were conducted by using a 0.01 M H2SO4 + 0.5 KCl running electrolyte allowing the rapid and selective detection of hydrophilic orthodiphenols with satisfactory sensitivity and a low enough detection limit (2 \u3bcM). Different real samples of EVOOs and sunflower oils were analyzed. Abundant enough contents of orthidiphenols were found in EVOO samples, while no trace of these antioxidants was found in sunflower oils