‘Coming back Home’ . Il Modello Virtuale della Statua Romana di Asclepio del Museo di Siracusa (Italia)

The colossal torso of the god Asclepius, kept into the Castello Maniace during the Spanish domination of Sicily, is now one of the most significant examples of roman statuary in the Syracuse Museum. The recent restoration of the Castello Maniace has been celebrated in 2008 with an exhibition of archaeological finds obtained in the various excavations of the castle. The statue of Asclepius, which had for centuries been a part of the architecture there, should have been the most significant piece on display. However, its large size and frailty made such a temporary move inadvisable, and it was decided that a plaster cast should be made and exhibited instead. A team of archaeologists and information technicians from the Archeomatica Project of Catania University were able to contribute to this task by creating a 3D model of the statue through the use of laser scanning techniques

Laserscanning e 3D Modelling Nell’Archeologia Urbana: lo Scavo della Chiesa di Sant’Agata al Carcere a Catania (Italia)

Urban archaeology undoubtedly represents the most problematic branch of archaeological research, due to the many problems of conservation and promotion of the evidence. A significant example is presented by the excavations carried out by the Superintendency for Cultural Goods of Catania in the church of “Sant’Agata al Carcere”, located in the heart of down town Catania. The most important discovery of the archaeological campaign was part of a ruined archaic wall in polygonal technique, located in the western side of the sacristy of the “Sant’Agata al Carcere” church. Furthermore, a late hellenistic votive deposit located within a pit, contained two small jars and a lidded stamnos, was discovered between the stones of the fallen wall. The excavations were performed during the restoration of the church. After the restoration, due to the special function of the building, it was necessary to quickly re-open the churches, thereby hiding the archaeological monuments from public view. In this perspective, a virtual museum project was implemented by an equipe of archaeologists and information technologists of the Archeomatica Project of Catania University, in order to display the important discoveries from the sacristy, which were covered up by the re-location of the floor in situ, applying both laser-scanner and 3D modelling techniques

Laserscanning e 3D Modelling Nell’Archeologia Urbana: lo Scavo della Chiesa di Sant’Agata al Carcere a Catania (Italia)

Urban archaeology undoubtedly represents the most problematic branch of archaeological research, due to the many problems of conservation and promotion of the evidence. A significant example is presented by the excavations carried out by the Superintendency for Cultural Goods of Catania in the church of “Sant’Agata al Carcere”, located in the heart of down town Catania. The most important discovery of the archaeological campaign was part of a ruined archaic wall in polygonal technique, located in the western side of the sacristy of the “Sant’Agata al Carcere” church. Furthermore, a late hellenistic votive deposit located within a pit, contained two small jars and a lidded stamnos, was discovered between the stones of the fallen wall. The excavations were performed during the restoration of the church. After the restoration, due to the special function of the building, it was necessary to quickly re-open the churches, thereby hiding the archaeological monuments from public view. In this perspective, a virtual museum project was implemented by an equipe of archaeologists and information technologists of the Archeomatica Project of Catania University, in order to display the important discoveries from the sacristy, which were covered up by the re-location of the floor in situ, applying both laser-scanner and 3D modelling techniques

‘Coming back Home’ . Il Modello Virtuale della Statua Romana di Asclepio del Museo di Siracusa (Italia)

The colossal torso of the god Asclepius, kept into the Castello Maniace during the Spanish domination of Sicily, is now one of the most significant examples of roman statuary in the Syracuse Museum. The recent restoration of the Castello Maniace has been celebrated in 2008 with an exhibition of archaeological finds obtained in the various excavations of the castle. The statue of Asclepius, which had for centuries been a part of the architecture there, should have been the most significant piece on display. However, its large size and frailty made such a temporary move inadvisable, and it was decided that a plaster cast should be made and exhibited instead. A team of archaeologists and information technicians from the Archeomatica Project of Catania University were able to contribute to this task by creating a 3D model of the statue through the use of laser scanning techniques

‘Coming back Home’ . Il Modello Virtuale della Statua Romana di Asclepio del Museo di Siracusa (Italia)

The colossal torso of the god Asclepius, kept into the Castello Maniace during the Spanish domination of Sicily, is now one of the most significant examples of roman statuary in the Syracuse Museum. The recent restoration of the Castello Maniace has been celebrated in 2008 with an exhibition of archaeological finds obtained in the various excavations of the castle. The statue of Asclepius, which had for centuries been a part of the architecture there, should have been the most significant piece on display. However, its large size and frailty made such a temporary move inadvisable, and it was decided that a plaster cast should be made and exhibited instead. A team of archaeologists and information technicians from the Archeomatica Project of Catania University were able to contribute to this task by creating a 3D model of the statue through the use of laser scanning techniques

Detección de Genes qnr en Aislamientos de Enterobacterias con Resistencia Simultánea a Fluorquinolonas y Oximinocefalosporinas

Se analizaron cepas de enterobacterias con resistencia simultánea a oximinocefalosporinas y fluorquinolonas aisladas entre febrero y agosto de 2007 de pacientes hospitalizados en el Sanatorio Médico de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento, Santa Fe Argentina. Mediante PCR multiplex, se detectó la presencia de genes qnr en 4 de las 30 cepas analizadas, representando el 13% de las cepas estudiadas. Se detectó la presencia del gen qnrB en dos cepas de Enterobacter cloacae y Klebsiella pneumoniae respectivamente. Ninguna de las cepas estudiadas mostró la presencia de genes qnrA ni qnrS.Detection of qnr genes in enterobacteriaceae isolates with simultaneous resistance to oximinocephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. Enterobacteriaceae strains with simultaneous resistance to oximinocephalosporins and fluoroquinolones isolated from hospitalized patients in Sanatorio Medico de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento, Santa Fe Argentina, between February and August 2007 were analyzed. qnr genes was detected by multiplex PCR, in 4 of 30 tested strains, representing 13% of them. qnrB gene was detected in two strains of Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae respectively. qnrA and qnrS genes were not detected in the studied strains.Fil: Escobar, A.. Sanatorio Medico de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento. Sección Bacteriología; ArgentinaFil: Porto, Ayelen Patricia. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas. Cátedra de Microbiología General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Joris, R.. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas. Cátedra de Microbiología General; ArgentinaFil: Sansevich, M. E.. Sanatorio Medico de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento. Sección Bacteriología; ItaliaFil: Gutkind, Gabriel Osvaldo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Di Conza, José Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas. Cátedra de Microbiología General; ArgentinaFil: Truppia, L. A.. Sanatorio Medico de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento. Sección Bacteriología; Argentin