Glimpses of the Unthinkable: Anamorphic Images of World War III in Philip K. Dick, Thomas Pynchon, and J.G. Ballard

The representation of modern warfare has always been problematic, but depicting nuclear war seems to be an almost impossible task for writers, inasmuch as a real nuclear conflict has never taken place, so that there is no “real” model that writers may refer to. And yet in the Cold War years the threat of WWIII was such an important and urgent issue that fiction writers repeatedly attempted to stage the unreal war, and think the unthinkable. Some of them adopted a mix of the extrapolative strategies of science-fiction and conventional, “realistic” narrative protocols; others, such as Thomas Pynchon, Philip K. Dick, and J.G. Ballard, though also using science-fictional extrapolations, opted for more unconventional narrative strategies, drawing from modernism or devising new devices. This article attempts to survey what the consequences of these different approaches have been

Experimentation of an Information Model

[EN] Wanting to answer the questions unsolved by a previous study supported by a survey with total station, this article illustrates the results obtained with 3D laser scanning acquisitions and photo shot datasets. The precision provided by the phase shift ranging scanner technology has allowed to measure to the millimeter the deviation between the surveyed model (objective of reality, although discontinuous) and the geometric model on these data interpreted. In addition, the mathematical hypotheses useful for parametric modelling (geometry processing) are discussed. Virtualizations have been created by adopting knowledge filters and scientific tools that address to the digital (re)construction (HBIM) that allows to share and manage information and to integrate interoperable models in accordance with current public procurement regulations.University Luigi Vanvitelli under the Valere Plus programme, an-nouncement D.R. 102 of 01/02/2019Rossi, A.; Palmieri, U. (2020). Experimentation of an Information Model. VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability. 5(1):37-46. https://doi.org/10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2020.13639OJS374651Abbate, C.; Spina, M.; Zevi, A. (2010) Una guida all'architettura frugale. Iacobelli editore: Guidonia, Italy.Arayici, Y. (2009) Towards building information modelling for existing structures. Structural Survey 2009, 26(3), 210-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800810887108Benedetti, B.; Gaiani, M.; Remondino, F. (2011) Modelli digitali 3D in archeologia: il caso di Pompei. Scuola Normale Superiore: Pisa, Italy.Eastman, C. (2008) BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons: New York, USAGuidi, G.; Russo, M.; Beraldin, J. (2010) Acquisizione 3D e modellazione poligonale. McGraw-Hill: Milano, ItalyHistoric England. (2017) BIM for Heritage: Developing a Historic Building Information Model. Historic England: Swindon, UKKarmazyn, H. (2017) Dal modello sperimentale al modello matematico. Graduate thesis in "Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering", Departement of Engineering Civil, Design (DI cDEA) Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli Aversa (CE), Italy. Tutor: Prof. Adriana RossiLima, A.I.; Arnaboldi, M.A. (2004) Ri-pensare Soleri. Jaca Book: Milano, ItalyMcCullough, L. (2010) Conversations with Paolo Soleri. Princeton Architectural Press: New York, USAMigliari, R. (2004) Disegno come Modello. Edizioni Kappa: Roma, ItalyRiley, T.; Reed, P. (2007) Frank Lloyd Wright: 1867-1959. Mondadori Electa: Milano, ItalyRossi, A.; Palmieri, U. (2018) (In)tangibili caratteristiche: ripresentazioni integrate di un tompagno in terracotta. In Proceedings of the 40° Convegno Internazionale dei Docenti delle Discipline della Rappresentazione / XV Congresso della Unione Italiana per il Disegno, Milano, Italy, 13-15 September 2018. Gangemi Editore: Roma, Italy, pp. 1553-1560.Ryan, K. (2002) Paolo Soleri. Itinerario di architettura. Antologia degli scritti. Jaca Book: Milano, Italy.Tang, P.; Huberb, D.; Akincic, B.; Lipmand, R.; Lytlee, A. (2010) Automatic reconstruction of as-built building information models from laser-scanned point clouds: A review of related techniques. Automation in Construction 2010, 19, 829-843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2010.06.007Zevi, B. (2010) Storia dell'architettura moderna. Vol. 2; Einaudi: Torino, Ital

Autism and classification systems: a study of 84 children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A number of studies have shown that current classification systems (ICD 10, DSM IV TR) have limitation when applied to autistic children and the category PDD NOS (DSM IV TR) has in particular been criticized. To check the possible usefulness of other classification systems to better describe patient's functioning, we retrospectively studied 84 patients, seen consecutively in our Child Neurology and Psychiatry Department (excluding only those presenting for another disease even if with clinical signs of a PDD).</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We tried to classify them according to ICD 10, DSM IV TR, CFTMEA-R, "operational classification" (Manzano and Palacio) and de Ajuriaguerra's classification.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We found a good correspondence between DSM IV TR and ICD 10 and the use of psychodynamic classification systems (in particular CFTMEA-R) was useful to differentiate clinical subtypes collected under the PDD NOS etiquette according to DSM IV TR.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>To rationalize research efforts and find better tailored therapies, we need to improve PDD classification systems, using contributions coming from every field of child psychiatry and neurology: it's possible that 0-3 Classification could help this.</p

Chemotherapy-induced alopecia management: Clinical experience and practical advice

Background: Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is probably one of the most shocking aspects for oncological patients and underestimated by physicians. Among hair loss risk factors, there are treatment-related aspects such as drug dose, admin- istration regimen, and exposure to X-rays, but also patient-related characteristics. To the best of our knowledge, no guidelines are available about CIA management. Aims and methods: With this study, based on literature background and our clinical experience, we would like to propose a list of actions in order to estimate the risk of hair loss before starting chemotherapy and to manage this condition before, dur- ing, and after drug administration and to create a sort of practical guide for derma- tologists and oncologists. Results and conclusion: There is an urgent need for prospective studies to clarify the mechanistic basis of alopecia associated with these drugs and consequently to design evidence-based management strategies

Davide Carnevale, Narrare l'invasione : Traiettorie e rinnovamento del fantastico novecentesco

Obra ressenyada: Davide CARNEVALE, Narrare l'invasione: Traiettorie e rinnovamento del fantastico nove-centesco, Berlin: Peter Lang, 2022. ISBN 978-3-631-88282-5

Chapter Ripresentare il reperto di Hatra

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

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De la digitalización laser hacia el H-BIM: un caso de estudio

[ES] Queriendo dar respuesta a las preguntas que el anterior estudio precedente efectuado con una estación total (Trimble S6 Vision) no pudo concretar, el artículo comenta los resultados obtenidos con las adquisiciones de digitalización láser 3D y las bases de datos fotográficas. La precisión, garantizada por la tecnología de medida, ha permitido medir la distancia entre el modelo numérico (discontinuo pero objetivo) y el modelo geométrico (continuo pero subjetivo). También se discute el grado de fiabilidad de los documentos e hipótesis relevantes basados en el razonamiento matemático como el comienzo de una cadena de trabajo digital compartida e interoperable. Los temas abordados se refieren a la virtualización de componentes geométricos manipulables paramétricamente (tratamiento de la geometría) que, a partir de la normativa vigente en materia de contratos públicos (BIM), se impone como prototipo para el proyecto de restauración y mantenimiento de edificios históricos (H-BIM) y, en partic[EN] Overview wanting to answer the questions that the previous study with a total station (Trimble S6 Vision) could not answer, the article comments on the results obtained with the acquisitions of 3D laser scanning and photographic databases. The precision, guaranteed by the measurement technology, has made it possible to measure the distance between the numerical model (discontinuous but objective) and the geometric model (continuous but subjective). It also discusses the degree of reliability of relevant documents and hypotheses based on mathematical reasoning such as the beginning of a shared and interoperable digital work chain. The topics addressed refer to the virtualization of geometrically manipulable geometric components (treatment of geometry) which, based on current public procurement regulations (BIM), is imposed as a prototype for the project of restoration and maintenance of historic buildings (H-BIM) and, in particular, for the case study: theartistic ceramics factory, locaRossi, A.; Palmero Iglesias, LM.; Palmieri, U. (2020). From laser scanning to H-BIM: a case study. EGA Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica. 25(38):182-193. https://doi.org/10.4995/ega.2020.12835OJS182193253

Gibbard-Satterthwaite Games

The Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem implies the ubiquity of manipulators-voters who could change the election outcome in their favor by unilaterally modifying their vote. In this paper, we ask what happens if a given profile admits several such voters. We model strategic interactions among Gibbard-Satterthwaite manipulators as a normal-form game. We classify the 2-by-2 games that can arise in this setting for two simple voting rules, namely Plurality and Borda, and study the complexity of determining whether a given manipulative vote weakly dominates truth-telling, as well as existence of Nash equilibria