Spherical model provides visual aid for cubic crystal study

Transparent sphere of polymethylmethacrylate with major zones and poles of cubic crystals is used to make crystallographic visualizations and to interpret Laue X ray diffraction of single cubic crystals

My Journey to Optometry

Dr. Michael Bacigalupi grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His father was a letter carrier for the US Postal Service and his mother was an office manager for a local optometrist. He decided at a young age that he wanted to become an optometrist and has never regretted this decision. He is proud of his career and hopes to inspire others to consider the profession of optometry. Dr. Bacigalupi earned an Associate of Arts degree in Chemistry from Schreiner University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Optometry from the University of Houston. In 1993, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston College of Optometry with a Doctor of Optometry degree. He earned a Masters in Business Management with emphasis on Leadership at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University. Prior to joining the faculty of Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Bacigalupi was in private optometric practice for 12 years. He is licensed as an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist in Texas. His private practice focused primarily on ocular disease and glaucoma care. He served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Optometric Association (TOA) and was honored as the Texas Young Optometrist of the Year in 2003. Dr. Bacigalupi is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and is a clinical examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. He has been honored by Lions Club International with the International Service Award for his many eye care mission trips into Central America. Dr. Bacigalupi was appointed Assistant Dean for Student Affairs of the College of Optometry in 2008. He is a lecturer for the 4th practice management course entitled “Current Topics in Practice Management” and lab instructor for “Optometric Theory and Methods.” Dr. Bacigalupi is a frequent author and lecturer in the areas of practice management, student affairs, and admissions

Optomestrist and Educator

Dr. Michael Bacigalupi grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His father was a letter carrier for the US Postal Service and his mother was an office manager for a local optometrist. He decided at a young age that he wanted to become an optometrist and has never regretted this decision. He is proud of his career and hopes to inspire others to consider the profession of optometry. Dr. Bacigalupi earned an Associate of Arts degree in Chemistry from Schreiner University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Optometry from the University of Houston. In 1993, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston College of Optometry with a Doctor of Optometry degree. He earned a Masters in Business Management with emphasis on Leadership at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University. Prior to joining the faculty of Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Bacigalupi was in private optometric practice for 12 years. He is licensed as an Optometric Glaucoma Specialist in Texas. His private practice focused primarily on ocular disease and glaucoma care. He served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Optometric Association (TOA) and was honored as the Texas Young Optometrist of the Year in 2003. Dr. Bacigalupi is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and is a clinical examiner for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. He has been honored by Lions Club International with the International Service Award for his many eye care mission trips into Central America. Dr. Bacigalupi was appointed Assistant Dean for Student Affairs of the College of Optometry in 2008. He is a lecturer for the 4th practice management course entitled “Current Topics in Practice Management” and lab instructor for “Optometric Theory and Methods.” Dr. Bacigalupi is a frequent author and lecturer in the areas of practice management, student affairs, and admissions

Farms on Campus: Strong Stakeholder Support for an Educational Garden at a Non-Land-Grant University

University farms and gardens are increasingly seen as effective tools for learning a variety of academic subjects and as resources that allow users to connect experientially to nature. Most existing university farms, however, are found at resource-rich land-grant universities. This research evaluated stakeholder interest and willingness-to-pay in money, time, and labor for a proposed educational farm at a public, urban, non-land-grant university through an online survey of over 400 members of the California State University East Bay, Concord Campus community. Overall, support for an educational farm at this site was high amongst all stakeholder groups. Students and stakeholders who hold multiple positions on campus reported greater interest in interacting with a campus teaching farm than did faculty and staff, while administrators expressed the least likelihood to participate in the proposed farm. Younger respondents and females anticipated greater interaction levels than did older or male groups. Income affected willingness-to-pay paradoxically: middle-income respondents anticipated contributing the greatest financial support, while those in the highest and lowest income categories projected contributing the smallest levels of financial support. Across all stakeholders, high interest in garden-based education reflected the recent growth of urban gardening and experiential learning in city centers around the world. More avenues may be needed for administrators, decision-makers, and funders to interact with garden classrooms to render university teaching gardens more viable, widely-utilized, and financially tenable

Offerta e domanda di istruzione nel territorio della Repubblica aristocratica di Genova. Variazioni nel tempo e nello spazio geografico (1528-1797)

Sul territorio della Repubblica aristocratica di Genova le scuole di comunità fiorirono tra la fine del Quattrocento e l’inizio del Cinquecento; in seguito ci fu una progressiva decadenza di questa forma di istruzione, sostituita dai collegi degli Ordini insegnati e dalle scuole di pio lascito. A Genova il collegio dei maestri di grammatica perse importanza nel corso del Cinquecento: le scuole più importanti a Genova erano ormai quelle della Compagnia di Gesù affiancate, un po’ più tardi, da quelle degli Scolopi. È difficile capire se questi cambiamenti portarono a variazioni nel livello e nella diffusione dell’alfabetismo. In the territory of the Aristocratic Republic of Genoa community schools flourished between the late 15th century and early 16th century; afterward there was a gradual decline of this form of education, replaced by the colleges of religious teaching orders and schools founded by charitable bequests. In Genoa the guild of grammar teachers lost its importance during the 16th century: the most important schools in Genoa became those of the Society of Jesus flanked, a little later, by those of Piarists. It is difficult to understand whether these changes led to variations in the level and spread of literacy

Edificios híbridos. Potenciadores de urbanidad en la ciudad contemporánea, una visión desde la experiencia de Steven Holl

Uno de los principales desafíos del urbanismo contemporáneo es el constante aumento demográfico, y la fragmentación y dispersión territorial que resultan en una pérdida de vida urbana. La densificación funcional ha sido reconocida como una de las herramientas capaces de contrarrestar estos fenómenos mediante la acumulación de actividades dentro de un mismo contenedor, creando así un edificio híbrido con el potencial de influenciar el desarrollo de urbanidad en su entorno. Estos edificios son híbridos porque los usos contenidos se potencian y complementan, escapan de la escala arquitectónica ejerciendo una importante influencia a nivel urbano, e incorporan el espacio público de la ciudad a su propia estructura. Gracias a la capacidad que estos edificios tienen de hacer frente a un gran número de las problemáticas contemporáneas, los edificios híbridos han adquirido una mayor popularidad en las últimas décadas. El arquitecto Steven Holl es una de las personalidades que más han indagado en el estudio y diseño de estos edificios, reconociendo su potencial como condensadores de actividad y urbanidad. En su obra, Holl utiliza la porosidad como herramienta de integración de la arquitectura y el urbanismo, de forma de generar estructuras capaces de reproducir la intensidad y complejidad de la ciudad. 

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"Visto Bueno" de José PrietoManuscrito firmado y rubricado por el autor. A plumilla en tinta negra y coloreado a la acuarela en carmín, siena y azulOrientado con torreRelieve representado por sombreadoIndica veriles, bajos y fondosSeñala los caminos y la toponimiaRelación de las principales fortificaciones indicadas por clave alfanuméricaEn el ángulo superior izquierdo: "N.2.

Edificios híbridos. Potenciadores de urbanidad en la ciudad contemporánea, una visión desde la experiencia de Steven Holl

Uno de los principales desafíos del urbanismo contemporáneo es el constante aumento demográfico, y la fragmentación y dispersión territorial que resultan en una pérdida de vida urbana. La densificación funcional ha sido reconocida como una de las herramientas capaces de contrarrestar estos fenómenos mediante la acumulación de actividades dentro de un mismo contenedor, creando así un edificio híbrido con el potencial de influenciar el desarrollo de urbanidad en su entorno. Estos edificios son híbridos porque los usos contenidos se potencian y complementan, escapan de la escala arquitectónica ejerciendo una importante influencia a nivel urbano, e incorporan el espacio público de la ciudad a su propia estructura. Gracias a la capacidad que estos edificios tienen de hacer frente a un gran número de las problemáticas contemporáneas, los edificios híbridos han adquirido una mayor popularidad en las últimas décadas. El arquitecto Steven Holl es una de las personalidades que más han indagado en el estudio y diseño de estos edificios, reconociendo su potencial como condensadores de actividad y urbanidad. En su obra, Holl utiliza la porosidad como herramienta de integración de la arquitectura y el urbanismo, de forma de generar estructuras capaces de reproducir la intensidad y complejidad de la ciudad.