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Close Reading rückt programmatisch das Kunstwerk ins Zentrum konzentrierter kunsthistorischer Interpretationen. 72 internationale Autorinnen und Autoren analysieren jeweils ein Werk der Architektur, Skulptur, Malerei, Zeichnung oder Druckgrafik, von Albrecht Dürer und Matthias Grünewald, über Tizian, Artemisia Gentileschi, Michelangelo und Nicolas Poussin, Francesco Borromini und Fischer von Erlach, bis hin zu Oskar Kokoschka und Shirin Neshat. Sie folgen unterschiedlichen methodischen Zugängen, befassen sich mit dem Entstehungskontext, mit Datierungs- und Zuschreibungsfragen, der Sammlungs-, Provenienz- und Restaurierungsgeschichte, oder widmen sich Bild-Text-Relationen sowie ikonografischen, ikonologischen und bildtheoretischen Aspekten.

This book showcases the state of the art in the field of sensors and microsystems, revealing the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies. It covers a broad range of aspects, including: bio-, physical and chemical sensors, actuators, micro- and nano-structured materials, mechanisms of interaction and signal transduction, polymers and biomaterials, sensor electronics and instrumentation, analytical microsystems, recognition systems and signal analysis and sensor networks as well as manufacturing technologies, environmental, food, energy and biomedical applications. The book gathers a selection of papers presented at the AISEM Regional Workshop on Sensors and Microsystems, held in Portici (Naples), Italy in February 2020.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the China Functional Material Technology and Industry Forum CFMTIF 2015, October 30th - Novemnber 1th, 2015

Il libro fa il punto su due veri rompicapo di cui si sono occupati molti studiosi: l'ubicazione del tempio di Diana Facelina e il sito del castello di Demena. Suggestive le riflessioni sul Cenacolo di Monforte che potrebbe nascondere un messaggio della tradizione dei Templari relativa al Graal. Perché nei tempi antichi si pensava che il milazzese fosse un territorio benedetto dagli dei? Cosa faceva pensare che vi pascolassero gli armenti sacri al dio Sole? Quale l'importanza del tempio di Diana Facelina? Quali le ipotesi circa la sua ubicazione? Perché non se ne sono ancora trovate tracce evidenti? È veramente esistita la città di Démena, quella città che ha dato nome al Valdemone? E, se è esistita, è una città scomparsa o ancor oggi esiste con altro nome? Un poderoso castello che portava il nome di Démena si oppose strenuamente all'avanzata dei musulmani: era il castello della città o era posto lontano da essa? In quest'ultimo caso come può essere spiegata l'esistenza di due posti distanti con lo stesso inusuale nome? Perché una cappella del SS. Sacramento di rilevante pregio artistico e di notevole elaborazione teologica fu costruita a Monforte? Quali significati religiosi gli artisti che vi hanno lavorato volevano trasmettere? Perché l'Ultima Cena capolavoro attribuito a Giacomo Del Duca, allievo di Michelangelo, potrebbe ricordare la battaglia di Lepanto (1571) e nascondere un mistero legato ai Templari? Nel presente volume, che viene pubblicato in occasione del bicentenario della presenza della famiglia Scoglio a Monforte San Giorgio, vengono approfonditi tre misteri: l'ubicazione del tempio dedicato alla dea Artemide (Diana) e del centro abitato ad esso collegato (Artemisio) dove, secondo Appiano, era avvenuto il sogno di Ulisse quando durante le sue peregrinazioni si era fermato in Sicilia; il sito del poderoso castello chiamato Dmns che strenuamente si oppose alla completa occupazione della Sicilia da parte dei musulmani e gli enigmi legati all'Ultima Cena, scultura in marmo dell'Altare del SS. Sacramento presente nella Chiesa Madre di Monforte San Giorgio, che, progettata probabilmente per celebrare l'eroismo dei Cavalieri che in armi avevano difeso la Cristianità nella battaglia di Lepanto (1571), esprime forse una tradizione esoterica che si richiama ai Cavalieri Templari. Questi tre argomenti potranno affascinare molti lettori, non solo siciliani, che vorranno accostarvisi per conoscere, approfondire e anche contribuire a cercare la verità.

Published continuously since 1944, Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology has been a continuous, essential resource for protein chemists. Covering reviews of methodology and research in all aspects of protein chemistry, including purification/expression, proteomics, modeling and structural determination and design, each volume brings forth new information about protocols and analysis of proteins while presenting the most recent findings from leading experts in a broad range of protein-related topics. - Covers reviews of methodology and research in all aspects of protein chemistry - Brings forth new information about protocols and analysis of proteins while presenting the most recent findings from leading experts in a broad range of protein-related topics

El primer caso del comisario Ricciardi, el responsable de la brigada contra el crimen que actúa en Nápoles en 1931. Si pudiera decirlo, lo diría así: me llamo Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi, y veo a los muertos... Estamos en Nápoles y corre el año 1931, una época en que el fascismo en Italia goza de sus momentos de gloria. Es invierno, y la ciudad parece adormilada por el frío, pero el comisario Ricciardi no para de trabajar. Hombre de pocas palabras, solitario y terco, ha heredado de su madre un extraño poder: ve el último gesto de las víctimas de muerte violenta y escucha sus últimas palabras. Ese don le permite meterse de lleno en las investigaciones, pero le obliga a compartir parte del dolor de quien ha muerto. De ahí sus silencios y su mirada a veces extraviada. En este primer caso vemos a Ricciardi en los camerinos del Teatro San Carlo de Nápoles. Ahí el gran tenor Arnaldo Vezzi, artista admirado por su talento y amigo personal de Mussolini, ha sido brutalmente asesinado justo antes de subir al escenario para cantar I Pagliacci. Poco a poco iremos descubriendo el verdadero carácter de Vezzi y veremos cumplirse una vez más la ley de Ricciardi: las víctimas de un crimen, vengan de donde vengan, hagan lo que hagan, sean pobres o ricas, acaban muriendo por hambre o por amor. Con este relato se inicia la larga serie de novelas dedicadas al comisario Ricciardi, unos libros donde la intriga es importante, pero cuenta también y sobre todo ir disfrutando de la buena literatura y de la vida de Nápoles en la época del fascismo, un tiempo que parece repetirse hoy sin descanso y con mucho descaro.

Italians to America is the first indexed reference work devoted to Italian immigrants to the United States. This series contains passenger list information in chronological order on the first major wave of Italian migration during the last two decades of the 19th century, as well as the beginning of the 20th century.As with the highly regarded companion series on German immigrants, Italians to America presents the passenger lists in chronological order, including information on each person's age, sex, occupation, village of origin, and destination, plus the name of the ship, the port of embarkation, and the date of arrival.Each volume also contains an introduction on the history of Italian migration to the U.S. and a full name index, greatly simplifying the researcher's job.

Salvator Rosa (1615–1673) was a colorful and controversial Italian painter, talented musician, a notable comic actor, a prolific correspondent, and a successful satirist and poet. His paintings, especially his rugged landscapes and their evocation of the sublime, appealed to Romantic writers, and his work was highly influential on several generations of European writers. James S. Patty analyzes Rosa's tremendous influence on French writers, chiefly those of the nineteenth century, such as Stendhal, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, George Sand, and Théophile Gautier. Arranged in chronological order, with numerous quotations from French fiction, poetry, drama, art criticism, art history, literary history, and reference works, Salvator Rosa in French Literature forms a narrative account of the reception of Rosa's life and work in the world of French letters.

The team of nurses that Tilda Shalof found herself working with in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a big-city hospital was known as “Laura's Line.” They were a bit wild: smart, funny, disrespectful of authority, but also caring and incredibly committed to their jobs. Laura set the tone with her quick remarks. Frances, from Newfoundland, was famous for her improvised recipes. Justine, the union rep, wore t-shirts emblazoned with defiant slogans, like “Nurses Care But It's Not in the Budget.” Shalof was the one who had been to university. The others accused her of being “sooo sensitive.”They depended upon one another. Working in the ICU was both emotionally grueling and physically exhausting. Many patients, quite simply, were dying, and the staff strove mightily to prolong their lives. With their skill, dedication, and the resources of modern science, they sometimes were almost too successful. Doctors and nurses alike wondered if what they did for terminally-ill patients was not, in some cases, too extreme. A number of patients were admitted when it was too late even for heroic measures. A boy struck down by a cerebral aneurysm in the middle of a little-league hockey game. A woman rescued – too late – from a burning house. It all took its toll on the staff.And yet, on good days, they thrived on what they did. Shalof describes a colleague who is managing a “crashing” patient: “I looked at her. Nicky was flushed with excitement. She was doing five different things at the same time, planning ahead for another five. She was totally focused, in her element, in control, completely at home with the chaos. There was a huge smile on her face. Nurses like to fix things. If they can.”Shalof, a veteran ICU nurse, reveals what it is really like to work behind the closed hospital curtains. The drama, the sardonic humour, the grinding workload, the cheerful camaraderie, the big issues and the small, all are brought vividly to life in this remarkable book.

This work focuses on integrating land-use location science with the technology of geographic information systems (GIS). The text describes the basic principles of location decision and the means for applying them in order to improve the real estate decision.

Italians to America is the first indexed reference work devoted to Italian immigrants to the United States. This series contains passenger list information in chronological order on the first major wave of Italian migration during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. As with the highly regarded companion series on German immigrants, Italians to America presents the passenger lists in chronological order, including information on each person's age, sex, occupation, village of origin, and destination, plus the name of the ship, the port of embarkation and the date of arrival. Each volume also contains an introduction on the history of Italian migration to the U.S. and a full name index, greatly simplifying the researcher's job.