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This study aims to evaluate the Average Glandular Dose (AGD) and diagnostic performance of CEM versus Digital Mammography (DM) as well as versus DM plus one-view Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT), which were performed in the same patients at short intervals of time. A preventive screening examination in high-risk asymptomatic patients between 2020 and 2022 was performed with two-view Digital Mammography (DM) projections (Cranio Caudal and Medio Lateral) plus one Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) projection (mediolateral oblique, MLO) in a single session examination. For all patients in whom we found a suspicious lesion by using DM + DBT, we performed (within two weeks) a CEM examination. AGD and compression force were compared between the diagnostic methods. All lesions identified by DM + DBT were biopsied; then, we assessed whether lesions found by DBT were also highlighted by DM alone and/or by CEM. We enrolled 49 patients with 49 lesions in the study. The median AGD was lower for DM alone than for CEM (3.41 mGy vs. 4.24 mGy, p = 0.015). The AGD for CEM was significantly lower than for the DM plus one single projection DBT protocol (4.24 mGy vs. 5.55 mGy, p < 0.001). We did not find a statistically significant difference in the median compression force between the CEM and DM + DBT. DM + DBT allows the identification of one more invasive neoplasm one in situ lesion and two high-risk lesions, compared to DM alone. The CEM, compared to DM + DBT, failed to identify only one of the high-risk lesions. According to these results, CEM could be used in the screening of asymptomatic high-risk patients.

In the Mediterranean architectural tradition, the patio/courtyard is a “vertebral” space within the configuration of the house. It gives rise to a common typology in the former territories of the Crown of Aragon and other regions bathed by the Mare Nostrum, thus demonstrating the existence of an exchange of knowledge and culture from ancient times. In the particular case of the extinct kingdom of Valencia, as a result of the Christian conquest of the 13th century, this type began to develop, evolving over the years in terms of aesthetics, but not from the point of view of function. In this process of evolution a capital element in the configuration of these open and private spaces existed: the arch. Taking as an example the built park of Xàtiva, one of the historic centers with the highest concentration of best preserved urban palaces and patio houses, different arches, shaping the patios of their respective houses, are taken into consideration. The analysis focuses on arch’s function beyond its structural work and, from a formal point of view, on its typological evolution.

[EN] The white color in architecture has a particular dimension for technical-functional, sensory and, above all, spatial reasons. It also contains the symbolic values that over time have determined a kind of myth -with ancient and uncertain origins, but present to contemporary times. The use of the raw concrete allows the construction of intrinsically white buildings, with the possibility of obtaining monomaterial and monochromatic constructions. Throughout the twentieth century, and even today, the mechanical characteristics of white concrete have been continuously implemented and their modalities of use have expanded not only in performance capabilities but also in the aesthetic and expressive field. Following some pioneering experiences of the second half of the twentieth century, in the contemporary scene some realizations stand out, in this sense doubly white, which allow us to recognize the different natures of white concrete and, in particular, that make us identify different and specific techniques to space conception and project methodology. The use of white concrete today responds to the search for perfection of pure and noble material, which recovers the fundamental values of architecture and shapes an innovative dialogue between firmitas and venustas., [ES] El color blanco en la arquitectura tiene una dimensión particular por razones técnico-funcionales, sensoriales y, sobre todo, espaciales. En él residen también los valores simbólicos que con el tiempo han determinado una especie de mito -con orígenes antiguos e inciertos, pero presente hasta la contemporaneidad. El uso del hormigón visto permite construir edificios intrínsecamente blancos, con la posibilidad de obtener construcciones monomateriales y monocromáticas. A lo largo del siglo XX, y aún hoy, las características mecánicas del hormigón blanco se han implementado continuamente y sus modalidades de empleo se han expandido no solo en las capacidades de rendimiento sino también en el campo estético y expresivo. A raíz de algunas experiencias pioneras de la segunda mitad del siglo XX, en la escena contemporánea destacan algunas realizaciones, en este sentido doblemente blancas, que nos permiten reconocer las diferentes naturalezas del hormigón blanco y, en particular, que nos hacen identificar técnicas diferentes y específicas de concepción del espacio y de metodología del proyecto. El uso del hormigón blanco hoy responde a la búsqueda de la perfección del material puro y noble, que recupera los valores fundamentales de la arquitectura y da forma a un diálogo innovado entre firmitas y venustas.

[EN] The concept of systematization is an innovative approach to the project that introduces a system of order with a method that proceeds by aggregating repeatable parts and regulates the phases of the design process. These principles can be found in the theories and experiments that lead to contemporary architecture, such as seriality, standardization, modularity that transform the project into a process and determine a new aesthetic. The works of the Fran Silvestre Arquitectos studio represent interesting examples that highlight the clarity of the process that operates through seriality and the definition of configurations based on dimensional relationships rather than on scale factors (as inherent in the concept of type) from which coherent structural and spatial solutions derive., [IT] Il concetto di sistematizzazione è un innovativo approccio al progetto che introduce un sistema di ordine con un metodo che procede per aggregazioni di parti ripetibili e regola le fasi del processo progettuale. Tali principi sono rintracciabili nelle teorizzazioni e sperimentazioni che conducono all¿architettura contemporanea, come la serialità, la standardizzazione, la modularità che trasformano il progetto in processo e determinano una nuova estetica. I lavori dello studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos si offrono come interessanti esemplificazioni che evidenziano la chiarezza del procedimento che opera attraverso la serialità e la definizione di configurazioni fondate sui rapporti dimensionali piuttosto che su fattori di scala (come insito nel concetto di tipo) da cui conseguono coerenti soluzioni strutturali e spaziali.