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Paradisi e voli angelici nello spettacolo e nell’iconografia in Italia nel lungo Quattrocento
At the beginning of the 15th century, stage machines were developed in Florence to set up the mysteries of the Annunciation, Ascension and Pentecost in some churches of the city.
Paola Ventrone
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ABSTRACT During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, there was no statutory difference between cartography, drawing and painting. These activities were performed then by craftsmen who were part of a vast group under the umbrella of ‘mechanical arts’ and fell under the ‘artifex’ category. Artifex were experts in any particular art, whether a craftsman,
Vasco Medeiros
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PPAR‐α, PPAR‐β, and PPAR‐γ, and RXR in conjunction with PGC‐1α and SIRT1, activate oxidative metabolism genes determining insulin sensitivity. In utero, hypoxia is commonly observed in Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR), and reduced insulin sensitivity is often observed in these infants as adults.
Timothy R. H. Regnault +6 more
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En los inicios del Renacimiento. La cúpula brunelleschiana y reflexiones sobre Paolo Uccello
Tomando como eje el año 1436 en que es inaugurada solemnemente, a falta de su linterna, la cúpula de la catedral de Florencia y, siendo además este año el de la realización del Acuto de Paolo Uccello, se trata de glosar y reflexionar, unos quinientos ...
Diego Suárez Quevedo
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Pursuing patents for their own sake: How the investment discourse shapes patent quality and quantity
Abstract Patent systems worldwide face criticisms over declining patent quality and increasing patent quantity. While most research focuses on strengthening examination rigour, this article turns attention to relatively underexplored patenting incentives.
Li Liu
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What Does Intarsia Say? Materiality and Spirituality in the Urbino Studiolo☆
Abstract Upon entering the Urbino studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro, the visitor is struck by a material‐charged environment. Surprisingly, only a few scholars have addressed one prominent aspect of the decorative scheme, namely, the feature of intarsia as a medium. Even so, it remains on the sidelines of the discussion.
Matan Aviel
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ABSTRACT The paper presents the development of a recommender system designed to capture visitors' preferences during museum visits in Florence. The system is trained on data from the entry records of the FirenzeCard, the official museum pass of the city offering tourists access to the Florentine museums. The system utilises an ensemble of deep learning
Stefano Masini +4 more
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A Square Facing the Water: Brunelleschi as an "Urban" Architect and the Project for Santo Spirito in Florence [PDF]
openQuesta tesi tratta della figura e della vita del celebre architetto fiorentino Filippo Brunelleschi, con focus particolare sulla sua attività architettonica volta all'organizzazione urbana del quartiere di Santo Spirito e sul progetto originale che ...
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The Florentine example of the abstraction created by Brunelleschi condenses in itself many of the pomposities of obliquity: the knowledge of the rules of a site to be able to add, through recalculation, new "words" and not episodes.
Paolo Di Nardo
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This paper presents the results of the application of a holistic procedure for a seismic vulnerability analysis of complex masonry aggregates which are ascribable as cultural heritage buildings.
Anna Caranti +6 more
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