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Materials Engineering of Violin Soundboards by Stradivari and Guarneri. [PDF]
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 2021 ICP‐MS is used to identify the unique mineral recipe used by Antonio Stradivari to treat his spruce wood, the material for the violin top plate. Chemical manipulation led to hemicellulose fragmentation and cellulose rearrangement. Incorporating engineered wood may contribute to the unique tonal qualities of these acclaimed instruments.
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A Statistical Approach to Violin Evaluation
Applied Sciences, 2022 Comparing violins requires competence and involves both subjective and objective evaluations. In this manuscript, vibration tests were performed on a set of 25 violins, both historical and new. The resulting bridge admittances were modeled in the low and
Raffaele Malvermi +4 more
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Authentication of a Stradivarius “Petite Violin” Type from 1723
Applied Sciences, 2023 By correlating the structural–functional dimensional data with a series of archaeometric and chemometric characteristics determined by dendrochronological analysis and by three instrumental techniques (Scanning Electronic Microscopy, coupled with Energy ...
Ion Sandu +5 more
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Miracles in medicine: A narrative inquiry exploring extraordinary events in pediatrics
Health Science Reports, Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Background and Aims Whether miracles are seen as a source of conflict between healthcare teams and families, a foolish or even harmful belief, or a hindrance to system‐wide improvements and scientific inquiry, miracles within medicine have long been questioned.
Geraldine Huynh +2 more
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Physik in unserer Zeit, Volume 54, Issue 6, Page 302-304, November 2023., 2023 Die Harfe ist ein uraltes Instrument, das in vielen Kulturen und Varianten gespielt wird – überwiegend von Frauen. Anders als traditionelle Instrumente ist die moderne Konzertharfe ohne mühsames Umstimmen der Saiten in allen Tonarten spielbar, erfordert aber engagierte Fußarbeit.
Leopold Mathelitsch, Ivo Verovnik
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Archaeometry, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 151-164, February 2023., 2023 Abstract The Museo Storico Musicale of the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music in Naples owns a collection of over 200 musical instruments of considerable historical importance. Within the collection, 30 bowed and plucked instruments representative of the Neapolitan violin‐making tradition were analysed dendrochronologically to date them ...
Mauro Bernabei +2 more
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People and Nature, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 576-587, April 2022., 2022 Abstract The stewardship of forests across multiple human generations has potential to lead to cultural innovations fostering sustainable uses. Nevertheless, positive culture–nature interactions are often disrupted due to colonial exploitation and a lack of intrinsic value ascribed to nature in capitalist economies.
E. Petter Axelsson, Kevin C. Grady
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[Retracted] Design of the Violin Performance Evaluation System Based on Mobile Terminal Technology
Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 In order to solve the problem that violin performance evaluation is too subjective, this paper proposes a violin performance evaluation system based on mobile terminal technology. Violin sound evaluation mainly includes two indicators such as pronunciation quality and distance transmission ability.
Yixuan Lin, Hengchang Jing
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Anthroponyms in Russian Written Speech
Вопросы ономастики, 2023 The paper deals with the spelling of proper names and designations related to the field of anthroponymy. This includes a common problem of the use of an uppercase letter, as well as the spelling alterations between “hyphen — contact — space ...
Iya V. Nechaeva
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Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 104-120, February 2021., 2021 Abstract This article critically assesses the moral arguments that speak in favour of three consumer options: buying local food, buying global (non‐local) food, and buying global food while also purchasing carbon offsets to mitigate the environmental impact of food transportation.
Benjamin Ferguson, Christopher Thompson
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