9 hours agoFears, Old and NewFrom Firenze University Press Journal: LEA — Annalisa Federici, University of Tuscia In these challenging times dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the concept of contagion resonates with both current fears and a long-established historical tradition according to which the Latin terms contagio and contagium have been used to refer to the idea that diseases can be communicable…Fear4 min read
1 day agoRe-fashioning Industrial Revolution. Fibres, fashion and technical innovation in British cotton textiles, 1600–1780From Firenze University Press Book: Fashion as an economic engine: process and product innovation, commercial strategies, consumer behavior — John Styles, University of Hertfordshire The last forty years have witnessed an explosion of interest among historians in the things people consumed. In Britain, the roots of this new concern with consumption lie in a search for a consumer and marketing revolution that could explain the classic Industrial Revolution. The…Cotton6 min read
4 days agoLower limb posture and joint mobility in young Soccer playersFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology — Piergiorgio Francia, Meyer Children’s Hospital Carlo Ferri Marini, Department of Biomolecular Sciences — Division of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” Sonia Toni, Meyer Children’s Hospital Francesco Lucertini, Department of Biomolecular Sciences — Division of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”Flexibility3 min read
5 days agoOn Gifts and Friendship: Polish-Lithuanian Ambassadors and Gift Exchanges in Istanbul and IașiFrom Firenze University Press Journal: CROMOHS — Michal Wasiucionek Wasiucionek, Nicolae Iorga Institute of History In October 1622, the inhabitants of the Moldavian capital of Iașiwere able to witness an uncommonly lavish and solemn event, as the Polish-Lithuanian grand embassy, led by Prince Krzysztof Zbaraski, passed through the town and was received by the incumbent voyvode, Ștefan…Diplomacy4 min read
6 days agoThe Role of Energy on the Price Volatility of Fruits and Vegetables: Evidence from TurkeyFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Bio-based and Applied Economics (BAE) — Harun Uçak, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Esin Yelgen, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Yakup Arı, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Volatility in food prices and the reasons behind this volatility have recently become a trending topic of discussions throughout the world, while they are often discussed in literature as well. In this…Volatility Spillover4 min read
Aug 2Leader selection in Italian parties. Intraparty democracy in weak organisations, 1946–2020From Firenze University Press Journal: Quaderni dell’Osservatorio elettorale (QOE) — Italian Journal of Electoral Studies (IJES) — Fulvio Venturino, University of Cagliari WHY PARTY LEADERS? Personalisation has been defined as a process of change through which ‘… individual political actors have become more prominent at the expense of parties and collective identities’ (Karvonen 2010, 4). Although conceptually controversial, the trend towards personalisation has attracted the attention of…Italy4 min read
Aug 1Rewriting and Rereading the XIX and XX-Century CanonsFrom Firenze University Press Book — Samuele Grassi, University of Florence Brian Zuccala, University of the Witwatersrand The book takes its lead from academic Annamaria Pagliaro’s experience straddling Australia and Italy over a thirty-year period. As both former colleagues and collaborators of Pagliaro, we editors intend to open a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the international research…Rewriting4 min read
Jul 29Stratégies résidentielles, construction de l’espace urbain et distinction sociale à Naples entre XIV e et le XVI e siècleFrom Firenze University press Journal: Reti Medievali — Monica Santangelo, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Dans la Canzona morale per lo malo stato di Napoli, Landulfo di Lamberto élabore entre la fin de 1389 et 1393 la perception collective de la désorientation de la ville après les graves défaites subies par les Anjou-Durazzo et l’occupation par…Naples3 min read
Jul 28Introducing the Digital Humanities in Ireland Landscape Report DatasetFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Studi irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies — Michelle Doran Digital Humanities is not some airy Lyceum. It is a series of concrete instantiations involving money, students, funding agencies, big schools, little schools, programs, curricula, old guards, new guards, gatekeepers, and prestige. It might be more than these things, but it cannot not be these things. …Digital Humanities4 min read
Jul 27Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of Sambucus canadensis ethanol extract in meristem cells of Allium sativumFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Caryologia — Guadalupe Velázquez-Vázquez, Decanato de Ciencias Biológicas. Facultad de Biotecnología. Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla Beatriz Pérez-Armendáriz, Decanato de Ciencias Biológicas. Facultad de Biotecnología. Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla Verónica Rodríguez Soria, Decanato de Ciencias Biológicas. Facultad de Biotecnología. Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de PueblaTraditional Medicine3 min read
