11 hours agoIs the Second Law of Thermodynamics Able to Classify Drugs?From Firenze University Press Journal: Substantia — Laurent Schwartz, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Luc Benichou Jules Schwartz, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris Maxime Pontié, Université d’Angers, Faculté des Sciences, Groupe Analyses et Procédés, Angers Marc Henry, Institut Le Bel, Université de Strasbourg/CNRS, Strasbourg This paper is one of a series of publications trying to…Pharmacology3 min read
1 day agoMacrosolen zamboangensis (Loranthaceae), a new mistletoe species from Zamboanga Peninsula, PhilippinesFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography (Webbia) — Kean Roe Mazo, Department of Forest Biological Sciences, College of Forestry and Environmental Science, Central Mindanao University Daniel L. Nickrent, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Cornell University Pieter B. Pelser, School of Biological Sciences, University of CanterburyHemiparasitic Plants3 min read
2 days agoBuildings’ energy performance, green attributes and real estate prices: methodological perspectives from the European literatureFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Aestimum — Elena Fregonara, Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino Irene Rubino, Department of Architecture and Design, Politecnico di Torino Residential buildings’ energy consumption represents one of the most relevant sources of CO2 emissions (Chen and Marmolejo-Duarte, 2019; Manganelli et al., 2019; Wilkinson and Sayce, 2020), and the enhancement of…Building4 min read
3 days agoThe politics of washoku: Japan’s gastronationalism and gastrodiplomacyFrom Firenze University Press Book: Food issues 食事 — Felice Farina Food plays an important role in our daily lives, not only for its indispensable role as source of dietary energy but also for its profound implications for national identities and politics. Numerous studies have shown that food and food habits represent emblematic elements of culture and operate as…Washoku3 min read
6 days agoThe Development of the !trumpetFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Music/Technology — Nicolas Collins The !trumpet is software synthesis system controlled from, and playing back through, a trumpet. It is not an electronically extended trumpet (like those of Ben Neill, Axel Dörner or Jonathan Impett, among others): the player produces no acoustic sounds by blowing through the mouthpiece. Instead, breath pressure and…Trumpet3 min read
May 19Lo decolonial como tamiz emancipatorio: dinámicas raciales y religiosas en CubaFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Comparative Cultural Studies-European and Latin American Perspectives — Ileana Hodge Limonta Desde 1984 en el Departamento de Estudios Socio Religiosos se estudian las expresiones religiosas de origen africano en vínculo con la sociedad, utilizando varios tipos de metodologías, principalmente empíricas. La profundización en teorías y métodos de investigación históricos, antropológicos y sociales ha permitido el vínculo de la…Decolonial3 min read
May 18Assessing the perception of urban visual quality: an approach integrating big data and geostatistical techniquesFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Aestimum — Veronica Alampi Sottini, Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence Elena Barbierato, Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence Irene Capecchi, Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence Tommaso Borghini, Department of Architecture (DIDA), University of FlorenceUrban Planning3 min read
May 17Typification of Costa Rican Orchidaceae described by Rudolf Schlechter. Species variorum collectorumFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography (Webbia) — Franco Pupulin, Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica Isler F. Chinchilla, Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica Gustavo Rojas-Alvarado, Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica Melania Fernández, Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa Rica Carlos Ossenbach, Lankester Botanical Garden, University of Costa RicaFlora3 min read
May 16Digesting the foreign. Food and Eating in the works of Tawada YōkoFrom Firenze University Press Book: Food issues 食事 — Francesco Eugenio Barbieri Japanese writer 多和田葉子 Tawada Yōko is today one of the most renowned examples of transcultural writer in the international literary scenario. Born in Tokyo in 1960, she obtained a degree in Russian literature from the prestigious Waseda University. After her degree, she left Japan and traveled through…Food3 min read
May 13Economía colaborativa, colonialidad de datos y mujeres racializadasFrom Firenze University Press Journal: Comparative Cultural Studies-European and Latin American Perspectives — Gabriela González Ortuño Durante siglos, el trabajo establecido como femenino ha sido una forma de extraer valor sobre el plusvalor de los asalariados de las unidades doméstica. Es decir, además de que el empleador extrae valor del trabajo de una persona asalariada a este se acumula el valor del trabajo…Data Coloniality4 min read
