Academic literature on the topic 'Franco Albini Franca Helg'

El estudio de Marco Albini, Franca Helg & Antonio Piva ha realizado recientemente la restauración y adecua­ción a uso museístico del Castillo de Masnago, cuyo mayor mérito estriba en la simplicidad de la acción. Al hilo de su descripción, el arquitecto Antonio Piva aprovecha la ocasión para exponer sus ideas sobre la uni­dad de estilo y la intervención sobre las fábricas histó­ricas que presentan superposiciones estilísticas y tipológicas.

In the early spring of 1129, the priory of Notre-Dame at Argenteuil, a house for women some thirteen kilometers northwest of Paris on the Seine, was ‘restored’ to the abbey of Saint-Denis. This restitution took place at a council held by the papal legate in France, Matthew, cardinal bishop of Albano, at the Parisian abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The nuns of Argenteuil, accused of scandalous living, were replaced by monks of Saint-Denis. Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis (1122–51) considered the recovery of Argenteuil one of his foremost achievements.

The International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry (ICHAC) is an established international forum for the presentation and discussion of research results in the diverse fields of heteroatom chemistry. Previous ICHAC meetings have been held in different countries: 1987 (Kobe, Japan); 1989 (Albany, NY, USA); 1992 (Riccione, Italy); 1995 (Seoul, Korea); 1998 (London, Ontario, Canada); 2001 (Łódź, Poland); 2004 (Shanghai, China); 2007 (Riverside, CA, USA); and 2009 (Oviedo, Spain). To celebrate its 10th anniversary, ICHAC returned to Japan, the first ICHAC host country. The ICHAC series has been organized mostly every three years, but now is a biennial event beginning with ICHAC-9 in Spain.Continuing the successful ICHAC series, ICHAC-10 covered many areas around the central topic of heteroatom chemistry. Following the long tradition of these conferences, ICHAC-10 was a major scientific event, bringing together organic and inorganic chemists all over the world to share their interests in the different areas of heteroatom chemistry. As usual, this conference served as a professional forum to disseminate scientific knowledge. Synthesis, structure, and reactivity, including catalysis, theoretical methods, and material aspects, constituted the major themes of ICHAC-10. This issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry presents the selected plenary, invited, and commemorative lectures at ICHAC-10.ICHAC-10 was held 20-25 May 2012 at Uji Obaku Plaza, Kyoto University, and the conference program consisted of 7 plenary and 17 invited lectures, 3 memorial lectures celebrating the 10th event in the ICHAC series, as well as 43 short communications and 154 poster presentations. We had 371 participants (92 from abroad) from 28 countries. All the participants may have found a fruitful environment at ICHAC-10 for personal contact and scientific exchange, and experienced useful interactions between chemists of different areas. As for the poster presentations by students, the organizing committee selected 9 posters for the student poster awards, and the best 3 of them were awarded as IUPAC poster awards in ICHAC-10.Although ICHAC-10 was originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2011, we postponed it to 2012 owing to the effects of the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011 and the following accident in the Fukushima nuclear power plant. On this occasion, I would like to express our sincere thanks for the worldwide support and sympathy given to the victims of this unprecedented disaster and also for the patience and cooperation concerning the postponing of ICHAC-10.As a chair of ICHAC-10, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the kind support by IUPAC, the Chemical Society of Japan, the Society of Silicon Chemistry Japan, the Kinki Chemical Society Japan, and the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, and also the great assistance and contribution from many foundations and companies related to heteroatom chemistry.ICHAC-11 will be held in Caen (France) in June 2014 and will be hosted by Prof. Annie-Claude Gaumont of ENSICAEN-Université de Caen Basse-Normandie.Norihiro TokitohConference Editor

The paper reflects the political sense of the Albanians who realized that in the conditions of the end of World War I needed political alliances that could not be realized without the formation of a government and the Albanian state on legal and legal grounds, so that to be represented with the proper sovereignty not only in the face of the Great Powers, which would gather at the Peace Conference in Paris in the beginning of 19119, but it was the best opportunity to avoid any representation which did not have the sovereignty of Albanians. Whereas, the preparatory stages internally for the organization of the Durrës Congress were accompanied by the initiative for the gathering of a congress in the city of Shkodra. This meeting was held in Lezha on December 9, 1918, organized by Catholic clerics and the mayor of Mirdita Bayribs, Preng Bib Doda as a movement, which included only North Albania, had not found extensive support. Another attempt was that of the city of Tirana, which took place on December 19-20, in which only representatives from some parts of Central Albania participated. These political movements gradually fused to the Durrës Congress, the organizers of the who had previously received Italy's political approval. The Durrës Congress opened on 25 December 1918 with the participation of 53 delegates, who were accompanied by the mandate of the province they represented, although these provinces were under the control of the Italian army. But delegates from the city of Vlora did not attend the congress because the Italian authorities had received instructions from Rome not to be allowed to be delegates from this city. The representatives of the provinces under the Serbian occupation, Peshkopia and Luma, and even those who were under French occupation, such as the city of Korca, were also missing. The delegates initially expressed political trust in the winners of the war, associating this with a special greeting against President Wilson, who had declared the principles of the selfdetermination of peoples. The Congress also discussed about the policy that should be followed in relations with Italy and the possibility of supporting it, which, from a strategic point of view, could have an interest in supporting Albania's territorial requirements. Through archival sources, it emerges that the most prominent politician of the Albanians, Mehmet Konica, at the Durrës Congress, had presented the Italian proposal for the formation of an "Enforcement Committee", which would try to send an Albanian delegation to the Peace Conference and acted to ensure the national and political life of the Albanian people. But, in turn, the sources reflect the political will of another part of the decalogue, which they expressed, for the creation of a provisional government, which should politically accept Roma as well. Seeking that, before this was announced, a response from Rome was taken, in the hope that it would accept its formation. While some other delegates stated that the government was a wish of the Albanian people and it did not matter whether it would be accepted by Italy. The Government, based on the minutes of the Senate parliamentary work, had two tasks: First, to send an Albanian delegation to the Peace Conference, and second, to ensure the national political life of the Albanian people. While the formation of a council or a committee would no longer be a helpless institution, leaving at the same time a free path to foreign intrigues and create free ground for antagonistic opponent Esad Toptani. The analysis also reflects the other side of the discussions, which concerned the view that the Albanian people did not have that degree of maturity to act independently, which would lead Albania to the collapse of relations with the only friend Albania had, which was considered Italy. So the development of discussions in Congress had naturally reflected the formation of two pillar groups, which were different: first, a group of congressmen was of prominent Orienteering who declared that for the decision of the formation of the government the interim was notified and Rome through the Italian command and expected its response; second, while the other group stated that they had not come to the congress to be presented as "puppets" to judge and act upon the orders of others, but to think about the will and political will of the people, who was looking for one sounds self-restraint. In fact, the critical spirit of the delegates to the London Underground Treaty of 1915 is considerable in material through three fundamental issues related to Albania. First, on the political plane, through the creation of the government, they were opposed to the Italian protectorate of the Albanian state through the representation of this state from Italy in relations with the world, as envisaged in paragraph VII of the Secret Treaty of London on 26 April 1915. This treaty was also struck from a principled point of view. Congress through the majority managed to consider the decisions of 1913 untouched, coupled with the full independence of the Albanian state already formed. Secondly, Congress could not bypass those decisions of the Treaty of London that heavily affected the territory of Albania. The delegates expressed their sternness about the VIth paragraph of the Treaty through which Italy was recognized sovereignty over Vlora, as well as for Point VII, according to which Italy would not object to the passage of southern Albania to Greece and to the north of Serbia and Montenegro Black, under the conditions that this would require other Treaty firms, such as France and England. Thirdly, Congress reiterated its critical stance on Vth of the Treaty of London, which expressed the existence of a "Muslim" Albanian state in Middle East. While reflecting on the criticism of Italy's attitude to the obstacles it had created for the representation of Vlora in Congress, which made it possible to sensitize even the question of the city of Vlora, which according to the Secret Treaty of London was in the protectorate of Italy. By the time the material was refreshed on the morning of December 26th, the main representatives of Congress presented a reminder to Italy's political representative, bringing arguments on the formation of the government to devalue the possible efforts of France and the Balkan states to call delegates of Esad Toptani at the Peace Conference. The analysis also raises the issue of the Albanian state's legal status and political affiliation to one or the other winning power, for which there were disagreements, they acted silently and in a compromise with each other. While the essence of the subject we are presenting is the political program that underpinned: First, the rights of the Peace Conference by the Government of Durres; Second, the search for Albania's ethnic boundaries; thirdly, maintaining public order and peace in the Albanian political territory. The material also includes the political support that Albanian Diaspora organizations provided to the congressional work as "Vatra", which saw political compromise with Italy over the formation of the Government of Durres an essential point because it envisioned the anatonomic diversity of the Albanian political streams that would to be presented at the Peace Conference in Paris. But by making a careful study of the period in which this agreement was reached, this attitude seems to be fair. This agreement came about as a result of the change of Albania's historical circumstances at the end of the war, such as: the collapse of political balances in the Balkans as a result of the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the loss of war from it.

Introduction : Au Maroc, les périodes de sècheresse sont nombreuses et ont des conséquences néfastes sur la production agricole. Le tournesol est une plante oléagineuse très affectée par la sécheresse. Les plantes oléagineuses représentent 75 % de la consommation d’huiles au Maroc. Objectif : Dans les conditions de culture d’environnement salin, l’analyse des taux de sucres extraits à partir des tiges et des feuilles permet de révéler la corrélation de l’augmentation ou l’absence d’accumulation des sucres simples et la tolérance ou la sensibilité à la salinité. Méthodologies et résultats : La culture de différentes variétés commerciales d’origine France et Maroc de tournesol révèle des pourcentages de diminution comprises entre 0% et 38 % et entre 0 % et 60 % respectivement dans l’environnement de NaCl 60 mM et de NaCl 120 mM chez les différentes variétés étudiées. Les rapports de la teneur des sucres extraites des tiges et des feuilles dans les conditions de NaCl 60 mM par rapport à la teneur sucres témoins et ceux de la teneur des sucres dans les conditions de NaCl 120 mM par rapport à la teneur des sucres témoin sont compris entre 1,042 et 1,50 et entre 1,88 et 2,16 respectivement chez les différentes variétés étudiées. Conclusion et Application des résultats : Ces variétés présentent une variabilité de la tolérance et la sensibilité. 2 variétés de tournesol (AG5640 et MK 3790) présentent une tolérance à l’environnement, 2 variétés de tournesol (Natil et Cliosol) présentent une tolérance modérée et 6 variétés (Santaffe, ORO 9, Albena, Santos, Florinne et Fleury) sont sensibles. Chez ces variétés étudiées l’accumulation de sucres simples dans les feuilles et les tiges dans l’environnement salin pourrait contribuer au maintien de l’équilibre osmotique au niveau cellulaire dans des conditions de déshydratation. D’autres études basées sur l’identification des paramètres génétiques et physiologiques permettront un criblage précoce de plantes adaptées à des contraintes liées aux stress salin et hydrique et classer les différentes variétés selon leur tolérance aux stress salin. Mots clés : Sélection tournesol, stress salin, tiges, feuilles, sucre. Ouazzani et Moustaghfir, J. Appl. Biosci. 2020 Accumulation des sucres dans les tiges et les feuilles de différentes variétés de tournesol exposées à l’environnement salin 15906 ABSTRACT Introduction: In Morocco, periods of drought are numerous and have negative consequences on agricultural production. Sunflower is an oilseed plant that very affected by drought. Oil plants represent 75% of oil consumption in Morocco. Objective: Under conditions of cultivation in a saline environment, analysis of the levels of sugars extracted from stems and leaves reveals the correlation of the increase or absence of accumulation of simple sugars and the tolerance or sensitivity to salinity. Methodologies and results: The cultivation of different commercial varieties of French and Moroccan origin of sunflower in a saline environment reveals percentages decrease in the fresh weight ranging between 0% and 38% and 0% and 60% respectively in the environment of 60 mM and 120 mM of NaCl in the different varieties studied. The ratios of the content of sugars extracted from the stems and leaves under the conditions of 60 mM NaCl conditions compared to the control sugar content and those of the content 120 mM NaCl conditions compared to the control sugar content are between 1.042 and 1.50 and between 1.88 and 2.16 respectively in the different varieties studied. Conclusion and Application of results: These varieties exhibit variability in tolerance and susceptibility. 2 varieties (AG5640 and MK 3790) show environmental tolerance, 2 varieties (Natil and Cliosol) show moderate and 6 varieties (Santaffe, ORO 9, Albena, Santos, Florinne et Fleury) are susceptible. In these varieties studied, the accumulation of simple sugars in leaves and stems in the saline environment could help maintain osmotic balance at the cellular level under dehydrated conditions. Further studies based on the identification of genetic and physiological parameters will allow an early screening of plants screening of plants adapted to constraints linked to salt and water stress to classify the different varieties according to their tolerance to salt stress. Keywords: Sunflower selection, salt stress, stems, leaves,sugars

John Stuart, duke of Albany was born in France, but acted as Regent of Scotland from 1514 until 1524. He visited Scotland three times and, in the early years of his regency, is credited with bringing a degree of stability back to Scottish governance during an otherwise troubled political period. Albany was also noteworthy for his love of visual splendour and magnificence. In France, he was an astute patron of the visual arts, commissioning a number of important manuscripts and architectural projects, such as the Sainte-Chapelle at Vic-le-Comte in the Auvergne. Albany’s main architectural achievement in Scotland was the fortification and extension his principal residence, Dunbar Castle, in the form of a great artillery blockhouse: perhaps the first such structure to have been built in the British Isles. The plan of the blockhouse appears to follow the basic form of a contemporary Italian angle bastion. The fortification earned a formidable reputation during this period, contemporary commentators noting that it was impregnable.Further evidence supporting the idea that Albany was greatly interested in Italian developments in military science come in the survival of a working sketch, now held in the Uffizi, Florence, which bears a note in the writing of the famed military architect, Antonio Sangallo the Younger, that it was undertaken ‘following the opinion of the Duke of Albany.’ The sketch shows a square fort protected by a ravelin. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between these two pieces of evidence, to investigate what they tell us of Albany and of his interest in military science, and to demonstrate how such ideas were introduced into Scotland and then fed back into architectural and military discourse on the Continent.

Abstract Background During SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, various studies have shown a significant reduction of Emergency Department (ED) presentations for acute cardiac diseases requiring in-hospital management. The aim of our study was to quantify hospital admission and mortality, comparing pandemic period and pre-pandemic period in different countries. Methods We performed an updated meta-analysis of observational studies to quantify on a large basis the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak on patients admitted to the ED for STEMI and NSTEMI. The literature research was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science and Cochrane database registry on 6 January 2022. We performed a random-effect model meta-analysis. Results A total of 61 studies were included: came from Italy, China, Germany, Israel, Turkey, France, Helvetic Confederation, India, Poland, Spain, US, UK, Albania, Austria, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Canada. Hospital admissions for STEMI decreased in most country. The countries with the high levels of reduction were Italy (IRR = 0.68) and Germany (IRR = 0.69). Mortality rates for STEMI increased differently among countries analyzed: p = 0.003. The highest mortality rate was in Serbia (OR = 2.15), followed by Italy (OR = 1.97), Pakistan (OR = 1.69) and France (OR = 1.55). Among the High-Income countries, the highest mortality rate was in Italy (OR = 3.71), the highest among the Upper-Middle-Income was in Serbia (OR = 2.15) and the highest among Low- Middle-Income was in Pakistan (OR = 1.69). Regarding NSTEMI, hospital admissions showed that Italy had the lowest value for with IRR = 0.59. Among countries, the meta-regression subgroups analysis, showed statistical difference (p < 0.001). Conclusions Our meta-analysis may represent a robust snapshot that might help healthcare systems manage and assist an expected higher number of people coming to the hospitals for severe, post-acute cardiological issues in the future. Key messages • The study shows hospital admission and mortality, comparing pandemic period and pre-pandemic period in different countries. • Epidemiological data suggests that one-fourth to one-third of MI patients, in large areas of the globe, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, remained at home and did not have access to ED.

In the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which encompasses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), mainstreaming means the landing of the Agenda at the national and local levels and its integration into development plans and budgets. This review paper casts light on approaches adopted in the Mediterranean countries to incorporate the SDGs into their national development policies, plans and strategies. It draws upon a comprehensive analysis of the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) on the implementation of the SDGs submitted by Mediterranean countries from 2016 to 2019. Mediterranean countries have taken concrete measures to map existing policies against each of the SDG-targets in order to identify policy gaps and to mainstream the 2030 Agenda into their legal and policy frameworks. They used different policy instruments and planning frameworks to take up the 2030 Agenda such as national development plans and strategies (e.g. Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Montenegro, Italy, Slovenia, Turkey), vision documents (e.g. Egypt, Malta, Slovenia, Tunisia) and action plans (e.g. Algeria, France, Spain). A few Mediterranean countries (e.g. Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Lebanon and Morocco) did not adopt any integrated policy instrument and opted for the implementation of the SDGs through existing national policies and strategies. The harmonization of national development plans and strategies with the SDGs is a continuous process and needs to be implemented across sectors. The analysis of the VNRs shows that little attention was dedicated to address trade-offs through policy integration. The achievement of the SDGs implies new modes of policy making as well as a better cross-sectoral coordination and harmonisation of policies in Mediterranean countries. Sharing lessons learned and mutual policy learning among Mediterranean countries could help ensuring a step forward from the formal description of legislation in the VNRs.

Abstract Background Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a new pandemic, declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization, which could have negative consequences for pregnant and postpartum women. The scarce evidence published to date suggests that perinatal mental health has deteriorated since the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the few studies published so far have some limitations, such as a cross-sectional design and the omission of important factors for the understanding of perinatal mental health, including governmental restriction measures and healthcare practices implemented at the maternity hospitals. Within the Riseup-PPD COST Action, a study is underway to assess the impact of COVID-19 in perinatal mental health. The primary objectives are to (1) evaluate changes in perinatal mental health outcomes; and (2) determine the risk and protective factors for perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, we will compare the results between the countries participating in the study. Methods This is an international prospective cohort study, with a baseline and three follow-up assessments over a six-month period. It is being carried out in 11 European countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom), Argentina, Brazil and Chile. The sample consists of adult pregnant and postpartum women (with infants up to 6 months of age). The assessment includes measures on COVID-19 epidemiology and public health measures (Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker dataset), Coronavirus Perinatal Experiences (COPE questionnaires), psychological distress (BSI-18), depression (EPDS), anxiety (GAD-7) and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSD checklist for DSM-V). Discussion This study will provide important information for understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health and well-being, including the identification of potential risk and protective factors by implementing predictive models using machine learning techniques. The findings will help policymakers develop suitable guidelines and prevention strategies for perinatal mental health and contribute to designing tailored mental health interventions. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04595123.

Abstract Background Physical activity is key for preventing obesity and development of noncommunicable diseases later in life. Previous research suggests that socioeconomic factors, such as parental education or income, may influence a child’s risk of obesity. However, previous research on this has provided heterogeneity in results. Our aim was to investigate the socioeconomic disparities between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep patterns in school-aged children aged 6 to 9 years in 24 European countries, using a large nationally-representative sample of children from 24 countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation – only Moscow, San Marino Republic, Spain, Tajikistan, Türkiye and Turkmenistan). Methods COSI collected information on physical activity patterns of children, sedentary behaviour and sleep duration through a questionnaire filled by parents. Among these, the paper focused on the following behaviours: Transportation to and from schools, Time spent on practising sports, Time spent on actively/vigorously playing, Time spent watching TV or using electronic devices and Hours of sleep per night. For the paper purpose, countries were grouped in 4 macro-regions according to United Nations “Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use”. Results Findings indicated that a high prevalence of motorized school transport among children of employed parents in Southern Europe. The highest prevalence of insufficient sports and active play was among families from West-Central Asia who meet the end of the month with troubles, the highest prevalence of excessive screen time is among families from Eastern Europe, where both parents have a low level of education and the highest prevalence of insufficient sleep is among families from West-Central Asia where both parents have a high level of education. Conclusions There are important differences in the socioeconomic determinants of PA, sleep and screen related behaviours both between countries and sub-regions across the WHO European Region. This analysis of results from the COSI survey provides important insights that can help guide policy makers to take action to address the childhood obesity epidemic.

Architetti della stessa generazione, provenienti dal medesimo ambiente culturale, progettarono e realizzarono lungo la costa maremmana a breve distanza di tempo l'uno dall'altro tre architetture riguardanti il tema della residenza per vacanze. La ricerca si propone di studiare e descrivere le tre esperienze cercando tra l'altro di capire ed illustrare come questi Maestri del Novecento nei progetti a Castiglione della Pescaia abbiano interpretato e tradotto nella loro poetica alcuni caratteri peculiari dell'architettura e del paesaggio toscani. Più precisamente il lavoro si configura come un approfondimento critico delle tre esperienze di architettura, mediante il quale si intende mostrare la loro genesi e indagare la metodologia progettuale adottata, nel tentativo di chiarire gli aspetti più generali e i particolari caratteri dei differenti e originali contributi offerti in queste occasioni dai tre architetti relativamente al tema più generale del rapporto fra architettura e contesto, inteso nella più ampia accezione possibile: dell’architettura come manifestazione artistica originale cioè “interamente creata”, eppure indissolubilmente legata al paesaggio e alla tradizione culturale del luogo che l’accoglie.

La ricerca dottorale propone una lettura dei negozi Olivetti, realizzati da Ignazio Gardella, Franco Albini e BBPR, nella seconda metà degli anni Cinquanta, fuori dai confini italiani. Gli showroom dei BBPR a New York, di Albini ed Helg a Parigi e quello di Gardella a Düsseldorf sono la realizzazione architettonica di un onirico “paesaggio interno”, un racconto sinottico delle città, costruito con le misure che l’architettura trae interrogando i luoghi.