Pietro Antonio Locatelli

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (b. Bergamo, 1695–d. Amsterdam, 1764) was an Italian composer and a virtuoso violinist. He started his career in his hometown, among the violinists of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo. In 1711 he moved to Rome, probably to study with Arcangelo Corelli, the maximum musical authority of the time. The severe illness and the death (1713) of the great master frustrated the young violinist’s plans, however. Probably Locatelli had to fall back on Giuseppe Valentini, a virtuoso violinist trained at Corelli’s school. In the meantime, Locatelli worked in many places and institutions. His first employment was with Michelangelo X Caetani, duke of Cisterna and Sermoneta and prince of Caserta; he then performed with the musical chapel of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and Monsignor Camillo Cybo, the latter the dedicatee of Locatelli’s Op. 1. From 1716 to 1722 he was a member of the Congregatione generale dei musici di Santa Cecilia. Locatelli was in Rome until the spring of 1723. He then started a tour that led him to the main European musical centers. In 1723 Locatelli was in Venice, where made the acquaintance of the patrician Girolamo Michiel Lini, Op. 3’s dedicatee. In 1725 he was in Mantua, where was appointed “virtuoso di camera” by Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt. In 1727 Locatelli left Italy, never to return. He had short stays in Munich (1727), Berlin, Frankfurt, and Kassel (1728). In 1729 he moved to Amsterdam, where remained until his death. There he started to print his nine Opus numbers composed during the years of pilgrimage. Locatelli wrote only instrumental music, in the genres of concerto grosso, violin concerto, violin sonata, and trio sonata. Le Cène, Van der Hoeven, and Covens were the publishers of his orchestral works, while his chamber works were instead published at his own expense. In addition, he gave weekly private concerts, taught a few rich patricians of the city, and traded in prints, books, and musical items. Studies on Locatelli’s time, life, and works are covered in several book-length studies, a complete edition, and numerous articles.

Higienópolis y alrededores, lugar de higiene

El artículo tiene como objetivo sacar a la luz artefactos arquitectónicos referentes a la memoria de Higienópolis y de su barrio adyacente, Santa Cecilia. Para ello, se tienen en cuenta los factores socioeconómicos, así como abordar las diversas identidades que el barrio asume a lo largo de más de un siglo. Trata de la evolución de la urbanización y de las transformaciones morfológicas ocurridas a lo largo del tiempo, desde el periodo áureo de los barrios en que se practicaban hábitos europeos, y de la consecuente morfología del cuadro construido con bases en las construcciones eclécticas. A continuación el artículo trata, en consonancia con su tradición de lugar de élite , una vez que Higienópolis y adyacencias atrajeron la atención de la clase de alta renta, motivo por el cual inició la expansión vertical y la pérdida de la exclusividad residencial unifamiliar, teniendo lugar la sustitución de las casonas, abastecidas por un marco construido de valor arquitectónico inestimable. De este modo, el artículo finaliza centrándose mayoritariamente en el período comprendido entre 1949 y 1969, trayendo por muestreo una población de edificios significativos, de acuerdo con las diversas ocupaciones del suelo, o sea en terrenos tipificados por las configuraciones espaciales de los lotes sobrantes de las casonas, seleccionados, inclusive, por el hecho de presentar características modernistas.

Tra «infiammate stille» e «lacci cari»: la Cecilia di Margherita Costa (1644)

Il Cecilia Martire è stampato nel 1644 e dedicato al cardinale Francesco Barberini. Costa, in cerca di un nuovo protettore, si cimenta per la prima volta in un poema sacro. Il saggio si sofferma sui momenti più virtuosistici di Costa e sulla linea erotica che caratterizza il percorso, quasi mistico, di Cecilia. Dall’esile passio di Cecilia, Costa crea un poema diviso in quattro canti che segue le fasi del martirio della giovane, selezionando i quadri più drammatici in una grande ecfrasi letteraria che si relaziona anche ai lavori di ristrutturazione della basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, sorta sulla presunta domus della martire. I quadri vivono del crescere dell’eroicità di Cecilia, intensificata dall’ambiente infernale che si crea intorno alla giovane e che l’autrice modella sapientemente sull’Inferno dantesco, su Tasso e Marino, ma anche su opere coeve di impianto scientifico, come gli scritti sull’eruzione dopo il disastro del Vesuvio nel 1631. Infine, il personaggio della Sofronia tassiana è certamente un punto di riferimento per Costa nella costruzione di Cecilia e del suo rapporto con Valeriano, il cui erotismo sconfina nel profano nelle ottave espunte dalla stampa ma ancora leggibili nel ms. Vat. Barb. Lat. 4069 e di cui il saggio offre una lettura mirata.

Microzonification of Floor with Sliding in Nulti Parish

Cuenca is located on three areas controlled by mega faults and 14 areas at risk from landslides. One of them is the Nulti community that registers landslides in 16 subzones during the past 10 years. The waters presence on the ground is one of the causes of these earth movements, and this generated infrastructural and environmental losses. According to the update of the Development and Land Management plan, the Santa Cecilia Pasto Romero neighborhood is one of the affected areas. This community is located in the Parish Center. This place lost a considerable number of houses and equipment like educational, health, religious, administrative infrastructure, because it has landslides of great magnitude. Given these antecedents, we carried out a study that allows to know the behavior of this soil against seismic waves and identify risk areas, their properties such as soil type, allowable loads, and elasticity modulus. In this way, the risks presented by these landslides were determined from a soil profile by processing the results of the Geophysical analysis like seismic refraction tests, standard penetration, and electrical soundings. This study generates future lines of research like slope stabilization and drainage designs. This study opens the possibility of being replicated in the other parishes of Cuenca. The subsoil presents a cohesive material with high plasticity. The soil has deposits with silty clay matrices of high plasticity. This mass of soil has been removed by the effects of landslides and colluvial deposits. Therefore, its low shear wave velocities expose loose soils of high plasticity and medium to high expansivity.

Morphological and biochemical characteristics in fruits of Mangifera indica L. var. Ataulfo with and without conventional management

Objective: To identify the morphometric and biochemical variation in mango fruits var. Ataulfo (Mangifera indica L.) in two contrasting environments with and without conventional management. Design/methodology/approximation: Morphological and biochemical variables were studied in mango fruits var. Ataulfo in two environments, one of them (La Norteña) with Leptosol soil and Aw climate with conventional agrochemical-based management and the other (Santa Cecilia) on Acrisol soil and Am climate with agroecological management. There were 30 fruits used, all from five trees (n=150) per study garden in a state of commercial maturity. Each fruit was considered as an experimental unit, and morphological and biochemical variables were evaluated for each fruit. Results: Increase in fruit weight, higher pH and increase in total soluble solids, but decrease in pulp weight on site with conventional handling. Increase in pulp content and firmness in fruits from the site without handling. Study Limitations/implications: Changes in the amount and distribution of rainfall in both environments each year. Findings / conclusions: Morphological and biochemical modifications are presented. Greater size and weight, pH and TSS content in the conventional production system, but increased pulp and greater firmness, as well as higher citric acid content in the agroecological system. The results suggest differential effects in mango fruits according to the management and environment where they develop.

Soil characterisation used in ceramic industries and an analysis of its feasibility in ecological bricks

In this study, we aimed to characterise soils of three sedimentary deposits used as raw material sources for ceramic industries located in the Brazilian semi-arid region. The samples were collected in deposits located in the cities of Barra de São Miguel, Juazeirinho and Santa Cecília. They were named, prepared and submitted to tests to determine the mineralogical, chemical, physical and thermal characteristics using the XRD, EDX, Casagrande, granulometric analysis, TG and DTA. The soils presented compositions containing quartz, alumina and hematite, predominantly with about 90% of the total, with well-defined peaks in the diffractograms confirming the statement, and averages of plasticity and granulometric distribution that fit them as silt-clay. When heated to 1000 °C, fire losses were 17%, 16% and 29% for samples from Barra de São Miguel, Juazeirinho and Santa Cecília, respectively, which is due to the dehydration and burning of organic matter. Thus, they have met the requirements of the Brazilian standards that deal to produce sealing (with sintering) and soil-cement bricks (by pressing). The studied deposits offer satisfactory raw material for the ceramics industry and can provide soil for soil-cement brick (ecological bricks) production.

Entrevista com Giulio Gavini

Professor Titular de Endodontia da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo (FOUSP) e da Universidade Santa Cecília (UNISANTA). Orientador da Área de Endodontia do Programa de Pós-graduação da FOUSP. Coordenador dos Cursos de Especialização em Endodontia da FOUSP e da UNISANTA. Vice-diretor da FOUSP. E-mail para contato: [email protected]

Levantamiento de información geoespacial con la aplicación Input para el manejo de residuos sólidos, Upala, Costa Rica

Resumen: El levantamiento de información geoespacial con la aplicación Input, se realizó en los distritos de Canalete y Bijagua, específicamente en las comunidades de Santa Cecilia, Las Brisas, Las Milpas, Armenias, San Isidro de Aguas Claras, Río Negro, La Torre y Guayabal. Estas comunidades no cuentan con un servicio de recolección de residuos sólidos que les permita a sus pobladores una correcta gestión de sus residuos, no como sucede actualmente, pues deben quemarlos o enterrarlos. El objetivo principal fue determinar la cantidad de usuarios, ingresos y porcentaje de morosidad que permita la planificación en la ampliación de la cobertura del servicio de recolección de residuos sólidos, mediante la toma de datos geoespaciales utilizando el sistema de información geográfica QGIS y la aplicación para teléfono móviles Input, mediante los cuales se creó un formulario que permitió registrar la información en campo de una manera rápida y sincronizarla en una computadora que se encontraba en la Municipalidad de Upala.

Círculos para la Paz, comunicación y cultura en Educación básica de Santa Cecilia, Guadalajara, Jalisco

El presente documento muestra que el trabajar holístico con niños de educación básica desde la interdisciplinariedad es un aporte a las problemáticas de inseguridad y violencia. El campo de acción enfocado a la cultura de la paz con instrumentos informales en lo formal de una realidad, y sobre todo los mecanismos de comunicación como el dibujo y la entrevista, parte del proceso de la investigación acción, nos llevan a un trabajo para sensibilizar y fomentar la cultura de la paz con propuestas ajustadas a una realidad y contexto social, que puede ser un pilar para establecer estrategias a largo plazo para nuestras niñas y niños como actores de una cultura de paz.

Etiology of black scab on prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) in Mexico

Para identificar el agente causal de la costra negra del nopal (<em>Opuntia ficus-indica</em>) se aislaron e identificaron morfológicamente los hongos asociados a la enfermedad. El estudio se realizó a partir de cladodios con síntomas característicos de la enfermedad colectados en la localidad de Santa Cecilia Clavijero, en el municipio de San Juan Ixcaquixtla, Puebla. Los hongos asociados a la enfermedad se identificaron como: <em>Cladosporium</em> <em>cladosporioides</em>, <em>Aplosporella hesperidica</em> y <em>Didymella glomerata</em>. Para demostrar su patogenicidad, los hongos se inocularon individualmente y en sus combinaciones en cladodios de seis meses de edad. Los síntomas iniciaron 50 días después de la inoculación. El método de inoculación que permitió la reproducción de los síntomas fue la inyección de una suspensión a una concentración de 6×103 conidios mL?1 de la mezcla de los tres hongos; cladodios inoculados con uno y dos hongos, no resultó en el desarrollo de la enfermedad. <em>C. cladosporioides</em>, <em>A. hesperidica</em> y <em>D. glomerata</em> son los agentes causales de la costra negra del nopal siendo este el primer reporte de estos patógenos en el cultivo del nopal.