Building Sustainability with Volcanic Ash: A Green Roof System Innovation

This research introduces a novel approach to urban sustainability through the application of volcanic ash in green roof systems. Addressing the ecological challenges of urban heat islands and biodiversity loss, the study explores the potential of volcanic ash as a sustainable and efficient alternative AQ1 to traditional green roof materials. Its unique properties, includingsuperior water retention, effective drainage capabilities, and beneficial minerals, are thoroughly investigated. The meth...

Reggio e le sue fiumare: memorie d'acqua

E' questo il terzo volume di una trilogia dedicata al rapporto tra fiumi e città curata da Giorgio Osti. Questi volumi propongono un viaggio alla scoperta delle relazioni spaziali e sociali che legano i corsi d'acqua alle città dal Nord al Sud del Paese. Il terzo volume è dedicato al Sud e alla Sicilia. Se al Nord e nel Centro Italia il problema principale sono le inondazioni e una relativa dimenticanza del fiume – quell’amore a distanza ancora calzante – nel Sud si aggiunge l’estempo- raneit...

In silico assessment of CAR Macrophages activity against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Macrophage engineering with chimeric antigen receptor is a promising technique first applied to the treatment of tumours and recently suggested as a possible immunotherapeutic route against the COVID-19 disease. Four immunotherapies based on engineered macrophages have been tested in vitro revealing promising, with one of them acting without increasing the cytokines level. We present a mathematical model aimed at the evaluation of both the SARS-CoV-2 virions dynamics and the cytokines product...

A Tandem Neural Network for Electromagnetic Inverse Design