Onoranze a Ulisse Aldrovandi nel terzo centenario dalla sua morte celebrate in Bologna nei gioni XI, XII, XIII giugno MCMVII.

"Prefazione" signed: "Il presidente del Comitato G. Capellini."

Jean Perréal dit Jean de Paris : peintre de Charles VIII, de Louis XII et de François Ier /

Includes bibliographical references.

Florae romanae prodromus exhibens centurias XII plantarum circa Romam et in Cisapenninis pontificiae ditionis provinciis sponte nascentium sexuali systemate digestas /

Some plates are signed: F. Rinaldi inc.

Beyond Moa's Ark and Wallace's Line: extralimital distribution of new species of Austronothrus (Acari, Oribatida, Crotoniidae) and the endemicity of the New Zealand oribatid mite fauna

The genus Austronothrus was previously known from three species recorded only from New Zealand. Austronothrus kinabalu sp. nov. is described from Sabah, Borneo and A. rostralis sp. nov. from Norfolk Island, south-west Pacific. A key to Austronothrus is included. These new species extend the distribution of Austronothrus beyond New Zealand and confirms that the subfamily Crotoniinae is not confined to former Gondwanan landmasses. The distribution pattern of Austronothrus spp., combining Oriental and Gondwanan localities, is indicative of a curved, linear track; consistent with the accretion of island arcs and volcanic terranes around the plate margins of the Pacific Ocean, with older taxa persisting on younger island though localised dispersal within island arc metapopulations. Phylogenetic analysis and an area cladogram are consistent with a broad ancestral distribution of Austronothrus in the Oriental region and on Gondwanan terranes, with subsequent divergence and distribution southward from the Sunda region to New Zealand. This pattern is more complex than might be expected if the New Zealand oribatid fauna was derived from dispersal following re-emergence of land after inundation during the Oligocene (25 mya), as well as if the fauna emanated from endemic, relictual taxa following separation of New Zealand from Gondwana during the Cretaceous (80 mya).

Genome sequence of marine bacterium idiomarina sp. strain 28-8, isolated from Korean ark shells

Idiomarina sp. strain 28-8 is an aerobic, Gram-negative, flagellar bacterium isolated from the bodies of ark shells (Scapharca broughtonii) collected from underwater sediments in Gangjin Bay, South Korea. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Idiomarina sp. 28-8 (2,971,606 bp, with a G+C content of 46.9%), containing 2,795 putative coding sequences.

Exterior view of Josef Altschuler standing in the doorway of his joinery, Max Klamper Tischlermeister; Aßmayergasse 34, Wien XII (Vienna).

Josef Altschuler was the father of Robert Altschuler

Temple Beth El (Helena, Ark.) records, undated, 1875-2006.

The records of Temple Beth El offer a valuable insight into a small town Southern Jewish community. The community members, composed mainly of German Jews devoted to Reform movement, participated actively in charity work and mutual benefit societies, and maintained a close relationship with Jewish communities throughout the South. Contributors to the Southern economy, their synagogue activities often reflect their business interests; a bale of cotton was once used in a fundraising auction. The strength of their Jewish commitment is reflected in their efforts to keep the synagogue active, despite difficulties in hiring and maintaining Rabbis for the pulpit.

Letter from Thomas Hope, architect, regarding drawings for ark of new synagogue

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Studies on the conformation of amino acids XII. Energy calculations on prolyl residue

The favoured conformations of the prolyl residue have been obtained by calculating their potential energies arising from bond-angle strain, torsion-angle strain, non-bonded and electrostatic interatomic energies. In addition to the five membered ring, the peptide unit at the amino end (with ω = 180°) and the C′ atom at the carboxyl end have been taken into account. It is found that there are two local minima in the configurational space of the parameters defining the conformation, as is actually observed-one (denoted by B) with Cγ displaced on the same side as C′, which is lower in energy than the other (denoted by A) with Cγ displaced on the opposite side of C′. The other four atoms Cδ, N, Cα, Cβ are nearly in a plane. The conformations of minimum energy (for both A and B) have bond angles very close to the mean observed values while the torsion angles are well within the range observed in various structures for each type. Taking into account the fact that the influence of neighbouring molecules in a crystal structure may make the conformation of a molecule different from the minimal one, the ranges of the conformational parameters for which the energy is within 0.6 kcal/mole above the minimum value (called the "most probable range") and within 1.2 kcal/mole (called the "probable range") have been determined. The ranges thus obtained, agree well with observation, and most of the observed data lie within the most probable ranges, although differing appreciably from the conformation of minimum energy. The study has been extended, in a limited way, to the conformation of the ring in the amino acid proline. Since the nitrogen is tetrahedral in this (as contrasted with being planar in the prolyl residue), it is found that any one of the five atoms can be out of plane (either way), with the other four lying nearly in a plane. These correspond to low energy conformations (up to 1.2 kcal/mole above the minimum). One such example, in which the Cα atom is out of plane is known for dl-proline · HCl. It is also shown that in these calculations energies due to bond length distortions can be neglected to a good degree of approximation, provided the 'best' values of the bond lengths for the particular compound are used in the theoretical calculations.

Structural studies of analgesics and their interactions. XII. Structure and interactions of anti-inflammatory fenamates. A concerted crystallographic and theoretical conformational study

A theoretical conformational analysis of fenamates, which are N-arylated derivatives of anthranilic acid or 2-aminonicotinic acid with different substituents on the aryl (phenyl) group, is reported. The analysis of these analgesics, which are believed to act through the inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis, was carried out using semi-empirical potential functions. The results and available crystallographic observations have been critically examined in terms of their relevance to drug action. Crystallographic studies of these drugs and their complexes have revealed that the fenamate molecules share a striking invariant feature, namely, the sixmembered ring bearing the carboxyl group is coplanar with the carboxyl group and the bridging imino group,the coplanarity being stabilized by resonance interactions and an internal hydrogen bond between the imino and carboxyl groups. The results of the theoretical analysis provide a conformational rationale for the observed invariant coplanarity. The second sixmembered ring, which provides hydrophobicity in a substantial part of the molecule, has limited conformational flexibility in meclofenamic, mefenamic and flufenamic acids. Comparison of the conformational energy maps of these acids shows that they could all assume the same conformation when bound to the relevant enzyme. The present study provides a structural explanation for the difference in the activity of niflumic acid, which can assume a conformation in which the whole molecule is nearly planar. The main role of the carboxyl group appears to be to provide a site for intermolecular interactions in addition to helping in stabilizing the invariant coplanar feature and providing hydrophilicity at one end of the molecule. The fenamates thus provide a good example of conformation- dependent molecular asymmetry.

Producción y calidad de la semilla de frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) producida artesanalmente en la Comarca de Pío XII, Masatepe

En el ciclo de postrera del año 1992 fueron sembradas ocho parcelas para producción de semilla de cuatro lotes propiedad de igual número de pequeños productores de la comarca Pio XII, Masatepe. Cuatro parcelas fueron sometidas al manejo tradicional de los productores participantes (Manejo I), y las otras cuatro sometidas a un manejo diferente con el fin de producir semillas de calidad (Manejo II). A los lotes de semillas obtenidos se les hizo Prueba Analítica, Prueba de Humedad, Determinación de Daño Mecánico, Peso de 1000 Semillas, Pruebas de Germinación, Vigor y Materia Seca de Plántulas y, Pruebas de Sanidad. Ambos manejos fueron comparados mediante los resultados de estas pruebas, los que indicaron que la semilla de frijol producidad por los productores participantes fue de menor calidad que la producida bajo el Manejo II; en el primer caso, los porcentajes de Daños Mecánico y de infección por hongos fueron mayores. Los porcentajes de germinación y vigo resultaron menores en el mismo caso. En el Manejo II resultó superior el peso de las semillas respecto al contenido de materia seca de las plántulas, los lotes A y C del manejo II resultaron con valores menores. Mediante la Prueba de Humedad se encontró que la semilla manejada por los productores posee alto contenido de agua al momento de almacenarla, lo que hace que ésta se deteriore más fácilmente. Con los resultados obtenidos en el presente trabajo se puede decir que es posible producir semilla de calidad por parte de los pequeños productores y, dado el interés mostrado por éstos, se recomiendad dar continuidad a este tipo de trabajos.

Sapientia, 1957, Vol. XII, nº 45 (número completo)

Contenido: Interioridad y fecundidad espiritual / La Dirección – Relaciones del bien de la persona y del bien de la sociedad / Octavio N. Derisi – Los ángeles caídos / A. García Vieyra – Indeterminismo, causalidad y física cuántica / J. E. Bolzán – Notas y comentarios -- Bibliografía

Restricciones, privilegios y violencias : algunos aspectos sobre los mudéjares hispánicos (ss. XII-XV)

En el presente trabajo nos proponemos abordar algunos aspectos relacionados con las restricciones, los privilegios y la violencia, que se implementaron sobre los mudéjares de Castilla, Aragón y Valencia. En relación con los primeros, daremos cuenta del endurecimiento legal –real y eclesiástico– que se desplegó hacia los moros hispánicos y que regló casi todos los aspectos del vivir cotidiano y de sus prácticas religiosas. Sin embargo, los mudéjares y sus aljamas en algún área en particular, fueron sujetos de privilegios reales. Es por esto que analizaremos restricciones y privilegios como dos caras de un mismo proceso que se desplegó durante el tránsito de la baja edad media. Finalmente, indagaremos sobre los episodios de violencia hacia los mudéjares contrastando particularidades regionales, para conectar estos sucesos con la segregación y la restricción.

Teología, 1975, Tomo XII nº 025-026 (número completo)

La Iglesia y la existencia cristiana / José Rovai -- Avaricia, propiedad privada y bienes superfluos / Gustavo E. Podestá -- Teología natural y teología cristiana / Ricardo Ferrara -- Evangelización, cultura, universidad / Eduardo Briancesco -- En torno a la cristología de Marcos / Ramón Treviajno Echeverría -- La evangelización del mundo de hoy en América Latina / Eduardo F. Pironio -- La Biblia y la teología, hoy / Jorge Mejía -- Algunas reflexiones sobre la exhortación apostólica del Papa Pablo VI: “De Beatae Mariae Virginis cultu recte instituendo et augendo” / Heriberto King -- Evangelizar desde el acontecimiento / Arturo Prins -- Notas bibliográficas -- Libros recibidos -- Crónica de la Facultad

Las imágenes del Islam y de los musulmanes en la corona de Castilla : construcciones discursivas cristianas (ss. XII-XV)

Resumen: El trabajo que presentamos a continuación tiene como objetivo abordar distintos aspectos sobre la construcción de las imágenes y de las prácticas discursivas que se proyectaron sobre el Islam y los musulmanes en la Castilla medieval. En este sentido, daremos cuenta del contexto mediterráneo y peninsular en la tensión Cristianismo-Islam, así como también de algunas medidas que desde la Iglesia romana se proyectaban sobre los moros. Recogeremos los antecedentes de las polémicas antiislámicas para luego adentrarnos en el universo castellano y ejemplificar estas disputas con algunos escritores cristianos para analizar sus posturas respecto del Islam y la veracidad de su religión.