Food history and gastronomic traditions of beans in Italy

Corrado Giandomenico 한국식품연구원 2022 Journal of Ethnic Foods Vol.9 No.-

Beans have been regarded primarily as a staple food for peasants, an affordable protein source for the mass, and a symbol of rustic simplicity by writers of all ages. Among legumes, the common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) probably plays the leading role in typifying these attributes. This species has also shown a remarkable ability to spread around the globe and to replace similar local species in virtually all the cuisines of the world, being nowadays embodied in the gastronomy of several countries. Attitudes toward beans are changing recently, and this legume is no longer considered as only the meat of the poor. This review aims to present a critical overview of the history and role in the gastronomy of common bean and other main cultivated legumes in Italy. After presenting the origin of common bean and its name, and the impact of its introduction to Europe, this contribution discusses the gastronomic history of beans in Italy and the role that socio-cultural differences have played in shaping the use of beans, the conservation of landraces, and food diversity. Finally, perspectives are discussed considering the recent trends in gastronomy and food tourism.

Solving Challenging Problems using GeoGebra...at a Distance

Corrado Falcolini 한국교원대학교 융합교육연구소 2021 융합교육연구 Vol.7 No.2

Convergence in education can be seen as a way to teach a subject by integrating knowledge, methods, and expertise from different disciplines for scientific discovery and innovation. The use of problem solving, inspired by computer aided algorithms and visualization, has become a common example of convergence in geometry and its applications. As an example, we pose several mathematical problems and indicate possible solution processes using GeoGebra. The use of numeric or symbolic calculus and interactive geometric software provide approximate, exact or graphical solutions allowing to go back to the abstract nature of the problem, generalizing it and posing new questions. Themes range from the approximation of π to solid sections, from Penrose tessellations to Escher’s Circle Limit and hyperbolic geometry; problems can be very general, well or ill posed, direct or inverse, global or local. For example, find a family of cones sharing the same XY plane section. What is the minimum value of n so that Pn, a regular polygon with n sides, it is not distinguishable from a circle? What is the minimum number n so that the ratio between the perimeter of Pn and the diameter of the circumscribed circle is at least 3.14? How many different types of regular cube sections are there? How to make the tiles of an aperiodic tessellation using a numerical cutting machine? Which kind of symmetry guided some of Escher s work? When the problems are challenging, they are also suitable to be organized in cooperative or distance learning. Most of these subjects have been used in a course for future teachers even in this Covid year.

An Empirical Study of Metric-Based Methods to Detect Obfuscated Code

Corrado Aaron Visaggio,Giuseppe Antonio Pagin,Gerardo Canfora 보안공학연구지원센터 2013 International Journal of Security and Its Applicat Vol.7 No.2

Wound healing and postsurgical complications in breast cancer surgery

Corrado Chiappa,Anna Fachinetti,Carlo Boeri,Veronica Arlant,Stefano Rausei,Gianlorenzo Dionigi,Francesca Rovera 대한외과학회 2018 Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research(ASRT) Vol.95 No.3

Purpose: PEAK PlasmaBlade is a recent and distinctive type of electrosurgical device. Previous studies have already documented some meaningful advantages of this device over conventional electrosurgery. This study compared the use of PEAK PlasmaBlade to standard electrosurgery in mastectomy and breast conservative surgery. The purpose was to test the impact of PEAK PlasmaBlade on the wound-healing process and on postsurgical complications in breast cancer surgery. Methods: Sixty patients undergoing breast cancer surgery were enrolled. The PEAK PlasmaBlade was used for 20 of those. A standard electrosurgical device was used for the other 40 patients. The 2 groups were homogenous in age, body mass index, comorbidities and type of surgery. We recorded wound complications, serum drainage amount and duration of stay, blood loss, time of surgery, length of hospital stay, and total number of medications required. Results: The 2 groups were not significantly different in terms of patient characteristics. A statistically significant reduction in incidence of seroma was observed in the PEAK group: only 10% versus 37.5% of the patients in the conventional electrosurgery group developed this complication (Fisher exact test, P = 0.034). Conclusion: Seroma is the most important wound complication in breast surgery. The research of new instruments that might reduce its incidence is desirable. In order to validate or deny the results of this study, it is necessary to enroll more subjects and to consider the impact of this device on axillary lymph node dissection.

Human-machine system optimization in nuclear facility systems

Corrado, Jonathan K. Korean Nuclear Society 2021 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.53 No.10

Present computing power and enhanced technology is progressing at a dramatic rate. These systems can unravel complex issues, assess and control processes, learn, and-in many cases-fully automate production. There is no doubt that technological advancement is improving many aspects of life, changing the landscape of virtually all industries and enhancing production beyond what was thought possible. However, the human is still a part of these systems. Consequently, as the advancement of systems transpires, the role of humans within those systems will unavoidably continue to adapt as well. Due to the human tendency for error, this technological advancement should compel a persistent emphasis on human error reduction as part of maximizing system efficiency and safety-especially in the context of the nuclear industry. Within this context, as new systems are designed and the role of the human is transformed, human error should be targeted for a significant decrease relative to predecessor systems and an equivalent increase in system stability and safety. This article contends that optimizing the roles of humans and machines in the design and implementation of new types of automation in nuclear facility systems should involve human error reduction without ignoring the essential importance of human interaction within those systems.

Treatment of patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a 7-year single institution experience

Corrado P. Marini,Patrizio Petrone,John McNelis,Erin Lewis,Anna Liveris,Michael F. Stiefel 대한신경집중치료학회 2021 대한신경집중치료학회지 Vol.14 No.1

Background: This study was designed to compare the efficacy of multimodality monitoring and goal-directed therapy protocol (MM&GDTP), in patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores ≤8 with the conventional intracranial pressure (ICP)-cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) treatment. Methods: The study was divided into two time periods, a 2-year historic period in which severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) patients were treated with an ICP-CPP targeted strategy and a 5-year intervention period during which MM&GDTP was utilized. Patients with unsurvivable brain injuries were excluded. Variables of interest included mechanism of injury, age, sex, hemodynamics, GCS score, abbreviated injury score–head (AIS-H), Marshall Class, injury severity score, decompressive craniectomy, ventilator/intensive care unit days, length of stay, predicted mortality by corticosteroid randomization after significant head injury model, functional outcome, and mortality. Results: The study group comprised 810 sTBI patients, aged 14–93 years, admitted during a 7-year period; of these patients, 67 and 99 AIS-H≥4 and Marshall Class ≥III were included in control and intervention groups, respectively. The control group was treated with an ICP-CPP targeted approach, while the intervention group with an MM&GDTP. At presentation and after resuscitation, patients in the intervention group required a higher CPP to reach the endpoints of therapy. The MM&GDTP decreased mortality from 34.3% to 23.2%, yielding a 32.3% improvement in overall survival and improved functional outcome as measured by Glasgow Outcome Scale >3 (MM&GDTP vs. ICP-CPP: 50/99 vs. 15/67, P=0.003). Conclusion: Institution of MM&GDTP targeted to threshold-defined values improves functional outcomes and may reduce mortality among patients with sTBI compared to that of patients receiving an ICP-CPP–based treatment.

SPURS IN RIVER ENGINEERING - A PRELIMINARY STUDY

GISONNI CORRADO HAGER WILLI H. UNGER JENS 한국수자원학회 2005 한국수자원학회 학술대회 Vol.2005 No.1

Robotic single site versus robotic multiport hysterectomy in early endometrial cancer: a case control study

Giacomo Corrado,Giuseppe Cutillo,Emanuela Mancini,Ermelinda Baiocco,Lodovico Patrizi,Maria Saltari,Anna di Luca Sidozzi,Isabella Sperduti,Giulia Pomati,Enrico Vizza 대한부인종양학회 2016 Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Vol.27 No.4

Objective: To compare surgical outcomes and cost of robotic single-site hysterectomy (RSSH) versus robotic multiport hysterectomy (RMPH) in early stage endometrial cancer. Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study, comparing perioperative outcomes and costs of RSSH and RMPH in early stage endometrial cancer patients. RSSH were matched 1:2 according to age, body mass index, comorbidity, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetric (FIGO) stage, type of radical surgery, histologic type, and grading. Mean hospital cost per discharge was calculated summarizing the cost of daily hospital room charges, operating room, cost of supplies and length of hospital stay. Results: A total of 23 women who underwent RSSH were matched with 46 historic controls treated by RMPH in the same institute, with the same surgical team. No significant differences were found in terms of age, histologic type, stage, and grading. Operative time was similar: 102.5 minutes in RMPH and 110 in RSSH (p=0.889). Blood loss was lower in RSSH than in RMPH (respectively, 50 mL vs. 100 mL, p=0.001). Hospital stay was 3 days in RMPH and 2 days in RSSH (p=0.001). No intraoperative complications occurred in both groups. Early postoperative complications were 2.2% in RMPH and 4.3% in RSSH. Overall cost was higher in RMPH than in RSSH (respectively, $7,772.15 vs. $5,181.06). Conclusion: Our retrospective study suggests the safety and feasibility of RSSH for staging early endometrial cancer without major differences from the RMPH in terms of surgical outcomes, but with lower hospital costs. Certainly, further studies are eagerly warranted to confirm our findings.

Modeling Guarantees, Over-Indebtedness and Financial Crises in an Open Economy

Germana Corrado 한국국제경제학회 2011 International Economic Journal Vol.25 No.1

This work develops a simple framework to analyse how financial intermediaries' balance sheet problems combined with financial guarantees make an economy more vulnerable to financial crises. A 'double default' problem - that is, the default of financial intermediaries on their debt repayments and of the government on its guarantees to bailout intermediaries' losses - is modelled in this study. The possibility of multiple equilibria, including a crisis equilibrium where the government is not able or willing to honor its guarantees towards the domestic financial sector, arises from the interplay of all the above elements: financial intermediaries' level of indebtedness, government implicit guarantees and high-risk creditors' lending. This work also produces predictions concerning the vulnerability to a financial crisis: multiple equilibria are possible only in certain ranges of the fundamentals.

Lateral load effects on tall shear wall structures of different height

Carpinteri, Alberto,Corrado, Mauro,Lacidogna, Giuseppe,Cammarano, Sandro Techno-Press 2012 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.41 No.3

A three-dimensional formulation is proposed to analyze the lateral loading distribution of external actions in high-rise buildings. The method is extended to encompass any combination of bracings, including bracings with open thin-walled cross-sections, which are analyzed in the framework of Timoshenko-Vlasov's theory of sectorial areas. More in detail, the proposed unified approach is a tool for the preliminary stages of structural design. It considers infinitely rigid floors in their own planes, and allows to better understand stress and strain distributions in the different bearing elements if compared to a finite element analysis. Numerical examples, describing the structural response of tall buildings characterized by bracings with different cross-section and height, show the effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed method. The accuracy of the results is investigated by a comparison with finite element solutions, in which the bracings are modelled as three-dimensional structures by means of shell elements.