Polymer-supported electrophilic halogenate(I) complexes 2 and 3 promote smooth addition to vinyl and allylsilanes without loss of the silyl group. In conjunction with Amberlyst A26 (OH −-form) vinyl silanes are converted into epoxysilanes.

The interconnectedness of gene regulation, protein interaction, and metabolic networks is responsible for the remarkable efficiency and adaptability of biological systems, as well as the extraordinary challenges facing researchers trying to understand them. The torrents of new biological data generated daily should lead to overcoming the challenges to understanding biological processes. However...

Catalog Description: An introduction to the political, social, cultural, and economic events that distinguished Western Civilization from its earliest roots to the Thirty Years’ War (1648). Major topics include Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance and Reformation. Emphasis is placed on close readings of primary works, including literary and v...

Is there a role for the multifaceted Renaissance Man in modern team-intensive innovation activities? This paper argues that generalist inventors, holding a broad knowledge set, make an especially valuable contribution to innovation teams in uncertain contexts. For a given level of team knowledge variety, the presence of generalists in an innovation team enables a more effective recombination of...

In the course of “History of Architecture”, at the II school year of the Architecture University of Chieti, an experimental activity linked to theoretical studies has been developed by involving about 200 students in a scientific research. This study, already started before, concerns the analysis of Renaissance and Baroque architecture of about 70 churches bordering on the university, dated bet...

Telč is a Moravian medieval town, founded in the 13 Century as a fortified place with two castle-fortresses, town wall and lakes around, Fig.1. The lower castle, first Gothic, was rebuilt in the 16 century into a Renaissance chateau with rich well preserved interiors. In the 17 and 18 centuries the city was enriched with Baroque churches and sculptures, mostly built by Jesuits. The Gothic perio...

The approval in July 2001 by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) of the “New African Initiative” and a commitment soon afterwards by the world’s richest countries (G8) to launch a detailed development plan for Africa over the next year, can justly be regarded as a major boost for South African President Thabo Mbeki’s vision of an “African Renaissance” as the cornerstone for an “African Cent...

Contrast has always been appreciated as a significant factor in image quality, but it is less widely recognized that it is a key factor in the representation of depth, solidity and three-dimensionality in images in general, and in paintings in particular. This aspect of contrast was a key factor in the introduction of oil paint as a painting medium at the beginning of the fifteenth century, as ...