The text introduces the discussion of Marzio Barbagli’s volume, Comprare piacere. Sessualità e amore venale dal Medioevo a oggi.

L’idea antica del cristianesimo come „filosofia celeste di Cristo” può apparire al giorno d’oggi ambigua e anacronistica. Nella cultura occidentale dopo un lungo periodo riflessione sul rapporto tra filosofia si assiste alla nascita fenomeno della cristiana” – una cosa diversa dalla teologia che reca in sé l’affermazione il stesso non riduce filosofia. Eppure tutta la storia Chiesa troviamo alc...

AMoRE is an international project to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{100}$Mo using a detection technology consisting magnetic microcalorimeters (MMCs) and molybdenum-based scintillating crystals. Data collection has begun current AMORE-I phase project, upgrade from previous pilot phase. AMoRE-I employs thirteen $^\mathrm{48depl.}$Ca$^{100}$MoO$_4$ crystals five Li$_2$$^{100}...

The Advanced Multimedia Organizer for Requirements Elicitation (AMORE) embodies a synthesis of technologies adapted specifically for application to requirements elicitation processes and models. Elicitors will use AMORE as a platform for storing requirements in as close to their natural forms as possible to maximize traceability and to promote understanding of original intentions and motivation...

BACKGROUND Patients with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (USNHL) experience great difficulty listening to speech in noisy environments. A directional microphone (DM) could potentially improve speech recognition in this difficult listening environment. It is well known that DMs in behind-the-ear (BTE) and custom hearing aids can provide a greater signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in comparison t...