[EN] This article delves into an analysis of consumer behavior towards
functional foods, utilizing a cluster analysis approach. To gather data, a structured online questionnaire was employed, employing a non-probabilistic ...
Lo Valvo, M.; La Scala, A.; Scalisi, M.(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2014-09-30)
[EN] In Sicilian Mediterranean ecosystems the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus is a keystone species, very important for popular small game species and for ecological reasons. However, its spread across the island ...
[EN] This research is focused around Italian defensive system on the southern coast of Sicily, in the territory
of Ragusa. Object of this study is the system consisting in three coastal watchtowers, located in three
hamlets ...
Giannone, Luciano; Verdiani, Giorgio(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-12-28)
[EN] In recent years, the study of the evolution of the appearance and conformation of cities over the centuries has found new forms of representation through the use of digital modelling and related immersive techniques. ...
Garofalo, Emanuela(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The ten-year government of Ferrante Gonzaga marks a crucial time in the process of modernization of
fortifications on the largest island of the Western Mediterranean. Even if the cornerstones of the strategy
pursued ...
Rubio Garrido, Alberto(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-04-19)
[EN] During his trip to Sicily, a striking triad influenced Goethe. In the first place, a certain mythological predisposition presides over his descriptions. Second, he includes in his narration digressions about geology, ...
Versaci, Antonella; Cardaci, Alessio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-09-13)
[EN] The coronavirus pandemic has created new challenges for rural areas already affected by chronic economic, social, and environmental problems such as depopulation, reduced service provision, ageing, the decline of ...
[EN] The castle of Piazza Armerina in Sicily is a historic landmark that dates to the second half of the 14th century. It was erected by King Martin I, likely on a preexisting Franciscan monastery. The history of the manor ...
Vesco, Maurizio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] During the Sixteenth century and the first half of the following one, Sicily played a key role in the
strategy of defense of the Spanish Empire from the looming Turkish threat, being an island considered
as a baluarte ...
Condorelli, Francesca; Morena, Sara(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-04-04)
[EN] The recovery of past architecture through 3D modelling is an important challenge today to the preservation of heritage. Decisive support for the interpretation of architecture can certainly come from historical images ...
Lauria, Gabriele(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-01-21)
[IT] Negli ultimi 200.000 anni, la specie umana si è diffusa in tutta la Terra, adattando la sua morfologia e fisiologia a un'ampia gamma di habitat. Lo scheletro umano ha quindi registrato i principali effetti ambientali ...
Cabodevilla-Artieda, Ignacio; de la Torre Fornés, Irene; Baviera Llópez, Eduardo(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-11-30)
[EN] Tiburzio Spannocchi, a military engineer from a noble family in Siena, worked from 1572 in the service of the Spanish Crown, initially in Sicily and from 1579 directly in Spain, where he designed various fortifications ...