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Maria Pia Riccardi
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell’Ambiente and Arvedi Laboratorio–sede di Pavia, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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Regular article
Published: 10 July 2021 in The European Physical Journal Plus
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We present a completely non-destructive approach to analyse a set of historical glass mosaic tesserae. Aim of the study is to obtain a qualitative and quantitative characterization of the glass matrix in terms of elements and mineralogical phases. Several non-destructive techniques have been applied like Particle-Induced X-ray Emission, Particle-Induced Gamma-ray Emission, micro-Raman spectroscopy, neutron resonance capture analysis and neutron activation analysis in order to combine different technique strengths and to explore the effect of different range sizes for the analysis. Yet, best practices require the use of combined analysis and different skills. The paradigm of a non-destructive multi-analytical approach is suggested for a comprehensive investigation in non-homogeneous real samples, like historical glass mosaic tesserae.

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Giulia Marcucci; Antonella Scherillo; Carlo Cazzaniga; Quentin Lemasson; Roberto Lorenzi; Massimiliano Clemenza; Maria Pia Riccardi; Daniela Di Martino. Historical glass mosaic tesserae: a multi-analytical approach for their characterization. The European Physical Journal Plus 2021, 136, 1 -19.

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Giulia Marcucci, Antonella Scherillo, Carlo Cazzaniga, Quentin Lemasson, Roberto Lorenzi, Massimiliano Clemenza, Maria Pia Riccardi, Daniela Di Martino. Historical glass mosaic tesserae: a multi-analytical approach for their characterization. The European Physical Journal Plus. 2021; 136 (7):1-19.

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Giulia Marcucci; Antonella Scherillo; Carlo Cazzaniga; Quentin Lemasson; Roberto Lorenzi; Massimiliano Clemenza; Maria Pia Riccardi; Daniela Di Martino. 2021. "Historical glass mosaic tesserae: a multi-analytical approach for their characterization." The European Physical Journal Plus 136, no. 7: 1-19.

Journal article
Published: 14 February 2021 in Sustainability
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Nowadays, the buzzwords for organizations to be prepared for the competitive environment’s challenges are sustainability, digitalization, resilience and agility. However, despite the fact that these concepts have come into common use at the level of both scholars and practitioners, the nature of the relation between sustainability and resilience has not yet been sufficiently clarified. Above all, there is still no evidence of what factors determine greater resilience to change in an organization that also wants to be more sustainable, especially in times of crisis and discontinuity. This research aims to explore from a theoretical point of view, through the construction of a conceptual model, how these dimensions interact to help the business to become strategically resilient by leveraging digitization and agility as enablers. A new view of resilience arises from the study, which goes beyond the well-known ability to absorb or adapt to adversity, to also include a strategic attribute that could help companies capture change-related opportunities to design new ways of doing business under stress. A key set of strategically agile processes, enabled by digitalization, creates strategic resilience that also includes a proactive, opportunity-focused attitude in the face of change. Strategic resilience to lead to organizational sustainability must be understood as a multi-domain concept quite similar to the holistic view of sustainability: environment, economy and society. Finally, the research offers a set of propositions and a theoretical framework that can be empirically validated.

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Antonio Miceli; Birgit Hagen; Maria Riccardi; Francesco Sotti; Davide Settembre-Blundo. Thriving, Not Just Surviving in Changing Times: How Sustainability, Agility and Digitalization Intertwine with Organizational Resilience. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2052 .

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Antonio Miceli, Birgit Hagen, Maria Riccardi, Francesco Sotti, Davide Settembre-Blundo. Thriving, Not Just Surviving in Changing Times: How Sustainability, Agility and Digitalization Intertwine with Organizational Resilience. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):2052.

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Antonio Miceli; Birgit Hagen; Maria Riccardi; Francesco Sotti; Davide Settembre-Blundo. 2021. "Thriving, Not Just Surviving in Changing Times: How Sustainability, Agility and Digitalization Intertwine with Organizational Resilience." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 2052.

Journal article
Published: 12 June 2020 in Minerals
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In Val d’Ala (Western Alps in Piedmont, Italy), the most interesting rocks for mineralogical research are represented by rodingite (rich in mineralized veins and fractures) associated with serpentinite in the eclogitized oceanic crust of Piedmont Zone, south of Gran Paradiso Massif. Among the vein-filling minerals, vesuvianite is well appreciated for its potential as gem-quality materials, even though it has never been characterized in detail. This study provides a gemological characterization of eleven vesuvianite crystals from different localities of the Val d’Ala. The refractive index (1.717–1.708) and density (1.705–1.709) values of our vesuvianite are in the range of those in the literature. Scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) established that the samples are pretty compositionally homogeneous in terms of major elements, while trace and rare earth elements (REE) contents are more variable. All REE patterns are characterized by pronounced positive Eu anomalies. The variations in color (from olive green to dark green with chocolate (reddish-brown color shades and polychrome bands) are due to the relevant presence of Fe and, to a lesser extent, Ti and Cr. The X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) analyses and SEM/EDS quantitative study indicate that the other phases associated with vesuvianite are represented by diopside, garnet, clinochlore.

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Franca Piera Caucia; Luigi Marinoni; Maurizio Scacchetti; Maria Pia Riccardi; Omar Bartoli. The Vesuvianite Gems of the Val d’Ala (Piedmont, Italy). Minerals 2020, 10, 535 .

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Franca Piera Caucia, Luigi Marinoni, Maurizio Scacchetti, Maria Pia Riccardi, Omar Bartoli. The Vesuvianite Gems of the Val d’Ala (Piedmont, Italy). Minerals. 2020; 10 (6):535.

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Franca Piera Caucia; Luigi Marinoni; Maurizio Scacchetti; Maria Pia Riccardi; Omar Bartoli. 2020. "The Vesuvianite Gems of the Val d’Ala (Piedmont, Italy)." Minerals 10, no. 6: 535.

Journal article
Published: 30 August 2019 in Heritage
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The Chiaravalle Cross, a masterpiece of Mediaeval goldsmithery, went under restoration in 2016. This was a unique opportunity to undertake an in-depth multidisciplinary study. Several issues were addressed, as for example the chronology of the Cross, lacking any official document about it. The scientific investigations included in situ and laboratory measurements, and the analyses, part of a multidisciplinary protocol, completely characterized the gemstones adorning the Cross, the cameos, the gold, silver, jasper and glass parts, to derive indications on their provenance, authenticity and dating issues. All the results were shared with the whole collaboration of experts, which included art historians, a restorer, a conservator, a scholar in ancient glyptic, gemologists, archaeometallurgists, physicists and scientists in a very fruitful exchange of knowledge. This work is an example of a real multidisciplinary research, gathering good practices in the study of a complex piece of art.

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Daniela Di Martino; Giulia Benati; Roberto Alberti; Sandro Baroni; Carlo Bertelli; Franco Blumer; Letizia Caselli; Roberta Cattaneo; Costanza Cucini; Fabio D’Amico; Tommaso Frizzi; Elisabetta Gagetti; Michele Gironda; Lisa Greggio; Lorenzo Lazzarini; Maya Musa; Enrico Perelli Cippo; Maria Pia Riccardi; Giuseppe Gorini. The Chiaravalle Cross: Results of a Multidisciplinary Study. Heritage 2019, 2, 2555 -2572.

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Daniela Di Martino, Giulia Benati, Roberto Alberti, Sandro Baroni, Carlo Bertelli, Franco Blumer, Letizia Caselli, Roberta Cattaneo, Costanza Cucini, Fabio D’Amico, Tommaso Frizzi, Elisabetta Gagetti, Michele Gironda, Lisa Greggio, Lorenzo Lazzarini, Maya Musa, Enrico Perelli Cippo, Maria Pia Riccardi, Giuseppe Gorini. The Chiaravalle Cross: Results of a Multidisciplinary Study. Heritage. 2019; 2 (3):2555-2572.

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Daniela Di Martino; Giulia Benati; Roberto Alberti; Sandro Baroni; Carlo Bertelli; Franco Blumer; Letizia Caselli; Roberta Cattaneo; Costanza Cucini; Fabio D’Amico; Tommaso Frizzi; Elisabetta Gagetti; Michele Gironda; Lisa Greggio; Lorenzo Lazzarini; Maya Musa; Enrico Perelli Cippo; Maria Pia Riccardi; Giuseppe Gorini. 2019. "The Chiaravalle Cross: Results of a Multidisciplinary Study." Heritage 2, no. 3: 2555-2572.

Journal article
Published: 14 August 2018 in Inorganics
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Low-ordered carbon/layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanocomposites were prepared by rehydration of the oxides produced by calcination of an organic LDH. While the memory effect is a widely recognized effect on oxides produced by inorganic LDH, it is unprecedented from the calcination/rehydration of organic ones. Different temperatures (400, 600, and 1100 °C) were tested on the basis of thermogravimetric data. Water, instead of a carbonate solution, was used for the rehydration, with CO2 available from water itself and/or air to induce a slower process with an easier and better intercalation of the carbonaceous species. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), infrared in reflection mode (IR), and Raman spectroscopies and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). XRPD indicated the presence of carbonate LDH, and of residuals of unreacted oxides. IR confirmed that the prevailing anion is carbonate, coming from the water used for the rehydration and/or air. Raman data indicated the presence of low-ordered carbonaceous species moieties and SEM and XRPD the absence of separated bulky graphitic sheets, suggesting an intimate mixing of the low ordered carbonaceous phase with reconstructed LDH. Organic LDH gave better memory effect after calcination at 400 °C. Conversely, the carbonaceous species are observed after rehydration of the sample calcined at 600 °C with a reduced memory effect, demonstrating the interference of the carbonaceous phase with LDH reconstruction and the bonding with LDH layers to form a low-ordered carbon/LDH nanocomposite.

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Eleonora Conterosito; Luca Palin; Diego Antonioli; Maria Pia Riccardi; Enrico Boccaleri; Maurizio Aceto; Marco Milanesio; Valentina Gianotti. On the Rehydration of Organic Layered Double Hydroxides to form Low-Ordered Carbon/LDH Nanocomposites. Inorganics 2018, 6, 79 .

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Eleonora Conterosito, Luca Palin, Diego Antonioli, Maria Pia Riccardi, Enrico Boccaleri, Maurizio Aceto, Marco Milanesio, Valentina Gianotti. On the Rehydration of Organic Layered Double Hydroxides to form Low-Ordered Carbon/LDH Nanocomposites. Inorganics. 2018; 6 (3):79.

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Eleonora Conterosito; Luca Palin; Diego Antonioli; Maria Pia Riccardi; Enrico Boccaleri; Maurizio Aceto; Marco Milanesio; Valentina Gianotti. 2018. "On the Rehydration of Organic Layered Double Hydroxides to form Low-Ordered Carbon/LDH Nanocomposites." Inorganics 6, no. 3: 79.

Preprint
Published: 23 July 2018
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A graphene-containing LDH was prepared by re-hydration of the oxides produced by the calcination of an organic LDH. While the memory effect is a widely recognized effect on oxides produced by inorganic LDHs, it is unprecedented from the calcination/re-hydration of organic ones. Different temperatures (400, 600 and 1100 °C) were tested, on the basis of thermogravimetric data. Water instead of a carbonate solution was used for the re-hydration, with CO2 available from water itself and/or air to induce a slower process with an easier and better intercalation of the carbonaceous species within the layers. The samples were characterized by X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD), IR and Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). XRPD indicate the presence of carbonate LDH mixed with a layered phase with a larger d-spacing. IR confirmed that the prevailing anion is carbonate, coming from the water used for the re-hydration and/or air. Raman data indicated the presence of low-ordered graphenic species moieties and SEM the absence of separated graphene of graphitic sheets, suggesting an intimate mixing of the carbonaceous phase with reconstructed LDH. Organic LDHs gave better memory effect after calcination at 400 °C. Conversely, the graphenic species are observed after rehydration of the sample calcined at 600 °C with a reduced memory effect, demonstrating the interference of the carbonaceous phase with LDH reconstruction and the bonding with LDH layers to form a graphene-LDH nanocomposite.

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Eleonora Conterosito; Luca Palin; Diego Antonioli; Maria Pia Riccardi; Enrico Boccaleri; Maurizio Aceto; Marco Milanesio; Valentina Gianotti. On the Rehydration of Organic Layered Double Hydroxides to Form Graphene-LDH Nanocomposites. 2018, 1 .

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Eleonora Conterosito, Luca Palin, Diego Antonioli, Maria Pia Riccardi, Enrico Boccaleri, Maurizio Aceto, Marco Milanesio, Valentina Gianotti. On the Rehydration of Organic Layered Double Hydroxides to Form Graphene-LDH Nanocomposites. . 2018; ():1.

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Eleonora Conterosito; Luca Palin; Diego Antonioli; Maria Pia Riccardi; Enrico Boccaleri; Maurizio Aceto; Marco Milanesio; Valentina Gianotti. 2018. "On the Rehydration of Organic Layered Double Hydroxides to Form Graphene-LDH Nanocomposites." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 July 2018 in Journal of Cultural Heritage
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Sustainable restoration process is one of the biggest challenges for public and private decision makers in the Cultural Heritage sector. Currently, sustainability assessment methods are well established tools to quantitatively determine their environmental (LCA), economic (LCC) and social (SLCA) impacts from products/service across the entire value chain. Nevertheless, while these life cycle methods are widely applied in many industries and service sectors, they still are at its infancy in the restoration work of Cultural Heritage. The main goal of this paper is to define and build a general framework including all impact indicators related to the restoration work processes to apply experimentally, and for the first time, all the sustainability assessment dimensions together within the Cultural Heritage sector. The ISO 14040 standard under guidelines published by the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative has been used as an assessment tool. Then, a CH-LCM Model framework based on a previous work from the author is applied to the real case concerning the restoration of the fortress of Uncastillo (Spain). The data collected from the real case concerning the restoration of the fortress of Uncastillo (Spain) have allowed us to reach two objectives: firstly, to validate the model empirically and, secondly, to identify successful managerial practices for the decision makers. In this respect, the paper shows that the life cycle approach can be considered an effective method for improving innovative managerial practices towards the sustainability, preservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage by assessing the environmental impact, the financial and economic feasibility and the implementation of an engagement strategy for the stakeholders. Finally, we have pointed out a set of valuable recommendations for future actions.

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Davide Settembre Blundo; Anna Maria Ferrari; Alfonso Fernández del Hoyo; Maria Pia Riccardi; Fernando E. García Muiña. Improving sustainable cultural heritage restoration work through life cycle assessment based model. Journal of Cultural Heritage 2018, 32, 221 -231.

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Davide Settembre Blundo, Anna Maria Ferrari, Alfonso Fernández del Hoyo, Maria Pia Riccardi, Fernando E. García Muiña. Improving sustainable cultural heritage restoration work through life cycle assessment based model. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 2018; 32 ():221-231.

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Davide Settembre Blundo; Anna Maria Ferrari; Alfonso Fernández del Hoyo; Maria Pia Riccardi; Fernando E. García Muiña. 2018. "Improving sustainable cultural heritage restoration work through life cycle assessment based model." Journal of Cultural Heritage 32, no. : 221-231.

E conceptual paper
Published: 15 May 2017 in Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present alternative management practice methods for the cultural heritage sector apart from the traditional public support model. These alternatives rely on sponsorship and patronage as well as the newer and more innovative public-private partnership (PPP). Design/methodology/approach The paper is organized in two conceptual sections based on a literature review. The first section presents and compares two closely associated business strategy forms that are increasingly becoming popular within companies: sponsorship and patronage. These strategies are analyzed to show their advantages and disadvantages and are assessed based on their best uses in terms of the benefits from their implementation to all stakeholders involved (benefactors, recipients and the public) and, more particularly, to the benefactor’s company communication policy. The second section analyzes the PPP as a newer innovative practice in the cultural heritage sector, a recent development that has great potential, especially during an economic crisis where public funds are reduced, which risks the future recovery and proper maintenance of sites. Findings In the paper, the authors stressed that sponsorship, patronage and PPP are not merely alternative ways of primarily obtaining government funding for the cultural heritage sector but are also new strategic management practices that, when properly performed, will not only preserve and improve the sector but also allow more value to be distributed among all stakeholders. Originality/value Although the topic of PPP is treated fairly in the scientific literature, especially with regard to infrastructure, there are few cases of the application of this model to cultural heritage management.

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Davide Settembre Blundo; Fernando Enrique García Muiña; Alfonso Pedro Fernández Del Hoyo; Maria Pia Riccardi; Anna Lucia Maramotti Politi. Sponsorship and patronage and beyond. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 2017, 7, 147 -163.

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Davide Settembre Blundo, Fernando Enrique García Muiña, Alfonso Pedro Fernández Del Hoyo, Maria Pia Riccardi, Anna Lucia Maramotti Politi. Sponsorship and patronage and beyond. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. 2017; 7 (2):147-163.

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Davide Settembre Blundo; Fernando Enrique García Muiña; Alfonso Pedro Fernández Del Hoyo; Maria Pia Riccardi; Anna Lucia Maramotti Politi. 2017. "Sponsorship and patronage and beyond." Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 7, no. 2: 147-163.