The Politics of Cleanliness in Northern Renaissance Italy

Biow, Douglas

doi:10.1080/00397709.1996.10113514

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“…Notwithstanding the attempts used by the members of the Medici family to preserve their teeth, our paleopathological investigation has demonstrated that even people of the high classes of society suffered from decay toothaches, diffuse parodontopathy and premature teeth loss, as it was noted also in other cultural contexts [10][11][12]. The studies on the masticatory apparatus, obtained using imaging studies, allow us to confirm that many of the acquired pathologies were due to a lack of oral hygiene.…”

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Teeth of the Renaissance: A paleopathological and historic-medical study on the jaws of the Medici Family

Colagrande

Villari

Pierleoni

et al. 2013

Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging

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a b s t r a c tObjectives: Aim of this study is to present the radiological assessment of the dental pathologies in the Medici Family, to supply evidence of their oral diseases and to verify the efficacy of hygiene methods of the time, providing a term of comparison for other cases. Methods: The Medici Project is a paleopathological and historic-medical study started in 2004, which is based on the exhumation and analysis of the skeletal remains of the Medici Family buried in the Medici Chapels of Florence. Twelve out of the 21 exhumed individuals were in a state of preservation which permitted to undergo CT and ortopantomography. Pathologic findings were organized in malformations, diffuse parodontopathy, caries, inflammations, and intra-vitam missing teeth.Dental lesion index (DLI), that is the percentage ratio of the number of damaged teeth out of the total number of examined alveoli, was calculated in all subjects, as absolute value (given as percentage value) as well as age corrected, and compared with DLI of contemporary Aragon family. Results: Results are arranged for single individuals and for groups of age. The study has shown that all the adults had evident problems in their oral cavities, with values of average age-corrected DLI of 39.27 (males), 41.16 (females) and 39.84 (overall). Conclusions: The presented data show that the Medici Family suffered from poor dental health, despite the use of mouthwashes and other "hygienic tools", and that their DLI was largely worse than the contemporary Aragon, probably protected by the diet and particularly by fluorine assumed with waters.

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Teeth of the Renaissance: A paleopathological and historic-medical study on the jaws of the Medici Family

Colagrande

Villari

Pierleoni

et al. 2013

Journal of Forensic Radiology and Imaging

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“…In every culture and society, daily cleaning practices occur, despite variances in attributed value, frequency and quality (Biow, 1996). In some cultures, cleanliness is a common prerequisite that can distinguish between private, public, business and social classes (Vigarello, 1985).…”

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Disruptive AI: the response depends on the buyer’s political ideology

van Esch

2023

JBIM

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Purpose The recent pandemic disrupted the way in which businesses transact with each other. In response to maintaining cleanliness in business-to-business (B2B) settings, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled robots have been adopted as substitutes for cleaning personnel, yet their implications remain largely underexamined. This study aims to examine B2B buyer responses to cleaning information notices (human vs AI-enabled agent) placed at either the entry to the premises or the sales counter, thereby adding to the nascent literature in this line of inquiry. Design/methodology/approach Three field experiments were conducted across diverse B2B businesses (wholesalers in Studies 1–2 and a commercial business in Study 3). To achieve greater empirical rigor and generalizability, this research used diverse stimuli across different B2B settings. In addition, the results ruled out alternate explanations and shed light upon political ideology as a boundary condition. Finally, a single-paper meta-analysis confirmed H1, consolidating the established effect. Findings Featuring over 1,000 B2B buyers, the results show that politically liberal B2B buyers express greater preference for human over AI-performed cleaning while labor-orientated buyers are indifferent. Importantly, this effect is driven by greater relaxation associated with humans, which in turn, increases their future patronage and referral intent. Originality/value The results enrich the collective knowledge of the adoption of AI-enabled robots, reinforcing for marketing practitioners and businesses that the reliance on human-based outcomes remains a preferred touchpoint in B2B settings, particularly for liberals.

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The Politics of Cleanliness in Northern Renaissance Italy

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Teeth of the Renaissance: A paleopathological and historic-medical study on the jaws of the Medici Family

Teeth of the Renaissance: A paleopathological and historic-medical study on the jaws of the Medici Family

Disruptive AI: the response depends on the buyer’s political ideology

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