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AUTHOR
Giovanni Orlando
Role of antiemetic prophylaxis for breast cancer (BC) patients treated with anti-HER2 or anti-VEGF monoclonal antibodies.
e20705 Background: To date the anti-emetic prophylaxis based on the combination of 5HT3-antagonists and corticosteroids is mandatory for high and moderate emetogenic cytotoxic agents. This approach...
Sustainable Food vs. Unsustainable Politics in the City of Palermo: The Case of an Organic Farmers' Market
The island of Sicily, Italy, and its main city, Palermo, appear an ideal scenario for sustainable food provisioning: the former being the first region in Italy for organically cultivated land, the latter Italy's fifth largest city. This article explores ideals and practices of sustainable urban food systems through an example of environmental consumer activism in Palermo. It does this by narrating the story of an organic farmers' market created by citizens and producers. The article reflects critically on understandings of food-related ‘sustainability’ held by the actors involved, showing the difficulties of operationalizing the concept for qualitative, socio-cultural research. It also high…