Dalle geografie terracquee alla Wet Perspective: scie e onde del Mediterraneo Nero

2023

Beginning in the modern age, with the progressive conquest and discovery of the 'Outside', the sea became the leading element in the processes that have marked living in the sphere from then on (Sloterdijk, 2008). Although subject to mutations in time and space, the assumed terracqueous perspective moves away from the exclusivity of terracentrism towards a recognition of the centrality of the space of the sea. A space, on the one hand, that has become central to the production and reproduction of capital through accumulation and exploitation; on the other hand, a social, cultural, political space from which emerge the possibilities of breaking its structures of domination, power, hierarchis…

I am not English. I am Irish which is quite another thing: Reconsidering Wilde’s Irishness

2023

Even though O. Wilde's Irishness is difficult to trace, there is a profound sense of Irishness underlying his life and much of what he wrote and thought, especially in his correspondence. In my paper, I evaluate the role of Irishness within his life and work in order to assess how it shapes and influences his own thinking and writing. Perhaps considered as one facet of his all-interesting multifarious doubleness, still, it occupies a specific role within reception studies and explains why there has always been a strong interest towards his life and work among his fellow countrymen.

Life Cycle Assessment of aluminum alloys chips recycling through single and multi-step Friction Stir Consolidation processes

2023

Manufacturing scientists have to find new processes enabling energy and resource efficient circular economy strategies. Solid state recycling processes have proved to be environmentally friendly alternatives to recycle aluminum alloys process scraps like chips. In this paper the environmental characterization of a solid state recycling process named Friction Stir Consolidation (FSC) is presented. A full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparative analysis is developed: the environmental performance of new and different variants of FSC processes and remelting based routes are quantified and compared to one another. Also, different scenarios are analysed to provide guidelines for the correct impl…

Neutrino Structure Functions from GeV to EeV Energies

2023

The interpretation of present and future neutrino experiments requires accurate theoretical predictions for neutrino-nucleus scattering rates. Neutrino structure functions can be reliably evaluated in the deep-inelastic scattering regime within the perturbative QCD (pQCD) framework. At low momentum transfers ($Q^2 \le {\rm few}$ GeV$^2$), inelastic structure functions are however affected by large uncertainties which distort event rate predictions for neutrino energies $E_\nu$ up to the TeV scale. Here we present a determination of neutrino inelastic structure functions valid for the complete range of energies relevant for phenomenology, from the GeV region entering oscillation analyses to …

Advancing value-based selling research in B2B markets : A theoretical toolbox and research agenda

2023

Value-based selling (VBS) has become an increasingly important selling practice in contemporary business-to-business (B2B) markets, but currently most VBS studies are limited to exploratory and descriptive case studies. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical toolbox that provides a foundation for more theory-driven research on VBS and thereby advances both the theoretical and managerial understanding of VBS. Specifically, we consider equity theory, framing theory, mental accounting, social exchange theory, signaling theory, agency theory, game theory, and institutional theory in terms of their implications for VBS. We provide a brief overview of each theory and its…

Phytoplankton group identification with chemotaxonomic biomarkers: In combination they do better

2023

Chemotaxonomic biomarkers are needed to monitor and evaluate the nutritional quality of phytoplankton communities. The biomolecules produced by different phytoplankton species do not always follow genetic phylogeny. Therefore, we analyzed fatty acids, sterols, and carotenoids from 57 freshwater phytoplankton strains to evaluate the usability of these biomolecules as chemotaxonomic biomarkers. We found 29 fatty acids, 34 sterols, and 26 carotenoids in our samples. The strains were grouped into cryptomonads, cyanobacteria, diatoms, dinoflagellates, golden algae, green algae, and raphidophytes, and the phytoplankton group explained 61%, 54%, and 89% of the variability of fatty acids, sterols, …

Efficacy of Oxybrasion and Cosmetic Acids on Selected Skin Parameters in the Treatment with Acne Vulgaris

2023

Karolina Chilicka,1 Monika Rusztowicz,1 Aleksandra M Rogowska,2 Renata Szyguła,1 Danuta Nowicka3 1Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Opole, Poland; 2Department of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland; 3Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, PolandCorrespondence: Karolina Chilicka, Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Katowicka 68 Street, Opole, 45-040, Poland, Tel +48665439443, Email karolina.chilicka@uni.opole.plPurpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an…

L’informazione pubblicitaria nella regolamentazione giuridica dei mercati

2023

Il volume analizza il panorama giuridico che compone il diritto della pubblicità, caleidoscopio di regole tutt’altro che armonico. Attraverso un’opera di sistemazione concettuale della disciplina, con approccio progressivamente analitico, l’autore esamina nel dettaglio i diversi prismi della comunicazione commerciale, all’inizio presentata nella sua complessità fenomenica. La pubblicità viene introdotta nella dimensione del diritto costituzionale, civile e autodisciplinare, successivamente indagata quale pratica commerciale nei rapporti business to consumer e in quelli business to business, dunque declinata secondo le discipline speciali dei diversi media comunicativi e di alcune, particola…

Donne, corpi e territori: riflessioni sulla transitorietà

2023

Questo intervento analizza la transitorietà come concetto pregnante nella geografia di genere attraverso l’interpretazione di due video. Nel primo, la transitorietà è legata sia alla velocità del movimento del corpo nello spazio, sia al ritmo. Per Lefebvre, i ritmi sono costituiti dalla relazione fra luoghi, corpi in movimento e tempo. Il corpo e lo spazio hanno un loro ritmo, e quando nell’interazione reciproca questi due ritmi si incontrano, entrano “in armonia (euritmia) o in contrasto (aritmia) tra loro” (Lefebvre 1991). Lo stato di aritmia dipende dalle rappresentazioni associate al movimento: la dimensione politica del corpo e le gerarchie della classe, del genere, della razza. L’arit…

L'Economista Anglofilo. Paolo Balsamo e l'utopia liberale in Sicilia (1787-1816)

2023

Paolo Balsamo -economist and professor of University of Palermo from 1787 to 1812- was a traveller and expert in the most advanced and modern British and European agriculture. He wrote articles and essays, both in English and Italian, on agriculture and political economy and was a correspondent of important cultural and political circles of British Whiggism. As a member of the Sicilian Parliament, ideologist of the constitutional party and trusted collaborator of Lord Bentinck, he wrote the Sicilian Constitution of 1812 which reformed the old institution of the Kingdom of Sicily transforming it into a liberal State. This monography explores Balsamo's intellectual and political figure throug…

The burden of peri-operative work at night as perceived by anaesthesiologists: An international survey

2023

Background: No international data are available on the night working conditions and workload of anaesthesiologists and their opinions about associated risks. Objective: The aim of this international survey was to describe the peri-operative night working conditions of anaesthesiologists and their perception of the impact these conditions have on patient outcomes and their own quality of life. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Not applicable. Participants: Anaesthesiologists providing peri-operative care during night shifts responded to an online survey promoted by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). Interventions: None. Main outcome measure: Twenty-eig…

Will the last be the first? School closures and educational outcomes

2023

Governments have implemented school closures and online learning as one of the main tools to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Despite the potential benefits in terms of containment of virus diffusion, the educational costs of these policies may be dramatic. This work identifies these costs, expressed as decrease in test scores, for the whole universe of Italian students attending the 5th, 8th and 13th grade of the school cycle during the 2021/22 school year. The analysis is based on a difference-in-difference model in relative time, where the control group is the closest generation before the Covid-19 pandemic. Results suggest a national average loss between 1.8-4.0% in Mathematics and Italia…

Segesta, Santuario di Contrada Mango. Materiali e contesti degli scavi Tusa

2023

The volume is the edition of the old excavations carried out in Segesta, at the Sanctuary of Contrada Mango, between the 1950s and the 1960s of the twentieth century. The sanctuary is located on the south-eastern slopes of Mount Barbaro. It has returned a monumental peribolos and the remains of a peripteral temple. The sacred area documents phenomena of cultural interaction between the Elymian center and the Hellenic environment (Selinuntine first of all) in the Archaic and Classical Ages. It is an intense and multiform relationship, now made tangible not only by the monumental sacred architecture but also by the architectural ornamentations, the statuary in Parian marble, the imported cera…

Effetti benefici degli oli essenziali nel trattamento anti-obesità

2023

The good, the bad and the advantageous : Migrants’ attitudes towards other migrants

2023

There is a growing number of various ethnic groups in Finland. The attitudes and categorizations that host country nationals have and make regarding migrants is frequently researched. The attitudes that migrants have towards other migrants has, however, been much less researched. This paper provides an in-depth analysis that considers what factors are behind the attitudes that migrants form of other migrants and how these impact categorizations and hierarchies. The empirical research material of this study is based on 77 qualitative interviews with migrants living in Finland, carried out in 2018–2019. In the analysis, various theories of minority relations are applied. The research finds th…

Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a Tool to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Circulation at the Community Level: Findings from a One-Year Wastewater Investigation Co…

2023

Wastewater-based epidemiology is a well-established tool for detecting and monitoring the spread of enteric pathogens and the use of illegal drugs in communities in real time. Since only a few studies in Italy have investigated the correlation between SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and the prevalence of COVID-19 cases from clinical testing, we conducted a one-year wastewater surveillance study in Sicily to correlate the load of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and the reported cumulative prevalence of COVID-19 in 14 cities from October 2021 to September 2022. Furthermore, we investigated the role of SARS-CoV-2 variants and subvariants in the increase in the number of SARS CoV-2 infections. Our findin…

Nontraditional configuration of tuned liquid column damper inerter for base-isolated structures

2023

In this paper, the concept of a novel passive control device, namely the Nontraditional Tuned Liquid Column Damper Inerter (NT-TLCDI), is investigated in combination with seismic base isolation (BI), to control lateral displacement demands in base-isolated structures during seismic events. The considered NT-TLCDI is a revision of the ordinary configuration of the recently proposed Tuned Liquid Column Damper Inerter (TLCDI). Unlike the traditional TLCDI layout, which involves a secondary liquid mass in a U-shaped tank coupled with a grounded inerter and connected to the isolation system by a spring-dashpot system, in the NT-TLCDI configuration, the damper is in parallel with the inerter rath…

La nuova composizione negoziale della crisi d'impresa tra procedimento amministrativo e autorità giurisdizionale

2023

The contribution aims to deepen the lines of development of the national discipline that, in the wake of the Insolvency Directive, stabilizes the emergency discipline of negotiated settlement as an instrument and extrajudicial path that fits into the order of competences of the system of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture. In particular, the reflection aims to investigate the role and usefulness of the 'administrative management' system of the predictive elements of the crisis and insolvency between administrative procedure and consequences in terms of outcomes and possible legal phases.

La scuola italiana come servizio per la comunità. Qualità dell’insegnamento, autonomia, policentrismo.

2023

La “Costituzione scolastica” individua la scuola quale servizio offerto alla cittadinanza, sia in funzione democratica e di uguaglianza, sia come fattore di creazione di capitale umano, per lo sviluppo della persona e della Nazione. Servizio chiamato ad operare in un assetto policentrico, il cui fulcro è individuato nell’autonomia funzionale delle scuole. Centralismo burocratico, disinvestimenti, divari territoriali e sociali, conflitti istituzionali, inadeguati livelli di apprendimento, dispersione scolastica, freni elettorali e corporativi minano l’effettività del diritto sociale all’istruzione. In una fase di “rivoluzione industriale” delle conoscenze, la scuola italiana, come servizio p…

Costruire mondi a partire dal linguaggio. Frédéric Bruly Bouabré e le sue Cosmogonie

2023

Il contributo presenta una ricognizione approfondita dell'ampia e variegata attività artistica di Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, artista ivoriano di fama mondiale considerato uno dei padri fondatori dell'arte contemporanea in Africa.

Legni mediterranei Simulacri intagliati nella Sicilia del Settecento

2023

Il volume esamina, per la prima volta, i simulacri lignei del Settecento custoditi nelle chiese, nei Musei Diocesani e nelle collezioni private dell’Isola. Sono opere che, a grandezza naturale e di forte impatto emotivo, furono commissionate da prelati, confraternite, devoti e nobili. Le sculture, alcune restaurate altre in cattivo stato di conservazione, sono state approntate, secondo la pertinente temperie culturale, da artisti siciliani e napoletani, talora su prototipi di manufatti presenti a Roma. Divulgatori della produzione artistica capitolina in Sicilia furono l’architetto Giacomo Amato, il pittore Vito D’Anna, gli scultori Giovan Battista Ragusa e Ignazio Marabitti, non a caso doc…

Adaptive quantized control of uncertain nonlinear rigid body systems

2023

This paper investigates the attitude tracking control problem for uncertain nonlinear rigid body systems, where both inputs and states are quantized. It is common in networked control systems that sensor and control signals are quantized before they are transmitted via a communication network. An adaptive backstepping control algorithm is developed for a class of uncertain multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems where a class of sector bounded quantizers is considered. It is shown that all the closed-loop signals are ensured uniformly bounded and tracking is achieved. Further, the tracking errors are shown to converge towards a compact set containing the origin and the set can be made…

Interventional Pain Procedures: A Narrative Review Focusing on Safety and Complications. Part 1 Injections for Spinal Pain

2023

In recent years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of image-guided interventional procedures performed for the management of acute and chronic pain. Concomitantly, there has also been an increase in the complication rate related to these procedures. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize the primary complications associated with commonly performed image-guided (fluoroscopic- or ultrasound-guided) interventional procedures. We conclude that although complications from interventional pain procedures can be mitigated to a certain degree, they cannot be eliminated altogether. In order to avoid adverse events, patient safety should be given considerable attention and…

La nuova idea di cupola : teatri sacri e profani nell’Europa d’età barocca tra storia e rappresentazione

2023

A remarkable and diverse series of ceiling structures emerged between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in several European cities, aiming to offer a theatrical approach to architectural space. This development unfolded amidst the widespread use of frescoed ceilings or hemispherical domes supported by drums and pendentives inspired by Roman models. Designing and building systems consisting of multiple domes, open with oculi, superimposed or surmounted by lanterns, adorned with frescoes or galleries, and featuring light and music chambers required expertise in optics, perspective, acoustics, and, in some cases, even stereotomy. These skills were necessary to transform spaces in both r…

Uncovering value through exploration of barriers:A perspective on intellectual property rights in a national innovation system

2023

Although for a long time policy has emphasized the role of intellectual property rights as a growth agent facilitating innovation, the literature has called into question this relationship. Critical studies have focused on studying policy frames and protection modes that could transform the intellectual property rights system to be more beneficial. Studies have not, however, focused on the intellectual property rights system stakeholders in cocreating the system. Our study contributes to the literature by uncovering the tensions in developing a national-level intellectual property rights strategy. Using the Delphi method, we draw from a broad stakeholder dialogue to show the barriers for in…

Valore relazionale dello spazio pubblico dei servizi e welfare urbano

2023

Il portato ideale che aveva animato il dibattito e la ricerca in campo urbanistico sulla dotazione di attrezzature e servizi pubblici si era già infranto nel modo in cui, dalla fine degli anni ’60, era stato formulato e attuato il provvedimento sugli standard e oggi si infrange vieppiù in una realtà sociale profondamente modificata. In un contesto di frammentazione dei gruppi sociali che esprimono bisogni eterogeni e raramente rappresentati, tuttavia, il valore relazionale dello spazio pubblico dei servizi permane come uno dei capisaldi che fanno delle dotazioni pubbliche di servizi a scala urbana e di quartiere i centri di riferimento per le comunità insediate, prime fra tutti le scuole. D…

Gut microbiome and atrial fibrillation - results from a large population-based study

2023

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important heart rhythm disorder in aging populations. The gut microbiome composition has been previously related to cardiovascular disease risk factors. Whether the gut microbial profile is also associated with the risk of AF remains unknown. Methods We examined the associations of prevalent and incident AF with gut microbiota in the FINRISK 2002 study, a random population sample of 6763 individuals. We replicated our findings in an independent case–control cohort of 138 individuals in Hamburg, Germany. Findings Multivariable-adjusted regression models revealed that prevalent AF (N = 116) was associated with nine microbial genera. Incident AF (N = 5…

Il fenomeno migratorio e gli insediamenti informali, un focus sul territorio siciliano

2023

Il fenomeno dei flussi migratori, che da oltre vent'anni si registra in Europa in modo esponenzialmente crescente, ha rappresentato - e continua a rappresentare - un elemento di grande cambiamento nel quadro sociale europeo. Rispetto al suddetto scenario, i fenomeni di globalizzazione, le recenti trasformazioni socio-economiche e quelle del mercato del lavoro, sono alla base della convergenza di un articolato sistema di fattori interdipendenti che determinano il continuo mutamento dei rapporti tra paesi di origine e paesi di destinazione dei flussi migratori. Analizzando la dimensione spaziale, che mostra l'inadeguatezza e l'insufficienza dei luoghi di accoglienza e l'aumento dei fenomeni d…

Techniques de construction traditionnelles et techniques romaines dans le théâtre d’Althiburos et les monuments de spectacle de l’Afrique Proconsulai…

2023

The contribution aims to study the relationship between the traditional construction techniques of the territories of Proconsular Africa and those imported by the Romans and used in the construction of entertainment buildings, in particular theaters and amphitheatres, also taking into account the importation of typological models, starting from the “case study” of the theater of Althiburos. During the 1st and 2nd centuries AD there is a gradual introduction of Roman construction techniques, such as the opus caemaenticium, especially in the construction of substructures and vaults, sometimes with the importation of urban models, of techniques but also of Italic workers (just think of the opu…

Some Sociological remarks on the Fitness Industry and the Fitness Culture

2023

During the last few years, the fitness culture is becoming gradually more globalized, and such a trend involves sport, physical activity, and wellness areas. The globalization of fitness culture also reflects the prosperity of the fitness industry, today a global business of multibillion dollars. This article discusses the reasons that have led to the transformation of fitness culture in a global movement. The relationship between the processes of globalization and the fitness culture is addressed under the sociological perspective. The metaphor of “McDonaldization” of society partly explains the homogenization and standardization of cultural ideals, bodies representation, and conceptions o…

Towards modern understanding of the Achilles tendon properties in human movement research

2023

The Achilles tendon (AT) is the strongest tendon in humans, yet it often suffers from injury. The mechanical properties of the AT afford efficient movement, power amplification and power attenuation during locomotor tasks. The properties and the unique structure of the AT as a common tendon for three muscles have been studied frequently in humans using in vivo methods since 1990's. As a part of the celebration of 50 years history of the International Society of Biomechanics, this paper reviews the history of the AT research focusing on its mechanical properties in humans. The questions addressed are: What are the most important mechanical properties of the Achilles tendon, how are they stud…

Fever with perinasal and tongue lesions: A diagnostic challenge

2023

The diagnosis may be challenging, and high suspicion index should be maintained in immunosuppressed patients with unusual mucocutaneous lesions, even in non-endemic areas for mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.

A General Methodology for Short-circuit Calculations in Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids

2023

In this paper, the issues related to short-circuit calculations in hybrid AC/DC microgrids are discussed. The reference standard for short-current calculations in DC systems is the IEC 61660, which provides a mathematical formulation of the problem. The standard only includes radial DC grids and does not consider a more complex system, such as meshed DC systems or a hybrid AC/DC microgrid. This paper proposes a generalized approach that can be used independently of the characteristics of the hybrid system. The proposed approach is applied to four test microgrids with different distributed sources and number of nodes and the results are compared with those obtained simulating the same grids …

Force transmission and interactions between synergistic muscles

2023

The classical view of muscles as independent motors has been challenged over the past decades. An alternative view has emerged in which muscles are not isolated but embedded in a three-dimensional connective tissue network that links them to adjacent muscles and other non-muscular structures in the body. Animal studies showing that the forces measured at the distal and proximal ends of a muscle are not equal have provided undisputable evidence that these connective tissue linkages are strong enough to serve as an extra pathway for muscular force transmission. In this historical review, we first introduce the terminology and anatomy related to these pathways of muscle force transmission and …

Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990-2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2023

Background: Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention, control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a one-third reduction in premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by 2030. We provided global, regional, and national estimates of the burden of CRDs and their attributable risks from 1990 to 2019.Methods: Using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019, we estimated mortality, years lived with disability, years of life lost, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), prevalence, and incidence of CRDs, i.e. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…

Ettore De Maria Bergler, artista cosmopolita tra Otto e Novecento

2023

Il fascicolo monografico su Ettore De Maria Bergler restituisce la vita e le opere di un protagonista della vivace stagione culturale italiana a cavallo tra Ottocento e Novecento, la cui ricerca pittorico-decorativa di grande qualità ha contribuito al rinnovamento artistico siciliano. Grazie a una rigorosa metodologia di studio che si avvale della sinergia con l’archivio dell’artista e di nuove ricerche presso collezioni e fondi ancora poco indagati, il volume presenta un profilo aggiornato di Ettore De Maria Bergler, artista cosmopolita le cui opere, capaci di spaziare dall’Eclettismo al Liberty, sono in sintonia con la cultura europea. This monographic booklet on Ettore De Maria Bergler r…