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Effect of radiofrequency and pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of women with vaginal laxity: A study protocol

2021

Background Vaginal laxity is an underreported condition that negatively affects women’s sexual function and their relationships. Evidence-based studies are needed to better understand this complaint and to discuss its treatment options. Thus, we present a study protocol to compare the effect of radiofrequency and pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of women with complaints of vaginal laxity. Methods/Design This is a prospective, parallel-group, two-arm, randomized clinical trial (Registry: RBR-2zdvfp–REBEC). Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups of intervention (Radiofrequency or Pelvic Floor Muscle Training). The study will be performed in the Urogyneco…

Scenografie del sacro: Convent Theatre and Music in Palermo, 1650-1750

From the second half of the seventeenth century, Palermo’s convents contributed to the musical framework of the city through the performance of musical plays, oratorios, feste teatrali and other similar works. It is known that since the Cinquecento, as well as contributing music to sacred services, female communities employed music to enrich and ornament their entertainments. With the emergence of the typically Baroque taste for astonishment, music began to play a more prominent role, becoming one of the most important elements in convent theatre. The nuns often took part in public performances, during which they sang and played musical instruments, thereby confirming that convent life was …

Powstanie listopadowe we "Wspomnieniach" Nadieżdy Golicyny

2016

The article presents Nadezhda Ivanovna Golitsyna’s (1796—1868) memories of the Polish November Uprising. Golitsyna was a wife of a count Alexander Fyodorovitch Golitsyn (1796—1864), who was a high‑ranking Tsarist official. They lived in Warsaw, where the husband of the author of the Memoirs worked in the office of the Grand Prince Konstantin. Golitsyn was, most probably, a secret agent of the Third Division. After the outbreak of the November Uprising the Golitsynys, together with prince Konstantin’s troops, left Warsaw. The Poles’ struggle for independence is presented in Golitsyna’s Memoirs as a sudden and unexpected rebellion organised by a group of students against the Russian ruler. Go…

Characterization of neutrophil subsets in healthy human pregnancies

2014

We have previously shown that in successful pregnancies increased arginase activity is a mechanism that contributes to the suppression of the maternal immune system. We identified the main type of arginase-expressing cells as a population of activated low-density granulocytes (LDGs) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and in term placentae. In the present study, we analyzed the phenotype of LDGs and compared it to the phenotype of normal density granulocytes (NDGs) in maternal peripheral blood, placental biopsies and cord blood. Our data reveal that only LDGs but no NDGs could be detected in placental biopsies. Phenotypically, NDGs and LDGs from both maternal and cord blood expressed diff…

'Climbing Untrodden Paths and Unfrequented Passes'. De-Generation in 'The Buddhist Priest's Wife' by Schreiner, 'A Cross Line' by Egerton and 'The Un…

2013

This essay aims to show how different forms of de-generation in the social construction of fin de siècle female identity prove to be intentional instruments to defy conventional 19th century femininity and generate and circulate new female discoursivities in order to integrate forms of transgression into socially accepted behaviours. As critics have long argued the New Woman -the modern woman emerging from the disruption of the Angel in the House stereotype- has to be treated as a discursive process and a multilayered subject. The analysis of Schreiner’s “The Buddhist Priest’s Wife” (1891), Egerton’s “A Cross Line” (1893), and Grand’s “The Undefinable: A Fantasia” (1894), will highlight the…

Submitting “Alternative Facts” to Debate: A Weberian Perspective on Post-truth Politics

2018

'Oxford Dictionaries' chose “post-truth” as the “Word of the Year 2016”, while the association of German linguists (Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache) did the same for '“postfaktische Politik'”. “Alternative facts”, launched by Kellyanne Conway concerning the attendance at Donald Trump’s inaugural, was a third variant in this cluster. In this article, I shall discuss Max Weber’s parliamentary perspective on the critique of given facts and of the powers of science in relation to the debates around post-truth politics. A critical assessment of Leo Strauss’s critique of Weber as a nihilist and relativist introduces the problematic. One aim of the article is to illustrate how even trivial sloga…

La politica per le donne : Nilde Iotti e l’impegno per l’emancipazione femminile

2021

The contribution aims to retrace some particularly significant moments of the commitment of Nilde Iotti in promoting women’s rights. Iotti, a founding mother of the Republic and prominent figure of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), fought for the democratization of Italian society through women’s emancipation. This essay focuses on Iotti’s public role and political action from the election to the Constituent Assembly (1946) until the late Seventies. In 1979, indeed, Nilde Iotti - the “Lady of the Republic” – was elected President of the Chamber, as a result of a life devoted to political engagement. In particular, the focus of the essay is on Iotti’s major effort in supporting family trans…

Ruth Moufang and the Octonions

Online sexual activities in Hispanic women: A chance for non-heterosexual women?

2020

Abstract:  Sexuality is still modulated by social determinants that promote a passive role for women. In the recent decades, some findings have supported the influence of the Internet on sexuality. However, the relevance of online sexual activities for some groups such as Hispanic young women is still unknown. In this context, this study examines online sexual experience among 310 Hispanic women from Argentina, Mexico and Spain; as well as the role of their offline sexuality and country in this sexual pattern. As a result, Hispanic women report a variety of online sexual activities that ranges from searching information to masturbation. In particular, the Internet use for sexual purposes is…

Donne e musica nelle istituzioni religiose di Palermo fra Rinascimento e Barocco

2015

La centralità della donna nella cultura siciliana dei secoli passati è ormai da tempo riconosciuta. Tale centralità emerge particolarmente per le figure femminili confinate all’interno delle mura dei monasteri. Di fatto, nonostante venissero “private” della loro voce, le donne palermitane se ne riappropriavano attraverso la musica, intesa sia come esercizio pratico sia come promozione e committenza di importanti iniziative musicali, non solo all’interno delle comunità femminili, ma pure in relazione alle più prestigiose istituzioni maschili. Ben lungi dell'esaurire l’argomento, il contributo intende fornire un quadro generale della situazione nelle istituzioni ecclesiastiche di Palermo, pre…