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Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe
2021
Taking a cognitive lexical semantics perspective, the article introduces the concept of conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. Understood as a process of conceptual dissolution of meaning to offer a more coarse-grained sense of an expression, conceptual silencing is demonstrated to have a potential rhetorical value in that it allows for more opaque reproduction of ideology. From a cognitive linguistic standpoint, the process of conceptual silencing hinges upon a polysemous nature of a lexical item and boils down to triggering a given sense of a given lexical item in a given context. To illustrate the workings of conceptual silencing, the article reports on a case study of the lexical it…
Data from: The oxidative cost of reproduction depends on early development oxidative stress and sex in a bird species
2016
In the early 2000’s, a new component of the cost of reproduction was proposed: oxidative stress. Since then the oxidative cost of reproduction hypothesis has, however, received mixed support. Different arguments have been provided to explain this. Among them, the lack of a life history perspective on most experimental tests was suggested. We manipulated the levels of a key intracellular antioxidant (glutathione) in captive zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) during a short period of early life and subsequently tested the oxidative cost of reproduction. Birds were allowed to mate freely in an outdoor aviary during several months. We repeatedly enlarged or reduced their broods to increase or …
Adrb3 adrenergic receptor is a key regulator of human myometrial apoptosis and inflammation during chorioamnionitis1
2008
The pathophysiology underlying preterm labor triggered by inflammatory conditions such as chorioamnionitis remains largely unclear. It has already been suggested that beta-3 adrenergic (ADRB3) agonists might be of interest in the pharmacological management of preterm labor. Although there is evidence implicating ADRB receptors in the control of inflammation, there are minimal data relating specifically to ADRB3. To explore the cellular consequences of chorioamnionitis and detect apoptosis, we first performed immunostaining and Western blot experiments on human myometrial samples obtained from women with confirmed chorioamnionitis. We then developed an in vitro model of chorioamnionitis by i…
Mujeres productoras de queso de cuajo: contribución de la labor invisible en la reproducción laboral
2019
Il progetto EFIAN per Noto Antica, indagine storica e rappresentazione digitale: un connubio necessario
2017
Il progetto “Experimental Fruition Ingenious Ancient Noto” (E.F.I.A.N) cofinanziato dal M.I.U.R nell’ambito di fondi dedicati all’incentivazione delle start up, costituisce l’ultima iniziativa, in ordine di tempo, rivolta allo studio, alla salvaguardia e alla valorizzazione del sito archeologico di Noto Antica, città distrutta e poi abbandonata in seguito al terremoto del 1693 che devastò la Sicilia sud-orientale. Lo scopo del progetto EFIAN, avviato nel 2014 e concluso nell’ ottobre 2016, è stato quello di incrementare le potenzialità attrattive della antica Noto, nell’ambito del turismo culturale, attraverso i supporti multimediali, fruibili sia nella sede museale di Noto, destinata alla …
Motherhood‐induced gene expression in the mouse medial amygdala: Changes induced by pregnancy and lactation but not by pup stimuli
2021
During lactation, adult female mice display aggressive responses toward male intrud-ers, triggered by male- derived chemosensory signals. This aggressive behavior is not shown by pup- sensitized virgin females sharing pup care with dams. The genetic mechanisms underlying the switch from attraction to aggression are unknown. In this work, we investigate the differential gene expression in lactating females ex-pressing maternal aggression compared to pup- sensitized virgin females in the me-dial amygdala (Me), a key neural structure integrating chemosensory and hormonal information. The results showed 197 genes upregulated in dams, including genes encoding hormones such as prolactin, growth h…
Do allopatric male Calopteryx virgo damselflies learn species recognition?
2012
There is a growing amount of empirical evidence that premating reproductive isolation of two closely related species can be reinforced by natural selection arising from avoidance of maladaptive hybridization. However, as an alternative for this popular reinforcement theory, it has been suggested that learning to prefer conspecifics or to discriminate heterospecifics could cause a similar pattern of reinforced premating isolation, but this possibility is much less studied. Here, we report results of a field experiment in which we examined (i) whether allopatric Calopteryx virgo damselfly males that have not encountered heterospecific females of the congener C. splendens initially show discri…
Surrogacy relationships: a critical interpretative review
2020
Abstract Based on a critical interpretative review of existing qualitative research investigating accounts of ‘lived experience’ of surrogates and intended parents from a relational perspective, this article proposes a typology of surrogacy arrangements. The review is based on the analysis of 39 articles, which belong to a range of different disciplines (mostly sociology, social psychology, anthropology, ethnology, and gender studies). The number of interviews in each study range from as few as seven to over one hundred. Countries covered include Australia, Canada, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Sweden, UK, Ukraine, and the USA. Most studies focus only on surrog…
Złożone nazwy własne w słowniku przekładowym. Spojrzenie frazeografa
2016
Nazwy własne (antroponimy, toponimy, chrematonimy i in.), których liczba w zasobach języka przekracza liczbę nazw pospolitych, z reguły nie są utrwalane w słownikach, ani jednojęzycznych, ani przekładowych. Tymczasem nazwy te, zwłaszcza złożone (wielowyrazowe), stanowią poważny problem leksykograficzny i translatorski. Korzystając z doświadczeń pracy nad trójjęzycznym tematycznym Słownikiem pogranicza z jego działami „Geografia pogranicza” i „Ludzie pogranicza”, autor przedstawia trudności i zadania, jakie stawia przed frazeografem konieczność ustalania ekwiwalentów przekładowych dla złożonych toponimów i antroponimów, i proponuje wykorzystywanie w procesie poszukiwania ekwiwalentów istniej…
Tytuły we frazeograficznej perspektywie opisu
2016
Tytuły utworów literackich, muzycznych, malarskich czy filmowych należą do zbioru nazw własnych, których główną funkcją jest identyfikowanie poszczególnych obiektów (dzieł sztuki). Tym samym tytuły należą do klasy reproduktów, gdyż w tekstach muszą być reprodukowane w ustalonej dla danego języka formie. Tworzy to istotny problem dla tłumaczy, zwłaszcza w przekładzie tekstów, które zawierają w sobie tytuły. W artykule stawiana jest teza, że wprowadzanie tytułów do słowników ogólnych i/lub tworzenie specjalnych słowników przekładowych mogłoby rozwiązać ten problem translatorski. Jednak tytuły należą do „nieprototypowych obiektów frazeografii” i dlatego reguły rządzące ich kodyfikacją słowniko…