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Maria Fuxa e la resilienza nell’esperienza del manicomio
No full textIl rapporto travagliato tra la poeta misconosciuta Maria Ermenegilda Fuxa (1913-2004) e l’esperienza del manicomio si dipana come un viaggio nell’abisso dell’animo umano, attraverso i meandri di un’esistenza segnata da dolore e dalla lotta per la dignità. Attraverso la sua voce poetica, il racconto di Fuxa ci trasporta in un mondo da decifrare all’interno della città di Palermo e dell’ospedale psichiatrico Pietro Pisani.
Artista autodidatta, seppur soffocata dalla coercizione del manicomio, Fuxa trova nella scrittura uno spazio vitale diventando una nota figura antistituzionale all’interno della città. Il suo lascito, intriso di umanità e resilienza, ci invita a riflettere sulle profonde ferite inflitte dalle istituzioni totalitarie e sull’importanza di dare voce a coloro che sono stati privati del diritto di essere ascoltati, a figure marginali ed emarginate loro malgrado
OLFACTORY PERCEPTION AND OLFACTORY EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS IN NEWBORNS WITH 3M SYNDROME
No full text3M syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive dwarfism syndrome. The distinctive features of this syndrome are related to a limitation of prenatal growth, facial dysmorphism, the absence of microcephaly and absence of mental impairment. The subjects affected by this form of disorder often have respiratory problems and present different facial morphology (i.e., fleshy nose, antero-verse nostrils) [1]. The aim of this research was to investigate how the 3-M syndrome could have implications in the olfactory system. No study has so far been conducted on 3M to evaluate the use of olfactory event related potentials (OERP) as tools for investigating the functional response to chemical stimulation.
Materials and Methods
3 male siblings, diagnosed as 3M syndrome, [2 newborns twins of 4 months old (3M-N) and a 3M 18 months old (3M-O)], were compared with two controls couple of twins (HS), matched by age and sex. The subjects performed an olfactory recognition task. The scent was administered through the device US2017127971 (A1) [2], with 20 μL of Eucalyptus. The paradigm of presentation corresponds to the stimulation of OERP. The analysis considered the olfactory components N1 and LPC [3], the wavelet and the connectivity values.
Results
The subject 3M-O shows, on N1, greater amplitudes (average amplitude 3M V -45 vs HS V -25) e delayed latencies (average latency 3M 440 ms. vs HS 200 ms) and on LPC greater amplitudes (3M-O V +17,5 vs HS V +5) and faster latencies (3M-O 260 ms vs HS 380 ms). The LPC data concern the response obtained in the right fronto-lateral area. Through the brain mapping it appears that the 3M-O subject shows a greater left lateralization. The 3M-N twins show, on both N1 and LPC, smaller amplitudes (N1: 3M-NV-17,5 vs HS V18,5; LPC: 3M-N V10 vs HS V 22,50) and delayed latencies (N1:3M-N 350 ms. vs HS 225 ms; LPC: 3M-N 220 ms vs HS 340 ms). Within the range between 70ms - 250ms, there is almost minimal activation of the parietal area in the case of 3M-N twins. In the range between 250ms to 420ms, 3M-N and 3M-O subjects showed an activation of part of the left hemisphere, of the parietal and of the left occipital area; while the HS showed an activation of parietal, left frontotemporal and right occipital areas. The wavelet analysis shows greater connectivity in alpha and delta in the case of the subject 3M-O and 3M-N vs HS.
Conclusions
In 3M syndrome, the olfactory processing seems to be clearly diversified (see Fig.1). In particular, the differences in the N1 and LPC components indicate substantial differences in 3M syndrome that can modify the pattern of olfactory processing. Moreover, the 3M subjects, in addition to greater connectivity, show different localizations of arousal due to olfactory stimulation, highlighting the implication of much larger areas ranging from the left hemisphere to the right hemisphere including occipital localizations
Francesco Imperato – de fossilibus opusculum (Quaderni dell'Accademia Pontananiana)
No full textFrancesco Imperato lived between the second half of XVI century and the first half of XVII century. He was
a jurist, a politician and a scholar of natural sciences. In 1610 he issued a book entitled De fossilibus opusculum.
In the work he shows a direct and deep knowledge of the subject that he acquired through the study
of the researches of his father Ferrante, chemist of great fame. By observing and studying some objects of
the family museum, Francesco elaborates some interesting theories and formulates some hypothesis about
the origin and the nature of fossils.
In the book here introduced, the study of this not well known Imperato’s work is deepened to provide to
the community of scholars not only a new piece of history of paleonthology but more largely of history of
scientific culture and thought in the first modern age.
The introduction of Enrica Stendardo at the beginning of the book, entitled Francesco Imperato giureconsulto
e naturalista napoletano, outlines the personality of the author comparing and crossing sources of
different origin.
De fossilibus opusculum is written in XVII century Latin and the original text is here added. Mariantonietta
Paladini translated it in Italian (pp.121-198). The examination of the old references is in the section Nota alla traduzione
del testo latino by Mrs Paladini and in Imperato e le fonti greche by Carmela Pisaniello.
In Aspetti scientifici del De Fossilibus, Filippo Barattolo and Caterina Porcaro worked to interpret and give
back to historians of paleontology the thought of Francesco Imperato, on the edge of new and old knowledge
as a supporter of an obsolete inorganic hypothesis but intuitively modern in the elaboration of the concept of
extinction, at least as an element of discussion.
Such an interesting work deserved to be presented to the International community of scholars. Therefore
Francesca Coletta translated it in English adopting the method of an “updated” translation aiming at communicating
the original content in modern language key
La Carta ed i Trattati. La Corte di Giustizia dell’U.E. tra tutela dei diritti fondamentali e ridefinizione di un equilibrio di sistema
No full textIl presente studio analizza l'applicazione giurisprudenziale della Carta dei Diritti Fondamentali nell'ottica di illustrare le particolarità che caratterizzano la tutela dei diritti fondamentali nell'ordinamento dell'Unione.
L'attenzione si concentra in particolare su un tratto che distingue la Carta da altri strumenti internazionali di tutela dei diritti dell'uomo, e cioè la riunione in un unico testo di diritti civili e politici, da un lato, e diritti economico-sociali dall’altro.
L'analisi si apre con l'esegesi delle c.d. clausole orizzontali, ossia le disposizioni del Titolo VII della Carta, che forniscono delle coordinate interpretative imprescindibili per l'inquadramento della stessa nel sistema giuridico dell'Unione, e nell'assetto dei rapporti tra l’Unione stessa e gli ordinamenti degli Stati Membri.
Successivamente, ed al fine di osservare l'applicazione della Carta in un contesto dinamico, l'attenzione si sposta sulla tutela dei diritti fondamentali nel contenzioso in materia di mercato interno e cittadinanza. In questo contesto appare infatti compiutamente la difficile sfida che si presenta alla Corte di Giustizia : essa è chiamata a dare corpo e sostanza ad una nuova fonte primaria, dando riconoscimento e tutela a valori in parte nuovi, senza turbare il riparto di competenze tra Unione e Stati Membri.
I principali nodi problematici, quali l'elaborazione di un appropriato test di proporzionalità e la precisazione del difficile rapporto tra cittadinanza europea e diritti fondamentali, sono riguardati separatamente dal punto di vista dei diritti civili e politici e di quelli economico-sociali, evidenziando così la differenza di soluzioni e di intensità del controllo giurisdizional
Catrimania tiobino Carvalho & Paladini 2017, sp. nov.
No full textCatrimania tiobino sp. nov. (Figs 1–14) Measurements (in mm). Mean ± SD (range) of 8 males / 14 females. Total length: 11.1 ± 1.25 (9.5–12.6) / 11.1 ± 1.11 (9.6–12.7); length of pronotum: 1.8 ± 0.22 (1.5–2.1) / 1.9 ± 0.16 (1.6–2.1); width of pronotum: 2.9 ± 0.31 (2.6–3.3) / 2.9 ± 0.26 (2.6–3.4); length of forewing: 9.4 ± 1.18 (7.8–10.6) / 9.3 ± 1.02 (7.8–10.6); width of forewing: 3.4 ± 0.35 (2.9–3.9). Diagnosis. Head, pronotum, scutellum, and basal third of forewing, red; median and apical third of forewing, black. Description. Head (Figs 1–5) red. Postclypeus not laterally inflated, obtusely and regularly rounded in profile; medial carina and lateral horizontal ridges distinct; antenna black, third antennal segment short, with subcylindrical basal body and short arista. Rostrum extending to level of mid coxae; third segment black. Eye black. Pronotum and scutellum (Figs 1–5) red. Forewing (Figs 1–2) with basal third red, median and apical third black; apical third reticulated; slender; slightly less than 2.8 times width at level of clavus apex; M and Cu1 fused at basal third; A1 vein distinct and percurrent, A2 obsolete. Wing with Cu1 thickened at base. Hind tibia with basal spine very small, distal large, with 10 distinct apical spines in one row; hind metatarsus with nine distinct apical spines in one row; subungueal process present. Abdomen dark brown; legs red, except prothoracic tibia and tarsi black. Male subgenital plate (Fig. 6) more than twice as long as basal width, apex acute. Paramere (Figs 10–11) simple, slender; apical and dorsal setae very long; apex narrowly rounded; apical spine heavily sclerotized, directed posteroventrally. Aedeagus shaft (Figs 8–9) upright, lateral and posterior surfaces covered with tooth-like spines extending throughout apical 2/3; small process ventrally at apex; gonopore apical. Female first valvula of ovipositor (Figs 12, 14) with one basal ventral curved spoon-like process. Second valvula of ovipositor (Fig. 13) long. Type material. Holotype male: “ ECUADOR: Morona / Santiago Province / 5 km south of Macas / 02°19´S, 78°07´W // 18 December 1995 / E.S. Ross, collector / California Academy Sci.” (CASC). Paratypes: 3 males (MCTP 57440, DZUP, BMNH) and 7 females (1- MCTP 57441, 1 - DZUP, 1- BMNH, 4 CASC), same data as holotype; 4 males, “ ECUADOR: Napo Prov. / 20 km E Puerto Napo, / Alifiahui, elev. 450 m / 1°00´S, 77°25´W // December 1995 / E.S. Ross, collector / California Academy Sci.” (MCTP 57442, DZUP, BMNH, CASC); 6 females “ ECUADOR: Napo Prov. / 20 km E Puerto Napo, / Alifiahui, elev. 450 m / 1°00´S, 77°25´W // December 1995 / E.S. Ross, collector / California Academy Sci.” (1- MCTP 57443, 1 - DZUP, 1- BMNH, 3 CASC); 1 female “ ECUADOR: Napo Prov. / 20 km E Puerto Napo, / Alifiahui, elev. 450 m / 1°00´S, 77°25´W // 2 January 1995 / E.S. Ross, collector / California Academy Sci.” (CASC). Remarks. The new species habitus is similar to Sphenorhina melanoptera, but differs by the non-acute posclypeus and the shape of the male and female genitalia. The populations examined are different in body size. Those from Napo Province are shorter in length than those from Santiago Province. Etymology. The specific name - “ tiobino ” - is a noun in apposition in honor of Professor Albino Morimasa Sakakibara, who the first author (GSC), his graduate student, affectionately called "Tio Bino".Published as part of Carvalho, Gervásio Silva & Paladini, Andressa, 2017, A new species of the Neotropical spittlebug genus Catrimania Fennah, 1968 (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) with a dichotomous key to species of the genus, pp. 238-241 in Zootaxa 4281 (1) on pages 239-241, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4281.1.23, http://zenodo.org/record/81609
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