1,258 research outputs found
Postfazione. Sam Mbah e African Anarchism
No full textPostfazione ragionata al contributo di Sam Mbah e I. E. Igariwey sulla storia dell'anarchismo e dei movimenti anarchici in Africa
COVID-19, Discipline and Blame: From Italy with a Call for Alternative Futures
No full textThe preventive measures implemented to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Italy involve the self-confinement of the population. At the same time, I argue, an ethos of self-discipline is promoted, leading to ambiguous results. Although the pandemic may allow some people to imagine a different future, others have perceived it as the beginning of a war, in which the most critical aspect becomes placing blame and punish the agents responsible for the contagion, the undisciplined ones who threaten social collectivity
The gray zone: sovereignty, human smuggling, and undercover police investigation in Europe - Gregory Feldman (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2019)
No full textGregory Feldman’s book The Gray Zone describes a police group with peculiar characteristics, allowing him to deepen the concept of sovereignty and to widen it considerably, both ethnographically and theoretically. The ethnography follows seven members of a police team from a European Union maritime state who are engaged in the control of transnational crime
Popular tales of Pastors, Luxury, Frauds and Corruption : Pentecostalism, Conspicuous Consumption, and the Moral Economy of Corruption in Nigeria
No full textAccess to consumption, especially to objects that are challenging to obtain, is one of the features contributing to the successful spread of Pentecostalism in West Africa. Pentecostal pastors have become central public figures, ‘consumer stars,’ whose display of wealth and luxury is key to their social legitimacy as preachers of the Prosperity Gospel. Moreover, their extensive and flexible social networks allow them and other born-again Christians to be part of patronage networks internally perceived as moral. However, while their conspicuous consumption has inspired ecstatic supporters, it has also attracted criticism and accusations of fakery and corruption. This article aims to explore the relationships between consumption, especially conspicuous consumption, and discourses about the corruption of Pentecostalism in Nigeria. Accusations against Pentecostal pastors and their fraud schemes or corrupt practices seem to identify the moral limits between what is considered a righteous and an immoral consumption, describing the potential perils of purely individualistic hyper-consumerism. These popular tales of ‘fake pastors’, willing to do anything to enjoy a luxury life, allow us to understand how the born-again public is scrutinizing the opaque neoliberal entanglements between consumerism and corruption that characterize emerging elite’s actions in Nigeria and elsewhere
Banca a San Casciano Val di Pesa di Cristiano Toraldo di Francia con Roberto Magris
No full textTra il borgo murato d’impianto medievale di San Casciano e la campagna toscana si articola l’architettura della Banca del Chianti, ricostruzione di una porzione di città attraverso elementi che rimandano ai temi della realtà urbana stessa: una torre, un volume porticato, una piazza
"Anointed with oil": pentecostalismo e lotte armate sul Delta del Niger, Nigeria
No full textL’obiettivo di questa tesi è di indagare, storicamente ed etnograficamente, il ruolo dei discorsi e delle pratiche pentecostali così come vengono agiti dagli individui nel contesto della violenta crisi petrolifera del Delta del Niger, a partire dal caso della città di Port Harcourt, Nigeria. La tesi ha voluto mostrare, fra le altre cose, come, grazie all’etnografia, sia possibile narrare i conflitti dovuti all’economia del petrolio nigeriana da una prospettiva più vicina a quella della popolazione, per gran parte della quale il petrolio costituisce al contempo una maledizione e una possibile benedizione, a patto, però, di trasformare la nazione in senso pentecostale
Impact of cooking methods of red-skinned onion on metabolic transformation of phenolic compounds and gut microbiota changes
No full textHerein, we investigated the stability and bioaccessibility of phenolics in differently cooked red-skinned onion (RSO) and consequently their impact on the gut microbiota and metabolism of phenolics. In fact, the different processes used to cook vegetables can modify and re-arrange the molecular profiles of bioactive compounds, such as phenolics in phenolic-rich vegetables, such as RSO. Fried and grilled RSO were compared to raw RSO and a blank control and subjected to oro-gastro-intestinal digestion and subsequent colonic fermentation. For upper gut digestion, the INFOGEST protocol was used, and for lower gut fermentation, a short-term batch model, namely, MICODE (multi-unit in vitro colon gut model), was employed. During the process, phenolic compound profile (through high-resolution mass spectrometry) and colon microbiomics (qPCR of 14 core taxa) analyses were performed. According to the results, the degradation driven by the colon microbiota of RSO flavonols resulted in the accumulation of three main metabolites, i.e., 3-(3′-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, 3-(3′-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid and 3-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid. Also, colonic fermentation of raw onions resulted in a substantial increase in beneficial taxa, which was larger compared to the heat-treated onions, particularly Lactobacillales and beneficial clostridia. Also, a higher level of inhibition of opportunistic bacteria was seen for the raw onion samples, namely, Clostridium perfringens group and Escherichia coli. Thus, our results showed that RSO, and especially the raw one, is an excellent dietary source of flavonols that are strongly metabolized by gut bacteria and can positively modulate the gut microbiota. Although additional in vivo studies are necessary, this work is one of the first to explore how RSO processed with different cooking methods can differently impact the phenolic metabolism and microbiota composition in the large intestine of humans, fine-tuning the antioxidant nature of foods
Residenze a Montagnana di Guicciardini e Magni Architetti
No full textIl nucleo abitativo di nuova realizzazione, opera di Guicciardini e Magni Architetti, si attesta sul crinale di Montagnana guardando verso ovest Montespertoli e verso est San Casciano con i paesi del fondovalle
Purinergic Signaling in Controlling Macrophage and T Cell Functions During Atherosclerosis Development
No full textAtherosclerosis is a hardening and narrowing of arteries causing a reduction of blood flow. It is a leading cause of death in industrialized countries as it causes heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease. Pathogenesis of the atherosclerotic lesion (atheroma) relies on the accumulation of cholesterol-containing low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and on changes of artery endothelium that becomes adhesive for monocytes and lymphocytes. Immunomediated inflammatory response stimulated by lipoprotein oxidation, cytokine secretion and release of pro-inflammatory mediators, worsens the pathological context by
amplifying tissue damage to the arterial lining and increasing flow-limiting stenosis. Formation of thrombi upon rupture of the endothelium and the fibrous cup may also occur, triggering thrombosis often threatening the patient’s life. Purinergic signaling, i.e., cell responses induced by stimulation of P2 and P1 membrane receptors for the extracellular nucleotides (ATP, ADP, UTP, and UDP) and nucleosides (adenosine), has been implicated in modulating the immunological response in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In this review we will describe advancements in the understanding of purinergic modulation of the two main immune cells involved in
atherogenesis, i.e., monocytes/macrophages and T lymphocytes, highlighting modulation of pro- and anti-atherosclerotic mediated responses of purinergic signaling in these cells and providing new insights to point out their potential clinical significance
Correction to: When terminology hinders research: the colloquialisms of transitions of control in automated driving (Cognition, Technology & Work, (2022), 10.1007/s10111-022-00705-3)
No full textIn the original article, author affiliation published with error. The correct affiliations are: Davide Maggi—Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds, UK. Richard Romano—Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds, UK. Oliver Carsten—Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds, UK. Joost C. F. De Winter—Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. The original article has been corrected.Human-Robot Interactio
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