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Motivi letterari nei libri per l’infanzia di Paolo Di Paolo
No full textThe article, organised in the form of a discussion, aims to analyse the themes and motifs of Paolo Di Paolo’s works that are addressed to young audiences. The author has recently published a large number of volumes directed just at younger readers. When beholding the titles that constitute the author’s bibliography, the reader is struck by Di Paolo’s predisposition to transform literary classics: as much in Giacomo il signor bambino as in the edition of the Divina Commedia, the author’s goal is to try to reach his new readers. Therefore, Di Paolo proves to be a prolific author of the genre; in fact, in his bibliography, volumes of fairy tales with a classic slant, such as La mucca volante, are listed as well.L’articolo contiene un’analisi di temi e di motivi delle opere di Paolo Di Paolo dirette al pubblico più piccolo. L’autore negli ultimi anni ha pubblicato un cospicuo numero di volumi indirizzati, infatti, proprio ai lettori più giovani. Ciò che stupisce scorgendo i titoli che costituiscono la bibliografia dell’autore, è la predisposizione a trasformare i classici della letteratura: tanto in Giacomo il signor bambino quanto nell’edizione della Divina Commedia l’obiettivo è cercare di raggiungere i lettori più giovani. Di Paolo si dimostra, quindi, un autore prolifico del genere, tant’è che nell’elenco non mancano volumi fiabeschi dal taglio classico come La mucca volante. Analizzare le opere giovanili dello scrittore costituisce un fatto inedito
Assessment neuropsicologico e psicopatologico quale metodo di diagnosi differenziale tra due patologie dello spettro schizofrenico: schizofrenia e disturbo bipolare
No full textNegli ultimi decenni il concetto di “spettro” ha acquisito sempre più importanza in ambito psichiatrico; nel presente studio abbiamo preso in considerazione due patologie appartenenti allo spettro schizofrenico, la Schizofrenia (e altri Disturbi psicotici) e il Disturbo Bipolare. Abbiamo effettuato una valutazione delle funzioni esecutive, della memoria e dell'orientamento visuospaziale in pazienti psicotici e bipolari, e inoltre un'analisi dei loro profili personologici. Dai risultati emergono differenze tra i due gruppi, sia in termini neuropsicologici che psicopatologici. Tali dati potrebbero rappresentare possibili marker utili nella diagnosi differenziale tra le due entità cliniche; ulteriori ricerche sono necessarie per avvalorare tale ipotesi
Confini tra disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo e depressione: Considerazioni psicopatologiche
No full textAt first sight, obsessivity and depression seem to be two different phenomena, even opposite in some aspects. However, it is clinically common to find obsessive-compulsive features together with depressive symptoms: Whereas the discriminant power of self-report questionnaires for obsessions and compulsions is not very high when Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders and Major Depression are compared. However, clinical and biological studies suggest a clear discrimination between this two disorders. The psycopathological analisys allows both to understand the apparent analogies and to show the essential structural differences between obsessive-compulsive and depressive phenomena
Dimensional nosography of anxiety and mood disorders: The impact on quality of life [Nosografia dimensionale dei disturbi d'ansia e dell'umore: I'impatto sulla qualità di vita]
No full textAim of the study: To explore the relation between quality of life and the perception of own well-being on one hand, and the psychopathological dimension of affectivity, on the other hand, in a spectrum perspective and in a transnosographical point of view. Materials and methods: We considered 918 healthy subjects, to which we administered Q-LES-Q and spectrum questionnaires MOODS-SR, OBS-SR, SHY-SR, PAS-SR. Results: We first considered subjects with a single specific spectrum symptomatology. In the "Physical health/Activities" domain we found lower scores in subjects with a social-phobic or depressive spectrum; in the "Subjective sensations" domain we found lower scores in subjects affected by the social-phobic spectrum; in the "Work" domain we found lower scores in subjects with social-phobic and obsessive-compulsive spectrum; in the "School/ Scholastic activities" and "Spare time activities" domains all the spectra did not show differences in comparison with the absence of spectrum symptomatology, except for the mania spectrum that was associated with satisfaction levels significantly higher; in the "Social relationship" and "General activities" domains we found lower scores in subjects with social-phobic spectrum. In all the Q-LES-Q domains we found lower scores in subjects affected by four spectra. We found several and significant negative correlations between quality of life and spectrum symptomatology, especially as regards mood and social-phobic spectra. Conclusions: Our results underline the importance for clinicians and researchers to focus the attention and to aim the therapeutic intervention not only at the categorial disorder but also at the psychopathological dimensions, that may significantly compromise quality of life independent of Axis I and II disorders
Pier Paolo Pasolini e la società: il "sogno di una cosa" travolto dalla "nuova preistoria"
No full textL’articolo prende in esame – nel centenario della nascita – il “pensiero politico” di Pier Paolo Pasolini. Vengono pertanto scandagliati (soprattutto) i suoi scritti sulla società, ma frequenti sono le incursioni nella letteratura e soprattutto nel cinema di questo autore del tutto originale. Ne emerge lo spessore di concetti spesso usati dal poeta per analizzare e criticare il presente: Nuova Preistoria, nuovo capitalismo, consumismo, edonismo, il Potere, il Palazzo, il Processo, sviluppo e progresso, sacralità in primis. Si evidenzia inoltre come l’occhio e il giudizio di Pasolini siano stati principalmente guidati dalla passione e solo di rimando dalla ragione. Un ruolo non secondario nella sua percezione del reale ha inoltre assunto la sua omosessualità. Nella parte finale dello scritto si analizzano alcuni strumenti tecnici utilizzati dall’autore per svolgere la propria opera di comprensione del presente e della sua conseguente traduzione artistico-critica.The article examines - in the centenary of his birth - the "political thought" of Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Therefore, it scrutinizes (above all) his writings on society, but there are frequent incursions into the literature and especially into the cinema of this completely original author. What emerges is the depth of concepts often used by the poet to analyze and criticize the present: New Prehistory, new capitalism, consumerism, hedonism, Power, the Palace, the Process, development and progress, sacredness in primis. It also shows how Pasolini's eye and judgment were mainly guided by passion and only by reason. His homosexuality also played a significant role in his perception of reality. In the final part of the paper we analyze some technical tools used by the author to carry out his work of understanding the present and its consequent artistic-critical translation
Transparent bandwidth aggregation for residential access networks
No full textWe propose, implement, and evaluate a bandwidth aggregation service for residential users that allows to improve the upload throughput of the asymmetric digital subscriber line connection by leveraging the unused bandwidth of neighboring users. The residential access gateway adopts the 802.11 radio interface to simultaneously serve the local home users and to share the broadband connectivity with neighboring access gateways. Differently from previous works, our aggregation scheme is transparent both for local users, who are not required to modify their applications or device drivers, and for neighboring users, who do not experience any meaningful performance degradation. To evaluate the achievable performance and tune the parameters driving the traffic balancing, we developed a fluid model that was shown experimentally to be very accurate. Our proposed scheme is amenable to efficient implementation on Linux networking stack. Indeed, we implemented it and tested in some realistic scenarios, showing an efficient exploitation of the whole available bandwidth, also for legacy cloud storage applications
Stable voters in an unstable party environment : continuity and change in Italian electoral behaviour
No full textM.24981-1999 Paolo Segatti, Paolo Bellucci and Marco Maraffi. 30 cm. A previous version of this paper was presented at a symposium on Political Parties : Changing Roles in Contemporary Democracies, held at the Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences of the Juan March Institute, Madrid, December 15-17, 1994. -- P.1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-59
Activity of citalopram on adenosine and serotonin circulating levels in depressed patients
No full textCitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used in the treatment of depression. Recent investigations have shown that it reduces in rat brain the release of excitatory amino neurotransmitters acid glutamate and aspartate by the involvement of the inhibitory neuromodulator adenosine. In this study, we described citalopram and serotonin levels in plasma and platelets, as well as plasma adenosine levels, in depressive patients during acute and chronic administration of citalopram. Twelve patients affected by Major Depression (DSM-IV) received a single oral dose of citalopram in the morning, 5 mg in the first 5 days, 10 mg from the 6th to the 10th day, and 20 mg from the 11th to the 40th day. Blood samples for citalopram, serotonin, and adenosine were collected at Time 0 and 4, 12 and 24 hours after drug administration on the first day of citalopram 5 mg, and on the first and the last day of citalopram 20 mg. Citalopram, serotonin, and adenosine concentrations in plasma increased after citalopram administration, and the highest levels were observed on the last day of treatment. Citalopram was detectable in platelets with concentrations showing a time variation similar to plasma values. Serotonin levels in platelets decreased after drug administration, reaching the lowest values on the last day of treatment
Possible involvement of opioid systems in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Psychopathological considerations [Possibile coinvolgimento del sistema oppioide nel disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo e relative considerazioni psicopatologiche]
No full textThe effects of exogenous opioids are completely opposite to anxiety symptomatology and suggest the existence of a relationship between opioid systems and Anxiety Disorders. The involvement of opioid systems in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is suggested by its analogy with other Anxiety Disorders and by the role of such system in disorders of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum (Tourette's Disorder, Substance-Related Disorders, Eating Disorders, Impulse-Control Disorders); some experimental evidence in patients affected by OCD and the effect of therapy with opioid agonists and antagonists further support this hypothesis. The involvement of endogenous opioids in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is widely supported. Opioid involvement in Panic Disorder is suggested by pharmacological evidence, such as naltrexone-induced Panic Attacks; moreover, the opioid system may decrease activity of the locus coeruleus. Finally, patients affected by Generalized Anxiety Disorder have higher beta-endorphin plasma levels than controls, before facing stressful situations. Therefore, these data suggest a possible opioid involvement in core psychopathological aspects of OCD, related to pleasure and reward systems
Ep. #001 - Paolo Bacigalupi
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of podcasts conducted by the Cultures of Energy at Rice University. Cultures of Energy brings writers, artists and scholars together to talk, think and feel their way into the Anthropocene. We cover serious issues like climate change, species extinction and energy transition. But we also try to confront seemingly huge and insurmountable problems with insight, creativity and laughter.Here's a little preview of the Cultures of Energy Podcast! Look for episodes on iTunes and Stitcher as soon as all the tubes get connected and all the magic podcast elves work through their holiday shopping. Cymene and Dominic answer the question ‘why do an energy humanities podcast?’ and confess their past radio sins. Then (9:14) Dominic interviews Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction writer Paolo Bacigalupi, author of the The Windup Girl and The Water Knife, about what science fiction can do in the era of climate change
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