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Biagio de Giovanni, Roberto Esposito, Giuseppe Zarone : Divenire della ragione moderna, 1981
No full textMinerbi Belgrado Anna. Biagio de Giovanni, Roberto Esposito, Giuseppe Zarone : Divenire della ragione moderna, 1981. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°16, 1984. D'Alembert. p. 479
Biagio de Giovanni, Roberto Esposito, Giuseppe Zarone : Divenire della ragione moderna, 1981
No full textMinerbi Belgrado Anna. Biagio de Giovanni, Roberto Esposito, Giuseppe Zarone : Divenire della ragione moderna, 1981. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°16, 1984. D'Alembert. p. 479
Inclusion and diversity in Public Administration: Where are we and how far are we in the path to an inclusive society?
Full text linkThe main aim of this paper is to preliminarily explore definitions and nuances within the definition of concepts suchas inclusion, diversity, disability, normalization, and to try and highlight how the binary meanings implied into these definitions (i.e. inclusion/exclusion, diversity/conformity, disability/ability) are significant to understand how these are used in management and governance strategies. This will be done mainly by reviewing previous academic contributions, then by pointing at some possible practitioner experiences already studied or indicated as hypothesesin specialized literature concerning Organization Studies. Collecting the possible perspectives about “inclusion and diversity” is instrumental to a “field definition”, and to acknowledge the “state of art” of these concepts within different contexts, such as academic scholarship, private and corporatebusiness, public administration, and ultimately society as a whole. This is part of a larger research project on public administration that aims to investigate whether the “inclusion turn” in open public debate does factually provide a ground for changes in organizational practices, rather than staying on paper as a mere normative scenario that HR departments and lawmakers feel compelled to comply with. Relating this issue to the wider context of society means questioning the effectiveness of inclusion strategies as a systemic effort. The ideal contribution of this paper would be to suggest some possible directions for inclusivity research in terms of scholarships and case studie
Detection of trace elements in the bivalve Ruditapes decussatus from Sardinian coastal lagoons: effects on food safety and pathological findings in target organs
Full text linkShellfish can bioaccumulate toxic metals due to their ability to concentrate inorganic contaminants. Since biomonitoring by using bivalve molluscs is currently considered one of the most effective approaches for assessing the degree of pollution of brackish
environments, the aims of this PhD thesis were: a) to detect the content of trace elements in the Grooved carpet shell Ruditapes decussatus collected in Sardinian coastal lagoons (Italy) and their effects on food safety; b) to evaluate the pathological findings in its target
organs. The concentration of 16 trace elements (Al, Ag, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Sn, Tl and Zn) was quantified. The legal limits set by European Regulations for Cd, Hg and Pb were never exceeded. Unexpectedly high values for Al and Fe were found. A total of six histopathological alterations were analysed in the digestive gland, gills and kidney following a weighted condition indices approach. Gills show the highest prevalence of lesions than digestive gland, followed by kidney. The clam R. decussatus confirmed the capacity of bivalves as suitable bioindicators of trace elements pollution.The determination of trace elements combined with histopathological analysis, should be a powerful tool in environmental monitoring plans. It is useful for understanding directly the health status of the marine organisms and indirectly the impact which different
anthropogenic activities have on shellfish harvested in coastal environments
Leaky gut, dysbiosis, and enteric glia activation: the trilogy behind the intestinal origin of Parkinson’s disease
Full text linkhow we can improve the therapeutic approach: PD is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor dysfunctions (tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and impaired posture/balance) elicited by selective depletion of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta. DA neuron loss is associated with neuronal inclusions of the phosphorylated α-synuclein protein called Lewy body (Shults, 2006). Although the underlying neurodegenerative process is not affected, the management of PD patients has been revolutionized with the introduction of levodopa and DA drugs in the routine therapy, which ensures initial symptomatic relief of motor functions through the DA supply in the nigrostriatal circuit. These drugs are currently the best option for treating PD, although their chronic use is associated with progressive dopamine resistance and loss of effectiveness in the recovery of motor dysfunctions. Alternative therapeutic strategies, including agonists of DA receptors, monoamine oxide B inhibitors, and even deep brain stimulation techniques have been developed to overcome these clinical limitations. Unfortunately, these therapeutic approaches cannot restore PD-compromised functions, as irreversible DA neurodegeneration has occurred in substantia nigra pars compacta when first motor symptoms appear. The nigrostriatal system is traditionally considered as the first region affected by neuronal impairment in Parkinsonisms; however, α-synuclein aggregation appears in a pre-motor stage of the disease in the enteric nervous system (ENS), strongly highlighting an extra-central nervous system (CNS) origin for this neurodegenerative disorder and completely overturning the concept of PD as a central disease. The “ability” of the gut to show the pre-symptomatic evolution of PD is a very fascinating hypothesis to anticipate PD diagnosis and develop more efficient anti-Parkinsonian drugs. In this perspective article, we summarize recent evidence showing enteric glia involvement triggering intestinal neuroinflammation in the asymptomatic stage of PD and improvements in the therapeutic approach that we could achieve by targeting these glial cells
On the auditory experience as a political field: politics of listening and organizational action.
No full textThe present contribution aims at establishing a dialogue between different literary sources in music theory, disability studies, and performative arts, inquiring about common fields on the issue of politics of listening. This issue will be then reconstructed by following three ideal “formants,” reframing both the meaning this concept has in music theory (the distinctive frequency components of the acoustic signal produced by speech, musical instruments or singing) and legislative theory (the juridical basis on which legal systems are built and judicial positions are taken). These formants will be drawn from literary sources, to give account of the multilayered discourse around politics of listening: from more philosophical issues rooted in music theory, namely concerning politics of sound and biopolitics of music; to practical examples drawn from disability studies and media archaeological methodology, which aim at understanding how politics are inscribed in sound technologies; to examples of acoustemology in settings of violence and segregation, trying to understand how sound can be used as a weapon; to reflections developed within the context of sound art and performance, to understand how listening can be seen as a political counter-weapon. Elements and arguments collected within this framework will be then ideally reinstated in the wider context of organization theories and social sciences
A case-study on compliance to the EU new requirements for the labelling of fisheries and aquaculture products reveals difficulties in implementing Regulation (EU) n.1379/2013 in some large-scale retail stores in Sardinia (Italy)
No full textStarting from 13 December 2014 the rules for labels accompanying all seafood products for European Union (EU) consumers have been modified. In Reg. (EU) n.1379/2013 on the common organization of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, new requirements providing consumers with more complete information have been introduced. These new requirements integrate the provisions of Reg. (EU) n.1169/2011 and act as a tool to prevent frauds and illegal fishing. The present case-study aimed to investigate the correct enforcement of the Community and National rules on the labelling and marketing of unprocessed fishery and aquaculture products retailed in Sardinia (Italy) between January and June 2016. A total of 480 seafood labels for fresh unpacked fishery and aquaculture products marketed at the fish shops of 8 big supermarkets linked to international and national supply chains have been considered. Overall, 18% of the samples were not in compliance with the European and National rules on labelling. The fishery products marketed in the EU can be mislabelled in different ways: wrong trade name, wrong or missing information about the catch area and the production method. The results of this case-study reveal difficulties of implementation of Reg. (EU) n.1379/2013 in large-scale retail stores in Italy
Ethno-musicological Awareness as a source for Organizational Knowledge
No full textThe following contribution explores the theoretical possibility to establish a resourceful interaction between the study of non-classically codified musical traditions, techniques, their compositional and cultural roots, and ways of thinking and structuring alternative forms of organization, both in the sense of management practices and self-awareness of the organization members and researchers. The article will try to bridge specific approaches in musicology (most notably ethnomusicology regarding african musical cultures and ethnomusicological awareness regarding experimental music) to hints for a larger study perspective on social organization and research positionality. This will be done by first approaching the issue of téchne in musical composition and performance from ethnomusicological points of view. This perspective will be then contextualized considering possible contributions to the issue provided by theories from critical musicology, referring to the concept of ethnomusicological awareness as considered in the reviewed literature, and how it could contribute to methodological advances in researching musical and organizational phenomena. This issue will be explored by addressing perspectives comparing nature and organization models in music as described in a range of authors coming from different disciplines, where considerations on music embodying multiple variables overlaps the question of interaction, cultural mediation, and ultimately intercultural organization. The article will argue about the possibility of introducing the problem of codifying radically diverse expressive systems, or simply gaining aware reading tools about music we often don’t have a codified theory for, as a way to try and lay ground to resourceful thinking models for management of complex phenomena
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