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Immigrants’ Religious Transmission in Southern Europe: Reaction or Assimilation? Evidence from Italy
Get PDFIn recent decades, scholars have been increasingly interested in analysing immigrants' religiosity in Europe. In this article, we provide evidence about how the patterns of religious transmission are shaped by religious characteristics of both the origin and receiving contexts. We do so by focusing on Italy, which is both an almost homogeneously Catholic country and a fairly recent immigration destination, and by analysing three different dimensions of religiosity: service attendance, prayer and importance of religion. By relying on the "Social conditions and integration of foreign citizens" survey (ISTAT, 2011-2012), we fill an important theoretical and geographical gap by analysing differences in religiosity between parents and children. We claim that immigrant groups who share many characteristics with the natives tend to assimilate by adopting the same patterns of transmission (for example, Romanians in Italy). In contrast, immigrants who come from very different religious contexts, such as the Muslim Moroccan group, strongly react to this diversity by emphasising the transmission of their own religiosity. If, instead, immigrants come from a very secular country, such as Albania, they also tend to replicate this feature in the receiving countries, thus progressively weakening their religiosity and also their denominational differences. Overall, it is the interplay between origin and destination context which matters the most in shaping the patterns of religious transmission
Modelli culturali e concezione della cittadinanza tra i nuovi migranti italiani a Londra e a Berlino
No full textHere, there, in between, beyond...: Identity negotiation and sense of belonging among Southern Europeans in the UK and Germany
Get PDFWhilst most of the research on intra-EU mobility has mainly focused on the reasons behind young Southern Europeans leaving their home countries, and secondly on their experiences within the new context, little is known about their sense of belonging and identities. This article aims to fill this gap by exploring Italian and Spanish migrants’ social identity repositioning and the cultural change characterising their existential trajectories. Drawing on 69 semi-structured interviews with Italians and Spaniards living in London and Berlin, this article shows that the sense of belonging to one or more political communities and boundary work are related to individual experiences and can change due to structural eventualities such as the Brexit referendum. While identification with the host society is rare, attachment to the home country is quite common as a result of people’s everyday experiences. Cultural changes and European/cosmopolitan identification are linked to exposure to new environments and interaction with new cultures, mostly concerning those with previous mobility experience, as well as to a sentiment of non-acceptance in the UK. However, such categories are not rigid, but many times self-identification and attachments are rather blurred also due to the uncertainty around the duration of the mobility project. This makes individual factors (gender, age, family status, employment, education) that are often considered as determinants of identification patterns all but relevant
Mises en traduction théâtrale: Valère Novarina — Dimitris Dimitriadis, contextualisations multiples d’un événement scénique
No full textTheatre in translation: Valère Novarina — Dimitris Dimitriadis , multiple contextualisations of a stage eventIn terms of theatre, translation involves not only linguistic transfers on the level of discourse signification, but also a transfer of functions in relation to other signs of theatre action. Theatre translation as a component of a whole dramatic process has to consider among other criteria the author’s playwright basic position which leads the speech action to the stage. In this context, the V. Novarina and D. Dimitriadis’ approaches present opposite points of view, with different cultural references, corresponding to a contemporary theatrical discourse which could contribute to an important extent, to the translator’s work.Theatre in translation: Valère Novarina — Dimitris Dimitriadis , multiple contextualisations of a stage eventIn terms of theatre, translation involves not only linguistic transfers on the level of discourse signification, but also a transfer of functions in relation to other signs of theatre action. Theatre translation as a component of a whole dramatic process has to consider among other criteria the author’s playwright basic position which leads the speech action to the stage. In this context, the V. Novarina and D. Dimitriadis’ approaches present opposite points of view, with different cultural references, corresponding to a contemporary theatrical discourse which could contribute to an important extent, to the translator’s work
“Working there is amazing, but life here is better”: Imaginaries of onward migration destinations among Albanian migrant construction workers in Italy and Greece
Get PDFModelli culturali e concezione della cittadinanza tra i nuovi migranti italiani a Londra e a Berlino
No full textsj-pdf-1-eso-10.1177_23969873231209616 – Supplemental material for Cost-effectiveness of endovascular treatment versus best medical management in basilar artery occlusion stroke: A U.S. healthcare perspective
No full textSupplemental material, sj-pdf-1-eso-10.1177_23969873231209616 for Cost-effectiveness of endovascular treatment versus best medical management in basilar artery occlusion stroke: A U.S. healthcare perspective by Dirk Mehrens, Matthias P Fabritius, Paul Reidler, Thomas Liebig, Saif Afat, Johanna M Ospel, Matthias F Fröhlich, Julian Schwarting, Jens Ricke, Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Mayank Goyal and Wolfgang G Kunz in European Stroke Journal</p
Wollastonite-containing glass-ceramics from the CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 and CaO–MgO–SiO2 ternary systems
Get PDFGlass-ceramics (GCs) are polycrystalline materials produced from parent glasses by the controlled crystallization that results in crystalline phase(s) embedded in a residual amorphous matrix. Typically, GCs are produced by a conventional glass route with subsequent crystallization for which two heat treatments are usually applied, the former to generate nuclei and the latter being a crystal growth stage. Alternatively, another technically viable route for manufacturing GCs involves sintering of glass-powder compacts followed by crystallization (sinter-crystallization). Wollastonite-containing GCs from the CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 and CaO–MgO–SiO2 systems find a wide variety of uses in different technological fields, including construction, architecture, medical and high-tech fields. For example, a special type of wollastonite-containing GC marketed under the name of Neoparies®, which is stronger and lighter than natural stone, features high resistance to weathering/chemical attack and is manufactured on a large scale for construction and architectural applications. In the biomedical field, the well-known Cerabone® products have been used in bone-contact applications for many years. The main goal of this brief review is to provide a critical analysis of the experimental trials focusing on the synthesis of wollastonite-containing GC materials and to discuss the various fields of their application. Constitution of phase diagram of CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 and CaO–MgO–SiO2 systems are comprehensively discussed with connection to melt crystallization path and crystalline phase formation. Furthermore, special emphasis will be given to the production of wollastonite-containing GCs for construction and architectural purposes from natural raw materials and wastes, as well as to the recent advancement in developing wollastonite-containing GC biomaterials for bone repair
Intraoperative Functional and Perfusion Monitoring During Surgery for Giant Serpentine Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
No full textBACKGROUND: Giant serpentine aneurysms are a rare entity, which can be managed using either endovascular or surgical techniques. Although the perioperative morbidity and mortality have decreased since the development of bypass revascularization procedures, their surgical treatment is still challenging. Intraoperative functional and perfusion monitoring techniques can be precious to make better decisions and improve outcomes. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report on the case of a giant, unruptured, partially thrombosed, serpentine middle cerebral artery aneurysm that was treated with partial endovascular coiling of intra-aneurysmal vascular channels, surgical resection of the aneurysm, and end-to-end M1-temporal M2 anastomosis. CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative continuous motor evoked potentials monitoring, flowmetry, and indocyanine-green angiography provide precise and reproducible information about cerebral function and perfusion, respectively, allowing for more rational decision making during surgery for these challenging malformations
The Story, Properties and Applications of Bioactive Glass “1d”: From Concept to Early Clinical Trials
Get PDFBioactive glasses in the CaO–MgO–Na2O–P2O5–SiO2–CaF2 system are highly promising materials for bone and dental restorative applications. Furthermore, if thermally treated, they can crystallize into diopside–fluorapatite–wollastonite glass-ceramics (GCs), which exhibit appealing properties in terms of mechanical behaviour and overall bone-regenerative potential. In this review, we describe and critically discuss the genesis, development, properties and applications of bioactive glass “1d” and its relevant GC derivative products, which can be considered a good example of success cases in this class of SiO2/CaO-based biocompatible materials. Bioactive glass 1d can be produced by melt-quenching in the form of powder or monolithic pieces, and was also used to prepare injectable pastes and three-dimensional porous scaffolds. Over the past 15 years, it was investigated by the authors of this article in a number of in vitro, in vivo (with animals) and clinical studies, proving to be a great option for hard tissue engineering applications
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