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Italy’s Giocampus – an effective public-private alliance against childhood obesity
No full textIf a child with diabetes develops ketoacidosis, it is
absolutely critical that his or her parents are able
to contact a trained healthcare provider immediately, 24 hours
a day. Many parents report particular difficulties finding an
experienced paediatrician to manage this emergency at
night, and during week-ends and holidays. It has been
demonstrated that these difficult situations can be overcome
effectively using widely available telephone technology.
A pilot project in this field, the Telephone Hotline Service,
has been implemented at the Regional Centre for Children
and Adolescents with Diabetes of the University Hospital of
Parma, Italy. Through this service, parents have free 24-hour
access to an experienced physician or nurse who guides
them through the process of managing an episode of acute
ketoacidosis. As a result, ketoacidosis has been prevented in
a number of children and large admittance costs avoided
Il sostegno alla genitorialità a rischio nlla prospettiva della teoria dell'attaccamento:presentazione di un intervento
No full textIl sostegno della genitorialità a rischio nella prospettiva della teoria dell’attaccamento: presentazione di un intervento
No full textGli studi condotti nell’ambito dell’Infant Research hanno messo in luce
le precoci predisposizioni sociali infantili, sottolineando l’importanza delle competenze genitoriali nell’ambito
del caregiving. Obiettivo: Tali competenze genitoriali risultano particolarmente compromesse nelle situazioni
ad alto rischio depressivo e psicosociale, nel cui ambito il sommarsi di numerosi fattori individuali
ed ambientali avversi influenzano negativamente la qualità degli scambi interattivi, esponendo i bambini
alla possibilità di esiti psicopatologici Metodologia: La presentazione di un intervento di Home Visiting ne
esplicita i presupposti teorici e metodologici nell’ambito delle situazioni ad alto rischio depressivo e psicosociale.
Discussione critica e conclusioni: Tra i fattori protettivi che rinforzano le capacità materne di coping
nelle condizioni ad alto rischio, l’Home Visiting rappresenta una rilevante risorsa messa a disposizione
per la promozione della genitorialità e del benessere infantile
Feeding disorders in infancy: an empirical study on mother-infant interaction
No full textAim. The objective of this paper is an empirical analysis of mother-infant feeding interactions through an observational instrument (Feeding Scale), which is applied to the videotape of a feeding session. Methods. Three samples of mothers and their children have been examined (104 couples with children ranging in age from 2 to 36 months: a first group in which children presented a feeding disorder on organic and functional base (food intolerances and/or gastroesophageal reflux), a second group in which the disorder was not due to a medical condition and a third group of control. The Authors meant to test three hypotheses: 1) the presence of developmental changes in mother-infant interactional patterns during the course of the first three years of life; 2) higher degree of dysfunction of mother-infant interaction in those dyads in which the feeding disorder had not organic causes; 3) dysfunctional interactions in the couples of mothers and children in which the feeding disorder was on an organic base. Results. The results of the statistic analyses have confirmed the hypotheses, providing different elements of reflection. Conclusions. The Authors underline the importance of a multidimensional, global and integrated approach in the clinical assessment and treatment, which evaluates the possible interconnections among organic, psychogenetic and relational factors in the origin and course of feeding disorders in infancy and early childhood
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Differences between ethnic minority and native children in breakfast habits.
No full textAim of this study was to investigate the breakfast habits in a cohort of school ethnic minority (EM) children admitted to a summer sport school (SSS) in order to evaluate the possible differences with their Italian peers (IP). One hundred-seventy-nine children aged 6-14 years were interviewed through a questionnaire about breakfast behaviors and nutrition habits. The results were compared with those obtained in a randomized sample of 179 Italian peers (IP) attending the same SSS. EM children skip breakfast more frequently than IP (15% vs 7%; p=0.029). The omissions are attributed to the lack of time (45% vs5 4%) and not being hungry upon waking (44% vs 38%). During weekends the percentage of breakfast skippers decreased of about 3 percentage points but persisted a significant difference between the two groups (p=0.024). EM children who did not have breakfast show a mean BMI higher than breakfast consumers (p=0.05). Bakery products and milk were the most frequently consumed food and drink in EM and IP children (68% vs 70% and 71% vs 76% respectively). EM children chose and prepared personally breakfast at home more frequently than IP (54% vs 22%). These EM children were more inclined to skip breakfast (p=0.025) and to have an elevated BMI (p=0.006) than IP. An educational program, for ethnic minority families, in different languages and according to their cultural, religious and socio-economic influences could be a possible means for changing their lifestyle and reducing their risk to become overweight. (www.actabiomedica.it). © Mattioli 1885
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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