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    Divorce and well-being. Disentangling the role of stress and socio economic status

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    We investigate the happiness variations associated with divorce by drawing data from a retrospective panel dataset based on the third wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and covering 14 European countries. This dataset proposes as a powerful tool to control for reporting style heterogeneity in happiness self-evaluations. Indeed, in addition to individual fixed-effects, we control for full migration trajectories in order to remove bias in well-being evaluations produced by cross-country heterogeneity in the cultural norms and societal values individuals have been exposed during their life-cycle. Happiness is found to increase in the period after divorce for both men and women. We show that this pattern goes through a decrease in stress and financial hardship.We investigate the happiness variations associated with divorce by drawing data from a retrospective panel dataset based on the third wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and covering 14 European countries. This dataset proposes as a powerful tool to control for reporting style heterogeneity in happiness self-evaluations. Indeed, in addition to individual fixed-effects, we control for full migration trajectories in order to remove bias in well-being evaluations produced by cross-country heterogeneity in the cultural norms and societal values individuals have been exposed during their life-cycle. Happiness is found to increase in the period after divorce for both men and women. We show that this pattern goes through a decrease in stress and financial hardship

    Contrast-induced acute kidney injury: Potential new strategies

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    Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is an impairment of renal function following contrast media administration in the absence of an alternative cause. It represents a powerful predictor of poor early and late outcomes. Here, we review the major strategies to prevent CI-AKI

    Therapeutic strategies to prevent contrast-induced acute kidney injury

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    Purpose of Review: Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) accounts for approximately 10% of all causes of hospital-acquired renal failure, causes a prolonged in-hospital stay, and represents a powerful predictor of poor early and late outcome. Here, we highlight endpoints used to assess major strategies to prevent CI-AKI. Recent Findings: A general consensus exists on the beneficial prophylactic effect of hydration. This seems to act by increasing urine flow rate and, thereby, by limiting the time of contact between the contrast media and the epithelial tubular cells. On the contrary, both observational trials and randomized studies are often controversial in their conclusions on the efficacy of several drugs tested to prevent CI-AKI. Compounds evaluated include diuretics (furosemide), antioxidants (i.e., N-acetylcysteine and statins), and vasodilators (i.e., calcium antagonists, dopamine, and fenoldopam). Due to the negative and/or controversial clinical results, none of these drugs has been currently recommended to prevent CI-AKI. CONCLUSION: More reliable markers of acute kidney injury and new prophylactic strategies are warranted to prevent the incidence of CI-AKI

    Which kind of philosopher was Danilo Pejović?

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    U ovom kratkom prilogu autorica pokušava opisati narav Danila Pejovića kao filozofa. Njegovo bitno obilježje bila je filozofijska i svetovna suverenost.In this short contribution the author tries to describe the nature of Danilo Pejović as a philosopher. His main characteristic was a philosophical and secular sovereignity

    Family dissolution and labour supply decisions over the life cycle

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    Life-history data can clarify the consequences of household split and divorce on the probability of working. Indeed, employment choices are affected by the occurrence of family dissolution episodes. The effect is stronger for women. The magnitude of this effect increases with the presence of children

    Il Virgilio mansuetus di Salvatore Quasimodo, traduttore e interprete delle Georgiche

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    La scelta di studiare il Fiore delle Georgiche è motivata dallo spazio di approfondimento ancora aperto sull’attività di Quasimodo traduttore, soprattutto alla luce delle carte autografe custodite presso il Centro di ricerca sulla tradizione manoscritta di autori moderni e contemporanei dell’Università di Pavia. L’indagine rivela le motivazioni della decisione da parte del poeta siciliano di leggere il «Virgilio ... mansuetus della Georgiche» e la presenza di cospicue affinità tematiche tra l’immaginario poetico quasimodiano e il poema latino, a partire dal grande tema della natura, cosmica e georgica insieme, e dalla presenza dei quattro elementi primordiali (aria, terra, fuoco, acqua) come parole-chiave dell’interpretazione del poeta. Altri motivi comuni sono: il mito dell’Eden, il binomio amore-morte e il mito di Orfeo. La versione di Quasimodo sul piano dei contenuti e dell’espressione rivela la tendenza ad attenuare i concetti maggiormente connotati dal punto di vista della cultura e del contesto storico augusteo. Il poeta traduttore crea un nuovo testo che, improntato ad accentuare la componente lirica rispetto a quella didascalica, trasmetta un messaggio universalmente valido e più vicino al lettore a lui contemporaneo. Lo studio delle carte autografe ha fugato qualunque dubbio sull’originalità dell’operazione quasimodiana e ha rivelato la serietà nell’approccio alla traduzione.The decision to study the Fiore delle Georgiche derives from the research space still open over the activity of Quasimodo as a translator, above all in light of the autograph papers kept at the research center on manuscript tradition of modern and contemporary authors of Pavia’ University. The study reveals the reason for the decision of Quasimodo to read Virgilio as mansuetus poet of Georgics and the presence of many affinities of contents between the poetic imaginary of the Sicilian poet and the latin poem, starting from the great theme of nature, cosmic and georgic at the same time, and for the presence of the four primordial elements (air, earth, fire, water) as key words of the interpretation of the poet. Other common subjects are: the myth of Eden, the couple love-death and the myth of Orpheus. The version of Quasimodo from the point of view of contents and expression reveals the tendency to attenuate the concepts mainly characterized by culture and by the augusteus historical context. The translator poet creates a new text that, marked by a stronger lyrical component rather than didactic, sends a universally valid message and closer to his contemporary readers. The study of the autograph papers has dispelled any doubt over the novelty of the work by Quasimodo and has revealed the seriousness in the approach to the translation

    O realismo de Danilo Zolo

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    The article aims to make an analysis of the main aspects of the thought of Danilo Zolo, who turned 80 in January 2016. Initially, we examine the epistemological foundations of the legal realism proposed by Zolo. Then we deal with the significance of this realism for a possible theory of democracy. Finally, we analyze the contributions of that author to the philosophy of international law, which made him one of the leading thinkers in this area in recent decades.Keywords: philosophy of law, political philosophy, legal realism.O artigo se propõe a fazer uma análise de aspectos centrais do pensamento do jusfilósofo Danilo Zolo, que completou 80 anos em janeiro de 2016. Inicialmente, examina os fundamentos epistemológicos do realismo jurídico proposto por Zolo. Em seguida, aborda a significância desse realismo para uma possível teoria da democracia. Por fim, analisa as contribuições do referido autor para a filosofia do direito internacional, as quais o colocam como um dos mais destacados pensadores desta área nas últimas décadas.Palavras-chave: filosofia do direito, filosofia política, realismo jurídico

    La prospettiva pluralistica e multiculturale in Danilo Zolo

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    This essay takes into consideration the pluralistic perspective in Danilo Zolo’s thought, dealing with the way in which the multiculturalist theme is situated in the legal-philosophical reflection of the author. In this regard, the article underlines a pioneering attention to multiculturalism as a theoretical approach inextricably linked to the political and legal dimension. The analysis will focus on the connection between the multiculturalist instance and Zolo’s substantive approach on citizenship, in the context of a discourse on the concept of national belonging. Finally, within a brief dialogue with Danilo Zolo starting from the Canadian experience, the paper aims to highlight the difference between an analytical and interpretative horizon focused on the crisis of the monistic Nation-State and a radical disarticulation of national citizenship
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