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Structuring connections for landscape care. The case of Casilino Ecomuseum in Rome
No full textThe ongoing environmental and social crises, amplified by the pandemic, highlight the urgent need for of new development models, based on sustainability, participation and subsidiarity. In this context, cultural institutions play a fundamental role, facilitating the construction of social capital. The case of ecomuseums is emblematic, because they offer methods, tools and practices for the recognition of local identities, co-design, care and management of the landscape and its economic value as well. The contribution supplies the framework of these ecomuseum tools, with a focus on the Casilino Ad Duas Lauros Ecomuseum in Rome, at the forefront in the realisation of physical connections to make its District a green infrastructure, virtual connections to create narrations and links of meaning and digital connections to promote social inclusion and participation
"Il Volo di Pègaso" - Raccontare le malattie rare: parole e immagini “Oltre l’ignoto”
No full textSupplemento 1, al n. 1 vol.23 (2010) Notiziario Istituto Superiore di Sanità - ISSN 03949303.
Hanno contribuito alla realizzazione del Secondo concorso artistico-letterario “Il Volo di Pègaso”: per il Centro Nazionale Malattie Rare: Domenica Taruscio(Direttore), Stefania Razeto, Fabiola Gnessi, Davide Varì, Stefano Diemoz;
per il Settore Attività Editoriali:
Paola De Castro (Direttore), Bruno Ballatore, Luigi Nicoletti, Antonio Sesta, Alessandro Spurio,Sandra Salinetti:
Commissione del Secondo concorso “Il Volo di Pegaso”:Cristina Masciola (Sezioni Narrativa e Poesia;Vera Puoti, Gioacchino Loporchio (Sezioni Disegno, Pittura e Scultura); Guido Laudani (Sezioni Fotografia e Cortometraggio
Is obesity the missing link between COVID-19 severity and air pollution?
No full textIn the previous publication “Can atmospheric pollution be considered a co-factor in extremely high level of SARS-CoV-2 lethality in Northern Italy?” Conticini et al. hypothesized that the surplus of lethality of the novel SARS-CoV-2 in Northern Italy may be at least in part explained by the evidence of highest pollution reported in this area, as both severe COVID-19 and smog exposure are correlated to an innate immune system hyper-activation with subsequent lung inflammation and injury. Since this hypothesis alone does not fully explain why specific subgroups of patients are at major risk, we hypothesized that obesity may be one of the links between COVID-19 severity and high level of air pollution. First, obesity is a predisposing factor for SARS-Cov-2 infection and worse COVID-19 outcomes, and unequivocal evidence demonstrated that fat mass excess is independently associated with several pulmonary diseases and lung inflammation. Moreover, it has been shown that obesity may intensify the detrimental effects of air pollution on the lungs, and this is not surprising if we consider that these conditions share an excessive activation of the immune system and a lung inflammatory infiltrate. Finally, fat mass excess has also been speculated to be itself a consequence of air pollutants exposure, which has been proved to induce metabolic disruption and weight gain in murine models. In conclusion, although many variables must be taken into account in the analysis of the pandemic, our observations suggest that obesity may act as effect modifier of smog-induced lung-injury, and the concomitant presence of these two factors could better explain the higher virulence, faster spread and greater mortality of SARS-CoV-2 in Northern Italy compared to the rest of the country
Postfazione. (Eco)Musei, antropologia culturale e ricerca etnografica: una relazione ‘aperta’
No full textNeuroendocrinologia ed esercizio fisico. Fattori regolanti la liberazione degli ormoni adenoipofisari da stress.
No full textTherapeutic educational robot enhancing social interactions in the management of obesity
No full textObesity is a chronic multifactorial pathology determined by many factors, including incorrect eating habits and a low level of physical activity. There is an urgent need to promote a persistent change in lifestyle in obese subjects, but very few individuals maintain long-term results achieved after diet therapies. Therapeutic Education (TE) has taken over an important role as a multidisciplinary intervention aimed at improving lifestyle and at acquiring new skills for the management of the disease. However, only a small portion of patients can maintain participation in such programs and fully benefit from them. Assistive technologies, and in particular assistive social robots, are powerful tools to boost independence and improve participation in educational activities. The aim of the research work described in this article is to evaluate the effect of employing a social robot as a therapeutic educational robot helping the expert therapist in the education activity. This article describes the implementation, deployment, and evaluation of a social educational robot used as a TE assistant. Although we cannot provide statistically significant results due to the limited number of people involved in the experimental protocol, all experimental results show a positive trend, indicating that the robot can enhance the social interactions between the patients and the therapist and among the patients, thus bringing to better overall results of the TE sessions, measured with standard tests for obesity management
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