326 research outputs found
Did sexist voters bring Italy its first female Prime Minister?
No full textWe examined the role of hostile sexism in vote at the 2022 general election in Italy, where the largest among center-right parties was led by a woman, Giorgia Meloni. We analysed data from a sample of 1537 voters who participated in the 2022 ITANES survey. Hostile sexism was associated with male gender, lower education, higher religiosity, and right-wing orientation. As to vote choice, hostile sexism was positively associated with vote for Brothers of Italy and the other center-right parties. However, such association was significantly moderated by the evaluation of Giorgia Meloni, and disappeared among voters with a positive evaluation of her. Discussion focusses on the interplay between gender-related attitudes and candidate-based heuristics in vote choice
Trabajadores privados no registrados y trabajadores públicos precarios : dos caras de la "inclusión" en la explotación laboral : Mendoza 2003 - 2013
No full textLa presente ponencia se enmarca dentro de un proyecto de investigación que pretende trazar un panorama preciso de las condiciones del trabajo en la provincia de Mendoza.
El supuesto más amplio es que la persistencia de las características de precariedad y no registración del trabajo constituye un rasgo estructural (no coyuntural) de la dinámica de acumulación.
Se busca describir y caracterizar las modalidades del trabajo precario; explorar la composición que reviste el trabajo no registrado en el sector privado y estimar la dimensión y composición de la precariedad laboral en el sector público. No obstante, su abordaje se presenta como un complejo camino de acercamientos debido a la dificultad en el acceso a la información requerida.Fil: Bertolotti, María Florencia.Fil: Cortese, Carmelo.Fil: Raía, Laura
Susceptibility of adults of Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema rarum (Doucet, 1986) Mamiya, 1988 (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) under laboratory conditions
No full textSoybean is attacked by a great diversity of pests that cause economically important damage from seed germination through to maturity (Aragón et al., 1997; Aragón, 2002). The velvetbean caterpillar Anticarsia gemmatalis, a foliage-feeding insect, attacks the upper part of the plant. The peak stage of pest infestation extends from flowering to the start of grain maturation (Aragón, 2002). One of the methods employed in the control of A. gemmatalis and other soybean pests is the use of insecticides (Aragón & Flores, 2006). Several of them are pyrethroid formulations (alfamethrine, cypermethrin, betacyfluthrin, deltamethrin, lambdacyalothrin) and they are recommended in very small doses (Gamundi & Perotti, 2008). Pyrethroids are applied during the early stages of crop development (Massaro, 2008).Fil: Bertolotti, María A.. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Peschiutta, María Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Cagnolo, Susana Raquel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentin
Patterns of Rationality: Recurring Inferences in Science, Social Cognition and Religious Thinking
No full textThis book proposes an applied epistemological framework for investigating science, social cognition and religious thinking based on inferential patterns that recur in the different domains. It presents human rationality as a tool that allows us to make sense of our (physical or social) surroundings. It shows that the resulting cognitive activity produces a broad spectrum of outputs, such as scientific models and experimentation, gossip and social networks, but also ancient and contemporary deities. The book consists of three parts, the first of which addresses scientific modeling and experimentation, and their application to the analysis of scientific rationality. Thus, this part continues the tradition of eco-cognitive epistemology and abduction studies. The second part deals with the relationship between social cognition and cognitive niche construction, i.e. the evolutionarily relevant externalization of knowledge onto the environment, while the third part focuses on what is commonly defined as “irrational”, thus being in a way dialectically opposed to the first part. Here, the author demonstrates that the “irrational” can be analyzed by applying the same epistemological approach used to study scientific rationality and social cognition; also in this case, we see the emergence of patterns of rationality that regulate the relationships between agents and their environment. All in all, the book offers a coherent and unitary account of human rationality, providing a basis for new conceptual connections and theoretical speculations
¿Mar del Plata para todo/as?: Procesos y políticas alrededor de las nuevas transformaciones urbanas en las áreas centrales
No full textEn el presente trabajo abordamos diferentes casos de transformación urbana de la ciudad de Mar del Plata. A partir de un eje teórico y otro empírico, realizamos un breve recorrido por las principales intervenciones urbanas recientes a gran escala: Paseo Aldrey; Calles para la gente; ex Hotel Royal. Entendemos, de manera general, que estas obras se inscriben en procesos tales como la mercantilización de la ciudad, la financiarización y la revitalización urbana, entre otros. De forma particular, exhibimos, por un lado, los procesos estatales en los cuales se enmarcan las políticas urbanas recientes y, por el otro, las lógicas de producción de la ciudad en las que se inscriben. Desde allí, presentamos una mirada crítica del actual planeamiento urbano que atraviesa a la ciudad en relación a los conceptos comunes que enmarcan nuestros casos; a saber: mercantilización, financiarización y gentrificación urbana. Metodológicamente, empleamos entrevistas semiestructuradas y fuentes secundarias.Fil: Bertolotti, Florencia Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Humanidades. Centro de Estudios Sociales y Politicos.; ArgentinaFil: Jakubowicz, Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Humanidades; Argentin
La variabilità della frequenza cardiaca e il biofeedback del tono vagale.
No full textIn recent years there has been a substantial increase in research on heart rate variability (HRV), as an index of autonomic nervous system regulation. HRV-Biofeedback has been applied in a number of medical, psychiatric or health related conditions characterised by reduced HRV. This review provides a general overview of HRV psychophysiology, methods of measurement and the principal applications of HRV-Biofeedback. Data support the clinical efficacy of the treatment in several clinical conditions; however issues for mechanisms of effect should be seriously considered in order to advance our understanding of mechanisms underlying HRV-Biofeedback. Further research should be supported and encouraged in order to strengthen the evidence for the efficacy of such a promising psychophysiological treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
Populism and the Effects of Political Attacks on Male and Female Candidates
No full textPrevious research has shown that populism is associated with increased negativity and reliance on simplistic heuristic criteria in evaluating political information. such as gender stereotypes,. In a simulated scenario, we presented participants with a description of a fictional male (versus female) candidate and later exposed them to a political attack against the candidate. We then examined whether the effect of the attack varied depending on participants’ populism, the gender of the candidate attacked, and the attack’s focus on morality or competence, controlling for participants’ sexism and political orientation. The results showed that participants with high (versus low) levels of populism rated gave, in general, more negative evaluations of the candidate after the attack. Furthermore, participants with high levels of populism rated the female candidate lower after an attack on morality than after an attack on competence, while the opposite was true for the male candidate. The discussion focuses on how populists refer to the violation of stereotypical norms when evaluating negative information about political candidates
Christ, Batman, and Girard
No full textThe aim of this article is to offer a non-trivial reflection about the violence embedded in self- sacrifice. Firstly, we will suggest a definition of violence which does not make self-sacrifice necessarily violent, but rather aims at being consistent with the common sense conception of sacrifice as actually violent (if self-sacrifice was not violent, then it would not be perceived as something rare and everyone would be committing non-trivial self-sacrifices wherever we laid our gaze). Framing this initial claim within the vectorial conception of sacrifice offered by Derrida (and exemplified by de Vries), we will individuate in the violence against intellect (sacrificium intellectus) the core of the violent dimension of self-sacrifice, insofar as the author of the sacrifice does not limitedly commit part of her understanding in the sacrificial practice, but all of it, since she is both the agent and the patient of sacrifice. At this point, we will have gathered enough material to spell out two fundamental violent aspects of self-sacrifice. The first concerns the exemplar of self-sacrifice in Western tradition, that is, Jesus Christ’s. The self-sacrifice committed by God’s own lógos is the epitome of sacrifice as sacrificium intellectus, therefore the highest gradient of intellectual violence. At the same time, this is crucial as it further corroborates the interpretation of Jesus’ sacrifice as the last sacrifice: no mimetic attempt to reenact His sacrifice can hold the comparison under the fundamental aspect of intellectual violence. The second “mirror” to reflect about the violence of self- sacrifice will concern the sacrifice enacted by superheroes, namely Batman, and the extent to which the sacrifice of intellect is at play when kenotic self-sacrifice and scapegoating processes become hard to tell one from the other (i.e. when the hero’s commitment seems to reverberate internally with external blame)
Beyond and Behind Platforms and Algorithms: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Gig Workers
No full textWhile the literature on gig work is expanding rapidly, many are the issues that need to be answered in order to fully understand the lived experiences of gig workers and illuminate the dynamics of gig work. Despite it is widely recognized that gig workers constitute an heterogenous workforce, for instance, seminal works have focused on finding similarities among gig workers across platforms, while the mechanisms behind different gig workers’ behaviors and perceptions are still widely obscure. Moreover, most of the literature focuses on what gig workers do individually on platforms, but not – or only cursorily – on how these workers manage the interplay between their online and offline activities. Specifically, comprehending how the online dimensions of work blur or integrate with offline aspects of gig workers’ lives – such as family condition or family needs, the presence of alternative, offline jobs, the cultural context of the community and country of origin – is of significant importance. This symposium addresses these issues by examining what happens behind and beyond platforms, and by presenting four papers looking at different gig workers’ experiences and different forms of interplay between online and offline aspects of gig work.
A Multi-National Ethnography of Ride-Hailing in the Global South
Author: Lindsey Cameron; The Wharton School, U. of Pennsylvania
Author: Bobbi Thomason; Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Understanding African Digital Platform Workers’ Behaviours through the Lens of Omoluwabi Ethos
Author: Ayomikun Idowu; U. of Sussex Business School
Gig workers and Wellbeing: How is Algorithmic Work related to Work-Life Balance?
Author: Francesca Bellesia; Dep. of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, U. of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Author: Fabiola Bertolotti; U. of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Author: Elisa Mattarelli; San Jose State U.
Gig work in organizations: Trends and perspectives from Human Resource Management professionals
Author: Ksenia Keplinger; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Author: Aizhan Tursunbayeva; Parthenope U. of Naples
Author: Vindhya Singh; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Author: Stefano Di Lauro; U. Mercatoru
Interferenze digitali. Un'estetica delle pratiche digitali a supporto del discorso di design
No full text'Desis in The Mirror’ è un progetto di ricerca nato nell’estate del 2013 per riflettere sulle pratiche di produzione audiovisiva realizzate dai membri del DESIS Network, quasi tutti non film maker. Le esperienze dei membri dei DESIS Lab sono state messe in relazione con altre
raccolte di video-interviste a film maker e artisti che, da prospettive e formazioni diverse, raccontano progetti legati all'innovazione sociale e alla sostenibilità. Il progetto rappresenta, dunque, un processo di riflessione sulle pratiche del design che includono artefatti multimediali digitali. La piattaforma digitale utilizzata per i collegamenti e le registrazioni ha facilitato e reso possibile video interviste impossibili da realizzare in presenza, ma ha comportato altri limiti connessi alla tecnologia stessa, introducendo elementi fortemente connotanti quali
disturbi sonori e rumori visivi, nonché il punto di vista unico della ripresa video da webcam. Dunque, un’estetica delle pratiche digitali fondata su una nuova materialità. Il progetto nato in seguito all’indagine è un format multimediale per la disseminazione della ricerca, rivolto sia ai membri del DESIS Network, sia a un pubblico più esteso di ricercatori. Partendo dalle registrazioni delle interviste vengono elaborati testi, immagini, brevi montaggi, video che moltiplicano le modalità di fruizione, fornendo percorsi di lettura via via differenti. Nella costruzione del format non si è solo tenuto conto della discontinuità e spesso cattiva qualità delle video-interviste: le interferenze della connessione digitale sono diventate cifra stilistica del progetto e spesso elementi di transizione, funzionali al montaggio dei contenuti
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