10 research outputs found
Technology Epiphany and Knitwear Design: Critical perspectives and possible applications
No full textThis paper aims to frame the concept of Technology Epiphany (Verganti, 2011)
by relating it to the connections found in the recent literature concerning the field of Knitwear
Design (Affinito, Conti, & Motta, 2017). Furthermore, starting from an interpretative vision of
Peirce's semiotic triangle, as applied to the contemporary design context (Zingale, 2020), this
article aims to propose a critical analysis of some aspects of the concept of Technology
Epiphany, envisaging a practical application in the field of knitwear design
Generazioni di origine straniera: nuovi paradigmi e buone pratiche di intercultura. Il progetto di scambi giovanili Macerata- Marsiglia
No full textNonostante lo studio sulle giovani generazioni di origine straniera si sia maggiormente concentrato sui temi dell’identità e dell’appartenenza oltre- ché dell’inclusione scolastica, l’attivismo sociale si rivela essere una chiave di lettura indispensabile per comprendere le nuove narrazioni e auto-rappre- sentazioni che esse condividono della propria esperienza sociale. Considera- zione che sottolinea il ruolo, reale o potenziale, svolto da questi giovani nella costruzione di società interculturali, rispetto anche al tema del razzismo, soprattutto nella sua percezione sociale e culturale. Il progetto di ricerca-a- zione Macerata-Marsiglia rappresenta in tal senso un peculiare esempio di coinvolgimento attivo di giovani di origine straniera, fornendo a riguardo una lettura interessante dei nuovi orientamenti di studio sociologico. _________________________________________________________Although sociological literature on second generations has focused more on the issue of identity as well as school inclusion, also the social activism of these young people proves to be a considerable key to understand new narratives and self-representations they share about their social experienc- es. This consideration underlines the role, real or potential, played by these generations in the creation of intercultural societies, also related to the racism issue, especially in its social and cultural perception. Considering that, the research-action project Macerata-Marseille represents a peculiar example of second generation’s involvement, providing an interesting reading of socio- logical studies on youth and young people from migrant background
The Digitalization of Knitwear: Towards a redefinition of the conventional design boundaries
No full textIn the contemporary context, the knitting industry is dealing with a scarcity of 3d
simulation tools, resulting, to date, in a sampling-based method where refinements to
a specific design are often abandoned or compromised. While, in other design fields,
virtual 3d modeling profitably interacts with hardware technology (e.g., 3d printers)
(Verbruggen, 2014), such tools do not easily connect to the conventional textile
technology of industrial knitting machines (Underwood, 2018).
This paper explores the state of the art of knitted textiles digitalization, aiming to
outline practical support to knitwear design practice with a specific focus on possible
digital tools to integrate design and fabrication prerogatives
Citizen science: informare e formare cittadini consapevoli e sostenibili attraverso una corretta divulgazione scientifica
No full textIl divario tra il grande pubblico e la scienza è sempre più radicato e tangibile, conseguenza di una serie di fattori, tra cui l’uso dei mezzi di comunicazione di massa e di social media che forniscono informazioni semplici, immediate e alla portata di tutti, ma spesso superficiali, improprie e, a volte, errate. Questo fenomeno oltre a facilitare la diffusione di notizie non corrette determina un divario sempre più ampio tra il cittadino e lo scienziato. In questo contesto particolare importanza viene assunta dal ricercatore nel ruolo di divulgatore, che non dovrebbe essere limitato agli ambienti strettamente accademici, ma ampliato e rivolto al grande pubblico al fine di formarlo ed informarlo nel modo corretto. Gli scienziati dovrebbero essere gli attori di uno spettacolo contemporaneo e permanente che va sotto il nome di Citizen science: la scienza “rivolta ai” ed “inclusiva dei” cittadini.
La divulgazione scientifica può contribuire a far aumentare la fiducia nei confronti della scienza e rendere la comunicazione tra scienziati e società bilaterale ed inclusiva, attraverso l’utilizzo di linguaggi e strumenti idonei per ciascuna fascia di età. Avvicinare l’uomo alla scienza fin da bambino lo rende un futuro cittadino consapevole e partecipativo, e contribuisce a sviluppare il suo spirito critico.
Questo contributo sarà incentrato sull’importanza della divulgazione scientifica e del concetto dell’utilità sociale della ricerca e presenterà un programma di sensibilizzazione e formazione rivolto sia agli stakeholders che al grande pubblico. Una platea costituita da bambini, ragazzi e adulti ai quali sono state proposte tematiche legate al concetto di biodiversità, di salvaguardia dell’ambiente e dello studio del benessere animale, disegnando percorsi educativi differenziati ed utilizzando strumenti (seminari, attività sperimentali o ludiche) e linguaggi adeguati alla fascia di età coinvolta
Antibiotic treatment patterns among children with urinary tract infection in the primary care setting in Italy
No full textreservedIntroduzione.
Le infezioni delle vie urinarie sono tra le infezioni batteriche più comuni nei bambini e con un rischio di recidiva fino al 30%, soprattutto in presenza di anomalie anatomo-funzionali. La diagnosi è complessa per sintomi poco specifici e difficoltà nella raccolta dei campioni, mentre la crescente antibiotico-resistenza rende la terapia più difficile. Escherichia coli è il patogeno più frequente, ma l’eziologia può variare in base all’età, alle condizioni anatomiche, o a deficit immunitari. È fondamentale un trattamento rapido e la terapia empirica dovrebbe seguire le linee guida locali, che dovrebbero essere evidence-based e adeguate ai pattern di sensibilità locale. In Italia, l’amoxicillina-clavulanato è l’antibiotico di prima scelta. Tuttavia, la diffusione di ceppi ESBL evidenzia la necessità di una sorveglianza microbiologica attiva e di programmi di stewardship per migliorare gli esiti clinici e proteggere l’efficacia degli antibiotici.
Scopo dello studio.
Lo scopo dello studio è quello di descrive i pattern prescrittivi degli antibiotici per le IVU nei bambini di età compresa tra 0-14 anni nel setting delle cure primarie e valutare l’impatto delle linee guida della Società Italiana di Nefrologia Pediatrica (SINP) pubblicate nel 2019 sul comportamento prescrittivo, in particolare nei bambini tra 2 mesi-3 anni, valutando non solo il tipo di antibiotici prescritti, ma anche le prescrizioni in base alla classificazione AWaRe proposta dall’OMS.
Materiali e metodi.
Si tratta di uno studio osservazionale retrospettivo utilizzando i dati del database Pedianet, un database pediatrico che include informazioni dai pediatri di famiglia aderenti al Network dal 2015 al 2024. I casi di IVU sono stati classificati utilizzando ICD9-CM e il testo libero. Gli episodi di IVU sono stati categorizzati come trattati con antibiotico se un antibiotico, identificato con il codice ATC J01, è stato prescritto durante il periodo dell’episodio. Abbiamo valutato le tendenze relative alle classi antibiotiche, alla tempistica della prescrizione e ai cambi di trattamento. Abbiamo utilizzato statistiche descrittive per analizzare le caratteristiche demografiche e i pattern prescrittivi complessivi e stratificati per sesso, area geografica e fasce d’età (<2 mesi, 2 mesi–3 anni, 4–6 anni, 7–11 anni e 12–14 anni), mentre un’analisi delle serie temporali interrotte è stata impiegata per stimare l’impatto della pubblicazione del consenso SINP nel 2019
Risultati.
Dal 2015 al 2024 sono stati registrati 11,488 casi di IVU acquisiti in comunità in una coorte di 9.030 bambini di età inferiore ai 15 anni, con una media di 1.27 episodi per bambino e una maggior rappresentanza del sesso femminile (68.8%) e dei casi nel nord Italia (64.4%). Circa il 70% degli episodi sono stati trattati con antibiotici e l’amoxicillina-clavulanato è risultata l’antibiotico più prescritto (44%), con un aumento nell’arco degli anni. Le 3G-cefalosporine si collocano al secondo posto (31%), seguite dalla fosfomicina il cui uso cala negli anni, rimanendo però rilevante nei bambini più grandi. Le prescrizioni degli antibiotici appartenenti alla classe Access sono aumentate nel tempo, rappresentando il 50.8% dei casi totali, mentre quelle della categoria Watch sono diminuite dal 59.8% al 46.2% tra il 2015 e il 2024. Nei bambini di età compresa tra 2 mesi e 3 anni, non è stato mostrato alcun impatto statisticamente significativo a seguito della pubblicazione delle linee guida nazionali di consenso delle IVU nel 2019 (p>0.05).
Conclusioni.
Questo studio sottolinea la necessità di una continua e maggiore conoscenza sulla prescrizione antibiotica per i pediatri di famiglia ed enfatizza l’importanza dell’adesione a programmi di stewardship antimicrobica e a linee guida aggiornate. Questo, infatti, può assicurare un uso più razionale degli antibiotici e combattere le resistenze in bambini con IVU.Introduction.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections in children, with recurrence rates up to 30%, particularly in the presence of vesicoureteral reflux, bladder and bowel dysfunction, or congenital abnormalities. The diagnosis is challenging due to nonspecific symptoms, difficulties in collecting urine samples, and the rising issue of antibiotic resistance. Escherichia coli is the predominant pathogen, though aetiology can be influenced by age, anatomical or functional abnormalities, and immune deficits. Prompt treatment is essential, and empiric antibiotic therapy should follow local guidelines, which should be evidence-based and adapted to local susceptibility patterns. In Italy, co-amoxiclav is commonly used. The rising of ESBL-producing organisms complicates treatment choices and highlights the need for local surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship. These strategies are essential for reducing acute morbidity, preventing long-term renal damage, and preserving antibiotic efficacy, representing a public health priority in paediatric care.
Aim of the study.
This study aims to describe antibiotic prescribing patterns for community acquired urinary tract infections (CA-UTI) in the Italian primary care setting in children aged 0-14 years. It evaluates the impact of updated 2019 Italian Society of Paediatric Nephrology (SINP) guidelines on prescribing behaviours, particularly for children between 2 months and 3 years. It examines not only the type of antibiotics prescribed, but also antibiotic prescriptions according to the AWaRe classification proposed by WHO, which promotes the appropriate use of antibiotics.
Material and methods.
This is a retrospective observational study that evaluates trends in antibiotic prescriptions for CA-UTIs in children < 15 years of age. We used Pedianet, a paediatric primary care database including information from family paediatricians enrolled in the Network. CA-UTIs cases were retrieved using ICD9-CM codes and free-text. CA-UTI episodes were categorized with antibiotic treatment if an antibiotic, retrieved with the ATC code J01, was prescribed within the episode period. Antibiotic classes considered were the following co-amoxiclav, 3G-cephalosporins, fosfomycin, 2G-cephalosporins, amoxicillin, macrolides, and others. We evaluated trends in antibiotic classes, prescription timing and treatment switching.
We used descriptive statistics to describe demographic and prescribing patterns overall and stratified by sex, geographical area, and age groups (<2 months, 2 months-3years, 4-6 years, 7-11 years, and 12-14 years) whereas interrupted time series (ITS) analysis was used to estimate the impact of SINP consensus guidelines publication in 2019.
Results.
From 2015 to 2024, 11,488 of CA-UTI episodes were retrieved from a cohort of 9,030 children 0.05).
Conclusions.
This study highlights the need for antibiotic stewardship strategies that support guidelines publication to effectively impact prescribing behaviour, especially in the primary care setting
Describing the Process and Tools Adopted to Cocreate a Smartphone App for Obesity Prevention in Childhood: Mixed Method Study
No full textChildhood obesity prevention is a public health priority in industrialized countries. The Reggio Emilia Local Health Authority has implemented a program involving primary and secondary prevention as well as the care of obese children. There are many health-promoting mobile apps, but few are targeted to children and very few are sponsored by public health agencies
Pianeta Nutrizione kids: international pediatric conference on food, physical activity, growth and well-being : Milan, Italy. 25-27 June 2015
No full textA1 Preterm and low birth weight nutrition in the first month life: implications for the outcome Massimo Agosti A2 Behind human milk and breastfeeding: not only food, not only growth Carlo Agostoni A3 To prevent obesity: importance and issues of cultural adaptation from weaning to 3 years of age Serge Chalons A4 Diet before and during pregnancy and child health: lessons from animal models Pascale Chavatte-Palmer A5 Infant nutrition: an opportunity to optimize future health José Manuel Moreno Villares A6 Complementary feeding strategies to facilitate acceptance of fruits and vegetables Sophie Nicklaus A7 Diet of young children in the Mediterranean region Luís Pereira-da-Silva A8 Proposal of 10 good practices to help prevent obesity in the first 1,000 days Angelo Pietrobelli, the MeNu Group A9 Macronutrient intakes in early life and subsequent risk of obesity Marie Françoise Rolland-Cachera A10 The burden of childhood obesity in Italy and the results of Nutrintake study Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti A11 Growth body composition and growth hormone therapy: linear growth Marco Cappa A12 Early nutrition pattern and late metabolic consequences Manuela Caruso-Nicoletti A13 Nutrition and Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) System Elena Inzaghi, Stefano Cianfarani A14 Nutrition of preterm infants Mario De Curtis A15 Early nutrition patterns and later metabolic outcomes- I part: Genetic and metabolic mechanisms Laura Guazzarotti A16 Diagnosis of metabolic disease by imaging techniques Lorenzo Iughetti A17 Nutrition, growth and cardiovascular diseases Francesco Chiarelli, Laura Comegna, Simone Franchini A18 Body fat mass and gender Laura Perrone, Giuseppina Rosaria Umano A19 Lifestyle interventions for an appropriate birth weight Elisabetta Petrella, Raffaele Bruno, Valentina Bertarini, Giulia Pedrielli, Isabella Neri, Fabio Facchinetti A20 Nutrition, growth and body composition Flavia Prodam A21 Nation-specific reference growth charts in the daily practice Alessandro Sartorio, John M. H. Buckler, Nicoletta Marazzi A22 Growth patterns in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and in cystic fibrosis (CF) Maria E. Street, Viviana D. Patianna, Paola Accorsi, Sara Lo Scocco, Sergio Amarri A23 Newborn in the digital era and their body feeling: physical exercise to counteract hyperphagia Alberto Pellai A24 Nutrition, young athletes and effects of exercise. Practical suggestions Giampiero Merati A25 Physical exercise as a way to prevent criminality in minors and teenagers Isabella Merzagora A26 The measurement of daily energy expenditure in children. Evaluation of a new wrist portable device vs breath-by-breath metabolimeter Susanna Rampichini, Arsenio Veicsteinas A27 Probiotic and inflammasomes Mario Clerici A28 Probiotics and newborns Paolo Manzoni, Elena Tavella, Elena Boano, Daniele Farina A29 Relationship between gut microbiota and obesity Fabio Pac
Pianeta Nutrizione kids: international pediatric conference on food, physical activity, growth and well-being : Milan, Italy. 25-27 June 2015
No full textPruritus characteristics in a large Italian cohort of psoriatic patients
No full textBackground: Psoriasis (Ps) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease associated with pruritus in 64–98% of patients. However, few modestly sized studies assess factors associated with psoriatic pruritus. Objective: To investigate factors associated with Ps pruritus intensity. Methods: Psoriasis patients 18 years or older seen in one of 155 centres in Italy between September 2005 and 2009 were identified from the Italian PsoCare registry. Patients without cutaneous psoriasis and those with missed information on pruritus were excluded. Results: We identified 10 802 patients, with a mean age 48.8 ± 14.3 years. Mild itch was present in 33.2% of patients, moderate in 34.4%, severe in 18.7% and very severe in 13.7%. Higher itch intensity was associated with female gender, lower educational attainment compared to university degree, pustular psoriasis, psoriasis on the head, face, palmoplantar areas, folds and genitalia, more severe disease, disease duration <15 years, and no or few prior systemic treatments. Limitations: Effects of specific medication on itch were not assessed. Conclusions: Pruritus should be evaluated during psoriasis visits, and physicians should be aware of patients at higher risk for itch. Further studies are needed to assess the effects of medications on itch, and establish therapy for psoriasis patients with persistent itch
Demographic, clinical, and service-use characteristics related to the clinician’s recommendation to transition from child to adult mental health services
No full textInternational audiencePurpose: The service configuration with distinct child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS) may be a barrier to continuity of care. Because of a lack of transition policy, CAMHS clinicians have to decide whether and when a young person should transition to AMHS. This study describes which characteristics are associated with the clinicians’ advice to continue treatment at AMHS. Methods: Demographic, family, clinical, treatment, and service-use characteristics of the MILESTONE cohort of 763 young people from 39 CAMHS in Europe were assessed using multi-informant and standardized assessment tools. Logistic mixed models were fitted to assess the relationship between these characteristics and clinicians’ transition recommendations. Results: Young people with higher clinician-rated severity of psychopathology scores, with self- and parent-reported need for ongoing treatment, with lower everyday functional skills and without self-reported psychotic experiences were more likely to be recommended to continue treatment. Among those who had been recommended to continue treatment, young people who used psychotropic medication, who had been in CAMHS for more than a year, and for whom appropriate AMHS were available were more likely to be recommended to continue treatment at AMHS. Young people whose parents indicated a need for ongoing treatment were more likely to be recommended to stay in CAMHS. Conclusion: Although the decision regarding continuity of treatment was mostly determined by a small set of clinical characteristics, the recommendation to continue treatment at AMHS was mostly affected by service-use related characteristics, such as the availability of appropriate services
