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Persuasive discourse and language planning in Ireland
Full text linkColonial language discourse typically consists of evaluations concerning the respective merits of two or more languages, and the cultures they represent. This can serve as a warrant for imposing a ‘superior’ language. Although such discourse tends to be associated with the conquest of the New World and subsequent European expansion, there is evidence that in the case of Ireland – England’s first overseas colony – an adversarial relation between English and Irish languages existed even before the Elizabethan period. Referring to English legislation, chronicles and other documents, this paper examines the norms, arguments and rhetorical strategies that were used to exert the dominance of English language in Ireland during late-medieval and early-modern times. In the latter half of the paper, the focus will shift to attempts to create, especially from the seventeenth-century onwards, a ‘pro-Irish reversal’ that used similar arguments and rhetoric to reclaim this denigrated language. Our suggestion is that these pro- and anti-colonial language discourses anticipate those that were used later on in colonial and postcolonial environments
Il valore dei suoli edificabili in Italia
No full textLe riflessioni proposte in questo breve saggio sono mosse dall’opportunità/necessità di introdurre nel dibattito sulle scelte della trasformazione urbana l’ottica del “convitato di pietra”, cioè l’attore economico, il soggetto che deve interpretare indicazioni di politica e di piano, secondo le sue convenienze. La convenienza economica è essenziale per determinare il successo di un’operazione di riqualificazione. Ovviamente, questa è un’area molto studiata, forse più in passato che di recente, ma è studiata soprattutto dal punto di vista del valore dell’immobile e del costo di trasformazione – piuttosto che dei suoli – e per un motivo molto semplice: vi sono molte informazioni sul valore dei fabbricati, ma ve ne sono poche sul valore dei suoli urbani poiché il mercato è molto rarefatto, frammentato e poco trasparente.
Tuttavia, studiare la dinamica del valore dei suoli è molto importante sotto diversi punti di vista. In primo luogo essa coinvolge problemi di equità, legati alla redistribuzione della rendita per mezzo della pianificazione urbanistica. Inoltre, nel momento in cui la finanza pubblica non ha risorse sufficienti per intervenire autonomamente, spesso si confida sul fatto che le rendite generate con la pianificazione siano in seguito reinvestite nelle operazioni di riqualificazione e trasformazione.
Studiare la dinamica del valore dei suoli, e delle cause che la influenzano, è dunque utile per la costruzione di una pianificazione equa ed efficace
L’italiano nel Risorgimento
No full textVicende storiche della lingua italiana nell'età del Risorgiment
An observational retrospective evaluation of 79 young men with long-term adverse effects after use of finasteride against androgenetic alopecia.
No full textConcern regarding adverse effects of finasteride is increasing. We aimed to determine the type and frequency of symptoms in men having long-term sexual and non-sexual side effects after finasteride treatment (a condition recently called post-finasteride syndrome, PFS) against androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Subjects were recruited at the Urology Unit of the Trieste University-Hospital, and from a dedicated website. Out of 79 participants, 34% were white Italians, mean age was 33.4 ± 7.60 years, mean duration of finasteride use was 27.3 ± 33.21 months; mean time from finasteride discontinuation was 44.1 ± 34.20 months. Symptoms were investigated by an ad hoc 100 questions' questionnaire, and by validated Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) and Aging Male Symptom Scale (AMS) questionnaires. By ASEX questionnaire, 40.5% of participants declared getting and keeping erection very difficult, and 3.8% never achieved; reaching orgasm was declared very difficult by 16.5%, and never achieved by 2.5%. By the ad hoc questionnaire, the most frequent sexual symptoms referred were loss of penis sensitivity (87.3%), decreased ejaculatory force (82.3%), and low penile temperature (78.5%). The most frequent non-sexual symptoms were reduced feeling of life pleasure or emotions (anhedonia) (75.9%); lack of mental concentration (72.2%), and loss of muscle tone/mass (51.9%). We contributed to inform about symptoms of PFS patients; unexpectedly loss of penis sensitivity was more frequent than severe erectile dysfunction and loss of muscle tone/mass was affecting half of the subjects. Further studies are necessary to investigate the pathophysiological and biochemical pathways leading to the post-finasteride syndrome
A new MAPT deletion in a case of speech apraxia leading to corticobasal syndrome
No full textSpeech apraxia is a disorder of speech motor planning/programming leading to slow rate, articulatory distortion, and distorted sound substitutions. We describe the clinical profile evolution of a patient presenting with slowly progressive isolated speech apraxia that eventually led to the diagnosis of corticobasal syndrome (CBS), supporting the evidence that this rare speech disorder can be the first presentation of CBS. Moreover, we found a novel variant in MAPT gene, which is hypothesized to be disease-causing mutation. These results underscore the importance of genetic analysis–particularly in selected atypical cases–for in vivo understanding of possible pathophysiological disease process
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