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The immunological theory of epidermal carcinogenesis: The role of free radicals and ultraviolet light,LA TEORIA IMMUNOLOGICA DELLA CARCINOGENESI EPITELIALE: RUOLO DEI RADICALI LIBERI E DELLE RADIAZIONI ULTRAVIOLETTE
No full textThe social construction of the parisienne. Reflections in contemporary popular publishing on a historical icon of feminility
No full textThe image of the Parisienne incorporates values and meanings close to those ideas of progress, style, natural elegance and femininity required by women in the modern age. This image does not reference a ‘pacified’ femininity but appears at first glance to be ‘breaking the mould’, aiming to supplant the image of the traditional woman and bring radical innovation to customs and lifestyles after the ‘prudish’ Victorian era. However, beyond the ‘brazen’ surface and liberal customs, the Parisienne is a shared and communicated social construction (Berger and Luckmann 1966), contiguous with the traditional vision of the feminine. A reading of some of the images and figures of this model, which occupies a minor editorial narrative ‘trend’, reveals continuity with old gender stereotypes resistant to the many social transformations the twentieth century has witnessed
Slow Motion. Images of Women in Vogue Italia’s Fashion Advertisements over the Last Fifty Years
No full textNumerous studies (Bourdieu, 1979; Edgell, Hetherington, Warde, 1996; Kirkham, 1996; Ames, Martinez, 1996; Dholakia, 1999; Commuri, Gentry, 2000; Gunter, Furnham, 1998) indicate that purchasing decisions and consumption practices help to express (and generate) masculinity and femininity. As one of the most visible forms of consumption, clothing performs a major role in the social construction of gender identity (Crane, 2000). Moreover, as an engine of consumption, advertising has an important function in promulgating gender roles and prescribing sexual identities (Schroeder, Zwick, 2004).
The paper regards women portrayals in Italian fashion advertisements. International studies on gender and advertising date back to the early Seventies and cut across various disciplines, such as sociology (Goffman 1976), mass communications (Busby 1975), feminist theory (Barthel 1988), critical theory (Williamson 1978), and marketing (Courtney, Lockeretz 1971). After an extensive scientific production, the academic research effort on this topic has slowed. To resume the discussion, update the classical findings, and re-examine in a critical perspective the concept of media representation, we studied the old issue of gender in advertising, focusing on the print representation of women (in the Italian Vogue magazine), and analyzing female bodies, roles and intra-gender and inter-gender dynamics, over the last fifty years.
We used the content-analysis, considered as a mix between the Berelson’s "classical" approach (1952) and the analysis as investigation; then we carried out a qualitative research (based on the visual analysis) of some case studies.
The study revealed that the representation of gender portrayals in Italian fashion advertising is still quite traditional. Only a slight decrease in the stereotypical depiction of women was found over time. However, the apparent stiff frames of femininity reflect a moving image. The alternative cases do not constitute a trend, but they show that the topic is more complex than it appears and the issues are much more nuanced than in the pas
Considerazioni sperimentali sul meccanismo di chiusura del labbro e del palato
No full textAlthough harelip, cleft palate, or both, are by far the most common major facial malformations, the mechanisms underlying their embryogenesis are only now beginning to be understood; this is due to the complexity of primary and secondary palate development and the fact that appropriate methods for study have only recently been developed. The authors present a review of the most significant data regarding the etiology of hare lip and cleft palate, both in their physiopathogenic aspects and in their clinical morphology. The peculiarity of these malformations is outlined, supported by literature data and personal experimental experience
Considerazioni sperimentali sul meccanismo di chiusura del labbro e del palato
No full textAlthough harelip, cleft palate, or both, are by far the most common major facial malformations, the mechanisms underlying their embryogenesis are only now beginning to be understood; this is due to the complexity of primary and secondary palate development and the fact that appropriate methods for study have only recently been developed. The authors present a review of the most significant data regarding the etiology of hare lip and cleft palate, both in their physiopathogenic aspects and in their clinical morphology. The peculiarity of these malformations is outlined, supported by literature data and personal experimental experience
Autologous cutaneous grafts for experimental reconstruction of facial cartilagineous defects: Ideas and innovations
No full textThe aim of this paper is to report histological and biomechanicnl observations on autologous skin grafts that had been treated with a stabilized glutaraldehyde process in order to obtain elastic cartilage substitutes. Two parallel, para-midline full-thickness cutaneous rectangular grafts (1.5 x 3 cm) were harvested on the dorsum of 20 New Zealand rabbits. The 40 cutaneous grafts thus obtained were then immersed, for 30 min, into a solution of 25% glutaraldehyde, thoroughly rinsed with saline, and individually grafted subcutaneously at the level of the base of the homolateral ear. After 4 months, the grafts were harvested again in order to evaluate their histologic and tensiometric properties: The plasticity of the grafts resembled that of normal elastic cartilage (mean pliability = 0.3335 N/cm), while, at the hislological level, only little change was noted in any of the grafts. All the grafts were surrounded by a thick connective capsule. Apart from some areas of intercellular edema, there was no evidence of any cell infiltration or tissue growing into the grafts. The cell architecture appeared intact. In our experience, autologous skin grafts may be permanently fixed (and their complex architecture preserved) in order to obtain, in a rabbit model, stable cartilaginous bioprostheses
Networked activism e reframing di una campagna pubblica. Strategie comunicative e partecipazione politica nella contestazione al Fertility Day
No full textThe public communication campaign about «Fertility Day», promoted by the Italian Ministry of Health in August 2016, aimed at raising citizens’ awareness on the issue of couple fer- tility. Ministry intended to involve the audiences connected via social media with informal and irreverent viral images and claims oriented to preserve fertility. Nevertheless, unexpect- edly, the messages themselves turned into the target of an extensive and articulated pro- test. The circulation of the communication materials provoked a critical online debate that subsequently took on the dimension of organized political protest, resulting in an online counter-campaign (identi ed with the hashtag #FertilityFake) and a street demonstration in 13 Italian cities. The common thread that holds together the spontaneous reactions of con- nected audiences and the activists’ protest is the overall reframing of the public campaign, which makes the mobilizations against Fertility Day a case of unexpected engagement. The research focuses on the analysis of a set of images produced to promote the counter-cam- paign, highlighting how the informal, ironic language and the reframing of the contents of the public communication campaign created a fertile connection between the creative abilities of the social media audiences and more traditional forms of political activism
Alfred: a modular, low cost and open source personal assistant for AAL
No full textNowadays, the availability of smart devices that use IoT technologies for personal environments has increased the demand for tools to monitor and remote control the home equipment. A new generation of remote control is available: Electronic Personal Assistants. These devices that could be controlled using natural user interfaces, help user to simplify the interaction with home automation hardware and other smart devices. The personal assistants use machine learning strategies to interact with the user. The solutions available in the market are often expensive and, moreover, are limited and legacy because they use their own hardware and software. This paper aims to show Alfred a flexible and modular smart personal assistant that exploits low-cost hardware and open source machine learning software. We want to test Alfred in the contest of the H2020 City4Age project to provide Elderly-friendly city services for active and healthy ageing
Autologous cutaneous grafts for experimental reconstruction of facial cartilagineous defects.
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