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L'area della ex Fiera del Mediterraneo: ipotesi di riconfigurazione come centro congressi
No full textLa riconfigurazione dell'area della Fiera del Mediterraneo di Palermo, da destinare a sede di un centro congressi di rilevanza internazionale e di vari servizi connessi con la cultura, è un tema di grande attualità e urgenza nel dibattito cittadino. L'area considerata, che oggi versa in condizioni di grave degrado,
rappresenta la tipica manifestazione delle asimmetrie urbane delle grandi città.
Un tempo sede della Fiera del Mediterraneo, campionaria nata sotto grandi auspici negli anni '50, e progressivamente precipitata nel tempo della mala gestione prima e dell'incuria dopo, oggi rappresenta un simbolo negativo della città, un monumento alle occasioni perdute tanto più malinconico in virtù della sua grande rilevanza urbana e paesaggistica.
I progetti elaborati sono anche l’occasione per una riflessione più generale sul ruolo del progetto di architettura nelle trasformazioni urbane della nostra città
The waterfront project for the historic centres: the case of the redevelopment of the historic port of Cala di Palermo
No full textThe Paper aims to contribute to reflection on the peculiarities of the cases of functional and morphological regeneration of the waterfront historic European cities. Since the identification of a range of issues common to these types of projects, some interventions are analyzed and characterized by approaches different outcomes. We analyze in detail the case of redevelopment of the waterfront's historic city of Palermo, whose degradation is similar to that of many other big cities of the Mediterranean and whose dynamics retraining, are believed to be a useful contribution for debate on the issue of redevelopment of the waterfront of the historic centers. Today the city of Palermo is "denied Sea" are in fact very few public spaces associated with the use or even the mere sight of the sea. In recent years the Port Authority of Palermo has initiated a process of reconnecting to the port with the city through a series of actions designed to hybridize to the port functions defining new public spaces open to the enjoyment of the community. The paper aims to describe the main phases of the project for a new waterfront historic city. The project rewrites the Old Port of Cala, which covered an area of 27,000 square meters affected by the presence of important historical monuments emergencies. In short the aim of the project, in accordance with current trends in the culture of urban waterfront project, is to bring the basin of the Cala to the role of "port city", in which the specific functions of the port, you hybridize with urban areas intended for public use and in which Palermo has rediscovered the etymological symbiotic relationship with its port system
SEAty_ living beyond the waterfront dynamics outcomes and risk of a new trend
No full textThe growing number of projcts for floating structures or artificial islands in response to the problems of urhan congestion or environmental emergency requires a critical reflection on the prospectives and the risks implied in this new trend of urban water colonization. This paper intends to test the hypothesis thaht the value of a new and emerging issue of Architecrure can be recognized to this trend and, trhrough a comparison with a series of experiences, wants to bring to the attention of the debate a number of questions which, for exigency of synthesis, analyze in particular the morpholinguistic issues re1ated to the diffusion of this new architecture theme
Factors associated with the anxious symptomatology in a sample of university students
No full textBACKGROUND: The university period may represent a moment in which the mental well-being of students is subjected to stress with relative predisposition to the development of diseases related to mood disorders. The aim of the study was to measure the severity of anxious symptoms within the student population of the University of Palermo. METHODS: An anonymous online questionnaire was provided to students enrolled in the mailing list of the Regional Agency for the Right to University Study of the University of Palermo. The first section investigated demographic and social data, while in the second section the B.A.I. (Beck Anxiety Inventory) test was administered. RESULTS: The sample consists of 539 students (average age 22.65±2.95). Considering as dependent variable, "anxious symptomatology moderate-severe," the associated statistically significant independent variables are "gender female" (aOR 1.84, 95% CI: 1.13-2.99, P=0.014), "I don't have a job right now"(aOR 0.49, 95% CI: 0.26-0.92, P=0.025) and "Low perceived health status" (aOR 2.94, 95% CI : 1.92-4.49, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Anxiety disorders are the psychopathological manifestations that most benefit from psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions. The need for a correct symptom evaluation is fundamental, both in primary prevention and in intervention and follow-up
Factors influencing flu vaccination in nursing students at Palermo University
Full text linkIntroduction. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the determinants of nursing students' compliance with flu vaccination. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, an anonymous paper questionnaire was administered to students attending the 3-year nursing course at the University of Palermo. Adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) are presented. Results. 403 nursing students (65% female) completed the questionnaire (response rate 98.5%). The average age of the respondents was 22.0 years (SD ± 3.04). The dependent variable: "In the next season, do you intend to be vaccinated against flu? Yes", displayed a statistically significant association with the following independent variables: "year of study: second" (aOR 2.66), "year of study: third" (aOR 1.72), "Perceived health status: medium-high" (aOR 6.61), "Did you get vaccinated against seasonal flu last year? Yes" (aOR 22.47). Conclusions. Although nursing students are not yet health professionals, they spend part of their time in health facilities for their clinical training and will be the health workers of the future. Involving nursing students in influenza vaccination campaigns can also help them take better care of themselves and their patients
Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and sex-at-risk among Italian students of health professions. Data from a one-month survey
No full textAim. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and behavioral risks associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the students of health professions at the University of Palermo divided into two age groups (18-22 years and 23-27 years). Materials and methods. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed. The questionnaire is structured in three parts in addition to an introduction to socio-demographic information. The first part investigates the quality of information provided by public institutions on the subject, the second part the knowledge of contraceptive methods used to reduce the risk of contagion and the third part the knowledge of STIs and HPV vaccination. A multivariable logistic regression model was used and adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) are presented. Results. The sample was represented by 1022 respondents (70.8% females, 61.5% aged 18-22 years). In multivariate analyses males have a greater risk of not knowing HPV vaccine (aOR 3.52, 95% CI 2.26-5.49). The 18-22 age group has a higher risk than the 23-27 age group to think of being not sufficiently informed to avoid contagion (aOR 3.92, 95% CI 2.18-7.06), never having STIs specific tests (aOR 2.90, 95% CI 2.21-3.80), not knowing HPV vaccine (aOR 1.86, 95% CI 1.13-3.07) and not knowing that it can be administered to males (aOR 2.63, 95% CI 1.96-3.53). Conclusions. Based on our findings, it is necessary to implement sexual education programs for the improvement of knowledge in terms of STIs and the promotion of health. Future studies are needed to assess the effectiveness and cost of education programs that should also be addressed to young adults who do not attend university
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