408 research outputs found
Buone prassi di integrazione/inclusione nei nidi e nelle scuole d’infanzia del Comune di Bologna
No full textTema dell’indagine sono le “buone prassi” di integrazione/inclusione dei bambini con disabilità nelle scuole e nei nidi d’infanzia del Comune di Bologna. La prima parte della ricerca è di tipo storico ed è consistita nell'analisi di 123 documentazioni educative conservate presso il Centro Risorse Educative e Scolastiche (Ri.E.Sco) del Comune di Bologna a partire dal 1979 per individuare, mediante una griglia predisposta, le buone prassi attuate. Ci si è rivolti poi al presente, analizzando i Piani Educativi Individualizzati realizzati nell'anno scolastico 2016-17 e intervistando le figure che a vario titolo (insegnanti di sezione, insegnanti “di sostegno”, educatrici delle cooperative sociali) si occupano dei bambini disabili nelle scuole dell’infanzia e dei nidi del quartiere S. Stefano di Bologna. Dalle analisi effettuate sembra emergere nei servizi considerati la presenza di una cultura di comunità, che sostiene i processi di integrazione/ inclusione, che deve essere costantemente alimentata. Occorre continuare a investire con forte intenzionalità pedagogica ed educativa, facendo sì che la cultura dell’inclusione sia messa a fondamento di ogni professionalità coinvolta nel gruppo di lavoro e si concretizzi in scelte e in azioni chiaramente valutabili. Si tratta quindi di continuare a promuovere: – una capillare “formazione in situazione”, che risponda ai bisogni specifici di ogni contesto educativo. Solo mediante una ricerca/azione/ formazione sarà possibile diffondere uno sguardo inclusivo anche tra i professionisti stessi e quindi praticare il co-teaching e il sostegno diffuso, evitando processi di delega e qualsiasi forma di esclusione sia del bambino con disabilità sia di colui che viene percepito come “suo” educatore/insegnante “di sostegno”; – una formazione sulla “didattica attiva” per promuovere la partecipazione di ogni singolo bambino e il lavoro collaborativo; – una costante documentazione e auto-valutazione dei processi di integrazione/inclusione attivati e dei risultati conseguiti da parte degli educatori/insegnanti
Economic factors affecting obesity: an application in Italy
No full textThe World Health Organization has stated that obesity is spreading around the world like a “global epidemic”. In 2004 the percentage of obese people in the Italian population was 9%, but the trend s increasing in recent years. Focusing on this country, the purpose of the paper is to analyze the socio-economic variables affecting obesity by means of a survey conducted in a consumer sample. Our analysis is based on a survey conducted in Italy, and the sample was composed of 999 consumers. We used a binary logit model and the dependent variable is body mass index (BMI), expressed in a dichotomic way (seriously overweight and obese, value 1, and normal weight, value 0). The results show that the condition of the seriously overweight and obese increases with age, especially in people over 65 of age. Also gender is correlated with the pathology: being seriously overweight and obese is far more likely for men than for women. An inverse relation was shown between obesity and education, and between obesity and the level of food knowledge. The results highlight that disadvantaged social categories are more susceptible to the problem of overweight and obesity. A policy implication of the analysis, to limit the spread of obesity, could lie in programs aimed at improving health and food awareness and focused on these minority groups.economics of obesity, BMI and consumer, logit model, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Health Economics and Policy,
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No full textDetecting pathogens and mounting immune responses upon infection is crucial for animal health. However, these responses come at a high metabolic price (McKean and Lazzaro, 2011, Kominsky et al., 2010), and avoiding pathogens before infection may be advantageous. The bacterial endotoxins lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are important immune system infection cues (Abbas et al., 2014), but it remains unknown whether animals possess sensory mechanisms to detect them prior to infection. Here we show that Drosophila melanogaster display strong aversive responses to LPS and that gustatory neurons expressing Gr66a bitter receptors mediate avoidance of LPS in feeding and egg laying assays. We found the expression of the chemosensory cation channel dTRPA1 in these cells to be necessary and sufficient for LPS avoidance. Furthermore, LPS stimulates Drosophila neurons in a TRPA1-dependent manner and activates exogenous dTRPA1 channels in human cells. Our findings demonstrate that flies detect bacterial endotoxins via a gustatory pathway through TRPA1 activation as conserved molecular mechanism.sponsorship: Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie Alessia Soldano Luis Franco Guangda Liu Natalia Mora Emre Yaksi Bassem A Hassanr Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0702.12 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0077.15 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0680.10 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0681.10 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0503.12 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0654.15 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0761.10N Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0596.12 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G.0565.07 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Alejandro Lopez-Requena Natalia Mora Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar KU Leuven GOA/14/011 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Luis Franco Alejandro Lopez-Requena Guangda Liu Natalia Mora Emre Yaksi Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar European Commission IUAP P7/13 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Luis Franco Alejandro Lopez-Requena Guangda Liu Natalia Mora Emre Yaksi Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekensr KU Leuven OT/12/091 Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Luis Franco Alejandro Lopez-Requena Guangda Liu Natalia Mora Emre Yaksi Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talaverar KU Leuven PF-TRPLe Alessia Soldano Yeranddy A Alpizar Brett Boonen Luis Franco Alejandro Lopez-Requena Guangda Liu Natalia Mora Emre Yaksi Thomas Voets Rudi Vennekens Bassem A Hassan Karel Talavera (Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0702.12, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0077.15, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0680.10, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0681.10, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0503.12, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0654.15, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0761.10N, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G.0596.12, KU Leuven|GOA/14/011, KU Leuven|OT/12/091, European Commission|IUAP P7/13, KU Leuven PF-TRPLe)status: Publishe
Defect of the Endogenous Inhibitory Pain System in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome: A Laser Evoked Potentials Study
No full textBackground: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a complex sensorimotor disorder. Symptoms worsen toward evening and at rest and are temporarily relieved by movement. Symptoms are perceived as painful in up to 45% of cases, and nociception system may be involved. Objectives: To assess the descending diffuse noxious inhibitory control in RLS patients. Methods: Twenty-one RLS patients and twenty age and sex-matched healthy controls (HC) underwent a conditioned pain modulation protocol. Cutaneous heat stimuli were delivered via laser evoked potentials (LEPs) on the dorsum of the right hand (UL) and foot (LL). N2 and P2 latencies, N2/P2 amplitude and pain ratings (NRS) were recorded before (baseline), during, and after a heterotopic noxious conditioning stimulation (HNCS) application. The baseline/HNCS ratio was calculated for both UL and LL. Results: N2 and P2 latencies did not vary between groups at each condition and limbs. Both groups showed a physiological N2/P2 amplitude and NRS reduction during the HNCS condition in UL and LL in comparison to baseline and post conditions (all, P < 0.003). Between-groups comparisons revealed a significant lower amplitude reduction in RLS at the N2/P2 amplitude during the HNCS condition only for LL (RLS, 13.6 μV; HC, 10.1 μV; P = 0.004). Such result was confirmed by the significant difference at the ratio (RLS, 69%, HC, 52.5%; P = 0.038). Conclusions: The lower physiological reduction during the HNCS condition at LL in RLS patients suggests a defect in the endogenous inhibitory pain system. Further studies should clarify the causal link of this finding, also investigating the circadian modulation of this paradigm. © 2023 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
Social Network to analyse the relationship between ‘victim-author’ and ‘motivation’ of violence against women in Italy.
No full textThe paper aims to analyse the phenomenon of Violence against women in the Italian context during 2020. It proposes to study the relationship between ‘victim-author’ and ‘motivation’ in femicides committed in domestic environment. By means of the properties of the Social Network Analysis on bimodal data, the study detected main actors and motivations that generated the homicides with female victims. At the same time, the structural relationships allowed to investigate the existence of motivations that better characterized the action of the various actors. The bipartite graph visualization and centrality scores calculated have demonstrated the effectiveness of the methodology for the pursued objectives
The Nutrition of Soldiers during the Great War. A Workshop in the Primary School
No full textopenSandri Alessia
L'alimentazione dei soldati durante la Grande Guerra. Un laboratorio nella Scuola Primaria
Corso di Laurea in Scienze della Formazione Primaria
Savio Andrea
Il presente lavoro di tesi, dal titolo L’alimentazione dei soldati durante la Gande Guerra. Un laboratorio nella Scuola primaria, include al suo interno una sezione di ricerca bibliografica, corredata da una sperimentazione didattica effettuata in una classe quarta della Scuola Primaria. La ricerca si focalizza sul tema della Grande Guerra, affrontato mediante l’utilizzo delle fonti materiali presenti nel territorio, con focus sugli aspetti culturali e sociali che la hanno caratterizzata. La motivazione prevalente alla base di tale lavoro risiede nella volontà di dimostrare come argomenti storici recenti, quale quello della Prima Guerra Mondiale, seppur non previsti dalle Indicazioni Ministeriali, possano essere affrontati fin dalla Scuola Primaria, mediante l’utilizzo di metodologie innovative e la selezione di argomenti adeguati al target di riferimento. In particolar modo, il lavoro di tesi approfondisce la tematica dell’alimentazione dei soldati valsuganotti al fronte, circoscrivendo l’argomento ad un suo aspetto peculiare. La ricerca in questione, nello specifico, è dedicata ad evidenziare la valenza educativa della storia, nella prospettiva della maturazione personale e della formazione scolastica. L’elaborato, infatti, sulla scia di numerose ricerche condotte nel settore, ad esempio dal Professor W. Panciera, intende presentare le potenzialità correlate all’insegnamento laboratoriale della storia, ai fini dello sviluppo di una solida competenza storica da parte dei discenti. Allo stesso tempo, lo studio ha come suo obiettivo la dimostrazione di come la didattica museale e la didattica dell’oggetto costituiscano uno strumento utilizzabile dal docente per avvicinare gli alunni allo studio della disciplina storica, in maniera appassionata e competente, come rimarcato nei suoi studi dal Professor A. Brusa. La presente ricerca, inoltre, pone come suo focus di interesse la dimensione locale della storia, analizzata in maniera approfondita dal Professor R. Dondarini, intesa quale sussidio attraverso cui avvicinare i discenti al passato del proprio ambiente di vita, nell’ottica della valorizzazione del territorio, della sua storia culturale e sociale. L’idea progettuale si snoda attraverso la realizzazione di un laboratorio didattico, che permetta agli alunni di diventare primi protagonisti della storia, impegnati attivamente nella costruzione delle proprie conoscenze e competenze. Il laboratorio si struttura in 4 incontri, per un totale complessivo di 8.5 ore, il cui obiettivo ultimo si esplica nella creazione di un artefatto analogico, che evidenzi il percorso realizzato dagli studenti e i saperi maturati attraverso l’esperienza laboratoriale, nonché la visita alla Mostra Permanente della Grande Guerra in Valsugana e sul Lagorai, cuore centrale del percorso didattico. Il metodo di ricerca adottato nel presente lavoro di tesi si configura quale metodo misto, coniugando al suo interno analisi qualitative, volte ad analizzare la percezione e le conoscenze degli alunni in relazione alla tematica della Grande Guerra, e analisi quantitative, condotte attraverso l’utilizzo di test scritti. I risultati conseguiti attraverso il lavoro sperimentale evidenziano come la trattazione della storia mediante l’approccio laboratoriale rappresenti un supporto a disposizione dell’insegnante per agevolare l’acquisizione di competenza storica da parte dei discenti. Oltre a ciò, la connessione sviluppata tra l’ambiente di vita degli alunni e la tematica oggetto di indagine nonché la possibilità di scoprire concretamente e direttamente il territorio hanno favorito la maturazione degli alunni, anche per quanto concerne la dimensione geografica, elemento strettamente connesso alla disciplina storica
Louis-Philippe Dalembert, «vagabond jusqu’au bout de la fatigue»
No full textThe Haitian novelist and poet Louis-Philippe Dalembert (Port-au-Prince, 1962) has developed in his works of fiction the concept of vagabondage as a literary projection of his biographical wandering through multiple spaces. The aim of this essay is to study the presence of vagabondage and its distinctive features in those novels written by Dalembert that reflect the writer’s perpetual motion: Le Crayon du bon Dieu n’a pas de gomme (1996), L’Autre face de la mer (1998), L’Île du bout des rêves (2003), Les dieux voyagent la nuit (2006). The main characters are constantly moving, they are cosmopolitan wanderers who belong to many places at the same time, just like Dalembert himself. By analyzing the representation of movement in these fictions, we will show that the notion of vagabondage is depicted by the author as a positive and meaningful opportunity for the vagabond who travels across countries, languages and cultures
Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa secreted virulence factors reduces lung inflammation in CF mice
No full textBackground: Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infection is a complex condition where opportunistic pathogens and defective immune system cooperate in developing a constant cycle of infection and inflammation. The major pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, secretes a multitude of virulence factors involved in host immune response and lung tissue damage. In this study, we examined the possible anti-inflammatory effects of molecules inhibiting P. aeruginosa virulence factors. Methods: Pyocyanin, pyoverdine and proteases were measured in bacterial culture supernatant from different P. aeruginosa strains. Inhibition of virulence factors by sub-inhibitory concentrations of clarithromycin and by protease inhibitors was evaluated. Lung inflammatory response was monitored by in vivo bioluminescence imaging in wild-type and CFTR-knockout mice expressing a luciferase gene under the control of a bovine IL-8 promoter. Results: The amount of proteases, pyocyanin and pyoverdine secreted by P. aeruginosa strains was reduced after growth in the presence of a sub-inhibitory dose of clarithromycin. Intratracheal challenge with culture supernatant containing bacteria-released products induced a strong IL-8-mediated response in mouse lungs while lack of virulence factors corresponded to a reduction in bioluminescence emission. Particularly, sole inactivation of proteases by inhibitors Ilomastat and Marimastat also resulted in decreased lung inflammation. Conclusions: Our data support the assumption that virulence factors are involved in P. aeruginosa pro-inflammatory action in CF lungs; particularly, proteases seem to play an important role. Inhibition of virulence factors production and activity resulted in decreased lung inflammation; thus, clarithromycin and protease inhibitors potentially represent additional therapeutic therapies for P. aeruginosa-infected patients
Una ridiscussione dei concetti di home e identity nell’Asia globalizzata: il caso di These Foolish Things (2004) e How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013)
No full textThe evolution of postcolonial studies in the last thirty years and the development of a transnational approach in literary studies (Jay 2010) have led to a renewed interest towards the subaltern voices, especially in relation to the phenomena of migration and diaspora and their global effects. In this light, the idea of 'home' is characterized by a sort of porosity and by a new geographical and emotional conceptualization which inevitably influences the personal and collective identities of migrant communities.
The aim of the paper is to analyze these topics from a cultural and literary standpoint through the examination of the two different kinds of migrant flows and postcolonial scenarios depicted in These Foolish Things (2004) by the English author Deborah Moggach, and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013) by the Pakistan novelist Mohsin Hamid. In these novels, the chaotic Indian framework – the former margin of the British empire – is torn between its colonial past and the current effects of the permeability of its borders. It is, therefore, a perfect global context, wherein the experiences and the feelings of the modern Indian identities are reinterpreted by the two authors
Sulle tracce della fortuna dei Carmina di Ennodio tra Tardoantico e Medioevo
No full textKnowledge of the poems of Magnus Felix Ennodius in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages is a field of research that has not yet been explored. The essay provides some food for thought on the possible fortune of the Late Antique author starting from Columbanus up to Radulfus Tortarius, identifying in the greatest medieval poets (Aldhelm, Paul the Deacon, Sedulius Scotus) expressions, verbal sequences and original clauses of the poet of Ticinum. The last section is dedicated to the epigraphic field and above all to the Fortleben of notable iuncturae minted by Ennodius in some inscriptions of the 8th-9th century
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