186,393 research outputs found
The online intersection among Islamophobia, populism, and hate speech: An Italian perspective
No full textOnline radical Islam is a topic widely studied by scholars and notoriously discussed among non- experts as well (Awan, 2007; Von Behr et al. 2013; Gray & Head 2009). Because of its intrinsic characteristics (i.e. accessibility, anonymity, or users' identity dissimulation), the internet has always been a useful tool for propagandists of Islamic fundamentalism (Fighel, 2007; Stenersen, 2008; Koehler, 2014). However, in the last decade, studies have questioned the real importance and magnitude of Islamic radicalization online (Gill et al., 2017). In fact, while scholars were focused on observing digital Islamic radicalization, a galaxy of new forms of extremism was growing online (Silva et al., 2017; Roversi, 2008) that no longer made Islam an exceptional case study. Today, Muslim people are one of the groups most aggressively targeted by extremist, intolerant, violent, and radical discourses (Elahi & Khan, 2017; Amnesty International, 2019). Anti-Muslim hate speech has spread online throughout Europe and the United States, reinforced by the propaganda and political discourse of populist right-wing parties (Hafez, 2014; Bakali 2016). This paper introduces some large-scale action-research projects developed in Europe and Italy in the last three years (2016-2019) and aims to reconstruct the most updated Islamophobia state of the art in terms of numbers, characteristics, and phenomenology from the offline to the online context
New Age Goes Online: Relocating Spirituality in Virtual Spaces. The Study of Damanhur
No full textIs internet really a new "electronic temple" where both traditional and New Religious Movements (NRMs) can find and gather their communities? The cryptic rules of ICTs and their capacity of “de-massifyng” and relativizing time and space raises deeper reflections about the human condition as well as the possibility for individuals to reach new levels of transcendence. Several scholars have observed how the internet’s “mysterious” nature and functions have opened new possibilities of “re-enchantment of the world” through generating new personal and spiritual empowerment. This research looks at the internet’s influence on the virtual activity of Damanhur Spiritual Community, a small esoteric village in Northern Italy. The analysis of the structure of Damanhur’s website demonstrates that internet is not merely a tool of communication, but embodies the spiritual philosophy of Community, becoming an empirical part of its values.</p
Nonlinear model order reduction for problems with microstructure using mesh informed neural networks
No full textMany applications in computational physics involve approximating problems with microstructure, characterized by multiple spatial scales in their data. However, these numerical solutions are often computationally expensive due to the need to capture fine details at small scales. As a result, simulating such phenomena becomes unaffordable for many-query applications, such as parametrized systems with multiple scale-dependent features. Traditional projection based reduced order models (ROMs) fail to resolve these issues, even for second-order elliptic PDEs commonly found in engineering applications. To address this, we propose an alternative nonintrusive strategy to build a ROM, that combines classical proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) with a suitable neural network (NN) model to account for the small scales. Specifically, we employ sparse mesh-informed neural networks (MINNs), which handle both spatial dependencies in the solutions and model parameters simultaneously. We evaluate the performance of this strategy on benchmark problems and then apply it to approximate a real-life problem involving the impact of microcirculation in transport phenomena through the tissue microenvironment
INFLAMMATORY AND FIBRINOLYTIC MARKERS IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS SPUTUM - EFFECT OF SAMPLE PROCESSING
No full textSUPPRESSIVE ACTIVITY OF ORGANIC AMENDMENTS ENRICHED WITH MICROBIAL ANTAGONISTS AGAINST FUSARIOSIS OF TOMATO AND CUCURBIT PLANTS
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