bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Resource Allocation on Performance of Agribusiness Projects in Rwanda: A Case of PRODEV Rwanda Ltd, Maize Project
Authors: Robert Kabagema Kayonga , Njenga Gitahi
Published: January 2025

The research aimed to explore the impact of resource allocation on agribusiness project performance in Rwanda through three specific objectives: assessing work breakdown structure, resource leveling, and resource-constrained scheduling within PRODEV Rwanda Ltd's Maize Project. Recommendations from this study target researchers, scholars, Mount Kenya University, government entities, and PRODEV Rwanda Ltd. The study employed descriptive case study research with qualitative and quantitative approaches, involving a population of 74, which constituted the sample due to its size. Data analysis utilized SPSS software, focusing on mean, standard deviation, percentages, and Pearson correlations to establish relationships between variables. Findings indicated majority agreement among respondents regarding the importance of breaking down projects into manageable components and adjusting project schedules to accommodate changes. Efficient resource allocation was also highlighted as crucial, with negotiation playing a significant role in achieving project goals. Recommendations included comparing actual costs with budget estimates, estimating project office costs, and providing financial reports to enhance project cost control. The study recommended further research on budget planning in non-profit organizations and managing expenses in mining projects in Rwanda.
Effective Classroom Management to Create a Positive Learning Environment
Authors: Tri Hasnanto Anton
Published: January 2025

Effective classroom management is essential for creating a positive learning environment that fosters student engagement and academic success. Learning is a conscious and planned effort to create a learning atmosphere and educational process so that students actively improve their abilities, so that the educational process should be able to produce a classroom atmosphere that is conducive to supporting the creation of a quality educational process. The purpose of this research is to describe the implementation of classroom management, creating a positive environment for learning, being a good communicator, dealing with student problem behavior. The methodology used to create this article is to use literature review  procedures.  Researchers  use this  method  because researchers  want  to understand  and master classroom management in producing  positive educational areas using a literature research approach. Based on the results of the literature study, it can be concluded that education is a planned effort to realize the learning process so that students can actively develop their potential, and teachers have an obligation to realize educational ideals and goals. Students need a positive environment for learning, so there needs to be a class management strategy, so that goals can be achieved easily, so the learning process should be able to create a classroom atmosphere or classroom climate that is conducive to supporting the creation of quality learning processes. It is hoped that in the next research the researchers will be able to find new things that can increase students' enthusiasm for learning.
On Kernel density estimation on Product Riemannian manifolds
Authors: Tayeb Djebbouri , Kouider Djerfi
Published: January 2025

Estimating the kernel density function of a random vector taking values on Riemannian manifolds are considered. More Precisely, we consider the problem of the estimation of the probability density of n i.i.d. random objects on the product of two compact Riemannian manifolds without boundary. The proposed methodology adapts the Pelletier’s approach which is the kernel density estimation on non Euclidean setting. Under sufficient regularity assumptions on the underlying density, L2 convergence rates are obtained. Riemannian products are the most natural and fruitful generalization of Cartesian products. These manifold models are of interest to many fields of applied mathematics, natural sciences and technology. Let us recall here as examples, the use of these products in the domain of computer vision and in biomedical sciences. In this note, we construct an estimator of the density on a product manifold from one of the estimators existing in the literature. Among the estimation methods, we mainly cite a method based on Fourier developments proposed in (Hendriks, 1990). Another method based on geodesic distance is proposed later by B. Pelletier in (Pelletier, 2005). This method used in the present work, is a generalization of the kernel method in the affine case. Another method recently developed by Kim et al. in (Kim, 2013) use the concept of exponential map to define a kernel estimator of the density on a Riemannian manifold. The aim in the present work, is to show that Pelletier's method is the best suited to the case of the Riemannian product.
Faults Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring In Wind System (A Bibliometric Analysis)
Authors: Gherari Chaima , Berrezzek Farid , Khaled Khelil , Zaimen Hicham
Published: January 2025

Over the last few decades, improvements in technology have improved wind power generation systems enabling the construction of wind turbines in lean production technologies that have become common in recent times. This wide use has led researchers to propose methods for diagnosing and monitoring faults in wind energy systems. In this context, this work presents a bibliometric analysis of research works that have dealt with faults and diagnosis in wind energy systems. This research uses the Scopus database to quantitatively analyze studies on wind system monitoring and diagnosis published between 2009 and 2023, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview through bibliometric analysis.
Relation Between Lsex Sportiva and Lex Mercatoria
Authors: Alessi Longa Francesco Ernesto
Published: January 2025

This paper delves into the connection between Lex Sportiva and Lex Mercatoria, two influentiasl legal frameworks that
extend across national boundaries. Lex Sportiva addresses legal standards and dispute resolution within the world of
international sports, whereas Lex Mercatoria applies to commercial law governing global trade. Though they operate in
distinct realms, both systems exhibit common features, such as arbitration-based dispute resolution, worldwide applicability,
and shared fairness principles. This paper explores how each framework evolves alongside international law and considers
the impact of European efforts toward unifying sports and commercial law standards. Additionally, the study examines
where Lex Sportiva and Lex Mercatoria converge, especially as sports increasingly integrate commercial interests. The
analysis presents cases where these frameworks overlap, suggesting that a unified legal approach may better address the
complexities of a globalized economy and sports industry. This research offers insights into the evolution of international
law, advocating for closer integration of these frameworks to promote fair competition, regulatory alignment, and clearer
legal standards in global sports and trade.
Ambientes escolares inclusivos: acessibilidade para crianças autistas
Authors: Medeiros Francisca de Sá , Roth Ian Duarte , Lima Erondina Azevedo
Published: January 2025

Este estudo investiga a acessibilidade de ambientes escolares para crianças com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA), com ênfase em uma instituição da Secretaria de Educação do Distrito Federal (SEDF). A pesquisa adota uma abordagem quali-quantitativa, integrando a análise de dados mensuráveis e observações contextuais sobre percepções e comportamentos. Com base na Norma Brasileira de Acessibilidade (NBR 9050/2015), o estudo avalia aspectos arquitetônicos e normativos, identificando desafios e limitações na adaptação de espaços e na implementação de estratégias pedagógicas inclusivas. Os resultados destacam a importância de ambientes que favoreçam o aprendizado equitativo e o bem-estar das crianças com TEA, por meio de intervenções alinhadas às suas necessidades individuais. Além disso, foram sugeridos novos itens normativos que podem auxiliar na melhoria da funcionalidade e equilíbrio dos espaços escolares. O estudo reforça a relevância de medidas arquitetônicas e pedagógicas como pilares para a construção de uma educação inclusiva e acessível, contribuindo para práticas que promovam equidade e qualidade no ambiente educacional.
Hydrogel-containing compounds from Syzygium aromaticum (clove) oil are effective against the growth of Candida spp.
Authors: Farah Emmanueli Iracema , Monteiro Joveliane de Melo , Costa Marliete Carvalho da , Miranda Neto Pedro Agnel Dias , Araujo Luciana Protazio Dias , Nunes Bruno de Almeida , Sousa Marcelo Farias de , Sérgio Benicio Rodrigues , Monteiro Andrea de Souza
Published: January 2025

Hydrogels containing essential oils are promising formulations for use with antimicrobial purposes. Therefore, this study was proposed to verify the anti-candida potential of hydrogels containing clove essential oil. For this purpose, clove oil and clove essential oil were used in the tests against the yeasts Candida parapsilosis, Candida albicans, and Candida krusei. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined by the microdilution method. Furthermore, the fungistatic activity was evaluated by the time-kill curve assay. The MIC assays indicated that clove essential oil presented a MIC of 32 µg/mL after 48 hours; this compound was observed to have greater efficacy than the crude oil. The kill curve assays indicate that clove essential oil was more effective, with a MIC of 64 µg/mL for all Candida strains tested after 24 and 48 hours. Hydrogel formulations were made with sodium alginate, clove oil, and clove essential oil. Physicochemical tests were then determined, and microbiological stability was determined for fungi and bacteria up to 60 days of maintenance of the hydrogel at a temperature of 30°C (±2), as recommended by the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia. The hydrogel formulations containing clove essential oil effectively controlled the Candida species' growth. The results suggest that clove essential oil is a promising antifungal agent against Candida spp—infections, especially in increasing resistance to conventional treatments.
Uso do protocolo de acondicionamento acelerado da norma ACI 440.9R (2015) para avaliação de durabilidade de barras de GFRP
Authors: Mazzú Amanda Duarte Escobal , Dalfré Gláucia Maria
Published: January 2025

A avaliação da degradação dos materiais utilizados na construção civil pode ser realizada por meio de ensaios de campo, em estações de envelhecimento ambiental, ou em laboratório com o uso de protocolos acelerados. Nesse sentido, destacam-se os protocolos de acondicionamento acelerado (ACP) descritos no ACI 440.9R (2015), os quais são aplicados para avaliar a durabilidade de FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer – Polímeros Reforçados com Fibras) submetidos a ambientes agressivos. Entretanto, tais protocolos são recomendados para barras de FRP e não consideram a sua interação com o concreto, como no caso das barras a serem utilizadas como armadura em estruturas de concreto. Dessa forma, barras de GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer – Polímero Reforçado com Fibras de Vidro) protegidas e não protegidas por concreto foram imersas por 1000 horas (42 dias) em uma solução de cloretos sob temperatura de 50 ºC ± 3 ºC. Após esse período, as barras foram removidas do ACP e submetidas a ensaios de tração uniaxial. Verificou-se uma redução na tensão máxima e na deformação última das barras de até 38,8%, sendo as barras protegidas por concreto as que apresentaram maior degradação.
Impacto e retenção de conhecimento: avaliação de um curso sobre segurança do paciente em equipe de enfermagem de um hospital privado
Authors: Ranquetat Vanessa Carbolin , Millão Luzia Fernandes , Silva Helena Terezinha Hubert , Trindade Carolina Sturm
Published: January 2025

A segurança do paciente é um tema essencial na área da saúde, destacando-se pela necessidade de ações educativas que promovam práticas seguras. Este estudo avaliou uma ação educativa para a segurança do paciente voltada à equipe de enfermagem, baseada no curso "Segurança do Paciente: as 6 Metas Internacionais", em um hospital privado no Rio Grande do Sul. A pesquisa, quase-experimental e do tipo antes e depois, incluiu 63 profissionais de enfermagem e foi realizada entre dezembro de 2022 e março de 2023. O modelo de Kirkpatrick foi utilizado para avaliar os níveis de reação e aprendizagem. O nível de reação apresentou um índice médio de satisfação de 96,7%, indicando ampla aceitação do curso. No nível de aprendizagem, as médias de conhecimento foram: 52,9 no pré-teste, 72,2 no pós-teste imediato e 53,5 no pós-teste tardio (30 dias). Apesar do aumento significativo no pós-teste imediato, o retorno à média do pré-teste no pós-teste tardio apontou para desafios na retenção do conhecimento. Fatores como o perfil jovem e inexperiente dos participantes e a aplicação do teste durante o horário de trabalho podem ter influenciado esses resultados. Conclui-se que estratégias de educação continuada, reforço do aprendizado e avaliações mais abrangentes nos níveis 3 e 4 do modelo de Kirkpatrick são fundamentais para consolidar o aprendizado e promover melhorias na prática assistencial. O estudo destaca a importância de intervenções educativas regulares e estruturadas para fomentar uma cultura organizacional voltada à segurança do paciente.
Ora et labora ai tempi del pluralismo. La filosofia della Corte Suprema americana sulla preghiera scolastica
Authors: Bodini Paolo
Published: January 2025

Ora et labora in the times of pluralism. The Philosophy of the American Supreme Court on School Prayer
ABSTRACT: The paper investigates the philosophical elements implied in the decisions of the US Supreme Court on school prayers. To this end, the article first reconstructs the landmark opinions on the topic in the early Sixties, the consolidation of a strong separation between State and Church in the last three decades of the XX century and, finally, the affirmation of a new paradigm, more concessive towards school prayers, in the recent Kennedy decision of 2022. This historical overview outlines the legal framework of the issue to advance a twofold philosophical point. First, US Supreme Court jurisprudence on school prayers is characterized by the tension between two approaches to religion in pluralistic societies: neutrality on the one hand and toleration on the other. Second, school prayer cases evoke the clash between legislative and judicial power theorized in the literature as the “counter-majoritarian difficulty”. On this aspect as well, the two philosophical perspectives identified above can be further characterized by observing neutrality’s dynamic-static view on the issue opposing the toleration’s static-dynamic one.
SOMMARIO: 1. Introduzione - 2. Le sentenze apripista degli anni Sessanta - 3. Il consolidamento del principio di neutralità - 4. La svolta Kennedy del 2022 - 5. La preghiera nelle scuole fra neutralità e tolleranza - 6. La preghiera nelle scuole e la difficoltà contro-maggioritaria - 7. Conclusione.
L’adeguatezza degli assetti e delle procedure alla luce del regime speciale degli enti ecclesiastici
Authors: Licastro Angelo
Published: January 2025

The Adequacy of Organizational Structures and of Procedures in the Light of the Special Regulation of Ecclesiastical Bodies
ABSTRACT: This paper analyses the problem of the applicability of common law rules (Article 42-bis of the Italian Civil Code) to extraordinary reorganization procedures of ecclesiastical bodies, with particular reference to transformation, merger and division.
SOMMARIO: 1. Una nuova tappa del percorso di ridefinizione degli equilibri tra disciplina di diritto comune e disciplina di diritto speciale concernente gli enti ecclesiastici - 2. La specialità “forte” dell’ente ecclesiastico civilmente riconosciuto impegnato solo marginalmente in attività “diverse” da quelle di religione o di culto - 3. Il peso dell’Intesa tecnica interpretativa del 1997 a favore della tesi dell’inapplicabilità dell’art. 42-bis c.c. alle operazioni straordinarie di riorganizzazione tra enti ecclesiastici - 4. La specialità “attenuata” dell’ente ecclesiastico impegnato in misura rilevante nello svolgimento di attività “diverse” da quelle di religione o di culto - 5. Le ragioni di un approccio “accomodante” all’esigenza del rispetto della “struttura” dell’ente ecclesiastico - 6. Il caso emblematico dell’adozione dei “modelli di organizzazione e gestione” di cui al decreto legislativo n. 231 del 2001 - 7. L’esercizio dell’attività di impresa e il problema dell’estensione all’ente ecclesiastico del dovere di istituire assetti organizzativi, amministrativi e contabili adeguati - 8. Le particolari ragioni che militano a favore di una applicabilità limitata dell’art. 42-bis c.c. all’ente ecclesiastico imprenditore - 9. Una conclusiva proposta interpretativa in materia di disciplina delle operazioni straordinarie di riorganizzazione degli enti ecclesiastici.
Gli argomenti nell’interpretazione giuridica. Una rassegna critica
Authors: Velluzzi Vito
Published: January 2025

Arguments in legal interpretation. A critical survey
ABSTRACT: the essay deals with some of the most common arguments of legal interpretation, i.e. the reasons given by interpreters in support of their attributions of meaning to normative provisions; in particular, the literal argument, textual arguments, the legislator's intention, the teleological argument, the apagogical argument, the systematic arguments, the comparative argument and the judicial precedent view as an argument of interpretation will be addressed.
SOMMARIO: 1. Premessa - 2. Argomento letterale - 3. Argomenti testuali - 4. L’intenzione del legislatore - 4.1. L’intenzione semantica - 4.2. L’argomento teleologico soggettivo - 4.3. L’argomento teleologico oggettivo - 5. Le cosiddette sviste del legislatore e l’argomento apagogico - 6. Argomenti sistematici - 7. L’argomento comparatistico e il precedente giudiziale.
Differenziazione sociale, rappresentanza, governo
Authors: Sica Luigi
Published: January 2025

Dalla fine degli anni ‘70 in poi si è diffusa l’opinione che l’eccesso di differenziazione all’interno delle società complesse prema sul sistema della rappresentanza, rendendo le democrazie contemporanee ingovernabili. Il contributo investiga per grandi linee il rapporto tra differenziazione sociale, pluralismo e rappresentanza dalla crisi dell’organicismo dell’Ancien Régime fino al dibattito sulle riforme costituzionali in Italia, soffermandosi sull’approccio che la Costituzione dà al tema, nella convinzione che, se un problema di frizione esiste, esso si risolve migliorando le capacità rappresentative del sistema più che aumentando i poteri del Governo.
Piramide e rete nella scienza giuridica
Authors: Daldoss Ivan
Published: January 2025

Questo contributo affronta il cambio paradigmatico che, da alcuni decenni, investirebbe la scienza giuridica e relativi campi speculativi, a detrimento delle costruzioni teoriche piramidali e quindi a vantaggio di quelle reticolari, più recenti. A fronte della crescente complessità della realtà giuridica, infatti, sembra imporsi una nuova dimensione teorico-rappresentativa: orizzontale, policentrica e diffusa, diversamente gerarchica. Ci si chiede se tale mutamento assurga al tenore di una rivoluzione scientifica o se integri, tuttalpiù, una crisi paradigmatica (atipica?) o una mera anomalia rispetto allo standard della prospettiva kelseniana. All’esito dell’illustrazione delle posizioni più salienti in seno alle correnti piramidale-formalista e reticolare, si evidenzierà la natura dello scostamento paradigmatico, in senso quasi-kuhniano, che interessa il pensiero giuridico contemporaneo. Si osserverà, dunque, come l’alternanza ricorsiva tra i paradigmi della piramide e della rete ne manifesti la perdurante capacità esplicativa, intravedendosi lo spazio per una forma di compresenza dialettica.
I VERBI PSICOLOGICI INTRANSITIVI INVERSI NELLA DIDATTICA DELL’ITALIANO L2: UNA PROPOSTA APPLICATIVA ISPIRATA ALLA GRAMMATICA COGNITIVA
Authors: Samu Borbála , Fiorista Andrea
Published: January 2025

Sotto l’etichetta di “verbi psicologici” troviamo una serie di verbi accomunati da alcune caratteristiche semantico-sintattiche: si tratta di verbi bi-argomentali che selezionano un argomento che ha il ruolo semantico di esperiente e l’altro quello di tema (ad es. Giacomo ama il rock). All’interno di questa categoria un sottogruppo che include piacere e mancare risulta particolarmente problematico per gli apprendenti di italiano L2, inclusi coloro che nella L1 hanno verbi che si costruiscono similmente (ad es. gustar in spagnolo o gefallen in tedesco). Nelle grammatiche e nei manuali di italiano per stranieri questo gruppo di verbi viene spesso categorizzato sotto l’etichetta generica “altri verbi con i pronomi indiretti” e i percorsi didattici spesso si limitano ad esercitazioni relative alle loro caratteristiche morfosintattiche (ad es. l’uso del pronome dativo), senza fornire una giustificazione riguardo alla loro struttura argomentale e ai ruoli semantici degli argomenti. Nella nostra proposta, ispirata ai principi della Grammatica Cognitiva (Langacker, 1987; 1991), ci avvaliamo di immagini ad hoc che fanno vedere all’apprendente i ruoli semantici, mediati dalla struttura argomentale. Le immagini rendono la concettualizzazione dei costrutti immediata e accessibile, senza un ricorso eccessivo alla metalingua e permettono all’apprendente di mettere a confronto i costrutti della L2 con quelli della L1, favorendone l’apprendimento.
 
Reverse-psychological unaccusative verbs in teaching Italian as a foreign language: a Cognitive Grammar-inspired pedagogical proposal
Under the label of “psychological verbs” we find a series of verbs sharing certain semantic-syntactic features: they are bi-argumental verbs that select an argument that has the semantic role of experiencer and the other that of theme (e.g. Giacomo loves rock). Within this category, a subgroup that includes the verbs piacere and mancare is particularly problematic for learners of Italian as L2, including those having similarly constructed verbs in L1 (e.g. gustar in Spanish or gefallen in German). In grammar books and textbooks of Italian for foreigners, this group of verbs is often categorised under the generic label “other verbs with indirect pronouns” and teaching paths are often limited to exercises concerning their morphosyntactic features (e.g. the use of the dative pronoun), without providing an explanation of their argument structure and the semantic roles of the arguments. In our proposal, inspired by the principles of Cognitive Grammar (Langacker, 1987; 1991), we make use of ad hoc images that enable the learner to see the semantic roles, mediated by the argument structure. The images make the conceptualisation of the constructs immediate and accessible, without excessive use of metalanguage, and allow the learner to compare the L2 constructs with those of the L1, thus facilitating learning.
STUDENTI SINOFONI A PRATO. UN’ANALISI DELLE COMPETENZE LINGUISTICO-COMUNICATIVE IN ITALIANO DELLA POPOLAZIONE STUDENTESCA
Authors: Pona Alan , Valzania Andrea
Published: January 2025

Dopo avere ricostruito le principali caratteristiche delle migrazioni cinesi a Prato, l’articolo propone una riflessione sulle difficoltà linguistiche e linguistico-comunicative delle giovani generazioni di origine cinese attraverso l’analisi dei risultati di due rilevazioni effettuate tra il 2018 e il 2021 dal Comune di Prato. La tesi proposta è che il gap esistente tra popolazione studentesca sinofona e quella con altri background migratori non sia da rintracciare solamente nella distanza tipologica tra le varietà linguistiche di cinese parlate e l’italiano, ma anche, se non soprattutto, nelle caratteristiche della migrazione e nelle modalità di stanziamento sul territorio di arrivo, che non permettono di entrare in contatto con input in italiano di qualità e quantità tali da attivare processi di acquisizione linguistica ottimali in entrambe le lingue.
 
Sinophonic students in Prato. An analysis of the linguistic-communicative competences in Italian of the student population
After a picture on the main characteristics of Chinese migrations in Prato, the article proposes a reflection on the linguistic and linguistic-communicative problems of the young generations of Chinese origin through the analysis of the results of two surveys carried out between 2018 and 2021 by the Municipality of Prato. Our thesis is that the existing gap between the sinophone student population and those with other migratory background is not to be found only in the typological distance between the linguistic varieties of Chinese spoken and Italian, but also, if not above all, in the characteristics of migration and in the methods of settlement in the territory of arrival, which do not allow them to come into contact with input in Italian of such quality and quantity as to activate optimal linguistic acquisition processes in both languages.
L’ITALIANO INSEGNATO E APPRESO IN ESTONIA: SPERIMENTAZIONI E RICERCHE ALL’UNIVERSITÀ DI TALLINN
Authors: Pototskaja Polina , Rebane Kristiina , Revelli Luisa , Tagliaferro Silvi
Published: January 2025

Il contributo intende presentare obiettivi, metodi e risultati di un’esperienza di ricerca-azione sperimentata nell’ambito di un corso di lingua italiana offerto dall’Università di Tallinn. Attraverso l’integrazione di molteplici tecniche e strumenti ci si è proposti di sollecitare la motivazione degli studenti, offrendo loro maggiori occasioni d’uso concreto dell’italiano. Il modello metodologico adottato e il corpus di materiali scritti e orali raccolti in itinere hanno consentito di ricavare dati concreti sulle caratteristiche di apprendimento dell’italiano da parte di parlanti estonofoni, ambito che non risulta al momento essere ancora stato oggetto di specifici studi.   
 
Italian taught and learned in Estonia: experiments and research at Tallinn University
The contribution intends to present the objectives, methods and results of an action-research experience carried out within an Italian language course at Tallinn University. Through the use of multiple techniques and tools, the aim was to stimulate students' motivation by providing them with more opportunities for practical use of the Italian language. The adopted methodological model and the corpus of written and oral materials collected during the course allowed for the extraction of concrete data covering the learning characteristics of Italian by Estonian-speaking individuals, a field that has not yet been the subject of specific studies.
LA LINGUA DEL IESSE. OSSERVAZIONI LINGUISTICHE NELL’«ITALIA RANDAGIA» DI AMY BERNARDY
Authors: Zevola Annunziata
Published: January 2025

Nel 1913 Amy Bernardy (1880-1959), giornalista e storica fiorentina, scrive Italia randagia, resoconto dettagliato della situazione materiale e morale degli emigrati italiani negli Stati Uniti. Poco frequentata dall’ambiente accademico, che le dedica – soprattutto in anni recenti – studi di natura prevalentemente biografico-letteraria, la Bernardy è la prima giornalista ad offrire nei suoi scritti uno spaccato fedele della vita delle comunità italiane d’oltreoceano (cfr. Prezzolini 1960). Delle rare fonti oggi a disposizione, pochissime sembrano soffermarsi sull’attenzione riservata dalla Bernardy alla questione linguistica degli immigrati italiani in Nord America. Il contributo si propone dunque di fornire, in una prospettiva storico-linguistica, un close reading di quei capitoli che in Italia randagia esaminano i tratti di un inglese «rivestito di forme italiane» (Bernardy, 1913: 89), che, se nelle sue espressioni individuali perde gradualmente i caratteri identitari, nelle sue manifestazioni collettive resta invece saldamente ancorato alla propria italianità. I tentativi di adattamento al nuovo contesto sociale e culturale si declinano e si coniugano in una lingua dai tratti confusi, «italiana d’aspetto» e «inglese d’etimologia» (p. 91): è l’«italiano del sì» che progressivamente diventa «italiano del iesse» (p. 93).
 
The language of iesse. Linguistic observations in Amy Bernardy’s Italia randagia
In 1913, Florentine journalist and historian Amy Bernardy (1880-1959) published Italia randagia, a detailed account of the material and moral conditions of Italian emigrants in the United States. Although largely overlooked by the academic community, which has only recently dedicated predominantly biographical-literary studies to her work, Bernardy was the first journalist to provide a faithful depiction of the lives of Italian communities overseas (see Prezzolini 1960). Of the rare available sources, very few focus on Bernardy’s attention to the linguistic issues faced by Italian immigrants in North America. This paper aims to offer a close reading, from a historical-linguistic perspective, of the chapters in Italia randagia that examine the characteristics of an English «rivestito di forme italiane» (Bernardy, 1913: 89), a language that, while gradually losing its identity on an individual level, remains collectively anchored to its Italian roots. The attempts to adapt to the new social and cultural context are reflected in a language with blurred features, «italiana d’aspetto» and «inglese d’etimologia» (p. 91). This linguistic shift marks the transition from the «italiano del sì» to the «italiano del iesse» (p. 93).
La pittura può evocare il sublime kantiano?
Authors: Clewis Robert
Published: January 2025

Can painting evoke an experience of the sublime, understood in the terms adopted by Kant in the Critique of the Power of Judgment? I will present three considerations that imply that painting cannot evoke the Kantian sublime. I will then point out some problems related to each consideration. I will explain how some paintings can evoke an experience of the sublime, even when painting is understood in terms of the eighteenth-century European context. In this way, I intend to show the real possibility of the Kantian sublime as a reaction to pictorial art.
Prolegomeni di una profonda meraviglia sublime e come coltivarla oggi
Authors: Chirico Alice
Published: January 2025

In this work, I explored the complex relationship between psychological awe and the philosophical concept of the sublime. While psychology has often considered awe as a positive emotion distinct from the negative variant of the sublime, philosophical discourse has suggested an inherent historical and aesthetic connection between the two phenomena. I aimed to provide a preliminary contribution towards solving this puzzle, by relying on empirical findings from psychology and drawing from philosophical theories of Longinus, Kant, Schopenhauer and Hegel. I suggested a conceptualization of awe as a potential cultural evolution of the sublime, thus highlighting an overlap of key dimensions, such as vastness, self-transcendence, and alteration of sense of time. Moreover, I outlined practical insights and guidelines for eliciting awe in everyday life. Finally, the transformative nature of awe was explored by integrating psychological and philosophical perspectives, thus enabling a broader understanding of complex emotions and how they can influence human experience and wellbeing.
Fra semiotica ed estetica: i primi contributi di semiologia del cinema di Metz
Authors: Agostini Alessandro
Published: January 2025

Christian Metz can rightfully be considered the founder of the semiology of cinema. This essay traces the supporting structures, and the problems connected to them, of this theoretical effort, starting first of all from the context that nourished it. The difficulties associated with both the construction of a general semiology and the use of its categories in cinema and artistic languages emerge.
Pirandello e il pensiero visuale
Authors: Bonanni Luisa
Published: January 2025

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La teoria ermeneutica del Diritto e le sfide della complessità
Authors: Pastore Baldassare
Published: January 2025

L’articolo, in cui l’autore risponde ai commenti e alle considerazioni di Giovanni Messina, Valeria Marzocco e Aldo Schiavello sul suo libro Complessità del diritto, interpretazione, ragione giuridica, intende evidenziare il contributo che la teoria ermeneutica può fornire ad una adeguata comprensione della complessità del diritto contemporaneo. La positivizzazione giuridica si fa costantemente a partire da materiali vari e attraverso l’articolazione di fonti di origine e autoritatività differenziate, in un contesto destrutturato, frammentato, fluido, reticolare. In questo scenario, il pluralismo rappresenta un aspetto essenziale della complessità. L’attività interpretativa gioca un ruolo fondamentale all’interno dei processi di produzione giuridica, che dipendono sempre più dalla presenza di molteplici soggetti.
Il Diritto nel prisma della complessità e del pluralismo
Authors: Marzocco Valeria
Published: January 2025

Alla luce della complessità e del pluralismo che caratterizzano l'esperienza giuridica contemporanea, il principio della certezza si ritrova ridiscusso nel segno della crisi della fattispecie e della costruzione interpretativa del rapporto tra caso e regola. Assumendo l'ermeneutica del diritto come teoria generale, la semantica della complessità e del pluralismo dimostra come sia possibile rinvenire nell'attività del giurista una risorsa per riflettere sull'opera di positivizzazione del diritto e sui canoni di controllabilità della decisione giuridica. A delinearsi è un punto di vista interno ed esterno dei due significati, il quale consente di riflettere sul pluralismo e sulla complessità delle ragioni sociali e giuridiche che legittimano e problematizzano la posizione della regola in via interpretativa e argomentativa.
Soggettività interpretativa e equilibrio dei poteri
Authors: Catelani Alessandro
Published: January 2025

In questo contributo l’Autore analizza il problema che la soggettività dell’interpretazione giuridica fa sì che il potere giudiziario possa essere fonte di possibili abusi, che possono pregiudicare il principio dell’equilibrio dei poteri dello Stato.
L’ibridazione tra solidarietà e sussidiarietà nei corpi idrici di montagna
Authors: Mitrotti Antonio
Published: January 2025

In questo contributo l’Autore intende mettere a nudo le radici costituzionali ed amministrative dei corpi idrici montani, la cui disciplina legislativa è debitrice di un’ibridazione inverata tra i principi di solidarietà e di sussidiarietà.
Field Studies and the Study of Power: Reflections from the Margins of the Indian Social Landscape
Authors: Adduci Matilde
Published: January 2025

Starting from an acknowledgement of the inescapability of the question of the analytical-methodological space for the study of power, this paper presents a reflection upon an analytical-methodological principle that has increasingly informed the terrain of social sciences, namely methodological individualism, as it features in neoclassical economics. Contextually, by drawing upon the author’s research experience, the paper offers some reflections on the dialogue between theory and the field. It takes an analytical approach informed by methodological holism and which adopts the lens of critical political economy to interrogate the unfolding of specific social power dynamics. In so doing, the paper dwells upon the importance recognized, within such an approach, of individual life stories.
‘Is it Genocide or not?’ Some Considerations about the Ethnic Cleansing and Punishment System in Soviet Union (1930s-1950s)
Authors: Iashchenko Iuliia , Carteny Andrea
Published: January 2025

This study examines Stalin-era ethnic cleansing in the Soviet Union, focusing on the mass repression and deportation of groups such as the Volga Germans and Crimean Tatars. It introduces the debate, supported by specific evidence, about the deliberate oppression of ethnic minorities as part of Stalinist Soviet policy, as legitimised by legal measures. Through actions such as forced relocation, executions and cultural suppression, the analysis explores how Soviet policy aimed to dismantle ethnic identities without outright destruction. It situates these actions within genocide studies, drawing on the theories of Raphael Lemkin and UN definitions. Ultimately, it calls for a nuanced view of ethnic persecution in the USSR, emphasising the legal and historical impact of these localised acts of genocide on the communities affected.
Genocidio e movimenti sociali: dalle mobilitazioni studentesche alle proteste contro la guerra a Gaza (2023-2024) tra framing e opportunità politiche
Authors: Acconcia Giuseppe , Perini Lorenza
Published: January 2025

In riferimento agli studi sui movimenti sociali (SMT), questo articolo analizza l’impegno di attivisti/e, cittadini/e, organizzazioni e gruppi informali contro il genocidio e la guerra in corso a Gaza. La metodologia empirica della ricerca fa riferimento a 42 interviste semi-strutturate con studentesse e studenti, attivisti/e che hanno preso parte alle manifestazioni di piazza e agli accampamenti negli atenei in diverse località in Europa, negli Stati Uniti, in Nord Africa e Medio Oriente. La ricerca si propone di esplorare come le proteste contro la guerra siano state guidate da una single issue, la lotta contro il genocidio a Gaza, mostrando un alto grado di intersezionalità con altre rivendicazioni antiregime represse con la censura delle mobilitazioni. La ricerca analizza inoltre il complesso intreccio tra violenza e colonialismo, concentrandosi sulle conseguenze dell'occupazione sulle donne palestinesi.
A Reflection on Global Protests over Gaza: The Role of Universities in the Public Debate
Authors: Cerami Carola
Published: January 2025

The violent attack by Hamas on Israel on 7 October 2023, and the subsequent dramatic counteroffensive by Israeli troops in Gaza and Lebanon, have led to a growing wave of protests and counter-protests that started in the United States and then spread globally. The current wave of pro-Palestine student protests has placed universities at the centre of a complex debate that seems to have opened a “Pandora’s box” on thorny and multifaceted issues. This article aims to understand the origins, meaning, and consequences of the student movement and to explore the role of universities in the context of a major political crisis like the war in Gaza
Le ribelli. Storie di donne che hanno sfidato la mafia per amore
Authors: Azara Liliosa
Published: January 2025

L’articolo ripercorre alcune delle storie di donne, parenti di vittime di mafia, ricostruite nel libro di Nando dalla Chiesa “Le ribelli. Storie di donne che hanno sfidato la mafia per amore (Solferino, 2023)”, mettendone in luce il coraggio civico e la forza emotiva.
Civic journalism narrating violence in Mexico. Interview with Marcela Turati
Authors: Ingrascì Ombretta
Published: January 2025

The paper, reporting the interview with Mexican journalist Marcela Turati, deals with issues related to the spread of extreme violence in Mexico since 2006 and the related institutional narration; the development of innovative forms of journalism as a reaction to the spreading of violence; and, finally, the engagement of local women journalists in defending human rights, as well as the feminist network sheltering them.
Hunger as protest. The "Fasting women" of Palermo
Authors: Rispoli Francesca
Published: January 2025

This article examines the unique role of women in the Italian anti-mafia movement, highlighting their emphasis on collective action and cooperation over individual recognition. Women’s involvement challenges stereotypical roles and extends the movement’s reach beyond personal experiences of victimization to include broader civic responsibilities. The study calls for a deeper recognition of women’s contributions, situating their activism within broader feminist movements for justice, equality and democratic reform.
Presentation
Authors: Barale Alice , Mazzocut-Mis Maddalena
Published: January 2025

The monographic section of this issue of Materiali di Estetica explores the role of negative emotions in art, inspired by theories from Aristotle to 18th- and 19th-century scholars. It delves into the "sublime," loneliness, pain, and fear as explored through various media, including painting, photography, music, and cinema, connecting historical reflections with contemporary research like neuroscience and cognitive science. The issue also honors poets Federica Schiaffino and Clara Janès, presents insights into Fulvio Papi's work, and features discussions on art, philosophy, and politics, concluding with reviews and a call for papers on empathy in music.
La teoria del sublime di Johann Jacob Bodmer e l’arte di Johann Heinrich Füssli
Authors: Meo Oscar
Published: January 2025

Fuseli's education took place under the guidance of Bodmer, who introduced him to the reading of Pseudo-Longinus and the great works of world literature. From Bodmer he derived the idea that the artistic transposition of the so-called “violent” or “tumultuous” sublime produces pleasure mixed with displeasure. His painting was strongly influenced not only by ancient, Renaissance and Mannerist art, but also by physiognomy. After moving to London, he applied what he had learned in illustrating Shakespeare and Milton.
Le zone morte dell’arte Un percorso: dalla dolce rêverie al perturbante
Authors: Mariani Federico
Published: January 2025

The essay explores areas of suspension and emptiness in the aesthetic experience, navigating between the perspective of Mikel Dufrenne and Jean-François Lyotard. Starting with the gentle reconciliation described by Dufrenne, in which the complete reconciliation between subject and world is assumed, we will move on to what breaks this unity. The uncanny, the disorientation, which art presupposes and which a reconciliatory perspective does not presuppose, are for Lyotard those “dead zones” in which vital energies circulate freely. In this passage between rêverie and the uncanny, an attempt will be made to show how art can exist in a state of tension that places the subject before his perceptive and interpretative limits.
Il magistero di Fulvio Papi all’Università di Pavia
Authors: Borutti Silvana
Published: January 2025

The article examines Fulvio Papi's distinguished tenure as a professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Pavia. It highlights Papi's philosophy as a responsible interaction with reality and his dynamic pedagogical approach, which encouraged student autonomy and integrated various intellectual traditions, from Renaissance studies to Marxist analysis. The piece also reflects on Papi's efforts to foster a vibrant intellectual community that crossed disciplinary boundaries, contributing significantly to academic and cultural discourse.
Fare filosofia e fare architettura
Authors: Papi Daniele Giovanni
Published: January 2025

The author delves into the profound connection between philosophy and architecture as explored by Fulvio Papi between 1997 and 1999. He reflects on how architectural forms and urban structures embody philosophical ideas, moving beyond technical aspects to a philosophical interpretation of space. The paper examines Papi’s interpretation of architectural elements through a philosophical lens, drawing parallels between the theories of Immanuel Kant and architectural practices. Papi’s work is portrayed as a philosophical inquiry into the ethical dimensions of architecture, emphasizing the role of architecture in shaping the collective good and enhancing communal living spaces. The discussion extends to the implications of such philosophical underpinnings in contemporary architectural and urban planning practices.
Papi tra maggio e giugno 2024
Authors: Scaramuzza Gabriele
Published: January 2025

The author presents a synthesis of his presentations at the Collegio Ghislieri in Pavia and the Casa della Cultura in Milan, focusing on the intellectual legacy of Fulvio Papi and his contributions to the journal "Materiali di Estetica." The author highlights Papi's philosophical dialogue across various disciplines, reflecting on Papi's approach that transcends traditional scholarly boundaries. He also delves into Papi's interpretation of existential and religious themes, particularly through the works of Franz Kafka, illustrating Papi’s engagement with the complexities of human existence and the philosophical exploration of justice and truth. The article emphasizes Papi's role in fostering a multidisciplinary dialogue that continues to influence contemporary philosophical discourse.
Anabasi o del ritorno
Authors: Romani Romano
Published: January 2025

Lamark and Darwin, over the past centuries, have helped us to understand that the world of living, Lebenswelt, is a collection of unaccomplished. In Greek philosophy, incompleteness is the fundamental trait of everything that happens and, by happening, can be known, and distinguished, in its happening. Therefore, in every living being, to the feeling of living is added that of existing, which, on the one hand, is expressed in conflict, and on the other in love, which, as Diotima observes in the Platonic Symposium, allows every living form to tend towards eternity.In the human being, there are two forms of incompleteness: the physical one, in existence, which involves the need to reproduce in order to survive as a species, and the spiritual one, in speech, which allows another form of the ἔρως, capable of dampening conflict and creating, through the formation of political communities, human civilisations.The meaning of our history is not the prevalence of one state over another, the prevalence of the stronger over the weaker; the essence of human history is not conflict. The meaning of human history is the search for truth and beauty, the search for justice that is the good and the beautiful. In its essence, the world of life is harmony, and harmony is the essence of the plurality of human individuals and peoples, their cultures, their languages.
Bellezza della coralità, bellezza di una casa
Authors: Casati Don Angelo
Published: January 2025

The author delves into themes of beauty in incompleteness, communal belonging, and the warmth of shared spaces, connecting these reflections to wider existential and spiritual questions
L’arte e il perturbante. Un nuovo libro ne analizza la relazione
Authors: Marani Pietro
Published: January 2025

In his review of "Le vicissitudini del perturbante nell’arte e in psicoanalisi" by Mario Rivardo and Maddalena Muzio Treccani, the author examines the exploration of the uncanny in the art of Felix Vallotton and Francis Bacon. The book utilizes a Freudian perspective to analyze how these artists invoke the uncanny through their distinct but thematically connected works. Vallotton's introspective and somber scenes contrast with Bacon's visceral distortions of the human form, each artist effectively unsettling the viewer. The author underlines the thorough psychological and biographical context the authors provide, enhancing the understanding of how the uncanny not only influences artistic expression but also shapes viewer reception.
Call for Papers Materiali di Estetica 12. 1
Authors: Canfori Tiziana , Scanziani Andrea
Published: January 2025

Call for PapersMateriali di Estetica 12. 1 – “Music and Empathy: New Research Perspectives”
Implicancias y justificación de la confianza en los contratos relacionales
Authors: Bustos Díaz María Magdalena
Published: January 2025

Existen contratos que se basan en la confianza entre los contratantes para su éxito. Dichos contratos son los relacionales, que se caracterizan por requerir un intenso grado de cooperación entre las partes. El presente trabajo tiene por propósito evidenciar que la vulnerabilidad y la dependencia implicadas en la confianza requerida en un contrato relacional justifica que en ellos se exijan deberes de conducta orientados a la protección o promoción del interés ajeno (deberes de lealtad), así mismo, justificar que la confianza requerida para el éxito del contrato relacional no es necesariamente inicial, sino que se genera por el cumplimiento continuo y sistemático de deberes de conducta, especialmente si estos se encuentran orientados a proteger o amparar el interés ajeno de una manera especial.