bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
AN EFFICIENT ADAPTATION OF UHD VIDEO STREAMING OVER INTERNET
Authors: Abdulazeez Hiba K. , N. Khamiss Nasser
Published: December 2021

The main challenge of multimedia applications is how to transmission the Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video streaming in real time over the internet. The real time video streaming suffer from difficulties to be flexible and efficiency cause the wide variation of the available internet bandwidth. To avoid the problems that introduces with internet, in this work the HEVC with required video network adaptive streaming are proposed and tested using different six levels of three UHD video (4K, FHD, 720p, 4CIF, CIF and QCIF). From different experiments that applied find the optimal configuration of H.265 encoding features for six levels to obtain the required PSNR with range (32-38 dB). The important part in this project is a controller that worked incorporate with the encoder (H.265) to obtain the video streaming adaptation on the available bandwidth of the channel. The controller continuously reads the status of channel buffer, then choosing the proper level of video to be transmitted over the channel. The work architecture is content two parts: First, the H.265 codec that apply on the three raw videos with optimal parameters configuration to compress them and get videos with lower bit rate and acceptable quality. Second, the compressed videos, based to controller.....
DEM investigation on strain localization in a dense periodic granular assembly with high coordination number
Authors: Nguyen Trung-Kien , Vo Thanh-Trung , Nguyen Nhu-Hoang
Published: December 2021

Strain localization is one of key phenomena which have been studied extensively in geomaterials and for different kinds of materials including metals and polymers. This well-known phenomenon appears when structure/material is closed to failure. Theoretical, experimental, and numerical research have been dedicated to this subject for a long while. In the numerical aspects, strain localization inside the periodic granular assembly has not been well studied in the literature. In this paper, we investigate the occurrence and development of strain localization within a dense cohesive-frictional granular assembly with high coordination number under bi-periodic boundary conditions by Discrete Element Modeling (DEM). The granular assembly is composed of 2D circular disks and subjected to biaxial loading with constant lateral pressure. The results show that the formation of shear bands is of periodic type, consistent with the boundary conditions. This formation has the origins of the irreversible losing of cohesive contacts, viewed as micro-crackings which strongly concentrated in the periodic shear zones. This micromechanical feature is therefore strongly related to the strain localization observed at the sample scale. Finally, we also show that the strain localization is in perfect agreement with the sample’s displacement fluctuation fields.
A nonlinear concrete damaged plasticity model for simulation reinforced concrete structures using ABAQUS
Authors: Le Thanh Cuong , Minh Hoang-Le , Sang-To Thanh
Published: December 2021

The reinforced concrete structure is typical and widely used in many fields. The behavior of concrete is nonlinear and complex. Especially, when cracks/crushings occurred in softening phase. Thus, It is important to find a damaged model of concrete with high reliability in the numerical simulation. The nonlinear behavior of concrete is the most feature used in the simulation. This characteristic is expressed through the parameters defining the yield surface, the flow potential, and the nonlinear relationship of stress-strain in the cases of tension and compression. This paper introduces a damaged concrete model that applies to the simulation of reinforced concrete structures. The reinforced concrete beam and flat slab are selected as examples to evaluate the reliability of the model presented. Through the results achieved, the model used in this paper shows high reliability and can be used to simulate more complex reinforced concrete structures.
Effect of the Stress State on the Adhesive Strength of an Epoxy-Bonded Assembly
Authors: Smirnov Sergey , Konovalov Dmitry , Veretennikova Irina , Pestov Aleksander , Osipova Viktoria
Published: December 2021

The paper studies the adhesive strength of aluminum alloy specimens bonded with the use of an epoxy adhesive, under the tensile-shear stress state, depending on the testing temperature. Tension of modified Arcan specimens with load angles of 0, 22.5, 45, 67.5, and 90° with respect to the plane of adhesion is chosen as the experimental method. Experiments were performed at temperatures of −50, +23, and +50 °С. The analysis of the obtained results yields a linear fracture criterion and a fracture locus for the adhesive failure strain energy density, which takes into account the ratio of the elastic properties of the adhesive to those of the substrate. The region bounded by the fracture loci of adhesive strength and ultimate strain energy density determines the conditions for the safe loading of the bonded assembly in terms of the energy and force criteria of adhesive failure. The proposed fracture loci can be used, preferably simultaneously, to estimate the in-service strength and reliability of adhesively bonded assemblies.
Novel 2D strain-rate-dependent lamina-based and RVE/phase-based progressive fatigue damage criteria for randomly loaded multi-layer fiber-reinforced composites
Authors: Shariyat M.
Published: December 2021

Two implicit progressive fatigue damage models that rely on new equivalent-damage and equivalent-stress criteria are presented for the prediction of various failure modes of the composites. The criteria are coupled with lamina-based and representative-volume-element-based damage progression approaches. The common concepts of residual strength and residual stiffness are revisited and modified. A fatigue life assessment algorithm that incorporates the strain-rate-dependence of the fatigue strengths and stiffnesses, and random and asynchronous changes of the stress components, distinct mean values, and phase shifts of the stress components is employed. New ideas and new post-processing procedures are employed in the current research. It is the first time that the significant impacts of the strain-rate-dependence of the properties of the composites on stress and fatigue life analyses are investigated. Results of the proposed fatigue criteria are first implemented to a composite plate with a complex lamination scheme under a random transverse load and the predicted fatigue lives are verified by the experimental results. Then, these criteria are implemented to a composite chassis frame of an SUV car under realistic random road inputs and the theoretical results are verified by the experimental results. Results confirm the significant role of the strain-rate-dependence effects on the fatigue lives.
Methodical basis of formation of digital space performance of contractual construction works
Authors: Bondar O.A. , Yesipenko A.D. , Terentyev О.О. , Verenich O.V. , Petrenko H.S.
Published: December 2021

The article searches for an appropriate methodology for the formation of methodological and formal analytical basis for the modernization of models of construction organization based on BIM models.

The leading area of application of BIM-technologies in construction is the transformation of disparate graphic and tabular elements from the design and estimate documentation into a single system of info-graphic graphic modules, which are integrated by a single information retrieval system. However, in the realities of the domestic construction market and construction administration systems, BIM technologies remain an aid to the visual-graphic and analytical presentation of the content of a construction development project as an object of construction and investment. However, the strategic trend of this market is the formation of construction development as a single environment of the construction project and as a format of construction administration. Given such strategic dominants, there is a need to redirect and readjust the functional content and graph-analytical design of VIM-technologies to the peculiarities of preparation and organization of the construction development project cycle (BDP) – from promoting the initial investment product idea to the end of the development contract. BIM-technologies should no longer be considered solely as an additional tool for visualizing the progress of the project cycle.

It is substantiated that the digital space of the construction industry (construction projects, construction organizations-participants) in the development of information and communication technologies acquires the characteristics of an alternative construction business, which should function in a certain transformed environment of construction development projects. Technologies directly related to design and construction (BIM, augmented reality, laser scanning, etc.) increase the efficiency of investment and construction projects, while digital data analysis systems contribute to a better understanding of construction market trends.
Selection of formwork systems for arrangement of monolithic columns according to the method of integer rating of laborability and process duration
Authors: Tonkacheev G. , Tonkacheev V. , Nosach K.
Published: December 2021

The relevance of this article is related to the problem of standardization of technological processes in which there is construction equipment for concrete work. Almost all construction processes are performed using construction equipment. The arrangement of monolithic structures is accompanied by the processes of installation and dismantling of the formwork. It is impossible to make a reasonable choice of options for equipping construction processes according to the existing standard time norms. For all possible variants of column formwork, almost the same time norms are used [1].

The article considers the comparison of several formwork options for the installation of monolithic reinforced concrete columns of frame structures. To determine the duration and complexity of the process used the method of integer rationing [2], which allows taking into account even minor changes in the formwork. Calculation by this method makes it possible to select the most effective options for formwork. As a basis, this technique uses an analysis of the number of actions and responsibilities of these actions in relation to the quality of the process and its reliability.

Any construction equipment is characterized by structural and technological versatility, which also affects the choice of options conditions of the process, so the article provides an analysis of these factors in terms of quality. If in the structure of the structure there are columns with different cross-sectional dimensions or heights, the preference is given to formwork options with greater structural versatility.

The material of the article opens a whole direction for further research in the field of construction equipment in other processes.
FORRAGEIRAS TROPICAIS EM CONSÓRCIO COM MILHO E ADUBAÇÃO NITROGENADA SOBRE AS PROPRIEDADES FÍSICAS DO SOLO
Authors: Mattei Eloisa , Rabello de Oliveira Paulo Sérgio , Costa Crusciol Carlos Alexandre , Rocha de Moraes Rego Carlos Augusto , Piano Jeferson Tiago , Da Silveira Lucas
Published: December 2021

Os sistemas integrados de produção lavoura-pecuária (SIPAs) em associação ao sistema de semeadura direta, sofrem ação do pisoteio animal ou do tráfego intenso de máquinas agrícolas, podendo resultar em alterações nas propriedades físicas do solo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da adubação nitrogenada e manejos das forrageiras tropicais nas propriedades físicas do solo. O experimento foi realizado entre outubro de 2017 e janeiro de 2020, em Marechal Cândido Rondon – PR, em blocos ao acaso, com parcelas sub-subdivididas com uma testemunha adicional e quatro repetições. As parcelas foram constituídas por duas espécies forrageiras consorciadas com o milho: Urochloa brizantha e Magathyrsus maximum, mais a testemunha adicional (milho solteiro). As subparcelas consistiram nos manejos das forrageiras: fenação e pastejo; e nas sub-subparcelas, a presença ou ausência de adubação nitrogenada. Foram determinadas: densidade do solo (Ds), porosidade total (Pt), macro (Ma) e microporosidade (Mi), além da resistência do solo à penetração (Rp). A utilização de nitrogênio (N) em cobertura nas forrageiras após os manejos, aumentou a quantidade de Ma na camada de 0-0,05 m para o primeiro ano. Os valores de Ds estão acima do limite considerado crítico para o desenvolvimento das plantas, porém, com tendência à redução. A adoção do SIPA, independente da espécie forrageira utilizada e manejo adotado, seja fenação ou pastejo, não comprometeu a qualidade física do solo, sendo assim, uma ótima alternativa para a diversificação da produção na propriedade.
Interruption of mother-to-child transmission and detection and treatment of children of infected mothers as a contribution to eradicate Chagas disease in Europe
Authors: Sosa-Estani S. , Alvar J. , Sancho J. , Aparicio Azcárraga P. , Ciscar M. , Gold S. , Labrador Cañadas M.V. , Pécoul B. , Rivero M. , Gerardo Castellanos L.
Published: December 2021

Chagas disease is grouped among the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), according to the classification of WHO and among the Neglected Infectious Diseases susceptible to be eliminated according to PAHO (EID). Chagas disease is the most common NTD (or EID) in wide areas of South and Central America where the vector – an insect, which transmits the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi via its bite – and the great majority of patients live. However, due to population movements, this disease has now become a global problem, especially in the USA and Spain. The control of transmission by the vector or by blood transfusions has progressed considerably. However, transmission by other routes, namely oral and mother-to-child are still a challenge in regards of control and access to health care. In the countries where transmission by the vector doesn’t take place, vertical transmission is the main route of transmission. Taking into account that there is a huge gap in diagnosing and treating patients suffering from Chagas disease, early diagnosis and treatment of infected women in childbearing age, pregnant women and children, as well as asymptomatic infected people, is an important contribution towards the control of this disease which is potentially fatal if left untreated. Aiming for this objective, all available tools should be optimized and implemented. There are several countries and regions already implementing this strategy in this particular group of women and children. The advances achieved are a good example of the collaboration between organizations and institutions in the public and private sectors, although a greater political commitment is needed in order to achieve Chagas elimination as a public health problem by 2030 as promoted by the ETMI-Plus strategy established by PAHO, the new WHO-NTD road map, the UN sustainable development goals (SDG) and the program “No baby with Chagas” launched by the SEGIB.
The Effects of School-based Physical Exercise With Different Cognitive Loads on Executive Functions
Authors:   Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran., Mardasangi Dulabi Shohre , Ghasemian Mohammadreza ,   Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran., Aslankhani Mohammadali ,   Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.
Published: December 2021

Introduction: The present study aimed to compare the effects of 3 school-based physical exercises with different levels of cognitive engagement on executive functions. Materials and Methods: In total, 47 students aged 13-14 years were randomly divided into 3 groups, as follows: the Integrated Physical and Cognitive (IPC) exercise, peer physical exercise group (with the same physical challenge), and control group (the routine physical education program). A Continuous Performance Test (CPT), the N-back test, and the Stroop test were used to evaluate executive functions in pretest and posttest. Results: The obtained results indicated that the IPC group significantly improved more than the other groups on the executive functions. Accordingly, physical exercise with a higher cognitive load benefitted both speed and accuracy on cognitive tasks significantly more than the same physical activity alone. Conclusion: Therefore, in the integrated physical and cognitive exercise, the cognitive and physiological effects of this training style interact with each other; therefore, their beneficial effects can be gradually increased, while interventions that only focus on the physical dimension would be less effective in promoting cognitive functions.
Effect of Kinesio Taping on Ankle Joint Kinematics During Landing on Stable and Unstable Surfaces in Ankle Sprain and Health Persons
Authors:   Department of Sport Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran., Baghbani Mohammad , Amiri-Khorasani Mohammadtaghi ,   Department of Sport Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran., Daneshjoo Abdolhamid ,   Department of Pathology and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
Published: December 2021

Background and Aims: Landing is a typical sports motion that can create impact force 2-12 times of body weight, and finally, it’s one of the main reasons for non-contact injuries in ankle ligaments. Specialized. The usual effects of Kinesio tape include increasing proprioception, health direction of joints, reducing pain, and raising pressure on nervous tissue. The study aimed to investigate the effect of Kinesio taping on ankle joint kinematics during landing on stiff and soft surfaces in ankle sprain and healthy persons. Methods: The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with a two-group design in control groups (without ankle sprain) and experimental (with an ankle sprain). A total of 30 male students of the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman were purposefully and accessibly selected and divided into two groups with (15 students) and without ankle sprains (15 students). Then, they performed both landing operations on stable and unstable surfaces, with and without Kinesio tape. Maximum dorsi and plantar flexion, supination, pronation and maximum ankle angular velocity parameters were recorded by a three-dimensional motion analysis system. Statistical analysis was performed using independent t-test and repeated measures analysis of variance at the significant level of 0.05. Results: There was no significant reduction in plantar flexion of the ankle in healthy and twisted individuals while landing on stable and unstable surfaces with and without Kinesio tape (P≤0.07), but there was a significant reduction in the dorsiflexion in both groups(P≤0.001). On the other hand, there was no significant decrease in pronation (P≤0.66), but there was a significant decrease in foot supination (P≤0.001). Conclusion: Generally, Kinesio tape in recovery ankle movement is offered to persons for ankle sprain. Thus recommendation landing exercises fare with more flexion angle and less knee joint valgus and more dorsiflexion angle at ankle joint and preferable on the unstable surfaces.
Comparison of Balance and Strength of Lower Limb Muscles Between two Groups of People With Covid-19 and Healthy Ones: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors:   Department of Sports Management and Biomechanics, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran., Jafarnezhadgero Amir Ali , Hoseinpour Amin ,   Department of Sports Management and Biomechanics, Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
Published: December 2021

Background and Aims This study evaluated dynamic balance, quadriceps, and hamstring strength in individuals with Covid 19 compared with healthy control ones. Methods A total of 30 people were divided into two groups, including healthy people (n=15) and people with Covid-19. Dynamic balance was measured using the star excursion balance test. A dynamometer performed lower limb muscle strength measurements. An independent t-test was used to compare the two groups statistically. The significance level was considered 0.05. Results Quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength were similar in both groups (P>0.05). The results showed that the values of dynamic balance in the lateral (P=0.001), medial (P=0.001), and posterior medial (P=0.001) directions were significantly lower in the group with Covid-19 than that in the healthy group. Conclusion In general, the balance of people with Covid-19 was significantly lower than the healthy group. Decreased balance due to this disease can increase the risk of injury. There was no significant difference in lower limb muscle strength in patients with Covid-19 compared with healthy individuals. Perhaps more research is needed in the future to prove this better.
Lexicаl-Semantic and Syntactic Valency of Language Representations of the Emotional World in the Poem “Then, fare thee well” by T. Mооre
Authors: Diehl A. V.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of the specificity of the lexical-semantic and syntactic valency of lexical units nominating emotions in the poem “Then, fare thee well” by T. Moore. The relevance of this study lies in the fact that it has been carried out in line with the linguo-cognitive paradigm and aims to identify the specifics of the compatibility of emotions nominations with other lexical units verbalizing the fragment of the concept “the emotional world”. The novelty of the research is associated with its anthropocentric orientation and interdisciplinary nature of the interpretation of the material, which implies the study of the artistic concept sphere “the emotional world” on the material of the poem “Then, fare thee well” by T. Moore from the standpoint of cognitive linguistics, psychology and literary criticism.

Methodology and sources. The theoretical basis of this research is presented by the works of scientists V.Yu. Apresjan, E.V. Galeeva, N.A. Krasavskii, I.N. Kucher, S.G. Lyubova, K.O. Pogosova, E.A. Rozhnova, who considered the essence of emotional concepts as culturally conditioned mental constructs, i.e. directly related to the worldview of representatives of a particular ethnic group.

In the article we use the following research methods: the method of definitional analysis, the functional-semantic method, the method of component analysis, the descriptive method, as well as methods of continuous sampling and quantitative data processing.

Results and discussion. In the present study, the classification of lexical units verbalizing the manifestations of emotional states in the poem “Then, fare thee well” by T. Moore has been made. In the semantic structure of the lexemes under consideration, we highlight and categorize the semes marked by the correlation with the emotional sphere of people. The linguo-cognitive analysis of the lexic and syntactic valency of the primary and secondary nominations of emotions, carried out in the work, revealed the specifics of the conceptualization of emotional states and experiences in the individual author's picture of the world.

Conclusion. It has been established that the artistic conceptual sphere “emotional world” in the poem “Then, fare thee well” by T. Moore consists of two closely interrelated concepts – “negative emotions” and “positive emotions”, verbalized by lexemes nominating a wide range of emotional experiences of the lyrical character. It is concluded that the associative-figurative characteristics attributed to a specific emotion in the artistic world of the author carry valuable culturally relevant information about the individual characteristics of the interpretation of emotional concepts both by the poet himself and by the “naïve” thinking of an English-speaking person as a representative of his language and culture.
Russian Tourism in the Era of the Covid-19 Pandemic: New Trends
Authors: Vostrova E. A.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. The era of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on changes in various areas of our society, and also predetermined the transformation of the Russian tourism industry. The purpose of the work is to identify new trends in Russian tourism in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methodology and sources. The study used the method of selective observation and the method of forecasting, carried out the sociological analysis of the works of modern scientists N.A. Voskolovich, I.V. Loguntsova, B.M. Eidelman, O.A. Bunakov, L.R. Fakhrutdinova, V. Durly and the large-scale study of the impact of the pandemic on the tourism industry in Russia (906 respondents).

Results and discussion. The author has deepened his understanding of the process of de-globalization in relation to Russian tourism during a pandemic. The pandemic is accelerating de-globalization, the megatrend that could become strategic in tourism for the foreseeable future. This experience will contribute to the emergence and popularization of new tourism trends: the increase in the number of travel near the place of residence and within the country, the spread of digitalization, the personalization of travel offers, travel planning with safety in mind and attention to the sanitary and epidemiological situation, an increase in ecotourism and excursion tourism, an increase in the number of car trips, as well as the reorientation of some tourists from hotels to short-term rental housing.

Conclusion. From a futuristic perspective, the pandemic has greatly benefited the panorama of events unfolding before our eyes. The pandemic, speaking in futuristic terms, can be classified as a “black swan”. This is the social experiment on a global scale, which determines the emergence of new tourism trends, and also forms in the eyes of the public the special attitude towards Russian tourism as a truly important industry.
Relaxamento Guiado como Prática Integrativa para Mulheres Submetidas à Radioterapia
Authors: Siqueira Lais Reis , Therrier Sterline , Agostinho Kamilla Maestá , Souza Júnior Edison Vitório de , Resck Zélia Marilda Rodrigues , Sawada Namie Okino
Published: December 2021

Introdução: O câncer de mama ocupa uma das primeiras posições das neoplasias malignas em mulheres. Entre os tipos de tratamento, está a radioterapia que, apesar de ser um método seguro, traz diversos efeitos colaterais que prejudicam a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde. Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito da prática integrativa e complementar de relaxamento com visualização guiada na melhora da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de mulheres com câncer de mama submetidas à radioterapia. Método: Pesquisa quantitativa, quase-experimental, do tipo pré e pós-teste, realizada com 25 mulheres com câncer de mama submetidas à radioterapia em um Centro de Oncologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, entre julho de 2019 a março de 2020. Foram coletados dados sobre aspectos sociodemográficos e clínicos, e utilizado o instrumento Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 da European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC QLQ-C30) para avaliação da qualidade de vida, aplicado em três momentos do tratamento. As seções de relaxamento foram aplicadas três vezes na semana durante todo o tratamento radioterápico. Resultados: A maioria das pacientes se encontrava na faixa etária de 41-60 anos, com nível médio de escolaridade, aposentadas, católicas, brancas, casadas e em estadiamento IIA. Os escores relacionados às escalas funcionais apresentaram melhora ao longo do tratamento. Para a escala de sintomas, os prevalentes foram insônia, constipação e fadiga. Conclusão: A prática de relaxamento foi eficaz na melhora dos domínios da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde, sendo uma prática de baixo custo que pode ser aplicada por profissionais treinados.
Análise comparativa da geração de resíduos entre o light steel framing e a construção convencional
Authors: Souza Whadson Viana da Silva , Santos Júnior Edmilson , Lima Lívia Ramos
Published: December 2021

Devido ao grande consumo de recursos naturais, elevado consumo de energia, poluição ambiental e geração de resíduos, a construção civil é classificada como uma atividade altamente desgastante para o meio ambiente. Tendo em vista que, no Brasil, são utilizadas técnicas tradicionais de construção que trazem consigo prejuízos financeiros e ambientais durante todo o processo de construção, o presente artigo, visa responder: seria possível encontrar uma via que vise reduzir os danos ambientais e que seja financeiramente viável? Neste contexto, abordaremos o light steel framing (LSF), que tem se apresentado como uma excelente alternativa nestes quesitos, servindo como contraponto direto aos sistemas convencionais amplamente utilizados. Portanto, esta pesquisa, feita a partir de estudos bibliográficos, tem como objetivo principal comparar a geração de resíduos da construção civil (RCC), o light steel framing e as construções convencionais. A partir da análise feita, os resultados mostram que construções utilizando o método LSF, geram quantidades significativamente menores de resíduos quando comparadas com alvenaria convencional, possuindo também menor associação a impactos ambientais, sendo considerada uma prática menos agressiva e mais sustentável.
Galicia, a forza da palabra: Guía da exposición
Authors:   Real Academia Galega
Published: December 2021

Guía da exposición conmemorativa do centenario da fundación da Real Academia Galega, celebrada entre o 17 de novembro de 2006 e o 16 de febreiro de 2007 na sede da Fundación Caixa Galicia da Coruña.
Seppur informali: l'invisibilità urbana dei gruppi religiosi. Un'ipotesi esplorativa per un centro culturale Sikh a Roma
Authors: Omenetto Silvia , Giorda Maria Chiara
Published: December 2021

A partire dall'"informalita" e dall'"invisibilita" urbana che connotano la condizione di alcuni gruppi religiosi in Italia, l'articolo presenta una possibile soluzione architettonica e urbanistica: la conversione di un cinema romano nel primo centro culturale Sikh in Italia attraverso l'adozione di un approccio interdisciplinare basato sui metodi della geografia delle religioni.
Un nuovo ruolo per consumatori, imprese e finanza nella regolazione dei settori energia-clima
Authors: Biancardi Alberto
Published: December 2021

Questo articolo prende avvio da una sintetica illustrazione del ruolo e degli obiet-tivi che le liberalizzazioni e la regolazione economica hanno avuto dagli ultimi due decenni del secolo scorso a oggi. Tutto ciò anche perché questo è ancora il modello di riferimento contenuto nelle norme comunitarie vigenti per i settori dell'energia e che resta parte integrante del Green New Deal. La crescente consapevolezza delle conseguenze derivanti dal climate change e della disponibilità di nuove tecnologie nei settori energetici, nonché in quelli a questi contigui, fra i vari impulsi al cambiamento che sta generando, sta metten-do in discussione anche questo modello di riferimento. L'articolo, illustrati i motivi che stanno alla base di questa messa in discussione e i principali punti aperti di questo confronto, si focalizza sul nuovo ruolo che consumatori, imprese e settore finanziario possono avere nella gestione del cambiamento climatico e della adozione delle medesime nuove tecnologie.
Prospettive trasformative di educazione genitoriale: itinerari di sviluppo e traiettorie teorico-operative
Authors: Mura Antonello , Bullegas Daniele
Published: December 2021

La presenza di una condizione di disabilità può modificare profondamente l'assetto familiare in termini organizzativi, relazionali e affettivi, influendo significativamente sulle capacità e sulle risorse genitoriali. Per tale ragione, diviene importante predisporre e implementare interventi efficaci nel supportare i genitori di fronte a simili sfide, anche al fine di sostenere quei processi inclusivi con cui le famiglie, la scuola e l'intera società sono chiamate a confrontarsi in un percorso dinamico e continuo di intervento, di ricerca e di formazione. Attraverso una revisione della letteratura internazionale, il presente lavoro restituisce gli esiti di una ricerca qualitativa che evidenzia in che termini e con quali modalità, all'interno del paradigma dell'Adult Education, l'approccio trasformativo abbia trovato concreta applicazione nell'ambito dell'educazione genitoriale. L'indagine di revisione, condotta su dieci studi empirici, prende in considerazione le esperienze e le percezioni dei genitori che hanno partecipato a programmi di supporto parentale. L'analisi ha permesso di elaborare tre temi principali: (1) le trasformazioni genitoriali, (2) il dispositivo formativo e (3) i genitori in transizione. I risultati riportati lasciano emergere la possibilità di delineare, sotto il profilo teorico e operativo, un modello di intervento e di supporto che, coerentemente con la teoria dell'apprendimento trasformativo, può incidere sulle prospettive di significato e sulle pratiche educative e di cura genitoriali.
Un curricolo scolastico senza barriere: la prospettiva inclusiva dell'Universal Design for Learning
Authors: Montanari Mirca , Ruzzante Giorgia
Published: December 2021

La drammatica pandemia mondiale, nel far emergere debolezze e fragilità riguardo le metodologie, le pratiche, le strategie didattiche e educative tradizionali, ha contribuito alla creazione di innovative modalità di apprendimento che possono segnare la strada per un ripensamento dell'intero sistema formativo ispirato a modelli inclusivi come quello dell'Universal Design for Learning. L'articolo presenta la prospettiva dell'UDL, intesa come didattica capace di essere, fin dalla progettazione, inclusiva per tutti gli studenti della classe. Tale approccio viene poi messo in relazione dialettica con il modello bio-psico-sociale dell'ICF e i suoi costrutti di contesto, barriera e facilitatore, oltre che con i recenti modelli nazionali di PEI.
Inclusive Education in Emergencies: sfide e prospettive
Authors: Taddei Arianna
Published: December 2021

Lo scenario internazionale restituisce una situazione allarmante sulle condizioni dell'infanzia nei contesti di emergenza umanitaria, determinati da catastrofi naturali, guerre e pandemie. Per molti anni le dimensioni di emergenza, educazione ed inclusione apparivano inconciliabili, fino a quando le politiche di cooperazione internazionale hanno iniziato ad adottare un approccio che si avvale dell'educazione e dell'inclusione come strumenti e dimensioni irrinunciabili nei contesti di crisi per la tutela dei diritti dell'infanzia. Le difficoltà presenti in questo tipo di intervento sono numerose ed eterogenee aprendo la riflessione pedagogica a domande fondamentali sul significato di un intervento educativo durante una crisi umanitaria, sulla possibilità di individuare gli assi pedagogici da adottare sulla base del contesto sociale culturale e politico ed infine, sull'importanza di garantire un approccio inclusivo. La riflessione si snoda attraverso l'analisi dell'approccio didattico inclusivo "Diamond Kite Project" (DkiteP) all'interno della Striscia di Gaza, avvalendosi delle testimonianze di tre attori chiave intervenuti a vario titolo nel processo di ideazione, formazione e implementazione dello strumento in ambito scolastico. L'analisi in merito al DkiteP ha messo in evidenza alcune questioni rilevanti connesse alla cornice teorica sull'Education in Emergencies (EiE): prima fra tutte, la sfida dell'inclusione scolastica nei contesti di emergenza si conferma tanto complessa quanto necessaria.
Non-financial disclosure and women on board: Is a mandatory approach on gender quotas effective to increase communication quality?
Authors: Miccini Rebecca
Published: December 2021

The present study investigates the effects of women on companies' boards on the quality of non-financial information, and the influence that a mandatory ap-proach has on this relationship. Previous studies have dealt with analysing the ef-fects of female presence on CSR or ESG information, but few pieces of research have taken into account other strands of non-financial information and have re-sorted to an index to measure its quality. Therefore, this study aims to contribute by extending the analysis to any type of non-financial information communicated by a company. Moreover, the present research contributes to the strand of litera-ture investigating the role of women on companies' boards. In fact, the results of the OLS regression analysis demonstrated that the presence of women with an ex-ecutive role positively influences the quality of disclosure in Italy, and this rela-tionship is not influenced by the advanced stage of application of the regulation on gender quotas. Moreover, disclosure quality is significantly higher for firms that disclose a non-financial statement. Nevertheless, the study suffers from some limi-tations with respect to the sample size and the analysis of the trend in reporting af-ter the introduction of Directive 2014/95/EU.
Fantasia sessuale, fantasia inconscia e dinamiche dell'attaccamento
Authors: Clulow Christopher
Published: December 2021

Questo articolo esplora la fantasia sessuale come un'articolazione della fantasia inconscia nelle relazioni di coppia. Attingendo a modelli di attaccamento e prestando attenzione a stati mentali di "finzione" ed "equivalenza psichica", considera il potenziale dei partner di com-binarsi nell'attuazione di fantasie inconsce condivise attraverso incontri sessuali guidati dalla fantasia. In questo contesto vengono fatte osservazioni sulle diverse forme di relazione ogget-tuale narcisistica e vengono suggerite alcune implicazioni per i terapisti di coppia.
Conscio latente e inconscio manifesto. Ian Mc Ewan: Il giardino di cemento
Authors: Bonucci Cristina
Published: December 2021

Attraverso lo sguardo di quattro ragazzi, improvvisamente orfani di entrambi i genitori, Io scritto traccia e ritesse la mappa dei difficili rapporti di famiglia e delle difficoltà della crescita, laddove il sotteso si impone, e prende il sopravvento, a scapito delle difese.
Mondi familiari diversi alle prese con l'evoluzione del tempo
Authors: Boccara Paolo
Published: December 2021

Due serie televisive molto famose e molto diverse tra loro, che ben rappresentano visiva-mente e con la stessa intensità l'influenza del tempo nella vita affettiva dei personaggi di due grandi famiglie, dimostrando che presente, passato e futuro sono modalità temporali che si de-terminano e si modellano a vicenda.
Proposte per l'attuazione del PNRR in sanità: governance, riparto, fattori abilitanti e linee realizzative delle missioni
Authors: Anessi Pessina Eugenio , Cicchetti Americo , Spandonaro Federico , Polistena Barbara , D’Angela Daniela , Masella Cristina , Costa Giuseppe , Nuti Sabina , Vola Federico , Vainieri Milena , Compagni Amelia , Fattore Giovanni , Longo Francesco , Bobini Michela , Meda Francesca , Buongiorno Sottoriva Claudio
Published: December 2021

Il PNRR è un documento di alta visione e di allocazione di importanti risorse di investimento per il SSN che devono garantire valore entro 5 anni, per ottenere l'effettivo riconoscimento finanziario da parte della EU e giustificare l'aumento del debito per le generazioni future. La partita attuativa è, quindi, solo iniziata e durerà 5 anni: un tempo breve in cui occorre definire la progettazione esecutiva per ogni misura, costruire pianificazioni regionali, attuare le politiche nelle singole aziende sanitarie locali. Il successo non può allora considerarsi scontato, richiedendo grande coesione di intenti, da perseguirsi con un forte impegno finalizzato a creare convergenze e collaborazione istituzionale. Nell'ottica descritta, un gruppo di studiosi di economia, management e politiche sanitarie, appartenenti a sei università, ha ritenuto di confrontarsi sul tema, ed esperire il tentativo di trovare una convergenza di visioni sul futuro del SSN (e del suo ruolo nelle politiche economiche e sociali del Paese), da consegnare alla valutazione delle istituzioni e al dibattito scientifico. Questa spontanea iniziativa ha permesso di elaborare delle proposte attuative sulla governance e sul riparto del PNRR, sull'autonomia e i vincoli per le regioni e le loro aziende, sullo sviluppo dei fattori abilitanti e sulla progettazione organizzativa e operativa delle diverse missioni del PNRR.
Premature immunosenescence: role of stress-related factors
Authors: E. Bauer Moisés
Published: December 2021

The ageing of the immune system, immunosenescence, is associated with important remodelling changes in all lymphoid organs and its cells. However, the pace of ageing differs between people with the same chronological age, indicating that it may be thus influenced by extrinsic factors, including the chronic stress. In fact, young adults under chronic psychosocial stress may present immunosenescence features similarly to those found in older adults. Immunosenescence contributes to the onset and clinical course of age-related diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This article reviews that premature immunosenescence is observed in adults under chronic psychological stress as well as in healthy adolescents with history of childhood maltreatment. Superimposing stress during ageing is associated with further decline in adaptive immunity, increased inflammaging, accelerated cellular senescence and increased susceptibility to infections. This is of great interest for the COVID-19 pandemic, making the chronically stressed older adults of particular risk for worsen disease outcomes and poor vaccine responses.
Biomeccanica umana, stress e immunità
Authors: Barsotti Nicola
Published: December 2021

La ricerca scientifica, negli ultimi anni, sta sempre più mettendo in risalto la complessità delle relazioni Pnei esistenti tra l'essere umano ed il suo ambiente, sia interno che esterno. Conoscerne i meccanismi è fondamentale per comprendere la salute e la malattia, ma anche per pianificare strategie terapeutiche sempre più efficaci. La seguente revisione narrativa ha lo scopo di mettere in evidenza, in senso bidirezionale, la relazione strutturale e funzionale tra la biomeccanica umana, l'attivazione dell'asse dello stress e la conseguente stimolazione in senso infiammatorio dei leucociti. Nello specifico, considerando che molte cellule immunitarie hanno come terreno di azione la fascia, viene posta attenzione alla reciproca influenza tra i vari costituenti di quest'ultima e le cellule immunitarie. Scopo ultimo dell'articolo, infatti, è contribuire alla promozione di una clinica integrata nell'assistenza sanitaria dei pazienti affetti da patologie muscolo-scheletriche e/o infiammatorie croniche.
Forme della narrazione, Mito e fiaba tra continuità e cambiamento
Authors: Lombardozzi Alfredo
Published: December 2021

Nel lavoro vengono sviluppati alcuni temi relativi alla funzione del-la fiaba e del mito nel setting terapeutico, a partire da considerazioni sull'approccio agli studi sulle narrative tradizionali e le culture che le rappresentano da un vertice psicoanalitico. L'attenzione è centrata sul cambiamento delle funzioni narrative nei miti e nelle fiabe contempo-ranee in un contesto di grandi trasformazioni sul piano sociale che comporta importanti ricadute sulla psicologia individuale e di gruppo. Attraverso un approfondimento delle funzioni terapeutiche in alcuni contesti clinici individuali e di gruppo viene portata avanti una prospet-tiva interdisciplinare che coniuga l'analisi antropologica alla dimensio-ne teorico-clinica psicoanalitica.
Continuità e Discontinuità in seduta: i ritardi
Authors: Mosca Maria N.
Published: December 2021

Il lavoro si propone di riportare l'attenzione su aspetti clinici, come ad esempio i "ritardi in seduta", alla luce dei concetti di continuità e di-scontinuità analitica. Si asserisce che la continuità analitica è segnata dal discontinuo e dal discreto, come ad esempio nelle rotture di setting. Si prende in considerazioni una vignetta clinica in cui la paziente fa dei ritardi prima di iniziare la seduta. Vale a dire che all'interno dell'orario della seduta spende del tempo fuori dal setting, in un "luogo altro". Percorrendo i concetti di Continuo e di Discreto in psicoanalisi, di-versi autori, propongono un modello di esplorazione del funzionamen-to psichico. In tale contesto di ricerca si fa la distinzione tra Relazione e Rapporto, equivalente alla distinzione di Continuo/Relazione (e di-scon¬tinuo) e Discreto/Rapporto. La Relazione analitica riguarda la con-tinuità nella sua funzione. La Realtà così come il Rapporto farebbero parte del discreto-concreto, e ne prenderebbero il sopravvento nelle rotture del setting, come si evince dal riferimento clinico.
Cambiamento e continuità. La Supervisione in psicoterapia psicoanalitica
Authors: Metrangolo Roberto
Published: December 2021

La supervisione è un aspetto centrale nella complessa formazione in psicoterapia psicoanalitica e, in quanto tale, la riflessione su questo specifico tema interessa le istituzioni psicoanalitiche a più livelli. L'autore descrive alcuni problemi che l'area delle supervisioni, nella formazione in psicoterapia psicoanalitica, presenta in ragione dei cam-biamenti nelle norme che riguardano la specializzazione in psicotera-pia, nella popolazione di allievi e nelle forme di realizzazione dell'esperienze di tirocinio. Attraverso un dettagliato excursus si deli-neano aspetti di cambiamento e di continuità nel modo di intendere e di approcciare la supervisione. In particolare, viene sottolineata la ne-cessità di un "alleanza" degli attori della formazione, all'interno della Scuola di Specializzazione, che necessita di condizioni culturali, emo-tive e, più specificatamente, teorico-cliniche adatte ad uno scenario nuovo. Attraversando l'analisi del costrutto teorico di "alleanza di ap-prendimento" il lavoro delinea, da diverse prospettive, le condizioni di un processo formativo fertile e creativo che riguarda il campo delle supervisioni.
Le vicissitudini dell'ansia per il paziente cardiopatico. La riabilitazione cardiologica come ponte verso una maggiore consapevolezza di s&
Authors: Caccamo Floriana , Marogna Cristina , Turchet Camilla , Sava Vito , Carlon Roberto , Pinton Alessandro
Published: December 2021

Comprendere i fattori che influenzano la riabilitazione dei pazienti dopo un evento coronarico acuto è importante per ridurre il rischio di complicanze o il verificarsi di nuovi episodi. Il percorso riabilitativo successivo all'evento acuto è influenzato da fattori fisiologici e psicologici; tra questi, l'ansia è implicata sianell'esordio della malattia che nel percorso di guarigione. La letteratura fornisce risultati contrastanti rispetto al ruolo giocato dall'ansia nelle malattie cardiache. Sono necessarie quindi ulteriori indagini per comprendere se sia un fattore di rischio o un fattore protettivo. L'obiettivo di questo studio è quello di determinare come cambiano i livelli di ansia in pazienti che hanno aderito a un programma di Riabilitazione Cardiologica in relazione alla consapevolezza sulla propria condizione di salute. La ricerca si propone in particolare di studiare il cambiamento dei due fattori dall'inizio del programma riabilitativo (pre-test) e alla sua conclusione (post-test). I risultati delle analisi statistiche mostrano che i pazienti al post-test risultano più ansiosi e stressati rispetto al pre-test ma anche più consapevoli rispetto alla durata della malattia. Questi risultati suggeriscono che il fattore ansia dopo il percorso riabilitativo può essere considerato generativo alla luce di un effettivo aumento della consapevolezza della malattia.