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The present study starts from the idea that the abandonment of small centres in inner areas can be contrasted through sustainable and innovative strategies The regeneration of the depopulating centres is possible only investing in the territorial capital and the endogenous resources assuming at the base a "project of knowledge" of the potential present therein. It means committing to safeguarding the cultural and landscaping heritage by experimenting with new design paradigms as briefly represented in the "ecoborghi" pilot project. The aim of the research is to restore and enhance the original meaning of small centres through a re-reading of the real conditions and a re-proposal of the potential and opportunities for qualitative development starting from the great historical-cultural heritage in the essential interaction between protection, maintenance and management of historical landscapes. To do this we propose the pilot project ecoborghi, an enhancement project aimed at redeveloping public spaces in historic centres that is an integral part of the Local Landscape Observatory. Longevity city: Urbanistica e qualità della vita. Un percorso virtuoso per garantire il ben-essere Si assume come principio base quello secondo il quale l’abbandono dei piccoli centri può essere contrastato attraverso un percorso virtuoso che garantisca una strategia urbanistica diversa rispetto a quella fin qui attuata. Le considerazioni che seguono sono finalizzate a rendere sostenibile un percorso innovativo a favore delle aree interne e dei centri abbandonati. La rigenerazione dei centri in via di spopolamento è possibile solo se si riesce ad investire sul capitale territoriale e sulle risorse endogene assumendo alla base un “progetto di conoscenza” delle potenzialità presenti. Significa impegnarsi a salvaguardare il patrimonio culturale e paesaggistico sperimentando nuovi paradigmi progettuali per come rappresentati nel progetto pilota “ecoborghi”. Lo scopo della ricerca è di restituire ed esaltare il significato originario dei piccoli centri attraverso una ri-lettura delle reali condizioni e di una riproposizione delle potenzialità e delle opportunità di sviluppo qualitativo a partire dal grande patrimonio storico-culturale nell’imprescindibile interazione tra protezione, manutenzione e gestione dei paesaggi storici. Per fare ciò si propone Il progetto pilota ecoborghi, un progetto di valorizzazione volto a riqualificare spazi pubblici nei centri storici che è parte integrante dell’Osservatorio Locale del Paesaggio.

The Greek investigation on the anatomy of the eye and on its humors was extremely wide and yielded complex results. This knowledge was inherited by Latin literature, and underwent a systematic process of reduction and simplification in the texts of late antique authors (Vindicianus; Pseudo-Vindicianus). This paper aims to highlight what remains of the Greek reflection in the surviving Latin texts, from Celsus to Agnellus Ravennatis.

The normative content of the article 6 of the Italian Constitution, which establishes the protection of linguistic minorities, is one of the most beautiful expression of democracy and inclusion in our country. It guarantees positive protection in order to preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of minorities in accordance with the principles of pluralism and tolerance. Protection, cannot disregard the uses and customs that characterize it, from the history it has behind, it, from the particular use of public and private space. The characteristics and ways of experiencing the places of the house or town by the Arbëreshë minorities are unique and very interesting. It is unthinkable that the urban aspect of the settlements, the spatial and architectural differences that characterize them is left out in a project for the Arbëreshë minorities. It is essential to protect these places that are the theatre of all those artistic and cultural expressions that belong to this population and that need integrated conservation and safeguard projects. The knowledge of the territory is fundamental to understand the historical-geographical conditions that led to those forms of habitation and that today are disappearing due to a lack of urban planning of the villages that values the inhabited area rather than devaluing it. Thanks to the exclusive relationship with their natural environment, these places are very interesting in terms of biodiversity and landscaping. Gli insediamenti urbani delle comunità arbëreshë. Tutela e salvaguardia di un significativo patrimonio storico-culturale ed urbanistico Il contenuto normativo dell’articolo 6 della Costituzione, che sancisce la tutela delle minoranze linguistiche, costituisce una delle più belle espressioni di democrazia e di inclusione del nostro paese. Esso garantisce una tutela positiva al fine di conservare il patrimonio linguistico e culturale delle minoranze in conformità ai principi di pluralismo e tolleranza. La tutela, non può prescindere dagli usi e costumi che lo caratterizzano, dalla storia che ha alle spalle, dall’uso particolare dello spazio pubblico e privato. Le caratteristiche ed i modi di vivere i luoghi della casa o del paese da parte delle minoranze arbëreshë risultano uniche e molto interessanti. Non è pensabile che in un progetto di tutela delle minoranze arbëreshë venga tralasciato l’aspetto urbanistico degli insediamenti, le diversità spaziali e architettoniche che li caratterizzano. E’ fondamentale tutelare questi luoghi che sono teatro di tutte quelle espressioni artistiche e culturali che appartengono a questa popolazione e che necessitano di un progetto integrato di conservazione e di salvaguardia. La conoscenza del territorio è fondamentale per capire le condizioni storico-geografiche che hanno portato a quelle forme di abitato e che oggi vanno scomparendo a causa di una mancata programmazione urbanistica dei borghi che valorizzi l’abitato piuttosto che svalutarlo. Il rapporto così esclusivo con il territorio naturale fa di questi paesi angoli di biodiversità naturali e paesaggistici non indifferenti.

It is widely diffused and well-known that Contemporary urbanism faces problems and needs which are different from the past, and tackled with ethical tension and social commitment of great cultural value. The pattern of urban sprawl and incorrect local authority choices has, for the most part, been overcome. The need now is to give immediate response to the ongoing changes: environmental, social, and widespread disruption and poverty. New awareness, new responsibility, and a new urban culture is needed. A new way to design the territory in defense of the common good is also needed, which means first of all preserving historical heritage, ensuring fair distribution of rights, evaluating the consequences of interventions in the territory through the application of multi-attribute or multicriteria evaluation techniques. From this comes the need to elaborate a contemporary idea, how we want to build (and defend) our cities of the future and protect the landscape, and how a new design culture can become the road and the engine of this vision.

Questo articolo si focalizza sul commodity system delle insalate di “quarta gamma” in Italia, in particolare nella provincia di Bergamo e nella Piane del Sele. A partire dal dibattito su come il consenso sul cibo “Made in Italy”, con la sua attenzione esclusiva su un'idea di qualità legata a tradizione, artigianalità e sostenibilità ambientale, analizziamo la quarta gamma per interagire con molti processi che nell'agroalimentare italiano sono maggioritari, e sono legati a una produzione che è praticata (e si rappresenta orgogliosamente) come “industriale” e in cui vi sono definizioni molto differenti di cosa è “qualità”. Processi produttivi che anzi tendono a mettere in secondo piano il rapporto con il territorio e con la tradizione, che pongono problemi di sostenibilità ambientale e che, come nel caso qui trattato, vedono la stessa “terra” come un problema e non come un valore. Le insalate di quarta gamma appaiono interessanti da questo punto di vista, per vari motivi: tale prodotto viene venduto quasi esclusivamente nella grande distribuzione e ha rappresentato negli ultimi trent’anni una innovazione tanto nei consumi quanto nella produzione. Quest’ultima prevede infatti sia una riorganizzazione della fase agricola (in particolare, con lo sviluppo di un’agricoltura in serra) sia nuove tecnologie di trasformazione. L’articolo si basa su una ricerca empirica qualitativa, per la quale sono state realizzate 58 interviste in profondità, con produttori agricoli, dirigenti e tecnici di impianti di trasformazione, rappresentanti di cooperative e organizzazioni di produttori, funzionari sindacali, lavoratori, principalmente in Lombardia e in Campania. La struttura dell'articolo è la seguente: dapprima passeremo in rassegna le motivazioni per le quali un'analisi del commodity system dei prodotti di quarta gamma in Italia è interessante per approfondire la portata e le tensioni della “svolta della qualità” che viene definita come egemonica oggi in Italia; in seguito, descriveremo brevemente la struttura di questo commodity system. Passeremo poi alla descrizione e all'analisi di quanto emerso dalle interviste, in relazione in particolare a due temi: l'importanza dell'informatica e della logistica in questo commodity system e le rappresentazioni emerse nelle interviste in merito alla quarta gamma e, più in generale, all'agricoltura, vista come un “servizio” oltre che come un “prodotto” e in cui uno degli aspetti più importanti è quello di evitare la presenza di corpi estranei nelle buste.

This article presents the stakeholders of the Swiss Biotechnology sector. From academia to industry, from TechTransfer initiatives to state impulse programs, the sector has developed rapidly in the last years. Public Private Partnerships such as Life Science Clusters and collaborations between industry associations have proven to be an essential part for sustainable success for our national GDP. The author has extensive experience in the various sub-sectors.

Il mio percorso che ha oscillato tra militantismo e osservazione partecipante, mi ha portato a scegliere di proseguire le mie ricerche verso un'osservazione militante. Questa non è ispirata da imperativi ideologici ma "soltanto" dal desiderio del ricercatore di sposare la realtà per svelare la dinamica degli immaginari che sono utilizzati dagli individui o dai gruppi che gli danno corpo, per costruire o decostruire delle norme, degli spazi, dei luoghi, delle iniziative che modellano il nostro ambiente, la nostra storia e dunque i nostri riferimenti.

Mon parcours qui a oscillé entre militantisme au quotidien et observation participante, m'amène à choisir à poursuivre mes recherches vers une observation militante. Celle-ci n'est pas non plus dictée par des impératifs idéologiques, mais par ce désir du chercheur à épouser la réalité pour dévoiler la dynamique des imaginaires qui sont employés aussi bien par les individus que collectifs pour construire ou déconstruire des normes, des espaces, des lieux, des initiatives formant notre environnement, notre histoire et donc nos référents.

Land policy issues are not fully addressed in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. As IDPs return home, and lay claim to land and water use rights, disputes could threaten stability in south Sudan, the Three Areas, Darfur and eastern Sudan.

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The article focuses on the history of anti-feudal riots in the Calabria region of Italy during the 18th century. Particular focus is given to the period after Charles of Bourbon ascended to the throne of Naples, Italy in 1734. Historians have analyzed the judicial movement to limit the power of Barons and to improve the fiscal system. However, the author argues that many of these judicial claims were not satisfied in a way that limited the power of the feudal system and therefore many of the rural populations turned to violence as a means to affect change.

Summary: Introduction: Almost all organs can be involved in the infection by Epstein–Barr virus and consequently, the beginning symptoms of infectious mononucleosis may be different. Materials and methods: We report a case of infection by Epstein–Barr virus in a 17-year-old girl whose primary manifestation was an initially monolateral and subsequently bilateral dacryoadenitis. Results: The incidence of acute dacryoadenitis by Epstein–Barr virus is valued around one case per million people per year, but it is probably underestimated: it is due to infiltration of the lacrimal gland by activated lymphocytes. Discussion: An acute dacryoadenitis, especially when it affects a young adult and when bilateral, should guide the diagnostic and haematochemical and serological investigations towards a systemic disease such as infectious mononucleosis. It is almost always responsive to a systemic corticosteroid therapy, but in some cases it can progress towards a dacryocystitis and exceptionally towards the Sjögren syndrome. Appropriate and timely treatment will be able to reduce any subsequent complications. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Summary: Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic autoimmune disease, mainly poli-artycular, among wide-spread chronic inflammatory diseases, that cause pain, functional limitation, damage and joints deformations, and disability. It is characterized by turns of active inflammation and remission phases. Inflammation degree and persistence are associated to a bad functional prognosis and progressive joint disability. These patients management require a continuous valuation of inflammatory activity index of disease both therapeutic management and to prevent disablement process. We focus on many valuation index of joint disability and functional damage. Very important are both the scales of auto-values concerning the pain and the joint swelling and clinical data get by physician to valuate activity index of disease as defined by DAS28. Significant data come by health-related quality of life, disability and by AIMS2 (Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Summary: Introduction: The prophylaxis of thromboembolic events represents a key point in the modern management of patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), both paroxysmal and persistent/permanent. Up to now, vitamin K antagonist (VKA) drugs are the first choice in thromboembolic prophylaxis. Their treatment limitations have lead to development and clinical experimental use of new molecules aimed to overcome their limits. The new oral anticoagulants, such as dabigatran, a direct inhibitor of thrombin or rivaroxaban and apixaban, direct inhibitors of activated factor X, have been compared to warfarin in randomized clinical phase three trials (RCTs) for thromboembolic prevention in patients with non valvular AF with the aim to demonstrate their non inferiority when compared to warfarin. The results of these trials have been recently published. In this article the authors review the results of efficacy and safety of these three more recently published large RCTs. Conclusions: All RCTs, RE-LY for dabigatran, ROCKET-AF for rivaroxaban and ARISTOTLE for apixaban met the study end-points and demonstrated a good safety profile of each new oral anticoagulant, so promising a new era for thromboembolic prevention therapy in AF. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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Summary: Introduction: The Ten More Years of Life Project is a therapeutic education project developed by the Hypertension Working Group of the Cardarelli Hospital in Naples, Italy. It was designed reduce blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients by improving their compliance with physicians’ recommendations. Thanks to regional funding, the project was transferred from the hospital to the general practice setting. This article reports the preliminary results. Materials and methods: Eleven general practitioners (GP) participated in the project, and 821 hypertensive patients were enrolled. Patients were randomly assigned to the control group (Group C, n=420) or the intervention group (Group I, n=401). At baseline (t=0) and 12 months later (t=12), patients in both groups 1) filled out a 10-item multiple-choice questionnaire developed to evaluate the effect of the intervention on lifestyle modification, 2) responded to the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire, 3) had BP measured, laboratory data collected, and registration of current drug therapy. The Intervention Group patients took part in 3 interactive educational sessions held 2, 4, and 9 months after enrolment. The information was transmitted to patients by means of a printed leaflet, moderated group discussions, and role-playing sessions. The Control Group returned to the center 2, 4, and 9 months after enrolment and received the same information in verbal form from staff. Data were subjected to an intenton to treat analysis. Intergroup differences were evaluated with paired and unpaired t-test. Results: At the 12-month visit, significant reductions in BP (mm Hg) were observed in both groups: (Group I, t=0: systolic BP=137.3±15.6, diastolic BP=83.8±8.5; t=12: systolic BP=130.9±13.7, diastolic BP=81.4±7.9; Group C t=0: systolic BP=138.1±12.4, diastolic BP=84.7±6.8; t=12 systolic BP=134.0±10.8, diastolic BP=82.5±6.5) (P<0.001 in both cases). In group I, drug therapy decreased in 22.7% of the patients, increased in 11.7%, and was unchanged in 65.6%. Corresponding proportions in Group C were 12.1%, 32.6%, and 55.3%. The reduction in BP in group I was associated with better adherence to physicians’ recommendations; that observed in group C was associated with increased use of antihypertensive drugs. In group I, drug expenditures decreased by a mean of EUR 3.15 per capita per month (versus EUR 1.80 per capita per month in Group C). Significant improvements were noted in some aspects of the lifestyle in both groups, but the SF-36 revealed better results for Group I patients. Discussion and Conclusion: Therapeutic education is a powerful tool for improving blood pressure control. This experience highlights the importance of patient involvement in the management of hypertension. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Summary: The spondyloarthritides (or spondyloarthropathies) (SPAs) are chronic, inflammatory, rheumatic diseases of unknown origin, which share certain clinical, epidemiological, and genetic characteristics. They include ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis (also known as the Reiter Syndrome), psoriatic arthritis, enteropathic spondyloarthropathy (ulcerative colitis, Crohn''s disease), undifferentiated spondyloarthritis, juvenile spondyloarthritis, and formes frustes such as acute anterior uveitis, spondyloarthritic carditis, and balanitis circinata. In the past, the SPAs were considered variants of rheumatoid arthritis, but it is now clear that they differ from the latter disease in terms of the pattern of articular and extra-articular involvement, their lack of association with seropositivity for rheumatoid factor, and their strong association with sacro-iliac joint bacino= pelvis sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint the class I human leukocyte antigen B27. sacro-iliac joint bacino= pelvis sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint sacro-iliac joint Their general characteristics are axial involvement; enthesitis; peripheral arthritis involving the lower limbs, which is usually asymmetric; dactylitis; extra-articular manifestations involving the skin, eyes, bowel, and genitals. The musculoskeletal manifestations of the SPAs are due to inflammation at the level of the entheses. It is important to distinguish between the numerous clinical SPA variants based on analysis of symptoms, laboratory tests, and instrumental studies. Thanks to a greater understanding of the pathogenesis of the SPAs and the widespread availability of highly sensitive imaging modalities for their diagnosis, it is now possible to identify these diseases early and modify their course with effective therapy. This approach offers benefits to patients in terms of reduced morbidity and mortality and improved quality of life. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Summary: Introduction: The term scleroderma derives from the Greek words skleros, which means hard, and derma, which means skin. It refers to an acquired systemic inflammatory disease of the connective tissue --also known as systemic sclerosis (SSc)-- characterized by excessive collagen deposition in the skin and the internal organs that results in fibrosis. The typical vascular lesion in SSc leads to narrowing of the vessel lumen, intimal thickening, medial hypotrophy, and adventitial fibrosis of small muscular vessels, collagen deposition in the other matrix components of interstice, and the Raynaud phenomenon secondary to these widespread microvascular abnormalities. All these characteristics lead to a connective tissue re-modeling. Discussion: Several clinical studies utilize the American Rheumatology Association''s 1980 classification. However, these diagnostic criteria are unsatisfactory because they fail to take into consideration part of the disease spectrum. Early-phase SSc is characterized by the Raynaud phenomenon (in 90% of all patients), sclerodactyly, and positivity for SSc-specific autoantibodies (antinuclear antibodies, anti-topoisomerase I antibodies, anti-RNA polymerase I and III antibodies, anti-centromere antibodies, anti-fibrillarin antibodies, anti-PM-SCL antibodies).. It is necessary to reduce delays in the diagnosis of SSc. Conclusions: Patients with red-flag positivity (Raynaud phenomenon and digital edema) require Phase I SSc screening, which consists in capillaroscopic assessment of possible microvascular abnormalities. The work-up will then focus on inflammatory indices, renal function tests, and internal organ involvement (echocardiography, high-resolution computed tomography of the chest, diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Summary: Introduction: Squamous-cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer. It can develop on normal skin, actinic keratoses, leukoplakia, and burn scars. The tumor is characterized by remarkable variability at the macroscopic and histopathologic levels. Case report: A 93-year-old woman was admitted to nursing home with a diagnosis of dementia syndrome and squamous cell nodular carcinoma on cheeks and neck region. The physical examination revealed firm, black excrescences with irregular surfaces over both cheekbones, which were roughly the size of hazelnuts. Similar nodules were present with ulcers on other areas of the face. The patient was admitted to the day hospital twice for wide excision of the tumors in the zygomatic region. Later, the neck tumors were removed, and the wound was repaired with a rotation flap after careful control of bleeding. For the latter surgery, the patient was hospitalized for a few days in a geriatric ward to ensure optimal medical care and psychological support. The histological examination revealed ulcerated, well-differentiated squamous-cell carcinoma that extended down to the subcutaneous layer. Shortly after surgery, she returned to the nursing home to resume rehabilitation and group therapy. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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Summary: Background: Seronegative spondyloarthritis is characterized by the presence of subcutaneous nodules, asymmetrical peripheral arthritis, sacroileitis with or without spondylitis, and rheumatoid-factor negativity. Other common clinical manifestations include oral ulcers, conjunctivitis, and cutaneous lesions such as psoriasis. Familial aggregation has also been described. According to the 1986 classification, corresponding clinical entities include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, Reiter''s syndrome, arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis. The disease is also frequently associated with the HLA B27 antigen. From the clinical point of view, there are often incomplete forms of spondyloarthritis, such as reactive arthritis triggered by asymptomatic infections, psoriatic arthritis without psoriasis itself, initial phases of specific forms of spondyloarthritis or the phase of ankylosing spondylitis characterized by sacroiliac lesions, and all forms that remain undifferentiated for long periods of time. Moreover, there are close relations between arthropathy and IBDs, such as Crohn''s disease, ulcerative colitis, and Whipple''s syndrome. Recently, microscopic inflammatory bowel lesions and psoriatic arthritis have been described. Case report: A 30-year-old man (HLA B27-negative) who had been vaccinated against TBC and HBV presented with a 6-year history of recurrent episodes of predominantly left-sided sciatica. The pain was worse at night and during rest. He was suffering from bilateral sacroileitis without spondylitis. Three to five times a day, usually after eating, he passed watery feces containing mucous and small amounts of bright red blood. Colonoscopy revealed pancolitis with histological evidence of chronic inflammation interspersed with areas of acute inflammation, edema, hyperemia, and glandular distortion. One year later, the clinical manifestations and histological findings were essentially unchanged: glandular distortions, chronic and acute inflammation of the lamina propria and crypt microabscesses. There were no granulomas and no evidence of uveitis. The inflammatory index was positive; FR, ENA, ANA titers were negative. He began therapy with adalimumab (loading dose 80mg followed by 40mg every 15 days) and mesalazine (2.4g per os), and the clinical manifestations of the disease improved significantly. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Albano, G., Polo, M., Fiorentino, G., Coppola, C., Dello Iacono, U., Pierri, A., Tortora, R., Marsico, G., & Mollo, M. (2020). Digital Interactive Storytelling in Mathematics: a competence-based social approach. https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/dist-m/

O Antropoceno é a era geológica que descreve e representa o impacto irreversível da ação humana no meio ambiente. Este conceito-limite revolucionou inevitavelmente a abordagem e a compreensão da questão ambiental. O termo tem assumido forte centralidade no debate público internacional, influenciando as ciências humanas e exatas. A contribuição pretende sustentar como a entrada no Antropoceno exige uma profunda revisitação da relação entre o homem e a natureza, repensando também o conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável numa visão mais ampla, numa perspectiva “integral” que inclua todos os aspectos da vida humana, tanto materiais, como espirituais e sociais. O direito ambiental, para conseguir uma mudança concreta de paradigma face aos desafios do Antropoceno, é chamado a proceder a uma reformulação que enfoque os aspectos éticos e valorativos das questões ambientais, de forma a colocar estas últimas no centro dos debates sobre a soberania, o papel do Estado e da Constituição.

This essay examines the positions taken in foreign policy by the periodical «La Voce della Fogna», founded by the leader of the radical right youth Marco Tarchi and an expression of the most heterodox youth current that arose within the Italian Social Movement in the aftermath of the 1968 protests. The aim is to understand what were the original features expressed by the magazine compared to the line of the MSI leadership. The first part focuses on the analysis of the political and cultural context that has arisen in the MSI since its foundation through the use of historiography on the subject. The second is dedicated to the study of the positions taken by the periodical on the main international political issues, proceeding by macro areas.

In an article he published in 1973 in the queer magazine FUORI!, Mario Mieli stated his appreciation for Francis Picabia’s aphorisms. Building on this surprising statement, the paper addresses and contextualises the underground circulation and some queer appropriations of Picabia’s work and writings in 1970s Italy. The publishing history of Picabia’s aphorisms leads to a reconstruction of the gallerist Luciano Anselmino’s collection and commercial activity. Next, the paper focuses on the role that Corrado Levi played in the dissemination, critical reception, and Italian collecting of Picabia, tracing and contextualizing the presence of writings by the artists in Levi’s publications of the 1970s and early 1980s.

Placed as a hinge between analysis and decisions, the diagnosis involves interpretations on whose correctness may depend the restorations’ outcome and the building’s future life. In the diagnosis’ context, an important role is played by the knowledge of the restoration interventions’ history and investigations in order to orient new diagnostic investigations and to compare data acquired at different times with the aim to integrating them and discovering constructive and structural variations occurred. This integrated methodology aspires to multiple objectives including the design of a new investigation plan made reliable and effective through ‘archival diagnostics’. In this sense, archival research stands as a means of adding information on the conservation history and degradation, representing a useful diagnostic tool. Hence the intention to begin a reasoning on the added value that the anamnesis and diagnosis based on archive data can provide from a cognitive and design point of view.

Questo articolo presenta una recente esperienza didattica rivolta a studenti delle scuole secondarie di primo e secondo grado italiane tramite la costruzione di una escape room virtuale. Tale esperienza ha coinvolto oltre 50 scuole e 1500 studenti nell’occasione del Pi Day 2023, la Giornata Internazionale della Matematica. L’articolo si concentra sull’idea progettuale dei problemi matematici presentati e sulle modalità di realizzazione di un contesto virtuale che riproduca fedelmente l’esperienza di gioco escape room.

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, language undoubtedly constituted a strong topic of philosophical interest both in Eastern Europe and in the West. Following in particular Florensky’s conception of speech and language as living organisms structured in an antinomic way, we come to grasp their fundamental symbolic meaning. According to a gradual development of increasing semantic depth, the symbolism rises from a common word to a poetic-religious word, which sings of the splendour of the Saint. Likewise, language and poetry are for Heidegger fundamental forms of the event of being and of his truth, which manifests itself as sacred. Here then is the need for a basic decision to emerge, between the inevitable uncertainty due to the concealment of the sacred, and a possible apophaticism which, without exhausting its Essence, knows it can name the Saint.

The thought of P.A. Florensky is a peculiar expression of Russian philosophy and, more generally, of Russian cultural identity. At the same time, it can nevertheless be regarded as a legitimate heir to the cultural tradition which from its powerful Ionian roots unfolds through the peaks and abysses of Western philosophy stricto sensu, up to the ultimate crises of contemporary thought...

Il pensiero di P.A. Florenskij è peculiare espressione della filosofia e dell’identità culturale russa; nel contempo, esso è viva e autentica eredità di una tradizione culturale che dalla potente radice ionica si dispiega attraverso le vette e gli abissi della filosofia stricto sensu occidentale, fino alle crisi ultime del pensiero contemporaneo...

The paper investigates how the history of the colonial period was narrated in parascholastic materials that complemented school textbooks after the Second World War. The author focuses on the Enciclopedia del Ragazzo Italiano published in Milan by Giuseppe Latronico (1896-1981) with Labor publisher between 1938 and 1940. By analysing the paragraphs dealing with colonialism, the author delineates continuities and changes between the first edition, which appeared during the period of State-sponsored racism, and the 1949 one. The paper shows how Italian colonial imagery continued after the Second World War when Italians avoided any public reflection on African independence movements. The lack of public debate on colonialism resulted in the persistence of long-lasting cultural constructions that dated back to 19th-century military operations conducted in Africa.