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Il lavoro si muove nell’ambito dell’antropologia applicata e affronta il tema della resilienza dei care leavers: giovani che, dopo lunga permanenza all’interno dei percorsi d’accoglienza costituiti da strutture residenziali si accingono a inserirsi nella società al compimento del diciottesimo anno d’età. Ritenendo i processi resilienti non privi d’insidie e minacce si propongono alcuni assiomi concettuali utili a considerare la multidimensionalità e la relatività culturale che ruotano attorno al processo resiliente dentro le comunità residenziali. Il tutto avverrà dentro una prospettiva di ricerca e intervento socioculturale fondata su approcci partecipativi e bottom-up volti a incentivare pratiche e setting di negoziazione tra micro-culture. Parole chiave: resilienza, cultura, negoziazione, care leaving Resilient processes and cultural disputes in care leaving Abstract The work moves in the field of applied anthropology and addresses the issue of the resilience of care leavers: young people who, after a long stay within residential structures, are preparing to enter society at the age of eighteen. Considering that resilient processes are not without pitfalls and threats, some conceptual axioms are proposed that are useful for considering the multi-dimensionality and cultural relativity that revolve around the resilient process within residential communities. All this will take place within a socio-cultural research and intervention perspective based on participatory and bottom-up approaches aimed at encouraging negotiation practices and settings between micro-cultures. Keywords: resiliency, culture, negotiation, care leaving

[Article in Italian] ECHN-Italy: uno sguardo alle attività dell’anno passato e le sfide del futuro

In this article we intend to clarify the nature and meaning of the concept of design research and anthropology applied to design, focusing on the relationship that this discipline has with traditional sciences; in particular, we will look at anthropology with which it has a direct relationship: design research draws extensively from this science, using its methods and modifying them for its own research needs. The goal is to offer a theoretical reflection on the nature of design research, on its theoretical and practical applications, and on research methodologies.

Rain gauge spatial sparsity and temporal discontinuity of data represent one of the major issues for reliable recharge estimations. In the past decades, the use of ground-based microwave weather RaDAR has dramatically improved quantitative rainfall estimation by providing spatially continuous estimates of rainfall over an area of more than 400 km2 every 10 minutes. Furthermore, weather RaDAR data have also proved relatively reliable in mountainous areas. These paramount features of RaDAR-derived precipitation data could improve the estimation of potential recharge of aquifers, which rely on geospatializations (e.g., Thiessen polygons) of rainfall data collected by a sparse rain gauge network which often shows lacking at high altitude (i.e., recharge areas), introducing additional uncertainty in the inflow volumes. Weather RaDAR rainfall estimation is also affected by various sources of error, which can be reduced by proper post-processing; however, uncertainties remain, especially for surface rain rate estimations. Despite the currently necessary complex numerical processing, the purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of the weather RaDAR data as an alternative or in addition to meteorological data. Based on the above considerations, the feasibility of using RaDAR-based precipitation data to estimate aquifer potential recharge and calculate a detailed water budget in the areas characterized by high elevations, such as the Majella massif in the central Apennines, has been evaluated. To address this objective, the water budget has been calculated in the 2017-2018 period using both RaDAR-based precipitation data and rain gauge data, as well as adopting different methods (i.e., Turc and Thornthwaite). Although intrinsically uncertain, the RaDAR-based precipitation data provided solid results, pointed out by comparing it with water budget obtained by rain gauge data, and especially with experimental literature data. This interdisciplinary work may pave the way for continuous monitoring of aquifer potential recharge at extremely high temporal and spatial resolution.

Macbeth was a nobleman, a king, a supporter of Christianity in Scotland, but most of all he was, and still is, the protagonist of countless adventures, told through music, singing, verse, prose, fiction, film. And translated into an infinite array of languages. The stories of Macbeth, all together and seen one at a time, embody the very essence of translation, in creative ways. This essay sets forth the notion of intersemiotic transcreation precisely with reference to the story of Macbeth, by reconstructing its evolution and by focusing especially on Giuseppe Verdi’s worldwide famous opera named after the Scottish king. A detailed analysis is also offered of two contemporary English versions of Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, in an attempt to understand where translation finishes, if it does, and where intersemiotic transcreation starts. Both types of translation examined (interlingual surtitles and singing translation) recall processes of transmutation, change, (re)creation and transcreation, and bear witness to the creativity which goes hand in hand with writing and translating, over the centuries and across codes of communication.

No âmbito do Laboratório Lisboa e o Rio (de Projeto Final de Arquitetura 2020/2021 do Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura do Iscte) propusemos investigar edifícios de arquitetura contemporânea portuguesa existentes na frente ribeirinha, cuja particularidade era serem elementos transformadores da cidade de Lisboa. Os edifícios construídos sob a égide de grandes projetos urbanísticos são, muitas vezes, considerados como tendo uma arquitetura imediata cuja valorização remete para a sua imagem sem referências ao passado, ao lugar e à envolvente urbana onde se implantam. Intuindo que estes edifícios vão mais além do que a sua imagem e que outros fatores contribuem para a atratividade urbana e vivência positiva dos sítios onde se implantam, discute-se se a sua atratividade advém da imagem marcante ou se, pelo contrário, a sua atratividade decorre de outros fatores como a capacidade de se constituem enquanto elementos estruturantes da cidade, locais de encontro e, nesse sentido, promotores de vida social e coletiva. Alicerçamos a nossa análise em quatro tópicos: a implantação do edificado, a relação com a envolvente, a forma e a figura e a relação de escala que o mesmo estabelece com as pré-existências. Concluímos que estes edifícios não se esgotam na sua primeira aparência. A sua riqueza espacial, aliada ao seu programa público e a articulação que os mesmos estabelecem com os espaços públicos, com as pré-existências e com as memórias dos lugares faz-nos reconhecer o inegável papel que desempenham para a organização de uma nova paisagem contemporânea da cidade, constituindo-se peças fundamentais na revitalização urbana, económica e social da zona ribeirinha de Lisboa.

What are the success factors of multilingual families? The relationship between linguistic attitudes and family and community dynamics ----- Abstract --- The article focuses on the emotional, cognitive, and social climate in which multilingual families make and influence language choices. It investigates what impact the choices can have on the general well-being of the family, regarding both the intergenerational relationship and the community context. The research suggests that the linguistic attitudes of migrant families can stimulate and implement potential well-being. It consists of the conscious management of the specific and complex dynamic activated in a multilingual family.

Understanding museum audiences and evaluating their experiences have long been at the core of theoretical and empirical research, from several disciplinary angles. Yet, a very limited amount of studies has, to date, resorted to eye tracking as a tool to map museum visitors' gazes, their preferences and also their difficulties in museum fruition. Eye tracking offers an objective window into audience perception and reception of a variety of stimuli, allowing the researcher to overcome many of the biases involved in qualitative empirical studies. This article presents the methodology used for two experiments carried out with eye tracking and other analytical tools at two different museums. It also focuses on the results obtained by the mixed-method investigations, with a view to promoting more systematic research into the museum experience with portable eye tracking technology.

The widespread integration of digital technologies in the field of archaeology, facilitated by increasingly powerful and economically accessible tools, is producing a profound transformation in the conventional methodologies employed by archaeologists. This contribution specifically delves into the documentation of excavation phases and artifacts, presenting a workflow tested on the tomb 27 of the Colle Vaccaro necropolis (AP) within the educational project managed by the Istituto Centrale del Restauro (ICR). The digital representation of distinct layers and artifacts, developed together with with micro-excavation and restoration operations, serves as a tool for real-time analysis and documentation. Crucially, it acts as a foundational element for constructing an information system geared towards subsequent and more comprehensive historical-archaeological analyses. The outcome of this contribution is the formulation of a semi-automatic process designed to ensure a geometrically accurate and informed three-dimensional representation. This workflow for documenting an excavation and its artifacts is designed to facilitate efficient data utilization both for scholars and professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

L’allattamento è una pratica finora poco studiata dall’antropologia culturale e medica, atto che si colloca tra la natura e la cultura, tra la sfera privata e quella sociale della donna e che, come la nascita e la gravidanza. Esso esprime in dinamiche biopolitiche che denotano l’organizzazione della società stessa, le gerarchie nei ruoli e i rapporti di genere. In quanto pratica culturale, l’allattamento si differenzia in base all’appartenenza sociale ed etnica della madre e del neonato, portando con sé delle differenze rituali come nella legge della “parentela di latte” nelle società musulmane o nei tabu apotropaici dell’Africa subsahariana. Il saggio propone alcune riflessioni su quanto tutto questo sia presente nella società occidentale, nella quale l’allattamento al seno è sempre meno diffuso e le lobby dell’ipertrofia tecnologica e biomedica sono troppo influenti.

The present study is based on material collected through an intensive sampling in north-eastern Italy, with thirteen species of the subfamily Campopleginae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) newly recorded for Italy: Campoletis agilis (Holmgren, 1860), C. thomsoni (Roman, 1915), Campoplex punctulatus (Szépligeti, 1916), C. rothi (Holmgren, 1860), Diadegma annulicrus (Thomson, 1887), Echthronomas ochrostoma (Holmgren, 1860), Hyposoter coxator (Thomson, 1887), H. discedens (Schmiedeknecht, 1909), H. meridionellator Aubert, 1965, H. tenuicosta (Thomson, 1887), Olesicampe binotata (Thomson, 1887), Rhimphoctona melanura (Holmgren, 1860) and Sinophorus nitidus (Brischke, 1880). Hyposoter meridionellator Aubert, 1965 (stat. rev.) is recognized as a different species to Hyposoter rufovariatus (Schmiedeknecht, 1909). The male of Echthronomas facialis (Thomson, 1887) and the hitherto unknown male of Echthronomas ochrostoma (Holmgren, 1860) are described for the first time. The number of Campopleginae known from Italy is raised to 245 species.

Communities of the canopy of temperate forests are still relatively unexplored. Furthermore, very little is known on how vertical stratification for some insect groups is related to biological strategies. In this study, we investigated the community composition of both canopy and understory of the families Ampulicidae, Crabronidae and Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) of the Natural Reserve of “Bosco della Fontana”, a remnant lowland forest in northeastern Italy. Observed patterns in vertical stratification have been related to species foraging habits. Our study reveals that the bulk of the community of Spheciformes of the understory consists of species predating dipterans and spiders, while species associated with the canopy are mainly predators of sap-sucking honeydew producers and epiphyte grazers, like aphids, thrips, and barkflies. Comparing the communities of canopy and understory may lead to a better understanding of species ecology and provides useful information to forest managers.

Distribution of Disney films and TV products in the Arab world has recently undergone a radical change: since the signing of a large-scale agreement between Al Jazeera and Disney, in 2013, most films and TV series are being dubbed, or redubbed, in Modern Standard Arabic. Contrary to the long-standing tradition of dubbing Disney productions using the Egyptian vernacular variety of Arabic, the eminently written, formal language used for administration and classical education has been introduced as a vehicle for animation dialogue. And not without consistent semantic manipulation. This article seeks to contextualize this recent shift in dubbing animation in the Arab world, with a view to unveiling its underlying dynamics. The role played by Al Jazeera in reshaping media communication and translation across the Arab world and beyond is also considered, in an attempt to grasp the social, political and ultimately ideological implications of its strategies, as well as its power in significantly orienting traditionally imperialist, Western colossi like Disney. A comparative analysis of the original English TV series Aladdin, its Egyptian dubbed version and MSA redubbing follows, providing evidence for this new trend in audiovisual translation aimed at Arabic speakers the world over.

If H^(h) is a subhypergraph of order n of K_v^(h), the complete and h-uniform hypergraph of order v, an H^(h)-decomposition of K_v^(h), also called an H^(h)-design of order v, is a pair Σ=(X,B), where B is a partition of the edge-set of K_v^(h) into classes generating hypergraphs all isomorphic to H^(h). The classes of the partition B are said to be the blocks of Σ. Using hypergraph terminology, if Σ=(X,B) is an H^(h)-design, a transversal T of Σ is a subset of X intersecting every block of Σ. The transversal number of Σ is the minimum number τ(Σ)=τ for which there exists a transversal of Σ having cardinality τ. A blocking set B of Σ is a subset of X such that both B and C_X(B) are transversals. In this paper, the existence of transversals and blocking sets in H^(3)-designs are studied.

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