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The paper is devoted to the analysis of partially lexically specified constructions in different diatopic varieties of Italian. These word combinations can be defined as constructions since they are pairings of form and meaning characterized by the presence of fixed and empty positions. The investigation examines examples of partially lexically specified (phrasal and sentence) constructions in Sardinian and in the regional Italian of Rome. The analysis shows that this combinatorial type is widespread within the national language as well as in local varieties. The phenomena which have been considered mainly concern: i) the presence of indigenous constructions in the local variety; ii) the presence of constructions modelled on the roof language; iii) the lexicalisation of forms in the local variety from roof language constructions, which radiate back as fixed sequences into the national language. The analysis also considers the lexicographic perspective and shows that these constructions are generally underrepresented in lexicographic tools, even though their single instantiations are often recorded in the corresponding entries.

I now intend to return to Husserl’s argument against psychologism in logic, aiming to frame it within the broader antinaturalistic controversy and see how recent proposals of a natural (or naturalized) epistemology could affect it.

In the territory of ancient Teanum, the sanctuaries of Fondo Ruozzo and località Loreto have returned in fragmentary form two cult statues which, at a distance of fifty years between them, offer different images of the Sidician goddess Popluna. In Fondo Ruozzo Popluna is represented as a Greek goddess with a pig according to the Demeter model (late 6th century BC), in località Loreto as a standing figure with children on her shoulders according to the local model of the kourophoros (mid-5th century BC). The diversity of the two images is generally explained through the evolution of the Sidician culture towards an increasingly autonomous indigenous identity. In contrast to the interpretation of cultural phenomena in an ethnic perspective, the article explores the possibility that the representation of Popluna in Greek guise testifies the will of the Sidician élite to extend its network of relationships in the direction of the Tyrrhenian coast controlled by the powerful Hellenic city of Kyme.

Recent studies have shown the possible negative effects of children’s early exposure to digital content with particular reference to screen time. In fact, excessive use of Digital Media (DM) can have important repercussions on development, learning and the quality of family life. In addition, Internet-connected devices represent the key to accessing digital subculture, the content of which can have a negative impact on children’s psychological and physical development. Given the impact of DM and in particular of “digital subculture” on children, pre-adolescents and adolescents, we propose to broaden the concept of health by including not only the biological, psychological and social dimensions but also the digital dimension and thus the relationship with digital devices. In this work, we introduce the concept of “Digital Health” (DH), which refers to the well-being of all individuals, in particular of subjects of developmental age, exposed to digital devices, and we provide paediatricians with a new health procedure, called “Evaluation of Digital Health” (EDH). The EDH, aimed at assessing the digital habits, screen time and digital content viewed by the child, is carried out during periodic check-ups. In fact, we believe that paediatricians have a fundamental role in the protection of all-round health, including DH. The EDH would enable paediatricians, who follow growth from birth to adolescence, to prevent and/or promptly pick up on the signs of any risky digital behaviour displayed by parents and their children. From this perspective, the paediatrician may lead to the manifestation of appropriate digital behaviours, thus representing the first DH promotion service and fostering the development of digital awareness in the family.

In recent years, the use of vegetation as an intervention for risk mitigation against shallow landslides, as well as for slope erosion control, has begun to spread as a valid alternative to the more traditional methods given the increasingly urgent request for a sustainable design. In fact, reinforcing slopes with roots provides bioengineering solutions that satisfy the principal sustainability criteria for construction better. With reference to risk mitigation, the reinforcement of slopes by means of roots represents a solution that falls within the context of prevention measures, which help to prevent the triggering or reactivation of shallow landslides, allowing for the mitigation of fragility as well as the protection of the natural and anthropic landscape. The soil thickness reinforced with roots shows an increase in soil shear strength due to a two-fold effect: the mechanical effect provided by soil-root interaction and the hydrological effect caused by the evapo-transpiration phenomena that yield a reduction in the degree of saturation. The mechanical contribution, in particular, depends on both the tensile strength of the roots and their density and spatial distribution within the soil. The aim of the paper is to show the empirical methodologies that allow evaluating this mechanical contribution to be used in modelling the behaviour of soil reinforced with vegetation. Il rinforzo radicale come intervento per la mitigazione del rischio da frane superficiali Negli ultimi anni l’uso della vegetazione come intervento per la mitigazione del rischio da frane superficiali e per il controllo dell’erosione ha cominciato a diffondersi come valida alternativa ai più tradizionali metodi data la richiesta, sempre più spingente, di una progettazione sostenibile. A tal proposito, il rinforzo di pendii con radici costituisce una soluzione bio-ingegneristica che soddisfa i principali criteri di sostenibilità nell’ambito delle costruzioni. Con riferimento alla mitigazione del rischio, il rinforzo dei pendii tramite radici rappresenta una soluzione che ricade nel contesto degli interventi di prevenzione, i quali evitano l’innesco o la riattivazione di movimenti franosi superficiali, consentendo di mitigare le fragilità e al tempo stesso di tutelare il paesaggio naturale e antropico. Lo spessore di terreno rinforzato con radici mostra un aumento nella resistenza al taglio grazie a un doppio effetto, meccanico e idrologico. Il primo è fornito dall’interazione terreno-radici e il secondo dai fenomeni di evapo-traspirazione che producono una riduzione del grado di saturazione. Il contributo meccanico, in particolare, dipende dalla resistenza a trazione delle singole radici e dalla loro distribuzione spaziale all’interno del terreno. Lo scopo del seguente articolo è quello di presentare le metodologie empiriche che consentono di valutare tale contributo meccanico, necessario per modellare il comportamento dei terreni rinforzati con apparati radicali.

In this paper about applied linguistics to didactics we propose an experience in Spanish foreign language class where the rural language goes through different forms of expression: literature, cinema and television series. The images and voices of rurality in these productions serve to make people see and read what is exceptional in the fictional representation of a rural language. It is about understanding how an image of rurality has been forged in this fiction and what the linguistic elements that characterize the differences between rural and urban life are.

Intuitions play a relevant role in the acquisition of knowledge. Among those who believe that this is the case, some base their claim on the peculiar phenomenology of intuitions. These theorists often adopt a perceptualist and seeming-based model for their phenomenological description. Deeming intuitions as essentially private phenomena, however, seeming-based descriptions end up supporting a dogmatic view of intuitions as a source of epistemic justifications. I argue that this is because the seeming-based model is incomplete in that it does not consider some virtue-related aspects of the plasticity of intuitions in social contexts. Then, I propose a way of integrating an explanation of these aspects in it through a Neo-Kantian reinterpretation of some of the concepts involved. I will draw from the work of Christoph Sigwart on the so-called Evidenzgefühl (“feeling of evidence”) that characterizes the phenomenology of intuitions, showing the ties between this feeling and the linguistic, communicative, and social dimension of scientific research. The broader aim is to suggest that it is possible to make an open-minded use of intuitions even when basing their epistemic relevance on their peculiar phenomenology.

The paper is devoted to the analysis of partially lexically specified constructions in different diatopic varieties of Italian. These word combinations can be defined as constructions since they are pairings of form and meaning characterized by the presence of fixed and empty positions. The investigation examines examples of partially lexically specified (phrasal and sentence) constructions in Sardinian and in the regional Italian of Rome. The analysis shows that this combinatorial type is widespread within the national language as well as in local varieties. The phenomena which have been considered mainly concern: i) the presence of indigenous constructions in the local variety; ii) the presence of constructions modelled on the roof language; iii) the lexicalisation of forms in the local variety from roof language constructions, which radiate back as fixed sequences into the national language. The analysis also considers the lexicographic perspective and shows that these constructions are generally underrepresented in lexicographic tools, even though their single instantiations are often recorded in the corresponding entries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim of this paper is to analyse interface’s different levels between humans and artificialintelligence, assuming human being as a cognitive system organized on many levels ofcomplexity. Starting from a first interface level linked to the concept of “intelligence”, we’ll try tofigure out why AI can’t reach the same condition of human intelligence and complexity.Nevertheless, AI can be assumed as a different cognitive system. At the same time, we’ll try tounderstand how an increased level of complexity implies enhanced AI’s interfaces in order tocreate a relationship with humans. However, if this interface is too similar to humans (e.g. AIbody-endowed) and according to Masahiro Mori’s uncanny valley, this machine can create adistance between human and AI. If every AI has its own objective in different fields ofapplication, an “uncanny” interface can be unproductive for human’s purposes.

Introduction: Wilson’s disease (WD) is a genetically inherited pathology which leads to an excessive deposition of copper in the human tissues, most of all in those of liver and brain. Even the cardiovascular system may be involved, although heart and vessels in those suffering from WD were fleetingly studied. This research aimed at evaluating the autonomic control of blood pressure (BP) and the endothelial function in a sample of young WD subjects. Methods: Eleven WD individuals were recruited in the study (54% females; mean age and age at diagnosis: 16.3 ± 5.0 and 8.3 ± 4.0 years, respectively). BP was measured at the right arm (supine and upright after 3 minutes of standing) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) was evaluated as well. WD findings were compared with those of healthy peers (controls). Results: In those with WD, systolic BP in the upright position raised when compared to the value in the supine position (128 ± 2 vs 112 ± 3 mmHg, p < 0.002), while declined in the controls. ABI was significantly lower in WD group (0.9 ± 0.2 vs 1.1 ± 0.1 in the control group, p < 0.05) and an inverse correlation was found between the disease duration and ABI as well (r = -0.66, p < 0.03). Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest an early vascular de­terioration in WD patients, notwithstanding their very young age and concomitant copper-chelating treatment. Although the heart and vessels are not the main target of WD, the detection of this unique population, potentially predisposed to cardiovascular accidents, suggests to enhance strategies of primary prevention.

Starting from her last book Il Postumano. La vita oltre l’individuo, oltre la specie, oltre la morte, Rosi Braidotti outlines new modes of relation between zoe and bios, life and death, subject and technologically mediated societies, monism and differences. Rather than perceiving the post-human condition as a crisis or a loss, Braidotti argues that it is an opportunity and a challenge for new ethical and social forms of bonding.

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A case control study was performed in the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy, to find out whether roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) were more likely to harbour antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in their faeces, compared to Enterococcus spp. Ten areas were selected and samples were collected during a fourmonths (May to August, 2008) sampling period. Samples of water (n=12) and feces (n=59), collected at 10 different sites, were cultured for E. coli and Enterococcus spp. The resulting colonies were screened for tetracycline, ampicillin and kanamycin resistance using the Lederberg Replica Plating method (breakpoint 4 μg/ml). All resistant isolates were then selected, and subjected to the CLSI antimicrobial plate susceptibility test (7). Among the water specimens contaminated by E. coli, 80% were found to be resistant to ampicillin, 80% to tetracycline and 40% to kanamycin. Among the water specimens contaminated by Enterococcus spp., 14.29% were found to be resistant to ampicillin, 14.29% to tetracycline and 71.3% to kanamycin. Among the 39 strains of E. coli isolated from red deer feces, 12 were resistant to ampicillin (30.77%), 5 to tetracycline (12,82%) and 3 to kanamycin (7.69%). Among the 19 strains of Enterococcus spp. isolated from red deer feces, 0 were resistant to ampicillin (0%), 1 to tetracycline (5.26%) and 19 to kanamycin (100). These are significant findings, indicating that antibiotic resistance can be found in naïve animal populations and that red deer and fallow deer could act as sentinels for antimicrobial resistance. Key words Antibiotic-resistance, red deer, fallow deer, Escherichia