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The contribution suggests a lecture of Nicola Pugliese’s novel Malacqua. Quattro giorni di pioggia nella città di Napoli in attesa che si verifichi un accadimento straordinario, in which we find a catastrophic natural event that puts a strain on the city from both the material and the cultural- psychological points of view. It tries, at least, to deal with the text from three points of view: the frirst one is the theory of the fantastic, because of the supernatural atmosphere that surrounds the catastrophe; the second one is that of the literary-anthropological studies about the representation of the apocalypse; the last one is the thougt of the waiting/expectation as a typical narrative theme of contemporary writing. Pugliese’s novel didn’t turn out to be a speech aimed to the representation of the apocalyptic instant, that is to say ‘detector of the disaster’. On the contrary it has proven to be a speech designed to the expectation of this ‘extraordinary event’ that can shake from the foundations each perceptive-cognitive category.

In this article we discuss the representations ad aspirations of Louga’s Jakarta men in Senegal. This is the name of Asian made moto-taxi drivers, an activity through which many young persons managed to enter the informal economy of various Senegalese Towns. Their experiences show that, despite growing vulnerability, youth are not passive or immobile actors towards social duties, kin relations or the town’s economic activities. Through the rielaboration of ordinary ethics and forms of social and spatial mobilities, they seem protagonists of a reinterpretation from below of the neoliberal contradictory dicourses and policies characterizing the migration-development nexus. Yet, this ordinary neoliberism limits the understanding and politicisation of inequalities and contradictions of their precarious socio-economic condition. The Jakarta generation remains partially invisible and its horizon and potential purpose ambivalent although open to multiple explorations, which escape categorical classifications often found in development as much as migration studies.

In this essay, we take into consideration the relationship between the concept of “phantasmic” developed by Savinio in his writings on art, that of “marvelous” proposed by Breton (compared with various definitions of the fantastic), and the dissolution of the traditional novel carried out in Angelica or the night in May (1927). Thus, we aim to analyze some stylistic and narrative techniques through which the alienating process is implemented in the writing of Savino. Attention is focused, above all, on issues and forms related to the questioning of optical-perspective normality and on the relationships between alternative reality paradigms. Finally, an attempt is made to develop a satisfactory interpretation of Savinio’s anti-novel through a comparison with Sklovsky’s reflections in order to highlight its structural ambiguity.

The current pandemic was immediately characterized as an “extra-ordinary” (out of the ordinary) emergency in which everyone, in their own way, tried to find and bring out their own available resources. In this state of emergency, technology has assumed considerable importance: the only one capable of reducing, in every context and situation, the enormous distances unpredictably imposed. The total lockdown of the nation has contributed, in fact, to highlight the importance of technological support in reaching people. Starting from this reflection, Psicologi per i Popoli –Trentino ODV put forward the proposal to integrate tech-nology into the daily working life of the emergency psychologist, starting from the idea that this can be a fundamental support in a time when there is no possibility of proximity and its important implications in the therapeutic relationship. “The virtual channel, although often limiting as it lacks some communicative dimensions and body language, is the one that today allows us to continue to promote the dimension of care, speech, relationship and prevent the worsening of pre-existing psychopathological situations, so how to provide an initial response and support to those who feel the need” (Di Giuseppe and Lauro, 2020).This contribution wants to share our experience of Psicologi per i Popoli Trentino ODV, with the population, in this sense. Our work was inside a remote psychological help and support service, called Vicini anche se lontani, inserted in the #Resta a casa, passo io service, activated by the Health and Social Policies Department of the Autonomous Prov-ince of Trento, in Italy, in collaboration with the Civil Protection. The Covid-19 epidemic rep-resented the first experience of remote psychological intervention mediated by means of communication (telephone, smartphone, e-mail, instant messaging, videoconferencing platforms, etc.), thus opening new horizons and new operating methods.

Due to the government restrictions on Covid-19 there has been a total change on the daily family routine. Suddenly, parents found themselves experiencing a con-crete and fully immersion role on the care and education over the full day, having to deal with the imposed lockdown restrictions and, at the same time, with the reinforcement and support within the family itself. In this familiar’s foreshortening the emergency psychologists have found themselves in situations where they had to receive and support the fragility of some fathers who, even before the coronavi-rus escalation, were mostly focused on the working aspects rather than the family routine.For these fathers a small handbook has been created to help reinforcing their par-enthood as well as dealing with the everyday family challenges.

This article presents a reflection about the emergency psychologist at Covid-19 time, where he/she is a reliever and a victim to be rescued at the same time. This reflection starts from the experiences in the call service, offered by the Psicologi per i Popoli – Trentino ODV association from 17/3/2020 to 29/05/2020. Starting from the collaboration with the l’Assessorato alle Politiche Sociali della Provincia di Trento, an analysis of local needs, and the association’s need to not expose its collaborators to the risks of contagion, we share all the activities of the associa-tion in the quarantine period: the operation of the call service, the drafting of a vademecum addressed to the various sections of the population, thus describing the activity of the emergency psychologist within this pandemic. Furthermore, the paper shifts from doing to being, presenting the emotional experiences of emer-gency psychologists during the operations: hopes, expectations, emotions, and thoughts shared with colleagues, especially during debriefings, which allowed to overcome “the challenging ford of the quarantine”. Group work and team strength are then emphasized: they have been an “opportunity of meaning” for the emer-gency psychologist within a pandemic that leads him/her to be a helper and a victim to be helped at the same time.

The Covid-19 emergency involved a reorganisation within the local facilities for fragile people, such as the homeless. Both the facilities – which were only de-signed for overnight use – and the operators found themselves reorganising their activities and accommodating people in a completely innovative way. This led to many challenges in daily life, which have been overcome and seen as opportuni-ties for renewal thanks to networking, in which the psychologist volunteers of the “listening service” – mobilised by the Associazione Psicologi per i Popoli - Trentino ODV in agreement with the Protezione Civile di Trento, within the Servizio Politiche Sociali’s project “#Resta a casa, passo io” – have also been involved. This work involved some reflection, which resulted in a vademecum for operators who dealt with the homeless during the lockdown period.

In a maxi-emergency like an earthquake, the emergency psychologist can facili-tate the dialogue within institutions and communities (Giacomozzi et al., 2017). Difficulty of communication between institutions and population can create a frac-ture: therefore, it becomes important to weave a dialogue that enhances media-tion processes as well as the construction of an adaptive system – which can be built through the integration between the natural system (population) and the ex-pert system (rescuers). Following the concept of “Caring Niche” (Axia et al., 2004), we share our experiences during the maxi-emergency of the 2016’s earthquake in Amatrice. On the 24th of August 2016, the activation of our association, Psicologi per i Popoli – Trentino ODV, took place differently than usual: our involvement was inside a “technical field”, where different professional groups – such as brigades of the fire, engineers, territorial technicians, psychologists – alternated and coop-erated (see Sphere, 2018). After an initial phase of scouting within the camp, our work expanded outside the camp, mainly on three fronts: with school (parents, students, teachers, managers and representatives of Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca / MIUR), with the population directly affected by the earthquake and finally with Civil Protection technicians and volunteers. The emer-gency psychologist became a facilitator of communication between the needs of the population and those of the rescue systems (Giacomozzi et al., 2017; Anton-ello e Viejo, 2013).

The Covid-19 emergency has led to a reorganisation within families, especially those where children and young people with disabilities are present. Parents have been called upon - without any specific preparation - to guide their children along the path necessary for their adaptation. The emergency psychologist has there-fore "stood by" the parents, supporting and listening to the challenges of everyday life. This support led to the creation of a vademecum to ensure that parents with children and young people with disabilities did not feel alone and continued the valuable work they had already done in their homes during the first weeks of lock-down.

When emergency psychologists are involved in maxi-emergencies, such as an earthquake or a flood, they can promote beneficial dialogue between institutions (i.e. the municipalities, the province, the region, the Civil Protection, the health agency and services, etc.), communities and populations affected by the calamitous event. During an emergency, the difficulties in communication between institutions and the affected population can preclude a proper analysis of the population’s needs (see IASC Guidelines, 2007; Maslow, 1943). When this occurs, a conflictual context can suddenly emerge. Therefore, it becomes necessary to focus on the ways in which the dialogue takes place in order to weave constructive and cooperative modalities of communication (Axia, 2006). In emergency contexts, the psychologist becomes a facilitator of dialogue - among the many roles and tasks that he/she has to take forward. As a facilitator, the psychologist fosters the emergence of diversity of perspectives and of opinions (see Santinello and Vieno, 2013). This study analyses our experiences in two maxi-emergencies: Central Italy earthquake 2016 (Sant’Elpidio, Marche) and the Vaia storm and flood 2018 (Dimaro, Trentino-Alto Adige). In conclusion, the involvement of psychologists within multidisciplinary and multi-professional teams can promote the population and rescuers’ capabilities: to cope adaptively with catastrophic events; to pay attention to communication modalities; to manage emotions and conflicts; and to promote a sense of belonging (Giacomozzi et al., 2017).

O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar as contribuições da teoria hermenêutica de Emilio Betti. Para tanto, a pesquisa se valerá de uma análise bibliográfica, com uma abordagem crítico-reflexiva da obra de Emilio Betti e de cultores que refletiram sobre as contribuições de Emilio Betti a hermenêutica jurídica.

O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar a objetividade como instrumento basilar da hermenêutica jurídica, a partir da leitura dos autores Emilio Betti e Hans-George Gadamer. O estudo faz uma análise descortinada da oposição de pensamento entre os dois autores e a importância do debate entre as suas vertentes hermenêuticas opostas como contributos essenciais para a hermenêutica jurídica e a sua interpretação objetiva. Para tanto, a pesquisa se valerá de uma análise bibliográfica, com uma abordagem crítico-reflexiva a partir da obras dos cultores da hermenêutica e da teoria da norma que refletiram sobre as contribuições de Emilio Betti e Gadamer para a interpretação jurídica.

La propensione per lo studio delle specificità culturali ha fatto dell’antropologia una delle discipline direttamente interessate ai processi di mutamento pianificato. L’attenzione per la cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo e alle sue ricadute professionali è stata ben presente nell’antropologia italiana e all’interno dei convegni SIAA, ma il dibattito in seno all’associazione è rimasto per il momento sottodimensionato rispetto a un altro ambito di grande interesse pubblico, la migrazione dai paesi affetti da conflitti e povertà verso l’Europa e al ruolo che gli antropologi possono svolgere nelle politiche di accoglienza.

Hydrosalpinx in pre-pubertal children and non-sexually active adolescents is a rare finding with several etiology and negative impact on future female fertility. The therapeutic approach in these specific populations is debated and it must consider its etiology and adult guidelines focused on fertility issues, which suggest laparoscopic salpingectomy. We described two adolescent cases (15 years asymptomatic and 13 years with abdominal pain) presenting a monolateral hydrosalpinx secondary to surgery for Hirschsprung’s disease and complicated appendicitis, respectively. Both patients underwent to uncomplicated robotic-assisted salpingectomy, with uneventful follow-up and preserved ovarian function. Robotic-assisted salpingectomy for hydrosalpinx secondary to previous surgical conditions is a safe and careful approach for adolescents in order to preserve ovarian vascularization, function and future fertility.

In the dismay of the first quarantine days, when everything seemed incomprehensible, a strong need to understand emerged in the public debate. Perhaps, the very dangers of this question in the dark of the emergency make it possible to encounter the "longer way" of philosophy.

[Deranged passions and scientific illusions in Charles Darwin’s “The Expression of the Emotions”]. Charles Darwin used, in his “science” of the expression of the emotions, various means and sources, chasing above all, in the research on the human expressions, spontaneity and lack of conditioning. Therefore, he opted for publishing photographs of the human expressions instead of drawings: in them the emotional conditioning of observer could more probably be transferred. Among the means which could help in seizing the spontaneity of expression, Darwin indicated the observation of the insane, because they have strongest passions and no control over them. But in the very rich route of Darwin’s research, photography seldom gives genuine fruits. The observation of insane reveals in the end unforeseen faces, and even photography’s limited ability to seize emotions and insanity.

The promise of knowledge sharing against a backdrop of mutualization and the related accompanying speeches offer digital platform contributors a participatory, mutual aid vision. The field of scientific production is no exception to this logic. Its clients are institutions that rely on data provided by the researchers themselves. Through the analysis of the architecture and content of these platforms (Barthes, Souchier, Floch, Pérec,...) and the desire for recognition of the researcher (Honneth) who appropriates the tool (de Certeau) we analyze the roles of user, contributor, customer, collaborator.

Continua il confronto con i colleghi sulle diverse esperienze di applicazione del sapere antropologico. Partendo dal presupposto che non esista un modello di antropologia preconfezionato e astratto, ci interessa esplorare le molteplici modalità con cui il sapere antropologico viene applicato e tradotto in diversificati contesti e ambiti di intervento, dialogando con professionisti che hanno una formazione antropologica e lavorano nello spazio pubblico. In questa sede focalizzeremo l’attenzione sulla democrazia e la cooperazione internazionale.

Sia nei convegni nazionali, sia all'interno di iniziative locali più circoscritte, la nostra associazione (SIAA) ha creato spazi di confronto sulle diverse sfide professionali con cui il sapere antropologico deve misurarsi quando prova ad applicarsi nello spazio pubblico (contesti interdisciplinari, effetto della crisi, collaborazione e mutualismo).

In this paper, the authors present their field experiences as volunteers of the association “Psicologi per i Popoli − Trentino” in the aftermath of the 24th August 2016 earthquake, which struck especially Amatrice and the neighbouring municipalities. From those experiences, the whish emerged to share an “operational model” concerning the psychologist’s role when collaborating with the technical team responsible for habitability assessment (engineers, architects, surveyors and fire fighters), and helping people to collect their personal belongings from their houses. Hence the need arises to promote an approach towards the integration of the various professional roles which preserves their specificity. A reflective approach would represent a collaborative way of working, a different intervention perspective, and would allow a constructive self-positioning in the situation and context in which everyone operates. Through some reports from the field experience, both with people and technical teams, this paper will underline the importance of an integrated work among professionals involved in the emergency situations with different roles. Some reflections for the future will be provided, particularly about the prevention of burn-out and the training of the technical teams involved in the maxi-emergency context. Thanks to this “operational model”, the inclusion of psychologists in multidisciplinary teams will help in keeping the focus on the fundamental elements of well-being for all the people involved in the different emergency phases.

This paper, by way of the destiny of Diderot’s Paradox of the Actor, aims to describe the framework of the question of affective dimension in the late 19th Century, investigated in its scientific, physiological, clinical and philosophical implications. A sort of hyperbole where the excessive sensibilities of hysterics, maybe simulated in dramatizing acting, were obliged to fall asleep, to be removed in order of being replaced by a different sensibility “performed” in virtuoso sounds.

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The discussion about the subject of Sublimation is articulated, complex and rigorous. These pages deliberately address the issue indirectly in the attempt to add useful elements to the critical analysis from the point of view of who, as choreographer and performer, is devoted to the artistic practice of dance. My observations therefore concern the two constituent elements of the choreographic act: the body and the scene. The 'body' as the territory of the creative and cognitive experience of the dancer/choreographer: I will try to render, from my experi- ence, the intimate of the creative and generative process of the choreographic act. The 'scene' as the territory of the aesthetic-cognitive experience of the spectator/witness: the attempt here is to provide, as careful observer of the performative act, reflections about the role of the spectator in the performative dialectics. Both perspectives investigate the relationship be- tween dance and thought, and incidentally between the body and the mind.

Italy, with its 49 sites, it’s the country with the largest number of entries in the List of UNESCO World Heritage and none of them is in the list of properties in danger. The "Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention" point out, as a prerequisite for the preservation of the values recognized specifically to a site, the existence of an effective system of protection and management. Safeguard and protection are by now issues entrenched in the Italian legislation and administrative practice while the theme of management as a system of synergy and coordination of actions and interests, sometimes conflicting, which affect more or less directly the safeguarding of assets, it is less historically consolidated. The extreme variability of the situations of national UNESCO heritage in terms of site typology, its size, number and typology of those involved in the management, puts each time in the position of having to find the most suitable form of "governance" and, sometimes, supplementary protection measures. The vast and diverse panorama of the UNESCO sites enabled and continually enables to develop and test particular solutions, which in turn can represent reference models.

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"Co-development" is the term to name those aid projects where migrants present themselves as "actors of development. Those programmes involve also local government, migrant and non-migrant associations and NGOs. After a brief glance towards the debate over transnational migration and development nexus, I focus on the different perspectives towards co-development and, relying on some examples, on the ambivalent nuances characterizing such projects. Nevertheless, I argue that these projects are an interesting subject of study, which provides a fruitful methodological solution to observe the interplay between associations and institutions in the receiving context, various transnational practices and the economic and socio-cultural changes in the context of origin.

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Osteonecrosis is a significant adverse effect of treatment administered to children suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that may have a negative effect on the quality of life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the rate of secondary vascular osteonecrosis (ON) in a population of pediatric patients with ALL treated with corticosteroids and cytostatic agents. A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of the medical records of 328 patients with ALL identified 4 cases with ON, corresponding to 1.2% of all cases observed. Of the 4 patients identified in our study 3 were girls and 1 was a boy, aged from 10 to 16 years old (average age at diagnosis, 12 years). Median time between the diagnosis of ALL and ON was 12.5 months (range, 12 to 36 months). Regarding the lesion size of ON, in all cases the femoral head (monolateral in 1 case and bilateral in 3 cases) was involved and was associated with the scapula-humeral joint in one case. ON of the weight-bearing joints has been identified as a severe complication in children with leukemia that may be associated with the development of articular surface collapse, subsequent debilitating arthritis, sometimes needing arthroplasty. For this reason it is very important to implement prevention strategies, especially in adolescent girls treated with steroids and chemotherapy. An early diagnosis of ON and careful orthopedic follow-up are necessary in order to avoid bone deformations related to the late start or the wrong therapy.

[An “orchestrated” democracy? Interview with Timoti Fregni, President of Spira Mirabilis]. Spira mirabilis is an orchestra without conductor holding concerts since 2007. This interview with its president, the violinist Timoti Fregni, aims to understand the decision and choice processes taking place when there is no conductor, namely the person who usually decides and chooses. This interview aims also to understand whether and why it is legitimate to liken – as it is frequently done – this kind of collective choice processes to the processes put in place in a democracy.

Background and aim: Each analytical activity, including those carried out in Point of Care (POCT) must be, at law, under the control of Laboratory Medicine. Before the implementation of the rapid tetanus quick stick (TQS) test for the evaluation of the specific tetanus immunisation, a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional group was created. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of Emergency Department (ED) staff to manage and correctly understand the result of TQS test in POCT. Materials and Methods: This analysis took into consideration 152 patients admitted to ED with traumatic wounds; information on the state of tetanus immunisation at their arrival wasn’t recorded. Blood sample analysis was performed twice. The Laboratory confirmed a 100% concordance between their results and ELISA test (standard criterion). Study design consisted of 2 phases: the first one (50 test) to preliminarily evaluate if any corrective action or improvement of procedures is required, and the second one (102 tests) to confirm the quality of corrective actions. Results: The concordance of results between TQS test in Laboratory and POCT test in ED was 80% in the first phase and 95% in the second one.Conclusions: The use of the rapid TQS test is a valuable tool; however, to avoid serious mistakes of interpretation, periodic checks on the quality of the results must be arranged.

[The hidden routes of mesmerism].The recent book Mesmer et mesmerismes. Le magnétisme animal en contexte (edited byB. Belhoste and N. Edelman, Montreuil, Omniscience, 2015) offers a new view on the history of animal magnetism. This article develops in particular its indications concerning mesmerism as a very psychological knowledge.

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Osteoarticular infections are a form of diagnostic and therapeutic emergency in infants and children, even if relatively rare. Despite decades of experience with different protocols, and multiple clinical trials, today it is still difficult to determine what kind of antibiotics is really effective, what kind of associations are required, which is the optimal time range of a treatment, when and on which subjects to base the transition from a parenteral treatment to an oral one. Current philosophy aims more and more at reducing hospitalization and costs, and wants to decrease the discomfort in the family. The purpose of these guidelines is to promote a reasoned clinical and therapeutic approach, in a context of diagnostic probabilities that offer the best chance of success in reducing hospitalization with a rapid transition to an oral treatment, and then outpatient, and thus educing totally the processing time.

“Too close”. Reading nearby catastrophes in Southern Italian thought at the end of the XVIIIth century. This paper analyses the intersections between the ideas of catastrophe and revolution in Southern Italian writers at the end of the XVIIIth century, focusing on those who operated in the proximity of a natural or political upheaval. The way in which this proximity modifies the value of the concept of catastrophe is well shown by the writings of the “observers” of the 1783 earthquake in Calabria and Messina and by their effort to offer a testimony and narrate the catastrophe at present tense.

In risposta alle esigenze espresse dal Centro del Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO, di defi nizione geografica dei perimetri e delle aree di rispetto di alcuni siti che presentavano problemi in tal senso, il Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali ha intrapreso un più ampio progetto di ricognizione e sistematizzazione unitaria del materiale cartografi co relativo a tutti i siti italiani iscritti nella Lista del Patrimonio Mondiale. Il progetto ha previsto l’informatizzazione dei dati d’identifi cazione di base riferiti a ciascun sito secondo un modello grafi co unifi cato, con la georeferenziazione dei relativi perimetri e delle aree di rispetto su base cartografica e foto aeree. Tale lavoro ha prodotto l’Atlante cartografico dei siti italiani UNESCO, composto di 412 tavole relative ai 42 siti culturali iscritti fi no al 2009, uno strumento dinamico che, per sua stessa natura, è destinato a sviluppi ed aggiornamenti. World Heritage's right position In response to the needs expressed by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre regarding the geographic definition of the perimeters and areas of some property, the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities carried out an extensive project for the reconnaisance and systematization of the unit map data covering all the Italian properties included in the World Heritage List. The project involved the computerization of basic identifying data about each site according to a unified graph model, with georeferencing of the areas’ perimeters on maps and on aerial photographs. This work resulted in the Atlas map of Italian UNESCO properties, consisting of 412 tables for the 42 cultural properties included until 2009, a dynamic tool that, by its very nature, will continue to develop and be updated.

Prosthetic and osteoarticular infections represent a complex condition to diagnose and resolve. In both cases, the eradication of microorganisms is difficult because of anatomical and physiological characteristics of the site of infection (bone).The best strategy for an effective pharmacological treatment is based on an early diagnosis confirmed by microbiological testing of bone, periprosthetic tissue or removed prostheses, to support clinicians to undertake prolonged targeted therapy. The purpose of this paper is to assess the clinical correlation between the results of the cultures performed with automated HB&L (ALIFAX) system compared to the result of traditional methods. HB&L is a system to perform bacterial cultures, susceptibility and direct P.A.R. tests on biological materials based on detection of bacteria and fungi by laser light-scattering kinetics in liquid culture medium at 37°C. Samples get to laboratory are inoculated in rich broth and placed in the incubator. The next day are processed accordin to the following protocol: 500 ml of the broth are transferred in the vial of the instrument and 200 ml of supplement DEB for fastidious organisms are added.The cultures are incubated for 360 minutes in the same time PAR test (antimicrobial residual power) is determined. In the first half of 2009 418 samples collected from prostheses and osteoarticular infections from 118 patients were analyzed.The tests showed 304 negative and 114 positive samples (27.30%) from which were isolated Gram negative (17.5%) and Gram positive (82.5%) bacteria. Gram positive included 38.3% S. aureus, 33% coagulase negative Staphylococci and 26.6% Enterococci. Preliminary data obtained by the HB&L system for the culture of tissue sample, as well as the improvement of surgical techniques have led to a significant increase in correlation with the clinical data compared to traditional microbiological analysis.