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Dermal exposure to hazardous substances such as chemicals, toxics, metallic items and other contaminants may present substantial danger for health. Beryllium (Be) is a hazardous metal, especially when inhaled and/or in direct contact with the skin, associated with chronic beryllium disease (CBD) and Be sensitization (BeS). The objective of this study was to investigate the percutaneous penetration of beryllium and copper contained in metallic items as eyeglass temple tips (specifically BrushCAST (R) Copper Beryllium Casting Alloys containing Be 0.35 < 2.85%; Cu 95.3-98.7%), using Franz diffusion cells. This work demonstrated that the total skin absorption of Cu was higher (8.86%) compared to Be (4.89%), which was expected based on the high percentage of Cu contained in the eyeglass temple tips. However, Be accumulated significantly in the epidermis and dermis (up to 0.461 mu g/cm(2)) and, to a lesser extent, in the stratum corneum (up to 0.130 mu g/cm2) with a flux of permeation of 3.52 +/- 4.5 mu g/cm(2)/hour and lag time of 2.3 +/- 1.3 h, after cutaneous exposure of temple tip into 1.0 mL artificial sweat for 24 h. Our study highlights the importance of avoiding the use of Be alloys in items following long-term skin contact.

Il volume raccoglie alcune delle relazioni tenute all’interno del ciclo di seminari Antropologia dell’arte, organizzato nel 2019 dall’Associazione per la conservazione delle tradizioni popolari in collaborazione con l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo e curato da Rosario Perricone. Il seminario comprendeva diversi incontri durante i quali studiosi di diversi ambiti disciplinari hanno dibattuto su concetti, nozioni e oggetti che si pongono al crocevia tra le discipline dell’antropologia, della storia dell’arte, della semiotica, degli studi culturali, della visual culture, delineando talvolta fenomeni di ibridazione delle pratiche artistiche ed etnografiche e, talvolta, di dissolvenza delle une nelle altre. Il libro si arricchisce poi dei contributi di altri eminenti studiosi che ampliano l’orizzonte delle tematiche, delle esperienze e delle riflessioni restituendo al lettore l’ampiezza e complessità del dibattito attuale sull’antropologia dell’arte. Il volume è incentrato sulla interdisciplinarità e propone un nuovo metodo ibridato e complesso che non appartenga a nessuna delle discipline umanistiche classiche. Si cerca di rispondere a questo assunto teorico percorrendo la diverse vie che portano alla dissoluzione delle singole discipline attraverso lo “scontro” (nel senso etimologico di fusione) che produce nuove effusioni, nuove e diverse possibilità di nascita, e di rinascita, di nuovi ibridati paradigmi teorici. The volume collects some of the reports held within the anthropology of art seminar cycle, organized in 2019 by the Association for the Conservation of Popular Traditions in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts of Palermo and edited by Rosario Perricone. The seminar included several meetings during which scholars from different disciplinary fields debated on concepts, notions and objects that stand at the crossroads between the disciplines of anthropology, art history, semiotics, cultural studies, visual culture, sometimes outlining phenomena of hybridization of artistic and ethnographic practices and, sometimes, of dissolving one into the other. The book is then enriched with the contributions of other eminent scholars who broaden the horizon of themes, experiences and reflections, restoring the breadth and complexity of the current debate on the anthropology of art to the reader. The volume focuses on interdisciplinarity and proposes a new hybridized and complex method that does not belong to any of the classical humanistic disciplines. We try to respond to this theoretical assumption by following the various paths that lead to the dissolution of the individual disciplines through the "clash" (in the etymological sense of fusion) that produces new effusions, new and different possibilities of birth, and rebirth, of new hybrids theoretical paradigms.

Aim To evaluate the effect of audiovisual distraction on the dental chairside behaviour of children with Down syndrome (DS) during dental restorations and its influence on the operator stress and the duration of the appointment. Materials and Methods Study design: This randomised controlled trial included 48 children with DS requiring dental restorations. The study group was treated while wearing video eyeglasses, the control group with conventional behaviour management techniques. The child behaviour was evaluated using the revised Face, Leg, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale (r-FLACC) and the Frankl scale. The operator stress was evaluated using a VAS scale and the duration of the appointment was recorded. Results In the study group 64% of the children refused to wear the video eyeglasses during the whole duration of the dental treatment, the median r-FLACC score was significantly higher (p= 0.01552; Mann Whitney U test) and significantly more children showed a negative behaviour (68%vs 30%: p =0.011; Chi-square test). Conclusion Audiovisual distraction using video eyeglasses is not useful in managing the dental chairside behaviour of children with DS.