Proximity Violence in Migration Times. A Focus in some Regions of Italy, France and Spain

This volume, edited by Ignazia Bartholini, principal investigator of the PROVIDE - Proximity on Violence: Defence and Equity project (Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme - 2014-2020) funded by the EU, shifted the interpretative focus of its research from gender-based to proximity violence. This theoretical intuition-assertion, fruitful too at empirical level, is informed by a wide-scale reconstruction of the phenomenon of migratory violence and corroborated by the results of the action research carried out by six international teams ˗ Ismu, Oxfam, Telefono Donna, Badia Grande, Aseis Lagarto, Samù International, the University of Jaén and the University of Palermo. Systems of protection, formal and informal good practices, as well as critical issues regarding the hosting of migrants, are explored and narrated by the co-authors of the volume thanks to the action research they conducted with the collaboration of a plethora of professionals who narrate and illustrate the topic of proximity violence, providing their own particular frames of reference, views and counterfactual reflections. Furthermore, the discussion of legislation provided offers a cogent cross-section of what has been done to contrast the violence which thousands of asylum-seeking refugees undergo and how much national governments need to do to host and recognise victims of proximity violence

Proximity Violence in Migration Times

"This volume, edited by Ignazia Bartholini, principal investigator of the PROVIDE - Proximity on Violence: Defence and Equity project (Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme - 2014-2020) funded by the EU, shifted the interpretative focus of its research from gender-based to proximity violence. This theoretical intuition-assertion, fruitful too at empirical level, is informed by a wide-scale reconstruction of the phenomenon of migratory violence and corroborated by the results of the action research carried out by six international teams ˗ Ismu, Oxfam, Telefono Donna, Badia Grande, Aseis Lagarto, SamuSocial International, the University of Jaén and the University of Palermo. Systems of protection, formal and informal good practices, as well as critical issues regarding the reception of migrants, are explored and narrated by the co-authors of the volume thanks to the action research they conducted with the collaboration of a plethora of professionals who narrate and illustrate the topic of proximity violence, providing their own particular frames of reference, views and counterfactual reflections. Furthermore, the discussion of legislation provided offers a cogent crosssection of what has been done to contrast the violence which thousands of asylum seekers and refugees undergo and how much national governments need to do in order to host and recognise victims of proximity violence.

An in-depth study of employees’ work engagement. Theoretical and practical implications for the governance of religious organisations

Currently, religious organisations constitute an unexplored context that represents a fundamental role of the service sector in areas such as social services, education, and health. These organisations exhibit a series of peculiarities that, in some respects, differentiate them from other entities. They are defined by the services they provide and the particular way they perform them. The transmission of values that prevail in their institutional culture is part of their mission and shapes their operations. These organisations could be desirable to individuals who identify with their foundational values. From this perspective, an essential factor in the governance of these institutions and a pivotal element in the fulfilment of their mission is their employees’ identification with their work. Employees may be authentic and live their spirituality at work and engage with the institution’s values. In this context, servant leadership is by excellence the leadership in these organisations. Servant leaders care about their workers’ benefits, put their needs first, and consider them in decision‐making

Social Effectiveness of Tertiary Education for Adults in Mid-life

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The Prevention System and Insurance Coverage in the Context of the IV Industrial Revolution

La presente pubblicazione è stata realizzata nell’ambito del progetto di ricerca “Il Testo Unico di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro e la tutela assicurativa alla prova della IV rivoluzione industriale” (BRIC 2018 – ID 08 – CUP E96C18002110003), cofinanziato dall’Inail nell’ambito della linea di finanziamento BRIC e commissionato al Centro studi internazionali e comparati DEAL dell’Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia con partner Fondazione ADAPT. Il progetto si è svolto tra aprile 2019 e aprile 2021

A Study of Health Care Practices and Health Beliefs of Puerto Rican Women in Southeastern Pennsylvania

The purpose of this focused ethnography was to discover the culturally based health care beliefs and practices of the Puerto Rican population in urban Southeastern Pennsylvania as related by Puerto Rican women. The study also sought to discern the influence of acculturation on the health beliefs and practices of this population. The study used a qualitative methodology to elicit the emic viewpoint of the informants through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, fieldnotes and memos. A quantitative measurement scale was used to measure psychological acculturation; most informants were bicultural although all self-identified Puerto Rico as home. A purposive sampling strategy with snowballing was used to identify 37 informants. Informants provided detailed data on home remedy use. Four themes were abstracted from the data analysis including (a) between two worlds: staying connected to our roots; (b) gardens as symbols of the motherland: creating the environment; (c) the holistic nature of health; (d) surviving the system: healthcare perspectives in Puerto Rico and Philadelphia. Findings have implications for health professions education and practice in the areas of safe integrative healthcare and health disparities. Policy implications include the need for interdisciplinary education of health professions students in social policy and health disparities and corresponding clinical practice in health disparities areas. Policy implications for third-party health insurers include the need to re-examine current primary care service mandates to reflect client input and needs. Further research is needed in the areas of safety and integrative medicine, health policy and health disparities, creation of healthcare delivery models that are culturally-based and focus on improving health outcomes, and the relationship of acculturation to health beliefs and practices, and ultimately to health outcomes

A salivary chitinase of Varroa destructor influences host immunity and mite’s survival

Acknowledgments Thanks are due to Emilio Caprio and Gennaro di Prisco, University of Napoli Federico II (Italy), for their suggestions during the development of this study and for their help in maintaining the experimental apiary in Portici (Italy), to Craig R. Christie, University of Aberdeen (UK), for providing the biological material used, and to Francesco Nazzi, University of Udine (Italy), for a critical reading of an early draft of the manuscript. Funding: This work was supported by received funding from the Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca, PRIN, project UNICO (2017954WNT, https://www.prin.miur.it) (SG, FP) and from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 613960Peer reviewedPublisher PD