Conflicts over Islamic Symbols in European Public Space

Islam has an unmistakable social and cultural presence in the European public space. It is too clearly visible and too „obstinate” for it not to give rise to debate and tension. Examples of issues that have led to lively debate on the acceptability of Islam in the European public space are the wearing of the hijab, the position of women, fundamentalism, and also other intellectual and religious issues. Debates on the presence and visibility of Islam in the cities have become particularly significant, dealing with mosques, Islamic cemeteries, or the possibility of sounding the call for prayer, the adhan; these are not just debates in the public space, but about the public space. This would seem to be the main issue, since it concerns the perception of control over and the symbolic definition of territory

Stability of Oscillating Gaseous Masses in Massive Brans-Dicke Gravity

This paper explores the instability of gaseous masses for the radial oscillations in post-Newtonian correction of massive Brans-Dicke gravity. For this purpose, we derive linearized perturbed equation of motion through Lagrangian radial perturbation which leads to the condition of marginal stability. We discuss radius of instability of different polytropic structures in terms of the Schwarzschild radius. It is concluded that our results provide a wide range of difference with those in general relativity and Brans-Dicke gravity.Comment: 31 pages, 11 figures, to appear in IJMP

Guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment and management of visceral and renal arteries aneurysms: a joint assessment by the Italian Societies of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SICVE) and Medical and Interventional Radiology (SIRM)

: The objective of these Guidelines is to provide recommendations for the classification, indication, treatment and management of patients suffering from aneurysmal pathology of the visceral and renal arteries. The methodology applied was the GRADE-SIGN version, and followed the instructions of the AGREE quality of reporting checklist. Clinical questions, structured according to the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) model, were formulated, and systematic literature reviews were carried out according to them. Selected articles were evaluated through specific methodological checklists. Considered Judgments were compiled for each clinical question in which the characteristics of the body of available evidence were evaluated in order to establish recommendations. Overall, 79 clinical practice recommendations were proposed. Indications for treatment and therapeutic options were discussed for each arterial district, as well as follow-up and medical management, in both candidate patients for conservative therapy and patients who underwent treatment. The recommendations provided by these guidelines simplify and improve decision-making processes and diagnostic-therapeutic pathways of patients with visceral and renal arteries aneurysms. Their widespread use is recommended

Pelvic trauma : WSES classification and guidelines

Complex pelvic injuries are among the most dangerous and deadly trauma related lesions. Different classification systems exist, some are based on the mechanism of injury, some on anatomic patterns and some are focusing on the resulting instability requiring operative fixation. The optimal treatment strategy, however, should keep into consideration the hemodynamic status, the anatomic impairment of pelvic ring function and the associated injuries. The management of pelvic trauma patients aims definitively to restore the homeostasis and the normal physiopathology associated to the mechanical stability of the pelvic ring. Thus the management of pelvic trauma must be multidisciplinary and should be ultimately based on the physiology of the patient and the anatomy of the injury. This paper presents the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) classification of pelvic trauma and the management Guidelines.Peer reviewe

The Shifting Significance of the Haram/Halal Frontier: Narratives on the Hijab and Other Issues

Based on interviews to Western women converted to Islam, The chapter analyses the trajectories of conversions of Western women to Islam, the role of narratives, the function of religious symbols (in particular the hijab) and their shifting significance in the definition of the religious and personal identities of these converts

Is Islam in Europe becoming European? An Open Question

An analysis of some fundamental issues implyied in the growing presence of Islam in Europe and its consequence

Vittime collaterali. Intervista a Zygmunt Bauman

Nell'intervista, condotta dall'autore, vengono analizzate alcune implicazioni della produzione della vittime collaterali della globalizzazione, in particolare i soggetti mento tutelati o marginalizzati