53 research outputs found
Structural stigma and bisexual + people: Effects of the rejection of the Zan Bill in Italy on minority stress and mental health
Bisexualâ+âpeople experience severe forms of structural stigma that are associated to negative mental health outcomes. In order to eradicate hate crimes against LGBTQIAPKâ+âpeople, on the 4th of November 2020, the Italian deputy Alessandro Zan proposed a Bill entitled âMeasures to prevent and combat discrimination and violence on grounds of sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disabilityâ (also known as âZan Billâ). On October 27, 2021, the Italian Senate silenced the Bill. This study aimed to explore whether a worsening in mental health before and after the Zan Billâs rejection occurred among bisexualâ+âpeople. Data from 299 Italian bisexualâ+âpeople after the Zan Billâs rejection were compared with data on the same measures from 381 Italian bisexualâ+âpeople before the Zan Billâs rejection. We observed a worsening in the levels of discrimination, anticipated and internalized binegativity, resilience, anxiety, and depression after the rejection of the Zan Bill. Outness remained unchanged in the two groups. Results suggested that the rejection of the Zan Bill has had a strong effect on the well-being of Italian bisexualâ+âpeople
Enzymatic digestion of calf fleshing meat by-products: Antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase activity of protein hydrolysates, and identification of fatty acids
open7noThis research was funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, National Project Cluster Agrifood SO.FI.A. (SOstenibilitĂ della FIliera Agroalimentare) (2013â2017, Grant Number CTN01_00230_450760).The food waste reduction through an efficient recovery of its valuable building molecules has become an important topic with a positive effect on the economy and the environment. In this work, the revalorization of slaughterhouse calf fleshing meat through its enzymatic hydrolysis is proposed. The proteolytic activity of 11 enzymes was initially screened and the four most efficient enzymes (papain, trypsin, pancreatin, and bromelain) were selected. The molecular profiling of the different protein/peptide fractions by the Linear Trap Quadrupole-OrbiTrap technique showed compositional differences due to the specificity of the enzymesâ cleavage sites. In order to find a potential reuse of these hydrolysates, the analysis of antioxidant and, for the first time on fleshing meat hydrolysates, of anti-tyrosinase activities, was performed. Papain-digested samples were those showing the highest inhibition activity of tyrosinase enzyme (55.6%) as well as the highest antioxidant activity (3.52 g TEAC/L). In addition, the composition analysis of the lipid fraction was performed. The mono-unsaturated fatty acids resulted to be the most abundant lipid in all the samples with the exception of pancreatin-treated hydrolysates in which poly-unsaturated fatty acids were predominant. The present results seemed to support a possible valorization of isolated fractions from calf fleshing by-products, as food or feed ingredients, by the implementation of fraction isolation within the meat-processing pipeline.openTedeschi T.; Anzani C.; Ferri M.; Marzocchi S.; Caboni M.F.; Monari S.; Tassoni A.Tedeschi T.; Anzani C.; Ferri M.; Marzocchi S.; Caboni M.F.; Monari S.; Tassoni A
OXTR Gene DNA Methylation Levels Are Associated with Discounting Behavior with Untrustworthy Proposers
Individual differences in temporal and probabilistic discounting are associated with a wide range of life outcomes in literature. Traditional approaches have focused on impulsiveness and cognitive control skills, on goal-oriented personality traits as well as on the psychological perception of time. More recently, literature started to consider the role of social and contextual factors in discounting behavior. Between others, higher generalized trust in human beings and specific trust in people who will deliver the future/probabilistic rewards have been related to a stronger willingness to wait and to assume risk. Moreover, the tendency to trust others has been associated with the oxytocin receptor gene regulation that can be modified by life experiences. In this perspective, we hypothesized that differences in the tendency to wait and to take risks for a more desirable reward according to the proposerâs trustworthiness could be related to a different level of DNA methylation at the oxytocin receptor gene. Findings confirmed that participants are less willing to wait and to risk when the proposer is considered highly untrustworthy and revealed how higher oxytocin receptor gene DNA methylation is associated with a stronger effect due to the presence of an untrustworthy proposer. Limits and future directions are outlined
Vitis vinifera - a chemotaxonomic approach: Seed storage proteins
The IEF pattern of the constituent peptides for the storage protein from Viris vinifera endosperm is used for the construction of a dendrogram relating 74 seed specimens
Partnership Encounters in Literature(s), Poetry and Voices from Other Worlds
The academic bulk of this yearâs Blue Gum contains texts in both English and Italian. Out of fourteen articles, seven are in Italian and seven in English. They all scrutinise and illuminate a diversity of relevant literary works under the lens of the biocultural partnership-domination theory (Eisler 1987). The literary texts in this issue range from the ancient to the contemporary, from âcanonâ to post-decolonial literature, in a joyful variety of interrelated recurrences, connections and encounters. William Shakespeare, Walter Scott, Doris Lessing, Ursula Le Guin, Bram Stoker, David Malouf and Jean Rhys are just few of the many writers tackled
by our invited authors
Design and Restoration: An Ecological Approach
This study uses a design-based approach that is focused on the human dimension in all its complexity
to give value not only to a functional or rational use of spaces, but also to an experiential one, gaining
further significant inspiration from the memory layered in complex historical spaces. Interestingly, psychological
studies highlight the collective base characterizing a number of disorders and suggest that
changing the outside world can be just as therapeutic as changing the subjectâs feelings, indicating that
psychology merges with ecology. From an interdisciplinary approach, emphasizing a cultural inclination
more than a technical attitude, opportunities seem to develop to promote beauty, identity, and memory
as essential dimensions for collective and individual wellbeing. Design-oriented processes could bring
out the potential of the built environment, promoting multiple functions and reuse methods, inspired by
quality and capable of creating hospitable and welcoming physical and relational spaces
The Fleeting Beauty. Enhancing the âminorâ Cultural Heritage through a design-oriented approach. The case of Varese Liberty heritage
The poster briefly illustrates a research project that is being developed within the Department of Design of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy). The aim of the work is to define a possible methodology to enhance the knowledge of the less known architectural heritage by means of the direct involvement of owners of assets and of users. The buildings in Liberty Style of the Province of Varese (Northern Italy) are taken as a case study
Repair of damaged multiple leaf masonry specimens: initial results, ISSN 0950 9615
The research presented is aimed at studying the response
of multiple leaf stone masonry by varying its geometry and
the mechanical characteristics of the stone and to indicate
effective repair techniques. The wallsâ geometry reproduces
significant cases within the vast historic architectural
heritage of our country. The results of shear tests carried out
after failure on specimens repaired using different
techniques are presented
Architectural and landscape Liberty heritage in Varese area: design for knowledge, conservation and enhancement
A research project aimed at enhancing and networking the architectural and landscape Liberty heritage in the province of Varese has been carried out. The aim of the project is to encourage the preservation of a valuable built complex and its cultural-touristic fruition through the creation of an integrated system, also including the intervention on some specific significant cases. In particular, a design methodology is proposed, which is developed through both system actions and local interventions
Beauty and sustainability - Survey on Liberty heritage in Varese and Ticino area
Since the beginning of XX century the Liberty heritage in Varese and the Ticino area has undergone a slow abandon, due to both the development of new architectural trends and the speculative demolition, and is at great risk of loss. The vital element of the Liberty period is the importance of beauty. Protecting this architecture and landscape system allows to taking care of our identity, finding a thread from the relationship between man and nature, to the most recent findings on sustainability and an "ecological" design.
The paper presents the results of a survey carried out on the Liberty architectures of the Varese and Ticino territory, a limited geographical area where nature and architecture are complementary elements that blend into a whole to be preserved in its unity
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