Madri ebree e diritti sui figli in età moderna. Alle radici storiche di una questione contemporanea

Basing on specific history cases, the essay shows that the condition and the nature of the “not-yet-born” were considered by the Catholic Church, up to the end of the Nineteenth century and even further, as not independent from the mother’s body. The foetus was supposed to be entirely dependent from, and embedded in the maternal body: that is as portio of it. It was not conceived as a full citizen. The contemporary positions of the Catholic Church are therefore the result of the modern historical evolution. They are rather cultural construction then absolute truth

Gilles Caillotin, pèlerin. Le retour de Rome d’un sergier rémois, 1724, édité et présenté par Dominique Julia

Dominique Julia est bien connu, en France et en Europe, comme spécialiste de l’histoire des pèlerinages dans l’Europe moderne. Il en a étudié de multiples aspects, aussi bien extérieurs (flux numériques, qualités, provenance et statuts sociaux, hôpitaux) qu’intérieurs et spirituels, concernant les coutumes du pèlerin, son univers mental, théologique et dévotionnel, les formes de représentation de l’expérience vécue du voyage de dévotion. Il s’est tout spécialement intéressé à l’étude des pèle..

Histoire sociale de l’Italie moderne et contemporaine

Gérard Delille, directeur d’études avec Brigitte Marin, directeur des études à l’École française de RomeMarina Caffiero et Renata Ago, professeurs à l’Université La Sapienza, Rome et Marine Boiteux Histoire et anthropologie des sociétés méditerranéennes de l’Antiquité à la période contemporaine Le séminaire a traité du thème « Territoire et pouvoir ». Les différents intervenants ont essayé de montrer à travers quels systèmes de relations ou de coercition, des groupes ou des représentants inst..

Proteome and Physiological Characterization of Halotolerant Nodule Endophytes: The Case of Rahnella aquatilis and Serratia plymuthica

Bacterial endophytes were isolated from nodules of pea and fava bean. The strains were identified and characterized for plant beneficial activities (phosphate solubilization, synthesis of indole acetic acid and siderophores) and salt tolerance. Based on these data, four strains of Rahnella aquatilis and three strains of Serratia plymuthica were selected. To shed light on the mechanisms underlying salt tolerance, the proteome of the two most performant strains (Ra4 and Sp2) grown in the presence or not of salt was characterized. The number of proteins expressed by the endophytes was higher in the presence of salt. The modulated proteome consisted of 302 (100 up-regulated, 202 down-regulated) and 323 (206 up-regulated, 117 down-regulated) proteins in Ra4 and Sp2, respectively. Overall, proteins involved in abiotic stress responses were up-regulated, while those involved in metabolism and flagellum structure were down-regulated. The main up-regulated proteins in Sp2 were thiol: disulfide interchange protein DsbA, required for the sulfur binding formation in periplasmic proteins, while in Ra4 corresponded to the soluble fraction of ABC transporters, having a role in compatible solute uptake. Our results demonstrated a conserved response to salt stress in the two taxonomically related species

Holiness and Patronage in the Hispanic World in the Modern Age

On March 23, 1630 the Congregation of rites issued a decree on the patron saints that limited their choice to the canonized. In this way direct control was granted to the Holy See. The choice of the cities of their patron saints in the modern age was determined by the interests of their ruling classes, the popular devotion and by the possession of the relics of the proposed saints. Concerning to the homeland of the Saints, martyrs, bishops and hermits, and the control of their relics were published many controversial writings that generated intense debates during the 17th century. In the election of the of the patron saints the Vatican regulation will not always be respected; in the case of Pedro Regalado and Rosa de Lima there were express authorization for the beginning of the canonization processes, his cult and their appointment