María Gómez Lara. Otto poesie (due tradotte da Danilo Manera e sei da Marta Campagnolo)

Otto poesie di María Gómez Lara (due tradotte da Danilo Manera e sei da Marta Campagnolo).Vuit poemes de María Gómez Lara (dos traduïts per Danilo Manera i sis per Marta Campagnolo).Eight poems by María Gómez Lara (two translated by Danilo Manera and six by Marta Campagnolo).Ocho poemas de María Gómez Lara (dos traducidos por Danilo Manera y seis por Marta Campagnolo).Ocho poemas de María Gómez Lara (dos traducidos por Danilo Manera y seis por Marta Campagnolo)

Neurotransmitter and receptor systems in the subthalamic nucleus

The Subthalamic Nucleus (STh) is a lens-shaped subcortical structure located ventrally to the thalamus, that despite being embryologically derived from the diencephalon, is functionally implicated in the basal ganglia circuits. Because of this strict structural and functional relationship with the circuits of the basal ganglia, the STh is a current target for deep brain stimulation, a neurosurgical procedure employed to alleviate symptoms in movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and dystonia. However, despite the great relevance of this structure for both basal ganglia physiology and pathology, the neurochemical and molecular anatomy of the STh remains largely unknown. Few studies have specifically addressed the detection of neurotransmitter systems and their receptors within the structure, and even fewer have investigated their topographical distribution. Here, we have reviewed the scientific literature on neurotransmitters relevant in the STh function of rodents, non-human primates and humans including glutamate, GABA, dopamine, serotonin, noradrenaline with particular focus on their subcellular, cellular and topographical distribution. Inter-species differences were highlighted to provide a framework for further research priorities, particularly in humans

Mechanisms of nerve damage in neuropathies associated with hematological diseases: lesson from nerve biopsies

Despite the introduction of non-invasive techniques in the study of peripheral neuropathies, sural nerve biopsy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of several neuropathies, including vasculitic neuropathy and neurolymphomatosis. Besides its diagnostic role, sural nerve biopsy has helped to shed light on the pathogenic mechanisms of different neuropathies. In the present review, we discuss how pathological findings helped understand the mechanisms of polyneuropathies complicating hematological diseases

Monitor and sensors 2.0 for exposure assessment to airborne pollutants

In recent years, the issue of exposure assessment to airborne pollutants has become increasingly popular, both in the occupational and environmental fields. The increasingly stringent national and international air quality standards and exposure limit values both for indoor environments and occupational exposure limit values have been developed with the aim of protecting the health of the general population and workers. On the other hand, this requires a considerable and continuous development of the technologies used to monitor the concentrations of the pollutants to ensure the reliability of the exposure assessment studies. In this regard, one of the most interesting aspects is certainly the development of “new generation” instrumentation for monitoring airborne pollutants (“Next Generation Monitors and Sensors” – NGMS). The main purpose of this work is to analyze the state of the art regarding the afore-mentioned instrumentation, to be able to investigate any practical applications within exposure assessment studies. In this regard, a systematic review of the scientific literature was carried out using three different databases (Scopus, PubMed and Web of Knowledge) and the results were analyzed in terms of the objectives set out above. What emerged is the fact that the use of NGMSs is increasingly growing within the scientific community for exposure assessment studies applied to the occupational and environmental context. The investigated studies have emphasized that NGMSs cannot be considered, in terms of the reliability of the results, to be equal to the reference measurement tools and techniques (i.e., those defined in recognized methods used for regulatory purposes), but they can certainly be integrated into the internal exposure assessment studies to improve their spatial-temporal resolution. These tools have the potential to be easily adapted to different types of studies, are characterized by a small size, which allows them to be worn comfortably without affecting the normal activities of workers or citizens, and by a relatively low cost. Despite this, there is certainly a gap with respect to the reference instrumentation, regarding the measurement performance and quality of the data provided; the objective to be set, however, is not to replace the traditional instrumentation with NGMSs but to integrate and combine the two typologies of instruments to benefit from the strengths of both, therefore, the desirable future developments in this sense has been discussed in this work

Smart working in Italy: what aspects to consider in terms of health prevention and protection?

Agile (or remote) work has spread since the early 90s, but the adoption of this type of work hasn’t always been exploit ed to its full potential. Recently, this way of working has acquired greater importance: in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to limit the number of infections, and consequent number of deaths and hospital admissions, many coun tries have adopted a wide spectrum of containment measures, such as encouraging (or oblige) people to work remote ly, whenever possible. Due to this containment measure, millions of workers around the world have been destined to work from home. Moreover, it would seem that this mode of working will stand out as a hybrid mode form, to ensure a better balance between office- and home-working. For this reason, the present work aims to highlight the main out comes from studies conducted in Italy, concerning the positive and negative effects of smart working, reporting the gaps relating to the assessments of the remote working environment. To achieve this goal, results (N: 9 scientific papers) obtained from a search query set for extraction of studies from a scientific literature database were analyzed. In addition to report the positive and negative effects of smart working, our research shows that the studies conducted in Italy regarding this way of working are still scarce and based only on the administration of a questionnaire (or on the conduction of an interview) to workers. No real assessments have been performed, in terms of workers’ safety and health, in the condition of working from home. An in depth analysis of the experience of employees involved in remote working conditions could be of particular interest in future studies, to maximize the positive aspects and reduce the risks of worsening the physical and psy chosocial well-being of employees. In fact, if smart working would become a common way of working as reported in the literature, it could have a significant impact on both organizations and employees and it should therefore be investigated in the best possible wa

Lola Nieto. Cinque poesie (tre tradotte da Marta Campagnolo e due da Giuliana Calabrese)

Cinco poemas de Lola Nieto (tres traducidos por Marta Campagnolo y dos por Giuliana Calabrese).Cinco poemas de Lola Nieto (tres traducidos por Marta Campagnolo y dos por Giuliana Calabrese).Five poems by Lola Nieto (three translated by Marta Campagnolo and two by Giuliana Calabrese).Cinc poemes de Lola Nieto (tres traduïts per Marta Campagnolo i dos per Giuliana Calabrese).Cinque poesie di Lola Nieto (tre tradotte da Marta Campagnolo e due da Giuliana Calabrese)

Rosa Silverio. Otto poesie (due tradotte da Danilo Manera, due da Erminio Corti e quattro da Marta Campagnolo)

Vuit poemes de Rosa Silverio (dos traduïts per Danilo Manera, dos per Erminio Corti i quatre per Marta Campagnolo).Ocho poemas de Rosa Silverio (dos traducidos por Danilo Manera, dos por Erminio Corti y cuatro por Marta Campagnolo).Ocho poemas de Rosa Silverio (dos traducidos por Danilo Manera, dos por Erminio Corti y cuatro por Marta Campagnolo).Eight poems by Rosa Silverio (two translated by Danilo Manera, two by Erminio Corti and four by Marta Campagnolo).Otto poesie di Rosa Silverio (due tradotte da Danilo Manera, due da Erminio Corti e quattro da Marta Campagnolo)