The Phenomenon called ‘Access to Maternal Health Care’

Access to health care carries a basic definition of seeking and receiving care through different means and processes and governed by a variety of factors. Across years, there have been various models and frameworks explaining the inter linkages between these means, processes and factors to understand access in its complete view. This study attempts at reviewing existing models and frameworks and build a comprehensive view of the phenomenon. The created framework consists of four basic components: predisposing/enabling factors at the individual/household/community level; predisposing factors at the health systems level; perceptions of the individual/family/community about the illness/condition and the benefits/barriers about the treatment; and the action taken to engage with that illness/condition. The study concludes defining access as not just the utilization of services at the physical and financial face value but a complex interplay of health seeking behavior of individuals, various components of public and private health systems, and the consequent action taken by the individuals to improve their health condition

Quantification of acetylated tubulin

The acetylation/deacetylation of Lys40 of the α-subunit is an important posttranslational modification undergone by tubulin during the life of a cell. Many previous studies have addressed the physiological role of this acetylation process using various approaches based on changes of acetylated tubulin (AcTubulin) content. In most of these studies, however, the actual amounts of AcTubulin were not known and it was difficult to draw conclusions. We present here a simple method to estimate the percentage of AcTubulin relative to total tubulin. The method is based on acetylation of the tubulin sample with acetic anhydride, Western blotting stained by antiAcTubulin antibody, and comparison of the optical density of the AcTubulin band with that of a corresponding sample that was not chemically acetylated.Fil: Chesta, María Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Carbajal, Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Bisig, Carlos Gaston. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Arce, Carlos Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba; Argentin

Familial treacher collins syndrome- from an obstetrician’s view

A number of genetic syndromes have been identified and can be diagnosed antenatally using ultrasonography signifying the importance of antenatal care. We report a rare case of familial treacher collins syndrome diagnosed postnatally that shows difficulties faced by an obstetrician to safely manage such cases.

Labour Activism and Social Movement Unionism in the Gig Economy. Food Delivery Workers Struggles in Italy

This article aims to explore the forms of collective actions that are emerging in new sectors of digital capitalism. In particular, it enquires into the mobilisation of food delivery workers that has been developing since 2016 in four Italian cities: Milan, Turin, Bologna and Florence. Despite the high level of precarisation and atomisation that characterise this subset of gig economy jobs, the so-called riders were able to organise into self-organised workers' collectives, which not only gave rise to many protest events, but also drew the attention of the institutions and the media. What are the conditions and the strategies that made this possible? And, more broadly, what does this case tell us about the possibility of labour activism in gig economy work? We argue that the high level of activation of food delivery workers is to be related to their capability to provide resources for reconstructing social ties among workers and, in turn, for translating them into political engagement and contentious action. This is realised through the combination of three factors that will be scrutinised in the paper. The analysis points out that although precarisation creates significant obstacles to organisation and mobilisation, collective action does actually take place also in the gig economy, in certain conditions

Hypogeal fauna of the military subterranean fortification Forte di Vernante Opera 11 "Tetto Ruinas" (Piedmont, Italy)

The military subterranean fortification Forte di Vernante Opera 11 "Tetto Ruinas" is not mentioned in the extensive specific literature about the underground fortifications of the NW Alps. Only the project in the Military Engineers Corps archives is known, however, the schematic survey recently detected by our research association Biologia Sotterranea Piemonte – Gruppo di Ricerca highlights differences from the original map. On the contrary, biological research and scientific literature about the hypogeal fauna carried out in this artificial cavity are numerous. Two new species of spiders with remarkable adaptations to the underground environment were discovered by Angelo Morisi (1943-2016): the Linyphiidae Troglohyphantes konradi Brignoli, 1975 and the Nesticidae Typhlonesticus morisii (Brignoli, 1975). Subsequently, other spiders adapted to this particular environment were observed too, such as Kryptonesticus eremita (Simon, 1880) and Leptoneta crypticola Simon, 1907. Other spiders with less evident adaptations were observed in this artificial cavity such as Tegenaria silvestris L. Koch, 1872, Pimoa rupicola (Simon, 1884), Meta menardi (Latreille, 1804), Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763). Terrestrial Crustacean Isopods adapted to underground environment are present in this fort: Buddelundiella zimmeri Verhoeff, 1930 and Trichoniscus voltai Arcangeli, 1948. Among the Miriapods were observed the Chilopoda Eupolybothrus longicornis (Risso, 1826) and Lithobius microps Meinert, 1868, and the Diplopoda Plectogona vignai draco (Strasser, 1975), very specialized subspecies organism, and the larger and less adapted Callipus foetidissimus (Savi, 1819). The troglophile grasshopper Dolichopoda azami Saulcy, 1893 is very common in the cavity. Of considerable interest are the anophthalmous Trechini Carabidae Duvalius carantii (Sella, 1874), and the very rare insect Staphylinidae Blepharhymenus mirandus Fauvel, 1899. Sometimes at the entrances it is possible to observe the cave salamander Speleomantes strinatii (Aellen, 1958). The association Biologia Sotterranea Piemonte – Gruppo di Ricerca deals mainly the study of subterranean species and environments and their conservations. Our last twenty years research in this subterranean military cavity have allowed to observe and monitor the presence of all the aforementioned organisms and to document the presence of numerous other ones. Our studies in this and other Piedmontese artificial cavities highlights the presence of numerous species extremely adapted to the hypogeal environment, reiterating the importance of the subterranean fauna monitoring in the artificial cavities too, and of the presence of these organisms due to some biotic and abiotic environmental factors, regardless of the natural or artificial origin of the cavity

Proyecto experimental de arte sinestésico

Especialización en Planificación y Diseño del Paisaje (EPDP)Las infraestructuras viales tienen un carácter netamente social, forman parte de la vida contemporánea y cotidiana de la sociedad y proporcionan una primera impresión del paisaje al que nos conducen. Con el desarrollo de los medios de transporte se ha ido desligando, progresivamente, la experiencia del lugar. Entre sus características, la falta de identidad y relación con el hombre en un sentido de pertenencia, de arraigo, es sin dudas, una de las preocupaciones más actuales y también el enfoque del presente trabajo. En la Ciudad de Córdoba Capital, Argentina, se toma como sitio de estudio al distribuidor vial producto del encuentro de la Circunvalación con la autopista Córdoba – Villa María. El interés en este punto neurálgico se centra en su valor simbólico como ingreso a la Ciudad y su valor de conexión regional. El proyecto consiste en explotar valores artísticos y perceptuales en el paisaje. La sinestesia, como disparador en capacidades perceptivas del hombre, representa el punto de partida de este PROYECTO EXPERIMENTAL, el desafío consiste en transmitir música al espacio dentro del vehículo. Esto se realiza a través de una secuencia de franjas (sonoras y de colores) ubicadas perpendiculares sobre la vía que al ser atravesadas por el vehículo a una velocidad constante y obligatoria, convierten el viaje en una experiencia artística/perceptual, visual y auditiva, convirtiendo este “no lugar” en una experiencia memorable, cargada de significado y, a la vez, representativa de la cultura de la ciudad a la que se ingresa

Characterization of imprinted microbeads synthesized via minisuspension polymerization

The properties of MIPs synthesized by minisuspension polymerization are studied. The template is cyclododecyl 2,4-dihydroxybenzoate (1), which behaves as good mimic of the estrogenic mycotoxin zearalenone. 2-DAEM and EGDMA are used as functional and crosslinker monomers, respectively. The synthesized particles are characterized by optical and electronic microscopy, N2 sorption measurements, and FT-IR spectroscopy. The molecular recognition capability of MIPs is evaluated by comparing the adsorption Freundlich isotherms of MIPs to those of the corresponding non-imprinted polymers. It is concluded that MSP is an attractive alternative for molecular imprinting because it is easy to apply and produces high yield of spherical particles of tunable size with acceptable molecular recognition capabilities.Fil: Torres, Juan Jose. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Montejano, Hernan Alfredo. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Chesta, Carlos Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentin

Contentious politics of expertise : experts, activists and grassroots environmentalism

Defence date: 18 October 2018Examining Board: Prof. Donatella Della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore (EUI Supervisor); Prof. Luigi Pellizzoni, University of Pisa (External Co-Supervisor); Prof. Stéphane Van Damme, European University Institute and Sciences Po Paris; Prof. Gianpaolo Baiocchi, New York UniversityMobilizations on high-tech projects often become arenas of contention where expertise crosses political and technical claims. One of the aspects of these citizen mobilizations resides in the elaboration of alternative politics linking bottom-up communitarian knowledge with expert advice. This innovation addresses important questions for participation and democracy in general, since expert knowledge indeed maintains a delicate relationship with democratic politics. In this work I aim to analyze how common citizens, political activists and technical experts participate in using expertise, while contributing to making «technical democracy» work. Starting from a dataset of more than 500 episodes of contention regarding high-tech projects, I focus on an in-depth comparative study of mobilizations in the cities of Venice and Florence, given their importance in the rise of the so called «new environmentalism» in Italy. Analyzing four protest campaigns I shed light on the mechanisms of co-production. focusing on 1) the characteristics of bottom-up citizens’ expertise, 2) experts’ enrollment and their peculiar forms of engagement. In both cities I have selected two cases depending on their variation in terms of technological complexity, conflict intensity and citizens' participation. While in some high-tech projects political conflict and technical controversy tend to be confined to restricted mobilizations – regarding mainly activists and experts – others show high levels of participation and broader knowledge diffusion. Crossing these two main dimensions – political conditions and technological factors – allows to look at the role of different expert cultures (professional and disciplinary background) and their interaction/intersection with political cultures (e.g. political ecologist, conservationist, environmentalist). These dimensions helps explain different typologies of expert enrollment, whether its participation is more organic to movement areas (expert-activist) or more episodic and linked to single-issue justifications (expert-ally). After a careful analysis of the Italian public debate about high-tech projects, a specific media analysis of the four cases in national and local newspapers, a multivariate ethnographic fieldwork was conducted in both cities that included direct attendance at public meetings, assemblies and demonstrations. Moreover, around 60 in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with public authorities, experts, activists and citizens playing a central role in the mobilization. The outcomes show how conflict, rather than inhibiting it, transforms expertise production into a contentious politics by other means. Being understood as intrinsically linked to political interests, the meaning of contentious expertise needs therefore to be understood in terms of crisis of democratic accountability and legitimation. The use of expertise by social movements has, finally, a clear impact on their structure and composition, giving rise to uncertain and unexpected alliances as well as shifts regarding mechanisms of participation and mobilization