Noster predecessor David: la regalità davidica in Occidente tra XII e XIII secolo

This article discusses the figure of David, king of Israel, and the way in which, through the use of typological symbolism, he was summoned as a model and prefiguration for some Christian rulers in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries: Sverrir Sigurðarson portrayed himself as the “David of Norway”; Louis IX was compared to David for his Christian virtues; for John Lackland the comparison emphasized the electivity of the English monarchy; finally, Frederick II, the universal emperor and Lord’s anointed, presented himself in Jerusalem as king David’s legitimate heir and successor.[it] L’articolo è dedicato alla figura di Davide, re d’Israele, e al modo in cui, tramite il ricorso al simbolismo tipologico, egli fu evocato come modello e prefi gurazione di alcuni sovrani cristiani tra XII e XIII secolo: Sverrir Sigur›arson raffi gurò se stesso come il “Davide della Norvegia”; Luigi IX fu accostato a Davide per le sue virtù cristiane; per Giovanni Senzaterra il paragone doveva ricordare al re l’elettività della monarchia inglese; infi ne da Gerusalemme Federico II, imperatore universale e unto del Signore, si presentò al mondo come legittimo erede e successore di Davide

Does Cultural Diversity of Board of Directors Affect Corporate Environmental Performance? Evidence From the Energy Sector

This paper has a twofold objective. First, it intends to investigate if and how the cultural diversity of the board of directors affects the corporate environmental performance of energy firms. Second, it aims at verifying if the relationship between board cultural diversity and corporate environmental performance varies across different legal systems. To address this topic, panel data methodology was used on a sample of 153 firms operating in the energy sector, from 32 countries, over the period 2013-2018. The findings suggest that a higher board’s cultural heterogeneity positively affects corporate environmental performance. Moreover, the study reveals that this link is stronger among energy firms from civil law countries compared to energy firms from common law countries

The Virtuous Circle of Intellectual Capital and Corporate Environmentalism: Evidence from the Food Industry

The purpose of this paper is to address the relationship between intellectual capital and corporate environmentalism, assuming that intellectual capital may be an important precondition to foster environmental commitment and that, on the other side, corporate environmentalism may positively determine the level of intellectual capital in a reciprocal and virtuous circle. To address this topic, we conducted two OLS regression analysis on a worldwide sample of 235 firms operating in the food industry, over an eight years’ time horizon (2010-2017), with 1,686 firm-year observations gathered from Asset-4ESG and Worldscope. Results confirm our hypotheses thus providing important theoretical and managerial implications

Las Casas de Chahuaytire : expectativas sobre el turismo, nociones de progreso y jerarquías sociales en una comunidad campesina cusqueña.

La presente investigación se centra en las maneras en que los comuneros de la comunidad campesina de Chahuaytire, ubicada a 50 minutos en transporte colectivo del centro del distrito de Pisaq sobre los 3800 msnm en Cusco, negocian su estatus social dentro de la comunidad a través de las formas en que construyen y modifican sus casas. Chahuaytire está inmerso en el contexto turístico cusqueño que implica la relación e interacción entre promotores de desarrollo, empleados de turismo, turistas y campesinos. Hace treinta años aproximadamente los miembros de la comunidad vieron el potencial monetario del turismo a través de la producción y venta de tejidos gracias al apoyo de algunos promotores de desarrollo primero y de turismo después; sin embargo, en los últimos años las iniciativas para implementar nuevas actividades turísticas en la comunidad se han incrementado. El reconocimiento social dentro de Chahuaytire se da desde su posición como campesinos quechua-hablantes y sus nociones de progreso que están relacionadas a las formas de estratificación étnica social regional y está influido por las aspiraciones urbanas de los comuneros y sus expectativas por articularse cada vez más al turismo como un actividad económica remunerada, en particular al turismo vivencial, que supone hospedar a turistas en sus hogares. Por ello, las formas de construcción o modificación de sus casas se realizan siguiendo modelos urbanos para mejorar o en función de que sean atractivas y aptas para los turistas. De este modo, el estatus social dentro de Chahuaytire se ancla en las diferencias entre las casas, los materiales, la ubicación, acabados y diseños de las mismas. Estas diferencias están en diálogo con narrativas de modernidad estableciendo contraste temporales y valorativos entre lo que es proyectado al pasado y lo que es considerado contemporáneo y reciente. Esta investigación es una etnografía de las formas en que un contexto turístico se articula y engrana con las dinámicas cotidianas y de expectativas de futuro de una comunidad rural cusqueña.Tesi

Post-vaccine measles in a child with concomitant influenza, Sicily, Italy, March 2015

We describe the occurrence of measles in an 18 monthold patient in Sicily, Italy, in March 2015, who received the first dose of a measles-containing vaccine seven days before onset of prodromal symptoms. Measles virus infection was confirmed by PCR and detection of specific immunoglobulin; viral genotyping permitted the confirmation of a vaccine-associated illness. The patient had a concurrent influenza virus infection, during a seasonal epidemic outbreak of influenza

The Potential Impact of a Dog Training Program on the Animal Adoptions in an Italian Shelter

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Human–dog relationships are mainly focused on the physical and emotional wellbeing, and has much evolved in the last decades, becoming even more intense over time. Such a novel conception should also be applied to the life that takes place in kennels, which have been mistakenly regarded as a landfill or a burden on society for too many years. Here, we took into consideration an Italian shelter, and analyzed 555 adopted dogs who underwent a well-detailed behavioral training program, to assess the potential impact of the education upon the adoption of attitude. We documented a higher increase in the number of adoptions both for adult and senior animals when compared to the age-matched untrained dogs. Collectively, our data highlight the importance of a proper training, mainly accomplished with reward methods, to get a more suitable and balanced owner-dog attachment. ABSTRACT: One of the main concerns of the human–dog relationship is today associated with the quality life inside the kennels, which are very often regarded as animal dump where dogs are exiled, representing a burden on society. In the present study we sought to investigate the importance of performing an appropriate behavioral program on the adoption chances within an Italian shelter, near Naples (Ottaviano). In this respect, we enrolled 555 adopted dogs of different ages, who followed a tailored-4-month lasting training program between 2018 and 2020. Once entered there, they were carefully examined by the veterinary behaviorist, and directed towards a suited training program, to improve living conditions. We documented a higher number of both adult and senior dogs who left the kennel and were adopted, compared to the age-matched untrained animals (n = 479), housed in the same kennel from 2015 to 2017. Taken together, the present data highlight an important role for training in improving the natural attitudes of the companion dogs, thus pointing towards a better human–animal bond

Retrospective analysis of dog bites in Southern Italy

ABSTRACT: Dog bite is one of the major public health problems involving people worldwide. Although, several studies have investigated this phenomenon in different countries, little information about the incidence of dog bite episodes in Italy is available. We analysed data about dog biting events between 2010 and 2019 provided by the CRIUV, the Regional Reference Centre for Veterinary Urban Hygiene in the largest city of Southern Italy, namely. Naples. We observed severe and profound inconsistencies in the data collection that reveal structural and significant weaknesses of the current data collection system. Given the multifactorial nature of dog bite, we highlight the need to improve the gathering of all the information related to the factors affecting the occurrence of biting episodes for an accurate assessment of the biting phenomenon

Nonclassical noise features in a correlation plenoptic imaging setup

Sub-shot-noise imaging and correlation plenoptic imaging are two quantum imaging techniques that enable to overcome different problems of classical imaging systems. Combining the two techniques is not trivial, since the former is based on the detection of identical corresponding modes to subtract noise, while the latter requires the detection of different modes to perform directional reconstruction. In this paper, we experimentally show the possibility to obtain a noise-reduction factor smaller than one, a necessary condition to perform sub-shot-noise imaging, in a setup that can be adapted to correlation plenoptic imaging

Atrial and Ventricular Strain Imaging Using CMR in the Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients with Myocarditis

(1) Objective: Myocarditis can be associated with ventricular arrhythmia (VA), individual non-invasive risk stratification through cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is of great clinical significance. Our study aimed to explore whether left atrial (LA) and left ventricle (LV) myocardial strain serve as independent predictors of VA in patients with myocarditis. (2) Methods: This retrospective study evaluated CMR scans in 141 consecutive patients diagnosed with myocarditis based on the updated Lake Louise criteria (29 females, mean age 41 ± 20). The primary endpoint was VA; this encompassed ventricular fibrillation, sustained ventricular tachycardia, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, and frequent premature ventricular complexes. LA and LV strain function were performed on conventional cine SSFP sequences. (3) Results: After a median follow-up time of 23 months (interquartile range (18–30)), 17 patients with acute myocarditis reached the primary endpoint. In the multivariable Cox regression analysis, LA reservoir (hazard ratio [HR] and 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.93 [0.87–0.99], p = 0.02), LA booster (0.87 95% CI [0.76–0.99], p = 0.04), LV global longitudinal (1.26 95% CI [1.02–1.55], p = 0.03), circumferential (1.37 95% CI [1.08–1.73], p = 0.008), and radial strain (0.89 95% CI [0.80–0.98], p = 0.01) were all independent determinants of VA. Patients with LV global circumferential strain &gt; −13.3% exhibited worse event-free survival compared to those with values ≤ −13.3% (p &lt; 0.0001). (4) Conclusions: LA and LV strain mechanism on CMR are independently associated with VA events in patients with myocarditis, independent to LV ejection fraction, and late gadolinium enhancement location. Incorporating myocardial strain parameters into the management of myocarditis may improve risk stratification.</p