Five parameters for studying leadership styles in orchestra conductors

This study aims to investigate leadership in orchestra conducting and interrogate educational principles to improve conducting pedagogy. Effective leadership implies a set of interpersonal, communicational, and emotional skills combined with a high level of expertise, which may enable the leader to not only achieve excellent outcomes but also create a positive and collaborative working climate and vision for the performance. This work demonstrates that there are strong implications between effective leadership and orchestra conducting. We examine how orchestra conductors are perceived to be effective leaders and deduce from general leadership theories the following five parameters: charisma, stage presence, nonverbal communication, relationships with musicians, and leadership style. Interviews with orchestra conductors and performers support these five parameters for effective orchestra conducting. We perform a detailed analysis of the profiles of two renowned orchestra leaders— namely, Herbert von Karajan and Gustavo Dudamel— to test the five parameters and distill educational implications for both scholars and practitioners. The results are presented and discussed, along with implications for the education of orchestra conductors

Preliminary analysis of site effects in the Ischia island: new insights from md 4.0 earthquake of 21 august 2017 and seismic noise data

On August 21, 2017, at 18:57 UTC, an earthquake of MD 4.0 occurred in Casamicciola, district of Ischia island. The damage caused by the earthquake was massive, with two victims and several buildings collapsed, and circumscribed to the areas of uptown Casamicciola, particularly in the Piazza Maio-La Rita area, and in a small area, called Fango, in Lacco Ameno. Medium and minor damages occurred in Piazza Bagni, in the area around the town hall of Casamicciola and in the Sentinella area. Even assuming the poor quality constructions and/or not in compliance with the anti-seismic regulations, such a level of damage has induced the scientific community to analyse the effects of local site amplifications, that usually are not negligible in volcanic areas. As a matter of fact the seismic station IOCA, located very close to the high damage areas, recorded a peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 2.6 m/s2. This paper is aimed to study the possible site amplification in the areas heavily affected by the August 21 earthquake in order to better understand the causes of these macroseismic effects and high damage levels already observed in the past.PublishedCentro Congressi della Stazione Marittima, Trieste, Italy6V. Pericolosità vulcanica e contributi alla stima del rischi

Has COVID-19 Delayed the Diagnosis and Worsened the Presentation of Type 1 Diabetes in Children?

Objective: To evaluate whether the diagnosis of pediatric type 1 diabetes or its acute complications changed during the early phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Italy. Research design and methods: This was a cross-sectional, Web-based survey of all Italian pediatric diabetes centers to collect diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and COVID-19 data in patients presenting with new-onset or established type 1 diabetes between 20 February and 14 April in 2019 and 2020. Results: Fifty-three of 68 centers (77.9%) responded. There was a 23% reduction in new diabetes cases in 2020 compared with 2019. Among those newly diagnosed patient who presented in a state of DKA, the proportion with severe DKA was 44.3% in 2020 vs. 36.1% in 2019 (P = 0.03). There were no differences in acute complications. Eight patients with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 had laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic might have altered diabetes presentation and DKA severity. Preparing for any "second wave" requires strategies to educate and reassure parents about timely emergency department attendance for non-COVID-19 symptoms

Diabetic ketoacidosis at the onset of disease during a national awareness campaign: a 2-year observational study in children aged 0-18 years

After a previous survey on the incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at onset of type 1 diabetes in children in 2013-2014 in Italy, we aimed to verify a possible decline in the incidence of DKA at onset during a national prevention campaign

The Silent Epidemic of Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents in Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

To compare the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 with the frequency of DKA during 2017-2019

Gruppo Operativo Emersito++ Evento Sismico Ischia 2017: Campagne Di Misure Geofisiche, Rapporto N°1

Rapporto Tecnico n°1 della task force operativa EMERSITO++ (INGV) che descrive le campagne sismiche ed elettromagnetiche condotte nei comuni di Casamicciola Terme e di Lacco Ameno a seguito del terremoto di Ischia del 21 Agosto 2017.INGVPublished4T. Sismologia, geofisica e geologia per l'ingegneria sismica1SR. TERREMOTI - Servizi e ricerca per la SocietàN/A or not JC

Pedagogia dell'infanzia tra passato e presente

Childhood is an age of life, a condition of existence whose specificity has not always been recognized and whose “quality” has been differently thought over time. The “images” of childhood and the ways of child care and education have changed. The study of history of childhood and childhood education is a lens that allows us to grasp the interweaving of the phenomenic dimension – the child in its concreteness and in his life contexts –, the symbolic one – the filters through which adults have read and interpreted childhood –, and the pedagogical one – theories, interventions, educational experiences –. In recent decades, the study of childhood and its education has been enriched by fruitful research paths, such as the history of childhood and the “educational costume”, the pedagogy of day-care centres and nursery schools, the debate on early childhood educationalservices quality, the support in specific educational areas (play, reading, expressive activities etc.), the training of adults who take care of children (parents, teachers), the particular declination of special education in relation to childhood, to name just a few. Not just that.. The debate on these issues has emerged from the narrow scope of the academy spreading widely and also defining itself in locations which are different from the traditional ones: not only educational institutions but also health and medical, juridical, extracurricular recreational agencies, media (print, film, advertising etc.). It should also be remembered that, in support of the child’s condition, important documents have been elaborated and disseminated aiming to elaborate and consolidate a culture of childhood and the protection of children’s rights. Last but not least, innovative experiences born “from below”, have contributed – and contribute – to the development of a theory of childhood education. It should not be forgotten, as a fundamental orientation, that the pedagogy of infancy, understood as a theory of early childhood education, must make a dialogue between theory and practice, “being” and having to be”, in an exchange that involves a plurality of actors, including the children themselves. The monographic issue presents some significant examples of these themes and these questions.L’infanzia è un’epoca della vita, una condizione dell’esistenza la cui specificitànon è sempre stata riconosciuta e la cui “qualità”, nel tempo, è stata diversamente pensata. Alle trasformazioni nell’immaginario si accompagnano altrettanti mutamenti nei modi di cura ed educazione infantile. Lo studio della storia dell’infanzia e della pedagogia dell’infanzia relativa al passato è una lente che ci permette di cogliere l’intreccio tra dimensione fenomenica – il bambino nella sua concretezza e nei suoi contesti di vita –, quella simbolica – i filtri attraverso cui gli adulti hanno letto e interpretato l’infanzia –, quella pedagogica – teorie, interventi, esperienze educative –. Negli ultimi decenni lo studio dell’infanzia e la sua pedagogia si è arricchito di fecondi percorsi di ricerca, quali la storia dell’infanzia e del “costume educativo”, la pedagogia del nido e della scuola dell’infanzia, il dibattito sulla qualità dei servizi per l’infanzia, la didattica in ambiti specifici (gioco, lettura, attività espressive ecc.), la formazione degli adulti che si occupano dei bambini (genitori, insegnanti), la particolare declinazione della pedagogia speciale in relazione all’età infantile,per citarne solo alcuni. Non solo. Il dibattito su questi temi è uscito dall’ambitoristretto dell’accademia e della dottrina diffondendosi ad ampio raggio e definendosi anche in sedi diverse da quelle tradizionali: non solo le istituzioni educative ma anche quelle sanitarie e mediche, giuridiche, ricreative extrascolastiche, i media (stampa, film, pubblicità ecc.). Va inoltre ricordato che, a sostegno della condizione infantile, importanti documenti sono stati elaborati e diffusi a sostegno di una cultura dell’infanzia e a tutela dei diritti dei bambini.Infine, ma non meno importante, a elaborare una pedagogia dell’infanzia hannocontribuito – e contribuiscono – esperienze nate “dal basso”, innovative e inedite.Non va infatti dimenticato, quale orientamento di fondo, che la pedagogiadell’infanzia, intesa come teoria dell’educazione infantile, deve mettere in dialogoteoria e prassi, “essere” e dover essere” in uno scambio che vede partecipi unapluralità di attori, tra i quali i bambini stessi. Di questi temi e di questi nodi ilnumero monografico presenta alcuni esempi significativi