Culture of Legality and Transgression of Norms in University Youth

This paper begins with an overview of the literature on legal, social and moral norms and their relationship with individual behaviours, and then discusses the culture of legality in a group of university students in Italy. In particular, this paper provides a reflection on the relationship that exists between social and legal norms and their mutual capacity to influence the behaviours of young people. We highlight the multidimensional nature of the underlying factors of conditionality, relativity and universality. We also discuss the existence of two types of social norms, general and generational and their differing capacities to affect behaviour. The research technique is a web survey on 3938 students from three Italian universities (Venezia, Bari, Salerno)

Comparing hybrid welfare systems: The differentiation of health and social care policies at the Regional Level in Italy

Welfare-state research has traditionally been centered on national states, while regional differences have received less attention. This article analyzes local welfare policies in 20 Italian regions using data in 2005 and 2010. We use factor and cluster analysis and typological classifications on institutional data concerning two areas of intervention, social care and healthcare policies. The results show that the Italian welfare system is a hybrid and is differentiated both across regions and policies. By using a regional perspective, we highlight the need to consider the subnational level as central to the construction of descriptive welfare typology

Estimateur de type Lasso pour modèle mixte non-paramétrique

National audienceLa vraisemblance pénalisée par une norme L1 est devenue relativement standard en grande dimension quand le modèle est supposé basé sur n observations indépendantes et identiquement distribuées. Ces techniques peuvent améliorer la capacité de prédiction (la régularisation implique une réduction de la variance) tout en restant in-terprétable (la sparsité identifie un sous ensemble de variable avec des effets forts). D'un point de vue computationnel, ces pénalités sont attractives et leurs propriétés théoriques ontétéontété largementétudiéeslargementétudiées cesdernì eres années. Plusieurs auteurs ont récemment suggérer des méthodes pour analyser les données lon-gitudinales ou groupées de grandes dimensions utilisant une pénalisation L 1 dans des modèles mixtes. Ces approches ontétéontété développées pour la sélection de variables dans le cas modèle linéaire mixte et modèle linéaire mixte généralisé mais moins dans le cas de modèle non linéaire mixte. Peu de travaux ont considéré leprobì eme de sélection de fonctions non linéaire utilisant une méthode de pénalisation de type L 1 dans un modèle mixte non paramétrique avec ou non des covariables. Dans ce cas, les fonctions non linéaire sont approximées par une com-binaison linéaire de fonction de lissage (spline, wavelet ou bases de Fourier) possiblement combinéescombinéesà des fonctionsirrégulì eres (bases de Spiky). Abstract. The penalization of likelihoods by L1-norms has become a relatively standard technique for high-dimensional data when the assumed models are based on n independent and identically distributed observations. These techniques may improve prediction accuracy (since regularization leads to variance reduction) together with interpretabil-ity (since sparsity identifies a subset of variables with strong effects). Computationally, these penalties are attractive and their theoretical properties have been intensively studied during the last years. Several authors have recently developed suggestions to analyze high-dimensional clustered

Contributions to cartographic literacy in the early years of Basic Education.

O curso de extens?o ?Contribui??es para Alfabetiza??o Cartogr?fica nos Anos Iniciais da Educa??o B?sica? compreendeu atividades intra e extramurais ? Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), com professores que atuam nesse n?vel de ensino, nas redes municipal e estadual de ensino das cidades de Ouro Preto e Mariana, MG, buscando promover a alfabetiza??o cartogr?fica h? um p?blico desprovido de tais conhecimentos e que podem potencializar a leitura de mundo por meio das aulas de Geografia. O objetivo principal desta proposta de car?ter extensionista foi proporcionar novas possibilidades metodol?gicas de ensino e de aprendizagem de Geografia para alfabetiza??o cartogr?fica. Tr?s encontros formativos ocorreram no Laborat?rio de Pr?ticas Pedag?gicas ?Hebe Rola?/ICHS/UFOP, em 2016. O quarto e ?ltimo encontro constituiu o trabalho de campo. Os dados demonstraram que as no??es cartogr?ficas podem e devem ser trabalhadas desde os Anos Iniciais da Educa??o B?sica, pois possibilitam identificar e interpretar signos por parte dos alunos.The extension course ?Contributions to Cartographic Literacy in the early years of basic education? comprised activities that were carried out inside and outside the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), with teachers working at that level of education in the municipal and state school system of Ouro Preto and Mariana, two cities in the state of Minas Gerais. This project was developed seeking to promote cartographic literacy to a public that does not have this knowledge and that might improve their awareness of the world through Geography classes. The main objective of this proposal, which is part of a university extension project, was to provide teachers and students with new methodological possibilities to teach and learn Geography through cartographic literacy. Three training meetings were held at the Teaching Practice Laboratory ?Hebe Rola?/ICHS/UFOP, in 2016. The fourth and last meeting consisted of field work. Data demonstrated that cartographic notions can and should be worked from the early years of basic education, since they make it possible for the students to identify and interpret signs

Use of shockwave therapy for the treatment of lymphedema associated to breast cancer: a systematic review

Lymphedema associated with breast cancer is a cause of significant impairment of the quality of life and is a frequent complication of the necessary interventions in this type of cancer. It is known that the treatment used in lymphedema associated with breast cancer involves Complex Physical Therapy (CPT), whose efficacy is limited and does not act directly in the pathogenesis of this comorbidity. As demonstrated in some studies, the use of Shock Wave Therapy (TSWT) is potentially beneficial in reducing lymphedema by inducing neoangiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Objective: To evaluate the impact of TSWT on the treatment of lymphedema associated with breast cancer compared to the use of CPT. Methods: The following databases were used: PubMed / MedLine; BIREME; LILACS; The Cochrane Library and EMBASE, and through manual article search. We adopted the PICO search method and the Mesh descriptors were adjusted according to the respective database. Results: A total of 262 articles were found and selected by reading the title or abstract a total of 17 studies. Six were excluded because they were duplicates, totaling 11 articles elected to verify the inclusion criteria. Of these, no article met the outline of the methodology proposed. Three of them were closer to the proposed theme and were discussed. Conclusion: It is necessary to carry out studies with adequate methodological quality to evaluate the potential benefit of the use of TSWT, in order to contribute to the composition of a more effective and safe treatment, that acts in the pathogenesis of the disease.O linfedema associado ao câncer de mama é causa de prejuízo significativo da qualidade de vida deste grupo de pacientes e constitui complicação frequente das intervenções necessárias nesse tipo de câncer. Sabe-se que o tratamento utilizado no linfedema associado ao câncer de mama envolve a Terapia Física Complexa (TFC), cuja eficácia é limitada e não atua diretamente na patogênese dessa comorbidade. Conforme já demonstrado em alguns estudos, o uso da Terapia por Ondas de Choque (TOC) demonstra-se potencialmente benéfico para reduzir o linfedema pela indução de neoangiogênese e linfangiogênese. Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto da TOC no tratamento do linfedema associado ao câncer de mama comparado ao uso da TFC. Métodos: Foram utilizadas as seguintes bases de dados: PubMed/MedLine; BIREME; LILACS; The Cochrane Library e EMBASE, e através de busca manual de artigos. Adotou-se o método de pesquisa PICO e os descritores MeSH ajustados conforme a respectiva base de dados. Resultados: Foram encontrados um total de 262 artigos e selecionados por leitura do título ou resumo um total de 17 estudos. Seis foram excluídos por serem duplicatas, totalizando 11 artigos eleitos para verificação dos critérios de inclusão. Destes, nenhum artigo atendeu ao delineamento da metodologia proposta para esta revisão. Três deles se destacaram por se aproximarem mais da temática proposta e foram discutidos. Conclusão: É necessária a realização de estudos com qualidade metodológica adequada para avaliar o potencial benefício do uso da TOC, visando contribuir para a composição de um tratamento mais eficaz, seguro e que atue na patogênese da doença

A derivation of the free-free emission on the Galactic plane between l=20 and 44 degrees

We present the derivation of the free-free emission on the Galactic plane between l=20 and 44 degrees and |b| < 4 degrees, using Radio Recombination Line (RRL) data from the HI Parkes All-Sky Survey (HIPASS). Following an upgrade on the RRL data reduction technique, which improves significantly the quality of the final RRL spectra, we have extended the analysis to three times the area covered in Alves et al. (2010). The final RRL map has an angular resolution of 14.8 arcmin and a velocity resolution of 20 km/s. A map of the electron temperature (Te) of the ionised gas is derived for the area under study using the line and continuum data from the present survey. The mean Te on the Galactic plane is 6000 K. The first direct measure of the free-free emission is obtained based on the derived Te map. Subtraction of this thermal component from the total continuum leaves the first direct measure of the synchrotron emission at 1.4 GHz. A narrow component of width 2 degrees is identified in the latitude distribution of the synchrotron emission. We present a list of HII regions and SNRs extracted from the present free-free and synchrotron maps, where we confirm the synchrotron nature of three objects: G41.12-0.21, G41.15+0.39 and G35.59-0.44. We also identify a bright (42 Jy) new double radio galaxy, J1841-0152, previously unrecognised owing to the high optical extinction in the region. The latitude distribution for the RRL-derived free-free emission shows that the WMAP Maximum Entropy Method (MEM) is too high by ~ 50 per cent, in agreement with other recent results. The extension of this study to the inner Galaxy region l=-50 to 50 degrees will allow a better overall comparison of the RRL result with WMAP.Comment: 17 pages, 15 figures. Submitted to MNRA

Evidence-based maternal and perinatal healthcare practices in public hospitals in Argentina

Evidence-based medicine Maternal and perinatal health services Prevalence studies Use of maternal and perinatal health practices Objective: To investigate the use of beneficial maternal and perinatal healthcare practices in a network of public maternity hospitals in Argentina. Method: A multicenter, prospective, descriptive study of 6661 deliveries in 9 hospitals. The use of 5 obstetric care practices that reduce maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality was evaluated. Results: Median use rates for the selected practices were: continuous support for women during childbirth (17.9%); corticosteroids for preterm birth (35.3%); avoidance of episiotomy in primiparous women (41.2%); iron and folate supplementation (52.5%); active management of third stage of labor (93.5%). Conclusion: There is limited use of the selected evidence-based maternal and perinatal practices in public hospitals in Argentina and a large variation in their use among and within hospitals. Efforts should be made to increase the use of these evidence-based practices

Architecture and performance of the KM3NeT front-end firmware

The KM3NeT infrastructure consists of two deep-sea neutrino telescopes being deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. The telescopes will detect extraterrestrial and atmospheric neutrinos by means of the incident photons induced by the passage of relativistic charged particles through the seawater as a consequence of a neutrino interaction. The telescopes are configured in a three-dimensional grid of digital optical modules, each hosting 31 photomultipliers. The photomultiplier signals produced by the incident Cherenkov photons are converted into digital information consisting of the integrated pulse duration and the time at which it surpasses a chosen threshold. The digitization is done by means of time to digital converters (TDCs) embedded in the field programmable gate array of the central logic board. Subsequently, a state machine formats the acquired data for its transmission to shore. We present the architecture and performance of the front-end firmware consisting of the TDCs and the state machine