VR cue-exposure treatment for bulimia nervosa

Several approaches to the treatment of bulimia nervosa have proved effective, including cognitive-behavioral therapy; however, not all patients improve. It is therefore necessary to explore the possibilities of increasing the efficacy of such treatments. One way to attempt this is to incorporate new technologies. This review explores the possibility of developing a new, empirically validated procedure for the treatment of bulimia nervosa patients that involves cue exposure via virtual reality

Tension-Type Headache in Early Adolescents: Exploring the Predictive Role of Anxiety and Alexithymia

Introduction: Primary Headache, including Tension-Type Headache (TTH), represents one of the most common somatic disorders in children and adolescents with a strong impact on quality of life. Several risk factors, as environmental, familiar, and psychological features, including personality traits, are related to the development of Primary Headache. However, studies on specific subgroups of TTH are relatively few in early adolescents. Objectives: Therefore, this cross-sectional pilot study aims at exploring the role of anxiety and alexithymia in early adolescents with and without TTH. Methods: A sample of 70 early adolescents (Mage=14.59, SD=1.85; 71% females) consisting of a clinical group (31 with TTH) enrolled in an Italian Child Neuropsychiatry Clinic and a comparison group (38 without TTH) enrolled in schools, matched on gender and age, completed: 1) Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) to detect the Total levels of Anxiety, also in their factor of Physical Symptoms, Social Anxiety, Harm Avoidance, and Separation Anxiety; 2) the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) to detect the Total levels of Alexithymia, also in their factor of Difficulty to Identifying and to Describing Feelings and Externally Oriented Thinking. Results: TTH outcome positively correlated with Harm Avoidance (rho=.68, p<.001) and Total Alexithymia (rho=.72, p<.001). In a logistic regression, Harm Avoidance and Total Alexithymia predicted 69% of the variance in TTH outcome (p<.032). Conclusions: This disorder may be a maladaptive strategy to cope with problems and feeling emotions, then early adolescents could be fostered in the acquisition of more adaptive emotion regulation abilities

Multimethod Assessment of Mentalizing and its relations with Somatic Symptoms in Adolescents with Primary Headache

Introduction: Difficulties in mentalizing (i.e., the ability to reflect on self and others’ internal mental states, operationalized as reflective functioning [RF]; Fonagy et al., 2012) have been associated with psychological symptoms (Luyten et al., 2020), including somatic symptoms (Bizzi et al., 2019). Therefore, the assessment of its dimensions may be clinically relevant for young patients with somatic symptoms, as with Primary Headache (PH), representing one of the most common somatic complaints in children and adolescents. Objectives: This study aimed to assess RF with a multi-method approach, exploring its relation with somatic symptoms. Methods: 48 adolescents diagnosed with PH (Mage=14.83, SD=2.81; 67% females) were recruited from an Italian Child Neuropsychiatry Clinic. RF was measured both through the Child and Adolescent Reflective Functioning (CRFS) applied to the Child Attachment Interview transcripts and the self-report Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (RFQ), while the Children’s Somatization Inventory (CSI-24) was used to measure the perceived severity of somatic symptoms. Results: Different relations with somatic symptoms depended on the method used to evaluate RF: no significant correlations were found with the CRFS subscales (General, Other, Self), while a negative significant correlation was found with the RFQ subscale Certainty about mental states (RFQ_C) (r=-.46, p=.016). All subscales of CRFS were negatively correlated with RFQ_C (p=.05), but not with the other RFQ subscale (Uncertainty about mental states; RFQ_U). Conclusions: This suggests that two measures may lead to different dimensions of the same construct, thus a multi-method assessment of RF would be advisable in clinical practice

Proposal for a tourism revitalization plan for the municipality of Burón

[ES] Actualmente en España el turismo rural es una de las oportunidades que muchas áreas del interior han utilizado para resolver la despoblación y el encarecimiento de la agricultura y la ganadería. A través de una correcta planificación turística se puede conseguir la reactivación de la economía local, reducir la despoblación, la puesta en valor de los recursos patrimoniales o la conservación de las tradiciones y costumbres. Teniendo en cuenta que el Municipio de Burón se trata de un destino turístico rural que se encuentra en fase de crecimiento, se pretende elaborar una propuesta de Plan de Dinamización Turística con varias estrategias y actuaciones en base a la sostenibilidad y del desarrollo local para que se garantice un desarrollo turístico sostenible, equilibrado y beneficioso tanto para los visitantes como para la comunidad local.[EN] Currently in Spain, rural tourism is one of the opportunities that many inland areas have used to tackle depopulation and the rising costs of agriculture and livestock farming. Through proper tourism planning, it is possible to revitalise the local economy, reduce depopulation, enhance the value of heritage resources and preserve traditions and customs. Considering that the Municipality of Burón is a rural tourist destination in a phase of growth, the aim is to develop a proposal for a Tourism Dynamization Plan with several strategies and actions based on sustainability and local development. This plan will guarantee a sustainable, balanced and beneficial tourism development for both visitors and the local community

Inclusao das pessoas com necessidades especiais na escola do campo

Orientador : Ângela Maria Silveira PortelinhaMonografia (especializaçao) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Educaçao, Curso de Especializaçao em Educaçao do CampoInclui bibliografi

Campaña publicitaria “Hemper, el joven artesano”

El mundo de la moda y el consumo textil es hoy en día la mayor fuente de ingresos a nivel mundial; lo que se desconoce es que este mercado es también uno de los más contaminantes. En la última década surge un movimiento revolucionario que se conoce como slow fashion y se manifiesta como la oposición a la producción de moda rápida (fast fashion) anteponiendo la preocupación por el medio ambiente y el agotamiento de los recursos naturales. Cada vez son más las marcas que nacen y se unen a esta iniciativa de moda sostenible. En este trabajo se habla de Hemper; una marca de origen español que se centra en la producción y diseño de prendas con cáñamo procedente de Nepal; una de las plantas más regenerativas y resistentes del planeta. En el presente trabajo se expone la creación de la campaña de primavera- verano de la marca y va desde los aspectos teóricos de la planificación estratégica hasta la parte más práctica y ejecución final; además de una evaluación de los resultados.Grado en Publicidad y Relaciones Pública

Bacterial community structure and diversity along the halocline of Tyro deep-sea hypersaline anoxic basin

Purpose: Tyro is a deep hypersaline anoxic basin (DHAB) located at the seafloor of the Eastern Mediterranean sea. Tyro hosts a stratified eukaryotic microbiome moving from seawater to the brine, but no reports are available on its prokaryotic community. We provide the first snapshot of the bacterial community structure in Tyro brine, seawaterbrine interface, and the overlaying deep seawater. Methods: In this study, we combined the use of molecular analyses, i.e., DNA fingerprinting and 16S rRNA pyrosequencing for the description of the bacterial community structure and taxonomy. PiCRUST2 was used to infer information on the prokaryotes functional diversity. A culture-dependent approach was applied to enrich bacteria of interest for marine biotechnology. Results: Bacterial communities sharply clustered moving from the seawater to the Tyro brine, in agreement with the abrupt increase of salinity values. Moreover, specific taxonomic groups inhabited the seawater-brine interface compared to the overlaying seawater and their identification revealed converging taxonomy with other DHABs in the Eastern Mediterranean sea. Functional traits inferred from the prokaryote taxonomy in the upper interface and the overlaying seawater indicated metabolic pathways for the synthesis of osmoprotectants, likely involved in bacterial adaptation to the steep increasing salinity. Metabolic traits related to methane and methylated compounds and to hydrocarbon degradation were also revealed in the upper interface of Tyro. The overall capability of the Tyro microbiome for hydrocarbon metabolism was confirmed by the isolation of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in the sediments. Conclusions: Our results suggest that Tyro seawater-brine interface hosts a specific microbiome adapted to the polyextreme condition typical of DHABs with potential metabolic features that could be further explored for the characterization of the metabolic network connecting the brine with the deep seawater through the chemocline. Moreover, Tyro could be a reservoir of culturable microbes endowed with functionalities of interest for biotechnological applications like hydrocarbon bioremediation

Chapter The languages of wine: negotiating intercultural exchanges through translation

This paper discusses the cultural and linguistic mediation strategies involved in the compilation of a terminological tool aimed at facilitating the intercultural exchanges between Italy and China in the field of oenology, by taking the Dictionary of Italian wines and grape varieties (Italian - Chinese) (Bosc et al. 2019) as a case study. The main objectives of the dictionary compilation were the popularization of specialized wine language, the standardization of the names of Italian wines and grape varieties, and the translation of the Italian lexicographical definitions in Chinese. For this process to be effective in terms of intercultural communication and mediation, the negotiation of standardization and translation strategies needed to take into account the differences between the two cultures and languages involved as well as the constraints of the lexicographical genre. After delineating the historical background and presenting the purpose of the dictionary from the lexicographical perspective, the paper delves into the choices made in the compilation of the Chinese text

Presentation of monograph: Human Mobility. Realities and challenges for Social Work

Presentation of monograph: Human Mobility. Realities and challenges for Social Wor