Understanding Human Trafficking Origin: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis

Feminist work on global human trafficking has highlighted the conceptual difficulty of differentiating between trafficking and migration. This paper uses a cross-country UN dataset on human trafficking to empirically evaluate the socio-economic characteristics of high trafficking origin countries and compare them to patterns that have emerged in the literature on migration. In particular, we ask how and how much per capita income and gender inequality matter in shaping patterns of human trafficking origin. Ordinal logit regressions corrected for sample selection bias tell us that trafficking has an inverse-U shaped relationship with income per capita, and, controlling for income, is more likely in countries with higher shares of female to male income. These results suggest strong parallels between patterns of trafficking and migration and lead us to believe that trafficking cannot be addressed without addressing the drivers of migration

Tècniques modernes per a l’entelat transparent de pintures

En aquest article es descriu el procediment per realitzar un entelat transparent en dues pintures sobre tela del segle XVIII amb l’adhesiu sintètic Beva-film®. Per obtenir transparència i una correcta adhesió de les teles s’ha construït un aparell que permet un control molt precís i computeritzat tant de la pressió del buit com de la temperatura, substituint de manera efectiva la taula calenta i permetent un entelat perfectament transparent. Es tracta també el tema del muntatge de quadres sobre bastidors expansibles

L’attività di animazione nei centri residenziali per anziani

This contribution talks about the animation in residential structures for older people. The relentless aging of the population asked to respond not only to the health care needs of older people but also to the socio-cultural, recreational and educational needs. Through suitable animation activities you can reach important goals including the maintenance of cognitive residual capacities of older people.Questo contributo tratta dell’animazione all’interno delle strutture residenziali destinate agli anziani. L’invecchiamento della popolazione chiede di rispondere non soltanto ai loro bisogni assistenziali, ma anche a quelli socio-culturali, ricreativi ed educativi. Attraverso idonee attività di animazione è possibile raggiungere importanti obiettivi tra cui quello del mantenimento delle capacità motorie e cognitive degli anziani che vivono all’interno di residenze loro riservate

Qualita di vita e rischio psicopatologico in caregivers di pazienti con Demenza Fronto-Temporale

Background: La Demenza Fronto-Temporale (FTD) rappresenta una delle demenze ad esordio presenile ed è molto comune, seconda solo alla Demenza di Alzheimer, rispetto a quello che si pensava un tempo; la causa dipende da una degenerazione a livello delle regioni cerebrali frontali e/o temporali anteriori. Vengono distinte, principalmente, tre forme cliniche tra cui la variante comportamentale (bv-FTD) e una variante linguistica, la quale a sua volta si distingue in Demenza Semantica (DS) e Afasia Progressiva non-fluente ( PNFA); tra queste, la forma più comune è la variante comportamentale. è stato dimostrato come la FTD abbia un impatto molto forte sulla vita del paziente ma soprattutto dei familiari: sono infatti quest' ultimi a doversi prendere quotidianamente cura dei pazienti dementi e questo comporta loro un notevole carico assistenziale, che spesso è fonte di disagio e di distress psicologico, e comporta un maggior rischio di sviluppare sintomi depressivi e/o ansiosi. Tuttavia esistono ben pochi studi che si focalizzano sulla salute e sul benessere dei caregivers di pazienti con FTD. Obiettivo: Lo scopo di questo studio è quello di esaminare la qualità di vita ed esplorare l'impatto che, il fornire assistenza a pazienti con FTD, ha sulla salute fisica e mentale del caregivers. Materiale e metodi: Sono stati reclutati venti familiari di pazienti con Demenza Fronto-Temporale, seguiti presso il reparto di Neurologia, e sono stati confrontati con un gruppo di controllo di venti soggetti sani, appaiati per sesso et età. Sono stati somministrati ad entrambi i gruppi due questionari: la Short Form-36 per la qualità di vita e la HADS per la valutazione dei sintomi affettivi. Risultati: Dallo studio è emerso che esistono differenze statisticamente significative tra i due gruppi: il gruppo sperimentale ha ottenuto punteggi significativamente più elevati in entrambe le sottoscale Ansia e Depressione; Per quanto riguarda la SF-36 alcune sottoscale tra cui la percezione di salute generale, l'attività sociale, la vitalità hanno ottenuto punteggi più alti. All' interno del solo gruppo sperimentale si è notato che le femmine hanno risentito maggiormente del ruolo di caregivers rispetto alle maschi. Infine, è stata riscontrata una correlazione inversa tra l' età e i punteggi di alcune sottoscale della SF-36, sempre all'interno del solo gruppo sperimentale. Conclusioni: La FTD comporta un notevole aggravio non solo al paziente che ne è affetto ma soprattutto ai caregivers. Lo studio conferma un peggioramento della qualità di vita nei familiari, e una maggiore probabilità di quest' ultimi di contrarre disturbi come ansia e depressione

(2S,4aR,3S,8aR,9R,10R)-1,4-Diallyl-2,3-diphenyl­perhydro­quinoxaline

In the title compound, C26H32N2, the cyclo­hexane and piperazine rings each adopt a chair conformation. Both phenyl rings and the two propen-3-yl residues are in equatorial positions. There are no C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds nor π–π inter­actions between the aromatic rings. The absolute configuration was assigned with reference to the starting material

Expectations and outcomes when moving from open to laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Multivariate analysis

Various authors have suggested that laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) leads to better surgical outcomes than open surgery. The debate is still open, however, and indications and limitations of minimally invasive surgery have not been completely established. The objective of our study was to compare surgical outcomes of LA and open adrenalectomy (OA), using multivariate analysis to adjust for potential confounding factors (e.g., size of the lesion, histology). Between 1995 and June 2000 at "Careggi" Hospital in Florence, Italy patients with an indication for adrenalectomy were treated laparoscopically if the lesion was 2 hours, blood loss greater than or equal to 500 ml) between patients operated on through a traditional approach and those who underwent LA. On the other hand, patients operated on laparoscopically have a significantly higher probability than the OA group of experiencing a better recovery from surgery (i.e., require less postoperative analgesics and return to normal activities earlier). The results of the present study show that, although LA does not add much benefit in terms of expected intraoperative outcomes, it dramatically speeds patients' recovery from surgery. The two approaches are complementary and should both be integrated into the technical background of all endocrine surgeons

Exploitation of Tartary Buckwheat as Sustainable Ingredient for Healthy Foods Production

AbstractTartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn) is a minor crop belonging to the Polygonaceae family that can be considered as sustainable crop thanks to its low input requirements. It is a pseudo-cereal known for its high healthy value related to antioxidant compounds present in its grains. For this reason it could be employed for the production of functional foods. This paper as well as reviewing about the agronomical and nutritional traits of buckwheat also provides the latest experimental results achieved by ENEA research activities

Sulfidogenic Bioreactor-Mediated Formation of ZnS Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activity

The use of sulfidogenic bioreactors is a biotechnology trend to recover valuable metals such as copper and zinc as sulfide biominerals from mine-impacted waters. In the present work, ZnS nanoparticles were produced using “green” H2S gas generated by a sulfidogenic bioreactor. ZnS nanoparticles were physico-chemically characterized by UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, TEM, XRD and XPS. The experimental results showed spherical-like shape nanoparticles with principal zinc-blende crystalline structure, a semiconductor character with an optical band gap around 3.73 eV, and fluorescence emission in the UV-visible range. In addition, the photocatalytic activity on the degradation of organic dyes in water, as well as bactericidal properties against several bacterial strains, were studied. ZnS nanoparticles were able to degrade methylene blue and rhodamine in water under UV radiation, and also showed high antibacterial activity against different bacterial strains including Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The results open the way to obtain valorous ZnS nanoparticles from the use of dissimilatory reduction of sulfate using a sulfidogenic bioreacto

Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: the SICE (Societ\ue0 Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e Nuove Tecnologie) network prospective trial on 1225 cases comparing intra corporeal versus extra corporeal ileo-colic side-to-side anastomosis

Background: While laparoscopic approach for right hemicolectomy (LRH) is considered appropriate for the surgical treatment of both malignant and benign diseases of right colon, there is still debate about how to perform the ileo-colic anastomosis. The ColonDxItalianGroup (CoDIG) was designed as a cohort, observational, prospective, multi-center national study with the aims of evaluating the surgeons\u2019 attitude regarding the intracorporeal (ICA) or extra-corporeal (ECA) anastomotic technique and the related surgical outcomes. Methods: One hundred and twenty-five Surgical Units experienced in colorectal and advanced laparoscopic surgery were invited and 85 of them joined the study. Each center was asked not to change its surgical habits. Data about demographic characteristics, surgical technique and postoperative outcomes were collected through the official SICE website database. One thousand two hundred and twenty-five patients were enrolled between March 2018 and September 2018. Results: ICA was performed in 70.4% of cases, ECA in 29.6%. Isoperistaltic anastomosis was completed in 85.6%, stapled in 87.9%. Hand-sewn enterotomy closure was adopted in 86%. Postoperative complications were reported in 35.4% for ICA and 50.7% for ECA; no significant difference was found according to patients\u2019 characteristics and technologies used. Median hospital stay was significantly shorter for ICA (7.3 vs. 9 POD). Postoperative pain in patients not prescribed opioids was significantly lower in ICA group. Conclusions: In our survey, a side-to-side isoperistaltic stapled ICA with hand-sewn enterotomy closure is the most frequently adopted technique to perform ileo-colic anastomosis after any indications for elective LRH. According to literature, our study confirmed better short-term outcomes for ICA, with reduction of hospital stay and postoperative pain. Trial registration: Clinical trial (Identifier: NCT03934151)