“Nuevas” dimensiones del multiculturalismo cubano: crítica y propuesta conceptual

L’Autore analizza il tema del multiculturalismo cubano riflettendo sui motivi che hanno portato all’“omogeneizzazione culturale”, sui principi della Costituzione cubana, con particolare riferimento alla recente sua riforma, e sul comportamento delle minoranze locali in relazione all’idea di identità nazionale. El Autor analiza el tema del multiculturalismo cubano reflexionando acerca de los motivos de la “homogeneización cultural” isleña; de la Constitución de la República de Cuba, especialmente tomando en consideración la reforma más reciente al documento; del “comportamiento” de las minorías locales en relación a la idea de identidad nacional. The Author explores Cuban multiculturalism, by reflecting on: the reasons that led to the “cultural homogenization” of the Island; the Cuban Constitution, especially considering the latest reform to the document; the behaviour of local minorities related with the idea of national identity

Rileggendo il Prometheus di Luciano

This paper is intended to offer a reappraisal of an important, but underestimated dialogue of Lucian, especially with regard to its intertextual relationship with classical authors (Hesiod, Aeschylus, Plato) and to its place in Lucian’s ideology, literary programme and corpus

Algunas micro-dinámicas del mestizaje cubano entre homogeneidad cultural y autopoiesis

L’Autore analizza due influenze culturali che, a causa di una loro limitata visibilità nel panorama sociale di Cuba, hanno ottenuto un interesse relativamente scarso: l’araba e l’ebrea. Nel primo caso studia gli elementi architettonici e linguistici di origine araba e mette in risalto le influenze andalusa e africana, specialmente in relazione alle lingue fulá e hausa. In secondo luogo spiega le dinamiche culturali della comunità ebraica, con particolare riguardo all’aspetto religioso e alla cooperazione intergruppo. Il testo si propone di offrire una lettura del pluralismo locale in termini multiculturali.The Author analyzes two Cuban cultural influences thathave received relatively little interest because of their limited visibility within the local social environment: the Arab and the Jewish cultures. As for the former, the Author focuses on both Arabic-origin architectural elements and language and he highlights the Andalusian and African influences especially as far as the fulá and the hausa languages are concerned. As for the latter, he illustrates some of the cultural dynamics of the Jewish community, particularly with regard to the religious and the in-group cooperation aspects. The text attempts to interpret the local pluralism in multicultural terms.El Autor analiza dos influencias culturales cubanas que, debido a su visibilidad limitada en el panorama social isleño, gozan de un interés relativamente escaso: la árabe y la judía. En el primer caso estudia los elementos arquitectónicos y lingüísticos moros, destacando las influencias andaluza y africana, relacionada con los idiomas fulá y hausa. En segunda instancia explica las dinámicas culturales de la comunidad hebraica, especialmente en relación al aspecto religioso y la cooperación intergrupal. El texto pretende ofrecer una lectura del pluralismo local en términos multiculturales

La comunidad sino-cubana de Centro Habana. Elementos de historia y cultura en el contexto actual indigene

L’Autore analizza la presenza culí a Cuba focalizzando due elementi centrali: l’arrivo cinese iniziato con il commercio di schiavi e l’“immigrazione volontaria” dei cinesi californiani. Partendo dall’analisi storica dei cinesi del “primo” e del “secondo arrivo”, l’Autore considera soprattutto le relazioni razziali e meticce tra popolazione asiatica e africana nel periodo a cavallo tra l’Ottocento e il Novecento, le attività commerciali del quartiere cinese e la tradizione culturale ancestrale promossa dal Casino Chung Wah. Evidenzia l’esclusività culturale culí e la sua capacità di adattarsi e meticciarsi nel suo manifestarsi quotidiano.The Author analyzes the presence of coolies in Cuba and he focuses on two central elements: the Chinese arrival to the Island, characterized by the dynamics of slave trade, and the “voluntary migration” of the Californian Chinese. While analyzing Chinese historical “first” and “second arrival”, the Author focuses on racial relations and mestizaje between the Asian and African populations, especially at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the commercial activities of the barrio chino (Chinatown) and the ancestral cultural tradition sponsored by the Chung Wah Casino. He also highlights the cultural exclusivity of local coolies and their ability in adapting and melting with the Cuban socio-cultural background, especially in its daily manifestations.El Autor analiza la presencia de los chinos culíes en Cuba, destacando dos aspectos centrales: la llegada de los asiáticos a la Isla, caracterizada por las dinámicas del comercio esclavista; y la “inmigración voluntaria” de los chinos californianos. Toma como punto de partida el análisis histórico de la “primera” y la “segunda llegada” de los chinos. El Autor se focaliza en las relaciones raciales y en el mestizaje entre la población asiática y la africana, entre 1800 y 1900, en las actividades comerciales del barrio chino y en la tradición cultural ancestral promovida por el Casino Chung Wah. Destaca la exclusividad cultural culí y la capacidad de adaptación y mezcla en sus manifestaciones cotidianas

Un análisis sociológico del multiculturalismo cubano entre ajiaco y diversidad. Aproximación histórica a los problemas del reconocimiento y de la raza

L’autore discute alcune dinamiche coloniali della storia di Cuba descrivendo la traiettoria socio-politica dell’Isola, il commercio di schiavi africani durante il periodo compreso tra i secoli XVI e XIX, lo sviluppo dell’economia dello zucchero, le dinamiche del riconoscimento-rifiuto della diversità culturale. Ricostruendo i motivi della discriminazione, del mestizaje e del sincretismo, offre una traiettoria teorica del tentativo di interpretare il modello cubano in termini multiculturali.El autor discute algunas de las dinámicas coloniales de Cuba, describiendo la trayectoria socio-política de la Isla, la trata de esclavos africanos ubicada entre los siglos XVI-XIX, el despegue azucarero, las dinámicas de reconocimiento-olvido de la diversidad cultural local. Reconstruyendo los motivos de la discriminación, mestizaje y sincretismo, ofrece una trayectoria teórica tentativa abocada a la interpretación del modelo cubano en términos multiculturales.The autor discusses some colonial cuban dynamics describing the socio-political trajectory of the island, the slave trade of the 16th- to the 19th-century, the development of the sugar trade, and the dynamics of recognition-rejection of cultural diversity. By presenting the reasons behind discrimination, miscegenation and syncretism, the autor offers a tentative theoretical trajectory aimed at interpreting the Cuban model through a multicultural perspective

Results of the ARGO-YBJ experiment in detection of gamma rays

Abstract The ARGO-YBJ air shower detector has been in stable data taking for five years at the YangBaJing Cosmic Ray Observatory (Tibet, P.R. China, 4300 m a.s.l.) with a duty cycle > 86% and an energy threshold of a few hundreds of GeV. Besides working in shower mode, the detector used the scaler mode technique, which can reach the minimum threshold of 1 GeV. In this paper a selection of results in gamma ray astronomy will be presented, including those from the study of the diffuse emission from the Galactic plane

Prospects for Gamma-Ray Bursts detection by the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The first Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) catalog presented by the Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) collaboration includes 28 GRBs, detected above 100 MeV over the first three years since the launch of the Fermi mission. However, more than 100 GRBs are expected to be found over a period of six years of data collection thanks to a new detection algorithm and to the development of a new LAT event reconstruction, the so-called "Pass 8." Our aim is to provide revised prospects for GRB alerts in the CTA era in light of these new LAT discoveries. We focus initially on the possibility of GRB detection with the Large Size Telescopes (LSTs). Moreover, we investigate the contribution of the Middle Size Telescopes (MSTs), which are crucial for the search of larger areas on short post trigger timescales. The study of different spectral components in the prompt and afterglow phase, and the limits on the Extragalactic background light are highlighted. Different strategies to repoint part of - or the entire array - are studied in detail.Comment: In Proceedings of the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015), The Hague, The Netherland

EFFECT OF RECREATIONAL TRAIL TRAFFIC LEVEL ON EASTERN RED-BACKED SALAMANDER (PLETHODON CINEREUS) RELATIVE ABUNDANCE

The effects of roads and trails on terrestrial salamanders, primarily plethodontids, can be important. The abundance of terrestrial salamanders often increases with distance from roads. Less is known about the effects of recreational or hiking trails on terrestrial salamanders than is known about the effects of roads. We explored how low and high traffic trails in a suburban biological reserve affect the relative abundance of Eastern Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus). We found more salamanders under cover objects next to low traffic trails compared to either high traffic trails or wooded areas without trails. At wooded sites, we found only striped morphs whereas at high traffic sites we found only unstriped morphs. Low traffic sites included a range of color morph frequencies. The proportion of females found in each site did not differ, nor did the mean size of the salamanders. Our results suggest that the impact of recreational walking trails needs to be examined more closely to see how and why the distributions of P. cinereus, and potentially other woodland salamanders, are affected and what trail characteristics are important in driving the apparent effects. Such information will contribute to the design and maintenance of walking trails in natural areas that minimize effects on terrestrial salamanders, and likely other organisms