Parcours migratoires féminins à Parme (Italie du nord) selon différentes sources d’information : Étude de cas

Cette étude traite d’expériences migratoires actuelles et de leurs spécificités en fonction de facteurs tels que le pays d’origine et le sexe. Ce travail s’inscrit dans une réflexion méthodologique : il met en évidence le bénéfice acquis par l’utilisation concomitante de différentes sources d’information. Nous avons tiré parti d’informations provenant de registres administratifs (« Anagrafe », correspondant à l’état civil) et de celles récoltées au cours d’une enquête réalisée dans le Centre de Consultation pour Femmes Immigrées (CFI). Pour des raisons pratiques (effectifs importants), nous avons approfondi les parcours des femmes tunisiennes, philippines, nigérianes, moldaves et ukrainiennes. Nous avons pu mettre en évidence les spécificités de la migration liées aux caractéristiques biographiques comme l’âge, l’état civil, le rapport de parenté avec les membres du foyer, et aussi la séparation entre mères et enfants. Grâce à une méthode d’analyse multivariée (« cluster analysis »), nous avons mesuré la « distance » entre les différents parcours migratoires, et avons mis en évidence la grande variabilité interne du phénomène d’immigration.The present study concerns contemporary migration experiences characterized by different factors, such as the country of origin and the gender of migrants. The migration paths linking the city of Parma (northern Italy) with the various countries of origin have been analysed on the basis of information taken from the Population Register of the Town Council of Parma (1989-2000), as well as information obtained in the course of a survey (1999-2002) conducted by the Migrants Health Center of the Local Health Authorities. Thus our project has a methodological orientation: it underlines the utility of integrating different sources and survey methodologies when undertaking a study of migrations. We have explored in depth the most numerous women’s migration paths in our area of study (those of Tunisian, Filipina, Nigerian, Moldavian and Ukrainian women) and we have highlighted the particular features of these migration circuits, according to age, marital status, family relationships and the mother-daughter separation induced by the migration. Finally, the Cluster Analysis method has enabled us to “measure” the distance between the different migration profiles and we have underlined the high degree of variability existing within the phenomenon of immigration

Isonymy and the Genetic Structure of Albanian Populations

It is well known that in systems of surname transmission through the paternal line, surnames simulate neutral gene alleles belonging to the Y chromosome. This property of surnames was used to analyze the genetic structure of Albanian populations. Two large samples of surnames belonging to two different periods of time were analyzed. The analysis of indicators of population structure showed that geographical distance has an important effect on surname distribution. It seems that isolation by distance and genetic drift have been still important factors in the determination of the genetic structure of the Albanian population

Distribution of Surnames and Linguistic-Cultural Identities in Western Slovenia

The following study compares the distribution of surnames in the populations of Western Slovenian municipalities, which were part of the Italian state until the end of the Second World War. The analyses have been carried out firstly by assessing the similarity of different populations to one another so as to verify possible aggregations; secondly, by figuring these relationships of similarity in a representation through unrooted tree (NJ); finally, by applying spatial autocorrelation to the distribution of surnames in the territory so as to highlight possible processes in the diffusion of people in the area under examination. On the whole, it seems likely that the population living in the area is geographically quite stable, although some differences may be noted depending both on the geography of the territory, particularly in the northern part, and on peculiar historical and socioeconomic conditions, which at the same time have characterized and modified the demographic structure of some of these municipalities

The association of indwelling urinary catheter with delirium in hospitalized patients and nursing home residents: an explorative analysis from the "Delirium Day 2015"

Backround: Use of indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) in older adults has negative consequences, including delirium. Aim: This analysis, from the "Delirium Day 2015", a nationwide multicenter prevalence study, aim to evaluate the association of IUC with delirium in hospitalized and Nursing Homes (NHs) patients. Methods: Patients underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment, including the presence of IUC; inclusion criteria were age > 65 years, being Italian speaker and providing informed consent; exclusion criteria were coma, aphasia, end-of-life status. Delirium was assessed using the 4AT test (score ≥ 4: possible delirium; scores 1-3: possible cognitive impairment). Results: Among 1867 hospitalized patients (mean age 82.0 ± 7.5 years, 58% female), 539 (28.9%) had IUC, 429 (22.9%) delirium and 675 (36.1%) cognitive impairment. IUC was significantly associated with cognitive impairment (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.19-2.16) and delirium (2.45, 95% CI 1.73-3.47), this latter being significant also in the subset of patients without dementia (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.52-3.43). Inattention and impaired alertness were also independently associated with IUC. Among 1454 NHs residents (mean age 84.4 ± 7.4 years, 70.% female), 63 (4.3%) had IUC, 535 (36.8%) a 4AT score ≥ 4, and 653 (44.9%) a 4AT score 1-3. The multivariate logistic regression analysis did not show a significant association between 4AT test or its specific items with IUC, neither in the subset of patients without dementia. Discussion: We confirmed a significant association between IUC and delirium in hospitalized patients but not in NHs residents. Conclusion: Environmental and clinical factors of acute setting might contribute to IUC-associated delirium occurrence

"Delirium Day": A nationwide point prevalence study of delirium in older hospitalized patients using an easy standardized diagnostic tool

Background: To date, delirium prevalence in adult acute hospital populations has been estimated generally from pooled findings of single-center studies and/or among specific patient populations. Furthermore, the number of participants in these studies has not exceeded a few hundred. To overcome these limitations, we have determined, in a multicenter study, the prevalence of delirium over a single day among a large population of patients admitted to acute and rehabilitation hospital wards in Italy. Methods: This is a point prevalence study (called "Delirium Day") including 1867 older patients (aged 65 years or more) across 108 acute and 12 rehabilitation wards in Italian hospitals. Delirium was assessed on the same day in all patients using the 4AT, a validated and briefly administered tool which does not require training. We also collected data regarding motoric subtypes of delirium, functional and nutritional status, dementia, comorbidity, medications, feeding tubes, peripheral venous and urinary catheters, and physical restraints. Results: The mean sample age was 82.0 ± 7.5 years (58 % female). Overall, 429 patients (22.9 %) had delirium. Hypoactive was the commonest subtype (132/344 patients, 38.5 %), followed by mixed, hyperactive, and nonmotoric delirium. The prevalence was highest in Neurology (28.5 %) and Geriatrics (24.7 %), lowest in Rehabilitation (14.0 %), and intermediate in Orthopedic (20.6 %) and Internal Medicine wards (21.4 %). In a multivariable logistic regression, age (odds ratio [OR] 1.03, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.05), Activities of Daily Living dependence (OR 1.19, 95 % CI 1.12-1.27), dementia (OR 3.25, 95 % CI 2.41-4.38), malnutrition (OR 2.01, 95 % CI 1.29-3.14), and use of antipsychotics (OR 2.03, 95 % CI 1.45-2.82), feeding tubes (OR 2.51, 95 % CI 1.11-5.66), peripheral venous catheters (OR 1.41, 95 % CI 1.06-1.87), urinary catheters (OR 1.73, 95 % CI 1.30-2.29), and physical restraints (OR 1.84, 95 % CI 1.40-2.40) were associated with delirium. Admission to Neurology wards was also associated with delirium (OR 2.00, 95 % CI 1.29-3.14), while admission to other settings was not. Conclusions: Delirium occurred in more than one out of five patients in acute and rehabilitation hospital wards. Prevalence was highest in Neurology and lowest in Rehabilitation divisions. The "Delirium Day" project might become a useful method to assess delirium across hospital settings and a benchmarking platform for future surveys

L'utilisation de l'ordinateur dans la reconstitution des familles et des généalogies à Bellino

The parish registers of Bellino, a locality in the Varaita Valley, were used in an interdisciplinary, genetics-oriented study. To reconstitute families and elaborate their genealogies, the authors developed a semi-automatic method of family reconstitution which had the double advantage of speeding the work up considerably, while also leaving the researchers free to intervene when any difficultes arose. This was considered better adapted to the problem in hand than a fully automatic method.Les registres paroissiaux de Bellino, localité située dans la vallée de la Varaita, ont été utilisés dans le cadre d'une recherche interdisciplinaire axée sur la génétique. Pour reconstituer les familles et pour en élaborer les généalogies, les auteurs ont mis au point un procédé de reconstitution semi-automatique des familles qui a permis d'accélérer considérablement le travail tout en laissant au chercheur le soin de prendre les décisions délicates. Les auteurs estiment que leur méthode était mieux adaptée à leur problème que ne l'aurait été une procédure entièrement automatique.Lucchetti Enzo, Soliani Lamberto. L'utilisation de l'ordinateur dans la reconstitution des familles et des généalogies à Bellino. In: Annales de démographie historique, 1984. Démographie historique et généalogie. pp. 129-135

Proposta di un centro culturale per la città di Frosinone. Biblioteca - Auditorium - Spazio Espositivo

Progetto architettonico, ed in parte strutturale, di un centro culturale per la città di Fosinone. Oltre alla nuova sede della biblioteca comunale il complesso ospita un auditorium, una sala per mostre didattiche ed installazioni temporanee ed un caffè/ristorante