«I had beene Distracted and like a Mad Body»: Estasi e tormenti di Margaret Muschamp nell’Inghilterra delle guerre civili

Berwick, Northumberland, luglio 1644. Margaret Muschamp – una bambina di undici anni – cade in una sorta di trance e inizia a parlare con gli angeli, con grande stupore della sua famiglia e di tutti gli abitanti del luogo. Si tratta però di un’estasi che nasconde pericoli insidiosi, perché poco dopo sarà “suddainely stricken with a great deale of torment: the use of her tounge gone, with all her limbs, pressing to vomit, and such torments, that no eyes could looke on her without compassion”. ...

Biometrics in Industry 4.0: Open Challenges and Future Perspectives

Do Pediatricians and Nurses Recommend Vaccines for Preterm Infants? A Survey in Italy

Objective To assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding vaccination in preterm infants among primary care pediatricians (PCPs) and health care workers (HCWs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).Study design Data were collected from PCPs through a confidential questionnaire distributed by email, whereas the research team distributed a self-administered anonymous questionnaire to all HCWs working in the selected NICUs.Results Overall, 64.1% of HCWs consider vaccines ...

The impact of gamma irradiation on optical fibers identified using Long Period Gratings

This paper compares the impact of gamma irradiation on various optical fibers, where the evolution in their optical properties could be identified using long period gratings (LPG) there induced. The LPGs were fabricated in broad spectrum of commercially available single-mode optical fibers - from standard to unconventional ones - using the electric arc discharge method. The fused silica fiber material contained such dopant as Ge, F, B/Ge and P. The gamma exposure has been performed with a dos...