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The field of study on narratives and social theory is broad and constantly evolving, as well as the relation between narratives and law. From the 70s on, partticularly in the Anglo-Saxon context the movement Law and Literature emerged, both as the analysis of law as literature and literature as law. Jurists, writers and literary critics began to explore the ways in which literature can help understand law and vice versa. The interactions between law and literature continue to challenge the traditional view of law as a technical and formal discipline, thus offering a socio-cultural approach to its understanding. Like any narratives, legal narratives are not transparent and neutral views of reality, as meanings do not pre-exist the process of emplotment. Stories, including legal stories, construct facts. In this paper, after a brief review of the main features of judicial narratives, I aim to investigate the peculiar narrative dimension of narratives produced within trials for human rights violations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyzes the function of the image in Montaigne's Essays identified by a twofold movement, which is one of distancing oneself from the existent and redefining the existent in terms of new, critically conscious forms of inhabiting the world. To this purpose, the article considers some key themes that can be found in the Essays (self-description, the critique of sensible knowledge, deformity, and the critique of habits) with the aim of reflecting on the ontological potential of the image as Building and how this potential reverberates in the Montaignean conception of the art of living and in particular how, not the theory, but the practice of the image opens the space for a creative, but not arbitrary, definition of the existing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this short paper we want to return the experience of a training internship carried out in collaboration with the Professional Education Course of Padua, based in Rovigo, and the day care center run by Caritas in Vorarlberg, one of the nine federal states of Austria. In Austria, the figure of the Professional Health Educator does not exactly match that of Italy. This aspect proved to be a challenge for both the trainee subject and the host service realizing as an outcome a humanistic contamination for the one, and design in educational terms for the other. The Caritas Café project where the internship took place is a space where people with substance addictions find shelter. The main purpose is to provide information and aids for harm reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper intends to report an educational experience within the PCTO activities. In 2021 the Department of Education of the Roma Tre University carried out a workshop with a class of Health and Social Work Services school students with the aim of investigating, using questionnaires and stimulus questions, how the students self-assess their self-learning (Pellerey&Orio, 1996; Pellerey, 2015), how they perceive career adaptability dimensions (Porfeli, Savickas, 2012), and how they approach dimensions of conscientiousness (Heckman, et al, 2014). The data highlights important links between self-regulatory skills and the dimensions of self-care, resilience (Bobbo, Ius, 2021) and perseverance, which are considered in the literature essential skills for dealing with complex professional situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The concept of resilience, established in the literature and in psycho-therapeutic interventions as well as in sustainable development models such as that of the PNRR, is making its appearance in the educational field, in special contexts related to post-traumatic situations and as a generalist intervention aimed at mitigating the effects of the complex society founded on crisis and uncertainty, as an approach aimed at prevention and the promotion of attitudes and skills to cope with the unexpected and overcome adversity. The resilience construct constitutes a paradigmatic dimension as an organizer of meaning epistemologically grounded in the assumptions of complexity theory, such as, for example, the questioning of the linear causality nexus that produces a vicious predictive effect toward states of vulnerability. It implies a different representation of vulnerability producing the dual effect of: transforming adversity and suffering into resources and opportunities for learning and training; and regenerating the community dimension and social and collective empowerment. This paper will present the main aims of the lines of action of the international project RESUPERES Resilience in Higher Education or University Context: overcoming adversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Bible role in catechistic praxis. The Theological Faculty of Triveneto has reflected on the pragmatic dimension of the Holy Scripture for longer than ten years. This paper analyses a specific dimension of this reflection: the Bible role in the catechistic praxis. The first part of this work considers two main subjects which are present in documents as well as in the studies. We may begin either from the kerygma to reach its actuation or we start from the experience to enlighten it with the Scripture. The second part shows how the biblical text teaches a method rather than suggesting steps and instruments for this path. This catechistic sphere can be seen in its pragmatic dimension which should not limit the Bible use during a meeting. For the style it represents the Bible should be considered our guide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Holy Bible in pastoral theology. Interdisciplinary elucidations and their actuation. This paper analyses the relationship between pastoral theology and Holy Bible in interdisciplinary terms so that it might be reconsidered and founded according to methods respectful of the «intrinsic hospitality of the Bible for its readers and their past». In the light of recent developments of the synchronic-pragmatic methods of Bible exegesis and on a few theological pastoral reflections in French style (Étienne Grieu) a number of methodological elements useful for pastoral theology are considered. We try to show their possible actuation considering the theological pastoral formation course for sixth year seminarians held in Treviso and Vittorio Veneto. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rediscovering the vocation to listening. Challenges from theology and pastoral praxis. This article analyses meaning and implications of listening in ecclesial everyday life at both individual and collective level. It begins with the challenges of Francis's teachings and with his role in the synodal course. First of all, a few short proposals of anthropological type are outlined to highlight a number of peculiar features which anticipate their meanings: listening is better than hearing as it is an act of will with both cognitive and relational implications. Secondly, the meaning of listening is approached in the genesis of individual faith as well as of the church itself. Then this paper pauses on the pastoral praxes of interpersonal listening and on its community and synodal dimension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Theological formation in dialogue. First, this paper considers The proposal for an integrated rethinking of theological studies in Italy presented by the Italian Theological Association in December 2021. Then it intends to focus on one theoretical turning point entailed in this proposal. This means considering the role of philosophy in the curriculum of theological studies when it faces other emerging interlocutors such as natural sciences, social sciences and mass culture. In the light of some recommendations in Veritatis gaudium three possible suggestions are outlined for a rethinking of theological studies: a better balance between philosophy, sciences and theology; a more adequate distribution of these disciplines; the presence of both general and synthetic moments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Religionspädagogik in the German-speaking world. After a few terminological references, this paper considers the history of pedagogy i.e the teaching of religion as a discipline (Religionspädagogik). Then a few short reflections are outlined on how this subject matter is currently considered while some notes are conveyed on its fundamental theoretical role. The article ends with a few remarks on its current developments and challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Master's Degree Program in Religious Studies (inter-university, Ca' Foscari University of Venice-University of Padua). The University of Padua-Ca' Foscari University of Venice MA programme in Religious Studies aims to provide students with the level of knowledges and skills required to investigate in an advanced and critically sophisticated way the religious traditions of interest by means of the appropriate theoretical and methodological approaches but also the tools of disciplines such as philology, linguistics, history, philosophy and ethnography. This brief paper is going to present the objectives of the MA programme, its entry requirements, and the career opportunities for MA graduates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper offers both a synthesis and a reflection on the topics addressed during the conference “Women in 20th century’s publishing: sources and case studies”, promoted by Apice Center and the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Milan. The conference aimed at enhancing a field of study that is still little explored, highlighting the challenges involved in the retrieval and use of sources and in the research methodologies applicable to the reconstruction of biographies and activities of female protagonists in 20th century publishing. The day was divided into two sessions, “Sources of the self” and “A room all for one’s self? Case studies and digitization projects”, both encompassing a rich and intensive program that revisited and delved deeper into the themes of feminization in the publishing industry and the use of publishing as a lens into women’s work, at the same time providing important methodological guidelines to approach sources such as the archives of publishing houses and authors, as well as autobiographies. What characterized the conference was the proposal of a complex and interdisciplinary path across history of gender, history of professions, and history of culture. Such path should present female authors, translators, editors, and publishers who show vibrant and multifaceted profiles, but whose narratives have often been obscured by their male counterparts. At the same time, attention should be given to the historical context, to pivotal moments, in the development of the publishing and cultural system at large, as well as to the treatment of sources, of which, in this circumstance, the complexity and criticality fully emerged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AngelaVinay (1922-1990) was a leading personality in the history ofItalian libraries ofthe twentieth century. Among the numerous and prestigious positions she held, she was the first female president of the Italian Library Association as well as the director ofthe Central Institute fortheUnion Catalogue (ICCU), where she conceived and promoted the National Library Service (SBN). This dossier collects the papers of the conference “For Angela Vinay’s centenary: civil commitment, construction and modernity of nationwide library services”, held in her honour atthe CentralNational Library of Rome on the 24th ofNovember 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with a topic that results still little discussed and which seems to be central to imagining what trasformations libraries will undergo in the near future. This is the concept of multifunctionality. Starting from the data analysis of the first three Istat Census’s editions, this concept was explored in relation to the characteristics of Italian libraries and thanks to a data driven approach a detailed geography is offered, reflecting variations that occurred between 2020 and 2022. The physiognomy of the libraries’s multifunctionality before and after the Covid-19 pandemic was therefore reconstructed. Thanks to the results of an ongoing survey, it was also possible to combine this study with a mapping of the so-called ‘new multidisciplinary and independent cultural centres’ which are widely spread nationwide and which seem to stand out precisely for their multifunctionality. By comparing different visions and analyses, the intention was to set up a comparative reflection betweenmultifunctional libraries and new cultural centers to discover the characteristics that make them contemporary places. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has necessitated the emergence of telematic solutions, such as distance learning and smart working, to cope with the rapid spread of the virus. In addition to psychological and social discomfort, lockdown has increased all those risk factors already known in scientific literature as predisposing to the development of musculoskeletal disorders, including the reduction of physical activity and the increase in PC use. In this paper, workers and students are confronted to evaluate the onset and possible increase of spine problems related to this specific historical period. The study ends with the proposal of a hands-off, self-preventive treatment in the form of a video to counteract the negative effects of maintaining static postures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper describes a case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in a 39-year-old woman affected by hearing impairment and paraphilia. Treatment was particularly challenging due to the nature of the disorder and the difficulties in conducting the clinical interviews given the deafness of the patient. The case conceptualisation, based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT; Hayes & Hofmann, 2020) processes, enabled the verbal relational framing determining the reinforcement of verbal rules centred on the control of internal experience to be solved. The principles of relational frame theory (RFT; Törneke, 2010) provided a clear understanding of the connections that determined self-conceptualisation with the manifested paraphiliac compulsions. The therapy process was conducted from a functional contextualistic perspective, according to the OCD model developed by Twohig, Moran and Hayes (2016), in which the cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance processes determine a relevant restriction on values and behaviour. Therefore, the treatment focused on planning exposure contexts to expand the behavioural repertoire with value-based actions, the gradual reduction of obsessions and the forsaking of paraphiliac habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the Coronavirus-19 pandemic, there was an increase in psychological distress: depressive symptoms (up to 48.3%), psychological distress (38%), post-traumatic stress disorder (53.8%), sleep disorders (67%), and anxiety symptoms (50.9%). On the contrary, social anxiety disorder (SAD) seems to have shown peculiar characteristics in response to quarantine. In fact, those who suffer from SAD appear to have perceived no symptomatic variation compared to the period preceding the pandemic or even reported an improvement in their symptoms. Some studies, cited in this paper, highlight how, probably because of social distancing and quarantine policies, people with pre-pandemic social anxiety disorder found themselves in a more favourable condition due to the fact that daily routines and social contacts were reduced, allowing them to camouflage the need for avoidance and perceive a consequent easing of anxiety symptoms because of decreased social interactions. The aim of this work is to highlight concern for a worsening of symptoms at the end of the pandemic when these people will have to return to facing their daily life thus intensifying social relationships. Consequently, it is important to draw attention to both old and new patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After an introduction to this 1964 talk, some considerations on the logic of interpretation in psychoanalysis and in clinical work are made. Among other things, the role of intuition and the ability of making predictions in terms of probability are discussed, as well as the relationship between clinical and empirical research. (This paper is the transcription of the audiorecording of a talk given at the Fourth training course of the "Milan Group for the Advancement of Psychotherapy" - which since the 1970s took the name of Psicoterapia e Scienze Umane - entitled "Theoretical problems and clinical cases", held in Milan on May 1-4, 1964; after the paper the discussion that followed this talk is published, with interventions by Silvano Arieti, Enzo Codignola, Franco Fornari, Luigi Frighi, Pier Francesco Galli, Mario Moreno, Diego Napolitani, and Enzo Spaltro). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The functional category of general extenders (e.g. and so on, or something, etcetera) has been mainly analysed in previous work with a focus on spoken language. The aim of this paper is to further explore its use in standard written language, through the analysis of a corpus of Italian texts. The paper shows that general extenders in written language display several specific features that need to be considered within a general account of the class: (i) from a quantitative point of view, their frequency of use is lower than that of their spoken counterparts; (ii) forms like the abbreviation ecc./etc. and the ellipsis <...> are exclusive of written language; (iii) they are often employed in lists that exemplify a co-occurring referring expression, thus reinforcing text cohesion without the proper online categorization that regularly takes place in spoken language; (iv) their frequency of use is higher in formal texts, whereas in spoken language it increases in interactive and informal discourse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses "polemical triangulation," a common rhetorical and polemical device in Antiquity, through which an author attacks a person or a group of persons who are not the explicit addressees of a text or speech. It looks at its use and diversity with examples from Melito of Sardis and Ignatius, in the context of polemics against the Jews and the Docetists. In all cases, these models imply the existence of a marked anti-Judaism in Ignatius and his addressees. Some well-known methodological questions are addressed, such as the author's knowledge of the persons attacked, his or her relations with them, and other more or less consciously used sources of information. Finally, the paper draws conclusions about the relevance of the concerned statements for a historical study of the adversaries, their thinking or the arguments attributed to them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper takes as its focus the massive increase in children and young people (CYPs) seeking gender transition. It discusses the factors that have contributed to this both at the individual level and at the socio-cultural level. At the individual level there are many pathways to gender dysphoria (such as internalized homophobia, complex comorbid problems, histories of family trauma and so on). The author considers that a very large number of children have been seriously harmed through the penetration of the "trans" ideology into child and adolescent services leading to their complex problems being seen only through the prism of gender, thus leading to these problems being neglected. The paper also looks at the broader socio-cultural processes that have contributed to this phenomenon - such as the commodification of health care, misogyny, relativization of truth, all contributing to what the author terms "a peculiar mode of thinking" that has come to dominate this debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Gruppo di Parola for children having separated parents is a short, preventive and support intervention aiming at promoting the resources and the well-being of participants both in individual terms as well as in the relational and familiar ones. In the scientific literature few contributions analyze this intervention from the process' point of view. This paper focuses on a specific phase of the path during the first meeting - called "opening phase". The aim is to identify some common elements in the interactive exchanges that allow the researcher to identify patterns of interaction. Three different Gruppi di Parola were considered, conducted in the same context (Service for families) and by the same operators (two females). This paper illustrates in details the coding system developed with the aid of the Transana software. The analyses confirm the presence of interactive configurations common to the three Gruppi di Parola. In particular, the intervention is characterized by an involvement of participants through an individual level as well as a group level (the group becomes the subject). Some elements of processual rituality and micro-rituality are also identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper I investigate the problem of Alterity as a theological problem, focusing on the relationship between this phenomenon and the experience, in particular the experience of time. I adopt the phenomenology of Husserl to understand this complex phenomenon that has determined some of the most recent philosophical and theological debates. This paper is divided in different divisions. First of all I analyse the tendencies present in the current debate about the notion of alterity. To better frame this problem, I present a digression on the relationship between time, consciousness and the transcendence of God in the phenomenology of Husserl. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aimed to review the existing literature on instruments used to assess Misophonia, in order to identify future research priorities in the area. A systematic search was conducted using the following databases: PubMed, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus, Cinahl, and Eric. Search terms refer to three main concepts: "Misophonia/Sound Sensitivity", "Assessment" and "Treatment". We limited our search to peer-reviewed papers, published in English from 2012. We selected papers where an instrument was used to assess Misophonia. After removing duplicates, 289 papers remained for screening. Titles and abstracts were screened against the inclusion and exclusion criteria. We identified 80 full-text articles to be assessed for eligibility. 63 papers were included in the review. In the present review, 21 instruments were identified, 10 of which psychometrically validated. They include 9 self-report measures and 1 semi-structured interview. We found just 1 validated questionnaire for children. Different instruments are based on different definitions of Misophonia and just a few measures investigate all the areas included in the most recent definition. Results confirm a significant variability in instruments used to assess Misophonia. We argue the need to improve assessment in both children and adults, validating existing measures in larger samples and different countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Misophonia is a condition of reduced tolerance to specific sounds or stimuli associated with those sounds, characterized by intense neurophysiological activation. General symptoms include heightened sensitivity to everyday noises such as coughing, sniffing, chewing and throat clearing, which results in a strong emotional reaction followed by avoidance behaviors, distancing, and, in some cases, aggressive responses. This is followed by emotions, as of anger, disgust, anxiety and depression (Swedo et al., 2022). Despite the growing interest in this phenomenon, there is currently no diagnostic classification. The purpose of this paper is to provide an updated overview of the literature regarding the definition and the etiology of misophonia, with particular emphasis on the symptomatology and psychological and behavioral correlates. Data in the literature were collected and analyzed according to the guidelines of the PRISMA method (Moher et al., 2009). The review was conducted through the main search engines on scientific papers published between 2010 and 2022, in English. Overall, a total of 40 articles were included. The research suggests that misophonia could be classified as a discrete psychological disorder, as symptoms present in a stable and consistent pattern, and patients report similar developmental pathways (Schroder et al., 2013; Jager et al., 2020). The patient's intensity reaction is determined not so much by the physical characteristics of the trigger sound, but rather by his or her psychological profile, context, and the cognitive interpretations the individual makes about the specific source of the sounds, which influence the intensity and uncontrollability of his or her reactions (Brout et al., 2018). A difficulty in emotion regulation and the presence of affective lability, exacerbates the severity of symptoms and may impair the individual's work, school and social functioning in the long run (Guetta et al., 2022). The etiology of misophonia can be traced back to both hereditary factors and environmental causes, e.g., associative learning mechanisms. Moreover, misophonia is thought to be related to high levels of connectedness between the auditory, autonomic and limbic systems and that, in particular, it would be AIC (Anterior Insular Cortex) that plays an important role (Edelstein et al., 2013). It would be desirable to expand the research to have more clarity on the phenomenon and possible treatments useful in reducing the discomfort and improving the quality of life of the subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the last few years, artists' archives have gained a central role in the debate on the nature, treatment and valorization of 20th century and contemporary archives. They are fascinating and precious aggregations, characterized by a plurality of documentary typologies and by specific requirements for their description. Starting from the definition of personal archives, the paper proposes a definition of artists' archives and then attempts to indicate their main characteristics, contents and elements of complexity. Finally, the paper attempts to establish a dialogue between archivists and artists, collectors, gallery owners, critics and curators in order to find common elements and differences in their actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper reflects on La biblioteca pubblica e la sua reputazione, Maria Stella Rasetti's last book, published by Editrice bibliografica. The reflection starts from the reputation as object of study of different disciplines (such as communication, marketing, economics, sociology) and analyzes the importance of library reputation, closely associated with identity and image. Rasetti identifies four classes to place Italian public libraries and proposes a model to measure library reputation, adapted from business models, which uses personalized questionnaires for each class. The paper analyzes model validity and contextualizes it in the field of user satisfaction, performance and libraries impact. The hope is that measuring reputation can help public libraries to build a new narrative that overcomes public administration stereotypes of which they are victims, and to equip citizens with useful skills for work, everyday and social life, making them active and conscious protagonists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Covid-19 pandemic made the matter of how to train 21st century readers even more urgent, preparing them to deal with a media scenario of attention economy, disinformation, infodemic and post-truth. This paper analyzes the new challenges that readers have to face, through the lens of some fundamental dichotomous questions for the present and the future of reading: information versus knowledge; slowness versus acceleration; attention versus distraction; boredom versus hyperactivity. What are the cognitive differences between digital reading and reading on paper? What do we risk losing in these conflicts? And what can we do to continue to comprehend what we read?. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Writing a scientific article and being able to get it published in an important journal is the last step before considering your study project completed. Scientific publications have a well-defined structure, aimed at greater communication efficiency. Whoever is preparing a paper to be published must therefore know these rules in order to get accepted his article. The aim of this review is therefore to provide authors with practical advice on how to prepare the manuscript. Ethical aspects which are a precise responsibility of the authors, reviewers and publisher, and which concern the entire publication process are also considered. At the same time, we give to readers the keys to assess the quality of a publication. The review is structured into three parts: preparation of an article, how to write the various types of articles and finally the path from sending to the magazine to the publication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dramatization is an established field of research, and teaching/learning methodology to improve of social, emotional, and creative skills and for the acquisition of knowledge about subjects such as history. Nevertheless, there are few studies on children's spontaneous dramatization in educational context and its potential role in development. This paper is aimed at filling such gap. The term dramatization, as we will use here, refers to the human activity of staging meanings in narrative and ritualistic form, enacted through the whole person and multiple communication channels. The school context is a privileged arena to observe spontaneous dramatization between peers and between children and adults. Besides, school routine is often filled with staged dramatizations aimed at building for instance a collective identity or provide moral orientations. The paper discusses a new theoretical framework to recognize dramatizations in the school context and to use their transformative value for the construction of socially competent personalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some reflections are made on the meaning of measurement in psychotherapy and on the relationship between the roles of technique and of the therapist's person. Parts of previous papers are also republished, namely some excerpts of the 1992 book La persona e la tecnica ["The Person and the Technique"] (reprinted in 2022 by the publisher FrancoAngeli of Milan) and of the preface, written in 1960, to the Italian edition of Harry Stack Sullivan's 1953 book The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry (La teoria interpersonale della psichiatria. Milan: Feltrinelli, 1961). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is based on an article by the author, published in Italian (Richard e Piggle, 1993), and republished in English (Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 1995): The Sound Object - A hypothesis about prenatal auditory experience and memory. The article suggested that a maternal proto-object with sound and rhythmical qualities develops during prenatal life thanks to the foetus' capacity to hear and listen to the mother's voice, together with its protomental introjective activity which may underlie the development of the prenatal auditory memory. In the Postscript the author gives further thought to issues around the emergence of subjectivity. Her considerations, based on more recent research and psychoanalytic literature, are focused around two crucial areas of enquiry: the origins of mental life and the first flickers of awareness of the self as a subject-object. She explores the primary/prenatal dialectic between relatedness and the emergence of an ego nucleus, as well as the early origins of a "proto-symbolic" function of the human mind and its capacity to intuit that the transformational process of sense perceptions into experiences is implicitly a bearer of meaning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper collects and describes several clinical experiences with extremely pre-term born babies. They were nursed using different kind of settings: institutional, are NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) with the subsequent clinical follow-up and with the help of private therapies. Through these lengthwise efforts, some of the pre-term newborn's features, such as the complexity in psychosomatic integration, were identified and better understood. The cases described show how the sensorial intrusion achieved from the intensive cares, may influence the integration process as the newborn's development further up, entangling the parental interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a new diagnosis introduced in DSM-5 in 2013. It is characterised by an insufficient intake of food in volume and/or variety. The difficulty in food intake can be motivated by sensory sensitivity towards certain categories of foods; worrying about the negative consequences of eating (i.e. choking or vomiting); or a lack of interest in food. It is associated with medical, nutritional, and/or psychosocial impairment. Therefore, it requires therapeutic management on a medical and psychological level. This paper analyses the data regarding the prevalence of the disorder, aetiology, clinical characteristics, and comorbidities. It investigates the presence of theoretical models of the functioning of the disorder. It also evaluates the assessment methods and intervention techniques that are currently being validated. To date, new data are emerging that indicate a significant presence of this problem. However, the current data is neither univocal nor sufficient and treatment is still at a preliminary stage. Therefore, it is essential for research to analyse and increase the data, to improve the recognition of this pathology and to structure effective therapies for ARFID. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper shows the results of an applied research carried out at the Department of Architecture, Roma Tre University, to integrate a multi-criteria method in the generative design process of envelope refitting with the aim of implementing a holistic evaluation of sustainability. The resulting Decision Support System is created for the decision-maker who has to assess the multiple performance aspects of a complex system by considering alternative options. It is a procedure that promotes multi-disciplinarity in the generative design process via horizontal integration of the skills of subjects involved in the process, besides vertical integration in relation to the inclusion of further specialisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contemporary society is changing by reason of technical, technological and social processes that are evolving faster than ever before. Thinking and designing with a Human Centered Design (HCD) approach means expanding the catchment area of the possible users of our product or service without losing specificity and relevance in terms of performance. It is necessary to conceive spaces, services and products that are able to adapt to the variable characteristics of the context, and which can dynamically respond to needs that vary in time for the same user base. The HC project assumes that an organized multidisciplinary approach has to be applied to identify a suitable, effective and articulated response for this scenario. The paper investigates application tools that can be useful to pursue the objectives of complex interdisciplinary projects. Some national and international researches carried out by the project team, supporting and using a HCD methodology will be specifically described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]