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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789976603321

Titolo

The challenge of the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : border closures and migration movements in Africa / / edited by Jocelyne Streiff-Fňart and Aurelia Segatti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-65884-3

9786613635778

0-7391-6512-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Streiff-FenartJocelyne

Kabwe-SegattiAurelia Wa

Disciplina

304.8096

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration

Africans - Migrations

Africa Emigration and immigration

Europe Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Part II; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Part III; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors; List of Acronyms

Sommario/riassunto

The containment policies aimed at regulating immigration flows towards Europe and emerging economies like South Africa have profoundly altered the dynamics of migration in Africa. Drawing on original empirical research, this volume explores the notion of threshold as an operative concept to envisage in turn: the discursive frameworks of containment policies, the challenges to local spaces and their equilibrium, and finally, the sense of liminality experienced by migrants caught in those situations.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910557548203321

Autore

Drago Lorenzo

Titolo

Skin-Gut-Breast Microbiota Axes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Soggetti

Medicine and Nursing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This book represents the latest research on microbiota axes, with a special focus on the gut-skin axis and the role of microbial breast bacteria on human health communication. This book also contains discussions of the microorganism-derived products that can directly or indirectly be signals for our organs and systems. Gut dysbiosis, representing a disruption of intestinal integrity, can create aberrant physiological conditions (including immunological disorders, intestinal stress, and anxiety-like behavior), as well as high serum levels of microbial metabolites increasing oxidative stress dysfunctions and generalized inflammation. Much research in this field has been carried out in animal models, and establishing whether those findings translate to humans will be crucial but challenging. On the other hand, several studies conducted on humans have evaluated the link between fecal microbiota composition and quality of life by recruiting thousands of participants. As well as identifying bacterial genera associated with higher quality of life, they carried out metagenomic analyses that indicated that the potential of microorganisms to synthesize certain active metabolites, and especially their interrelation, may also correlate with general wellbeing. It is clear that many axes can influence our lives; the most important include "the gut-brain axis" and the "skin-gut-breast axis". Together, the studies presented in this book have laid the foundations for a better understanding of the effects of gut microbiota on skin and on our body in general. The mechanisms that



underlie them may represent the ideal focus for the initial efforts to explore the relevance of these axes for human wellbeing.