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The non-Transitory side effects derived from the spread of COVID-19, which have suddenly silenced and emptied schools and universities while activating new didactic forms , lead us to a reflection on the value of the e-learning teaching project in design schools and its possible repositioning towards the discipline. Taking inspiration from the recent modalities of distance learning, which were experimented during the compulsory lockdown and isolation caused by the spread of the virus, this contribution means to reflect on those online teaching procedures that have been used in the domain of design. These refer to some pedagogic experiences for the diffusion of knowledge developed in Italy since the 60s, on media of communication such as the radio and the television. They could become an operational procedure with the ability to influence the new way of conceiving both the teaching and the idea itself of the design project soon. © HEAd 2022. All Rights Reserved.
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Background: Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a self-limiting inflammatory thyroid disorder, of uncertain pathogenesis, associated with upper respiratory viral infections. Several cases of SAT following SARS-CoV-2 infection have been described during the current pandemic. In addition, there have been reports of SAT occurring after administration of influenza and H1N1 vaccines. Recently, a little, but increasing number of SATs has also been described associated with different types of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. We report 3 cases of SAT occurred after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-Vaccination (Comirnaty, Pfizer/BioNTech). Case Report: All patients were females, aged 50, 55 and 60 yrs. In one patient symptoms started about four weeks after the 1st dose, and in two patients symptoms started at day 1 and day 8 after the 2nd dose. None had a history of thyroid disease, recent respiratory tract infections, or a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. All patients complained about anterior cervical pain (in two patients radiated to their ears) and fever. Two patients presented with thyrotoxicosis. TRAb, TPO-Ab and Tg-Ab were negative. In all patients CRP was increased (average 8 mg/dl;range 4.7-11.7) and neck ultrasound showed a typical pattern of SAT (large hypoechoic areas, poor blood flow). All patients received prednisone therapy for a mean of 13 weeks (range 8-18 weeks), with immediate improvement of symptoms and complete long-term recovery. Conclusions: we suggest an association between SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations and SAT, although further data are needed to confirm this hypothesis.
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While the tourism industries have been severely impacted by the economic collapse triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic has also revealed the degree to which the international tourism industries and associated mobility flows are deeply woven into the interconnected architecture of global capitalism, its fragilities and inequalities. Nevertheless, many have been quick to proclaim that the pandemic-induced crisis provides an unprecedented opportunity for reimagining and rebuilding the tourism industries in line with the principles of sustainability, resilience and social justice. While there is emerging evidence of a desire to tackle previously unsustainable processes of tourism, its logics of growth and business models, this chapter critically examines the degree to which a radical, paradigmatic transition away from growth-led, corporate-managed and resource-intensive tourism development in the aftermath of the pandemic is possible. The chapter concludes that arguments for the socialisation of tourism should commence from a rigorous analysis and critique of the tourism political economy and attendant class relations of power which influence the potential scope for the kinds of coordinated collective action required to bring about alternatives to growth-led, capitalist tourism development. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Adam Doering and Bobbie Chew Bigby.