University for Foreigners of Siena

Light verb constructions in Lausberg area

Abstract This paper investigates a construction attested in the Cannese dialect, a Calabrese variety of the Lausberg area (more specifically, the Mittelzone ), consisting of the light verb fɛ́ ‘to do’ followed by a reduplicated verbal form (V+V). The construction encodes aspectua...

Assessing the impact of a gender-neutral approach to HPV vaccination on vaccination coverage for nine-year-old girls in Cameroon: A retrospective, cross-sectional study

Cameroon introduced the human papilloma virus vaccine (HPVV) into the routine immunization schedule in October 2020. By the end of 2022, coverage remained low. To increase coverage, Cameroon switched to a country-wide, gender-neutral vaccination (GNV) approach in 2023, coupled wi...

Pyrroloquinoline Quinone and NAD+ Metabolism in Glaucoma: A Molecular Rationale for Combined Neuroprotection

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and a paradigmatic age-related neurodegenerative disease in which retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are selectively lost through mechanisms that extend beyond intraocular pressure. Age-dependent NAD+ depletion in RGCs,...