258 research outputs found
Damages to Archaeological Heritage Recorded, Documented and Monitored using Geospatial Technologies: An Assessement of Indexed Literature
No full textOver the last decades, the long-term trend of risks and damages to the archaeological heritage has received an increasing interest among scholars. This paper provides an updated overview at the long-term evolution of the indexed scientific literature regarding the threats and damages to archaeological heritage, using geospatial technologies. The results aim to provide contribution in reframing priorities for recording, documenting and
monitoring of built heritage
Excavation at Karkemish III. The survey of the Yunus necropolis
No full textThe aim of the Turco-Italian archaeological expedition at Karkemish, directed by Nicolò Marchetti since 2011, is to employ a long-term integrated research strategy to shed light on the history of the town, explore its urban layout and cultural sequence through the ages, contextualize the site within its landscape, conserve it and present it to the public.
We present here the final report on the intensive survey carried out by the Turco-Italian Expedition at the cemetery of Yunus between 2011 and 2012. This survey was meant to address a number of questions left unanswered by the 1910s British Museum excavations
Monitoring of Damages to Cultural Heritage across Europe Using Remote Sensing and Earth Observation: Assessment of Scientific and Grey Literature
No full textThis research is part of a wider framework of index literature studies that have been conducted in the past few years. Some of these have had a focus on specific remote sensing (RS) technologies, while others have tackled specific threats to cultural heritage and landscapes. By considering both damages to heritage sites and technologies used for documentation and the monitoring of such occurrences, this paper unveils the current trends on a global scale in the study of the threats to heritage caused by both human-induced and natural hazards. Papers published by Europe-based researchers over the last 20 years using RS and Earth Observation (EO) techniques were surveyed alongside recommendations and programmatic documents issued by institutions in charge of heritage protection and management of several countries in Europe. Around 300 documents, including scientific articles (published from 2000 until 2022) and Grey literature (from 2008 and 2022), were analysed. The data collection and analysis were undertaken by a working group that was intentionally composed to bring together diverse perspectives and expertise, i.e., requirements of heritage professionals using RS and EO technologies, knowledge on technologies and their use in the field, and expertise in methodology implementation to support heritage management. The results highlight the type of hazards considered the most and the geographical distribution of the archaeological sites and monuments targeted by these studies; the countries the researchers are affiliated with; the types of RS and specifically satellite-based technologies used (and hence the type of data used); the tendencies of satellite data usage-visual interpretation, image processing, employment of machine learning, and AI; the technologies most applied by public institutions and practitioners; and many others. Recommendations and future trajectories are then outlined to efficiently reframe discrepancies between types of damage that have received the greatest attention in the literature and the most impactful ones in terms of the number of sites damaged
EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 4(th) Issue 2009
No full textSince 2007 we focused our attention as EJPRM to the best available clinical evidence offered by the Cochrane Collaboration. Due to the absence of a specific Rehabilitation Group (only a field exists), reviews of PRM interest are in different groups and not easy to find. Consequently, the EJPRM lists and presents all these reviews systematically.The aim of the present paper is to systematically review all the new rehabilitation papers published in the Cochrane Library 4th Issue 2009 in order to provide to physicians involved in the field a summary of the best evidence nowadays available.The author systematically searched all the new papers of rehabilitative interest in the Cochrane Library 4th Issue 2009. The retrieved papers have been divided in subgroups on the base of the topic and the Cochrane Groups.The number of included papers was 19: 11 were new reviews. Three new reviews deal with neurological rehabilitation, 6 with musculoskeletal disorders, 3 with pain management. Moreover, 8 reviews have been updated: 4 related to musculoskeletal disorders, 2 to neurological disorders, and 1 to respiratory rehabilitation. All these are listed at the end of the paper.The Cochrane Collaboration and its product, the Cochrane Library, are really relevant instruments to improve EBM in medical practice and thus also in the Rehabilitation Field. The present paper can help Rehabilitation Specialists to easily retrieve the conclusions of the most relevant and updated reviews in order to change their clinical practice in a more rapid and effective way
EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 4th Issue 2009.
No full textSince 2007 we focused our attention as EJPRM to the best available clinical evidence offered by the Cochrane Collaboration. Due to the absence of a specific Rehabilitation Group (only a field exists), reviews of PRM interest are in different groups and not easy to find. Consequently, the EJPRM lists and presents all these reviews systematically.The aim of the present paper is to systematically review all the new rehabilitation papers published in the Cochrane Library 4th Issue 2009 in order to provide to physicians involved in the field a summary of the best evidence nowadays available.The author systematically searched all the new papers of rehabilitative interest in the Cochrane Library 4th Issue 2009. The retrieved papers have been divided in subgroups on the base of the topic and the Cochrane Groups.The number of included papers was 19: 11 were new reviews. Three new reviews deal with neurological rehabilitation, 6 with musculoskeletal disorders, 3 with pain management. Moreover, 8 reviews have been updated: 4 related to musculoskeletal disorders, 2 to neurological disorders, and 1 to respiratory rehabilitation. All these are listed at the end of the paper.The Cochrane Collaboration and its product, the Cochrane Library, are really relevant instruments to improve EBM in medical practice and thus also in the Rehabilitation Field. The present paper can help Rehabilitation Specialists to easily retrieve the conclusions of the most relevant and updated reviews in order to change their clinical practice in a more rapid and effective way
EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 3rd 4th and 5th Issues of 2010.
No full textAim. Since 2007 we focused our attention as EJPRM to the best available clinical evidence as offered by the Cochrane Collaboration. Due to the absence of a specific Rehabilitation Group (only a Field exists), reviews of PRM interest are in different groups and not easy to find. Consequently, the EJPRM offer the service of listing and presenting all these reviews systematically. The aim of the present paper was to systematically review all the new rehabilitation papers published in the 3rd 4th and 5th Issues of 2010 from the Cochrane Library in order to provide to physicians involved in the field a summary of the best evidence nowadays available.
Methods. The author systematically searched all the new papers of rehabilitative interest in the 3rd 4th and 5th Issues of 2010 of the Cochrane Library. The retrieved papers have been then divided in subgroups on the base of the topic and the Cochrane Groups.
Results. The number of included papers was 8, 7 of these were new reviews. Four new reviews deal with neurological rehabilitation, being performed by the Stroke group, 2 with musculoskeletal disorders, 1 with cardiac rehabilitation. Moreover, 1 review from the Back Group the has been updated.
Conclusion. The Cochrane Collaboration and his product, the Cochrane Library, are really relevant instruments to improve EBM in medical practice and thus also in the Rehabilitation Field. The present paper can help Rehabilitation Specialists to easily retrieve the conclusions of the most relevant and updated reviews in order to change their clinical practice in a more rapid and effective way
The Iron Age II-III Pottery Assemblage from Karkemish and Yunus
No full textDuring the 2011 excavation campaign at Karkemish
and Yunus, the joint Turco-Italian expedition
brought to light several later Iron Age contexts,
with their pottery assemblages. A preliminary
analysis of the Iron Age (hereafter IA) II-III pottery
is proposed here on the basis of this fresh evidence
as well as on the results of the excavations conducted
by C. L. Woolley. The IA II-III materials retrieved by the British Museum
expedition came from the Hilani, the Lower Palace
area, the Storm-God Temple, the King's Gate, as well
as from some buildings of the Outer Town and the Yunus cemetery.
Most of these areas have been newly investigated by
the joint Turco-Italian Expedition in 2011. In particular the efforts were concentrate in the so-called "Lower Palace Area", where three
operations were opened: area A (Storm-God Temple),
area B (Hilani) and area C (King's Gate). Another
area (D) was opened at the edge of the Inner Town
with the aim of studying Woolley's "South Gate". In
the Outer Town, area E was opened in order to intercept
the alleged Assyrian city wall, while close
to the Syrian border, we documented the remains of
House A and investigated a small part of a cremation
cemetery (Area F). Therefore during the 2011 excavations,
domestic, religious, palatial, funerary and
military contexts have been investigated. This variety
might provide the basis for future studies dealing with
functional interpretations of spaces and of the pottery
assemblages
EJPRM systematic continuous update on Cochrane reviews in rehabilitation: news from the 8th, 9th and 10th issues of 2010.
No full textSince 2007 we have focused our attention to the best available clinical evidence offered by the Cochrane Collaboration. Due to the absence of a specific Rehabilitation Group (only a Field exists), reviews of PRM interest are in different groups and not easy to find. Consequently, the EJPRM lists and presents all these reviews systematically. The aim of the present paper was to systematically review all the new rehabilitation papers published in the 8th, 9th and 10th issues of 2010 from the Cochrane Library in order to provide to physicians involved in the field a summary of the best evidence nowadays available.The author systematically searched all the new papers of rehabilitative interest in the 8th, 9th and 10th Issues of 2010 of the Cochrane Library. The retrieved papers have been then divided in subgroups on the base of the topic and the Cochrane Groups.The number of included papers was four, all of these were new reviews. Two new reviews deal with neurological rehabilitation , one with musculoskeletal disorders and one with pain. No updated reviews were retrieved.The Cochrane Collaboration and the Cochrane Library are really relevant instruments to improve EBM in medical practice and thus also in the Rehabilitation Field. The present paper can help Rehabilitation Specialists to easily retrieve the conclusions of the most relevant and updated reviews in order to change their clinical practice in a more rapid and effective way
Congenital heart disease : contraception and management of pregnancy
No full textThe number of women with congenital heart disease reaching childbearing age is constantly increasing due to the advances achieved in cardiac surgery during the past decades. The significant physiological haemodynamic changes and adaptations of the cardiovascular system associated with pregnancy, birth and puerperium increases the cardiovascular risk to pregnant women with congenital heart disease. It is therefore necessary not only the awareness of these haemodynamic changes and risks, but also a multidisciplinary approach that involves preconception counseling, choosing the best contraceptive method, close surveillance during pregnancy, delivery and puerperium. The purpose of this article is to review the major risks associated with pregnancy in women with CHD and to provide an indication on the best contraceptive method and cares during pregnancy in these patients
Elevated prepartum fibrinogen levels are not associated with a reduced risk of postpartum hemorrhage
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