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Manuale di Odontoiatria Speciale Capitolo 20 Gestione del paziente con coagulopatia farmacoindotta
No full textDalla patologia flogistica sinusale al basicranio, evoluzione e prospettive della chirurgia endoscopica
No full textTowards a Christian Philosophy
No full textAuthor did not sign the LAC Non-Exclusive License form.The relationship between philosophy and Christianity has, of course, a long history, as do the discussions of that relationship. My own position is not dissimilar to that of many of the early Church Fathers, though of course that position must be elaborated differently for various historical and personal reasons, and hopefully enriched by attention to the history of Western philosophy. As with all such relations, one's understanding of this relation has a lot to do with one's understanding of the terms involved. To promote the possibility of "Christian philosophy" is also to comment on that "and" which might be understood to relate two otherwise distinct and irreconcilable terms. In the end I claim this "and" must be understood as that "love" which defines philosophy as the "love of wisdom" (and finally, the wisdom of love), and does so in terms which (almost) merge-with the surprising assistance of such thinkers as Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, and Paul Ricoeur-with those of the Church Fathers cited. On the one hand, I intend nothing but the historical, orthodox, and catholic understanding of Christianity, especially with regard to the central figure of Jesus the Christ, the Trinitarian God whom He embodies, represents, and reveals, and the Scriptures given as The Bible. On the other hand, I present the specifically philosophical pertinence of this unique Person as such emerges from the texts of the "philosophers" considered, and in a manner which I claim does not force the issue by reading into their texts what is not there. Attending to a (Christian) philosophical reflection on (Christian) philosophy also offers elaborations of inherited doctrines, both Christian and philosophical, including a way to read and think unique to the outcome. Such is the adventure of this current work
The Christian Right and US Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century
No full textThe thesis discusses the role of the Christian Right in the US foreign policy decision making process. The research revealed that the Christian Right has long been fascinated with some international issues in general and US foreign policy in particular. The Christian Right’s interest in international issues increased markedly during years of the George W. Bush presidency. It successfully widened its activities from domestic social conservative issues to foreign policy issues by participating in, articulating and lobbying for its religious version of American foreign policy. In assessing the role of the Christian Right in US foreign policy making, this dissertation examines three aspects of US foreign policy, namely Israel, international religious freedom and global humanitarianism. Based on these aspects, the Christian Right is seen as skilled in framing and defining issues. The Christian Right seems effective in selecting and prioritizing international issues that have a reasonable chance of being selected by foreign policy decision makers, especially in Congress. Moreover, the Christian Right has shown its maturity in seeking engagement and cooperation with other organizations, secular and religious, in order to advance its international goals. Finally, in pursuing and conveying its international agenda, the Christian Right has adopted a more moderate and less overtly religious approach. Instead of using its traditional religious rhetoric, the Christian Right has successfully projected its foreign policy preferences into the conventional realist discourse of American foreign policy that is largely based on the objective of national interest and national security. Nevertheless, this study does not, in any way, conclude that the Christian Right was able to influence or determine the direction of US foreign policy and its outcomes; however, it does suggest that the Christian Right did contribute and have an impact on the formulation of some US foreign policy. As such, the research contends that the role of the Christian Right is similar to other interest group lobbies and that its perceived influence on US foreign policy should not be exaggerated. Finally, the research suggests that the emergence of the Christian Right as an actor in asserting its global agenda through US foreign policy can possibly provide an example of how religious beliefs and values can become a potential source of “soft power”. Together with the “climate of opinion” of the American public during the Bush administration, the “soft power” at domestic level could serve as a valuable new explanatory variable in understanding how the US foreign policy was formulated in the early 21st century
Endocarditi infettive e patologia del cavo orale
No full textIntroduction. The Infective Endocarditis is a rare disease of the endocardium and subendocardium. If untreated it is always fatal. Prophylaxis guidelines that have been published since the 1950s, always focused on dental procedures as a source of bacteremia causing Infective Endocarditis, rather than on daily activities like tooth brushing or chewing food.
Aim of the study. To assess if the state of oral health in patients with Infective Endocarditis may be considered a predisposing factor for developing Infective Endocarditis; to analyse underlying cardiac conditions associated with the risk to develop Infective Endocarditis and if presence of comorbid factors such as diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression and dialysis may increase the risk of adverse outcome from Infective Endocarditis in these patients. To define when Infective Endocarditis prophylaxis is or is not recommended for dental procedures.
Material and Methods. We enrolled two patients groups: Group Cases 1 from the Unit of Cardiovascular Pathology database, Hospital of Padova (177 patients), Group Cases 2 from the Unit of Infective and Tropical Diseases database, Hospital of Padova (70 patients). For each patient medical records were taken in order to analyse the presence of underlying cardiac conditions, stratified according to the American Heart Association classification 1997, and to review radiographic material useful for the state of health of the oral cavity.
Three Control Groups were identified: the Control Group 1, constituted by healthy patients (70 patients), the Control Group 2 constituted by patients with not infective cardiovascular diseases (50 patients), the Control Group 3 constituted by patients with comorbid conditions.
Group Cases 2 and Control Groups were separately analyzed with Chi Square test with 95% Confidence; Odd Ratio, Sensibility and Specificity tests, Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratio.
Results. In Group Cases 1 and 2, Aortic Valve is the most affected site (57.9%), followed by Mitral Valve (31.2%) and both Aortic and Mitral Valve (4.4%).
The most frequent underlying cardiac conditions were: bicuspid aortic valve (11.9%), aortic bioprosthesis (11.9%) and “floppy” mitral valve (10.7%) in Group Cases 1; aortic valve bioprosthesis (11.4%), non-rheumatic aortic valve stenosis (8.6%) and bicuspid aortic valve (5.7%) in Group Cases 2.
In Group Cases 1 death occurred in patients with underlying cardiac conditions associated with high, moderate and negligible risk of adverse outcome according to American Heart Association 2007 and with systemic comorbid conditions. In Group 2 death occurred only in 4 patients with underlying cardiac conditions associated with high-risk of adverse outcome.
Microorganisms were identified in only 60 cases in patients of Group Cases 1; 30% of them belonged to the oropharyngeal flora. in the two patients who underwent dental procedures in 3 previous months it was not possible to isolate the microorganism. In two patients affected by endo-periodontal disease endocarditis ascribable to microbic flora, arose without any dental procedures.
In the Group Cases 2, in 15 patients endocarditis was due a microorganism belonging to oral flora. Dental procedure were performed in four cases and in only one antibiotic prophylaxis was done.
Endodontic and/or parodontic diseases were present in 81.4% of patients from Group Cases 2, in 55.9% of patients from Control Group 1 , in 75% of patients from Control Group 2 and in 88% of patients of Control Group 3. Thus, patients with endodontic and/or parodontic diseases present an high risk for developing Infective Endocarditis in Control Group 1 (OR 3.692) and in Control Group 3 (OR 1.406) compared with Control Group 2 (OR 0.598).
Conclusions. Infective Endocarditis arose mainly in bicuspid aortic valve and bioprosthesis valve followed by floppy mitral valve. An important relationship exists between systemic co-morbid factors and underlying cardiac conditions at high risk for poor prognosis for Infective Endocarditis. We didn’t find association between dental care and occurrence of Infective Endocarditis due to microorganisms of the oral cavity. Nevertheless patients with endo-periodontal diseases are prone to development of endocarditis. Maintenance of optimal oral health and hygiene may reduce the incidence of bacteremia from daily activities (brushing teeth and chewing). Thus people at risk of developing Infective Endocarditis should have an high standard of oral health including endodontic and periodontal therapy
Successful treatment of cheilitis granulomatosa with intralesional injection of triamcinolone
No full textA 50-year-old male patient presented to us with a permanent swelling of the upper lip, with a slight erythematic aspect, more evident at the right side; on palpation, there was an increased consistency, which felt granulose, and no pain was evoked, and the swelling had begun about 2 years ago
The patient was in very good health, neither facial palsy nor fissurated tongue was present; He did not have any systemic complaints.
He had been treated with oral corticosteroids and anti-histamines for a long time but without success.
We performed a biopsy of the upper lip; the histological and immunofluorescence confirmed the clinical diagnosis of cheilitis granulomatosa (also called Miescher syndrome).
The patients was treated with an intralesional injections of 40 mg of triamcinolone once a week for a total of three administration (Kenacort R, Bristol-Myers Squibb) with modified release associated to lidocaine 2% because the administration is very painful.8 We immediately noticed an improvement with resolution of the symptoms. Follow-up was performed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months and no recurrence was foun
Sabbath, Psalms and Eucharist: Christopher Southgate considers Christian perspectives on the climate emergency
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Green Christian via the URL in this record In this brief article I want to explore what resources Christian thought might offer the
climate emergency, and those challenged by the slowness with which the generation
with the power (my own) are addressing the huge challenges that are ever more
evidently unfolding on our planet
Dare We Call it a Christian Business Division?
No full textThe author in this article explores the question: What, if anything, distinguishes a Christian business program from a secular program? The author answers the question by suggesting some areas he believes should be distinctive. His purpose is to open up a dialogue that has not occurred at the program level, not to claim all that could be said about this topic. Most discussion has focused on the macro picture of Christian colleges or the micro picture of how one’s faith might impact how one teaches a certain discipline. The article looks at themes or emphases in business programs that aspire to describe themselves as Christian
Journal of African Christian Biography: v. 6, no. 4
No full textA publication of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography with U.S. offices located at the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University. This issue focuses on: Tributes to Andrew Walls and Benedict Ssettuuma (Uganda); Samuel T. O. Akande (Nigeria).
This issue of the Journal of African Christian Biography honors the memory of "Prof." Andrew Finlay Walls and Fr. Benedict Ssettuuma, Jr. It also celebrates the contribution of Dr. Michael Adeleke Ogunewu to the work of the DACB both as an author and a mentor-teacher. One of his biographies, that of Samuel T. O. Akande, is included. The issue also includes a serialized chapter from African Christian Biography by Roger Levine and a new section, "Teaching with the DACB," featuring the reflections of a North American student on what the DACB has taught her
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