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Indagini strumentali per lo studio della disfagia nelle neoplasie testa-collo: Valutazione Videoendoscopica (FEES)
No full textIntersubjetividade, natureza e sentimentos morais. A teoria crítica de A. Honneth e a regra de ouro
No full textThe text raises the question of the conditions for the possibility of intersubjectivity in the theory of recognition. An analysis of the theory of recognition formulated by Axel Honneth shows how the conflict determined by moral motivations relativizes the Habermasian premise of the linguistic understanding and brings the normative dimension back to social theory. The author returns to the pages of the Encyclopedia of Hegel to recover the objective dimension of intersubjectivity and highlights problems in Honneth’s theoretical project. He confronts both the linguistic-hermeneutic and the recognition paradigm with his pressuposition of this intersubjectivity that yet have to be established, and concludes that the theory of recognition can not explain the normative basis of intersubjectiv recognition. This theory, so Testa, describes contexts of interaction and not moral imperatives. The golden rule, especially his negative formulation is seen as a better codification of the requirement to give recognition without neglecting the experience of offenses and fight; it is seen as a better positive justification of the norms of reciprocity.O texto coloca a questão das condições de possibilidade da intersubjetividade na teoria do reconhecimento. Uma análise da teoria do reconhecimento formulada por Axel Honneth mostra como o conflito determinado por motivações morais relativiza o postulado Habermasiano do entendimento lingüístico e traz de volta a dimensão normativa à teoria social. O autor faz um retorno às páginas da Enciclopédia de Hegel para recuperar a dimensão objetiva da intersubjetividade e destacar problemas teóricos no projeto de Honneth. Com isso passa a confrontar tanto o paradigma lingüísticohermenêutico como o do reconhecimento com o fato de pressuporem a intersubjetividade a ser ainda constituída, para concluir que a teoria do reconhecimento não consegue explicitar um núcleo normativo do reconhecimento intersubjetivo; ela descreve contextos de interação e não imperativos morais. A da regra de ouro, em especial na formulação negativa (“não faças a ninguém aquilo que não gostarias que fosse feito a ti – Tb 4,15) é vista como melhor codificação da exigência de reconhecimento sem prescindir da experiência da ofensa e da luta, como melhor justificação positiva das normas de reciprocidade. Palavras-chave: Regra de ouro; Reciprocidade; Reconhecimento; Axel Honnet
I disturbi della deglutizione: problematiche valutative della menomazione post-chirurgia per neoplasie testa-collo.
No full textAn Overview of the Secondary Use of Health Data Within the European Union: EU-Driven Possibilities and Civil Society Initiatives
No full textIn recent years, the European Union has been heavily impacted by the increasing costs of the healthcare systems: data-driven health research could play a major role in such a framework. This chapter aims at presenting the legal framework and the initiatives currently implemented for the secondary use of health data. The European Commission has defined a strategy that aims at supporting the exploitation of data while ensuring the fundamental rights of citizens, and it is working on the definition of a legislative framework allowing the secondary use of data. The reference point related to the processing of personal data is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that defines the main fundamental principles to be complied with and the Data Governance Act proposal, which aims at enabling the safe reuse of certain categories of public-sector data subject to the rights of others, such as data concerning health. However, the proposal compliance with the GDPR has been questioned by the European Data Protection Board and Secretariat. Within the healthcare sector, initiatives were developed to boost the secondary use of data. Some of these are led by the policymakers, such as the European Health Data Space, while others have emerged from the civil society and leverage on the concepts of data donation and data altruism. Still, the application of both these concepts raises legal uncertainty: therefore, it is crucial to guarantee a legislative framework that supports the positive exploitation of data
Endoscopic trans-Magendie foramen biopsy of the superior medullary velum: Technical note
No full textBackground: Surgery of the fourth ventricle is challenging due to the presence of several surrounding delicate structures. Traditional approaches do not offer an easy visualization of these areas, especially those on the roof. Thanks to the most recent developments in neurosurgical endoscopy, it is possible to access the fourth ventricle via physiological pathways, avoiding unnecessary stress or damage to the nervous and vascular structures. Methods: We present the case of a patient with a lesion at the lingula-superior medullary velum, and an history of surgically resected lung and pancreatic adenocarcinomas. An endoscopic biopsy of the lesion through the foramen of Magendie was performed. The few reports on this endoscopic approach were also critically reviewed. Results: The retrograde endoscopic exploration through a suboccipital, trans-Magendie foramen approach using a flexible endoscope allowed the clear visualization of the superior medullary velum and the possibility to obtain diagnostic biopsies of the lesion with a minimally invasive technique. Conclusions: The trans-Magendie navigation with a flexible endoscope is a safe and elegant technique to approach lesions located in any point of the fourth ventricle, particularly in its rostral portion
Analysis of environmental benefits resulting from use of hydrogen technology in handling operations at airports
No full textAirports and nearby areas are currently facing an increasing pollution due to the growth of air transport traffic. Airport air pollution is produced not only by aircraft during landing and take-off cycles but also by the ground support equipment (GSE) during the airport handling activities. This paper investigates the potential of hydrogen as an alternative fuel for GSE vehicles to mitigate the airport air pollution. For this purpose, a methodology is developed to assess the environmental benefits attainable with the introduction of hydrogen technology for GSE vehicles powered by proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. This methodology compares, for a given scenario, the direct emissions produced by fuel combustion and the indirect emissions related to fuel production for both diesel and hydrogen technologies. Steam methane reforming and electrolysis technologies are investigated for the production of gaseous hydrogen at the airport. The pollutants investigated comprise carbon monoxide, total hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds. The main inputs for the methodology are the number of air transport movements, the aircraft fleet mix, the turnaround times for handling operations, the type of GSEs used, and the ratio of GSE vehicles converted to hydrogen (type, power installed, etc.). A preliminary cost analysis of a ground power unit powered by PEM fuel cells is also presented. The airport planners and policy makers can use this study to define a feasible environmental policy based on the use of new technologies such as hydroge
Corso Specialistico: Osteotomie Correttive nel Trattamento della Rottura del Legamento Crociato Craniale.
No full textAn experimental/numerical study of bonding mechanism in cold spray technology for metals
No full textThe cold spray technology is a relatively new additive process allowing for the deposition of metallic coatings on metallic substrates; the particles impacting on target surface at high velocity deform and bond together leading to the coating formation and grow-up. Although the impact phenomena have been studied by several scientists in the last decades, the actual bonding mechanism for cold spray particles is still a recent focus of research. Therefore, aiming to further investigate the intriguing phenomena governing the particle-substrate interaction in cold spray, both experimental and numerical studies were carried out in this research activity. Ballistic tests were performed by impacting a single lead particle (1.5 mm in diameter) on a lead substrate at different impact velocities through a light ballistic airgun. A high-frequency camera was used to observe the particle impact and measure impact and rebound velocities. A detailed 3D quarter symmetric numerical model was developed and impact simulations were performed. The comparison between the experimental results and the numerical outcomes in terms of particles and substrate deformations as well as particle rebound velocity allowed for the validation of the model. The validated numerical approach was used to study the thermo-mechanical regimes taking place on impact surface pointing out the rule of strain-temperature interaction in cold spray bonding. On these results, a temperature-based bonding hypothesis was proposed and an original bonding algorithm was implemented on the numerical model
Fluid dynamic analysis of pollutants' dispersion behind an aircraft engine during idling
No full textThe potential impact of emissions from airports on human health and air quality has become a significant issue. The aim of this paper is to investigate the dispersion behind an aircraft engine during idle-engine operations at airports. When these operations are conducted on the apron, jet engine emissions worsen the air quality where ground handling personnel works and passengers embark or disembark. Ground operations at airports are designed according to the International Civil Aviation Organization jet blast definition that indicates the exhaust gas velocity of 56 km/h as the threshold limit for the comfort of operations behind an aircraft, without considering the pollutants' dispersion and concentration levels. In this paper, carbon monoxide (CO), formaldehyde (CH2O), and acrolein (C3H4O) dispersion behind a twin engine jet aircraft during idling is investigated using a computational fluid dynamic tool. The complete geometry of a Boeing 737-500 is used as reference. The steady-state simulation of turbulent jet flow is carried out using a realizable k − ε model. Three different scenarios are investigated at standard day conditions—101,325 Pa and 288 K, with no wind, and the plume concentrations are presented and discussed. CO, CH2O, and C3H4O concentration curves are drawn and compared with the exposure threshold limit defined by scientific international communities to guarantee human health. The information provided from this study represents a first step in understanding apron air quality issues during idle-engine operation
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