622 research outputs found
Il profilo filosofico e culturale di un metafisico neoclassico. A proposito di "Il filosofo e la fede. Il cristianesimo ‘moderno’ di Gustavo Bontadini" di Leonardo Messinese
No full textThis paper examines Leonardo Messinese’s volume, Il filosofo e la fede. Il cristianesimo ‘moderno’ di Gustavo Bon-tadini. From the book emerges a philosophical portrait of the Milanese thinker useful to understand the fun-damental points of his theoretical proposal: neoclassical metaphysics, brought out by the Author in relation to the dispute with Emanuele Severino. Some lesser-known cultural, civil and political aspects of Bontadini’s intellectual biography are also exposed. The intent of the volume is to spread a greater knowledge of the fig-ure of Bontadini within Italian philosophical culture, particularly that of Catholic inspiration
Preliminary outcome in consecutively treated case series with trabecular metal implants
No full textObjective: The aim of this study was to illustrate the successful use of trabecular metal (TM) implants placed in posterior maxilla following maxillary sinus augmentation. Methods and Materials: Twelve TM implants were placed after maxillary sinus augmentation using mineralized human bone allograft (MHBA) in 6 patients. At second stage procedure, 3 months after TM implants installation, the outcome measures evaluated were implant success and removal torque test. Result: At second stage procedure, the implant
success rate was 100%. No evidence of peri-implant marginal bone loss was noted clinically and all implants successfully tolerated a 25 Ncm torque test. Conclusions: The favorable outcome of the treatment described suggests that the rehabilitation of atrophic posterior maxillary region can be achieved by the placement of TM implants in sites augmented with MHBA
Healing of Fresh Extraction Sockets Filled with Bioactive Glass Particles: Histological Findings in Humans
No full textPURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to histologically evaluate fresh human sockets filled with bioactive glass after 6 months of healing.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 13 patients, 32 single extraction sites in the anterior area underwent socket ridge preservation procedure (RPP) with a bioactive glass (BioRestoreTM, Inion Oy, Tampere, Finland). At implant installation, 22 bone cores were trephined out and processed for histomorphometric and immunohistochemical analysis.
RESULTS: Newly formed immature bone around residual particles of bioactive glass was found in all 22 biopsies. The histomorphometry of the amount of bone, provisional matrix, and residual graft returned a mean ± SD value of 54 ± 31%, 37.9 ± 25.6%, and 8.1 ± 7.8, respectively, 6 months after RPP.
CONCLUSION: The use of this grafting material in fresh extraction sockets appears to delay the healing processes of the alveolar bone; therefore, its indication as a material for RPP when implant placement is considered within 6 months after extraction should be revised
Three-dimensional evaluation of bone changes following ridge preservation procedures
No full textTo evaluate three-dimensionally the bone change following ridge preservation procedures (RPP) using computed tomography (CT).
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Subjects in need of implant therapy were enrolled in the study. The teeth were extracted, and sockets underwent RPP with a bioactive glass (Inion BioRestore, Inion Oy). The patients were scanned with CT within 1 week and 3 months after surgery. Horizontal and vertical radiographic measurements were performed on superimposed CT scans to evaluate bone changes in the alveolar sites during the 3-month period.
RESULTS:
Thirteen subjects participated, and 32 teeth were extracted and treated with grafting. Alveolar sites treated with RPP demonstrated a preservation of about 77% of the original width dimensions, with a mean loss of 1.8 ± 1.1 mm in width. Moreover, it was observed that the vertical loss of buccal bone was 2.7 ± 1.1 mm, while the loss of lingual bone was 1.9 ± 1.2 mm.
CONCLUSIONS:
The CT evaluation was helpful to assess that the bone loss in width was less than the vertical bone loss of both walls 3 months after RPP.
TRIAL REGISTRATION:
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01105026
Antibiotic prophylaxis of infective endocarditis in dentistry: clinical approach and controversies
No full textInfective endocarditis (IE) in high-risk patients is a potentially severe complication which justifies the administration of antibiotics before invasive dental treatment. This literature review presents the current guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis and discusses the controversial aspects related to the antibiotic administration for prevention of IE
AI-aesthetics and the artificial author
No full textConsider this scenario: you discover that an artwork you greatly admire, or a captivating novel that deeply moved you, is in fact the product of artificial intelligence, not a human’s work. Would your aesthetic judgment shift? Would you perceive the work differently? If so, why? The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in the realm of art has sparked numerous philosophical questions related to the authorship and artistic intent behind AI-generated works. This paper explores the debate between viewing AI as a tool employed by human artists and perceiving AI as a new form of artistic expression with minimal human involvement. While we often seek a human mind behind certain artworks, we may still appreciate and engage with works that lack this element but have aesthetic value nonetheless. The paper also considers the traditional concept of “implied author”, suggesting that readers or artwork viewers might construct an authorial presence from the work itself, regardless of its actual origin. It will be finally suggested how AI-generated art might change our perceptions of human authorship itself
A SICILIAN AUTHOR OF ACCOUNTING: EMANUELE PISANI AND HIS "STATHMOGRAPHY"
No full textThe paper intends to present the accounting method 'invented' by Emanuele Pisani,
the most relevant Sicilian author of the second half of the XIX century. His method was called "Stathmography" and it can be considered the "middle point" between the
"personalistic" approach to accounts - that dominated the scene with Cerboni's work and the "materialistic" approach - that was introduced by Crippa and continued by Besta.
Although its premises originated with previous authors, his idea was founded upon a new theoretical basis that was the first step to the greater development of the following accounting thought. Considering the importance of the context. A cross-fertilisation will be made within the contents of accounting and the context in which it operated, so a "cross-disciplinary" perspective will be adopted. In pursuing this aim, this paper seeks to explain how this method worked, what kind of implications it had and how the context
influenced its ideas. The author will also be considered in his local mainstream of
thought: the "Scuola Palermitana" from past times (Flori, 1636) up until contemporary
and present day developments
Giustizia e crimine nel Mantovano del tardo Settecento
No full textJustice and Crime in Late Eighteenth-Century Mantua
This essays starts with a general survey of the radical reforms of justice
carried out in Austrian Lombardy during the reign of Joseph II, including
the restructuring of courts and the adoption of a new regulation for
criminal trials (the Norma interinale del processo criminale, published in
1786). It then focuses on the functions and activities of the Appellation
and other Courts in the province of Mantua, a territory comprising
218.000 inhabitants. On the basis of rich archival sources, the author
depicts the range of crimes brought to trials and of the punishments inflicted;
he also illustrates the working of criminal procedure in a short,
but eventful stretch of time (1789-1796). The analysis of individual
criminal cases and of the statistical tables periodically drawn up by judges
directs our attention to the underlying social and economic problems,
magnified by the difficulties of the time both in Lombardy and in Europe
as a whole. Offenses against property tend to grow in number; they
are usually committed by poor peasants, handworkers or vagrants and
are invariably dealt harsh sentences; begging is more and more widespread,
violence is rife in families and communities; riots are not infrequent,
especially against Jewish minorities. In spite of the shortage in
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bureaucratic and police personnel, the Mantual magistracy swiftly deals
with a growing number of trials (thousands of trials in a few years) and
succeeds in coping with crime repression without giving up respect for
procedure and for the basic rights of defendant
Transmitter optimization and theoretical bounds for dispersion-limited optical fiber links
No full textEmanuele Trevi: testimonianza e iniziazione
No full textIn questo studio l’opera di Emanuele Trevi viene analizzata dalla prima alla più recente pubblicazione. La ricerca si articola in cinque capitoli: il primo, partendo dalla riflessione su due celebri saggi dell’autore, propone una panoramica sui temi fondamentali dell’intera opera; gli altri capitoli, prendendo in analisi quattro delle più note opere di narrativa, tenteranno di fare luce sulla poetica dell’autore. Da queste pagine emergerà con chiarezza la prospettiva di Trevi sulla letteratura come autentico viaggio iniziatico: questo tema fondamentale ritornerà in ogni capitolo come un filo rosso che attraversa l’intera sua opera dal 1994 a oggi. - In this study the work of Emanuele Trevi is analysed from the first to the most recent publication. The research is divided into five chapters: the first, starting from the reflection on two famous essays by the author, offers an overview of the fundamental themes of the whole work; the other chapters, taking in analysis four of the most well-known works of fiction, will try to shed light on the author’s poetics. From these pages will emerge clearly the perspective of Trevi on literature as an authentic journey of initiation: this fundamental theme will return in each chapter as a red thread that runs through his entire work from 1994 to today
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