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Eloge
No full textOverview of the typology of the encomiastic epigram, from the archaic to the Byzantine period. Silvia Barbantani is author of the section on Greek epigram Rosario Moreno Soldevila is author of the section on the latin epigram
Dental pain threshold and angina pectoris in patients with coronary artery disease
No full textAbstractOne hundred eight consecutive patients with proved coronary artery disease and reproducible exercise-induced myocardial ischemia were studied. During repeated exercise testing, 52 patients (Group I) had myocardial ischemia in the absence of pain (silent ischemia) whereas 56 patients (Group II) experienced anginal symptoms in the presence of electrocardiographic signs of ischemia. A puipal test was carried out in all patients using an electrical dental stimulator commonly used in dentistry. Electrical current was delivered in increasing intensity from 10 to 500 mA, and the dental pain threshold and the reaction of the patients to maximal stimulation were determined.During the puipal test, 71.2% of the patients in Group I did not experience pain, even at maximal stimulation (threshold 0), 11.5% were sensitive at threshold I (10 to 200 mA) and 17.3% felt pain at threshold II (210 to 500 mA). In Group 11, 69.7% of the patients complained of dental pain at the low intensity test current (threshold I), 10.7% at threshold II and 19.6% at threshold 0. In Group I, 71.2% of patients did not have discomfort (reaction −), even at maximal stimulation, 21.1% had a mild reaction (reaction +) and 7.7% had an intense painful reaction (reaction ++). In Group II, 80.4% of patients were sensitive to the pulpar test (67.9% reported intense painful sensation at maximal stimulation, 12.5% had a mild reaction); 19.6% of patients had no reaction.The two groups of patients were similar with respect to age, sex and angiographic features. Patients in Group I (silent ischemia) achieved a significantly longer duration of exercise (p < 0.01) in the presence of more pronounced ST segment depression (p < 0.001) and had a higher rate-pressure product at peak exercise (p < 0.01).The significant difference in dental pain threshold (p < 0.0005) and reaction (p < 0.0005) in patients with and those without anginal symptoms during exercise testing suggests that a generalized, nonsegmental hyposensitivity to pain may partly explain the lack of symptoms in patients with silent myocardial ischemia
The National Labour Policies in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the European Economic Governance
No full textThe National Labour Policies in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the European Economic Governance, by Silvia Borelli
The author presents the main priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy and the different steps of the European Semester of the European Economic Governance. The system of the European measures to solve the economic crisis is completed by the analysis of the “Six Pack”, the EuroPlus Pact and the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance. The author clarifies how the European Employment Strategy has been fully absorbed by the European Economic Governance. After considering some of the new European economic framework’s consequences on Member States’ labour policies and on social dialogue, the author focuses on the recent review of Italian labour policies, performed by European Commission as part of the European Semester
Lavorare per la rivoluzione. Un'impresa commerciale tra Italia e Cina
No full textThe volume collects the biographical testimony of Fabio Matteini who, starting from the ’60s, undertook an import activity of Chinese handcra products with the aim of supporting the political and cultural initiative of the Edizioni Oriente of Milan, the main center for the spread of Maoism in Italy. The testimony is accompanied by a prefatory essay by Gilda Zazzara on Matteini work culture and by a selection of photographs taken by the author during the years of the Cultural Revolution, chosen and introduced by Silvia Calamandrei
Experiential verbs in Homeric Greek
No full textIn Experiential verbs in Homeric Greek. A constructional approach Silvia
Luraghi offers a comprehensive account of construction variation with
two-place verbs belonging to different sub-domains of experience
(including bodily sensation, perception, cognition, emotion and
volitionality) in the Homeric language. Traditionally, variation is
ascribed to the independent meaning of cases that mark the second
argument, and explanations have focused on properties of the latter.
By taking a constructional approach, the author shows that construction
variation also brings about differences in the conceptualization of the
subject/experiencer by pointing to different degrees of control and
awareness. Variation is then shown to refl ect the embodied construal
of experience along with the social dimension of emotion
Correlation between beta-endorphin plasma levels and anginal symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease
No full textAbstractTo verify whether beta-endorphin plasma levels influence the presence of anginal symptoms. 74 consecutive male patients were studied. All patients had previously documented coronary artery disease and reproducible exerciseinduced myocardial ischemia. Thirty-five patients (Group I) had a history of angina and reported anginal symptoms during exercise stress testing; 39 patients (Group II) were asymptomatic and had documented silent myocardial ischemia during exercise. Baseline beta-endorphin plasma levels were measured in blood ramples taken before exercise stress testing and analyzed by beta-endorphin-I125-RIA Kit-NEN (a radioimmunoassay method).The mean baseline beta-eadorphin plasma level was 22.5 ± 19 pg/ml in patients with anginal symptoms compared with 43.7 ± 28 pg/ml in asymptomatic patients (p < 0.001). Baseline blood pressure and heart rate-systolic pressure (rate-pressure) product at baseline and at ischemia threshold (1 mm ST segment depression) were similar in the two groups, Group II patients had a longer exercise duration p < 0.01), more pronounced ST segment depression (p < 0.001) and a higher peak rate-pressure product (p < 0.01). The extent of coronary artery disease, ejection fraction and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure were similar in the two groups.These data suggest that higher baseline bata-endorphin plasma levels may play a role in the decreased sensitevity to pain in patients with slient myocardial ischemia. In addition, different beta-endorphin levels can be associated with a different sensitivity to pain
Does strict employment protection discourage job creation? Evidence from Croatia
Get PDFEmployment protection legislation in Croatia is among the most strict in Europe. Firing is difficult and costly, and flexible forms of employment are limited. Is this apparent rigidity reflected-as one would expect based on standard economic theory-in low labor market dynamics? Is job creation low and hiring limited? Is the job security of insiders achieved at the cost of outsiders not being able to enter thelabor market? The author attempts to answer these questions by examining job flows. If the employment protection legislation is binding, then job and worker turnover should be low. He shows that this is indeed the case. Hiring is limited and the average job tenure is very long in Croatia. Job destruction is low, however job creation is still lower. The result is accumulation of unemployment, in large part due to new labor market entrants not being able to find a job. The high degree of job protection also seems to strengthen the bargaining position of insiders and results in relatively high wages. So, wages in Croatia are higher than among its competitors, even after adjusting for productivity. These high labor costs are likely to contribute to limited job creation in existing firms, but also are likely to discourage the entry of-and thus job creation in-new firms. The author presents evidence that firm growth has been indeed limited in Croatia, contributing to the low employment level. The author examines other potential causes of high unemployment in Croatia (the unemployment benefit system, labor taxation, the wage structure, and skill and spatial mismatches). He argues that they do not play a substantial part in accounting for poor labor market outcomes in Croatia. The author concludes that the stringent employment protection legislation is the key labor market institution behind low job creation and high unemployment. Based on this he recommends specific measures aimed at liberalizing the labor market to foster job creation and employment.Labor Management and Relations,Labor Policies,Labor Markets,Environmental Economics&Policies,Trade Finance and Investment,Labor Markets,Labor Management and Relations,Labor Standards,Banks&Banking Reform,Environmental Economics&Policies
A interação texto/imagem em duas traduções de Flicts para o inglês
Get PDFDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Tradução, Florianópolis, 2013.Abstract : This study aims to investigate two translations of FLICTS, first children's book written by Ziraldo and first full-colored album for children produced in Brazil, with a view to discussing the different interactions between text and image that might occur within the translation of children's literature. Considered a landmark in Brazilian Children's Literature since its launch in 1969, its British version was translated by Silvia Caruana and published by the publishing house Roger Schlesinger in 1973 and its American English version was translated by Daniela Pinto, originally published by Melbooks in 1984 - subsequently also published by Editora Melhoramentos and commercialized in Brazil. The theoretical framework informing the study is based on the interface of Descriptive Translation Studies, Translation of Children's Literature and the Grammar of Visual Design. By the analyses of a multimodal corpus and a dossier about the history of this printed book, it was possible to note that the several changes along FLICTS publishing history have made up other possible readings on this work
REL22 Reinventing Energy Landscapes
Get PDFREL22 was an international summer school program launched by the Institute of Landscape Architecture of RWTH Aachen University (Prof. Frank Lohrberg, Silvia Beretta) together with the Master’s Programme in „Landscape Architecture and Landscape Heritage“ of Politecnico di Milano (Prof. Antonio Longo) andthe Master’s Programme in “Landscape Architecture” of TU Delft (Prof. Laura Cipriani). The aim was to formulate visions for the landscape transformation of the Rhenish Lignite District, the largest open-cast lignite mining area in Europe, located in the German region of North Rhine Westphalia
La spontaneità infantile di Silvia Mei
Get PDFThe interview, accompanied by an introduction and a selection of works, aims to identify the focal points of the poetics and pictorial production of the Sardinian artist Silvia Mei. The author who edited the interview also wanted to highlight the points of contact between the proposed works and a strand of twentieth-century modernist research that find a source of inspiration in children's drawings.L'intervista, corredata da un' introduzione e da una selezione di opere, si propone di individuare i punti focali della poetica e della produzione pittorica dell'artista di origine sarda Silvia Mei. L'autrice che ha curato l'intervista ha voluto inoltre mettere in luce i punti di contatto tra le opere proposte e un filone della ricerca modernista novecentesca che trova una fonte di ispirazione nei disegni infantili
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