42 research outputs found
What not to wear: religious rights, the European Court and the margin of appreciation
No full textThe issue of religious dress, specifically female Muslim religious dress, has been the subject of intense controversy within Europe over recent years. In the United Kingdom comments by Jack Straw MP, Leader of the House of Commons and a former Home and Foreign Secretary, that he felt uncomfortable talking to women at his constituency surgery who wore the Muslim veil sparked a storm of intense and, at times, acrimonious debate. In France the banning of headscarves in State schools has provoked major controversy. In the Netherlands the Dutch Parliament voted to ban the burka in public places and in five Belgian towns its wearing has been banned on pain of a fine
Role of the Wireless Capsule Endoscopy in Diagnosis of Undetermined Colitis and Suspect IBD in Paediatric Patients
No full textManuel Colmeiro y la propiedad de la tierra en Galicia
No full textHistoria del Pensamiento Económico en España. Ernest Lluch I Martín, Pedro Schwartz Girón,
Luis Perdices Blas (Eds.): Actas de las III Jornadas de Historia del Pensamiento Económico en España. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad de Barcelona. (11-12 de diciembre de 1987)Publicad
Influence of preparative conditions on Tc of superconducting Bi2SrCa2Cu2O8
No full textFour polycrystalline samples of composition Bi2Ca2SrCu2O8 have been prepared from nominal mixtures of analytical grade Bi2O3, CuO and either Ca(OH)2 and Sr(OH)2 · 8H2O (samples A and B) or CaCO3 and SrCO3 (samples C and D). The mixtures were ground, heated in air at the same temperatures from 800 to 850°C, sintered (samples A and C were quenched; samples B and D were slowly cooled) and pelletized. Electrical resistivity measurements by a four-probe method showed that all the samples were superconducting with zero resistivity at 20, 55, 35 and 65 K for A, B, C and D, respectively. The higher Tc corresponds to the sample that was prepared from carbonates and slowly cooled. The resistivity rounding above Tc is consistent with thermodynamic fluctuations in two dimensions of an order parameter of two components. X-ray diffraction data for sample D are given. It is orthorhombic, S.G. Amaa (No. 66, Cccm), Z = 4, a = 5.389 (3), b = 5.408 (3), c = 30.55 (2) A ̊, and shows a clear tendency to preferential orientation in the c direction. © 1991.Peer reviewe
Laicità e sicurezza nel sistema costituzionale turco: il caso «Refah Partisi (Partito della Prosperità) e altri c. Turchia»
No full textIl saggio raccoglie tre contributi che esaminano il caso Refah Partisi c. Turchia, da un lato analizzando le incongruenze motivazionali della sentenza della Corte europea dei diritti dell'uomo, e dell'altro considerando il ruolo del principio di laicità nel sistema giuridico ed ideologico della Repubblica di Turchia
MYO-MRI diagnostic protocols in genetic myopathies
No full textWhole-body magnetic resonance imaging has emerged as a useful imaging tool in diagnosing and characterizing the progression of myopathies and muscular dystrophies. Whole-body MRI indications and diagnostic efficacy are becoming better defined with the increasing number of cases, publications and discussions within multidisciplinary working groups. Advanced Whole-body MRI protocols are rapid, lower cost, and well-tolerated by patients. Accurate interpretation of muscle Whole-body MRI requires a detailed knowledge of muscle anatomy and differential pattern of involvement in muscle diseases. With the surge in recently identified novel genetic myopathies, Whole-body MRI will become increasingly useful for phenotypic validation of genetic variants of unknown significance. In addition, Whole-body MRI will be progressively used as a biomarker for disease progression and quantify response to therapy with the emergence of novel disease modifying treatments. This review outlines Whole-body MRI indications and updates refined protocols and provides a comprehensive overview of the diagnostic utility and suggested methodology of Whole-body MRI for pediatric and adult patients with muscle diseases
Complicaciones neurológicas en el postoperatorio inmediato de cirugía cardiaca: todavía un largo camino por recorrer
No full textA Descriptive Analysis of ATTR Amyloidosis in Spain from the Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey.
No full text[eng] Introduction Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis) is a clinically heterogeneous disease caused by mutations in the transthyretin (TTR) gene or aggregation of wild-type transthyretin (ATTRwt). In Spain, there are two large endemic foci of ATTR amyloidosis caused by the Val30Met variant, with additional cases across the country; however, these data may be incomplete, as there is no centralized patient registry. The Transthyretin Amyloidosis Outcomes Survey (THAOS) is an ongoing, global, longitudinal, observational survey of patients with ATTR amyloidosis, including both inherited and wild-type disease, and asymptomatic patients with TTR mutations. This analysis aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the clinical profile of patients with ATTR amyloidosis in Spain. Methods This was a descriptive analysis of the demographic and clinical characteristics of symptomatic patients enrolled at six sites geographically dispersed throughout Spain (data cutoff: January 6, 2020). Patient data at enrollment, including genotype, demographics, and clinical presentation for symptomatic patients, were recorded. Patients were grouped by predominant phenotype based on clinical measures at enrollment: predominantly cardiac, predominantly neurologic, or mixed (cardiac and neurologic). Results There were 379 patients (58.0% male; 63.3% symptomatic) enrolled in the six THAOS sites in Spain. Predominant genotypes were the Val30Met mutation (69.1%) or ATTRwt (15.6%). Predominant phenotype distribution was neurologic (50.4%), mixed (35.8%), and cardiac (13.8%) for all symptomatic patients (n = 240); neurologic (67.8%), mixed (21.2%), and cardiac (11.0%) for symptomatic Val30Met (n = 146); and mixed (64.9%), cardiac (22.8%), and neurologic (12.3%) for symptomatic ATTRwt (n = 57). Symptomatic patients reported a range of ATTR amyloidosis signs and symptoms at enrollment, with autonomic neuropathy and sensory neuropathy common in all phenotypes. Conclusions These results from THAOS highlight the phenotypic heterogeneity associated with ATTR amyloidosis in Spain and the importance of comprehensive neurologic and cardiac evaluations in all patients with ATTR amyloidosis
